Mountain Guide

Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine can’t wait to get back to Banff. The Toronto-based folk pop duo, Dala – which take their name from the last two letters of each of their first names – come to The Banff Centre, Thursday (Jan.

Doug Paisley is splitting his time between Canmore and Banff, making two appearances in the Valley over the next few weeks. On Thursday (Jan. 12), he’ll play a double bill at Communitea Café in Canmore with Matthew Barber.

Small town joins big city at The Wood in Canmore this week. On Friday (Jan. 6), local bands Seth Anderson ‘The Renegade Kid’ and Pillgrim will hook up with Vancouver’s High Society at The Wood.

The Jim Cuddy Band just can’t stay away.

These two hockey photo books achieve the same end goal in entirely different fashions. Whether you are a fan of hockey, photography, or even better – hockey photography – one of these two titles should suit your taste.

For the second year running, Exposure 2012: Banff Canmore Calgary Photography Festival, which takes place throughout February, is seeking photographs for what proved to be a highlight of last year’s festival.

For Dave Lang, jazz has lost its original meaning.

For 15 years, Cochrane photographer Patrick Price has driven over 50,000 kilometres a year travelling the highways, byways and back ways of southern Alberta searching for the perfect picture.

John Jenkins’ Smalltown Revival, from Golden, B.C., is coming to play in the small towns of Alberta. The mountain folk music band will play the St. James Gate in Banff, Dec. 16-17 and the Drake Pub in Canmore on Dec. 22.

The annual Banff-Canmore Christmas Bird Count (CBC) organized by the Bow Valley Naturalists will take place on Saturday, Dec.17. It’s the 37th consecutive year for this event.