| Sunday 1 August 2010 | ||
| From Sheba to Petra: Travels in Arabia Felix | ||
| From the time of Bilqis, legendary queen of Sheba, exotic items from India and Africa were traded to Southern Arabia. Dr John Tidmarsh considers how trade along the incense routes gave rise to the mysterious and still-largely unexplored desert cities Marib and Shabwa in Arabia Felix (modern Yemen) as well as the spectacular caravan city of Petra. | ||
| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Aug 01 Cost: Free Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Bookings: Sydney University Museums sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/public_eve.. (02) 9351 2812 |  | |
| Forensic Evidence: CCTV Images on Trial | ||
| With the increasing use of CCTV images in courts, is it really a case of seeing is believing? Senior Lecturer and Head of the Forensic Science program at the University of Western Sydney, Glenn Porter discusses how CCTV images are currently used in criminal courts and the issues of reliability. | ||
| Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $10/$5 members Venue: Friend in Hand Pub, 58 Cowper Street, Glebe Enquiries: Partners in Crime (c/o Robyn McWilliams) www.partnersincrimesydney.com (02) 9918 3356 | | |
| The Abrahamic Faiths: Contribution and Relevance | ||
| At an Interfaith Forum, Prof Neil Ormerod, Dr Salih Yucel and Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence explore the three Abrahamic faiths, their contribution to society and their relevance today. | ||
| Time: 4:00pm-7:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $20/$10 conc. Venue: Isabel Menton Theatre, Mary MacKillop Place, 11 Mount St, North sydney Enquiries: Affinity Intercultural Foundation www.affinity.org.au (02) 9702 0789 | | |
| Bruce Petty on Global Haywire | ||
| One of Australia's best-known political satirists, Bruce Petty speaks about and presents Global Haywire, his latest film which won him the AFI Award for Best Documentary Director. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $10 incl refreshments Venue: Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea, 95 Roscoe St , Bondi Beach Enquiries: Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach Uniting Church www.chapelbythesea.unitingchurch.org.au (02) 9130-3445 |  | |
| Monday 2 August 2010 | ||
| To Whom Must We Answer?: Responsibility, Community and Criminal Law | ||
| The criminal law defines a range of public wrongs, whose perpetrators are held to account by their fellow citizens through the criminal process of trial and punishment: but does the law treat offenders as citizens? Professor Antony Duff, University of Stirling, Scotland, examines the question in the Simone Weil lecture on human values | ||
| Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Aug 02 Cost: $22/$20 Senior/$15 Conc Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of NSW, Maquarie St, Sydney Bookings: State Library of NSW www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/events_talks/ev.. 9273 1770 | | |
| Big Ideas Forum: The Future for Europe | ||
| Join the discussion with Professor Frank Furedi, UK sociologist; John Norberg, Swedish writer and globalisation expert; Henryk Broder, German polemicist; and Dr Oliver Hartwich, German economist, on the future of a very troubled Europe. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 02 Cost: $33/$27.50 Members Venue: Grand Lodge, Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney Enquiries: The Centre for Independent Studies www.cis.org.au/events/big_ideas_f.. (02) 9438 4377 | | |
| Tuesday 3 August 2010 | ||
| Graham Perkin and The Future of Newspapers | ||
| Newspapers are in crisis. Mass layoffs have failed to halt the slide. Many question whether newspapers even have a future. Walkley award-winning journalist Ben Hills looks at the crisis that hit The Melbourne Age in 1966 when TV was the predator and how the paper's editor, Graham Perkin, saved it. | ||
| Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm Aug 03 Cost: Free Venue: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts www.sydneymsa.com.au (02) 9262 7300 |  | |
| Art and the Nanny State | ||
| How much should government interfere with what artists make? Do we need to be protected from artists? Or should artists protect us? Dr Phillip George, senior lecturer, COFA; Jo Holder, The Cross Art Projects; and Tamara Winikoff, Executive Director NAVA, explore the issue. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 03 Cost: Free Venue: EG02, COFA Main Lecture Theatre, Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd, Paddington Enquiries: COFA Marketing www.cofa.unsw.edu.au (02) 9385 0636 | | |
