Local Arts

VAG sought public donations to purchase first work in 1929

The Ultimate Traveller fall series, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Oct. 5 to Nov. 9. For more information, visit www. theultimatetraveller.com.

THE 30th Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off this week and runs through Oct. 14. This year more than 300 films from 75 countries will be screened at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas, the Vogue Theatre, Vancity Theatre and Pacific Cinémathèque.

- Seasons, by Anne Crausaz (Kane Miller, unpaged) $20.50 "TO everything there is a season" and lately there have been several lovely books published that deal with this theme.

SZENTENDRE, Hungary This is the sort of charming small town that, even though you quickly see that youre far from the first to find it, is still a pleasure to discover.

1 Put Yourself on the Front Burner The way you treat yourself is the way others will treat you. Make exercise a priority, choose activities you really enjoy and schedule time to rest.

""You can do anything you like with my hair - just don't cut it!"

- Duo Concertante: Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Silk Purse Arts Centre at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $12. Info: www.silkpurse.ca. And, Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. at St. Monica's Church. Tickets: $18. Info: 604-921-9112.

Ask Kim Selody what it takes to make successful theatre, and the 33-year veteran of the Canadian stage will make one thing very clear: it's not about the building. "You can actually do theatre anywhere," he says.