Lights, camera, action! Women in Film and Video
Vancouver celebrated its annual Spotlight Awards Gala at
Hycroft Mansion with top producers, directors, dignitaries
and broadcasters. The L-Word's sassy siren Veena Sood emceed
the elegant ³film noir² affair. For their significant
contributions and accomplishments, six femme fatales were
honoured at the glamorous, black tie and ball gown,
1940s-themed affair. Actress Gabrielle Rose (Woman of the
Year), Eve and the Firehorse director Julia Kwan (Artistic
Merit Award), Chum TV's Janice Talbott (The Wayne Black
Behind-the-Scenes Service Award), journalist Lynn McNamara
(Honourary Friend Award), Janine Bizzocchi (Sharon Gibbon
Lifetime Member Award) and cinematographer Amy Belling (The
Kodak Image Award).
Who has more fun? Blondes or brunettes? John Casablancas
tried to answer the age-old question. The design school
presented its annual grad show Blondes versus Brunettes at
Au Bar Nightclub. Students from the Fashion Business and
Creative Arts Diploma program showed off their runway-ready
wares to an appreciative and boisterous group of
fashionistas. Proceeds from the fashion fete supported Locks
for Love, a non-profit providing hairpieces to children with
longterm hair loss.
The Doctor Peter Centre hosted an exclusive reception to
announce plans to build a second facility in the Downtown
Eastside to provide care for people living with HIV/AIDS. In
partnership with Vancouver Native Health Society and
Vancouver Native Health Housing, the second Dr. Peter Centre
will be in place by 2010.
What would summer be without a little Shakespeare?
Christopher Gaze's Bard on the Beach began its 18th season
with the hilarious, must-see romantic comedy The Taming of
the Shrew. Adopting the style of the spaghetti Western,
director Miles Potter cleverly places this merry battle of
the sexes in the unruly American wild west. The box-office
blockbuster is playing in repertoire with Romeo and Juliet.
In the TELUS Studio, mighty Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony
are front and centre in Julius Caesar (played by Allan Morgan) opening this week in rep with the lesser known
Timon of Athens.
Blue and Gold! UBC Alumni Affairs design divas Elisa
Cachero and Adrienne Watt won gold for Best Program Site on
the World Wide Web for their makeover and revamp of
www.alumni.ubc.ca at the 2007
Prix'd'Excellence Canadian Council for Advanced Education
Awards (CCAE). The annual awards program recognizes
outstanding achievements in alumni affairs, public affairs,
development, student recruitment and overall institutional
advancement for postsecondary education. The Point Grey
institution would go on to pick up an additional six awards.
Get your piggies ready and mark your calendars. One of
summer's biggest soirees, Lululemon's sixth annual Flip Flop
fete for the Centre for Integrated Health is schedule for
Aug. 10. Flip-floppers will once again be frolicking and
flirting in the lush Shaughnessy garden of good and evil.
It's always a sell-out, so get your tickets now to the
masquerade-themed Lulu luau at
www.inspirehealth.ca
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Fred's weekly funcast Stepping Out can be heard every Monday
morning on CBC Radio One's The Early Edition AM690.