| What Is The World Worth? Putting Nature on The Balance Sheet | ||
| Environmental damage is costing us trillions a year according to Pavan Sukhdev, head of the UN Green Economy Initiative. If you're worried that Australia is borrowing too much from the future to pay for the present, hear Pavan's compelling description of the next generation of economics and environmentalism. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 03 Cost: $25 Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Circular Quay Bookings: Centre for Policy Development www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. 02 9250 7777 | | |
| Philosophy for a Better Life and World | ||
| How can we benefit from philosophy to improve our lives and build a better world? Guner, a teacher of philosophy, talks about the importance of love in studying philosophy and why it is more an art for living than an intellectual interest. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Aug 03 Cost: $5 Venue: Suite 111, New Acropolis, 250 Pitt St., 2 minutes to Town Hall station, Sydney Enquiries: New Acropolis www.acropolis.org.au (02) 92863950 | | |
| Is Philosophy a Martial Art? | ||
| Martial Arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, self-defence and choreography often linked to belief systems, honour codes and philosophies. Joffre Balce explores the areas where philosophy itself is a martial art and leads a lively discussion. | ||
| Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Aug 03 Cost: $6 inc. coffee Venue: Last Drop Cafe, 538 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill Enquiries: Philoagora www.philoagora.com (02)97976459 | | |
| Wednesday 4 August 2010 | ||
| Building Sydney | ||
| Did Lachlan Macquarie really have a grand vision of Sydney? The Governor appointed the first Government Architect and oversaw the construction of 271 miles of road and over 200 buildings. In this talk historian James Broadbent will discuss Macquarie's legacy with Government Architect Peter Mould. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 04 Cost: $25/$20 Members/Conc Venue: Museum of Sydney, Cnr Bridge St and Phillip St, Sydney Enquiries: History Council of NSW www.historycouncilnsw.org.au (02) 92528715 | | |
| Sydney Ideas - Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe | ||
| Dr William D Philliips explains how Einstein's thinking at the beginning of the 21st century shaped one of the key scientific and technological wonders of contemporary life: atomic clocks. These super-accurate clocks are essential to industry, commerce, and science and the heart of the Global Positioning System, which guides cars, aeroplanes and hikers to their destinations. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 04 Cost: $20/$15 Conc/ free for Sydney University staff, students and Alumni (ID required) Venue: Seymour Theatre Centre, Cnr Cleveland St and City Rds, Chippendale Enquiries: Sydney Ideas www.sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas 02 9351 1935 | | |
| Your Gesture’s as Good as Mine: Flacco on the Paths to Abstraction | ||
| Locating the path to abstraction in the Australian cultural desert is harder than finding a needle in a Monet haystack. Not one to be deterred, Flacco, your non-representational representative packs his crayon and sets off in search of aesthetic sustenance in this sunburnt country. This could take some time... | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Aug 04 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 | | |
| Thursday 5 August 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: John Newton on Grazing | ||
| Author John Newton explains the nature of food as an industry, including the politics surrounding what is actually in our food and the information we should know when purchasing it. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Aug 05 Cost: Free Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 | | |
| How to Avoid Identity Theft: Hacking Demo | ||
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How can you improve your internet security and avoid identity theft? Hacker Dean Carter, aka Fosm, who inspired the hacker character in The Genesis Flaw joins author L A Larkin for a live demonstration and discussion on how to improve internet data security.
