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November 2012 Events

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28 Mountain Art and Craft Sale Mountain Art and Craft Sale Find one-of-a-kind mountain-themed art and handcrafted items during Festival Opening Weekend in the Eric Harvie Theatre Lobby.. Eric Harvie Theatre - Lobby - 11:00 AM Free 11:00 am Opening Weekend Film Screening: No Barriers Opening Weekend Film Screening: No Barriers Breaking barriers from above ground to far below. Eric Harvie Theatre - 12:00 PM $10 12:00 pm Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife and Art Exhibition and Book Event Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife and Art Exhibition and Book Event To convey the present condition and state of conservation of the 3. Whyte Museum, 111 Bear Street - 3:00 PM Donation at the Door 3:00 pm Opening Weekend Film Screening: Far and Away Opening Weekend Film Screening: Far and Away Help is on the way and on the run! Eric Harvie Theatre - 3:30 PM $10 3:30 pm Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise WORLD PREMIERE Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise WORLD PREMIERE “Experience one of nature’s most extraordinary hidden wonders – up close. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM All tickets $13** 7:30 pm Himalaya Song – Live Music and Film Event! Himalaya Song – Live Music and Film Event! The Canadian Premiere of Himalaya Song merges film. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM $22 7:30 pm	29	30 Radical Reels (LIVE) Radical Reels (LIVE) Get ready for a full-throttle evening as we present the world's best high-adrenaline films! - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $22 \| Epic Sampler $39 7:30 pm Radical Reels (Simulcast) Radical Reels (Simulcast) Get ready for a full-throttle evening as we present the world's best high-adrenaline films! - SOLD OUT Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM All tickets $22 \| Epic Sampler $39 7:30 pm The British Columbians – Live Music! The British Columbians – Live Music! Vancouver based quartet The British Columbians’ eclectic. The Club, Theatre Complex - 11:45 PM $15 \| Subscriber $10 11:45 pm	31 Midweek Medley Midweek Medley Every Wednesday afternoon musicians in residence play an afternoon concert featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Rolston Recital Hall - 4:30 PM Donation at the Door 4:30 pm The Snow Show The Snow Show Bring on the blue sky and deep powder. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM All tickets $22 \| Epic Sampler $39 7:30 pm The Dirtbag Café with Fred Beckey The Dirtbag Café with Fred Beckey Is there a more committed climber on the planet than Fred Beckey? - SOLD OUT The Club, Theatre Complex - 7:30 PM $13 7:30 pm	1 November Old Style Storytelling Session Old Style Storytelling Session This popular morning event is back! Max Bell 252 - 8:30 AM Free 8:30 am Eating Dirt: Charlotte Gill Into the Abyss: Carol Shaben Eating Dirt: Charlotte Gill Into the Abyss: Carol Shaben Eating Dirt by Charlotte GillFor 17 years Canadian writer Charlotte Gill worked deep in the Canadian bush. Max Bell Auditorium - 10:00 AM $13 10:00 am The Best Mountain Book Ever Written The Best Mountain Book Ever Written Mountain literature experts Harry Vandervlist. Max Bell Auditorium - 12:30 PM $13 12:30 pm To a Mountain in Tibet: Thubron Tibet – Culture on the Edge: Borges To a Mountain in Tibet: Thubron Tibet – Culture on the Edge: Borges To a Mountain in Tibet: Max Bell Auditorium - 2:00 PM $13 2:00 pm Book Awards and Reception Book Awards and Reception The 2012 Banff Mountain Book Competition awards are presented. Max Bell Auditorium - 5:00 PM $13 5:00 pm Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Founded over two centuries ago. Kinnear Centre 3d Floor #305 - 5:00 PM Free 5:00 pm Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Join Walter Phillips Gallery staff every Thursday night for an exhibition tour of Modest Livelihood. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (LIVE) and Films David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (LIVE) and Films Two of the world’s luminaries on sustainability will join forces in Banff this year to discuss a different way of measuring growth. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $32 7:30 pm David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (Simulcast) and Films David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (Simulcast) and Films Two of the world’s luminaries on sustainability will join forces in Banff this year to discuss a different way of measuring growth. