Mountain Guide

Trios, quartets and five-piece bands are fairly standard among those that tour through the Bow Valley. One-man bands, though, are much thinner on the ground – and that’s where Windborn comes in.

When it comes to conservation and environmentalism, the modern world tends to harbour three conceits or falsehoods: one, society didn’t become concerned about the environment and wildlife until the 1970s; two, already established national parks in Ca

Carl Rungius, the German-born painter who remains one of the most important wildlife artists to date, was a visionary.

Yeah, we’re back on the road another time, Said back on the long road one more time.

When the Strumbellas hit town tonight (June 7), small town will mesh with big city and bluegrass will mesh with country – but the whole show will be honed with rock. The Strumbellas are a six-piece that was born in small town Lindsay, Ont.

In the Bow Valley, bears are never far from the mind. Look around and they appear everywhere; from signs to gift-shop windows, from books to postcards and major sculputural instillations. Sometimes, they even appear in person.

New music will move through The Banff Centre this month as Dave Douglas and Vijay Iyer, among the most inventive musicians in modern jazz, co-host three weeks of intense writing, rehearsing and performing with a lineup of leading young players from a

Renowned author George Bowering will speak at this year’s artsPeak Arts Festival, though what he’ll say is a bit up in the air.

One of America’s favourite sons and greatest troubadours, Steve Earle, will roam into the Bow Valley for a performance at The Banff Centre’s Eric Harvie Theatre, Sunday (June 10). Earle will perform, solo and acoustic at 7:30 p.m.

Jeff Melanson, to quote from the old TV series The A Team, apparently loves it when a plan comes together. Melanson took over as president of The Banff Centre on Jan.