Pacific Rim Summer Festival in Tofino 2005
July 2 to July 16, 2005 in Tofino & Ucluelet
The 19th annual Pacific Rim Summer Festival returns this year to officially
launch the beginning of summer on the west coast. Presented by the
Pacific Rim Arts Society, the festival returns with an expanded programme
that features over forty musicians and dancers from four continents
in a series of world and roots music, jazz, classical, First Nations
and family concerts. There’s sure to be something of every musical
taste and interest in this year’s celebration of the arts. Tickets
available in advance through Wildside Booksellers, 320 Main St., Tofino
and Word’s End Booksellers, 1576 Imperial Lane, Ucluelet, or
at the door prior to concert.
Pacific Rim Summer Festival events for 2005 include:
Tillers Folly
Green Point Theatre, Park
Saturday, July 2 7pm
Tickets: $10 adults,
$5 ages 6-16, free under 6
This Vancouver quartet has won a legion of fans with their unique
blend of Celtic/folk/ bluegrass woven into songs of the northwest coast.
The Orchid Ensemble
Clayoquot Community Theatre
Sunday, July 3 8:30pm
Tickets: $15 adults,
$7 ages under 12
The Orchid Ensemble and Tandava, Music of the silk road in the hands
of two of the most exciting groups on Vancouver’s burgeoning world music scene.
Sara Marreios Clayoquot Community Theatre
Wednesday, July 6 8:30pm
Tickets: $12
Influenced by her roots, Sara and her quartet perform a lively mix
of Portuguese fado, lilting Brazilian tunes, and highly polished jazz
gems.
H’Sao
Ucluelet Seconday Band Room
Friday, July 8 8pm
Tickets: $15 adults, $7 under 12
Originally from Chad, Africa, H’Sao embodies a blend of cultures and influences
with a magnetic appeal combining gospel, soul, jazz, R&B, and inspirational
dance for the whole family.
Le La La Dancers
Tofino Village Green
Saturday, July 9 12:30pm
Ucluelet Village Green
Saturday, July 9 3:00pm
Tickets: Free
Performing The Spirit of the Masks, this First Nations dance troupe
presents a narrated demonstration of traditional songs and dances from
the Kwakwaka’wakw
peoples of the West Coast.
Serenade on Strings
Saint Columba Church, Tofino
Sunday, July 10 8pm
Tickets: $12
An evening of Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and Martinu in the hands
of two talented classical artists: Müge Büyükçelen (violin) and Guyonne
Le Louarn (viola) in the heritage setting of St. Columba Church.
I Tromboni
Green Point Theatre, Park
Wednesday, July 13 8pm
$10 adults, kids under 12 free
The “Team Canada” of trombones includes baroque, classical, jazz,
romantic, and popular music in their performance and presents it with a humorous
twist! Bring the whole family.
Mike Allen Trio
Clayoquot Community Theatre
Friday, July 15 8:30pm
Tickets: $12
An accomplished jazz musician who has studied Coltrane in depth and
forged a style that is fresh and vital, saxophonist Mike Allen brings
his trio to the festival.
Tango Paradiso
Ucluelet Secondary Band Room
Saturday, July 16 8:30pm
Tickets: $15 adults,
$7 children under 12
Complete with the flamboyant choreography of dancer Carlos Loyola
and partner, Tango Paradiso offers a fresh look at the tango in a
show that is both authentic and exciting.
- Tofino Film Festival: February 17-20, 2016
- Pacific Rim Whale Festival: March 12-27, 2016
- Artsplash PRAS Art Show: March 12-20, 2016
- Tofino Shorebird Festival: April 29 - May 1, 2016
- Feast! Tofino-Ucluelet: May 6-22, 2016
- Clayoquot Island Open House: May 21-22, 2016
- Tofino Public Market: May - September, 2016
- Tofino Food & Wine Festival: June 3-5, 2016
- Pacific Rim Summer Festival: June 30 - July 9, 2016
- Ukee Days: July 22-24, 2016
- Tofino Lantern Festival: August 14, 2016
- Tofino Beer Festival: September 26, 2015
- Queen of the Peak: September 30 - October 2, 2016
- Tofino Oyster Festival: November 17-19, 2016
- Tofino Winter Celebration Artisan Festival: Dec. ?, 2016
- West Coast Winter Music: Nov. 2, 2015 - April 2, 2016