GALLERIES
Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca.
Bellevue Gallery: 2475 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5: 30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and outside gallery hours by appointment. Info: bellevuegallery.ca.
Binkley Sculpture Studios: 535 East First St., North Vancouver. Info: MichaelBinkley.com or 604-984-8574.
Brewster's Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5: 30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5: 30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-9820.
BrushStrokes Gallery: Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Hours: Sunday, 11: 30 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, 11: 30 a.m.-6: 30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11: 30 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: nsartists.ca.
Members of The North Shore Artists' Guild display a variety of original art including oil paintings, watercolours, acrylics and mixed media on an ongoing basis with new works every month.
Buckland Southerst Gallery: 2460 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-1915 or bucklandsoutherst.com.
Café for Contemporary Art: 138-140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or [email protected].
Capilano Library: 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: nvdpl.ca.
The Salmon People: An official unveiling of a mural followed by First Nations storytelling will take place Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1: 302: 30 p.m.
Caroun Art Gallery: 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Info: caroun.net, 778-372-0765 or [email protected]. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.
Movement: An exhibition of paintings by Hanieh Mohammad Bagher will be on display from Feb. 1 to 14. Opening reception: Saturday, Feb. 2, 4-9 p.m. Workshop: Saturday, Feb. 9, 4-8 p.m.
Winter 2013 Group Exhibition: Various artists will display their work from Feb. 16 to 27. Opening reception: Saturday, Feb. 16, 4-9 p.m.
Casa Del Caffe: 116 East 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604983-2233.
Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com.
Exhibit: Work by artists from 195 Studios will have their work on display until June 15.
CityScape Community Art Space: 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9886844 or nvartscouncil.ca. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
Art Rental Show: Buy or rent artwork right off the gallery walls until Feb. 2 during the semi-annual salon-style exhibition. Over 400 pieces or original artwork created by local artists will be featured.
Exquisite Landscape: A massive collaborative panoramic painting that will wrap around the entire gallery by artists Sandrine Pelissier, Elspeth Hart, Sarah Hill, Mary Shaugnessy and Camille Sleeman will be displayed from Feb. 8 to March 9. Opening reception: Thursday, Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m.
Call for Artists: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists for the upcoming themed exhibition "Uncovered" celebrating the human figure. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.
Coastal Patterns Gallery: 582 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, noon5 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-762-4623, 778-997-9408 or coastalpatternsgallery.com.
Cove Creek Gallery: 4349 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.
David Pirrie Studio: 1210 Arborlynn Dr., North Vancouver. Info: davidpirrie.com.
David Neel Gallery: 104 West Esplanade, North Vancouver. Info: 604-988-9215, davidneel.com.
Delany's Coffee House: 2424 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-921-4466.
Delany's Coffee House: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver.Cas District Foyer Gallery: 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8: 30 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. Info: 604-988-6844 or nvartscouncil.ca.
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of small sculptural works by Ellen Bang and oil paintings by Stephen Dittberner until March 19.
District Library Gallery: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: nvartscouncil.ca.
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of Peterson Turgoose's work of urban landscapes until March 26. Opening reception: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2-4 p.m.
Feast in the Village: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 778-340-2223.
Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Admission to all shows is free. Info: 604-925-7290 or ferrybuildinggallery.com. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Abstract Narratives: A mixed media exhibition with Monica Gewurz, Shakun Jhangiani, Michael Jeffery and Sara Morison will run until Feb. 10.
Jurors' Choice: A mixed media exhibition with various artists will run from Feb. 12 to March 3. Opening reception: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Meet the Artists: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2-3 p.m.
The Gallery at Artisan Square: 587 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Info: 604-947-2454 or biac. ca. Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
Gallery YoYo: 312 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-5: 30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604-9832896.
Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art: 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10: 30 a.m.-3 p.m. Adult admission by donation/children free. Info: 604-903-3798.
Tours will be offered on Thursdays at 12: 30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1: 30 p.m. Registration required: [email protected].
Graffiti Co. Art Studio: 171 East First St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1: 30-6: 30 p.m. or by appointment. Info: 604980-1699 or [email protected].
Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info: kaymeekcentre.com or 604981-6335.
On Our Walls: Works by mixed media artist Shakun Jhangiani will be on display until Feb. 25.