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM $32 7:30 pm	2 e-books, e-readers, e-gads! e-books, e-readers, e-gads! Recent studies tell us that fewer people are reading but those that do are reading more than ever and in multiple formats. Max Bell 252 - 8:30 AM Free 8:30 am Voices of Adventure: An interview with Stephen Venables Voices of Adventure: An interview with Stephen Venables Illustrious British mountaineer Stephen Venables is the subject of this year’s Voices of Adventure interview with climber. Max Bell Auditorium - 10:00 AM $13 10:00 am Cold Wars: Andy Kirkpatrick Cold Wars: Andy Kirkpatrick When you pick up an Andy Kirkpatrick book. Max Bell Auditorium - 12:30 PM $13 12:30 pm Wind from a Distant Summit: Pat Deavoll The Wild Within: Simon Yates Wind from a Distant Summit: Pat Deavoll The Wild Within: Simon Yates Wind from a Distant Summit: Max Bell Auditorium - 2:00 PM $13 2:00 pm Words and Whisky – A Mountain Reading Words and Whisky – A Mountain Reading Back by popular demand, listen to readings of poetry and prose inspired by the mountain environment. Kinnear Centre 3rd Floor Dance Studio #303 - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Founded over two centuries ago. Kinnear Centre 3d Floor #305 - 5:00 PM Free 5:00 pm Mountain Marketplace Mountain Marketplace Planning on buying gear this year? Theatre Complex - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm ECM+ Generation 2012 ECM+ Generation 2012 The ECM+ Generation 2012 concert is part of the Friday Evening at the Rolston series. Rolston Recital Hall - 7:30 PM $20 \| Senior/Student $18 \| Child $12 Concert Lover Cardholder Free 7:30 pm Lynsey Dyer: Ski Like a Girl and Films Lynsey Dyer: Ski Like a Girl and Films This girl was born with skis on her feet! Max Bell Auditorium - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: Queen of the 8,000-ers (LIVE) and Films Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: Queen of the 8,000-ers (LIVE) and Films Of the handful of alpinists who have climbed all 14 of the world’s 8000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: Queen of the 8,000-ers (Simulcast) and Films Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: Queen of the 8,000-ers (Simulcast) and Films Of the handful of alpinists who have climbed all 14 of the world’s 8000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. - SOLD OUT Margaret Greenham Theatre - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm The Deep Dark Woods – Live Music! The Deep Dark Woods – Live Music! Described as a rainstorm over the desert of modern music. The Club, Theatre Complex - 11:45 PM $15 \| Subscriber $10 11:45 pm	3 Mountain Marketplace Mountain Marketplace Planning on buying gear this year? Theatre Complex - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am National Geographic Exploration and Grants Workshop National Geographic Exploration and Grants Workshop Learn about National Geographic funding for adventure and exploration around the world with the Expeditions Council.. Kinnear Centre 2nd Floor #201 - 8:30 AM Free 8:30 am Train with Dave MacLeod! Train with Dave MacLeod! Join Dave MacLeod, top climber and coach, for a low-ratio climbing session to work on your climbing abilities. Sally Borden Fitness & Recreation - 9:00 AM $60 \| Register through Sally Borden Building 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. - SOLD OUT Rolston Recital Hall - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. - SOLD OUT Max Bell Auditorium - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. - SOLD OUT Margaret Greenham Theatre - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am National Geographic Exploration and Adventure Workshop: Writing and Photography National Geographic Exploration and Adventure Workshop: Writing and Photography Find out how to pitch your idea to National Geographic. Kinnear Centre 2nd Floor #201 - 10:00 AM Free 10:00 am Train with Dave MacLeod! Train with Dave MacLeod! Join Dave MacLeod, top climber and coach, for a low-ratio climbing session to work on your climbing abilities. Sally Borden Fitness & Recreation - 11:30 AM $60 \| Register through Sally Borden Building 11:30 am Hot Topics Seminar – Chomolungma: Goddess or Gong Show? Hot Topics Seminar – Chomolungma: Goddess or Gong Show? 2012 saw the most attempts on Mt. Max Bell Auditorium - 12:30 PM Free 12:30 pm Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Poster Signing Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Poster Signing Stop by the DEUTER booth in the Mountain Marketplace and meet Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the Queen of the 8,000-ers! Eric Harvie Theatre - Lobby - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Master Classes Founded over two centuries ago. Kinnear Centre 3d Floor #305 - 5:00 PM Free 5:00 pm Further - a new film from Teton Gravity Research Further - a new film from Teton Gravity Research FURTHER – a new film from Teton Gravity Research (2012, USA, 80‘) Director: - SOLD OUT Rolston Recital Hall - 7:00 PM $10 7:00 pm Dave MacLeod: The Long Hope and Films Dave MacLeod: The Long Hope and Films Dave MacLeod, arguably the best climber in the UK, is one of Scotland’s top athletes. Max Bell Auditorium - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm Wade Davis: Into the Silence (LIVE) and Films Wade Davis: Into the Silence (LIVE) and Films National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis returns to Banff this year to present his best-selling book Into the Silence:. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm Wade Davis: Into the Silence (Simulcast) and Films Wade Davis: Into the Silence (Simulcast) and Films National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis returns to Banff this year to present his best-selling book Into the Silence:. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 8:00 PM $32 8:00 pm Saturday Night Splash Down! Saturday Night Splash Down! From waterfalls to the world's biggest rapids! Rolston Recital Hall - 9:15 PM $10 9:15 pm The Deep Dark Woods – Live Music! The Deep Dark Woods – Live Music! Described as a rainstorm over the desert of modern music. The Club, Theatre Complex - 11:45 PM $15 \| Subscriber $10 11:45 pm
