Victoria Express

2009 Juan de Fuca Festival

The 16th Annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles is a great way to spend May 22 – 25, 2009. Check out Victoria Express special sailings, deals on lodgings, and Arts Passes for Canadians during this fantastic event. Sunday, the festival will be celebrating Canada Day by featuring Canadian musicians such as Victoria natives Ivonne and Kalissa Hernandez, two fine fiddlers. Ivonne began playing the violin at the age of three, and by five she won her first contest. She has been developing her skill and her own unique sound ever since. When describing her Debut CD “Playing With Fire” on her website, Ivonne says “I’m going to be playing some traditional fiddle tunes, but my background is Chilean on my father’s side and east coast on my mother’s side, so all that will come together with my own modern sound.” Kalissa Hernandez is a tour de force at 20, with her award winning fiddling and step dancing. The two are sure to raise the roof when they play

Wild Cellist

Corbin Keep, from Gabriola Island, BC, is a cello virtuoso with a reputation as a wild cellist. How often do you get the opportunity to witness a wild cellist play? It is not to be missed. Also check out Tigers Folly; one of their most recent projects is “Stirring Up Ghosts”, which commemorates the 150th anniversary of British Columbia and fosters awareness of the Pacific Northwest. The Ecclestons, who were voted best live act on Vancouver Island in 2004, have been playing throughout Canada and the world for decades; they offer full contact folk music.

Ride the Victoria Express and walk to the festival’s seven interior and exterior venues. There are so many opportunities to hear great music, and Canada Day is a unique opportunity for Canadians to see a wide variety of top Canadian musicians close to home. You can choose from traditional bluegrass to big band swing, from international Latin jazz to Flamenco. You will be able to sit back and listen or get up and dance. This is the perfect time for Canadians to cross that water border and take advantage of an amazing array of talent on the Olympic Peninsula.

Victoria Express is offering the following special during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts: Victoria Express Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts Special: Round Trip to Port Angeles from Victoria, Festival Passes and One or Two nights lodging at the Red Lion Inn and passes to the Festival: One night – Double Occupancy $251 / Two nights – Double Occupancy $477 USD – For reservations call 250-361-9444.

The Juan de Fuca Festival will be at E and A

This is it – Memorial Day Weekend is upon us at last. Tomorrow marks the start of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles, WA, which sits just across the Straits of Juan de Fuca from Victoria, BC. To encourage Canadians to partake in this festival, which annually brings folk music from around the world to the Olympic Peninsula, the Victoria Express is running a Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts Special. This Festival Special includes round trip ferry tickets from Victoria to Port Angeles aboard the Victoria Express, Lodging at the Red Lion Inn and passes to the festival. The complete package is $251 for one night or $477 for two nights – based upon double occupancy.

Don’t forget that Sunday, May 24, the Juan de Fuca Festival is celebrating Canada Day by featuring several top Canadian musicians. That’s right, Canadians will be celebrated in Port Angeles, WA. It only seems right that residents of Vancouver Island head across the water to partake in the festivities. So take the ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles this Memorial Day Weekend and enjoy a weekend of great music, street vendors, and family activities.

The Juan de Fuca Festival for the Arts runs Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25, 2009. Travelers between Canada and the United States will need passports or enhanced driver’s licenses starting June 1, 2009.

The 16th Annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts starts Friday, May 22 at noon, and runs through Monday night, guaranteeing that this Memorial Day Weekend will be memorable. Over 125 artists from all over North America and the world are converging on Port Angeles to bring some of the finest music out there to the Olympic Peninsula. You can dance, write songs, or just kick back and listen.

Sunday, May 24th, is “Oh Canada Day” with lots of performers from Canada. Harry Manx, Corbin Keep, and Ivanna Hernandez will be there, astonishing audiences with their talent and delighting all with their sense of fun.

Tiller's Folly plays Canada Day

Tiller’s Folly, based out of Vancouver, Canada, pays tribute to their beautiful Pacific Northwest home with their music. According to their website, Tiger’s Folly “has been captivating audience with their music, stories and smoking live shows” for more than ten years. “From the dynamic vocals, driving acoustic guitar and classic songwriting of Bruce Coughlan, through the wild, virtuoso layers of creative color added by award-winning multi-instrumentalist, Nolan Murray, to the solid driving foundation laid down by bassist and vocalist, Laurence Knight, Tiller’s Folly is a high-energy acoustic roots music experience like no other.” They will be bringing down the house on the main stage at 9:30pm.

Victoria Express is offering an “Oh Canada Day” special during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts: Victoria Express Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts Special: Round Trip to Port Angeles from Victoria, Festival Passes and One or Two nights lodging at the Red Lion Inn and passes to the Festival: One night – Double Occupancy $251 / Two nights – Double Occupancy $477 USD – For reservations call 250-361-9444.

Travelers on the Victoria Express will need either passports or enhanced drivers licenses starting June 1, 2009.