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| Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm Aug 05 Cost: $5 incl light refreshments Venue: Lochabar Room, Mary Mackillop Place, 80 William St, near North Sydney Post Office, North Sydney Bookings: author 02 9956 6771 | | |
| Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies: Entomology Exposed | ||
| Collection Manager Dr Dave Britton provides an insight into the development and growth of the Museum's largest and most diverse collection: entomology. Who collected these insects and why did they do it? How did they come to be part of the Museum? | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Aug 05 Cost: $30/$20 Members Venue: Australian Museum, William Street entrance, 6 College Street, Sydney Enquiries: Australian Museum australianmuseum.net.au/Members 02 9320 6225 | | |
| Sydney Ideas - In Transit: European Cosmologies in the Pacific | ||
| Professor Simon Shaffer discusses how the interests of astronomy prompted some European travellers to visit the Pacific and shows how the cosmologies on which certain forms of European astronomy depended were changed and their meanings reoriented by the Pacific encounters. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Aug 05 Cost: $20/$15 Conc/free for Sydney University staff, students and Alumni (ID required) Venue: Seymour Theatre Centre, Cnr Cleveland St and City Rds, Chippendale Enquiries: Sydney Ideas sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectur.. 02 9351 1981 | | |
| Friday 6 August 2010 | ||
| Tracey Moffatt on Alfred Stieglitz and Prince | ||
| Tracey Moffatt, arguably Australia's most successful international artist, explores the saga of two generous and brilliant American artists of the 20th-century who made stars of other people: photographer Alfred Stieglitz and the pop musician/singer Prince. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm Aug 06 Cost: $40/$30 members/$20 full time students. Venue: Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Rd, The Domain, Sydney Bookings: Art Gallery of NSW www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/events 02 9225 1878 | | |
| Human Rights and Foreign Policy: A Green Perspective | ||
| On Hiroshima Day, Greens politicians, Senator Scott Ludlam, Sylvia Hale MP and NSW Senate candidate, Lee Rhiannon, discuss Australia's foreign policy in relation to Afghanistan, Burma, Tibet and Gaza, plus Sylvia Hale talks about her recent trip to Palestine. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Aug 06 Cost: Free Venue: Surry Hills Community Centre,, cnr Crown and Collins Sts, Surry Hills Enquiries: NSW Greens www.nsw.greens.org.au 0419444974 | | |
| Saturday 7 August 2010 | ||
| Why Economics Matter | ||
| In his only public Sydney appearance Professor Joseph Stiglitz, American economic commentator and Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics 2001, looks at global challenges through an economic lens. | ||
| Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm Aug 07 Cost: $49/$29 + booking fee Venue: The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/joseph_.. 0292507777 | | |
| Richard Glover with Jean Kittson, Anthony Ackroyd, Wendy Harmer and Tommy Dean | ||
| In a definitely "not for broadcast" event ABC 702's Richard Glover and his corps of comedians provide some witty and unexpected answers to curly questions such as: Should Rum still be our currency? | ||
| Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm Aug 07 Cost: $36/$32 Conc. Venue: Riverside Theatres, Cnr Church and Market Sts, Parramatta Bookings: MGM www.riversideparramatta.com.au (02) 8839 3399 | | |
| Sunday 8 August 2010 | ||
| Documents that Shaped Australia: Records of A Nation’s Heritage | ||
| Author John Thompson explores some of the many important documents relating to our maritime and colonial history, from the secret instructions for James Cook to the Rudd National Apology. | ||
| Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Aug 08 Cost: $20/$15 Members Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour Bookings: Australian National Maritime Museum www.anmm.gov.au/membersevents (02) 9298 3644 | | |
| The Future Makers: Film and Discussion | ||
| See how some of Australia's great innovators in renewable energy give hope for our environment in The Future Makers and join in the discussion with Amnon Holland, UNSW; Jacqueline Townsend, Deputy Mayor Pittwater Council; and Maryella Hatfield, Producer, following the film. | ||
| Time: 3:00pm-5:30pm Aug 08 Cost: gold coin donation incl afternoon tea Venue: The Coastal Environment Centre, Pelican Path off Lake Park Rd, North Narrabeen Bookings: St John's Dee Why solar and sustainability program 9971 7151 | | |
