----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > 11TH HOUR VANCOUVER CONFERENCE BULLETIN > > By now, most of you have registered for the Vancouver > Conference, but if you haven't, it's not too late. It's also not > too late to opt into some of the wonderful tours that you > couldn't make up your mind about, but are still available. > > For those arriving on FRIDAY, March 26, tour #3 and #4 > are still available. Tour #3, at 2:30-4:00 p.m., is for all > modernist architecture buffs. A post-war building boom was a > bonanza for local Vancouver architects and resulted in many fine > buildings which are still extant. Tour #4, 3:00-5:00 p.m., > features the Vancouver Public Library, Moshe Safdie's (of Habitat > fame) controversial design, selected by the public's popular > vote. If you happen to catch a glimpse of this building from the > right vantage point, it looks for all the world like a giant > cardboard cut out of the Colosseum in Rome. The effect is > magnified by its terra-cotta colour, a very odd hue among the > greens, greys, and blues of the north-west coast. These tours > are repeated on WEDNESDAY, March 31, as tours #13 and #14, at > 10:00-12:30 and 10:00-12:00 noon, respectively. > > Not-to-be-missed on SATURDAY, March 27, 10:30-4:30 p.m., > is tour #5 to the University of British Columbia, my former alma > mater, out on Point Grey, on some of the most desirable real > estate in Vancouver. The Museum of Anthropology, by Canada's > best known architect, Arthur Erickson, is the star of this tour. > It has Haida treasures, totem poles, Bill Reid's Raven and the > First Man sculpture, and a view to die for. The Museum also has > an innovative accessible storage/display system that I haven't > seen anywhere else. The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, > which is very new, was designed by Vancouver architect Bing Thom, > who was my classmate in a design fundamentals course taught by > Vancouver sculptor Lionel Thomas, whose favourite word was > 'haptic'. I never knew what that meant, but obviously, Bing Thom > did. You will also see library buildings, old and new, and a > clock tower, which, during the irreverent 60's when I was a > student there, was referred to as 'Ladner's Erection' - Ladner > was the donor, and the powers that then were, were NOT amused. > This tour also includes lunch at the First Nations Long House, > where you can sample typical native cuisine. > > Also on SATURDAY, 10:00-2:00 p.m., is tour #6, to > Chinatown, the 2nd largest in North America. You will visit the > museum in the Cultural Centre, and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese > Classical Garden, the first full-sized such garden outside of > China, which was also included on tour #1, Vancouver Gardens, if > you missed out on that. > > More SATURDAY tours available are #8, 11:00-2:00 p.m., > South Granville Gallery Row, 12 commercial galleries in 8 blocks, > featuring mostly contemporary Canadian and West Coast art. > Tour #9, 1:00-5:00 p.m., is Art on the Fringe, visits to small > alternative galleries conducted by a local artist. Tour #10, > 2:00-4:00 p.m., is to Historic Gastown, the site of old > Vancouver, named after saloon keeper Gassy Jack. Some of the > original buildings have been turned into condos, art galleries, > and classy boutiques and restaurants. > > WEDNESDAY, March 31, tours still available are#12 to > Seattle, 7:30-11:00 p.m. Canadians going on this tour must have > i.d., proof of citizenship or passport, or you may not get back. > This tour visits the Seattle Asian Art Museum, Pioneer Place and > Pike Place Market downtown, the Seattle Art Museum designed by > Robert Venturi, and the Henry Gallery at the University of > Washington. Lunch is on your own, dinner is included. > > Also available on WEDNESDAY is tour #15, 10:00-12:30 > p.m., (not included in the preliminary program), which is a > repeat of tour #2, the Art Deco Walking Tour, featuring the > Marine Building (1928-1930) by McCarter and Nairne, as well as > the Hotel Vancouver which is of the same period and style. A > member of the Art Deco Society will be your guide. > > Personally, I wish I could go on all these tours, > although I have seen most of the Vancouver highlights, and you > won't be sorry if you go. Happy Sightseeing! > > Kathy Zimon > Vancouver Conference Program Co-chair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kathy E. Zimon Library, LT 116F Fine Arts Librarian (Emeritus) University of Calgary Adjunct Assistant Professor 2500 University Dr.N.W. Department of Art Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Ph: (403) 220-6097 FAX: 282-6837 e-mail: [log in to unmask]