S.O.S. Fest 2011 was Awesome!!

Session Funk from Vancouver Grooves Up the Shirley Hall

Good Times in Shirley with Session Funk!
Thank You Shirley Volunteer Fire Department!

Amanda joins in with Session Funk

Arise Dub It All Out for S.O.S. Fest 2011!

Taiya Dazzles and Mesmorizes the crowd at the Shirley Hall!

Soulgoalies Raggae Funk for Muir Creek!

Waves on Monday soothe our souls with a tribute song for John Wannenmacher, the past Treasurer of the Muir Creek Protection Society.

Ruby from The Fabled Cottage enchants the kids with her original children's songs.

Many Many Thanks!!!

We all had an awesome time at S.O.S. Fest 2011!!!

THANKS to Session Funk, Taiya, Arise, Soulgoalies, Waves on Monday and Ruby from The Fable Cottage for performing at S.O.S. Fest 2011!!!

THANKS to all the Volunteers:

D.J. Hayden for the awesome sound and the wicked DJ tunes

Greg Innes of Dubland Studios for the cool visuals and manning the door 

Marika Nagasaka of ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds and Paula Hamilton of Ahimsa Yoga and Fitness for their workshops!

Shirley Fire Department for Security

Cam Gray of Western Canada Wilderness Committee and Julia Morlacci of Sierra Club BC for their info booths

Beth Brooks for spear-heading the kitchen
The Kitchen Crew

Setup and Clean-up Crew

Session Funk for helping with the clean-up the next day!

THANKS to all those that donated door prizes and silent auction items:

ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds

Birdsedge / Kerry O'Gorman      

Dakini Tidal Wilds

Sea of Bloom

Sea Flora
The Bee's Knees Children's Store & More
The Edge Restaurant

THANKS to Sponsors and all those who gave their support:

Ahimsa Yoga and Fitness
ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds
Dakini Tidal Wilds
Dubland Studios / Knotty Beds  / Resurrection Kite Repair
Gordon's Beach Farm Stay Bed & Breakfast
Little Vienna Bakery

Migration Design                              
Mystic Glass Creations                       

The Stick In the Mud

Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery

Village Foods Markets

THANKS to the MUIR CREEK PROTECTION SOCIETY for support!

THANKS to everyone who came to the Shirley Hall for S.O.S. Fest 2011! !

ALL AGES WELCOME at S.O.S. FEST!!

In case you have read the article:
The Call of the Wild - in Shirley: Save our Salmon Festival
in the Sooke News Mirror, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 there is a correction to be made:

The entire S.O.S. FEST is ALL AGES from 1pm to 1am. Children and Teenagers are welcome to stay and enjoy the music for the whole event including the performances at night!

Check out our Cool, Local, Conscious sponsors for S.O.S. Fest 2011!!!

Ahimsa Yoga and Fitness

ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds

Birdsedge / Kerry O'Gorman      

Dakini Tidal Wilds

Dubland Studios / Knotty Beds  / Resurrection Kite Repair

Gordon's Beach Farm Stay Bed & Breakfast

Little Vienna Bakery

Migration Design                              

Mystic Glass Creations            

Sea of Bloom

Sea Flora

The Bee's Knees Children's Store & More

The Edge Restaurant

The Stick In the Mud

Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery

Village Foods Markets

Stay tuned for more to come~~~

S.O.S FEST 2011 TICKETS NOW FOR SALE!

Go to The Stick in the Mud 

or contact Amanda of Dakini Tidal Wilds for Tickets!!

Timberwest, conservationists teaming up to preserve Muir Creek?

A News Vancouver Island, January 25, 2010

S.O.S FEST 2011 Poster

The 2011 S.O.S. FEST poster has drawings of six Species at Risk that inhabit the Muir Creek area:

Warty Jumping-Slug (Hemphillia glandulosa)

Keen's Long-eared Bat (Myotis keenii)

Red-Legged Frog (Rana aurora)

Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini)

Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

S.O.S. Fest 2011!!!

A festival inspired by & in celebration of Muir Creek

At the Shirley Hall

Saturday April 23, 1pm-1am

The 5th Annual S.O.S. Fest (Save Our Salmon)...a festival inspired by and in celebration of Muir Creek; is booked!! There will be live music, workshops, dance and an eco-village of vendors with conscious, sustainable products and info.

All proceeds will go into a specific project to help protect and preserve Muir Creek, a most special place.

S.O.S. Fest 2011 Line-Up

BANDS

Session Funk~a 7 piece band from Vancouver featuring originals & arrangements based on funky grooves

Arise~deep groovin' roots reggae & dub

Soulgoalies~original reggae, funk & groove

Waves On Monday~tasty, local flavour with weaving harmonies to soothe the soul

Ruby from The Fable Cottage~singer/songwriter from the Kootenays playing Earthy kids' tunes

DANCE

Taiya~...chakra bellydancer here to inspire the passionate goddess within

WORKSHOPS

Growing food & Preserving Seeds on the West Coast with Marika Nagasaka from ALM Organic Farm & Full Circle Seeds

Yoga for Connecting to the Earth with Ahimsa Yoga & Fitness

SOUND PROVIDED BY

D.J. Hayden~Inspiring irie aloha spirit with conscious tunes

VISUALS BY Dubland Studios

SECURITY PROVIDED BY Shirley Volunteer Fire Department

Stay tuned for more bands, participants in the eco-village, & viewing our cool, local sponsors.

VOLUNTEER

To volunteer, contact Amanda at 250 818-4633 or

e-mail dakinitidalwilds@yahoo.com