4 Mountain Marketplace Mountain Marketplace Planning on buying gear this year? Theatre Complex - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. Max Bell Auditorium - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Daytime Film Screenings: Program A Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. - SOLD OUT Margaret Greenham Theatre - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Daytime Film Screenings: Program B Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including North American and World premieres.. Eric Harvie Theatre - 9:00 AM $45 9:00 am National Geographic Television Story Pitch Workshop National Geographic Television Story Pitch Workshop Get the inside scoop on pitching film projects to National Geographic Television and the Channel. Kinnear Centre 2nd Floor #201 - 9:00 AM Free 9:00 am Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Packing Seminar Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Packing Seminar Meet Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner “Intimate and Interactive” in a free event, at Monod Sports 129 Banff Avenue. Off campus - 10:00 AM Free 10:00 am Pushing Boundaries of Storytelling: National Geographic Digital and Social Outreach Workshop Pushing Boundaries of Storytelling: National Geographic Digital and Social Outreach Workshop Join National Geographic’s Digital Media team as they share effective techniques for telling your story digitally.. Kinnear Centre 2nd Floor #201 - 11:00 AM Free 11:00 am Yellowstone to Yukon: Dwayne Harty Yellowstone to Yukon: Dwayne Harty Gallery talk and book signing with Dwayne Harty and Harvey Locke. Off campus - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm Hot Topics Seminar – Wilderness: On the Razor's Edge Hot Topics Seminar – Wilderness: On the Razor's Edge With much of the world’s natural resources spread thin and on the cusp of destruction for human demand. Max Bell Auditorium - 12:30 PM Free 12:30 pm Mountain Dreams and Global Realities – Films Mountain Dreams and Global Realities – Films Dreams and surprises from two completely different worlds: Rolston Recital Hall - 2:00 PM $10 2:00 pm Canmore Sunday Concert Canmore Sunday Concert In this popular community concert series resident musicians from The Banff Centre visit Canmore for a one-hour intimate afternoon concert introduced by Henk Guittart.. Creekside Hall, Canmore Seniors Centre - 2:30 PM Donation at the Door 2:30 pm Best of the Festival: Awards Night and Films Best of the Festival: Awards Night and Films Finish on a high note Sunday evening as the international film jury announces the Banff Mountain Film Competition award winners.. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $25 7:30 pm Best of the Festival: Films Only Best of the Festival: Films Only The Best of the Festival: - SOLD OUT Margaret Greenham Theatre - 8:00 PM $25 8:00 pm Best of the Festival: Films Only Best of the Festival: Films Only The Best of the Festival: Rolston Recital Hall - 8:00 PM $25 8:00 pm	5 Beasts of the Southern Wild Beasts of the Southern Wild In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee six year-old Hushpuppy exists on the brink of orphanhood.. Lux Cinema, 229 Bear St - 7:00 PM $12 \| Fall three-pack $24 (tickets purchased at the door are cash only) 7:00 pm	6	7 Midweek Medley Midweek Medley Every Wednesday afternoon musicians in residence play an afternoon concert featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Rolston Recital Hall - 4:30 PM Donation at the Door 4:30 pm Boulder Pavement Issue 8 Murmuration Issue Launch Event Boulder Pavement Issue 8 Murmuration Issue Launch Event Issue 8 is hot and almost ready to go live. Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204 - 4:30 PM Free 4:30 pm	8 Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Join Walter Phillips Gallery staff every Thursday night for an exhibition tour of Modest Livelihood. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm International Guitar Night International Guitar Night International Guitar Night is synonymous with the best guitarists from around the globe. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM $20 \| Child $15 Subscriber $15 7:30 pm Ricardo Gallo Open Studio Ricardo Gallo Open Studio Ricardo Gallo Transient Concessions While at residence at The Banff Centre composer and pianist Ricardo Gallo has been working on a piece for two pianists and two percussionists for the NY-based ensemble Yarn/Wire.. Valentine Studio, Leighton Artists Colony - 9:00 PM Free 9:00 pm	9 Drawn to Nature Drawn to Nature The Walter Phillips Gallery in collaboration with the Banff Park Museum National Historic Site presents Drawn to Nature: Banff Park Museum National Historic Site - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm Circo Aereo Circo Aereo Circo Aereo is a circus group based in Finland and France, and is part of the “new circus” movement. