August 2010 Issue
Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation

The first thing you notice when you walk into the Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation is the light. Natural light spills through every public space, infusing this new building with a sense of openness and possibility.

Live from Banff!
by Debra Hornsby

Beginning August 30, nine young quartets from six countries will gather in Banff for the 10th BISQC.

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Dressing Sir Elton
by Jill Sawyer

For the past 40 years, outrageous costumes have been Elton John’s stock in trade.

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Hard Core Logo: LIVE
by Debra Hornsby

The language is R rated. The music is in your face. But Michael Scholar Jr. insists that the story he is telling is as much a piece of Canadiana as beavers and lumberjacks.

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The Greatest Summer Job in the World!
by Jill Sawyer

Jeff Bordal is standing in the birthplace of Canada’s national park system, an underground cavern with a steady stream of warm, sulphurous water dripping from its ceiling into an aquamarine pool.

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The man who set the music free
by Tamara Bernstein

Tom Rolston passed away on May 29, 2010 . A towering figure in the development and mentorship of musicians from across Canada, Tom Rolston, together with his wife Isobel, shaped the course of Music programs at The Banff Centre for nearly 40 years.

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Scene at Banff
by Inspired

People, programs, performances…proving a picture is worth a thousand words….

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