tofino events calendar april 2009

Tofino event and entertainment calendar for April 2009

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the letter 'W'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 shorebird festival calendar and for events during the Clayoquot Festival of Oysters & the Sea, the calendar for the Tofino Oyster Festival, the program information for Tofino Art in the Gardens Festival and the Tofino Concert listings for the Month of April 2009.

april mondaysCommunity Computer Lab

Wickaninnish Community School
Monday - Thursday • 6-9 pm
$4/hour

Community Computer lab is open to the public in the Wickaninnish Community School.

april wednesdaysapril mondaysAfter School Club

Wickaninnish School
Mondays & Wednesdays •
2:30-5:30pm
Grades 2-4 $40/month

Open to all students in grades 2, 3 and 4. Students will participate in a wide range of activities including sports, games, cooking, crafts and more. Register in advance!

april wednesdaysapril mondaysTofino Thai Boxing

Tofino Community Hall
Mondays 6-7:30pm
Wednesdays 5-6:30pm
$60/10 classes, $10.50 drop in
12 years + (guys and gals)

The ultimate cardio and strength work out! Trim down and tone up with this total body blitz. Join us for our kickboxing and self defense class that will push your personal bests and unleash your body's power! We'll bring the pads and gloves, you bring the weeties and don't forget your towel and water bottle. warning: This is seriously addictive! Instructors: Adam Houlahan 250.726 5256 and Brittany Lauriston

april wednesdaysapril mondaysTofino Stick fighting Club

School Music Room
Mon & Wed 6:30-8:30 pm
$50/ month, Adults only

Learn the art of fighting through the filipino art of escrima. This class focuses on the stick and knife to teach body and environmental awareness, confidence, and powerful self-defense skills. also studied are joint locks and manipulations, striking, and yeung chuan. No experience necessary, for more info call Nicholas 250.725.3930

april wednesdaysapril mondaysJudo

Legion Basement
Mon & Wed 7-8:30pm
12 years - Adult
$5 drop in $20/month

Beginner to advanced Judo practice. No experience necessary. Please wear loose fitting clothing such as jersey top and bottoms. For more info phone 250.725.3163, or email Don Travers at tofino@remotepassages.com

april tuesdaysapril mondaysLevel 2 Vinyasa Flow

Clayoquot Field Station
Mon & Tue 6-7:30pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available

Please call 250.725-8363 for more info.

april tuesdaysCommunity Computer Lab

Wickaninnish Community School
Monday - Thursday • 6-9 pm
$4/hour

Community Computer lab is open to the public in the Wickaninnish Community School.

april thursdaysapril tuesdaysThe Fish & Loaves

Tofino Community Hall
Tue & Thu 11am-1pm

Open to provide lunch for anyone who needs a good meal. Please contact Jenn for more info at thetis492@gmail.com or call 250.725-3701.

april fridaysapril tuesdaysAquafit

MacKenzie Beach Pool
Tue & Fri 8:00-8:45am
Cost: 6/$35, $6 drop in

Leah Austin instructs this low impact, cardio exercise.

april tuesdaysapril mondaysLevel 2 Vinyasa Flow

Clayoquot Field Station
Mon & Tue 6-7:30pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available

Please call 250.725-8363 for more info.

april thursdaysapril mondaysTofino Thai Boxing

Tofino Community Hall
Mondays 6-7:30pm
Wednesdays 5-6:30pm
$60/10 classes, $10.50 drop in
12 years + (guys and gals)

Join us for our kickboxing and self defense class that will push your personal bests and unleash your body's power! With Adam Houlahan and Brittany Lauriston. Call 250.726 5256

april wednesdaysCommunity Computer Lab

Wickaninnish Community School
Monday - Thursday • 6-9 pm
$4/hour

Community Computer lab is open to the public in the Wickaninnish Community School.

april wednesdayCapoeira Classes

Tofino Community Hall
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Fridays 6:30-9pm
$10/session, $5 for 12 & under

Capoeria is Brazilian Martial Art with African influences of music and dance, that has now evolved into breakdancing. Adults and children of all ages and abilities welcome.

april fridaysapril wednesdaySenior Floor Hockey

Wickaninnish School
Wed & Fri 5-6:45pm
11-14 years $30

Play hockey with your friends, build your hockey skills and learn game strategies and plays. Coach: Kevin Young.

april thursdaysapril tuesdaysThe Fish & Loaves

Tofino Community Hall
Tue & Thu 11am-1pm

Open to provide lunch for anyone who needs a good meal. Please contact Jenn for more info at thetis492@gmail.com or call 250.725.3701.

april thursdaysCommunity Computer Lab

Wickaninnish Community School
Monday - Thursday • 6-9 pm
$4/hour

Community Computer lab is open to the public in the Wickaninnish Community School.

april thursdaysDrop-in Badminton

Wickaninnish School Gym
Thu 5-7pm
$2 drop-in

Equipment supplied

april thursdaysDuplicate Bridge

Tofino Botanical Gardens
Thursdays 7-10pm

All bridge players are welcome.

april thursdaysBingo

Tofino Legion Basement
Thursdays 7:30pm

Ladies auxiliary bingo, cash prizes

april thursdaysYin Yoga

Tofino Community Hall
Thursdays 7-8:30pm
$10 drop in

Increase your joint health and flexibility with this quiet practice which targets the connective tissues of the body.

april fridaysStorytime

Tofino Library
Fridays 11:30am-noon

All preschoolers are invited for readings.

april fridaysJunior Floor Hockey

Wickaninnish School
Friday 4-5pm
8-10 years $20

Learn the basics of hockey with Coach Kevin Young. Emphasis will be placed on basic skills, rules of the game, sportsmanship and fun!

