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Lee Award for Choreography May 23 The Banff Centre and Banff high school students go on a Magical History Tour June 6 and 7 May 23 Citytv Scholarships will benefit Aboriginal artists May 23 Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal to preview new work at The Banff Centre May 29 May 7 2008 Banff Summer Arts Festival celebrates 75 years of Inspiring Creativity May 6 Enbridge donates $1 million to support Aboriginal program building at The Banff Centre; first in Canada May 2 Arnold Spohr endowment to bring top dance teachers to The Banff Centre April April 11 Million-dollar Jarislowsky endowment will bring master artists to The Banff Centre April 4 Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life donate to Banff Centre April 3 Poetry goes live at The Banff Centre April 11 – 12 March March 29 The Banff Centre announces dancers, faculty for new Professional Dance Program March 13 The Banff Centre receives donation to the tune of $150,000 from TD Canada Trust March 11 The Banff Centre and Alliance Pipeline announce Leadership Development scholarship winners March 7 The Banff Centre announces $25,000 playwriting competition March 5 Banff International String Quartet Competition winners launch North American tour March 5 Sather family donates historic residence to The Banff Centre February February 26 The Banff Centre appoints Steven Ross Smith Director of Literary Arts February 13 Athabasca oil sands story told at Mountain Culture and Environment Speakers’ Series February 11 The Banff Centre introduces first Indie Band Residency February 11 Walter Phillips Gallery to host exhibition on nationhood and identity February 11 Walter Phillips Gallery opens Attila Richard Lukacs, Barbara Spohr exhibitions February 2 The Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program announced February 2 BC Arts Council and The Banff Centre partner on new residency program February 1 Quebecor Fund scholarship will bring Ontario producers to Banff February 1 The Banff Centre names Kelly Robinson director of Theatre Arts January January 28 Dance collaboration to bring Canada’s future ballet stars to Banff January 22 Banff Centre chef named best in Canada by the International Association of Conference Centres January 11 The Banff Centre celebrates 75th Anniversary in 2008 January 10 Mountain Culture and Environment Speakers’ Series explores a sustainable world January 9 Kerry Stauffer appointed director of Creative Electronic Environment at The Banff Centre January 4 Scrap Arts Concert Launches Banff Centre’s 75th Anniversary January 3 Avalanche Awareness Night
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