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family coping with the loss of an aged family member and their own foibles. Shuswap Theatre, this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets, at the door, are $15 for adults and $6 for students. Out of Africa Last in the Hot Chili series of OUC's Campus Conversations takes place, in the student lounge at the Salmon Arm Campus, Tuesday March 29 at -J WE CAM HELP! Got the Big Box Store no service blues? Tired of l-800-IGNORE ME tech support? Save now on quality PC's from Computer Professionals. Computer JEN WOODWARDOBSERVER Family affair.
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Throw in a few assorted friends and you have a hysterical look at life and death, Allwood says. This comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones features several familiar faces Julia Body, Aileen Brand, Lois Archer-Duell, Patrick Riley, Norm Sergeant, Denise Reimer, Melissa Treleaven and Beth Mix. New faces belong to Bri Proulx and Uther Radcliffe. Allwood, Brand and Body created Shu-String Theatre five years ago to expand theatrical opportunities for themselves and the community. "We were all in Chase Theatre together and we try to do several different things," Allwood says.
"We've produced children's skits in the mall, we work with Shuswap Theatre and we travel around a bit to Revelstoke, Kamloops etc." Dearly Departed runs at Shuswap Theatre March 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets, available at the door, are $15 for adults and $6 for students. Take one alcoholic, one philanderer, one compulsive eater, a "Bible thumper," and mix them together following an elderly relative's death and you have Shu-String Theatre's Dearly Departed, which runs this Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26. The play is set in Georgia, says Patrick Allwood, who plays a gentlemanly southern pastor, whose mission is to help this dysfunctional family make it through to the funeral. "The old man has just died and everyone is trying to get their own problems sorted out so they can get the funeral under way," says Allwood.
The oldest son is trying to get off the bottle so he can keep the family going. The younger son has been caught in an affair by his wife, having jurt pone broke in a failed business endeavour. A daughter, who came very late in the deceased's life, is overweight and overindulgent. Then there's the deceased's elderly sister. She works with a religious group to teach African women to use Trusted for service and value since I9H9 Are you in need of a new car? How about a musical instrument, a pet or maybe even a home? Don't get in your car and zip to the nearest store-just pick up a copy of the Classifieds and start shopping! Obsi UV 832-2131 1101 -4 the voyage of a .1.
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and Canada, depicting people and places in beautiful style. Fuginski's desire to draw and paint emerged in early childhood. Available on nerjsstaiuls lifetime love of the natural world around him is evident in his work. Voyageur opens Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. with live music, wine and edibles.
The exhibition runs April 2 to 30. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Family Saturdays, a free drop-in art making program for all ages, runs at 2 p.m. each Saturday. For more information, call the art gallery at 832-1170.
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They can be purchased at Communitix at 1-866-689-2177 or online at www.communitix.com. Photo ops Monday, March 28, Shuswap Photo-Arts Club meets at 7 p.m. at Senior's Drop-In Centre on Hudson Ave. Instructional workshop on Polaroid transfers by Ken Kendal. SAGA trip Last chance to visit Hatqui Island, a sculptural installation featured at the SAGA Public Art Gallery this month.
April's exhibition, Voyageur, features the work of artist Ed Fug-inski. Opening night, Friday, April 1 including, entertainment and edibles runs from 7 to 9 p.m. No Family Saturday this week. Program resumes April 2 with spring-time projects. This weekly free drop-in program is for families with children of any age to come in and make some art.
Snap shots Remember to take photos of Salmon Arm's Cen-tenial Activities to enter in the special 'Centenial' category in the photo competition in this year's Fall Fair. Call Myrtle Kyllo, 832-6113. That's entertainment It's voting time again for the fifth annual Scorpion Music awards. You can vote for your favorite Okanagan performer or band in any categories you wish. These awards honour the hard work of local musicians.
Go to follow the links and vote before April 30. Reading room The Shuswap Association of Writers on April 15, presents Art Napoleon, a former chief of the Saul-teaux First Nation in northeastern B.C. and a recognized educator, consultant, keeper of traditional knowledge and practitioner of cultural and community development. Also author, singer-songwriter and performer. OUC Salmon Arm Campus 7:30 p.m.
