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ADFAS Mornington Peninsula 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 study
days are also held when topics can be examined in more detail.
Committee 2008
Chairman
Glenda Culley AO
Ph: (03) 5983 2729
Hon. Secretary
Helen Armstrong
Ph: (03) 9592 5616
adfasmp@yahoo.com.au
PO Box 9016 Brighton Vic 3186
Programme for 2008
22 February
Iran: Land of Great Kings, Shahs and Ayatollas
Mr John Osborne ** MA Cantab
28 March
Discovery, Diggers and Adornment
Mrs Charlotte Nattey NDD(D) UK
9 May
The Two Faces of Russia: Moscow and St Petersburg
Dr Rosamund Bartlett ** DPhil (Oxon)
30 May
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852): In Australia
Mr Brian Andrews BE (Hons)
27 June
Charles Saatchi – A Modern Medici?
Mr Barry Venning ** BA MA
1 August
Early Travellers to Petra
Ms Sue Rollin ** BA (Hons) MA
29 August
Murderers, Magicians, Madmen and Monarchs: Shakespeare through
the Artist’s Eye
Ms Vivien Heffernan ** BA Cert Ed
10 October
Royal Worcester – topic to be advised
Mr Harry Frost * MA
7 November
From Green Fairy to Green Hydra: Absinthe, the Cocaine of the
19th Century
Ms Sylvia Sagona BA(Hons) M-ès-Lettres DipEd
**Denotes NADFAS Lecturer
*Independent Lecturer from UK
Study Days
will be held at Beleura
House Garden, Mornington, and incur an additional charge.
Details will be notified separately, bookings essential.
Enquiries : Ph (03) 5976 4306 or (03) 9592 5616
10 May
The World of Russian Literature and Music
Dr Rosamund Bartlett ** DPhil (Oxon)
28 June
“
The Over-Turner”: the Life and Art of Britain’s
Greatest Painter
Mr Barry Venning ** BA MA
20 September
English Gardens Style and its Application to Australia
Mr John Patrick MSc
Venue and Time of Lectures
Lectures will begin promptly at 5.30 pm in the Peninsula
Community Theatre, Mornington, cnr Wilsons Road and Nepean
Highway, Mornington. Refreshments are served at the end of
the lecture when members socialise and meet the guest speaker.
Guests
Guests are welcome at lectures by pre-arrangement with the
Membership Secretary : fee $20, or $10 for members of other
ADFAS societies.
Membership
Annual membership for the series of 9 lectures is $115 individual
or $215 double, and the joining fee is $25 per person. Please
mail your membership
application form to the Membership
Secretary.
Tours
Tours to museums, galleries, private collections
and places of architectural or artistic interest are also arranged.
Twin Society
ADFAS Mornington Peninsula has a NADFAS twin
in England, the Knole
DFAS based in Sevenoaks, Kent. We are very pleased to welcome
each other's members to our lectures and other events.
Volunteer Guides
Members of ADFAS Mornington Peninsula have
the opportunity to become a guide at Beleura-House-Garden,
conducting tours of the house and garden. This beautifully
refurbished Italianate villa was bequeathed to the people of
Victoria as a place of historic and educational interest by
Mr John Tallis in 1996.
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