Down Stage Right Productions is excited to present, SILENCE! The Musical, a laugh out loud naughty satire on the film, The Silence of the Lambs, that’s not for the faint of heart. It’s racy, irreverent, offensive, silly, with an out and out vulgar musical score and a shocking amount of belly laughs and fun.
Silence! The Musical
Where: Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre (162 W. 1st, Vancouver) When: From July 25 to August 3, 2019 Tickets: Available online now for $35 (Preview July 25, $42 adults, $37 seniors, and students
This is the Canadian premiere of the Off-Broadway smash hit, with music and lyrics by Jon & Al Kaplan, book by Hunter Bell, adapted from the screenplay “Silence! Thus Musical” by Jon & Al Kaplan.
This raunchy lampoon brings back the creepiness of the movie but with a whole lot of offensive and tongue in cheek hilarity! The musical sticks very closely to the story and only strays to let the performers loose to twist and chew up the dialogue or to burst into flights of musical madness. The saucy (and very adult) stage show features a singing chorus of floppy-eared lambs, who narrate the action as Buffalo Bill gleefully kidnaps the hapless Catherine Martin at a hoedown. And Dr. Lecter himself makes an appearance, singing about the life he’d like to lead someday outside his prison walls.
SILENCE! The Musical was a runaway hit at the New York Fringe Festival in 2005. This unauthorized parody of the supremely creepy Oscar-winning movie, The Silence of the Lambs, began life as a series of songs by brothers Jon and Al Kaplan. A viral Internet musical followed, which then prompted them to try turning the material into a screenplay, with writer Hunter Bell, (of the [title of show] team) writing the book.
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One of our favourite weekend activities is to explore some Stanley Park trails and then make our way up to Prospect Point or the Stanley’s Bar and Grill patio for a pint. With the new Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewpub set to open July 29th, at the location of the old Fish House, it gives us a new option for refreshments in the park.
Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewpub
After almost 20 months of construction, the revitalization of a historic Stanley Park landmark is finally complete. The Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewpubwill become the flagship home for Stanley Park Brewing Co. and will cater to both beer and food enthusiasts alike with 16 beer taps that will highlight the existing Stanley Park Brewing beer family, along with new small batch innovations and an approachable menu thoughtfully designed to complement various brews. The new dining establishment will also have retail space, growler fill ups and an area for private functions.
The Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant & Brewpub offers a 140-seat indoor space, 50-seat outdoor deck and 40-seat patio. The 10,600 sq ft. space celebrates the history of the park by incorporating park inspired elements into the design, including an impressive 32 ft. log bar in the lounge representing the surrounding nature and a twig wall that draws inspiration from the aesthetic of the original Stanley Park gate.
Stanley Park Brewing Co. is also happy to confirm the The Joseph Richard Group will be managing the food operations at this new property within the beloved park space. Their long standing history and experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry made them the perfect partner for this project.
For more information, you can follow Stanley Park Brewing on Facebook and Twitter.
This month’s guest post is written by Micheal Murray, Communications Assistant with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”).
Forests, Fires, and Stanley Park
With the summer in full swing and temperatures rising, so too is the threat of forest fires. The last two summers have been particularly hot and smokey in BC, and it’s been forecasted to be the same this year.
While out-of-control forest fires pose a risk to people and property, fires do play an important role in ecosystem renewal. Forest fires burn away invasive species, insects and diseases and allow native species to regrow in their place. They also clear out dead debris and underbrush, allowing for more sunlight to reach the forest floor and foster new, vigorous growth. When trees are burned, they turn to ash and release their nutrients back into the soil, helping to make the ground more fertile.
The thick bark of this Douglas fir tree in Stanley Park may withstand a forest fire’s flames.
In areas that are prone to fire, some trees develop thicker bark to protect themselves from the flames; thicker bark doesn’t catch fire or burn as easily. If you look closely at some of the larger Douglas fir trees in Stanley Park, you can see the charred remnants of past fire on their bark.
Stanley Park has seen relatively little fire damage over the last 100 plus years. The great fire of 1886 that destroyed Vancouver and much of Stanley Park was the impetus for a fire prevention program. A system of trails, hydrants and water mains was established in the Park beginning in 1910.
Illegal campfire near Cathedral Trail in Stanley Park. Photo: Lauren Bell.
While climate change plays a part in increasing the risk of forest fires, people are by far the major cause of fires in Stanley Park with cigarettes, campfires and arson leading the way. Our Eco Rangers spotted this small fire along Cathedral Trail last week.
“People MUST CALL 911 immediately. Even if they smell or see smoke and can’t find the fire,” says Park Board Ranger Chris Penton.
For more information on fire prevention, please visit the Park Board Kiosk at Second Beach in Stanley Park. If you’d like to learn more about the ecology and history of fires in Stanley Park, join our “Forests and Fires” Discovery Walk on Sunday, July 14th at 2:00pm with forestry consultant Bruce Blackwell. Click here for SPES’s full event calendar this summer »
About SPES Saturday
As a member of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, Miss604 wanted to offer the organization an opportunity to share their news, events, so we created the “SPES Series” years ago. This is where SPES can contribute and share stories with the Miss604 audience once a month. Follow SPES on Facebook for more information.
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There’s a song by the band Augustana that goes, “I think I need a sunrise, I’m tired of the sunset.” They were singing about Boston, compared to California, but that sure resonates with me (especially since I lived in Boston for a year in my formative years, but I digress).
The east coast of Vancouver Island offers some incredible sunrises, without nearby buildings and mountains getting in the way, the morning light crests behind over mainland, across the Salish Sea, and paints the morning all the fiery colours of arbutus bark. The best place to watch this natural spectacle is in Parksville and I recently got to savour it at the aptly named Sunrise Ridge Resort.
Sunrise Ridge Resort in Parksville
Sunrise Ridge has all the resort comforts you need, from free Wi-Fi and fitness centre, to pool, outdoor fireplace (for some family s’mores nights), complimentary bikes for exploring, and a path to the beach where – when the tide is out – you can walk all the way over to Rathtrevor Provincial Park on the sand.
The rooms are essentially shiny new apartments (studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom vacation homes), like the ones I covet daily when I look at listings in Vancouver. My home away from home had two rooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen island that could comfortably seat a large family – or me and my laptop, research, and mug of coffee.
Markets, festivals, free dance events and movies – it’s summertime in Vancouver! Whether you’re up for craft beer and trivia, learning to salsa dance, listening to the symphony (with a playful twist), or catching a baseball or soccer game. Here are a bunch of events happening around Vancouver this weekend:
