Tofino Events, Tofino event and entertainment calendar for September 2007
We would like to thank those in our community who produce and organise all
the events that enhance our lives and the time spent here by our visitors.
Make sure you visit our Tofino Maritime Festival calendar for events during the West Coast Maritime Festival, the calendar for the Tofino Beer Festival, the program information for Tofino Art in the Gardens Festival, and the Tofino Concert listings for the Month of September 2007.
Vinyasa Yoga
Tofino Community Hall
Mon & Wed • 6:30-8pm
with Natalie Rousseau
Cost: $10 per class
Vinyasa style flow class that can be modified for all levels. Call 725-8363
Stretch Tai Chi
Chuan
Tofino Community Hall
Mondays • 5-6:30pm
Free
This Stretch/Tai-Chi class is geared for adults with different levels of fitness. The first part of the class will be stretching and gentle strengthening exercises, the second part will be Tai-Chi Chuan (Wu Style).
Youth Gym
Drop In
Wickaninnish School
Mondays & Tuesdays • 4-6pm
Ages: 13-18 Free
Shoot some hoops, play soccer, badminton, volleyball! Two different activities can be played at once; both in half the gym. Starts September 10
Parent/Child
Preschool Gym Time
Wickaninnish School Gym
Tuesdays • 8:45 - 9:45 am
A drop-in program for parents/caregivers and their children in order to let off some steam! Caregivers must supervise their own children. Free!
Drop-in
Badminton
Wickaninnish School Gym
Tuesdays • 8-10pm
$2 drop-in
Equipment supplied
Table Tennis
Wickaninnish School
Tuesdays • 7-9 pm
$1 drop-in
Equipment Provided
Flow Yoga
Level 1-2
Solwood
Tuesdays • 6:30-8pm
All levels welcome
Linking movement to breath.
Restorative
Flow Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Tuesdays • 11am-12:30pm
For more information call 725-8363
Youth Gym
Drop In
Wickaninnish School
Mondays & Tuesdays • 4-6pm
Ages: 13-18 Free
Shoot some hoops, play soccer, badminton, volleyball! Two different activities can be played at once; both in half the gym. Starts September 10
Aquafit
MacKenzie Beach Pool
Tue & Fri • 8:30-9:15am
Cost: 6/$35, $6 drop in
Leah Austin instructs this low impact, cardio exercise.
Vinyasa Yoga
Tofino Community Hall
Mon & Wed • 6:30-8pm
Cost: $10 per class
Vinyasa style flow class that can be modified for all levels. Call 725-8363 for more information.
Stretch/Tai Chi
for Seniors
Tofino Community Hall
Wed & Fri • 5-6:30pm
Free!
This Stretch/Tai-Chi class is geared for seniors with different levels of fitness. Call 725-4286 or 725-4201 for information.
Bingo
Tofino Legion Basement
Thursdays • 7:30 pm
Ladies auxiliary bingo, cash prizes
Vinyasa Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Thursdays • 11am-12:30pm
Instructed by Natalie Rousseau
Intro to
Creative Dance
Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays 11-11:45am
$75 3 year olds
Children will explore movement and music while having fun in developing coordination, balance and self confidence. Children should wear comfortable clothing and dance shoes if they have them. Please register in advance at 725-3229. Starts Sep 20.
Creative Dance
Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays • 12-12:45pm
4 year olds • $75
This class is for the 4 year old dancer and will be tailored to the ability level of this age group. An opportunity to try a variety of dance styles while having fun and improving their coordination, self confidence. Please register in advance at 725-3229. Starts Sep 20.
Pre-Primary
Ballet
Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays • 2:45-3:45pm
5 & 6 year olds • $85
This class will introduce beginners with minimal to moderate dance experience to the basics of ballet in a fun environment. Ballet develops strength, develops posture and increases flexibility. This program is open to both boys and girls. Starts Sep 20.
Primary/Grade 1
Ballet
Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays • 3:45-4:45pm
7+ years • $95
Students in this class may work towards an assessment. Participants will learn these basics in a fun environment and begin to explore steps and combinations. This program is open to both boys & girls. Starts Sep 20.