Lions Bay Art Gallery: 350 Centre Rd., Lions Bay. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: lionsbayartgallery.com or 604-9217865.
Featuring established and upcoming artists.
Lynnmour Art Studio and Gallery: 301-1467 Crown St., North Vancouver. Info: nsartists. ca/garyeder or 604-929-4001. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Contemporary and abstract paintings by Gordon Oliver, Robert Botlak and Gary W. Eder.
The Music Bo 1564 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.
Mystic Mask Art Studio: 319 West 28th St., North Vancouver.
North Shore: From Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay.
North Shore Art Crawl: Galleries, studio artists and artisans are invited to register until March 15 to open their studios/galleries to the public for the third annual event which will take place April 20 and 21. Info and registration: nsartcrawl.ca or Norman Vipond, 604-209-1197.
North Vancouver City Library: 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-998-3455 or nvcl.ca.
North Vancouver Community History Centre: 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-990-3700, ext. 8016 or northvanmuseum. ca.
North Vancouver Museum: 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-987-5612 or northvanmuseum.ca.
North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.
Presentation House Gallery: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-986-1351 or presentationhousegall. com.
An Exhibition with Anna Oppermann, Andrea Pinheiro and Marianne Wex will run until March 24. Talk on Marianne We Saturday, Feb. 9, 3 p.m.
Presentation House Satellite Gallery: 560 Seymour St., Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Info: satellitegallery.ca.
Ron Andrews Community Space: 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-980-7182.
Pastel Memories and Ceramic Shapes: Pastel landscapes by Valerie Wilson, pottery by Donna Lee Dorosh and ceramic animals by Greg Kawczynski will be on display until Feb. 24.
Seymour Art Gallery: 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Info: 604-924-1378 or seymourartgallery.com.
Earth: A juried discovery exhibition for new and emerging artists until Feb. 2.
Chameleon: A Polymer clay exhibition will run from Feb. 5 to March 2. Opening reception and artist demonstrations: Sunday, Feb. 10, 2-4 p.m.
Shelton Art /Studios Gallery: 3540 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Studio visits by appointment. Info: 604-922-5356 or sheltonart. com.
Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Info: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.
The Path to Nirvana: Painters Jenna Lamont, oil and acrylic and Sioux Bonderove, watercolour, will display their work until Feb. 3.
The North Shore Needle Arts Guild will display their work from Feb. 5 to 17. Opening reception: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m.
Looking From the Outside: Painter/printmaker Greg Allen will have his work on display from Feb. 19 to March 10. Opening reception: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Space Emmarts Studio: 1432 Rupert St., North Vancouver. Hours: Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. and by appointment. Info: 604-7702545 or [email protected].
Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 604-986-1911, local 2053.
Tartooful: 3183 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 604-9240122 or tartooful.com.
West Vancouver Memorial
Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604925-7407 or westvanlibrary.ca.
Master Impressionist: A retrospective of Daniel J. Izzard's work will be exhibited until Feb. 27.
West Vancouver Municipal Hall: 750 17th St., West
Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8: 30 p.m. Info: 604925-7290.
Art in the Hall: Paintings by Anne Gudrun will be on display until March 1.
West Vancouver Museum: 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 604-925-7295 or westvancouvermuseum.ca.
Meltdown: Manabu Ikeda's latest work inspired by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster will be on display until Feb. 16.
The Edge of a Shadow: Paintings by Ruth Killam Massey will be on display until Feb. 23.
CONCERTS
Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or capilanou. ca/nscucentre.
Cap Classics - La Guitarra Latina: A musical odyssey though Iberia and Latin America with guitarist Stephen Boswell Friday, Feb. 1 at 11: 45 a.m. Free.
Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484.
Electric Evenings: Mark Berube will perform a multi-instrument concert combining pop, African rhythms and strings Friday, Feb. 1 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $30/$27.
Elvis Tribute: Darren Lee will perform Friday, Feb. 22 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $32.
Deep Cove Coffee House: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: [email protected] or 604-9294019.
Electric Owl: 928 Main St., Vancouver. Info: 604-5580928.
A Concert Series that brings together Steve Dawson's Black Hen House Band with special guest artists each month. Tickets: capilanou. ca/nscucentre or at the door.
