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December

December 23

Touching film on family life - C.R.A.Z.Y. will be presented by The Banff Centre, January 9

December 23

Red Priest ensemble gets wildly Baroque at The Banff Centre, January 12

December 23

African Guitar Summit breaks the midwinter blues at The Banff Centre January 14

December 15

Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre to receive King Albert Mountain Award (Mountain Culture)

December 15

Banff Centre’s 2006 Playbill Series kicks off with family-style theatre show January 7 (Playbill)

December 14

Legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes highlights 2006 Jazz at Banff (Music & Sound)

December 12

The Banff Centre partners with Banff Community Foundation for near $1 million endowment (General)

November

November 29

2005 / 2006 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road (Mountain culture)

November 25

The Banff Centre hosts a Maritime Christmas with the Rankin Sisters December 10 (Playbill)

November 22

Banff New Media Institute launches webcast for Refresh! conference on new media art, science, technology (Banff New Media Institute)

November 21

Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans ride into The Banff Centre December 4 (Playbill)

November 18

Tri-Continental brings a global blues vibe to The Banff Centre December 3 (Playbill)

November 15

Walter Phillips Gallery at The Banff Centre opens Where I Lay My Heart (Walter Phillips Gallery)

November 10

Jimmie Durham launches artist book at The Banff Centre (Walter Phillips Gallery)

November 10

Two nights, two great Canadian bands play The Banff Centre (Playbill)

November 10

Alberta artist Chris Cran announced as Keith Evans Memorial Scholarship recipient (Visual Arts)

November 6

Sur le fil des 4000 takes film festival Grand Prize (Mountain Culture)

November 5

Karsten Heuer’s Being Caribou wins Grand Prize in Banff Mountain Book Festival competition (Mountain Culture)

November 4

Barry Shiffman appointed director of music programs at The Banff Centre (General)

November 2

Jimmie Durham: Knew Urk (Walter Phillips Gallery)

October

October 20

2005 Banff Mountain Book Festival finalists cover the best in outdoor and adventure writing and photography (Mountain Culture)

October 20

Banff Centre named to “Alberta’s Top 20 Employers” list (General)

October 20

Jane Bunnett brings her passion, soul, and spirit to The Banff Centre (Playbill)

October 17

The Banff Centre receives “Best of the West” honor

October 14

Walter Phillips Gallery hosts performance art cabaret and Halloween brouhaha

October 14

Singer, songwriter, storyteller David Francey lights up Banff Centre stage (Playbill)

October 13

2005 Banff Mountain Film Festival finalists showcase the best in adrenaline sports, adventure, and environment
(Mountain Culture)

October 12

Banff Distinguished Author Series moves to Eric Harvie Theatre (Writing & Publishing)

October 7

Canadian music legend plays Banff Centre

October 7

Applications open for 2006 Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award

October 3

The hearts of Romeo and Juliet break on the new Jubilee Stage in a spectacular new production

September

September 30

Danú bring the lively Irish craic back to The Banff Centre October 13 (Playbill)

September 29

Refresh! — live Web streaming of global conference begins today (Banff New Media Institute)

September 28

Climber, artist Glen Boles receives 2005 Banff Centre Summit of Excellence Award

September 22

Refresh! - the first international conference on the histories of media (Banff New Media Institute)

September 22

Banff Centre Fall Music Series kicks off with Beethoven, Prokofiev, Hindemith, more (Music)

September 21

Bluesman Morgan Davis plays The Banff Centre October 7 (Playbill)

September 20

International creative projects share $20,000 in Banff Centre Mountain Grants (General)

September 16

Mix masters The McDades hit The Banff Centre stage October(Playbill)

September 15

EPCOR CEO Don Lowry appointed to Banff Centre Board of Governors (General)

September 13

Toronto-based filmmaker Judith Doyle wins 2005 CanWest Global Communications Award (Banff New Media Institute)

September 9

Exhibition critically analyses the development of new media art over last 10 years (Walter Phillips Gallery)

September 9

Image of Tibetan prayer flags wins 2005 Banff Mountain Photography Competition (Mountain Culture)

August

August 29

Banff Centre adventure photography workshop led by top National Geographic lensmen (Mountain Culture)

August 22

Banff Centre Playbill Series previews new contemporary dance work (Theatre Arts)

August 10

Great science storytellers launch Banff Centre communications program (Writing & Publishing)

August 9

Artists from Tibet, Ecuador, Appalachia to perform in Banff August 19 to 21 (Mountain Culture)

August 3

Banff Centre orchestra concert features CBC Galaxie Rising Star winner, pianist Matthieu Fortin (Banff Summer Arts Festival)

