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ADFAS Canberra provides for its members a
yearly program of illustrated lectures given by overseas and
Australian lecturers chosen for their communication skills
and expert knowledge in their fields. Occasional afternoon
sessions are also held when topics can be examined in more
detail.
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Committee 2008
Chair:
(02) 6278 6948
Membership Enquiries:
adfascanberra@bigpond.com
(02) 6286 2879
Postal Address:
PO Box 8
Deakin West, ACT 2600
Programme for 2008
Monday 18 February
Ms Sarah LENTON*
Opera – the melting pot of culture
Sunday 2 March
AN AFTERNOON WITH ……
Mr John OSBORNE.*
Iran: land of great kings, shahs and ayatollahs
Monday 3 March
Mr John OSBORNE *
Europe’s best kept secret: the painted monasteries
of Bulgaria
Monday 7 April
Ms Sylvia SAGONA **
The rise of the horizontal: courtesans, coquettes and corruption.
Monday 19 May
Dr Rosamund BARTLETT*
The culture of imperial Russia
Monday 16 June
Mr Stuart READ **
Spanish garden history: managing change, lessons for drying
southern Australia
Monday 7 July
Mr Barry VENNING.*
Charles Saatchi – a modern Medici?
Monday 11 August
Ms Sue ROLLIN *
Early travelers at Petra
Sunday 7 September
an AFTERNOON WITH ……
Mr Jolyon WARWICK JAMES *
to look at and learn about Silver
Monday 8 September
Mr Jolyon WARWICK JAMES *
Australian Silver
Monday 20 October
Mr Harry FROST )***
Worcester porcelain with royal connections
Monday 1 December
AGM and Christmas Drinks (5.45pm)
The Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla
Wednesday 17 December
AGM and Christmas Drinks ( 5.45pm )
The Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla
*NADFAS lecturer
**Australian lecturer
*** Independent lecturer
Venue and Time of Lectures
Morning lectures start at 10.30 am, evening lectures at 6.00
pm and both are held at CSIRO DISCOVERY CENTRE, Clunies Ross
Street, Black Mountain. They last an hour and refreshments
are served afterwards.
The cost of attending 9 lectures is included in the membership
subscription and admission is by namebadge..
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Afternoons with …” are held at the Griffin
Wing, BURGMANN COLLEGE, Daley Road, Australian National
University
and start at 2.00 pm. This interactive afternoon is limited
to 50 participants and runs until approximately 4.30, with
a break for afternoon tea midway
The fee for attending “Afternoons with …” is
$35 for members and $40 for guests.
Guests
Guest fees are $25 per person and guests may attend three
times in any one year with prior notice to the Membership Secretary.
The fee for members of other ADFAS Societies is $10.
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