Huron County Playhouse II Grand Bend Ontario

Where are we today ?

Rock Glen Resort

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      After last night's posting we were invited to a campfire with Bill and Barb at their friends trailer. Diane and Larry, They are also members of  Lazy Lakes resort in New York and live in Clarence Centre NY where Bill and Barb live. We have met them a few years ago at Lazy Lakes  so nice to join in and chat around their fire on another wonderful warm summer night.

nice fire

the conversation just flowed
soon time for us to head home

         It rained all night last night and most of the day. A good day to go the the Huron County Playhouse in Grand Bend for a Matinee at the theatre. We have been here a few times over the years and love the location and the shows we have seen. With our busy summer this year it has been hard to schedule theatre tickets, but we did finally get 2 tickets for an afternoon show.
      Shortly after 9 am this morning our good friends George and Rose came over to say so long for now, they are heading up to OwenSound for a fishing derby that they attend every year and enjoy

Huron Country Playhouse II this is where we went to the Theatre. Have been a few times and always enjoy their plays there.

This winning courtship comedy about chance encounters and fresh starts is a racy recipe for relentless laughter.

Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home with her mother Gail, a long-divorced beekeeper who drowns her loneliness in the honey business. Both women are struggling to put their lives back in order when their hive is frequented by Ben, a strapping young grad student intent on studying the decline of the local bee population.

Throw in a meddlesome neighbour, a little internet dating, and a pair of tickets to the last-ever Turkey Days Dance, and love, lust and poultry come together in a raucously funny comedy with a huge, honeyed heart.

     This was an awesome how and we were laughing most of the way through the play, We really enjoyed it.

Play house II next to the Main stage

a fun lighthearted comedy

the Mian stage is next door another play there today as well

the Little Mermaid at the main Stage

and lots of little Mermaids here for the show

     The show went from 2 pm until 4:20 with a 20 minute intermission. And Bonus this time we could pre -order our refreshments so no line up at Intermission. Perfect ! A lot of laughs later the show was done and we began our ride home, about 30 minutes . But decided to stop half way home at Grog's for dinner, it has been a while since were there and always good food and service.

stopped here for dinner about 4:45 before the crowds

     We began with sharing a bowl of homemade seafood chowder we have always enjoyed here.

oh so tasty

Suzie had a personal BBQ chicken pizza

and I enjiyed a feast of wonderful chicken wings with extra hot sauce
we had a good feast

pretty quite for a while then by 5:30 began to fill up

    We were about done dinner and our friends Bill, Barb, Diane and Larry arrived for dinner and sat across from us , we chatted for a bit then headed back home, 

Barb,Bill, Dianne and Larry

Larry even took a picture of us across from them

     Now Suzie wanted to try this desert, peanut Butter chocolate pie , very decadent and very tasty. I tried to help her a bit but we did enjoy it.

oh Yeah she loved this

       Heading back to Rock Glen had some interesting skies , very dark and windy with the wind turbines all lit up in the afternoon sun.

kinda cool I thought 

         Back home settled inside Melinda dropped by with Tucker so Suzie got a Tucker fix as well. Then it began to rain again and get windy.  

Tucker right on the couch with Suzie to play

        This sure was a perfect day for the theatre with the rainy weather. The play was excellent and so much fun with too many laughs. Sure glad that we were able to get tickets for this show.

         Thanks for joining us today and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well.

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 Where have we been this summer?

Twist and Shout, The British Invasion

Where are we today ?
Rock Glen Resort Arkona Ontario

       This morning was quite cool at 5 am the high 40'sf so turned our furnace on for a few minutes to take the chill off. Then the sun came out and warmed things up perfectly. So much so that by 9 o'clock I was in the mood to wash our coach.

       After a pot of coffee and few walkabouts of course. Sun shining and gonna be an awesome day.

 

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          Got things ready and my wash permit then set to work. Not much more than an hour later and looks pretty good, still nice and shinny. Maybe wax the coach again next month. We have all morning before the theatre, so lets make use of it.

I use Meguiar's Ultimate wash on our coach
that I have waxed with Meguiar's  NXT

still looking pretty good

       Shortly after 1 pm we headed off to the Huron County Playhouse in Grand Bend to see some live Theatre. And what an afternoon we had!

Huron County Playhouse in Grand Bend

Twist and Shout The British are coming 

       "The British are coming! The British are coming!  Nine years after becoming the most successful production in the history of the Huron Country Playhouse, the Brits are finally back.

       In the 1960s, four mop tops called the Beatles crossed the pond and landed in North America, forever changing the landscape of modern music.  The revolution that followed is celebrated in this incredible musical revue featuring classic songs by The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Searchers, Dave Clark Five, Herman’s Hermits, Dusty Springfield . Petula Clark , including a hilarious and accurate Ed Sullivan show and much more.

       This is imaginative, infectious, and immensely irresistible piece of 60s nostalgia had people bopping in the aisles and singing our way out of the theatre."

The video below is a behind the scenes look at rehearsals.

      
       I was not a huge fan of a lot of these bands at the time. But after only a few minutes here we sure got into the mood, bringing back memories of our much younger days. They even had some tv monitors at the side playing TV commercials and videos from the 60's. Even the MC did some really good Ed Sullivan impersonations, introducing the Beattles to North America. 
       Right from the very beginning it was up tempo and nonstop. Great dancers and amazing singers, I think some were actually better than some of the originals. From 2pm until 4:45 with a 20 minute intermission the afternoon just flew by. First day of the production here in Grand Bend to an almost full house. One show near the end was the Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger was amazing! And we managed to snag two awesome seats.

Twist and Shout here and Run for your wife next door at
Playhouse 11

        Of course no pictures allowed but I took a couple before they announced that.

tv Monitors

intermission in the courtyard
perfect weather

We were middle stage in the second row, perfect seats!

then stage on the way out

        Back at the campground we ran into friends Phil and Judy we have not see for a year and a half in Frost Proof Florida where they have a seasonal site. They used to have a season site here for many years. So nice to see them again and get caught up,where does the time go?
       Once they headed out I threw together a nice green salad and turkey breast (from last nights BBQ) for a very filling supper.

sure hit the spot

         Well we had an real awesome day. Wash the coach perfect summer weather, an amazing show at the theatre and a nice visit from friends we have not seen for a while. Does it get much better? Think not.

         Glad you could drop by too, and if you have a chance to see this excellent production it is very a worthwhile venue. Love the small theatres when we have a chance, and something sparks our interest.

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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