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School and Concert Series July 7-13, Vancouver
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[color=black]We
are now up and accepting registrations for the 7th Pacific Institute
of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts Summer School and Concert, aka CeltFest
2007! For those of you checking our site regularly we have been updating
the registration form to reflect, among other things, the following changes
this year:[/color][color=black][/color]

• [color=black]**[b]Early bird discounts[/b]** for tuition to
  registrations received on or before May 7th. [/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Enhanced [b][i]discounted rates[/i][/b]
  for resort accommodation. We
  will be happy to arrange “shared” accommodation for those wishing to share
  cabins or suites.[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black][b]NEW:
  “Gaelic Day”:[/color][/b][color=black] a special one day event open to anyone to
  experience and participate in Gaelic language & song [/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black][b]For
  dancers attending Nationals/InterProv Championships back east, [/color][/b][color=black]we will[b] prorate your fees [/b]to attend the
  school starting later in the week[b].[/b][/color][color=black][/color]
  

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[color=black]On
the beautiful seaside mid-Island campuses of Tigh-Na-Mara and River Bend
Resorts, we are again proud to present our stellar faculty of almost 30 Celtic
Music, Dance and Art professionals to offer world-class [b]instruction[/b] in:[/color][color=black][/color]


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• [color=black]Highland Bagpiping
  and Drumming[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Irish Uilleann Pipe[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Fiddling[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Irish Dancing[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Highland[/color]
  Dancing[color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Celtic Harp[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Bodhran[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Penny Whistle[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Celtic Cello[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Celtic Knotwork Art[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Celtic and Gaelic
  Song[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Scottish/Cape
  Breton Step dancing & Ceilidh Dance[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Guitar and Piano
  Accompaniment[/color][color=black][/color]
  
• [color=black]Performance
  Enhancement Disciplines: Pilates and Specialized Kinesiology[/color][color=black][/color]
  

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[color=black][b]School Brochure[/color][/b][color=black] at: http://www.celticperformingarts.com/Flyer07CeltSchoolBroA.pdf
& www.celticperformingarts.com/Flyer07CeltSchoolBroB.pdf
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[color=red][b]***[/color][color=blue]COME ONE, COME
ALL TO CELTFEST PUBLIC PERFORMANCES & CEILIDHS[/color][color=red]***[/color][/b]


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• [color=black]A [b][i]Kickoff Ceilidh[/i][/b]
  featuring a sampler of Instructor and student talent, complete with appy’s
  and adult libations in our region’s “newest/refurbished oldest”
  restaurant, check out Basque Restaurant, downtown Nanaimo, Saturday Night
  July 7th. Seating
  limited; to reserve call: (250) 754-7354.[/color][color=black][/color]
  

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• [color=black]Student
  performances staged [b][i]every
  evening[/i][/b] Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the [b][i]Parksville Community Centre[/i][/b].
  Tuesday night is our famous [b]“Wacky
  Jig& Hornpipe Contest[/b]”….a “must see!” A “family pub” atmosphere
  complete with concession for food and drink. Admission is free; donation
  appreciated at the door. [/color][color=black][/color]
  

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• [color=black]The concert series
  ends in the exciting outdoor [/color][color=black][b]Sunset & Stars
  Gala Concert[/color][/b][color=black] [/color][color=black]on Thursday, July 12th at Nanaimo’s
  Port Theatre. [/color]It will present over 30 star performers and
  faculty members. Featured
  this year are such luminaries as Michael Flatley’s lead understudy in [i]Riverdance[/i], Irish Dancer [b][i]Glenn Simpson[/i][/b],
  will join one of Cape Breton’s most outstanding Celtic bands, [b][i]Beòlach[/i][/b]. A few of the other featured stars
  will be the World Champion Highland Dancer [b][i]David Wilton[/i][/b] of Scotland returning
  by popular demand, Highland Piper [b][i]Ken Eller[/i][/b], Canada’s bard [b][i]Eileen McGann[/i][/b],
  Uilleann Piper [b][i]Aidan
  O’Brien[/i][/b] of the UK, BC’s Celtic Harper-Singer [b][i]Wendy Humphreys Tebbutt[/i][/b]
  supported by the high energy CeltFest pipers, drummers and dancers. The event sold out last year and
  the theatre swelled with ovation after ovation. Tickets are on sale now and going quickly at the Port
  Theatre’s Box Office at (250) 754-8550.[color=black][/color]
  

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[color=black]For
[b]Printable Rack Card[/b] detailing
these events go to: http://www.celticperformingarts.com/2007concertrackcard.pdf.[/color][color=black][/color]


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[color=black]To
register for the summer school, order tickets for the Gala Concert, or for
information on this wonderful event, go to [/color][color=black]www.Celtfest.ca [/color][color=black] or call (250) 758-0208, or 1-866-301-2358 (CELT). [/color][color=black][/color]


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[color=black]Slainte![/color][color=black][/color]

[color=black]René Cusson[/color][color=black] [/color][color=black]and [/color][color=black]Carolyn Phillips Cusson, [/color][color=black]Principals[/color]