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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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IRELAND'S Altan (Ciar n Curran, Dermot Byrne, D ith¡ Sproule, Mair‚ad N¡ Mhaonaigh and Ciar n Tourish) capture the power of backroom pub sessions on stage and on record. Their ninth album, The Blue Idol, has just been released on Narada Records.

Direct from Donegal - Ireland's Altan
ALTAN, one of the world's great Celtic bands, pays a visit to North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre tonight.

Arts calendar
Artists for Kids Gallery: Bateman's World Exhibition. More than 40 original works from Robert Bateman's personal collection plus more. To May 11. $5 minimum donation. Gallery hours: 12-4 p.m., Sat-Sun and 3-6 p.m. on weekdays. Information: 604-903-3798.

Broken Saints score with online serial

Layne Christensen lchristensen@nsnews.com

The creators of Broken Saints have learned the price of success.

Comedy content to skim surface

by Julie Crawford

What would you do if you had less than a week to live?

The woman in the war zone
Deborah Copaken Kogan did the same thing her classmates did at the end of university: she went looking for work in her chosen field.

Panych spins unique tale in this fish bowl
Girl in the Goldfish Bowl by Morris Panych at the Arts Club Granville Island Stage to April 27. Box office: 604-687-1644.

Illness helped mezzo find her voice

Layne Christensen lchristensen@nsnews.com

Mezzo-sopranos don't often get to play leading lady.

Two scenes, one wild night
Choke at Seylynn Hall, Dayglo Abortions at the Cobalt, Saturday, April 20.

Bobby Jo's worldy words of wisdom
She's the woman who always has the answers for Chris Isaak, cryptic though they may be, and she has words to live by for anyone wise enough to listen.

Fisk trio plunge into jazz
The Simon Fisk Trio make their recording debut on the new Vancouver jazz label Plunge Records.

Top 10 tracks
Raul Cruz, Rio Crazy! Very Mobile DJ Service. Picks based on live events around the Lower Mainland. For bookings call Raul at 604-255-5133.

Pacific Spirit performing choral concert
When Felix Mendelssohn wrote his massive oratorio, Elijah, little did he know that one day it would be second only to Handel's Messiah in popularity.

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