Yoga and Wine on the Farm in Richmond

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Guest post contributed and written by Jen Murtagh.

Yoga and Wine on the Farm in Richmond

You may not know that Richmond, BC is home to a winery! Country Vines is a family owned and operated Winery Farm with over 60 years of farming experience. If you have ever taken your kids to the pumpkin patch on Steveston Highway at Richmond Country Farms, you were a stone’s throw away from their winery which opened its doors in 2016. 

Wine and Yoga in Richmond Jen Murtagh

This hidden gem in Richmond boasts an idyllic outdoor patio with cozy fire tables and delicious wood-fired pizzas. 

On July 22 and 29 you can participate in an evening of Yoga and Wine from 6:00pm onward at the Farm. Unwind surrounded by farm and vines after a long day and enjoy 60 minutes of yoga and a glass of wine with some sumptuous snacks after class.

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Tickets for Yoga and Wine are $30 and can be purchased online in advance.

Also, be sure to check out Country Vines’ Rose and Roses event – an evening of wine and floral design on Wednesday, July 24th. The evening will consist of a tutored tasting of 3 Rosé Wines and a hands-on Floral Centerpiece Design Workshop led by Jacquie from Il Fioraio Florist.

Highlights of Coquitlam’s Free Kaleidoscope Arts Festival

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Coquitlam’s 4th annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival welcomes indie artists Current SwellRoyal Canoe and Terra Lightfoot to Town Centre Park on August 10th. Shop local artisans, stroll the site with a craft beer in hand, enjoy live performances and more in this beautiful lakeside setting.

Kaleidoscope Arts Festival 2019

Kaleidoscope Arts Festival in Coquitlam

Where: Town Centre Park next to Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station
When: Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 2:00pm to 9:00pm
Tickets: FREE! All ages. RSVP on Facebook.

5 Highlights You Can’t Miss

1) A Paintillio paint-by-numbers public art piece that everyone can work on.

2) What’s better than a free festival? A fully licensed festival venue where you can wander freely with a craft beer or spirit, served up by Mariner Brewing and Provincial Spirits!

Kaleidoscope Arts Coquitlam

3) Make sure you come hungry and enjoy a meal or snack from food trucks like Cannoli King, Taste of Malaysia, Reel Mac and Cheese, Sweet Mind Candy, Taters – The Baked Potato, Rocky Point Ice Cream, The Crazy Italian, Fusion Icy, and El Cartel.

4) Shop the Artisan Market with Pottery Works, Virukka Gifts (Virukka Jewelry), Mysgreen, Tea Lani, Solasta Chocolate Inc., Elephantastic Arts & Design, Nasty Free Naturals, Adele Maskwa Iskwew, Green Coast Coffee, The Dolly Shop, Mom’s Care Natural Handmade Soap, McCormick Makes, Artisans Workbench, Linda Designs, Shannon Marie ceramics, Reclaimed Print Co., Explore and Share.

Kaleidoscope Headliners, Current Swell
Kaleidoscope Headliners, Current Swell

5) Last but not least, the performances! Live on stage you can listen to the musical stylings of Current Swell, Terra Lightfoot, Royal Canoe, Disco Funeral, Sandeep Johal (visual artist), Richard Tetrault (visual artist), Blink Acro (dance), Hip Hop Hoop (dance), Gamelin Bike Bike (musicians), and DJ Emilita.

Check out visitcoquitlam.ca for more event info this summer and follow the Tag #ExploreCoquitlamMiss604 is proud to be the exclusive Social Media Partner of the Kaleidoscope Arts Festival.

Silence! The Musical: Win Tickets

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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 

Silence! The Musical

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.   

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night on Friday, July 26, 2019. Here’s how you can enter to win:

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Follow Down Stage Right Productions on Twitter and Facebook for more info. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 7:00am on Friday, July 19, 2019.

UPDATE The winner is Stephanie!

Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewpub Set to Open

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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.

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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 Brewpub will 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. 

Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant

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 Restaurant

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.

Forests, Fires, and Stanley Park

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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. 

Douglas Fir - Talaysay Tours in Stanley Park
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.
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 FiresDiscovery 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

Stanley Park Ecology Society

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.