Arts on Film: Kamahl & Louis Armstrong double
A double bill featuring Kamahl and Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday August 7. Louis Armstrong : live in Australia,… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts
Listening Post Sounds: Carrie, Chameleons, Chicken Walk – Bring it on!
Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. They include latest releases in opera, musical theatre, jazz & blues, popular & world music. The online catalogue indicates which… Read More ›
The eye has to travel in Outside-in Cinema
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
This Wednesday, Outside-in Cinema will be showing the recent documentary entitled Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel, which chronicles the rise to fame of the late 20th century fashion… Read More ›
Reading the Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne Film Festival is once again upon us, and as usual there are some terrific special programs North Korean cinema : a history by Johannes Schönherr McFarland & Co.,… Read More ›
Arts on Film: Opera Screening – Armida.
Armida : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July 24. Please note that from today Arts on… Read More ›
July 21 is International Zine Library Day
The day was set back in 2011 at the Milwaukee Zine Library (un)Conferance, chosen because 21 looks a bit like a Z and an I, and July happens to be… Read More ›
New Books: psychedelia, Cecil Beaton, Warhol and dangerous women
Electrical banana : masters of psychedelic art: Norman Hathaway & Dan Nadel If a lot of the imagery in this phantasmagoric tome looks familiar then you probably spent a goodly… Read More ›
Celebrating NAIDOC Week in the Arts Library
Here we are in the midst of NAIDOC Week, so what better time to celebrate the extraordinary diversity and beauty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture! Tribal Voice by… Read More ›
Arts on Film: Swan Lake.
Swan Lake : a ballet in four acts is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July 10. Please note that due to… Read More ›
Early Alphabet Books and other Curiosities
Children’s Research Librarian Juliet O’Conor has sent in another fascinating post, this time focusing on alphabet books and learning tools stretching back to the 15th century. You will be able… Read More ›