| Monday 9 August 2010 | ||
| An Evening with Kevin Smith | ||
| Legendary indie filmmaker of the cult classics Clerks and Dogma, and producer of the multi-Academy Award winning Good Will Hunting, Kevin Smith is also well known for his long, hilarious talks and Q&A sessions. Join him for an evening of rare entertainment. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm Aug 09 Cost: From $45/39 plus Booking Fee Venue: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/kevin_s.. (02) 92507812 | | |
| Tuesday 10 August 2010 | ||
| How and Why to Write a Story | ||
| Spanish author, dramatist and poet José Ovejero examines the mechanism of a short story, the building of tension, and the importance of the end. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 10 Cost: Free. Booking essential Venue: Instituto Cervantes Sydney, 22-24 City Road, Chippendale Bookings: Instituto Cervantes Sydney www.sydney.cervantes.es (02) 9274 9200 | | |
| Wake Up Sleeping Beauty: A Guide for Parents | ||
| Educator and author Dannielle Miller looks at the issues affecting young girls today and talks about how to help them cut through the negativity and bloom into happy, confident teenagers. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Aug 10 Cost: $15 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 | | |
| Wednesday 11 August 2010 | ||
| Madam Lash: A Scandalous Life of Sex, Art and Bondage | ||
| Dominatrix, fetishist, artist and courtesan to powerful men, Gretel Pinniger has been stretching the boundaries of creativity for decades in a life of operatic proportions. Author Sam Everingham discusses his new book about the mistress of performance art and a woman loved by some and reviled by others. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Aug 11 Cost: Free Venue: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts www.sydneymsa.com.au (02) 9262 7300 | | |
| Author Talk: Dinner with Kylie Kwong | ||
| Join Kylie Kwong as she discusses her new book, It Tastes Better, over dinner. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-10:00am Aug 11 Cost: $250 couple/$170 single Venue: Hickson Rd Bistro, 20 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Thursday 12 August 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: Glenn A Baker | ||
| Glenn introduces and discusses two collections of his favourite articles, The Best of Glenn A Baker Travel and The Best of Glenn A Baker Music from his long career as a music afficianado. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Aug 12 Cost: Free Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop WWW.CONSTANTREADER.COM.AU 02 9438 1763 | | |
| Sydney Ideas - Writing Science Lives: Why Biography Matters | ||
| What do we learn when we revisit scientists' past worlds? How might one write a life as famous as Charles Darwin's? Why is biography the best-selling genre? Harvard Professor Janet Browne talks with historian Professor Iain McCalman about the challenges and delights of the biographical genre for historians. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 12 Cost: $20/$15 Conc/ free for Sydney University staff, students and Alumni (ID required) Venue: Seymour Theatre Centre, Cnr Cleveland St and City Rds, Chippendale Enquiries: Sydney Ideas www.sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas 02 9351 1935 | | |
| Ross Gittins - The Happy Economist | ||
| Join Ross Gittins, economics columnist SMH and The Age, for dinner and some straight-talking insights into our economy as part of the Walkley Public Affairs Conference. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm Aug 12 Cost: $150/$120 members incl 3-course dinner and drinks Venue: Bistro Lily, 168 Kent St Sydney , Sydney Bookings: walkley foundation www.walkleys.com/publicaffairs 02 9333 0945 | | |
| Fed Up with Children's Behaviour | ||
| Former teacher, psychology graduate and author of Fed Up, Sue Dengate talks about the effects of food intolerances on children including tantrums, arguments, defiance, Asthma, itchy skin, rashes, migraine, difficulty falling asleep and frequent night waking, as well as hidden and new food additives. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Aug 12 Cost: $12 Venue: Pioneer Room, Castle Hill Community Centre, Cnr Pennant and Castle Streets, Castle Hill Enquiries: The Hills Shire Library Service www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library 02 9761 4510 | | |
| Friday 13 August 2010 | ||
| Forensics and the Manuscripts of J S Bach | ||
| Dr Martin Jarvis discusses the results of a forensic examination of the handwriting on a manuscript discovered in a box at Weimar in 2005, which challenge the traditional position that Anna Magdalena Bach was merely a copyist of J S Bach's music. | ||
| Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm Aug 13 Cost: Free Venue: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie St, SYDNEY Enquiries: Sydney Conservatorium of Music www.thecon.com.au 02 9351 1222 | | |
| Saturday 14 August 2010 | ||
| On Jung's Book: Answer to Job | ||
| Dr Brendon Stewart critically examines Jung's psychological commentary on the Book of Job, in the light of controversial content in the Book of Revelations. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Aug 14 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)92901519 | | |
| Tuesday 17 August 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: Mike Carlton | ||
| Mike Carlton introduces Cruiser: The Life and Loss of HMAS Perth. Of all the Australians who fought in the Second World War, none saw more action nor endured so much of its hardship and horror as the crew of the cruiser HMAS Perth. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Aug 17 Cost: Free Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 | | |
| Wednesday 18 August 2010 | ||
| The Naked Scientist | ||
| Chris Smith, award-winning host of the BBC's The Naked Scientist takes an informed look at where new virus infections come from. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 18 Cost: $15 incl cocktails and canapes. Bookings essential Venue: Ultimo TAFE, The Muse Gallery, Building C, Harris St, Ultimo Enquiries: Quick Thinking Communications www.ultimosciencefestival.com (02) 9217 4133 | | |
| Science of Cocktails | ||
| A night of molecular mixology as Manuel Terron, Mixing with the Best, Lifestyle Channel, explores the science behind mixing cocktails at UTS's Loft Bar. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Aug 18 Cost: $35/$30 conc. Bookings essential. Union desk, Level 3, UTS Tower. Venue: UTS, Cnr Harris Street and Broadway, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications www.ultimosciencefestival.com (02) 95141149 | | |
| Emma Ayres on Victorian Visions | ||
| Emma Ayres, ABC Classic FM presenter, speaks in association with the exhibition Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Aug 18 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 | | |
| Thursday 19 August 2010 | ||
| Diabetes and Obesity | ||
| Leading experts in diabetes including Associate Professor Katherine Samaras and Dr Jerry Greenfield, present their latest research and discuss possible new treatments for type 2 diabetes. | ||
| Time: 10:00am-12:00pm Aug 19 Cost: Free Venue: NAB Auditorium, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst Enquiries: Garvan Institute of Medical Research www.garvan.org.au (02) 9295 8110 | | |
| Enid Lyons: An Independent Woman | ||
| Biographer Anne Henderson discusses her subject who, she says, defies conventional feminist stereotypes. A mother of twelve and faithful companion to her husband, Enid Lyons made history as a pioneer of women in Australian public life. | ||
| Time: 12:00pm-1:30am Aug 19 Cost: $22/$16 members incl refreshments.Bookings by noon 17/8/10 Venue: Southern Function Room, Town Hall House, 456 Kent Street, Sydney, Sydney Bookings: Jessie Street National Womens Library www.nationalwomenslibrary.org.au 02 95715359 | | |
| Science in Literature | ||
| There are many mad scientists in literature and forensic science is a staple of modern crime fiction. Yvonne Downs considers some of the best known and their bizarre experiments. | ||
| Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm Aug 19 Cost: Free Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| Travelling in the Magical Middle East | ||
| Join Perry Celestino as he travels through the magical Middle East, one of the most fascinating destinations in the world. Take a grand tour through Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, Turkey and Cyprus and examine the area's considerable tourist attractions. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Aug 19 Cost: $42 Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| A Green Lighting Revolution | ||
| Australia has outlawed the sale of incandescent light bulbs and replaced them with compact fluorescent lighting. Is this enough? Prof Matthew Phillips examines a new technology that does more than compact fluorescents, the science behind it and the obstacles to its widespread use. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 19 Cost: Free but bookings essential Venue: UTS, Cnr Harris Street and Broadway, Ultimo Enquiries: Quick Thinking Communications www.science.uts.edu.au 0410 684 559 | | |
| On Tranquillity of Mind | ||
