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Workshops create sense of fantasy and magic

In Shakespeare's famous line from Hamlet, the words "mortal coil" were uttered to mean the bustle or turmoil of this mortal life. For the Vancouver-based Mortal Coil Performance Society, the words have a decidedly more uplifting meaning.

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Description of the workshops:

Mask Making: Mask maker Frank Rader will guide participants in designing and creating masks that express some of the themes in Mortal Coil's upcoming show Salmon Row.

Friend's need inspires 10-year-old girl

When Amber Martin opened up her daughters lunchbox to see her school meals and snacks almost intact, she naturally assumed something was up. But when it happened a few days in a row, she felt the need to question 10-year-old Kiana Lowe.

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