Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Box Office Hours Extended for Banff Mountain Film Festival at Brevard College

Box office hours for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Brevard College’s Porter Center for Performing Arts this weekend have been extended.

Tickets for the March 20-21 shows may now be purchased through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Porter Center Box Office or by calling (828) 884-8330. The box office will also be open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets are $10 each showing or $15 for both nights.

The film festival doors will now open at 6 p.m. each night to give patrons an opportunity to interact with this year’s sponsors. The film showing will begin at 7:30 p.m. both nights and will feature a performance by The Mason Jar Drinkers.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is produced by Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre and features award-winning films and audience favorites from hundreds of films entered in the annual festival in Banff Alberta, Canada.

A complete listing of the festival’s lineup and brief description of each film being shown at Brevard College is available online at www.brevard.edu/banff.

Sponsoring this year’s event at Brevard College are Nali Outdoor Wear, Mast General Store, Diamond Brand Outdoors, WNCW 88.7, Green River Adventures, REI Asheville, Landmark Learning, Blue Ridge Outdoors, Mountain Xpress, Bracken Mountain Bakery, Image 420, Brevard Rock Gym and Looking Glass Outfitters.

For more information about the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Brevard College, contact Jason A Djuren, Assistant Director of Student Life, Outdoor Recreation, at (828) 883-8292, ext. 2232