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| Wednesday 22 September 2010 |
| Talking of French Drawings: Louis-Antoine Prat in Conversation with Edmund Capon | |
In association with the exhibition David to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Prat Collection, Paris, Louis-Antoine Prat, collector and art historian with the Musee du Louvre, discusses his extraordinary collection of 19th-century French drawings with Art Gallery of NSW Director Edmund Capon.
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| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Sep 22 Cost: Free
Venue: Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Rd, The Domain, Sydney
Enquiries: Art Gallery of NSW www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/events 02 9225 1744 |  | |
| Travels in Alaska, Western Canada and USA | |
Traveller Margaret Bradford discusses the flora and fauna of the Canadian Rockies, Jasper and Banff, as well as that found in world famous National Parks including Denali , Glacier Bay, Wrangell-St Elias, Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
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| Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm Sep 22 Cost: Free All Welcome
Venue: Sutherland Multi Purpose Cntr, 123 Flora St (near Belmont St), Sutherland
Enquiries: National Parks Assoc (Southern Sydney Branch) www.npansw.org.au (02) 9299 0000 | |
| Thursday 23 September 2010 |
| Remote and Wild | |
For 19 years, Richard and Carolyn Green have used their private helicopter to find and photograph some of the most remote, wild and beautiful environments in Australia. Hear about their exciting adventures, 'heli-camping' lifestyle and their sometimes hair-raising experiences.
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| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Sep 23 Cost: $20 bookings essential
Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of NSW, Maquarie St, Sydney
Enquiries: State Library of NSW www.sl.nsw.gov.au (02) 9273 1770 | | |
| John Fahey: 50 Years of Rugby League | |
The Hon. John Fahey, AC, reflects on his 50-year involvement in rugby league and shares his views on the future of the game when he presents the annual Tom Brock Lecture.
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| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Sep 23 Cost: Free Bookings essential incl light refreshments
Venue: Level 2, NSW Leagues' Club, 165 Phillip St, Sydney
Bookings: Tom Brock Bequest Committee www.sporthistory.org/News.html#TBL (02) 9514 5116 | | |
| Always with Me: How Mobile and Social Media are Changing Us | | As part of the So, what? lectures on contemporary humanities and social sciences, Associate Professor Kate Crawford, Journalism and Media Research Centre UNSW, shares preliminary findings from the largest study of mobile media use in Australia. |
| Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Sep 23 Cost: Free
Venue: Tyree Room, The John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW , Kensington
Bookings: Uni of NSW (Social Policy Research Centre) www.arts.unsw.edu.au/othersites/?path=ot.. 02 9385 8512 | | |
| Mark Dapin: King of The Cross | |
Mark Dapin, SMH Good Weekend columnist and author of King of the Cross, discusses his books as part of the 2010 Get Reading campaign.
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| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Sep 23 Cost: $7.incl refreshments
Venue: Vinegar Hill Memorial Library & Community Centre, Level 1, 29 Main St, Rouse Hill Town Centre, Rouse Hill
Enquiries: The Hills Shire Library Service www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library 02 8889 5200 |  |
| Friday 24 September 2010 |
| Chopin and His Legacy in France | |
Chopin, who lived only to the age of 39, would be 200 this year. Having composed no symphonies and no operas, even a generation ago he was deemed barely respectable in some academic circles. Roy Howat takes up the musical evidence, including the case put by Chopin's 'grand-pupil' Paul Dukas.
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| Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm Sep 24 Cost: Free
Venue: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie St, SYDNEY
Enquiries: Sydney Conservatorium of Music www.thecon.com.au (02) 9351 1257 | | |
| Other Ways: Alternatives to Violence | | Over dinner, Sr Susan Connelly, Mary MacKillop International Mission, a staunch advocate for the East Timorese people, and Azim Khamisa, US author, who established a program to prevent violence in schools following the stabbing death of his son, discuss alternatives to reacting with violence against violence. |
| Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Sep 24 Cost: $50 incl dinner
Venue: Santa Sabina College, 90 The Boulevarde, Strathfield
Bookings: Justice and Peace Office, Archdiocese of Sydney 02 9922 2927 | |
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