Summer Festival 2010
The 2010 Summer Festival is now over. Events listed below:
July 1 – 11 — ART on the SHORE
Noon – 8 pm daily, 421 Main St., Tofino (SHORE building)
ART ON THE SHORE features 16 local artists showing works in photography, painting, carving, soundworks and more. It’s a free event and a great chance to see art work created here on the west coast.
*** Opening reception Thursday, 30 June, 7 – 10 p.m. ***
The show runs daily during most of the Summer Festival, noon to 8PM daily. Location is unit #102 in the SHORE building, Tofino. The show is sponsored by MOSS Developments and The SHORE.
Thur. 1 July, noon–4pm — Canada Day celebrations
Tofino and Ucluelet Village Greens. Free!
A community celebration of Canada Day! Scheduled events by town:
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Ucluelet Village Green 11:45 — Colour Guard Line-Up |
Tofino Village Green
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Fri. 2 July, 8:00 pm — Pacific Rim String Quartet
An elegant evening of wonderful music, featuring Borodin’s famous NOCTURNE
Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, Tofino
Door opens 7:30. Adults $15, children $7
The Pacific Rim String Quartet formed in 2007 with four of Vancouver’s top string players — Li-Ling Liao and Ruth Huang (violin), Robin Streb (viola), and Brian Mix (cello).
The PRSQ quickly established itself in Vancouver through its own concert series, and has collaborated with many guest artists, including cellist Eric Wilson, soprano Ching-Mei Lee, pianist Timothy Bozarth and clarinetist Johanna Hauser.
PRSQ’s repertoire is extensive — Haydn, Schubert and Puccini to Ravel, Shostakovich and contemporary Vancouver composers. This Tofino concert will thrill those who love classical music! Web: www.pacificrimstringquartet.com.
Sun. 4 July, 8:00 pm — Harp & Steel
Shimmering harp, sweet vocals, smooth slide guitar and a bit of blues, rock and old-time fun
Green Point Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Door opens 7:30. Adult $12, children $5.
Kate Gibson Oswald on Celtic Harp, Myles Morrison on National Steel slide and Martin guitars.
Harp & Steel is a unique collaboration of traditional Celtic harp and contemporary blues guitar.
Kate Gibson Oswald trained as a visual artist before discovering the Celtic harp in 1997. It was love at first pluck! Her musical experience includes solo performance, choral ensemble, and acclaimed Celtic harp trio AnamCara. In 2004 she released her first Solo album, Musician’s Canvas. Kate draws inspiration from nature, art, poetry, and a growing spiritual awareness.
Myles Morrison works to a different muse, blending blues, jazz, rock and soul. He has toured with The Urge, Toff and the Myles Morrison Blues Band, and played with Big Moose Walker, Pauline Julienne, Tom Waits, Michel Pagliaro and John Lee Hooker. Currently he performs with Myles Morrison & Big Beach. Latest albums are The Morrison Family Files and Spontaneous Combustion Made In Ucluelet.
Web: www.kategibsonoswald.com and a Youtube version of Just Let Go by Myles Morrison and Big Beach.
Mon. 5 July, 8:00 pm — Allegro Non Troppo
Classic Italian animation for the big screen
Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, Tofino
Door opens 7:30. Adults $7, children $5
Allegro Non Troppo is a 1977 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Featuring six pieces of classical music, the film is a parody of (or maybe a challenge to) Disney’s famous Fantasia. The pieces are set to colour animation and range from comedy to deep tragedy. In between the animation segments are black-and-white, live-action sequences displaying a (fictional) animator, orchestra and filmmaker in humorous scenes about the (fictional) production of the film. Rated PG. 85 min.
Presented in collaboration with Monday Night Movies
Daily until July 11 — ART on the SHORE
Noon – 8 pm daily, 421 Main St., Tofino (SHORE building)
ART ON THE SHORE features 16 local artists showing works in photography, painting, carving, soundworks and more. It’s a free event and a great chance to see art work created here on the west coast. Sponsored by MOSS Developments and The SHORE.
Tue. 6 July, 8:00 pm — Crowlogue
launch
An evening of spoken word and the gala launch of Postelsia Press.
