Mountain Guide

Usually, when someone has a moment, it’s something to forget about. But not in Amar Athwal’s case. The Banff local repeatedly has his moments and is more than willing to share them. But it’s not what you think.

Melody A. Johnson is angling for the big stage. A Toronto-based actor, Johnson is bringing her first play to The Banff Centre for a performance Tuesday (April 9) in the Rolston Recital Hall.

The next time you read a really good book, thank the editor.

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo is just days away and for those with enough foresight to have gotten tickets for the sold-out event, it promises to be, well, epic.

Sometimes band members, like those in any occupation, need a time to rest and recuperate. For Calgary rockers Zoo Lion, that time arrives this summer. Before that, though, the four-piece hits the Bow Valley for gigs April 4-6 at Banff’s Rose & Crown.

With the Earth Hour event recently concluded, Brian Rosen and the WhatNow roll into the Valley to keep the love Earth message rolling along. Rosen, a former Canmorite now dwelling in Nelson, B.C.

While the name may be new, band members of The Steadies are familiar faces in the Bow Valley. Earl Pereira, in the early 1990s, was the bass player and a founding member of the popular blues-rock band Wide Mouth Mason.

Hannah Moscovitch is practically a Banffite. The Toronto-based playwright has been travelling to The Banff Centre for years and has written most of her plays there.

When it comes right down to it, music as a medium is pretty much always in flux.

Michael Averill is a singer-songwriter-storyteller, and he’s also a walker.