Jazz Dance
Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays • 4:45-5:45pm
9+ years • $95
Learn new dance moves and dance to your favourite music. Class will focus on the use of rhythm and coordination while developing dance routines to popular music and having lots of fun at the same time. Open to boys & girls. Starts Sept 20.
Family Ties
Healthy Babies
Coastal Family Place
265 1st Street
Thursdays • 11:30am - 1pm
Family Ties is a program that offers information and support to help you have the healthiest baby possible. Weekly drop-in sessions provide topics and guest speakers of interest to families. From nutrition to childbirth to adjusting to parenthood, to infant massage. Drop in or call Laurie Hannah @ 725-2172, Ext. 2
Juniors Hockey
Wickaninnish School
Thursdays • 4-5pm
Ages 6-8
Play a fun game with your friends and learn new skills! Helmet and plastic blade hockey stick mandatory (sticks provided). Starts Sep13
Vinyasa Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Thursdays • 11am-12:30pm
Instructed by Natalie Rousseau
Story Time
Tofino Library
331 Mains St.
Fridays • 11:30 am
For more information call 725-3713
Stretch/Tai Chi
for Seniors
Tofino Community Hall
Wed & Fri • 5-6:30pm
Free!
This Stretch/Tai-Chi class is geared for seniors with different levels of fitness. Call 725-4286 or 725-4201 for information.
Twilight Flow Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Fridays • 6:30-8pm
For more information call 725-8363
Meditation
Clayoquot Field Station
Fridays • 8-8:30pm
For more information call 725-8363
Preschool
Playgroup
Tofino Community Hall
Fridays • 10:30am-noon
By Donation
Opportunity for Parents and Tots to get out and burn off some energy. Kids must have adult to accompany them.
Power Vinyasa
Flow Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Saturdays • 11am-12:30pm
For more information call 725-8363
Tofino Public
Market
Village Green
Saturdays • 10am-2pm
Come and check out local arts, crafts and creations.
Intertidal
Investigators
Mackenzie Beach
(Look for the yellow flag)
Saturdays • 2pm
$5 donation
Hey kids! Meet us at Mackenzie Beach and discover the wonders of the seashore through games and activities with the staff of the RIC.
Roman Catholic
Mass
St. Francis of Assisi
Saturdays • 5pm
Roman Catholic Mass at 400 Block Main St.
Tofino Bible
Fellowship
Coho Room at Weigh West
Sundays • 10:30am
Non-Denominational at the Botanical Gardens.
Anglican Service
Saint Columba Church
Sundays • 11am
Anglican/United Service at 110 Second Street
Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 8pm
Edmonton's kings of Instrumental Punk Surf Rock are still at it after 13 whiskey soaked years of rawknroll madness. The James T. Kirks are still alive, still kickin ass, still breakin hearts, and still corrupting youth, just as they always have.
Movie Night
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Monday, September 3 • 8pm
I Know I'm Not Alone
Musician and activist Michael Franti went on a mission of peace in Iraq, Palestine, and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar. Great soundtrack!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm
Mihirangi creates a world of sound with her powerfull vocals, beatboxing, hand percussion, traditional flute, acoustic guitar, vocal bass lines, cries, vocal lead breaks, and harmonies.
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Saturday, September 8
A sampling of the confirmed participants of the festival are; musicians Bill Morrison and Wayne Vlie, Tofino weaver Christine Johnson ,Wood turner Gael Duchen, artist Marla Thirsk , The Clayoquot Sound Writers Group ...and many more. New this year: The Art Express is coming! The Art Express is "art fun, on the run:" a magical conversion of a school bus into a mobile children's art studio.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Tofino Legion
Tickets $15, Doors 9pm
Sweatshop Union is not just a hip hop group with diverse vocal styles and crisp, soulful beats--they are the breath of fresh air that hip hop fans have been waiting for.
Night in Harmony
Clayoquot Field Station
Saturday, September 8 • 7-9pm
$15 or pay what you can
Letz Sing Choir director from the Comox Valley is coming to lead our towns in a call/response style community sing.
Basic West Coast
Cooking
Tofino Community Hall
Sunday, September 9 • 6pm
$10
This months course is Sushi and Tempura. Learn how to make simple nutritious meals without breaking the bank. Many great local ingredients can be found right here on the west coast. All classes taught by Lise Saurette.
