4 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, OCT 20, 2016 EDITOR BRIAN KUROKAWA ntertainment Drive-in gets second season Outdoor movie theatre makes residents nostalgic By JESSICA PURVER ovie-lovers in South Vancou- ver now have the opportuni- ty to experience the nostal- gia of watching their favourite films at a drive-in theatre. After a successful trial run in 2015 with the River District, one of Vancou- ver’s last major development projects south of Marine Way, the outdoor mov- ie company FreshAirCinema (FAC) has signed on with Wesgroup Properties for the drive-in’s second year. The com- pany thrives on using non-traditional spaces to bring communities together. The drive-in is located south of Ma- rine Way on Boundary Road. They are using a vacant lot for the theatre until its development begins. “We have some idle space while we're waiting for things to be devel- oped,” said Amy Médard de Chardon, director of marketing for Wesgroup. The idea for the drive-in emerged be- cause they wanted to dedicate a space for temporary community events. For Russ Davies, senior event pro- ducer and film programmer at FAC, the positive reaction of last year’s drive-in allowed them to extend their line-up this season to include Halloween and Christmas-themed series. Out of more than 38 drive-ins that were in British Columbia, only three remain. Abbreviated seasons, high *z RUSS DAVIES submitted photo Cars fill the lot at the River District Drive-In for a double-feature movie night in 2015. land costs and household technological advances were all contributing factors to the decline in popularity. “There hasn’t been a drive-in in the Vancouver area, ever,” Davies said. Despite this, Davies found that out- door movies are gaining traction with the public because it’s an experience that major theatres can’t provide. This makes them appealing for date nights as well as family get-togethers. “That’s really our goal; to make great For Melissa Paulse, Vancouver resi- dent and regular customer of the Twi- light Drive-In in Aldergrove, the mix- ture of old and new is what appeals to her. “It’s the nostalgia to when we were kids and when there were more drive- ins,” Paulse said. The River District Drive-In opens its doors at 6:00 p.m. Oct. 21 for a double feature of Beetlejuice and Scream. Ad- mission is $20 by carload, and free for HOW imes OCT. 21 7 p.m. - Beetlejuice 9:30 p.m. - Scream OCT. 22 7 p.m. - Hotel Transylvania 2 9:30 p.m. - Alien memories,” said Davies. those who walk or bike. TANNER BOKOR photo Various recyclables being used as drums and shakers during a rehearsal for Street Beats. One person's trash Is another group's treasure Community group collects discarded everyday objects and turns them into percussion equipment By TANNER BOKOR community percussion group is Pern: peoples’ trash and turning it into musical instruments. Street Beats is a community partner- ship between non-profit groups, local binners — people who collect recycla- bles to supplement their lifestyle - and community percussion enthusiasts. The group uses various objects, like pots or bottles, and transforms them into musical instruments. The group meets weekly at the Roundhouse, Trout Lake and Sunset Community Centres to create orga- nized musical patterns and is open to the public. Laura Barron, executive director of Instruments of Change and director of Street Beats, says the inspiration came from watching a community dance pro- gram. “T thought, wow, if you can get com- munity members to dance at that level with good collaboration and prepara- tion, what could we do musically?” said Barron. “Immediately, a percussion or a found object concept came to mind as something very accessible.” Local composer James Maxwell will take the rhythms and beats created by the group and turn them into a piece for a brass band. The performance will be for the In- ternational Society for Contemporary Music’s Vancouver conference in No- vember 2017. Akey highlight of the program is the partnership with local binners through the UBC Learning Exchange and the Binners’ Project, a non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of Vancouver’s informal recycling com- munity. “The program creates more dignity in the binner’s lives, and helps legiti- mize them as the city’s foremost recy- clers. We wanted to hire them to curate and find our instruments,” said Bar- ron. One local binner said the program helps bring recognition to the value that they provide to both the environ- ment and the community. “Tm happy to know that people have the opportunity to see through our eyes and hopefully in a new light,” said binner Will Cho. 66 I’m happy to know that people have the opportu- nity to see through our eyes WILL CHO Traveling show stops by the Metro Theatre The Royal Canadian Theatre Company puts on family friendly comedy in time for Halloween By MELANIE GREEN pany is celebrating their tenth an- niversary, by performing the play, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, at the Metro Theatre from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22. Director Ellie King founded the trav- elling theatre company in 2006, the name being a result of a joke between friends. The play’s first showing at the Sur- rey Arts Centre marked a decade for RCTC as a travelling theatre company, with the company launching a rebrand- ing in where they want to expand the theatre company as well as offering professional mentorships. King said she plans to program strictly comedy for two years. “I think we need a damn good laugh these days,” she said. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, was published by Tim Kelly in 1988. It is supposed to be a silly piece, meant to poke fun at old, spooky Hollywood T: Royal Canadian Theatre Com- movies and universal themes, accord- ing to King. The play is about a storm forcing several strangers into a haunted inn with a crazed killer. Steven Weller, a graduate of Langa- ra College’s Studio 58 program, is play- ing eccentric female, Hepzibah. Having worked with King in the past, Weller said, “[She] creates a framework and characters find moments within it,” adding that it is sometimes difficult for less experi- enced actors, in a mixed professional production to do So. King describes her role of director as being like a mid- wife. “The actor and the author are the parents. I help them give birth to the baby, the performance,” said King. “Every single person has brought an idea, a choice, something to the pro- duction. That’s the midwife role. You’re creating this. I’m not.” Tickets for all four performances are available on Metro Theatre’s website. ith STEVE WELLER Plays the role of Hepzibah ELLIE KING submitted photo “Tt Was a Dark and Stormy Night” makes fun of older horror movie tropes.