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $20 \| Child $10 \| Subscriber $10 Family of Four $40 (2 Adult, 2 Children) 7:30 pm Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston is a series of concerts featuring emerging musicians of the international stage often in co-operation with their celebrated faculty and other visiting artists.. Rolston Recital Hall - 7:30 PM $20 \| Senior/Student $18 \| Child $12 Concert Lover Cardholders Free 7:30 pm	10
11	12	13	14 Vincent Normand Curator’s Talk Vincent Normand Curator’s Talk Vincent Normand is a writer and curator living in Paris. Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204 - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Midweek Medley Midweek Medley Every Wednesday afternoon musicians in residence play an afternoon concert featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Rolston Recital Hall - 4:30 PM Donation at the Door 4:30 pm Mountain and Wilderness Writing Mountain and Wilderness Writing Hot on the heels of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. Wild Flour Bakery - 7:30 PM Free 7:30 pm	15 Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Modest Livelihood Exhibition Tours Join Walter Phillips Gallery staff every Thursday night for an exhibition tour of Modest Livelihood. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	16 Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston is a series of concerts featuring emerging musicians of the international stage often in co-operation with their celebrated faculty and other visiting artists.. St. George's-in-the-Pines Anglican Church - 7:30 PM $20 \| Senior/Student $18 \| Child $12 Concert Lover Cardholders Free 7:30 pm	17
18 Youth Orchestra Symposium Concert Youth Orchestra Symposium Concert This annual special event is the culmination of three intensive days of workshops and rehearsals for musicians in Youth Orchestras from Alberta and Saskatchewan.. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Donation at the Door 2:00 pm Canmore Sunday Concert Canmore Sunday Concert In this popular community concert series resident musicians from The Banff Centre visit Canmore for a one-hour intimate afternoon concert introduced by Henk Guittart.. Creekside Hall, Canmore Seniors Centre - 2:30 PM Donation at the Door 2:30 pm	19	20	21 Midweek Medley Midweek Medley Every Wednesday afternoon musicians in residence play an afternoon concert featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Rolston Recital Hall - 4:30 PM Donation at the Door 4:30 pm	22 Shary Boyle Artist’s Talk Shary Boyle Artist’s Talk Shary Boyle is celebrated internationally for her bold fantastical explorations of the figure. Kinnear Centre Ground Floor Husky Great Hall #101 - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm	23 Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Film Screening Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Film Screening Internationally acclaimed artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s recent exhibitions include projects for The Turbine Hall. Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204 - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston Friday Evening at the Rolston is a series of concerts featuring emerging musicians of the international stage often in co-operation with their celebrated faculty and other visiting artists.. Rolston Recital Hall - 7:30 PM $20 \| Senior/Student $18 \| Child $12 Concert Lover Cardholders Free 7:30 pm	24 Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal Eclectic dancers and stunning choreography highlight every performance by Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $25 \| Child $20 Subscriber $20 7:30 pm
25	26	27 Etienne Chambaud Artist’s Talk Etienne Chambaud Artist’s Talk French artist Etienne Chambaud lives and works in Milan and Paris. Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204 - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm	28 Midweek Medley Midweek Medley Every Wednesday afternoon musicians in residence play an afternoon concert featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Rolston Recital Hall - 4:30 PM Donation at the Door 4:30 pm	29	30 Gruppo Montebello Gruppo Montebello Friday Evening at the Rolston features Gruppo Montebello. Rolston Recital Hall - 7:30 PM $20 \| Senior/Student $18 \| Child $12 Concert Lover Cardholder Free 7:30 pm	1 December Stuart McLean A Vinyl Cafe Christmas Stuart McLean A Vinyl Cafe Christmas Kick off the holiday season at this always heart-warming and special evening of stories and music when Canada’s beloved storyteller and humourist returns to Banff.. - SOLD OUT Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM $55 \| Students $35 (18 and under) 7:30 pm

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