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Maggie MacDonald

Profile: Maggie MacDonald

Acclaimed writer, artist, and activist Maggie MacDonald shares stories and insights about leading change and creating art over the course of her chimeric career

The Dover Quartet, (from left): Joel Link, Bryan Lee, Camden Shaw, and Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, with broadcaster Eric

Banff International String Quartet Competition: Talking With the Dover Quartet

The Dover Quartet speak about what makes the Banff International String Quartet Competition stand out from the rest.

Ragnheiður (Ragga) Gestsdóttir and Markús Þór Andrésson.

An Icy Touch: Ragga and Markus on film

These two Icelandic artists were in residence in December, putting the finishing touches on their film "Time and Time and Again."

Challenging the Chance of the Cheshire Cat's Smile

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Hendri Coetzee the subject of the film Kadoma and the memoir, Living the Best Day Ever

Living the Best Day Ever

It is now four years since our friend and author of Adventure Travel book Living the Best Day Ever, Hendri Coetzee, was taken from his kayak by a crocodile in t

A Dance That All Began With an Underwater Dream

“I had a dream one night,” Aszure Barton explains. “I dreamed I was underwater sitting in a rocking chair.”

How to Get Your Music on a Spike Lee Soundtrack

One day you're a Banff Musician in Residence, the next your original song is being featured in one of Spike Lee's films.

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