Highlands United Church: 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.
Winter Light: The Ambleside Orchestra will perform Friday, Feb. 22 at 7: 30 p.m. Admission by donation ($15 suggested). Info: 604-880-9140 or vcn. bc.ca/amble.
Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.
Close Up at the Meek: The Dan Brubeck Quartet will perform jazz Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20.
Early Music Vancouver - Music from the Time of the Sun King: Marc Destrubé, Jacques Ogg and Natalie Mackie will perform a royal concert Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. There will be a pre-show discussion at 2: 15 p.m. Tickets: $35/$32.
Chamber Music Concert: Pro Nova String Ensemble will perform Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7: 30 p.m. They will be joined by students for one piece. Admission by donation. Info: 604-921-9444 or jronsley@ telus.net.
Cap Global Roots: Hot 8 Brass Band will perform New Orleans style music Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $39/$36.
Close Up at the Meek: Classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic will perform Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $20. Tickets: $15/$12.
Cap Global Roots - Brothers in Bamako: Singer/songwriter Habib Koité and bluesman Eric Bibb will perform a concert of blues fusion Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $39/$36.
Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9840286, ext. 8144 or nvdpl.ca.
Folk Music at Your Library: Musician Tim Readman will perform English, Irish and Scottish traditional and original songs Friday, Feb. 15, 7-8 p.m. Registration required. Free.
Lynn Valley United Church: 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Info: lynnvalleychurch. com.
Friday Night Live: A weekly series with improv actors AddLibretto playing hosts to musical guests Fridays at 7: 30 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 1, Waldorf Community School Choir and Feb. 8, Al Harlow formerly of Prism. Admission by suggested donation of $10. The third Friday of each month, youth are invited for dinner and the show for $15 with tickets purchased by 5 p.m.
Mount Seymour United Church: 1200 Park-gate Ave., North Vancouver.
Chamber Music Concert: Pro Nova String Ensemble will perform Sunday, Feb. 3 at 7: 30 p.m. They will be joined by students for one piece. Admission by donation. Info: 604-921-9444 or [email protected].
Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: phtheatre.org or 604-990-3474.
The Chip Butcher Quartet will perform jazz Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Admission: $15.
Cap Global Roots Series: Makana, a composer, singer and authority on the Hawaiian slack rock guitar style will perform Monday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $25-$28.
Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.
Ang Li, a rising classical piano star will perform Thursday, Feb. 7 at 10: 30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.
Airoldi and Folliero: Romantic music for Valentine's Day performed by cellist Sara Airoldi and pianist Massimo Folliero Thursday, Feb. 14 at 10: 30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.
Trio Adiantum: Violinist Jenny Essers, cellist Diliana Momtchilova and pianist Martha Brickman will perform a program including music of Beethoven and Brahms Thursday, Feb. 21 at 10: 30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12.
St. Andrew's United Church: 1044 St. Georges St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-0408 or st-andrews-united.ca.
Casual Variety Concert: A free concert with music performed by Capilano University students Sunday, Feb. 3, 7-8: 30 p.m.
West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.
Community Concert Series: The North Shore Celtic Ensemble will perform a free concert Thursday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m.
West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7446 or westvanlibrary.ca.
Music at the Library - Friday Night Concert
Series: The Vancouver Chamber Choir will perform a varied programme Feb. 22 at 7: 30 p.m.
West Vancouver United Church: 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver.
Beethoven: The West Coast Symphony will perform some of Beethoven's masterpieces Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Admission by donation at the door. Info: westcoastsymphony.ca.
THEATRE
Capilano University Performing Arts
Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or capilanou.ca/ nscucentre.
Cap Theatre Series - Sly Fo A story about a con man in the 1800s who convinces the townspeople he is dying to fleece them of their gold Feb. 13-16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $22/$15/$10.
Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.
Some Enchanted Evening: A 40-voice mixed choral ensemble with five actors will perform this musical Feb. 7-9 at 8 p.m. with a matinee Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $43/$39/$24.
Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: phtheatre.org or 604-990-3474.
The Secret Mask: The story of a man who meets his father, who had abandoned him 40 years earlier, following a stroke until Feb. 10, evenings at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $14-$28.
