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The 37th Banff Centre Midsummer Ball Weekend Silent Auction Support Inspiring Leadership 2016 Ball Committee Melanie Busby powerful Mary Fong Table of Contents Glenda Hess Debra Law Banff Centre Presents 4 Patricia Moore new Judy Paterson Travel & Adventure 10 Kim van Steenbergen Artwork 16 Nancy Wiswell Lifestyle 44 Ball Advisors Wine & Dine 60 work. Gordon and Robyn Ritchie Adam and Jan Waterous Rules & Regulations 62 Art Advisors Canada House Gallery Silent Auction proceeds go Barbara Pelham Online & Digital Bidding directly to the Midsummer Loch Gallery Bidding for silent auction items will Ball Artists’ Fund. Your Ian Loch be publically available online from generous contribution Masters Gallery Ltd. July 1 to July 21, 2016. During the Ball Rod Green and Ryan Green Weekend (July 22-23, 2016) auction provides artists with the bidding will be via on-site tablets and support, mentorship, time, Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont will be restricted to attending Ball Wendy Wacko guests or advance proxy bidders. and space they need to Walter Phillips Gallery Visit www.banffcentreauction.com realize their creative potential. Peta Rake and Mimmo Maiolo for more details! 2 / Jens Lindemann In-Home Performance International trumpet virtuoso and Banff Centre Presents Centre Banff 1 / Banff Centre alumnus Jens Lindemann, An Evening with Lawrence Hill C.M., and award-winning jazz pianist Kristian Alexandrov deliver an Award-winning and internationally bestselling author of unforgettable in-home performance. The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill is a literary triumph. In 2014, Lindemann received the A gifted speaker, this Banff Centre alumnus will join you and prestigious Order of Canada, the your guests for your choice of either a private dinner or reading, highest civilian award given by the or as a special guest at your favourite book club. Based out Government of Canada to citizens of of Ontario, Hill is available for a Calgary or Banff area evening international standing in their field of during his Banff Centre Fleck Fellowship in Winter/Spring 2017.* specialty. Lindemann is also a JUNO Lawrence Hill’s work includes the national bestsellers The Book and Grammy nominee, winner of the of Negroes, which was made into a six-part TV mini-series, renowned Echo Klassik Award, and and Some Great Thing and Any Known Blood. Hill’s non-fiction has been name “Personality of the work includes Blood: The Stuff of Life, the subject of his Year” by The Brass Herald. Alexandrov 2013 Massey Lectures, and Black Berry, Sweet Juice, a memoir has wowed audiences at the opening about growing up black and white in Canada. Hill’s fourth novel, ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 The Illegal, was published by HarperCollins Canada in 2015 Olympics and has travelled the world and won Canada Reads. performing since the age of 19. Does not include catering or dining. Available on a mutually agreeable date from This package is available on a mutually agreeable * January 1 – May 15, 2017 in the Calgary or Banff/Canmore area. date and valid until July 31, 2017. Value: Priceless Value: Priceless Courtesy of Lawrence Hill Courtesy of Jens Lindemann lawrencehill.com trumpetjens.com Banff Centre Presents / 5 4 / 3 / Three Ravens Mountains of Literature Tasting Dinner for 12 5 / A visual and literary feast: a unique Located in the heart of Banff Centre Send a Rising Star from Your collection of books from the 2015 Banff for Arts and Creativity’s campus, with Not-For-Profit of Choice to a Mountain Film and Book Festival contest stunning views of the Rocky Mountains, entries. This annual fall festival at Banff Three Ravens Restaurant & Wine Bar Banff Centre Leadership Program Centre for Arts and Creativity promotes is the definition of spectacular dining. understanding and appreciation of the Know a social benefit, Indigenous not-for-profit, or arts Inspired by the freshest local ingredients and culture organization whose leaders would benefit from world’s mountain people by creating and Executive Chef Sébastien Tessier’s opportunities for people to share transformative leadership training? Send a leader from your creative touch, see why CBC Radio’s organization of choice to a leadership program at Banff Centre – and find inspiration in – mountain John Gilchrist voted it a “9 out of 10!” experiences, ideas, and challenges. The for Arts and Creativity and they will gain new capacity to Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour This exceptional multi-course Chef’s strengthen their organization, industry, and community. Banff reaches approximately 450 locations in Tasting Menu, including wine pairings, for Centre helps creative industries, Indigenous communities, and 40 countries worldwide, making it the 12 guests is your chance to experience charitable sectors tackle society’s biggest challenges. Help world’s largest tour of its kind. culinary art at its finest. further a leader’s aspirations to better our world. Valid to July 31, 2017. A tax receipt will be provided for the amount of