Pacific Rim Whale Festival Events: March 6, 2010
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Pancake Breakfast (Pre-Parade!) with the Tofino Fire Brigade
Saturday, March 6, 8am-10am
Tofino Fire Hall @ Second St & Campbell St, Tofino
Tickets at the event: $TBA
Pancakes, sausages & syrup, juice & coffee. Mmm-mm-mm - an affordable & fund-riasing way to kick off the week, and to get ready to watch the Parade roll by. Thank you to the Tofino Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Parade of Whales & Wonders and the annual Pet & Doll Parade
Saturday, March 6, 10am
Begins at Wickaninnish School and will move around town, Tofino.
Come and bring your pets, favourite dolls, or outrageous costumes or float and join us in the parade! Watch for annual favourite features and some new surprises. Parade ends downtown where more activities will unravel… Meet at Wickaninnish School at 9:40 to participate in the line-up!
Pet & Doll Parade generously sponsored by Tofino Co-op.
Ucluelet Aquarium Season Opening: Up Close & Personal!
Saturday, March 6, 10am
Open throughout week, $FREE on Opening Day only
Ucluelet Mini Aquarium - Waterfront Promenade, Ucluelet
Face painting from 2-3pm, and get your hands wet in the touch tanks with hungry seastars, sideways sand dollars, bright sea anemones, cool crabs, incredible fish and more! Guest interpreters and special activities! Visit with the undersea critters of Clayoquot Sound & Barkley Sound (including a giant pacific octopus!), which are exhibited - and then later released - back into the wild; all from our own backyard! Curiosity welcome & questions encouraged, for ages 1-101! Open daily 10am-6pm from now on for the season!
Free admission for Opening Day!
ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show
Daily: 10am-6pm
Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino
The Pacific Rim Arts Society’s annual community art show is back! Local artists working in mediums from painting to fibre works, photography to clay and wood to silver are set to exhibit their wares. Come and view original artworks and purchase a favorite piece to take with you. Thanks to the Pacific Rim Arts Society.
Media Lounge: Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience
Sundays - Thursdays, 10am-6pm
The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino
Time to press the rewind, pause, or play buttons @ the Media Lounge. Listen to the whales, watch Canadiana short-films, indulge your senses in the works of world-class artists, or just put up your feet and catch a breath from the festival fury. Maybe you want to be more active and shoot your own movie, sound or photo and upload it to the festival’s Youtube and Flickr websites accessible here? But don’t forget... the Feature Presentation “LIVE” is on Thurs Night (7-10:30pm), where you can experience the behind-the-scene adventures of photographer, Matt Maran, be part of Randy Celebrini’s live painting, and listen to Esther Celebrini ’s live jazz performance. Official Whale Festival Merchandise available here too!
Marine Documentary Film Screenings
Daily: 10:15am & 2pm
Remote Passages Marine Excursions - at the boathouse, Tofino
Marine-based, educational and documentary films suitable for all ages. Daily screenings schedule at www.remotepassages.com Thank you Remote Passages for years of dedicated support.
Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest
Daily
Passports available at any Info Centre or
either Jamie’s Whaling Station & Adventure Centre
On your own time all throughout Whale Festival, visit participating locations to answer quirky & educational interpretive questions and collect PRWFS Stamps to enter the draw for GREAT prizes. Complete your Answer Sheet and enter the draw to win a grand prize at Closing Day Celebrations! Thank you Jamie’s for organizing this annual educational & interactive Festival activity!
Fire-fighter SpoutBall Challenge
Saturday, March 6, 11:30am
Tennis Courts by the Skate Park, Tofino
Local Ucluelet & Tofino Volunteer Fire Brigades go head to head in a costumed challenge. If you haven’t seen this before, it’s a must-see in the quirky department, and high on adrenaline. Stick around downtown after the Parade to catch SpoutBall. Losers treat the winners to the Chowder Chowdown! The tradition continues…
Whale’s Eye View: Interactive SCUBA Diving Introduction
Saturday, March 6, 1pm
with Ocean Planet Adventures - Limited capacity for gear!
West Coast Motel - in the pool, Ucluelet
The diving here in Barkley & Clayoquot Sounds is world class! Let dive master Andy show you the introductory ropes of SCUBA diving with full gear provided, and a safe indoor pool environment to immerse yourself into the underwater world - from a whale’s eye view! Bring your underwater cameras if you like and be prepared for about 3 hours total. Suitable for most ages.
Sea Change Series hosts Children’s Book Launch & Interactive Presentation
Saturday, March 6, 2pm
with Elin Kelsey, author of Hey! Not Your Typical Book About The Environment
Clayoquot Field Station, Tofino
This book is geared toward kids aged 9-12, but is suitable for all ages! It’s written from a hopeful perspective. Kids (and adults) are bombarded with doom and gloom messages about the state of the planet and their futures. This book celebrates the amazing connections between the ordinary things in kids’ lives, like video games and bikes and chocolate chip cookies, and the extraordinary ways they are linked to mountain gorillas, blue whales, urban farming, climate change – you name it! It’s filled with creative, real world examples of how people all over the earth are living more sustainable lives. Join Elin Kelsey for the exciting launch of her book, reading and signing - and then join in the fun as everyone creates their own eco-comic-strip! Special thanks to The Clayoquot Field Station!
Crepe Night!
Saturday, March 6, 7pm-9pm
Common Loaf Bakeshop, Tofino
The delicious fundraising tradition continues! Special menu to choose from. No advance tickets required – come as you are! This is an all-ages fundraising evening where the feature is the food! Sweet and savoury selections of delicious crepes from the Common Loaf kitchen have made quite a reputation around town! Come for dinner! Beer and wine will be available. 100% of the proceeds go to the Pacific Rim Whale Festival Society. Thank you Common Loaf!
Winter Wave Photo Showdown:
An Exhibition Competition for the Best Winter Wave Photos!
Saturday, March 6, 7pm-9pm
Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet
Winter storms on the Pacific Ocean have been pounding our coastline for ages! If you’re lucky enough to have witnessed one of these massive surf storms you know how hard it is to capture an image that does it justice. That’s why we’ve invited anyone with a photographic eye to submit their finest winter storm photos to showcase their talent and celebrate one of our favourite winter activities – Stormwatching. This is an informal opportunity to come out and view some of the best winter stormwatching photography on the West Coast. All of the photos that will appear in the Showdown have been taken right here along our coastline between Ucluelet and Tofino. The winning photos will be chosen by YOU, in a People’s Choice style vote by ballot. Thank you Black Rock Oceanfront Resort and The Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce.
