ADFAS Bowral & District

ADFAS Bowral & District provides for its members a yearly programme of illustrated lectures given by overseas and Australian lecturers chosen for their communication skills and expert knowledge in their fields.

Occasional other activities are also held when topics can be examined in more detail. An excursion to an event or place of interest to members is organised each year and a very popular Film Night is held during August.

Volunteers to assist with local projects, e.g. Church Recording and committee duties are always most welcome. Please contact a member of the Committee for further information.

ADFAS Bowral & District was formed in 1988. See History of ADFAS Bowral & Districts.

Committee 2010

Chairman - Josephine de Beaujeu
(02) 4878 5152

Hon. Secretary - Debbie Angus
Ph (02) 4872 2705

Hon. Treasurer - Margie Beaumont
Ph (02) 4878 5205

Programme for 2010

24th March 2010
Frank Woodgate, NADFAS
Understanding Modern Art. The artistic responses to the social, political and ecological upheavals of the 20th Century.

28th April 2010
Sylvia Sagona, Australian Lecturer
The Green Fairy. Absinthe and 19th century Montmartre.

19th May 2010
Louise Irvine, NADFAS
The decorative use of tiles & architectural ceramics; artists, techniques and social factors.

9th June 2010
Nigel Bates, Australia (expat UK)
Tantrums and Tiaras, A light hearted look at backstage life at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London and the trials, tribulations and triumphs of working with the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet Companies.

21st July 2010
Tim Stimson, NADFAS
Gustav Klimt. His art and charming personality within the social milieu of Vienna

12th August
Film Night: Programme to be announced

18th August 2010
James Taylor, NADFAS
Highlights of maritime art from C17th to the present day, sea battles, ships, ports and harbours, fishing and historical identities.

22nd September 2010
Sarah Lenton, NADFAS
Coffee with the Wittgensteins; Sarah’s colleague and travelling companion is herself a Wittgenstein and contribute to the lecture by providing fascinating information about her wealthy and talented family.

20th October 2010
Andrew Davies, NADFAS
The Changing Face of London. 2000 years of a City and its people and major events e.g. the Norman invasion and the River Thames.

Other Dates for 2010

24th November
AGM at Annesley

Venue and Time of Lectures

Lectures, followed by tea or coffee (morning) wine (evening) and sandwiches, are presented at The Ballroom, Annesley, Aitken Road (enter from Westbrook Drive) Bowral at 10.30 am and 6:00 pm

Guests

Guests and visitors are very welcome - prior notice is not necessary: $20/lecture, students $10/lecture, visiting ADFAS members $10/lecture. Please note that no visitor may attend more than three meetings a year.

Membership

Annual Membership for 2010 is $120 (students $60) or $220 per couple for the series of eight lectures. Those wishing to join after the half-way mark of the lecture series will be charged half the annual membership fee. In both cases, a joining fee of $20 applies. A Membership Application Form can be downloaded here.