Free admission. He loved to visit the zoo and draw the animals there. As he grew, so did his skills, leading him into the world of interior design. In wartime, Fuginski ended up in a prisoner of war camp in France. He recalls a police chief asking the prisoners if anyone could paint a portrait of.
his grandparents. Fuginski volunteered, and was delighted his reward was to be "real food." He laughingly recalls how he stretched the pro of Mexican composer Carlos Chavez. 'This is quite a demanding dance and challenges the dancers as well as the audience," says Lallay. Rounding out the programme are LaHay's Eternal Source of Light Divine, which is danced to the glorious music of Handel, and In-Stride, a dynamic contemporary work to the pulse-driven music of Glenn Branca. Kelowna Ballet is an all-Canadian company of six professionally trained dancers three men and university graduates contribute energy and skills to community development efforts in Ghana and The Gambia as CIDA International Youth Interns," says regional principal Lynda Wilson.
ject out in order to keep reaping the benefits. Throughout his post-war travels, Fuginski continued to paint and eventually settled in Salmon Arm. He taught art at OUC's Salmon Arm campus. He believes it is important to pass on skills to others, but points out that he learned a great deal during his teaching period as well. His styles and techniques have changed, and he's moved from oils to watercolours, but the same three women.
"These are talented young people and it is very exciting that we can bring this level of dance into the community," says Lai lay. "It also gives local dance students something to aspire to." Tickets for the ballet performance, which will take place at 7:30 p.m., March 29 at the Salmon Arm Community Centre, are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students. They can be purchased at Communitix at 1-866-689-2177 or online at www.communi-tix.com. "This is the fourth year that OUC has been involved in this program and it always heartwarming to hear of the students' rewarding and educational experiences." Everyone is welcome. Iyengar Tradition Ballet Kelowna presents an eclectic program of dance Tuesday, March 29.
Artistic director David Lai lay says the professional company will present four exciting works. For those who love all things classical, there is the world premiere of LaHay's Romanza, which plays out to the wonderful Mazurka piano music of Frederic Chopin. Also on the programme, Brian Macdonald's Canto Indio, a bravura pas de deux is set to the exciting music New stories out of Africa ii mm i i FRIDAY, MARCH 25th TO THURSDAY, MARCH lit jjj movie info Line B3E-E263 OR online salmartheatre.com sandra bullock regina king enrique murcian jr bernie mac ashton kutcher zoe 5 I a a Miss Guess Who? fr Congeniality 2: Some ln -laws a Armed and pr- meanl t0 be btHkcn- 4 'f FabuloUS LJlJ' coarsf language 'J-' She's back, she's armed i'' Li A gXV. i 1 Ai: Vi VIOLENCE Nightly 6:40 9:20 PM Vri' ShowiThuM.alH0,ii0 2PM MATINEES MAR 25 79 Nighty 7:00 9:30 PM 2PM MATINEE? MAR 25 29 ewan mcgregor halle berry robin Williams naomi walls Simon baker sissy spacek Robots i -The Rin9 2 Repair fo, adventure. Fear comes full circle.
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The grft that gives all year long Fassbooks? MOVIES FOR THE PRICE OF OUC presents the last in their Hot Chili series of campus conversations in the student lounge at the Salmon Arm Campus, Tuesday March 29 at 11:30 a.m. Coming first hand out of the red dust of the Sahel, six Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) interns will share stories of their African sojourns, work experiences, personal learning, and the challenges and rewards of living abroad. Life After a Six-Month Trek in West Africa will include slides, stories, and a taste of African stew. "These young Canadian Y0CA.WITH DONNA RAO Phone for information In the or 804-1033 TUESDAYS am pm 4:45 Pre-Natal THURSDAYS am; pm 6:30 8:00 pm SALMON ARM 430 7th St. SW, (OFF 5TH AVE.) UPSTAIRS.
