The Pacific Rim Summer Festival

July 1 - July 15, 2010

Presented by the Pacific Rim Arts Society in Tofino, BC, Canada.

The Pacific Rim Arts Society is proud to be presenting their 21st Annual Pacific Rim Summer festival. There are many diverse types of performances and showings in Tofino, Ucluelet and in the Pacific Rim National Park.

Pacific Rim Summer Festival Calendar of Events

Canada Day Celebrations

Tofino Village Green
Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ noon - 4 pm
Ucluelet Village Green
Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ noon - 4pm
Admission: Free

USS Jazz Band, Poi Pixies, face painting, arts and crafts, and fun for the whole family! In Tofino and Ucluelet at the Village Greens. Free!

Pacific Rim String Quartet

Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre
Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7

Immerse yourself in an elegant evening of wonderful music featuring Borodin's famous Nocturne. www.pacificrimstringquartet.com

Harp & Steel

Green Point Theatre
Pacific Rim National Park
Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7

Kate Gibson Oswald on Celtic Harp with Myles Morrison on National Steel slide and Martin guitars. Shimmering harp, sweet vocals, smooth slide guitar and a bit of blues, rock and old-time fun for the whole family. You ain't heard nothin' like this before!

Monday Night Movie: Allegro Non Troppo

Clayoquot Sound Theatre, Tofino
Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: adults $7. Children $5.

A 1976 film by Bruno Bozzetto, inspired by Disney's Fantasia, brings six pieces of classical music together for a weird and wonderful life. Rated PG. 85min.

Presented in collaboration with Monday Night Movies

Crowlogue

Darwin's Cafe
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 8pm
Free event, Donations appreciated

An evening of spoken word and the celebration launch of the West Coast's brand new Postelsia Press.

Move: the Company

Ucluelet Community Centre
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7

An exciting evening of Modern dance featuring excerpts from their latest production, Sold Doubt. From Vancouver, Move will also hold two dance workshops, one for children and one for teens & adults.

Dance Workshops:

Youth (12 & under) is FREE, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Teen/Adult: $15 - 5:00-6:00pm
For Teen/Adult: performance + workshop combo $25.

To ensure your place at the workshop please register in advanced with Gabrielle Springett at gbolger@telus.net or 250.726.3430

Esther Celebrini Trio
with Randolph Celebrini

Clayoquot Sound Theatre, Tofino
Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7

Jazz and visual art -- Esther's jazz trio performs while Randolph paints to the sound. A real fusion of vision and music.

Aztlan Underground

Tofino Community Hall
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7

A First Nations performance: 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.

Shannon Rayne

Darwin's Cafe
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 8pm
Free event. Donations appreciated.

An eclectic mix of readings and performance from her writings, Shannon playfully explores everything from dirty dishes to dinosaur sex. She has performed at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, Under the Volcano Festival, and at the Vancouver International Storytelling Festival.

Bruce Vogt

Darwin's Cafe
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7.

Enjoy one of the world's best pianists, famous for his renditions of Liszt.

Monday Night Movie:
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T

Clayoquot Sound Theatre, Tofino
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: adults $7. Children $5.

This classic live-action film was written by Dr Seuss! The evil Dr. T has forces 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 a family event. (1953, US, 89 min, Rated G).

Presented in collaboration with Monday Night Movies

Alexander Sevastian

USS Band Room, Uclulet
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7.

Amazing classical music from one of the best musicians in the world, a multi-award winner, you'll hear a whole orchestra from one accordion.

French Cinema in the Gardens

Tofino Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8pm
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 9pm)

Viva La Bella Choir

USS Band Room, Ucluelet
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $12. Children $5.

Enjoy a thrilling musical experience. This soaring thirty-voice choir of young Czech singers is presented by the International Choral Kathaumixw of Powell River.

The Left

Ucluelet Community Centre
Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8pm
Tickets: Adults $15. Children $7.

Fresh from the Olympics, The Left comes to celebrate the last day of the Festival. This experienced touring band plays unabashedly up-beat, melody-based Rock. Their slogan is "Taking Fun Seriously"!

You don't want to miss it!

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