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Vader challenged at every turn
- Vader's little princess by Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle Books, 64 pages, $16.95
The jazz singer
- Kay Meek Centre's annual fundraising gala featuring Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole, Friday May 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets: welcome reception and show, $129; VIP meet the artist, $159. Box office and info: kaymeekcentre.com
Textile grads exhibit material
A few weeks ago, Asta Kovanen rolled out a bolt of silk in a little park near St. Georges Avenue and East 10th Street and began pounding flower petals onto the fabric.
Star Trek digs into darker themes
WHILE J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot has been crafted for those too young to remember either the baby-boomer television show or the movies, there are certain expectations: you don't have to be a convention-attending devotee to know that anything Star Trek should always be accompanied by a decent dose of kitsch and humour.
Slam poet working on more than just rhymes
AS a preschooler, Matt Robertson wanted to be a camel when he grew up.
Russians follow an icy path to Canada
A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: From Russia with love. By car.
R5 rock out Loud at the Rio
FOR L.A.'s R5, the opportunity to perform again in Vancouver was something they'd been looking forward to since they played at the PNE last summer.
Open playgrounds anger NV parents
A group of parents from North Vancouver's Highlands elementary school are mounting a campaign to make sure their kids, along with the rest of the students in the North Vancouver school district, have some shelter from the storm.
Hollow laughter
IT wasn't a North Shore story when Toronto's controversial mayor was accused of inappropriate touching on March 7 by Sarah Thomson, a former mayoralty rival.
Media sheep never ventured from the pond
IT appears to be impossible to avoid attending inquest after inquest into the Great 2013 British Columbia Election.
Inquiring Reporter: What should B.C. do to get more people to vote?
IF you're a registered voter in B.C. there's a 48 per cent chance you did not vote on election day. In 1983, 70 per cent of eligible British Columbians voted in the provincial election. In 2013, only 52 per cent of British Columbians voted. The B.C. Liberals snagged 58 per cent of the seats with 44 per cent of the votes. Does that disparity mean we should ditch first past the post and switch to proportional representation or a single transferable vote system? Or do we just need a better-informed electorate choosing from a higher calibre of candidate?
Astrolabe taps into Britannia Beach history
- Astrolabe Musik Theatre NEWmatica: The Power of Percussion at Britannia Mine Museum (1 Forbes Way, Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway, Britannia Beach, Saturday, May 25 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets $25/$18. For more information visit newmatica. brownpapertickets.com.
Green means go for BMW
SHOWING up to a classic British car rally in a German car is a bit like landing a Messerschmitt in the midst of a Royal Canadian Legion reunion. It's a bit cheeky and quite frankly, I can't recommend it enough.
Fashion file
Portobello West is the best place to shop for locally made art, clothing, accessories and sweets. On Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 from 11a.m.-5 p.m. visit Creekside Community Centre in the Athlete's Village to shop new and returning local vendors as well as bid on donated items in a silent auction to support Enterprising Women Making Art, a program of Atira Women's Resource Society. Info: : www.portobellowest. com.
Appeal court rules fake persona is not impersonation
A North Vancouver con man who tried to derail a fraud investigation against him by posing as a police officer to foreign banking officials has managed to get four convictions of impersonation overturned by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
Neighbours help neighbours
On Friday, April 19 a fire broke out in the apartment building I live in at 358 East Third St.