Movie Night
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Monday, September 10 • 8pm
Saraband; Marianne, some thirty years after divorcing Johan, decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a family drama between Johan's son from another marriage and his granddaughter.
Wickaninnish Inn Pro Am
Tofino Golf Tournament
Long Beach Golf Course
Friday, September 14
On Friday, September 14, the golf course will host the annual Wickaninnish Inn Pro-Am. This event is a team competition in which professionals from Island and Mainland golf courses team up with local golfers. This year, according to Long Beach head professional Keith Gibson, we expect to have 100 competitors in the charity tournament. In the last five years this tourney has managed to raise money for the Athletics Department of Ucluelet Secondary School, and hopes to exceed $30,000 in contributions to this cause
by this year.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm
With just his acoustic guitar and his voice Wil belts out a sound that could come from a four piece band. He creates a powerful musical punch on stage that leaves his audiences reeling.
Traditional
Salmon BBQ
Tin Wis Resort
Sunday, September 16 • 5-9pm
Traditional Wild Salmon BBQ Celebration with the Le La La Dance performance at 6:30pm - artists, storytelling, music, wine tasting, traditional salmon bbq meal - $25.00 - tickets sold at the front desk - call Marion Ann at 725-4445 for tickets.
Movie Night
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Monday, September 17 • 8pm
Levity; With a stellar cast, this film is the gripping story of a paroled murderer's attempt to reconcile a single, spontaneous moment in his past. Manual is released from prison after serving a 22-year sentence for killing a store clerk. Haunted by his past, he is drawn back to his old neighborhood where he meets the older sister of the boy he killed.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm
Heavy rock with punk, strong melodies and psychedelic tendencies, the unique sound that has made GrimSkunk stand out on the musical landscape is as strong as ever.
Free Community
Picnic
Coast Guard Station
Saturday, September 22 • 1-3 pm
Enjoy free hot dogs and refreshments. Reconnect with your fellow Tofinoites at this free community event. Call 725-3229 to get involved.
Saturday, September 22
Sunday, September 23
Enjoy free hot dogs and refreshments. Reconnect with your fellow Tofinoites at this free community event. Call 725-3229 to get involved.
Kayak Trip to
Morpheus Island
Meet at Tofino Sea Kayaking
Sunday, September 23 • 3:15-6:30pm
$25/person or
$40/parent child pair
Join Adrienne Mason for this fun, family oriented excursion to Morpheus Island. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 725-3229 to register.
Movie Night
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Monday, September24 • 8pm
The Page Turner; Melanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted piano player. That is why her parents and herself decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Melanie is very likely to be admitted, but gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Melanie becomes the former president of the jury's page turner, waiting patiently to be revenged..
St. John's Ambulance 1st Aid
Tin Wis Best Western
September 25/26
$85.00 per person
Limited space, book early . To book contact Marion Ann Berry at 725-4445 ext 354
Saturday, September 29, 2007
The Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm
Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd's pacing and Freddy Mercury's falsetto, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are masters of finely-honed experimental pop songs.
Weigh West Marine Resort
September 29
Wet your lips with the tastiest ales, hops and lagers on the West Coast while enjoying a barbecue and unbelievable live music at the second annual Tofino Beer Festival on Saturday Sept 29th. Wander from booth to booth tasting the best ales the pacific northwest has to offer. Breweries will include Vancouver Island Brewery, Light house, Phillips, Canoe Club, Fat Cat, Longwood Brew Pub, Grandville Island, Tree Beer, Okanagan Springs and Pacific Western. Beer Festival tickets and Recovery breakfast. Tickets go on sale Sept 1st at the Dockside Pub for $30.
Cops for Cancer
Ucluelet September 29
Tofino September 30
This unique event takes place in four regions of British Columbia during September and early October. Members of law enforcement agencies and emergency services will cover more than 3,000 kilometers in four cycling tours in support of children with cancer. With the backing of 60 BC communities and thousands of volunteers, organizers hope to raise over $3 million for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Tofino events calendar for September 2007. Listings of entertainment and community events in Tofino, Ucluelet and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Go to the Tofino events page for current Tofino event listings