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| Saturday 28 January 2012 |
| Vision in Motion | |
In conjunction with the exhibition Vision in Motion hear from architect Keith Cottier AM,Allen Jack + Cottier, on his work and the Seymour Centre followed by architect Ken Woolley on his award winning Fisher Library building.
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| Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Jan 28 Cost: Free
Venue: School of Chemistry Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
Enquiries: Sydney University Museums visioninmotion.com.au/ (02) 9036 5049 |  | |
| Playful Interactivity | |
Explore the interactive technology behind Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's artworks, including how video footage of you, and almost 800 other people, is used to create a person's silhouette, with Dr Keir Winesmith, MCA's Manager of Digital Media.
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| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Jan 28 Cost: Free
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay West, Sydney
Enquiries: Museum of Contemporary Art www.mca.com.au (02) 9245 2484 |  |
| Monday 30 January 2012 |
| Richard Morecroft in conversation with Elisabeth Cummings | |
TV presenter and photographer Richard Morecroft speaks with reclusive artist Elisabeth Cummings at this special event coinciding with the exhibition Luminous: The Landscapes of Elisabeth Cummings.
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| Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm Jan 30 Cost: $75/$70 members incl two course lunch
Venue: National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road,, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney
Bookings: National trust S.H. Ervin Gallery www.nationaltrust.com.au/placesto.. (02) 9258 0140 | |
| Wednesday 1 February 2012 |
| The Benefits of Feng Shui | | Why is it that some homes feel more comfortable than others while certain homes are always on the real estate market? Fen Ingersole shows us how the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui can improve life through the harmonious flow of energies within and surrounding a building.
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| Time: 10:30am-11:30am Feb 01 Cost: Free, bookings essential
Venue: Meeting Room, Level 2, Customs House Library, 31 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney
Bookings: City of Sydney - Culture & Libraries whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/e.. 02 9242 8555 | | |
| Are You Going to the Governor’s Ball? | |
Vice-regal patronage and entertainment were key features of colonial society. As one of the ladies of 'first rank' Elizabeth Macquarie was ideally placed to influence activities in the colony. Robin Walsh discusses life and manners in Sydney and the networks of friendship, loyalty and obligation revealed in Elizabeth's surviving writings.
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| Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Feb 01 Cost: $9/$7 members
Venue: Auditorium, History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Bookings: Royal Australian History Society rahs.org.au (02) 92478001 | | |
| Sydney Harbour: A History with Ian Hoskins | |
Ian Hoskins sailed through the heads of Sydney Harbour as a four-year-old arriving in Australia for the first time. Hear from Ian, now the North Sydney Council Historian, as he discusses his book. |
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Feb 01 Cost: Free - incl refreshments
Venue: Balmain Library, 370 Darling St, Balmain
Bookings: leichhardt library www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au (02) 9367 9211 | |
| Thursday 2 February 2012 |
| Chinese New Year: Red Tape, Gold Scissors | |
Join Historian Dr Shirley Fitzgerald as she draws from her book, Red Tape Gold Scissors, to trace the feats and fortunes of Australia's largest Chinese community: the highs and lows, the endless comings and goings, commerce, primary production, culture, religion and politics.
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| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Feb 02 Cost: Free/bookings Essential
Venue: Function Room, level 1, Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills
Enquiries: City of Sydney - Culture & Libraries whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/1.. 02 8374 6230 |  | |
| NB CHANGED DATE Do You Think You are Free? | | NB: CHANGED DATE It is interesting to observe how freedom is misinterpreted by fashions and dominant opinions. What is freedom really according to the nature of humans? Isn't the lack of freedom the main cause of suffering? Guner Orucu, a teacher of philosophy, discusses Freedom for which we all yearn.
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| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Feb 02 Cost: $10
Venue: Suite 111, New Acropolis, 250 Pitt St., 2 minutes to Town Hall station, Sydney
Enquiries: New Acropolis www.acropolis.org.au (02) 92863950 | |
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