Festival Information

Tickets:

Passes are $40 OR
Daytime events $5
Evening events $10
On sale Oct 20
advance passes avail.
Workshop prices vary: register!
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Schedule at a glance

All weekend: Public Art for Gabriola: Post All Poems. Around The Island.

Thurs Nov 13:

7:30pm Opening Night - Pure Poetry. The Phoenix Auditorium, The Haven.

Fri Nov 14:

4:30-5:30pm Tongue And Groove! The Roxy.
7:30pm Around The Campfire - Storytelling. The Surf Great Room.
10:00pm Bufflehead Jones: Poetry Open Mic. The Surf Pub.

Sat Nov 15:

10:30-11:30am Bootcamp For Procrastinators by Ivan Coyote. The Roxy.
Noon-2:00pm Buskers Galore! Roving: Around the Village.
1:30-2:30pm How Not To Write A Screen Play by Cindy O'Dell. The Roxy.
2:00pm Spoken Word with The Kerplunks. The Phoenix Auditorium, The Haven.
1:00pm-3:00pm Youth WORKSHOP: DANGER: Renegade Tongue Twister: How to Build an Anagram by Kaie Kellough. The Swalllow's Nest, at the Haven.
3:00-4:00pm Medicine Stories with Richard van Camp The Roxy.
4:30pm to 5:30pm In Conversation With George Bowering, The Surf Great Room.
7:00pm Alphabet Soup! The Haven Hot-tub.
7:30pm Tell it Like It Is: Spoken Word Cabaret. The Phoenix Auditorium, The Haven.
10:00pm McBufflehead: Poetry Open Mic. The Surf Pub.

Sun Nov 16:

10:00 to 11:00am Have Your Cake with Victoria Stanton. The Surf Great Room.
1:30-2:30pm Nikamok! (Let's All Sing!) -- Cheryl L'Hirondelle. The Roxy.
3:00-4:00pm Kit Pepper and Dion Pepper-Smith. The Roxy.
4:30-5:30 POETRY PATH-OLOGY with Sheri-D Wilson. The Roxy. $10.
1:30-4:00 Write Your Way To Health with Naomi Beth Wakan. The Commons.
7:30pm Such Sweet Music. Baby Dee, Victor Anthony. At the United Church.

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Festival 2008: Tickets

Please check our Schedule for updates.

ADVANCE TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED before October 20 DIRECTLY FROM POETRY GABRIOLA.
Call Hilary at 250-247-7604, OR email poetrygabriola@yahoo.ca

REGULAR TICKETS AND PASSES GO ON SALE AT ARTWORKS OCTOBER 20,2008.

Ticket Information:

PASSES: There are a LIMITED number of passes to the festival for sale. Passes are $40 and will get you into ALL daytime and evening events, except the workshops. Available at Artworks after October 20.
DAYTIME PRESENTATIONS: Tickets to daytime presentations are $5 and will be available at the door to the venue 20 minutes prior to the performance.
EVENING SHOWS: Tickets to the four evening performances are $10. Available at Artworks after October 20.

However, Please Note…
…that there are only 50 seats at The Roxy, and 60 at the Surf Great Room. If you want to attend an event at one of these venues, whether you have a pass or you are buying a ticket, we recommend that you COME EARLY and check-in to reserve your seat.

WORKSHOPS: To register for workshops call 250-247-7604 or email poetrygabriola@yahoo.ca

Travel Information: Getting here

We actually prefer the information provided at the excellent website of The Surf Lodge, one of the venues and the official accommodations for the Festival. Go there for maps and more detailed information.

Here are some links to help you plan:

BC Ferries

Nanaimo to Gabriola Schedule
West Van to Nanaimo Schedule
Vancouver South (Tsawwassen) to Nanaimo Schedule

Float Planes

Tofino Air (direct to Gabriola) (1-800-665-2359)
Harbour Air (1-800-665-0212)
Westcoast Air (604-683-6525)

Taxi on Gabriola: 247-0049

The Gabriola Taxi company has a car available which can accommodate 4 people. If there are more in your party you may wish to call in advance to arrange pickup via a larger vehicle.

Venues

The Phoenix Auditorium - Turn left off the ferry, follow the signs to The Haven Resort at 240 Davis Road. Phone (250) 247-9211, or 1-877 247 9238.

The Roxy - 560 North Road, across the street from the Village, next to Suzy's Restaraunt. theroxy@shaw.ca.

The Surf Lodge -Turn left off the ferry, follow the signs to 885 Berry Point Road. info@surflodge.com or 250-247-9231.

The Commons - across the street from Gabriola Elementary School on North Road. Email naomi@naomiwakan.com for information on the workshop at the Commons.