the winning bid. Value: $480 Value: $6,500 Courtesy of Value: $3,000 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Courtesy of Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity banffmountainfestival.ca Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity banffcentre.ca/leadership 6 / Banff Centre Presents Banff Centre Presents / 7 BANFF CENTRE BISQC Banff International 7 / String Quartet 8 / Finals WeekendCompetition Package 41st Annual for Two for the 12th Banff Mountain Film Banff InternationalAug 29 - Sept 4, 2016 String and Book Festival – QuartetINDIVIDUAL Competition TICKETS Two Everest Passes ON SALE NOW September 2 – 5, 2016 October 29 – November 06, 2016 Join us as forty extraordinaryBISQC.CA musicians Celebrate the world’s best mountain 6 / from around the world come to Banff and adventure stories with two Everest full of dreams and aspirations. The Banff Passes. Be a festival “insider” and rub Banff Centre Alumni International String Quartet Competition shoulders with some of the world’s living Literary Arts Library (BISQC) celebrates the art of chamber legends in mountaineering and adventure music while providing career support including Lynn Hill, Greg Child, Jeremy Throughout the year, many talented for emerging string quartets. This Amati Jones, and Sarah Marquis, as well as emerging and established authors from Duo package includes three nights of on- mountain and adventure filmmakers, across Canada and around the world site accommodation in the Professional authors, guest speakers, and festival come to Banff to hone their craft and Development Centre, four days of dining partners. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop their literary projects. This in Vistas Dining Room, reserved seating mingle with other insiders at VIP socials! exclusive book collection includes works to all performances, and access to all Each pass includes a full festival pass to events and from select 2015 and 2016 visiting artists lectures and special events. VIP socials, and a tax-deductible donation to the and exemplifies the wealth of creativity Artists’ Fund. A tax-receipt will be provided for the that inspires Banff Centre’s Literary Dining credits available exclusively at Vistas, include final total of the winning bid, less $2,000. tax and gratuities, and exclude alcoholic beverages. Arts programs. Package holder will be contacted to confirm Value: $4,000 reservations and seating prior to competition. Value: $250 Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity banffmountainfestival.ca Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Value: $1,940 Creativity, Literary Arts Alumni Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Image credit: Ines Papert, Senja Island, banffcentre.ca/literary-arts banffcentre.ca/bisqc Norway © Thomas Senf 8 / Banff Centre Presents Banff Centre Presents / 9 10 / Six Nights at Delta Hotels & Resorts in B.C. Travel in style with six nights of Travel & Adventure Travel accommodation at three of Delta Hotels & Resorts finest B.C. properties. Starting at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre near Kelowna, spend two 11 / nights in a club room, including continental VIP Ski Day for Four breakfast, evening hors d’oeuvres, lounge concierge, and delicacies upon arrival. with Ski Big 3 Visit the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort Explore variety, history, and views and Spa for two nights in a Mode Room, beyond compare with a VIP Ski Day for 9 / a $100 credit at The Spa, and a $50 gift you and three guests at Mt Norquay, certificate to the LURE Restaurant & Bar. Lake Louise Ski Resort, or Sunshine A Week on the Mayan Riviera Village. This package for four includes a Finally, experience the picturesque views of Enjoy one week at a beautiful, spacious three- one-day lift ticket per guest, First Tracks, the Vancouver cityscape with two nights in bedroom oceanfront condo in the quaint Mexican a certified ski guide/instructor for the a Concierge Guestroom at the Vancouver town of Puerto Aventuras. Take in the amazing vista day, High Performance equipment rental Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. of white sandy beaches and turquoise Caribbean from the Banff Ski Hub, lunch, and an seas from the large terrace. Nearby you can scuba Must be booked in advance, subject to availability excluding Après Ski Voucher. holidays, holiday weekends, and July/ August. Okanagan dive, snorkel in the cenotes, go deep-sea fishing, stay valid until May 15, 2017. Vancouver stay valid until Valid for the 2016/17 ski season, excluding: golf, or swim with the dolphins. The Tulum ruins, June 30, 2017. Victoria stay valid until January 31, 2017. December 16, 2016 – January 4, 2017; charming Akumal village, and lively Playa del Carmen February 18-24, 2017; April 13-24, 2017; and Value: $2,500 May 18-22, 2017. First Tracks only available at are short drives away. select resorts. Date to be arranged at least two Courtesy of Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort Valid to July 31, 2017. Available on a mutually agreeable date, weeks in advance, subject to availability.