Rare Books & Arts

And they’re off…….

And they’re off…….

October 31, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Horses don’t just run around race tracks you know!  The horse in art by John Baskett One of the loveliest creatures on the planet has long played a prominent role in all forms… Read More ›

Behind the scenes, on the wall, up in the air and a spot of decapitation

Behind the scenes, on the wall, up in the air and a spot of decapitation

October 27, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A mixed bag from the new books shelf, and all the better for that! Designs on film : a century of Hollywood art direction by Cathy Whitlock and the Art Directors… Read More ›

The idiosyncracies of fashion

The idiosyncracies of fashion

October 26, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Boutique magnifique is the final film in the Outside-in cinema calendar this year, and also a good excuse to point out how darn tricky it can be to track down… Read More ›

La Fille Mal Gardee : Ballet Screening

La Fille Mal Gardee : Ballet Screening

October 26, 2011

Dance, Rare Books & Arts:

La Fille Mal Gardee : a ballet in three acts is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 26 October in Arts.… Read More ›

I am a camera

I am a camera

October 23, 2011

New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Even in its earliest days when it was often seen as a “mere mechanical” process, photography was producing images of startling artistry and sophistication, as well as capturing worlds that were… Read More ›

Let me entertain you!

Let me entertain you!

October 19, 2011

Music, New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:

 They called him Al : the musical life of Al Bowlly by Ray Pallett Al Bowlly’s name is emerging from the shadows as reissued recordings show him to have been one of the loveliest vocalists… Read More ›

New CDs & DVDs in Arts

New CDs & DVDs in Arts

October 16, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include some titles from the Classic Film Scores series such as Casablanca, Gone With the Wind and Sunset Boulevard.  Music superstars also feature with teen pop sensation,… Read More ›

A festival of festivals

A festival of festivals

October 12, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

It’s Melbourne Festival time again and as the CBD is taken over by gigantic demonic (and angelic) babies, as well as other assorted festival paraphenalia, I thought that we’d have a… Read More ›

Three Tenors Concert Screening

Three Tenors Concert Screening

October 11, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

The Original Three Tenors Concert : Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 12 October in Arts. This… Read More ›

It’s art Jim, but not as we know it

It’s art Jim, but not as we know it

October 7, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

You may not be aware, but we are in the midst of World Space Week (4-10 October) which aims  “to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space… Read More ›