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Wearable art Award-winning fashion designer Fariba Mirzaie will be exhibiting some of her wearable art collection in a solo exhibit entitled Surrender until Aug. 24 at The Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. silkpurse.

You have chosen the date, planned the menu and calmed the child. It's time again for another joyous birthday party. One of the most arduous tasks is trying to come up with ideas that will impress the kids and the parents.

Ro-Ché Mason, 17, Carson Graham secondary Art teacher: Kory Bogen Favourite art: Watercolour and digital Favourite artists: Beatrix Potter, Ai Weiwei Her teacher writes: Ro-Ché is a highly motivated and skilled artist.

Book Buddies Children ages six-12 will play literacy games and practise their reading skills with teen volunteers Saturdays until Aug. 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Snacks will be provided.

The silence was deafening after my June 18 column on invasive plants. All of my detractors had suddenly gone dark after I presented some basic ecological and financial realities of the war on invasive plants in this province.

I miss spelling. Photos that meant something because they were rare. Real mail. Much has been gained with digital technology and I for one don't want to go back to the time before it existed.

When is it OK to leave your child home alone? On this subject, the St. John Ambulance notes that every situation is different and every child is different. I certainly agree.

On nights when the mercury hovers around the 30-degree mark, the thought of turning on your oven is less than appealing. Fortunately it’s not all that difficult to turn out a great meal without using your stove.

I awoke with a start from a dream in which I was a pita bread mogul, an entrepreneur who had parlayed a small artisanal pita shop into a veritable flatbread empire.