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Galleries Bie nnale Inter natio nal Pavi lio n Shipbuilders' Square, 15 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver. Sunday-Thursday, 11a. m.-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 1-9 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-682-1289 www.cnv.

Galleries Bie nnale Inter natio nal Pavi lio n Shipbuilders' Square, 15 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver. Sunday-Thursday, 11a. m.-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 1-9 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-682-1289 www.cnv. org/vancouverbiennale Tours: Hourly guided tours are available. Admission by donation.

Caro un Art Gallery 1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.778-372-0765 caroun.net Fall Group Exhibition: Works by various artists will be on display until Sept. 27.

Art Jewelry: An exhibition of works by Miaad Eshraghi will run from Oct. 1-11. Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 4, 4-8 p.m.

City Atri um Gallery 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an installation piece by Debbie Westergaard Tuepah that uses colourful strands of paint that reflect the 81 reported mother tongue languages represented in the City of North Vancouver until Nov. 3.

city Scape Comm unity Art Space 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Wonderland: An exhibition of original and creative visuals based on the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and the Looking Glass will run until Oct. 11. There will be a Mad Hatter craft

and tea party Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Gift Box: Buy local from two display cases dedicated to local artisans who specialize in high quality, hand-crafted and unique gift items. Art Rental Salon: An ongoing art rental programme with a variety of original artwork available ranging from $10 to $40 per month.

District Foyer Gallery 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca

North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of oil paintings by Jean Bonvini until Oct. 7.

Ferry Buildi ng Gallery 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays.604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery. com Time Place: Paintings and prints of the urban landscape by Richard Tetrault will be on display until Sept. 28.

Call for Entry: Artists from across the North Shore, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast are invited to submit work Sunday, Sept. 28, 9-11 a.m. at West Vancouver Community Centre, to be chosen for a group show or solo exhibit for gallery's 2015 season. What About Print?: Exhibition features works by Carol McQuaid, Dale Stavroff and Aileen Marie Vantomme Sept. 30-Oct. 19. Opening reception Sept. 30, 6-8 p.m., evryone welcome. Meet the artists: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2-3 p.m.

Gordo n Smit h Gallery of Canadia n Art 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Adult admission by donation/children free. 604-998-8563 [email protected] Work is Art: An exhibition of works by Andrew Alvarez, Wing Chow, Warren Goodman, Dirk Heiss, Bill MacDonald, Frank Mayrs, Les McKinnon, Neil Prinsens, George Rammell, Richard Turner and Anne Watt will be on display until Oct. 15.

Gallery Tours: Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Registration required.

Ian Tan Gallery 2202 Granville St., Vancouver. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Atmosphere: Paintings of whimsical nature scapes by North Shore artist Dana Irving will be on display until Sept. 30.

Nava ARt Center 1355 Main St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 5-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. 604-985-6282

Nort h Vanco uver City Library 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. 604-998-3455 nvcl.ca

Nort h Vanco uver Comm unity History Centre 3203 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-990-3700 x8016 nvma. ca Culture Days Presentation on Prohibition: Author Daniel Francis will uncover the history of North American prohibition from a Canadian perspective Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Francis' book on the subject entitled Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-Runners, and Border Wars will be available for purchase for $39.95. 604-990-3700 x8016 nvma.ca

Nort h Vanco uver Muse um 209 West Fourth St., North Vancouver. Open by appointment only. 604-990-3700 x8016 North Vancouver Experience, an ongoing exhibit defining life in North Vancouver.

Prese ntatio n Ho use Sate llite Gallery 560 Seymour St., Vancouver. Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. satellitegallery.ca The Port/Matthew

Buckingham: Obscure Moorings: An examination of Vancouver's role as a port city and its relation with the maritime worker will run from Oct. 3 to Dec. 6. Opening reception: Thursday, Oct. 2, 6-9 p.m.

Ron Andrews Comm unity Space 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Share the Bounty: Landscapes and abstracts on canvas by Maureen Coles and clay vessels and decorative items by Carolyn DiPasquale will be on display until Oct. 26.

Seymo ur Art Gallery 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Reinventing the Classics: Contemporary responses to old master prints featuring six artists will run until Oct. 18. Public lecture: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-3 p.m. Curator's Talk: Every Thursday at noon there will be a 20-minute curator's talk with background on the current show in the gallery.

Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Reflections: Landscape paintings done primarily in acrylic by Gloria O'Neil and Margaret Wagner will be on display until Sept. 28.

Markets: Photojournalist, author and human and environmental rights activist Robert Semeniuk will showcase marketplaces from Sept. 30-Oct. 19 Opening reception: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6-8 p.m.

West Vanco uver Memoria l Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca West Vancouver District Art Instructors Exhibition: Works using a variety of media, styles and approaches by teachers will be on display until Oct. 20.

West Vanco uver Municipa l Ha ll 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-925-7290 Art in the Hall: Landscape paintings by Jane Clark will be on display until Nov. 28.

West Vanco uver Muse um 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca

Harry and Jessie Webb: - Artists in Vancouver's Jazz Age: An exhibition that draws from the artists' estate will run until Dec. 6.

Concerts

Capi lano University Performi ng Arts Theatre 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-990-7810 capilanou.ca/

blueshorefinancialcentre/Cap Classics - The People United Will Never be Defeated: Pianist Corey Hamm will perform a free concert of contemporary music Friday, Sept. 26, 11:45 a.m.-1

p.m.

ce nte nnia l Theatre 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North

Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Culture Days Music Jam: Celebrate music with the Ambleside Orchestra, North Shore Orchestra and Sinfonia Saturday, Sept. 27 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free.