Love Letters: For 50 years, through notes, letters and cards, a man and a woman discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats that have passed between them throughout their separated lives Feb. 14-16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 16 and 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $23-$28.
Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th St., North Vancouver. Reservations: 604-983-2633 or northvanplayers.ca.
The Vertical Hour: A comedy that explores how the political can sometimes intersect, collide with, and ultimately dismantle the personal Feb. 7 (preview), 8, 9, 13-16 and 20-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$16.
DANCE Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: centennialtheatre.com. Box office: 604-984-4484.
Dance 4 U: RNB Dance & Theatre Arts Society will showcase a variety of dance styles Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $19/$11.
Electric Evenings: Ballet Jorgen will perform Swan Lake Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $45/$40/$22.
Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.
Snowmotion: The North Shore Academy of Dancing will perform repertoires from its current year of classes with a wide range of age groups and varied dance styles Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $22/$17.
CLUBS AND PUBS
Beans on Lonsdale: 1804 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-2326. Live music every Thursday, 8 p.m.
Brewster's Coffee: 2436 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-9820.
The Eagles Club Starlight
Room: 170 West Third St., North Vancouver.
East Side Marios: Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver.
Jack Lonsdale's Pub: 1433 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9867333.
Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.
La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-6556.
SFU Philosopher's Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Martin Hunt Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Topic: Will brain scans ever tell us whether art is "really" good or bad? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.
Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-1115 or info@ legion118.com.
Narrows Pub: 1979 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver.
Mist Ultra Bar: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326.
DJs spin classic dance music from the 80's, 90's and today.
Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: queenscross. com.
Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Sunday, 7: 30-11: 30 p.m.
The Raven Pub: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver.
Info: theravenpub.com. Adam Woodall performs acoustic music every Thursday, 7: 30-11: 30 p.m.
Red Lion Bar & Grill: 2427 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-8838.
Jazz Pianist Randy Doherty will perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.
Rusty Gull: 175 East First St., North Vancouver. Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Mostly Marley performs every Sunday, 7 p.m.
Sailor Hagar's Brew Pub: 235 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-3087. Live music every Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.1 a.m.
The Village Taphouse: Park Royal Village, West Vancouver. Info: 604-922-8882.
Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.
The Celtic Medley Song and String Player's Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month, 7: 30-9: 30 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604985-5646.
OTHER EVENTS
Café for Contemporary Art: 138-140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 778-340-3379 or [email protected].
Open Mic: Actors, musicians, poets and spoken word artists are invited to take the microphone every second and last Friday of the month from 7 to 9: 30 p.m.
New Works: Readings of new work by local playwrites every third Thursday, 7-9: 30 p.m.
Capilano Library: 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-987-4471 or nvdpl.ca.
Capilano University Bosa Centre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.
Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre: 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Tickets: 604-990-7810 or capilanou. ca/nscucentre.
EarthWorks: Biologist and author Dick Cannings will give a free presentation on the status of Canada's birds and climate change Tuesday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m.
Pacific Arbour Speaker Series: New York Times columnist David Carr will talk about truth and lies in life and art Sunday, Feb. 3 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $28/$25.
Centennial Theatre: 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Tickets: centennialtheatre.com or 604-984-4484.
Vancouver International Film Festival: A series of extreme adventure films and presentations will run from Feb. 8 to 16. Tickets: $9-$21. Schedule: vimff.org.
Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7290 or ferrybuildinggallery.com.
The World's Greatest Paintings: Art history lectures on film by Professor William Kloss of the Smithsonian Mondays, Feb. 4-March 25, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $60 for all eight lectures if registered or a drop-in fee of $8. Registration: 604-925-7270.
Art and Love: An art history presentation with Christopher Pearson, PhD art history and architecture, Thursday, Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $13. Registration: 604-925-7270.
Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: kaymeekcentre.com or 604-981-6335.
women serving on the front lines of their military, Carr is mindful of disparate perceptions, particularly among those who opposed Obama for fear the Democratic president would try to remake American culture
"I think a lot of what's going on in politics is people only drinking their own flavour of Kool-Aid," he says. "I try to listen to current events with a wide set of ears."
Carr, who now boasts 400,000 Twitter followers, was an early convert to the Internet age.
