Mountain Guide

Imagination, bullying, puppets, latchkey kids – put these together and you have Russell’s World, a play about a young boy whose imagination brings everyday objects and toys to life.

In its fifth year running, Canmore Idol began last week with a slate of 29 contestants that showcased amazing local talent.

For Banff-born artist Wendy Bradley, being invited to exhibit her work at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies closes a circle opened many years ago.

Canmore’s own Breanna Temple is returning to the stage in her hometown for one of the most popular concerts in the Live on 7th lineup. Canada’s Rising Stars with Susanne Ruberg-Gordon will feature, for the first time, a homegrown talent on its stage.

Encaustic painter Susan Wallis sees landscape not as a ‘place’ but as a self-contained subject complete with its own emotions.

The story of someone giving up one career to pursue another when they realize their passion lies elsewhere is not a new one. Among musicians touring the Bow Valley, the story is certainly not new.

In the music business, like pretty much any other endeavour, all good things must come to an end. And so it is with Winnipeg’s SubCity Dwellers. Nothing disastrous, mind you.

While Through the Lens was designed to introduce Bow Valley students to photography, it has also created a few powerful spin offs in the process.

One of the Canmore museum’s most successful exhibitions is back for the month of February as part of Exposure 2011: Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival.

Some bands just like to do things a little differently. For Eve Hell and the Razors, that meant putting out an album, then deciding maybe they should form a band. However it worked out, it works.