Ziba Shirazi, A night of Jazz: Presented by the Canadian Iranian Foundation Sunday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Gloria Dei Luthera n Churc h

1110 Gladwin Dr., North Vancouver.

Master Class: Students will perform their piano pieces and then the teacher will instruct the student on stage so the audience can hear the improvements that the teacher suggests Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. Admission: $10.

Ho liday Inn and Suites 700 Old Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver.

BC Piano Competition: An afternoon and evening of

performances by young pianists, adjudicated by concert pianist Ian Parker, Saturday, Sept. 27, semi finals at 2:30 p.m. and finals at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $35 for both events or $20 for one.

Kay Meek Centre 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Tickets: 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Bentall, Byrnes and Mann: Barney Bentall, Jim Byrnes and John Mann will perform Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $55/$48/$25/$15.

Locarno will perform Latin music Thursday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/$15.

Behnam Safavi will perform Persian music Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $100/$85/$65/$55/$45.

Lo nsda le Quay 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. lonsdalequay.com Smoke on the Water: An interactive music lesson and jam session in celebration of North Shore Culture Days Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-3 p.m.

Pianos on the Streets Closing Ceremony: Clyde Mitchell, Lions Gate Sinfonia's music director will give a talk at noon followed by live performances until 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28.

Parkgate Library 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca John Lyon and Friends: An afternoon of music, with tunes from the 1960s and more Friday, Sept. 26 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free, no registration

required.

Shipb uilders ' Square 15 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver.

Mayors Face the Music: Mayors from all three North Shore municipalities will help kick off North Shore Culture Days at the final Friday Night Market of the season Friday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. Special musical guests Clayton Hill, John Burton and Rose McNeil will entertain.

Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Ross Salvosa and Scott Meek will perform a program of piano duets for four hands Thursday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $20/$15.

St. Step hen's Anglica n Churc h 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 Back by Popular Demand: Music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Maestro Bramwell Tovey Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $30. Tickets: 604-921-0734.

West Vanco uver Memoria l Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Friday Night Concert: Jaclyn Guillou will perform a tribute to gospel, jazz and blues icon Dinah Washington as part of North Shore Culture Days Sept. 26, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

West Vanco uver United Churc h 2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver.

Pacific Baroque Orchestra: Season-opening concert, Kaffeemusik, Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. Includes Bach's Brandenburg 5 and more.

Theatre Prese ntatio n Ho use Theatre 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-990-3474 phtheatre.org Since You Left Us: A comedy

about a family reunion and a dog named Jack will run until Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $14-$28.

A Night at the Museum: A fundraising performance of Rebel Women in support of North Vancouver Museum and Archives Thursday, Oct. 2, 6:45-10:30 p.m. The event will also include appetizers, desserts and more. Tickets: $50.

Rebel Women: A suffragette themed play Oct. 2-12 at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15-$50.

Dance city Scape Comm unity Art Space 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil. ca Trolley Dances: A trolley ride that will transport guests to four secret locations where audiences will be entertained by site-specific performances Sunday, Sept. 28 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15 or $60 for a family of four.

Other events Capi lano Library 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca Author Talks: Chris Czajkowski will be presenting her book And the River Still Sings: A Wilderness Dweller's Journey, Tuesday, Sept. 30 7-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required, 604-987-4471 x8175.

Capi lano University Cente nnia l Theatre 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-984-4484 centennialtheatre.com Days of My Youth: A film

that examines every skier's lifelong affinity for the sport narrated to the readings of Alan Watts Friday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $22.

Fairfie ld Music 844 West 15th St., North Vancouver.

Open House: Participate in free mini lessons, instrument making, music art projects and a barbecue in celebration of North Shore Culture Days

Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-5 p.m. Clayton Hill, the drummer from Trooper will be on hand to teach and jam.

Ferry Buildi ng Gallery 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7270 ferrybuildinggallery.com Caravaggio - Violence and Passion in the Baroque: Art historian Efrat El-Hanany will present a lecture Monday, Sept. 29, 7-9 p.m. Admission: $15.

Fund for the arts on the Nort h shore 315-1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Call for Artists: The Don S. Williams Grant is intended to assist emerging and established

North Shore artists of all ages.

Artists are encouraged to apply before the grant application deadline Monday, Sept. 29. Visit fans4thearts.com to apply.

gro use mo untai n 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver Artists for Conservation Festival: Meet master artists from around the world, take part in workshops and more Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday Oct. 5. Opening night gala Friday, Sept. 26, 6:30-11 p.m. Tickets: $200.

Kay Meek Centre 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Lunafest: A film festival celebrating the connecting of women, their stories and their causes through film Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20.

Lo nsda le Ave nue and 21st Street North Vancouver. BIKEnnale/WALKenalle: Explore Vancouver Biennale's newest public art installations Sunday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info and registration: vancouverbiennale.com

Mountai n Equipme nt Coop 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

Book signing: Nikki Van Schyndel signs copies of her book Becoming Wild: Living the Primitive Life on a West Coast Island, Friday, September 26 5-7 p.m.

Park Tilford Cinep lex Odeo n Theatre 200-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver.

North Shore International Film Series: Calvary will be screened Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: 604-988-6844 or nvartscouncil. ca/events/north-shoreinternational-film-series.

West Vanco uver Memoria l Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Author Panel - Book Some Time for Crime: Spend time with four local mystery authors as part of North Shore Culture Days Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-4:30 p.m. Jazz Talks: A seminar with Neil Ritchie Sept. 30, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Artists Confidential: John Mann, Barney Bentall and Jim Byrnes will all join Fiona Black for an interview Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m.