april fridaysapril tuesdaysAquafit

MacKenzie Beach Pool
Tue & Fri 8:00-8:45am
Cost: 6/$35, $6 drop in

Leah Austin instructs this low impact, cardio exercise.

april fridaysPreschool Playgroup

Tofino Community Hall
Fridays 10:30am-noon
Free

Here is a great opportunity for Parents and Tots to get out and socialise with other parents & tots to burn off some energy. Children must have an adult to accompany them. Volunteers needed, contact April @ 250.725-3229.

april sundaysapril fridaysMixed Level Vinyasa Flow

Clayoquot Field Station
Fri & Sun 11am-12:30pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available

725-8363 for more info.

april saturdaysRoman Catholic Mass

St. Francis of Assisi
Saturdays 5pm

Roman Catholic Mass at 400 Block Main St.

april sundaysapril fridaysMixed Level Vinyasa Flow

Clayoquot Field Station
Fri & Sun 11am-12:30pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available

725-8363 for more info.

april sundaysTofino Bible Fellowship

Coho Room
at Weigh West
Sundays 10:30am

Non-Denominational at Coho room at Weigh West Marine Resort

april sundaysAnglican Service

Saint Columba Church
Sundays • 9am

Anglican/United Service at 110 Second Street

april sundaysLearn Poi with the Tofino Fire

Tofino Community Hall
Sundays • 7-9pm

Poi is a dynamic workout, a beautiful dance and a creative element endless in expression. For more information contact Christine Allman 250.266.0955.

april sundaysBridge Lessons

Tofino Botanical Gardens
Sundays • 1:30-3:30pm

Anyone who is interested in learning to play bridge may contact Lorne by e-mail at cnikols@seaviewcable.net or by phone (evenings only) 250.725.3787.

april 4, 2009Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

Clayoquot Theatre
Saturday, April 4, 2009 • 8 pm
$12

An evening of tributes to a Canadian legend performed my local musicians, Roger Plant, Lance Blackwell, Bill Morrison, Rob Thoms and Bryden Ashton.

april 6, 2009Movie Night: The Visitor

Clayoquot Theatre
Monday, April, 2009• 6-8 pm

The Visitor, Starring Richard Jenkins in a "perfect performance as Walter, a disaffected college professor who has been drifting aimlessly through his life. On a trip to New York, Walter discovers a couple has taken up residence in his apartment in the city, and develops an unexpected and profound connection to them that will change his life forever.

april 11, 2009Yoga Workshop

Tofino Botanical Gardens
Saturday, April 11, 2009 • 10am-2pm
Cost $80.00

Currents of Bliss, An introduction to practice and philosophy of Tantra Yoga. The universe is expanding, and so is Consciousness. Tantra Yoga seeks to move within this expansion, honoring individual paths as well as the Supreme. Join Dan Clement for an afternoon of Yoga practice and integrated philosophy that will reveal your highest nature on every level - from physical alignment to a deeper understanding of who we really are. Universal Principles of Alignment and a component of Yin Yoga will be explored.

april 11, 2009Movie Night: In Bruges

Clayoquot Theatre
Monday, April 13, 2009 • 8 pm

In Bruges

This is the darkly comedic tale of the fates of hit men Ray (Colin Farrell)and Ken (BrendanGleeson). After a difficult job in London, the team is ordered by their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to cool their heels in Bruges. Very much out of their comfort zones, the men find themselves drawn into increasingly dangerous entanglements with locals, tourists, and a film shoot. Soon, their perspectives on life and death are violently skewed.

may 19, 2009april 14, 2009Screen Printing Course

1071 Pacific Rim Hwy
Tuesdays • 6-9pm
April 14 - May 19, 2009

$240 includes materials

This 6 week course introduces students to the basic process of screen printing and its application to ceramics. Images will be transferred to screens through use of photo emulsion and light exposure. Screens can later be used for future clay, fabric, canvas and paper projects. All levels welcome. Contact Daniel at 250.266.0056 or dpetosa@yahoo.com

april 20, 2009Movie Night: Iraq in Fragments

Clayoquot Theatre
Monday, April 20, 2009 • 8 pm

Iraq in Fragments

An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. The American director spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetic documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

april 22, 2009Good Morning Earthday

Info Centre
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 • 7am

Join the Parks and Rec team as they hit the mup to cycle into school on Earth Day morning. We'll be joined by school staff, rcmp and hopefully lots of morning (cycling) commuters. We will stop at other gathering points on the way, collecting more cyclists as we go. Join us for all or part of the ride. Or walk, jog or skate! Enjoy good healthy snacks at the 'Life Skills Cafe' at the school as you give yourself a pat on the back for Living Actively.

april 26, 2009Earthday Pancake Breakfast

Village Green Gazebo
Sunday, April 26, 2009 • 9am-noon

Come join in on the fun for the 7th annual Earth Day Pancake breakfast Everone is welcome, pancakes are by donation-- funds raised will go the Raincoast Education Society and support future Earthday events. All meals are served on cane paper plates and bio-degradable corn plastic cutlery, but even better , bring your own plate.

april 27, 2009Movie Night: Encounters at the End of the World

Clayoquot Theatre
Monday, April 27, 2009 • 8 pm

Encounters at the End of the World

There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science. Now, for the first time, an outsider has been admitted. Werner Herzog, accompanied only by his cameraman, traveled to Antarctica with rare access to the raw beauty and raw humanity of the ultimate Down Under.

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Tofino event calendar for April 2009. 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.

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