"I was fully engaged in whatever digital revolution was underway," he says, recalling his nascent web efforts at a Washington D.C. newspaper.
"We were working through a little telephone line," he remembers. "All that was training for when the pipe opened up."
Now that the Internet has formed as the ultimate vessel for mass global communication, Carr has felt the ramifications of trying to fill that insatiable digital beast.
"The idea that you would finish out like Fred and Barney from The Flintstones and punch out at the end of the day, that ended," he says. "Supposedly I've turned in my column for the day but I'm still working on this f#@king upload."
Despite his numerous accomplishments, Carr remains tethered to a past that includes cocaine addiction.
He eventually sought treatment, but those days remained murky in Carr's memory.
In an effort to recover some sort of truth about that part of his life, Carr went back to Minnesota and interviewed friends he'd wronged and family members who witnessed his breakdown.
It's the time of his life when he became a father to twin girls. It's also the time when he hit their mother.
The unfailing politeness innate in many Minnesotans helped facilitate the interviews, but each session exacted its own price.
"I went to see my ex-wife," Carr says. "I spent 40 minutes in their living room and it was a nightmare. It was like the worst 40 minutes of my life."
Those "incredibly mortifying" interviews ultimately became his book Night of the Gun.
The book reveals a selfish, volatile man in the throes of addiction, as well as a determined, loving father in recovery.
It helped pay for his daughter's college education, but it didn't provide the epiphany Carr had hoped for, something he recalls one of his daughters predicting.
"She said, 'Let's talk about you doing this book,'" Carr recalls.
'I never thought you'd do a book like this.' "Really? Why?" Carr replied. "And she said, 'I just didn't think you'd find catharsis in it,' and she was right. I didn't. She hit me right between the eyes with that one."
The experience made Carr more skeptical about people's stories, and more careful about his own, a trait that has shaped his work with the Times.
"Here I was working at an institution where a serious story in the wrong direction could snap somebody's career in half like a dry winter twig," he says. "It seemed like a lot of gravitas to place in the hands of someone like me. I gradually became OK with it and became more careful as I went along."
Carr is scheduled to speak at Capilano University on Feb. 3. He eventually uploaded the Matt Stone interview.
Movies at the Meek - Ping Pong: Eight players with 703 years between them compete in the World Over 80s Table Tennis Championships Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7: 30 p.m. French with English subtitles. Two short films from Silver Harbour Shorts will also be shown. Tickets: $12.
Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or nvdpl.ca.
SFU Philosopher's Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Mark Battersby Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
Topic: Is love all biology? If it is, what are the implications? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.
Park & Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre: 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.
The North Shore International Film Series: The North Shore Community Arts Council will screen Canadian, independent and foreign films throughout the fall, winter and spring. Stories We Tell will play Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: nvartscouncil. ca/events/north-shore-international-film-series or 604-988-6844.
Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7292 or silkpurse.ca.
North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by the Vancouver Society of Storytelling take place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Admission: $7/$5.
West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7407 or westvanlibrary.ca.
Movie Matinees: Celebrate Oscar winners Saturdays, 2: 30-5 p.m. Schedule: Feb. 2, Chariots of Fire; Feb. 9, The Sting; Feb. 16, Driving Miss Daisy and Feb. 23, Shakespeare in Love.
The Chamber Music Companion: Keith Lawrence will explore piano quartets by Brahms, Mozart and Schumann Mondays, Feb. 4, 18 and 25, 10: 30 a.m.-12: 30 p.m.
Artists Confidential: Actor, director and choreographer Peter Jorgensen will discuss his approach in the upcoming production of Some Enchanted Evening Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 10: 30 a.m. Free. SFU
Philosopher's Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join a discussion with moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, Feb. 15 at 10: 30 a.m. Topic: As we "celebrate" Valentine's Day, are we alone at first, or alone at last? Info: 778-782-8000 or philosopherscafe.net.
What Makes a Great Film: Capilano University's Michael Thoma will discuss the merits of award winners Saturdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 1-2 p.m.
Music Appreciation Talks: Jazz specialist Neil Ritchie will discuss the music and life of George Gershwin Tuesdays, Feb. 19, 26, March 5 and 12, 10: 30 a.m.-12: 30 p.m.
