A32 - North Shore News - Friday, January 24, 2014
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Historical fashion and music merge CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com
Audiences are invited to step back in time this weekend at a unique mixed presentation of period fashion and classical music. Lions Gate Sinfonia presents Music and Fashion: Signs of the Times on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver. Noted fashion historian Ivan Sayers will be on hand to showcase and provide commentary on a selection of garments from his collection dating from 1750 to 1950. The matinee presentation will also feature five young members of the Donna Fishwick Piano Ensemble. Angela Hu, Brandon Jong, Ryan Zhu, Jasper Liang and JasperYoo — all of whom will soon be making their Carnegie Hall debuts — will each perform a movement from piano concertos by Haydn, Beethoven, Grieg and Rachmaninoff.The program also includes Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. “I cannot believe our great luck,” said Lions Gate Sinfonia founding conductor and music director Clyde Mitchell in a press release. “When we chose these five young musicians, I knew they were wonderfully talented, but I had no idea that all five would be on their way to Carnegie Hall.” The fashion segment of the performance will complement the musical
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entirely new way,” Mitchell said. A pre-performance chat is set for 2 p.m. in the theatre lobby. For tickets ($12/$35/$39), call 604-984-4484 or visit centennialtheatre.com
Lush unveils Pantone collection The new 2014 Colourful Collection from Lush Cosmetics will have your bathroom looking like the runways of New York. Based on New York Fashion Week, Pantone created a pallette of the upcoming season’s most important colour trends. And for beauty junkies, Lush has come out with products that take cues from the same hues. Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds bubble bar and Dirty soap are both available in Dazzling Blue, while Daddy-O shampoo and the Jumping Juniper shampoo bar are available
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bright and bold Freesia. Lush, a Vancouverbased company under the helm of president and CEO Mark Wolverton, a West Vancouver resident, opened its first North Shore location last fall at The Village at Park Royal. — Christine Lyon