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Romem visits Or Slialom
Israel's consul general to Toronto and Western Canada, Meir Romem, will speak and join in a discussion at Or Shalom on Shabbat afternoon, April 27, beginning at 2 p.m. Romem, a career Foreign Ministry ofilcer, is based in Toronto and serves as the official representative of the government of Israel.
"Especially at this time when Israel is so much in our hearts and minds, Mr. Romem's presence in our synagogue offers a valuable opportunity to dialogue directly with Israel's consul gen-
eral in Toronto," said Or Shalom's Rabbi David Mivasair, who arranged the visit.
The Vancouver Jewish com-mimity is invited to come for the talk and join in the discussion. Romem's presentation will follow Or Shalom's regular Shabbat davening, which begins at 10 a.m., and a potluck dairy-vegetarian Kiddush lunch, to which the wider Jewish community is also invited.
Or Shalom is located at 710 East 10th Ave. in Vancouver. For more information, call 604-872-1614. □
Night at Pere-Lachaise
Broadcaster Bill Richardson brings the dead to life.
Writer and broadcaster Bill Richardson is coming to the Norman Rothstein Theatre Sunday, April 28. Richardson and members of the Song Circle, led by Rcna Sharon and I^cn Lce-Moriang, will present an evening that mixes music, images and words, all based on Richardson's new novel Waiting for Gertrude.
A comic fantasy. Waiting for Gertrude tells the story of how the souls of those buried in Paris's famous Pere-Lachaise cemetery - Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Gertrude Stein and others - return to inhabit the bodies of the cats who live in the graveyard.
At the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (JCC) event, Richardson will
read from his book, there will be slides of Pere-Lachaise and illustrations by Bill Pechet. The Song Circle will perform musical works written by some of the composers whose bones lie in the cemetery, including Rossini, Chopin and Bizet.
Waiting for Gertrude: An Evening of Music and Words, Cats and Ghosts is presented by the JCC. Advance tickets arc $15 for JCC members and $17 for non-members; at the door, tickets are $18 for members and $20 for non-members. The evening starts at 7:30 p.m. and also features a food reception, book sale and book signing. For more information and for tickets, call 604-257-5111 or visit the JCC's Web site, vmw.jccgv.com. □
Waclqr niglit of comedy
Frannio Sheridan, probably best known for her play The Waltonsteins, now has a "naughty" little show that plays the first Thursday of every month. Dubbed a wacky and irreverent interactive comedy show, Frannie Slicridan's Naughty Little Show features three guest artists each month. The next performance, which is on May 2, includes actor Andrew I^vadas, actress and comic Heather Sand-void and actress and comic Carolyn Bentley. Barry Groenfeld has been booked as a guest for Sheridan's June 6 show and comics wishing to do a 10-minutc routine should contact Sheridan at 604-707-0632 to book a spot.
In addition to the comedy show, Sheridan is involved in a number of other projects. Her play. The Waltonsteins, is now called / Tried to be Normal. She has been asked to be the artist-in-residence at the Baltimore Theatre Project in the fall, where her play will be dramaturged un-
der the supervision of director/acting coach Larry Moss and his associate Ronnie Orbach. Sheridan will then have a two-week run in Baltimore and teadi a workshop at the university.
Sheridan is planning a fundraiser for her Baltimore project. The event will include music, flamenco and belly dancers, as well as a 30-minute preview of her new Jewish show Two Oys and a Goy, which she is co-writing with her longtime co-writer/di-rcctor Lynna Smith.
Sheridan is also developing a screenplay based on her play. With the working title Never Tell Anyone, it is in feature film form and Sheridan plays the role of her mother. As well, Sheridan is co-authoring a novel about her family with journalist Shelley Page.
Frannie Sheridan's Naughty Little Show takes place at the Milk Bar, 455 Abbott St. (kitty comer to 'Tinseltown), 8 p.m. Admission is $7. For more information, call 604-685-7777. □
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