| A tranquil mind is the source of happiness and peace so what are the enemies of tranquillity? Philosophy teacher Guner talks about the writing and ideas of Seneca, the Stoic philosopher, on the subject and how can we discover the weaknesses and strengths of Mind. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 19 Cost: $5 Venue: Suite 111, New Acropolis, 250 Pitt St., 2 minutes to Town Hall station, Sydney Enquiries: New Acropolis www.acropolis.org.au (02) 92863950 | | |
| Ornithological Orchestra: Birds and their Calls | ||
| Is musicality a capacity we share with other species? Do non-humans display aesthetic preferences? Find out as Dr Hollis Taylor explores the possibility of a biological basis to aesthetics. Through photographs, movies and recordings, her provocative and fast-paced lecture draws on extensive ornithological fieldwork to provide some compelling answers. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Aug 19 Cost: $30/$20 Members Venue: Australian Museum, William Street entrance, 6 College Street, Sydney Enquiries: Australian Museum australianmuseum.net.au/Members 02 9320 6225 | | |
| Friday 20 August 2010 | ||
| Victorian Art and the Pre-Raphaelites | ||
| Join Debra Pearson has she talks about the Pre-Raphaelities, a young romantic artistic brotherhood who rebelled against the 'tobacco stained' sentimental art of the Victorian era. They believed they painted realism by painting directly from nature. | ||
| Time: 1:30pm-4:00pm Aug 20 Cost: $42 incl afternoon tea Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| Big Night of Science | ||
| A big night out for those who love all things science. Talks, comedy and much more including: The Hon Barry Jones; The Stupid Species with Daniel Keogh, Radio National's Science Show; and Kerrie Dougherty, Powerhouse's Curator of Space Technology. All with the bar open and live music. | ||
| Time: 5:30pm-10:00pm Aug 20 Cost: $10 Bookings essential Venue: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/usf (02) 9217 0222 | | |
| Book Launch: David Michie's Enlightenment to Go | ||
| The author of Buddhism for Busy People introduces his latest book, Enlightenment To Go, which illuminates an 8th century text consistently recommended by HH The Dalai Lama for its life-changing psychological tools and transcendent wisdom. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Aug 20 Cost: Free Venue: Shop, Bodhi books and gifts, 375 King Street, Newtown Enquiries: Bodhi books and gifts www.bodhistore.com.au (02) 9519 8890 | | |
| Saturday 21 August 2010 | ||
| Modernist Legacies: Abstract Art Today | ||
| Artists Eiichi Tosaki, Aida Tomescu and Jan King discuss the impact of early abstraction upon current practice with exhibition curator Terence Maloon in association with the exhibition Paths to Abstraction 1867-1916. | ||
| Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm Aug 21 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 | | |
| Sunday 22 August 2010 | ||
| The Future of Fertility | ||
| How late is too late to have a baby? Hear the latest findings and join in the discussion with reproductive scientists and assisted-fertility specialists Dr Anne Clark, Medical Director, Fertility First; Dr Peter Illingworth, President Fertility Society; and Theresa Miller, Life Matters ABC. | ||
| Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Aug 22 Cost: $20 bookings essential Venue: The Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/usf (02) 9217 0222 | | |
| Monday 23 August 2010 | ||
| Einstein's Unruly Child | ||
| In conjunction with the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney University's Dr Phil Dooley introduces the branch of science that is renowned for accurate predictions and demonstrates some of the more wacky effects of quantum physics with live experiments. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 23 Cost: free but bookings essential Venue: The Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/usf (02) 9217 0222 | | |
| Tuesday 24 August 2010 | ||
| In Defence of Gossip | ||
| Gossip is often dismissed as trivial or even malicious. It can be, but it can also be a rich source of casual, unsubstantiated, information that is socially revealing. Paul Brunton discusses the mine of exciting and historically important gossip in the Mitchell Library's collection of personal letters and diaries. | ||
| Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Aug 24 Cost: $25/$20 Friends and conc incl light refreshments 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 | | |
| CSI: What Really Happens? | ||
