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| Thursday 11 March 2010 |
| Siimon Reynolds on Why People Fail | |
Advertising guru Siimon Reynolds, introduces his new book Why People Fail and discusses how to overcome the 16 obstacles to success in any endeavour.
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| Time: 1:00am-2:00am Mar 11 Cost: Free
Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY
Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 |  |
| Friday 12 March 2010 |
| Joseph Hooker: Botanist and Unsung Hero of Evolution | |
Joseph Hooker had a great influence on the theory of evolution but is relatively unknown. Filmmaker Dr Peter Donaldson, who is making a major TV documentary on Hooker, uses illustrations to talk about how Hooker was slowly converted from creationism to being probably Darwin's greatest supporter.
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| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Mar 12 Cost: $18/12 Members incl refreshments at 5.30pm
Venue: Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Sydney
Bookings: Friends of The Gardens www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends (02) 9231 8182 | | |
| Violence in Modern Aboriginal History | | Gordon Briscoe, Jackie Huggins, The Hon Bob Debus MP, Peter Read and Julie-Anne Williams discuss the issue followed by the launch of the books Racial Folly A twentieth Century and Aboriginal family by Gordon Briscoe and Tripping Over Feathers. Scenes in the Life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams by Peter Read.
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| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Mar 12 Cost: Free
Venue: Building F09, Foyer, Sydney Law School, Eastern Avenue,, University of Sydney
Enquiries: School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry sydney.edu.au/arts/research/humanities_s.. 9351 5658 |  |
| Saturday 13 March 2010 |
| Putting Beliefs into Practice | |
Stephanie Dowrick and Rev Dr Michael Whelan examine the issues involved in behaving in accord with our best intentions.
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| Time: 9:30am-3:00pm Mar 13 Cost: $50
Venue: Villa Maria Parish Hall cnr Mary St and Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill, Cnr Mary St & Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill
Bookings: Aquinas Academy www.aquinas-academy.com (02) 9247 4651 | | |
| Every Picture Tells a Story | |
Robert Hutchinson, who worked on many of Australian television's period dramas including 1915, The Leaving of Liverpool and Brides of Christ talks about how to read old photographs to discover vital information about different periods and people.
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| Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Mar 13 Cost: $2 donation for afternoon tea
Venue: SYDNEY MECHANICS SCHOOL OF ARTS, 280 PITT STREET, SYDNEY
Enquiries: City of Sydney Historical Association www.sydneyhistorical.org.au (02) 9518 8730 | | |
| Artist Talk: Jan King with Henry Mulholland | |
Although abstract in intent, Jan King's sculpture is frequently influenced by natural forms in the environment. King talks about her 30 year career with fellow artist and ABC broadcaster Henry Mulholland at her new exhibition Correlation. |
| Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm Mar 13 Cost: Free
Venue: King Street Gallery on William , 177 William St, Darlinghurst
Enquiries: King Street Gallery on William www.kingstreetgallery.com.au (02) 93609727 |  | |
| Jung's Red Book: An Introductory Evening | |
Claire Dunne, author of Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul, and Terrence McBride, Jungian Analyst, discuss the Red Book (Liber Novus) of Carl Jung, recently unveiled and reproduced for the first time.
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| Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Mar 13 Cost: $25/$20 Conc/$10 Members incl refreshments
Venue: Level 2, 484 Kent St, 484 Kent St, Sydney
Enquiries: C G Jung Society of Sydney www.jungdownunder.com (02)93657750 | |
| Monday 15 March 2010 |
| Is Obama this Century’s Wilson, Nixon, Kennedy or Carter? | |
Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, The Cato Institute, examines Obama's steep decline in popularity one year into his presidency and asks if initial comparisons with JFK have given way to parallels with the idealistic Woodrow Wilson or the one-term Jimmy Carter?
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| Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm Mar 15 Cost: $11 payable in advance by credit card/Members free
Venue: Library, The Centre for Independent Studies, Level 4, 38 Oxley St, St Leonards
Bookings: The Centre for Independent Studies www.cis.org.au (02) 9438 4377 | |
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