A28 - North Shore News - Friday, August 5, 2011
CALENDAR From page 27 Dates and performers: Aug. 4, Tanga; Aug. 5, Headwater; Aug. 6, Aaron Nazrul and The Boom Booms; Aug. 7, Gary Comeau and The Voodoo All Stars. Info: www.harmonyarts.ca. Harmony Arts Festival — Youth Rock: Four upand -coming bands will perform, Aug. 1, 1-5 p.m. Info: www.harmonyarts.ca. Lynn Valley Village: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Summer Concert Series: Free outdoor concerts will take place Friday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: Aug. 5, AJ Woodworth with The Matinee; Aug. 12, Headwater and Aug. 19, Fab Fourever. Info: www.lvca.ca. Panorama Park: Deep Cove, North Vancouver. Concerts in the Cove: Free outdoor concerts will take place Friday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Schedule: Aug. 5, Locarno and Aug. 12, The Steel Toe Boots. Presentation House Theatre: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Rocky’s: Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver. Shari Ulrich will perform with daughter Julia Graff and Ted Littlemore Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $14/$20/$25 at 604-990-3474 or online at www.phtheatre.org. Shipbuilders’ Square: 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. Concerts in the Square: A free summer concert series featuring cultural performances and contemporary recording artists will take place Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 with the venue opening at noon and concerts scheduled from 1 to 7 p.m. There will also be displays of original art by local artisans. Info and schedule of performers: www. cnv.org/concertsinthesquare. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West
Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Heart and Soul: Pianist Hey-Jung Oh will perform Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15/$12. E is for Elegence: Trumpet player Ed Lewis joins vocalist and pianist Ellen Silverman for a morning of classical and baroque music, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets $12/$15. Lions Gate Sinfonia: The North Shore’s very own symphony orchestra performs a special concert Aug. 18, 10:30 a.m. Tickets $12/$15. THEATRE Anne MacDonald Studio: 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Grand Theft Improv: An improv sketch show that uses audiences suggestions to create 90 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos, the last Sunday of every month at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. DANCE Scotia Bank Dance Centre: 677 Davie Street, Vancouver. www.thedancecentre.ca or 604-9884420. Industry Dance Training Program: free dance seminars and auditions for training program Sunday, Aug. 7. Auditions 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with speakers from 1-4 p.m. Info: www. industrydanceprogram.com. Limited space, reserve by email: info@industrydanceprogram. com 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. 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. Bridge Between Pub: 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-924-1834 or www. bridgebetween.com. 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: 604-986-7333. Live music every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. La Zuppa: 1544 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-6556. Fiesta Flamenco every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tapas and wine, 6:30 p.m., music, 8:30 p.m. Legion #118: 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-985-1115 or info@ legion118.com. The LW Club: 1515 Barrow St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-253-7141 or www. lynnwoodinn.com. Doors: 9 p.m. Open mic every Wednesday hosted by White Lies. Memphis Blues: 1629 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-929-3699. Live blues every weekend. Ocean Club Restaurant and Lounge: 105-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver. Info: 604-926-2326. Live jazz every Tuesday, 7 p.m.; live DJ Thursday to Sunday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. Queens Cross Pub: 2989 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.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: www.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 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. Saltaire Restaurant: 235 15th St., West Vancouver. Live local jazz every Thursday. Taylor’s Crossing: 1035 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604-986-7899. Magician every Friday and Sunday, 5 p.m. Children are welcome. Waves Coffee House: 3050 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver. The Celtic Medley String Player’s Showcase comes to Waves the first Saturday of every month,