| It may be one of the most-watched TV shows, but CSI doesn't tell the whole story. Michael Bell, Manager of Forensic Science Services, NSW Police, with Sim Te and Jennifer Raymond, Specialist Location and Recovery Unit, tell the true story of police forensic investigations. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:45pm Aug 24 Cost: Free but bookings essential. Welcome drinks incl. Venue: Tower Building, UTS City Campus, Harris St, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications www.science.uts.edu.au (02) 9514 1777 | | |
| Are There Any Fairies at the Bottom of Your Garden? | ||
| Diane Watkin explores the idea of the existence of elemental beings using modern science and the work of philosopher Wofgang von Goethe to consider if and how so called fairies are present in nature. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Aug 24 Cost: Suggested Contribution $8/$6 conc Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney Enquiries: Anthroposophical Society - Sydney Branch www.anthroposophy.org.au (02) 9264-5169 | | |
| Wednesday 25 August 2010 | ||
| Art of the Cultural Revolution | ||
| Professor John Clark, Department of Art History and Film Studies Sydney University, examines the historical development of Chinese art in the 1960s and 1970s. | ||
| Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Aug 25 Cost: Free Venue: University of Sydney Art Gallery, War Memorial Arch, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Enquiries: Sydney University Museums www.usyd.edu.au/museums (02) 9351 6883 | | |
| The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris | ||
| Peter Beinart portrays three extraordinary generations in the US: the progressives who took America into World War I; the Camelot intellectuals who took America into Vietnam; and the post–cold war conservatives who believed they could simultaneously bludgeon and liberate the Middle East. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm Aug 25 Cost: Free - no registration or RSVP reqiured Venue: Sydney Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Ideas www.sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas 02 9351 1935 | | |
| The Innate Joy of the Mind | ||
| Explore the nature of mind and the place of happiness in the context of the Buddha's teaching on compassion and meditation with Glen Svensson, an Australian who has completed a seven-year Masters in Buddhist philosophy and a nine-month solitary retreat. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Aug 25 Cost: Free Venue: Vajrayana Institute, 9 Victoria Sq, Ashfield Enquiries: Vajrayana Institute www.vajrayana.com.au (02) 9798 9644 | | |
| Ajay Rochester and The 5 Minute Diet | ||
| Former host of Australia's Biggest Loser and author of Confessions of a Reformed Dieter, Ajay will discuss her new book The 5 Minute Diet which is full of tips and techniques to set up healthy habits. | ||
| Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm Aug 25 Cost: $5 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 | | |
| Thursday 26 August 2010 | ||
| Lunch with Damien Pignolet | ||
| Join acclaimed chef Damien Pignolet as he talks about the endless possibilites of the salad and his new book Salades over lunch. | ||
| Time: 12:00pm-2:30pm Aug 26 Cost: $85 includes a three course lunch and a glass of wine. Venue: The Bathers' Pavilion, The Esplanade, Balmoral Bookings: Pages & Pages Booksellers www.pagesandpages.com.au (02) 99695050 | | |
| Mary Delahunty: Public Life, Private Grief | ||
| Mary Delahunty, ABC journalist elected to the Victorian Parliament as an ALP 'star recruit', discusses her memoir which explores our society's deep disdain for death and sickness and how politics does not pause for anyone. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Aug 26 Cost: Free Venue: Stanton Library, 234 Miller Street, North Sydney Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop WWW.CONSTANTREADER.COM.AU 02 9438 1763 | | |
| Indigenous Collections: Indigenous Museums? | ||
| Explore the issue with Djon Mundine OAM, a member of the Bandjalung people of northern NSW, whose extensive career includes working as a curator, activist, writer and occassional artist. The lecture is followed by a reception in the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm Aug 26 Cost: Free Venue: Old Geology Lecture Theatre, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus Bookings: Sydney University Museums sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/public_eve.. (02) 90365253 | | |
| Salvador Dali: Genius or Madman? | ||
| Best known for his surrealist works, many consider Salvador Dali the most brilliant Surrealist of his time, yet his sanity has always been questioned. Artist Mertim Gokalp disusses the man and his art. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Aug 26 Cost: $5 Venue: Suite 111, New Acropolis, 250 Pitt St., 2 minutes to Town Hall station, Sydney Enquiries: New Acropolis www.acropolis.org.au (02) 92863950 | | |
