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September 2010 Events

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29 Free Public Swim Free Public Swim Enjoy a free public swim at Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation. Sally Borden Pool - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm	30 BISQC Recital Round BISQC Recital Round Banff International String Quartet Competition Noga Quartet (France) Haydn Quartet in C Major, Op. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 2:00 pm BISQC Recital Round BISQC Recital Round Banff International String Quartet Competition Asasello Quartet (Germany) Haydn Quartet in D Major. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 7:30 pm	31 BISQC Recital Round BISQC Recital Round Banff International String Quartet Competition Cecilia String Quartet (Canada) Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. Eric Harvie Theatre - 10:30 AM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 10:30 am BISQC Recital Round BISQC Recital Round Quatuor Zaïde (France) Haydn Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 2:00 pm BISQC Recital Round BISQC Recital Round Banff International String Quartet Competition Atrium String Quartet (Russia) Haydn Quartet in G minor, Op 33, No. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM Tickets: Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 7:30 pm	1 September BISQC Romantic Round BISQC Romantic Round Afiara String Quartet (Canada) Mendelssohn Quartet No. Eric Harvie Theatre - 10:30 AM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 10:30 am BISQC Romantic Round BISQC Romantic Round Atrium String Quartet (Russia) Tchaikovsky Quartet No. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 2:00 pm BISQC Romantic Round BISQC Romantic Round Amaryllis Quartet (Germany/Switzerland) Schumann Quartet No. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lover $25-23 7:30 pm	2 Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour In its North American premiere. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	3 BISQC Canadian Commission Round BISQC Canadian Commission Round All 9 quartets perform the new quartet, Commedia dell’arte, by Ana Sokolovic. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Adult $28-$25 \|Student/Senior $25-23 Arts Lovers $25-23 2:00 pm Experience the Future of Cinema: A Machine to See With Experience the Future of Cinema: A Machine to See With Blast Theory. Off campus - 6:00 PM Free 6:00 pm BISQC Alumni Gala Concert BISQC Alumni Gala Concert Fireworks fly as past winners take the stage for performances of the Brahms Sextet and Mendelssohn’s Octet. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM Adult $50-$45 \|Student/Senior $45-42 Arts Lovers $45-42 7:30 pm	4 BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round Each quartet performs a work by Beethoven or Schubert and after the evening concert. Eric Harvie Theatre - 10:30 AM Adult $38-$35 \|Student/Senior $35-32 Arts Lovers $35-32 Evening: Adult $50-$45 \|Student/Senior $45-42 10:30 am BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round Each quartet performs a work by Beethoven or Schubert and after the evening concert. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM Adult $38-$35 \|Student/Senior $35-32 Arts Lovers $35-32 2:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 2:30 PM Free 2:30 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 3:00 PM Free 3:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 4:30 PM Free 4:30 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 5:30 PM Free 5:30 pm BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round BISQC Beethoven/Schubert Round Each quartet performs a work by Beethoven or Schubert and after the evening concert. Eric Harvie Theatre - 7:30 PM Adult $38-$35 \|Student/Senior $35-32 Arts Lovers $35-32 7:30 pm
5 Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 12:30 PM Free 12:30 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Central Park Gazebo - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 1:30 PM Free 1:30 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 2:00 PM Free 2:00 pm BISQC Finals BISQC Finals The excitement of the week peaks when the three finalist take the stage and perform repertoire of their choice. Eric Harvie Theatre - 2:00 PM $75-$65 2:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Central Park Gazebo - 2:30 PM Free 2:30 pm	6 Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 12:15 PM Free 12:15 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Featuring Musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and The Banff Centre's 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Banff Avenue Square - 1:30 PM Free 1:30 pm Music about Banff Music about Banff Location: Off campus - 1:45 PM Free 1:45 pm	7	8	9 Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour In its North American premiere. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	10	11
12	13	14 Jan Verwoert Art Critic Talk Welcome to the society of the jealous lovers of solitude Jan Verwoert Art Critic Talk Welcome to the society of the jealous lovers of solitude Jan Verwoert is an internationally renowned Berlin based art critic and curator.. Telus Studio, Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm	15	16 Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour In its North American premiere. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	17 Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit See how youth from Bearspaw. Off campus - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am 125 Years of Art in and Just Outside Banff National Park - presented by Nancy Townshend 125 Years of Art in and Just Outside Banff National Park - presented by Nancy Townshend Back by popular demand! Parks Administration Building grounds - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm Aboriginal Readings and Spoken Word featuring Kinnie Starr Aboriginal Readings and Spoken Word featuring Kinnie Starr Kick off Alberta Arts Days in The Banff Centre’s coolest venue; The Club. The Club, Theatre Complex - 7:30 PM Free 7:30 pm	18 Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit See how youth from Bearspaw. Off campus - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Making Artists' Books Making Artists' Books Talk & Tour: Library & Archives - 10:00 AM Free 10:00 am Alberta Arts Days Celebration and Community BBQ Alberta Arts Days Celebration and Community BBQ The Celebration and BBQ has been moved indoors! Margaret Greenham Theatre - 11:00 AM Free 11:00 am Backstage Tours of the Eric Harvie Theatre Shops & Wardrobe Backstage Tours of the Eric Harvie Theatre Shops & Wardrobe Go behind the scenes at the Eric Harvie Theatre to see costumes being made for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Eric Harvie and Margaret Greenham Theatres - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm Walter Phillips Gallery Art Walk Walter Phillips Gallery Art Walk This one-hour tour of public artwork at The Banf Centre begins with Mike MacDonald's Butterfly Garden and spans the campus to include works by John McEwan. Walter Phillips Gallery - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm IMAGINaNATION IMAGINaNATION Celebrate 125 years of National Parks in Canada with the premiere of Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre’s family-friendly 40 minute journey.. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 12:00 PM Free 12:00 pm Prairie Tales Prairie Tales Alberta’s annually produced touring anthology of short films and videos provides a glimpse into the world of filmmaking. Max Bell Auditorium - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm Bev Rodin, Exhibit & Artist Reception Bev Rodin, Exhibit & Artist Reception Canada House Gallery. Off campus - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm Alberta Artist Meet and Greet Alberta Artist Meet and Greet In celebration of Alberta Arts Days, the Whyte Museum will hold an Artist Meet and Greet afternoon. Whyte Museum, 111 Bear Street - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm Getting Married in Buffalo Jump Getting Married in Buffalo Jump Getting Married in Buffalo Jump was filmed in the Alberta foothills and stars Wendy Crewson and Paul Gross. Banff Public Library - 2:00 PM Free 2:00 pm RCA Invitational RCA Invitational Willock & Sax Gallery Artist’s Talk: Off campus - 2:00 PM Free 2:00 pm Two Jack Wish Two Jack Wish A Multidisciplinary Art Experience This performance has been moved indoors! Laszlo Funtek Room 222 (Dance Studio) - 4:00 PM Free 4:00 pm Chloe in The Club Chloe in The Club Edmonton’s own Chloe Albert. The Club, Theatre Complex - 7:30 PM Free 7:30 pm All Natural - 1970's Film Night All Natural - 1970's Film Night Get your bell bottoms on and join us for an evening of vintage films that capture the way we viewed science. Parks Administration Building grounds - 8:00 PM Free 8:00 pm
19 Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Embracing the Park - 8 Decades of Canadian Landscape Painters Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit Through the lens: A Stoney Perspective - Photography Exhibit See how youth from Bearspaw. Off campus - 8:00 AM Free 8:00 am Opus Arte at The Lux: La Boheme Opus Arte at The Lux: La Boheme Puccini’s best-loved work. Lux Cinema, 229 Bear St - 10:00 AM Adult/Youth Price: $19.95 \| Child/Senior $16.95 Call 403-762-8595 for more information. Tickets available through the Lux Cinema box office only. 10:00 am Making Artists' Books Making Artists' Books Talk & Tour: Library & Archives - 10:00 AM Free 10:00 am Walter Phillips Gallery Art Walk Walter Phillips Gallery Art Walk Meet at the Walter Phillips Gallery for a tour of the art on The Banff Centre campus. Walter Phillips Gallery - 12:30 PM Free 12:30 pm	20	21	22	23 Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour In its North American premiere. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	24 Readings and Spoken Word from Aboriginal Writers featuring Witi Ihimaera Readings and Spoken Word from Aboriginal Writers featuring Witi Ihimaera Aboriginal Arts presents an evening of storytelling. Bentley Chamber Music Studio - 7:30 PM Free 7:30 pm Circus Incognitus Circus Incognitus There's fun for the entire family when this former member of Montreal's acclaimed Cirque Eloize. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM All Tickets $12 \| Family (2 adults/2 children) $38 \| Subscriber $10* 7:30 pm	25 Climate, Oceans, and Infectious Disease: The Cholera Paradigm A Lecture by Dr. Rita Colwell Climate, Oceans, and Infectious Disease: The Cholera Paradigm A Lecture by Dr. Rita Colwell The Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery presents Dr.. Max Bell Auditorium - 3:00 PM Free 3:00 pm Witi Ihimaera and Whale Rider Witi Ihimaera and Whale Rider Aboriginal Arts and the Visiting Artists Series present a special evening with award-winning writer Witi Ihimaera. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 7:30 PM Adult $18 \| Senior/Student/Youth $14 \| Child $12 \| Series Subscriber $14* 7:30 pm
26 Free Public Swim Free Public Swim Enjoy a free public swim at Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation. Sally Borden Pool - 1:00 PM Free 1:00 pm Circus Incognitus Circus Incognitus There's fun for the entire family when this former member of Montreal's acclaimed Cirque Eloize. Margaret Greenham Theatre - 4:00 PM All Tickets $12 \| Family (2 adults/2 children) $38 \| Subscriber $10* 4:00 pm	27	28	29	30 Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour Melanie Gilligan Exhibition Tour In its North American premiere. Walter Phillips Gallery - 7:00 PM Free 7:00 pm	1 October	2

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