August 3

South African music legend Johnny Clegg returns to The Banff Centre

July

July 26

Hit Canadian opera Filumena returns to The Banff Centre for 2005 Banff Summer Arts Festival (Banff Summer Arts Festival)

July 26

Scottish supergroup Shooglenifty headline outdoor dance party in Banff (Playbill)

July 21

Banff Centre highlights the life of mathematics genius Donald Coxeter (BIRS)

July 18

Margaret Atwood to accept The Banff Centre’s National Arts Award at WordFest 2005 (Writing & Publishing)

July 13

Susan Kennard appointed director and executive producer, Banff New Media Institute (Banff New Media Institute)

July 13

Montreal-based philanthropist  appointed to The Banff Centre Board of Governors (General)

July 7

CAMPsites explores survival, shelter, and the portability of home (Walter Phillips Gallery)

July 7

Festival Dance at The Banff Centre: two new creations and two old favorites (Theatre Arts)

July 5

Top non-fiction writers speak out on the personal and the political at The Banff Centre (Writing & Publishing)

June


June 30

Celebrate Alberta's Centennial at the Banff Summer Arts Festival with a weekend of performances
(Banff Summer Arts Festival)

June 21

2005 Banff Mountain Book Festival seeks tales of adventure
(Mountain Culture)

June 21

Banff Centre Press book follows writers into exile (Banff Centre Press)

June 21

2005 Banff Mountain Film Festival seeks big-screen adventure (Mountain Culture)

June 15

Guinean guitarist Alpha Yaya Diallo hits The Banff Centre stage June 24 (Playbill)

June 9

The Banff International Curatorial Institute and Walter Phillips Gallery support first Afghani artist at Venice Biennale
(Walter Phillips Gallery)

June 8

New Banff Centre Press book divulges the secrets of first-time authors (Banff Centre Press)

June 7

Yann Martel, Joseph Boyden immersed in Banff Centre literary translation program(BILTC)

June 2

Banff Centre Leadership Lab gets toes tapping
with two-day workshop (Leadership Development)

 

May

May 27

Grizzly conservation on the agenda for Banff Centre Mountain Areas conference in June(Mountain Culture)

May 12

Old Blind Dogs bring Caledonian groovery to The Banff Centre (Playbill)

May 11

2005 Banff Summer Arts Festival launches with $1 million commitment from RBC Financial Group (General)

May 9

Artist talk launches Making a Noise! (Walter Phillips Gallery)

May 9

Yann Martel, Hugh Fraser among The Banff Centre’s 2005 Fleck Fellows  (General)

May 5

Contemporary French playwrights Rouabhi, Serres to read in Banff and Calgary  (Theatre Arts)

May 5

Aural Cultures explores social dimensions of sound  
(Walter Phillips Gallery)

May 3

Harpfest West opens at Banff Centre  (Music & Sound)


April

April 26

Hugh Fraser, Dave Douglas, Muhal Richard Abrams headline Jazz at Banff 2005  (Music & Sound)

April 22

Twenty playwrights selected for 2005 Banff playRites Colony (Theatre Arts) 

April 12

Blues guru Harry Manx blends east and west at The Banff Centre April 23  (Playbill)

April 11

Parks Canada CEO appointed to The Banff Centre Board of Governors  (General)

April 8

The Banff Centre gets Baka Beyond on April 20 (Playbill) 

April 6

Sarah J. E. Iley appointed vice president, programming   (General)

April 4

Jay Ingram to chair new Banff Centre program in science and communications  (Writing & Publishing)

April 1

2005 Banff Mountain Photography Competition seeks awe-inspiring images  (Mountain Culture)

April 1

Acoustic blues legend John Hammond plays The Banff Centre April 9  (Playbill)

 

March

March 30

The Banff Centre awards first Rolston Fellowships in Music
(Music & Sound)

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February

February 22

Banff Centre hosts photo exhibition and presentation by arctic adventurer Jerry Kobalenko(Mountain Culture)

February 10

Banff Centre grants program to fund projects on mountain ecology, adventure, and culture (Mountain Culture)

February 10

Banff Centre book event showcases leadership and creativity (Leadership Development)

February 4

Walter Phillips Gallery showcases innovative and challenging survey of contemporary Alberta artists (Walter Phillips Gallery)

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January

January 31

Quartango journeys to the heart of the tango at The Banff Centre (Playbill)

January 27

Banff Centre formalizes research partnership with HP Labs (BNMI)

January 20

Banff Centre offers violin and bow repair and restoration workshops (Music & Sound)

January 19

2005 Mountain Speakers’ Series kicks off with West Coast kayaking adventure tale (Mountain Culture)

January 13

Ottawa auditions open for Alberta Scene opera Filumena (Theatre Arts)

January 6

“Learn, and Live” at Avalanche Awareness Night on January 16 (Mountain Culture)

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