Darwin’s Café , Tofino Botanical Gardens
Door opens 7:30. Free event (donation appreciated)
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard not to admire the intelligence of crows. Crowlogue, a chapbook of writing by members of the Clayoquot Writers Group, celebrates, venerates and laughs right along with these tricksters in poetry and prose.
In 2005, Tofino writer Adrienne Mason and artist Marion Syme began dreaming of a small publishing house dedicated to making engaging, beautifully crafted books that evoke the spirit of the place they call home. Five years of talking and planning later, Postelsia Press was born.
Wed. 7 July, 8 :00pm — Move: the Company
An exciting evening of modern dance with excerpts from ‘SOLD DOUBT’
Ucluelet Community Centre
Door opens 7:30. Adults $15, children $7
‘SOLD DOUBT’ is a contemporary dance rock concert created by Vancouver dance genius Josh Beamish and MOVE — the Company. This show features seven dancers performing to instrumental renditions of the iconic rock group No Doubt’s greatest hits, blending high-octane physicality with witty theatrics, as it plays on public perceptions of the popular music industry.
Through the hits, ballads, dance remixes and obscure songs you never knew you loved, ‘SOLD DOUBT’ blurs the lines between art/entertainment, dance/theatre and comedy/ tragedy. Perfume ads, photo shoots, product placement, designer clothing, Youtube, lighting, costume and dance all come together to reveal a tale of a girl, her band, and a shopping cart full of oranges.
PLUS: Dance workshops!
- Youth (12 & under): FREE, workshop runs 3:30 – 4:30pm
- Teen/Adult: $15, runs 5:00 – 6:00pm
For Teen/Adult: performance + workshop combo $25.
To ensure your place at the workshop, please register in advance with Gabrielle Springett at gbolger@telus.net or 250-726-3430
Fri. 9 July, 8:00 pm – Esther Celebrini Trio & Randolph Celebrini
A live mix of jazz and paint
Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre
Door opens 7:30. Adults $15, children $7
In this visual and auditory collaboration, the Esther Celebrini Trio pipes out the jazz to sparks Randolph’s live-on-stage improvisational painting, resulting in the creation of a musical landscape before the audience’s eyes.
Usually jazz is public and painting is private, and the twain rarely meets. But this performance showcases a dialogue between the artists on stage, plus an audience watching and listening to strokes of both brush on canvas and fingers on keys, in a unique creative fusion. Web: www.esthercelebrini.com
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Daily until July 11 — ART on the SHORE
Noon – 8 pm daily, 421 Main St., Tofino (SHORE building)
ART ON THE SHORE features 16 local artists showing works in photography, painting, carving, soundworks and more. It’s a free event and a great chance to see art work created here on the west coast. Sponsored by MOSS Developments and The SHORE.
Sat. 10 July, 6:30 pm — Aztlan Underground
Special appearance by Victor E with EL VUH and the Nashuk Youth Council
Ancient indigenous music meets the modern age
Tofino Community Hall
Door opens 6:00. All tickets $10
Aztlan Underground navigates time and space between the contemporary and the ancient, to create music that reveals the unrestrained voices of indigenous peoples of the world. Through their own personal journeys of enlightenment, they uncover the raw, painful solitude of oppressed people and transform it with unbridled energy and emotion.
Initially dismissed as stereotypical American Yankees, Aztlan Underground shocks and awes foreign audiences with their respect for the ancient ways and songs of ancestors mixed with the modern, industrial sounds of today. They have performed with socially important acts from Rage Against the Machine and Manu Chao to Fermin Muguruza and Dead Prez.
Web: www.aztlanunderground.net
Sat. 10 July, 8:00 pm — Shannon Rayne
Stories eclectic and stirring
Darwin’s Café , Tofino Botanical Gardens
Door opens 7:30. Tickets $7 (or what you can afford)
With an eclectic mix of readings and performance from her writings, Shannon Rayne playfully explores everything from dirty dishes to dinosaur sex. She has performed at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, Under the Volcano Festival and the Vancouver International Storytelling Festival. She is workshop facilitator at the Fearless Writers Circle in Vancouver ‘s vibrant Downtown Eastside, and has led writing and performance workshops in elementary and high schools in the Greater Vancouver area and in cities across the country when on tour.
