More time, one more time, one…: Philip Glass, Outside-in
A few years back, I was looking to find some unorthodox sheet music to place on my wall, hoping to perhaps satisfy some unapologetically superficial aspect of my addiction to… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts
Double Bill Screening: Peter Churcher & Graham Kennedy
Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Television:
A double bill featuring Australian artist, Peter Churcher, and iconic television entertainer, Graham Kennedy, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July… Read More ›
New Books: in their own words and pictures
A bigger message: conversations with David Hockney by Martin Gayford This is a lovely book made up of a series of conversations (“interview” sounds way too formal) between Hockney and… Read More ›
Magic Pamphlets in the Alma collection
Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:
One of the delights of the WG Alma Conjuring Collection is a collection of magic pamphlets. They cover a wide array of conjuring techniques from training doves and showmanship to… Read More ›
Music Boxes: Bette, Elvis and a whole lot more
The Library has a great collection of CD box sets featuring some of the world’s biggest names in recorded music. Recent arrivals include: The Rolling Stones : the singles 1971-2006.… Read More ›
Ballet Screening: MacMillan Triple Bill
Three MacMillan Ballets is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July 4 in Arts. Featured are three very different ballets by renowned… Read More ›
Ravi Shankar and the music of the world
Don’t you love it when something comes along, quite unexpectedly, and just knocks your socks off? Taking a punt (as one should every so often) I recently bought a recording… Read More ›
Carmen, Galileo, the Phantom & some hippies.
There are many great new DVDs arriving in Arts that include the following. These & other audiovisual items can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual equipment… Read More ›
Talk with the hand: Outside-in Cinema
Rare Books & Arts, Television:
This week’s Outside-in cinema screening is the multi-award-winning documentary Being Elmo, which has yet to be released in Australian cinemas (in or out of a festival). The film focuses on… Read More ›
Opera Screening: The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote): an opera in two acts, is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday June 20 in Arts. This… Read More ›
