Day 7-Canada
Brian and Jack took us to Lethbridge, the closest big city to Cardston and about 45 minutes away. We felt right at home because of all the American chain stores and restaurants, but were surprised to see so many in Canada. It was like driving up to Sandy without the mountains. The main attraction was Moxie’s, which is a Canadian chain, with some swanky decor and tasty food. We had a yummy lunch, then did some grocery shopping while in the big city. They wanted to go to the Wal-Mart and while there we saw some sister missionaries from Utah, then met some elders. Obviously it was P-day. We were leaving the store when a different set of sisters ran up to us and one said to Brian, “Were you in a play in Montana last year?” We all looked at each other rather dumbfounded, then Brian replied that he had been in shows at West Yellowstone and how do she know that? Turns out she saw them because another cast member was a good friend of hers and she just recognized Brian. We walked out laughing about the randomness of that encounter. Yes, Scott and I do hang with celebrities.
Back in Cardston early afternoon for a rehearsal so Scott and I had some time on our own. We went to the Ora Charles Card cabin by the theatre. 
It belonged to the founder of the town who came from Cache Valley, Utah with a group of settlers. The cabin is owned by the town and very nice inside with many artifacts donated by the family and other early settlers. Very interesting. I did some shopping along the main street while Scott did laundry at a laundromat. While there, a police officer burst in looking for someone reported as intoxicated and questioned Scott. That was exciting.
That evening we saw “All Shook Up” and it was outstanding. The entire cast did a great job and it was high-energy with great dancing and singing. Jack and Brian were the male leads and both were great. Jack played an Elvis character with lots of hip-rolling and attitude who rolls into town on his motorcycle and sets the town on its head. 
Brian was the brainy guy in town with a secret love. He had a great sense of comic timing that allowed Dennis to be human and not a caricature and he got tons of laughs. His solo was awesome. 
The show is based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” so there are lots of love mix-ups with Elvis songs as the backdrop. We loved the whole show and were very proud of Brian’s performance.
He was also hired as the music director for the show and did a fabulous job at that, as the singing was really consistently wonderful. So fun.
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