Opens with reading from the Clayoquot Writers Group.
Sun. 11 July, 8:00 pm — Bruce Vogt
Wide-ranging and technically perfect piano
Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre
Door opens 7:30. Adults $15, children $7
Among the elite of Canadian pianists, Bruce Vogt is a unique and dynamic performer. He appears regularly in concert within Canada, but has also inspired audiences in the U.S., Japan, and many European countries. During a tour of Germany, Bruce’s performance was reviewed as “technical perfection paired with emotional expressiveness … joyously presented. Compositions from Mozart, Chopin, Liszt resounded with seldom-heard perfection.”
Bruce Vogt’s repertoire is diverse, encompassing music from the 16th century to the present. He is also an enthusiastic performer on period instruments. Web: www.brucevogt.com
Mon. 12 July, 8:00 pm — The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, Tofino
Door opens 7:30. Adult $7, children $5
This classic live-action film was written by Dr. Seuss! In a dream, the evil Dr. T has forced 500 boys to play piano 24/7, and Bart is the only one who can save them! Nominated for an Academy Award for best music, this movie is a definite family event. (1953, US, 89 min, Rated G)
Presented in collaboration with Monday Night Movies
Tue. 13 July, 8:00 pm — Alexander Sevastian
A whole orchestra from one accordion
USS Band Room, Ucluelet
Door opens 7:30. Adult $15, children $7
Alexander Sevastion began his professional career in Moscow in 1996, performing with the Russian Radio Orchestra, which he toured with as a soloist throughout Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, and Japan. His repetoire includes classical works by Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, and many more composers.
Alex and his family moved to Canada in April 2001 and he joined Quartetto Gelato in 2002. In May 2003 he completed the Advanced Certificate in Performance program at the University of Toronto, and made his debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in April 2008 playing Malcolm Forsyth’s Accordion Concerto. He will be giving a solo performance with the accordion, transforming it into the sound of an orchestra. Web: Sevastian accordion
Tue. 13 July, 8:00 pm — Tofino Film Festival
presents French Cinema in the Gardens
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Admission 7:30. Suggested donation $8
Paris in Tofino! Incroyable! Join us for an evening of French Cinema (with English subtitles). Bring a blanket (and a friend or two) and join us in the gardens under the stars and moon. A fully licensed event. Show time 9 pm.
Presented in collaboration with the Tofino Film Festival.
Wed. 14 July, 8:00 pm — Viva La Bella Choir
USS Band Room, Ucluelet Door opens 7:30. Adults $12, children $5
Imagine a place where language poses no boundaries, where people of different cultures and countries come together to share the common language of song. That is Kathaumixw (pronounced ka-thou-mew), a word from the Coast Salish language meaning “a gathering together of different peoples.” The international choral festival of the same name is based in Powell River, B.C.
One of the touring Kathaumixw choirs this year is Viva La Bella, a youth choir that has been performing in Slavonice, Czech Republic, since 1985. The choir currently has 30 members ranging in age from 10 to 22 , and its repertoire consists of classical music, Czech folk music, dance and spiritual songs.
Web: International Choral Kathaumixw
Thur. 15 July, 8:00 pm — The Left
“Taking fun seriously”
Ucluelet Community Centre
Door opens 7:30. Adult $15, children $7
THE LEFT pledges never to write the same song twice, repeat an idea, or even reuse a tempo. Melody is key: their style may change, but ultimately every melody must be catchy and memorable.
Their songs feature stalwart group vocals and four-part harmonies. The Left’s jangly pop sound expands on universal themes of romance lost and found, with ear-pleasing turns of phrase that anyone can relate to. The first single from the next album, Drinking About You, has already aired on local radio to rave reviews.
Inspired by the Beatles and fresh from a performance at the Olympics, The Left anchors the last day of the Pacific Rim Summer Festival. Their slogan is “Taking Fun Seriously,” and you don’t want to miss it! Web: www.theleft.ca
Questions about the festival? Email us at pacificrimarts@gmail.com.
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