| The Science of Happiness | ||
| Can happiness be measured? Are men happier than women? Dr Terry Flynn, from UTS's Centre for the Study of Choice, explains what research tells us about quality of life. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:45pm Aug 26 Cost: Free but bookings essential Venue: Tower Building, UTS City Campus, Harris St, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications events@uts.edu.au (02) 9514 2000 | | |
| The Fashion for the Classical in Jewellery | ||
| Anne Schofield speaks on Neo-Classical jewellery of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and looks at the influence of antiquities on jewellery design of this period, in association with the exhibition Beauty and Beatrayal at the Nicholson Museum. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Aug 26 Cost: $30/$20 for Friends of the Nicholson Museum Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Bookings: Sydney University Museums sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/public_eve.. (02) 9351 2812 | | |
| Friday 27 August 2010 | ||
| Writing to Remember - Writing to Forget | ||
| Arnost Lustig, Czech novelist, scriptwriter and humanist talks about writing about the Holocaust. A former lecturer at the American University, Washington, DC and currently teaching creative writing at Prague's Charles University, Lustig survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and escaped a death march to Dachau in April 1945. | ||
| Time: 10:30am-11:30am Aug 27 Cost: Free - bookings essential Venue: Sydney Jewish Museum, 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst Bookings: Sydney Jewish Museum sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au (02) 3607999 | | |
| Egypt Through the Eyes of 19th C Painters and Writers | ||
| Discover with Richard Mole the candid and often hiliarious observations of celebrated 19th C travellers and painters/writers, including Baedeker and Amelia Edwards, when journeying through the Nile Valley was no picnic, and compare their experiences with those of today. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Aug 27 Cost: $42 Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| Saturday 28 August 2010 | ||
| Dinosaurs Aren't Dead | ||
| Join Dr Karl to find out why dinosaurs aren't dead and a whole lot more at his book launch and talk for 7 to 15-year-olds. | ||
| Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm Aug 28 Cost: Free but bookings essential Venue: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, 700 Harris St, Ultimo Bookings: Quick Thinking Communications (02) 9217 0122 | | |
| Sunday 29 August 2010 | ||
| Joss Whedon: From Buffy to Dr Horrible, Infinity and Beyond | ||
| In this exclusive appearance, Joss Whedon talks about his ongoing love affair with pop culture: outsider heroes, strong women and the uses and abuses of power as shown in his films from Toy Story to the forthcoming The Avengers, and TV series from Buffy through Firefly to Glee. | ||
| Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm Aug 29 Cost: From $59/49 plus BF Venue: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/joss_wh.. (02) 92507812 | | |
| Monday 30 August 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: Elif Bautman and The Possessed | ||
| US author Elif Batuman tells how she wrote, first as articles in The New Yorker and Harper's, then in The Possessed, the true story of one woman's intellectual and sentimental education and her many strange encounters with scholars devoted to classic Russian writers. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 30 Cost: $10/$7 Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Enquiries: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Tuesday 31 August 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: Simon Winchester | ||
| Simon Winchester discusses Atlantic, his new book dramatising the life of the Atlantic Ocean, from its birth in the farther recesses of geological time to its eventual extinction millions of years in the future. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Aug 31 Cost: Free Venue: Stanton Library, 234 Miller Street, North Sydney Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 | | |
| Simon Winchester on Atlantic | ||
| The best selling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and Bomb, Book and Compass is back in Australia and talking about his latest book, Atlantic: The Biography of An Ocean. | ||
| Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm Aug 31 Cost: $20 Venue: The Hayden Orpheum, 380 Military Rd, Cremorne Bookings: Pages & Pages Booksellers www.pagesandpages.com.au (02) 99699736 | | |