Friday, September 30, 2011 - North Shore News - A37
CALENDAR From page 34 film program Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$6. Cap Speaker Series — Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: Developmental neuroscientist and former drug addict Marc Lewis will talk about his personal history with drugs and how he overcame the addiction that ultimately led him on a professional path to study the brain Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12/$10. Ferry Building Gallery: 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-7290 or www. ferrybuildinggallery.com. Kay Meek Centre: 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. Info and tickets: www. kaymeekcentre.com or 604913-3634.
Movies at the Meek — Of Gods and Men: Inspired by a true story about a group of monks caught between a military government and extremist guerillas Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. French and Arabic with English subtitles. Tickets: $12. Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9840286, ext. 8144 or www.nvdpl. ca. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join
this discussion with moderator Mark Battersby Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Topic: Surrogates. Admission: $5. Info: 778-782-5215 or www.philosopherscafe.net. Family Film Night: A series of free family friendly films will be shown on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Schedule: Oct. 4, Gnomeo and Juliet; Oct. 18, Despicable Me; Nov. 1, Toy Story 3; Nov. 15, Cars 2 and Nov. 29 to be announced. Registration required: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144.
Orpheum Theatre: 884 Granville St., Vancouver. Info: www.vancouver.ca/theatres. Open House: The Orpheum invites anyone interested in the performing arts, architecture and the diversity of B.C.’s cultural history to a free tour of this heritage site Saturday, Oct. 1, 1-5 p.m. Park and Tilford Cineplex: 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. Cave of Forgotten Dreams will play Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $11. Info: www. nvartscouncil.ca/events/northshore-international-film-series or 604-988-6844. West Vancouver Memorial Library: 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-9257407 or www.westvanlib.org. SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Everyone is welcome to join this discussion with
moderator Randall MacKinnon Friday, Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m.noon. Topic: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Admission: $5. Info: 778-782-5215. Music Talks — Today’s Broadway: Jazz specialist Neil Ritchie will meet with successful Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim on Oct. 4 and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — compiled by Debbie Caldwell. Email information to listings@ nsnews.com.
Interviews were done one on one From page 13
Bruce Sampson, former vice-president of B.C. Hydro, says if the permafrost melts, “it could be the end of the ... We could leave a world that is not habitable for our kids.” The remarkable quality of the interviews, Wilkinson says, is partly because of his insistence on leaving his crew behind. “When you watch those people talking,” he says. “There are only two people in the room — them and me. I find when you have a camera person and a sound person and so on, people are a bit more guarded.” Peace Out breaks down the arguments for and against the hydroelectric dam at Site C, natural gas fracking, nuclear plants and the oil sands. While the problems associated with nuclear power and fossil fuels are widely known, you might be surprised at the trade-offs that come with supposedly “clean” power. “Most people were mystified,” Wilkinson says. The heart-breaking conclusion of Peace Out is that there actually is a simple solution to our energy problem available today — use less. But almost every one of the well informed people Wilkinson interviews seem to despair of changing behaviour. But not Wilkinson. While he says the future of human civilization in genuinely in peril, we still have time to make better choices. “I have no control over whether people in Texas want to drive Hummers,” he says. “But we all can do whatever we believe is within our power. “We haven’t driven off a cliff,” he insists. “I know a lot of people that live in despair, but we are not doomed.” Peace Out plays Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 6 at 3:20 p.m. at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas. Visit www.viff.org for tickets.
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