Summer 2011

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Bike Ride was a success. Attendance was up, SKAM employed more artists than last year- 15 companies in fact. The quality of the work improved and several new supporters came on board to assist. Thanks to the the Capital Regional District, the City of Victoria, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Burnside Gorge Community Centre, the SPCA, the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, Farmer Construction, Accent Inns, Bean Around The World, Discovery Coffee, PT Contracting, Dowells Moving and Storage, Selkirk Station, SPOKES, North Park Bicycle Shop, Bicycle-itis, Oak Bay Bicycles, CFUV 101.9 FM, The Ocean 98.5 FM, the Times Colonist, Monday Magazine, Culture Vulture Victoria, Fol Epi, Niagara Grocery and, of course, our pals at Rayola Graphic Design. We could not have done it without you.

Big Thanks to the many volunteers who made our third annual Bike Ride event pop-a-wheelie. Carole, India and Liam Klemm, Eric Grace, Geoff Cross, John G. Boehme, Katy Coughlin, Carol Ann Kenway, Chris Yeomans, Colin Dower, Julia Wakal, Julie Gennai, Viola Vatter, Doreen Sutherland, Janis La Couvee, Pamela Bethel, Amanda Zutz, Clare H-P, Sarah Watson, Nolan McConnell, Karres Vroom, Geli Bartlett, Cam Culham, Bob Milne, Alice Bacon, Barbara Howatt, Art Pensen, Andrea Samuels, Michelle Hibbons, Todd Litman, Karen Croquet, Caitlin Croteau, Anne Forrester, Heather Gropp, Ian, Hannah and Emily Case-  You are in.

The late summer and Fall are just as busy as the summer. SKAM has a writing retreat underway, a work session at the Belfry and a Banff residency planned to provide writers, director, technicians and performers a chance to work on My Memory’s Not So Good. Thanks to the Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation, Legacies Now 2010 and the BC Arts Council for their support of this project. We appreciate your faith.

Cariboo Buckaroo rides again- on tour in Banff and the Cariboo-Chilcotin. The homecoming is planned for the last weekend in October at the Intrepid Theatre Club. October 28th to 30th. We’ll let you know when tickets go on sale.

Live music @ Bike Ride’s Hub

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Our annual Bike Ride now features live music nightly! Towards the end of each day, a favourite local band takes to a small stage at the Hub (Cecelia Ravine Park) to play a 75-minute set that wraps up the day’s one-of-a two-wheeled-adventures. Check out the line up:

July 9 Hank Pine and Friends
July 10 The Grand Olde Trio
July 16 Steph Macpherson
July 17 David P. Smith

Oh ya, and the concerts are freeee! Yup, all Hub activity is free this year.
Bike tune-ups are also available at the Hub and, yup, FREE via Selkirk Station!

3rd annual One-Of-A-Kind Two-Wheeled-Adventure

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SummerKamp 2011 is all about Bike Ride. Join us in celebrating the 3rd annual Ride along the Galloping Goose.

“Every year the interest in Bike Ride grows. As a professional, juried event, we were thrilled to see the calibre of entries that came in this year and we wished we could have accommodated all who submitted,” said Artistic Producer Matthew Payne. “The range of talent and topics is quite impressive.”

Bike Ride runs July 9 & 10 and 16 & 17 beginning at 3:30pm. The last tour departs at 6:30 pm. The evening wraps up with a favourite local band (changing nightly) taking to a small stage to play a 75-minute set at The Hub.

This central Hub is also greener that ever this year with eco-conscious bike decoration, using alternative and recycled art materials, healthy concessions supported by local markets, ethical merchandise featuring fill able water bottles via the on-site water fountain- along with tee-shirts printed by a local art collective on garments sourced from Canada’s only fair trade company.

Tickets are available in advance via Ticket Rocket (#2-1609 Blanshard St.), charge by phone (250.590.6291) or online at www.ticketrocket.org. Tickets may also be purchased from the box office located at The Hub during Bike Ride from 3:00 pm. Single day tickets are $15 and two-day passes are $25.

Performers at this year’s Bike Ride include:
ASAP Theatre Company (July 9 & 10 only)
Determined Illusions
Emma Zabloski
Giggling Iguana Productions
Gotta Getta Gimmick
Head Through Painting
Impulse Theatre
Jeremy Loveday, Performance Poet
John G. & T. Boehme (July 16 & 17 only)
Launch Pad
Meagan O’Shea
Speakeasy
Powerhouse Performance Company
Storytellers: Michele Hibbins, Shoshana Litman, & Cat Thom
This Is Twisted Theatre

We ate cake.

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A huge thank you to all attendees of our SweetSixteen Birthday Bash. The soiree, held at the fabulous Earle Clarke House was a huge success. We thank all prize and cake donors who made the auction, SKAMraffle and cakewalks a real treat. When we asked for cake donations, we had no idea we would be receiving a cake that looked like Buckaroo or one in the shape of a 1979 Volare. You really outdid yourselves.

Much thanks to all those who bought a ticket for a starving artist.

Thank you to the SKAM board of directors, Alice, Barbara, Bob, Dave and Jean, who catered the event with delicious sweets and savouries.

A highlight of the night had to be the performance of From a Father to His Daughter on the Occasion of Her 16th Birthday, the extraordinary little composition by the incomparable Missie Peters, which celebrates the 16-year history of SKAM. None of the SKAMartists had read the new poem prior to its debut, though we did have our trusted friends at Rayola Graphic Design print up souvenir bookmarks for all guests.

Missie dropped us a line after the bash, and we thought we’d share-

“It is quite brave of you to let me perform something without having read it first. It was a wonderful project to commemorate your 16 years. I was being honest when I said I haven’t had such an attentive or appreciative audience in a while, it was a joy to perform for you all.”

Way to go John Threlfall, winner of the SKAMraffle who took home a night at the Parkside Resort and Spa and a plethora of tickets to arts events.

Together we raised a few thousand dollars, which we will put towards the development of brand new plays made by the finest SKAMartists your money can buy.

Wanna see what you missed or forgot you did that night? Luxbooth was there and they saw what you did. They took pictures of it too.