8-10 p.m. Free. Anyone interested in performing can phone Doug Medley at 604-985-5646. OTHER EVENTS Britannia Mine Museum: Sea to Sky Highway 99 at Britannia Beach, 45 minutes north of Vancouver. Mill Concert: Mill concert series with Pepe Danza Saturday, Aug. 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Copper and Fire Festival: Artist demonstrations and exhibitions run Sunday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $13.50-$21, includes museum, free for members. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7266 or www. ferrybuildinggallery.com. Salsa by the Sea: Learn Latin American dance Thursdays, until Aug. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open to all levels and ages. Dropin fee: $6. Ferry Building Landing: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Summer of Cinema and Song: Free outdoor live music followed by a film will take place on Sundays at 7 p.m. Dates, groups and movies: Aug. 14, Rosco, Factory Girl; Aug. 21, The Metropolitan Concert Band, Big Night and Aug. 28, The Lynn Canyon Band, Mamma Mia. John Lawson Park: 750 17th St., West Vancouver. Harmony Arts Festival — Cinema in the Park: An outdoor movie experience at 9 p.m. Dates and movies: Aug. 5, Slumdog Millionaire. Info: www. harmonyarts.ca. Shirley Macey Park: Located in Gibsons, catch the Langdale ferry from Horseshoe Bay. Synchronicity Festival: A two-day, carnival-like festival featuring live music, outdoor rainforest circus, an artisan farmers market, children’s tent, art installations, food, wine and more, Aug. 20-21. Info: www.deercrossingtheartfarm.org/ synchronicity2011. Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info and reservations: 604-925-7292 or www.silkpurse.ca. Tent at Harmony Arts Headquarters: 1564 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Harmony Arts Festival — Artists’ Circle Evening Celebration: Artists Gordon Smith, Douglas Coupland and other special guests will share stories of friendship and celebrate excellence in the visual arts Wednesday, Aug. 3, 7-10 p.m. Fee: $75. Tickets: www.harmonyarts.ca or 604925-7270. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9257400. West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre: 695 21st St., West Vancouver. — compiled by Debbie Caldwell. Email information for your North Shore event to listings@nsnews.com.
Team Cowboy faces Team Alien
From page 23
else, so just call him Jake (Daniel Craig). Cattle rancher Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) may be a crusty old thing, but even he knows it’s handy to have a guy like that around. As this is a western, the men immediately form a posse and head out in hot pursuit of the “demons.” Joining them is Ella (Olivia Wilde) a determined filly set on doing her part. Turns out Ella knows quite a bit about Jake’s past and that shiny ET accessory on his forearm. Now if she could just get him to remember, and then forget, his former flame, a victim of alien probing. Before Team Cowboy faces off against Team Alien, they’ve got to tussle with a band of outlaws and some Indians. But there’s nothing like flying hunks of metal to make people break out the peace pipe. They team up to rescue their loved ones and destroy the core of the ship, before the aliens strip the land of all its gold and take over the planet. The reason for this alien gold-rush is never explained. Nor is that paddle-wheeler sitting in the middle of the desert, though it sure is a purdy set piece. There’s a sense of deja vu once we come face to face with a shrieking alien, who turns out to be a garden-variety space guy who even leaves green, slimy tracks. (Couldn’t these guys
ooze yellow or pink, for a change?) Rescue from a flying alien craft is a lot different than a rescue from a runaway stagecoach, but Craig executes this — and all scenes — straight-faced, and with steely cowpoke concentration. The fact that all actors fully commit to the premise is what saves the film from being pure pulp, but there is still an inordinate amount of posing on the actors’ part: on horses, with guns slung on shoulder (looking slick, Sam Rockwell) and everywhere else in this dusty set. I love that the many writers responsible for the script (based on a comic book) and director Jon Favreau included cowboys lassoing aliens, in perhaps the most iconic scene in the movie. But come on: these myopic alien baddies are really bad shots, considering they’re facing men with spyglasses and shotguns. At least the green guys are considerate enough to take a break from battle so that Ford’s character can have a poignant moment with his illegitimate son (Canadian Adam Beach). Ford, having done both the outer space thing and the cowboy thing, resorts to growling most of his lines, taking his cowboy cue from Jeff Bridges in True Grit. Cowboys & Aliens should have been unadulterated good fun. Instead it’s little more than a titular premise with a nonsensical plot, a cautionary tale for future genre hybrids.