Mountain Guide

Like many Banff visitors, Mindil Beach Markets will check into the Samesun Backpacker’s Lodge this week.

Calgarian Chris Gheran will bring his personal brand of folk music, along with card tricks, vegan soap and stories of shamans, to Banff’s Rose & Crown, May 29. The show will be the final date of two months of touring throughout Western Canada.

DIY; it’s very in among the homeowner set these days. Do It Yourselfers can be found patching walls, renovating bathrooms, putting down flooring; big box stores everywhere are dedicated to DIYers.

HOLE #5, ‘THE TROUGH’ YARDAGE: 424 PAR 4 This is the first in a series of features on area golf courses.

Weather-wise, it would appear July and summer are a long way off. Luckily, though, nobody has to wait until July 1 to celebrate all things Canadian, as the Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show is already running at Cornerstone Theatre and Restaurant.

Hard on the heels of shows at Wild Bill’s in Banff (May 13-14) country music sensation Lindsay Ell will play the Canmore Hotel, May 20.

If, as parents, you think it is getting harder to find good clean fun for your kids, consider this weekend’s WOW!, presented by the Canmore Children’s Festival Society, which, as part of its one-day programming, will feature the inventive musical com

Icelandic author Kristín Ómarsdóttir has come to the wilderness seeking inspiration. “It’s an unbelievable place,” she said. “It’s so different from where I come from.

An Australian story of a boy made from cheese will take centre stage at The Banff Centre this weekend.

Kate Maki and Fred Squire are not calling it quits. Despite that being the title of their latest tour, the two solo musicians plan to continue touring and making new music for the foreseeable future.