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Helidon New Year’s Day Change of Venue
There has been a change of venue for the “Best of British 60’s” Cabaret at Helidon on Saturday 1st January,2011 . Due to the weather, it will now be held indoors at the Helidon Community Centre, starting at 8 p.m. The versatile and highly entertaining band Hopney Moffatt will be playing the hit songs of the Beatles, Cliff Richard, Jerry and the Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Petula Clark. Guests will still be greeted by Grenadier Guards, London Bobbies and British Belles at the entrance to Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
Treasures from the Royal Collection
“Treasures from the Royal Collection” is the topic chosen by Oliver Everett for the public lecture he will present for the Toowoomba Group of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) on 24 August. The Royal Collection comprises more than 485,000 objects collected by the Royal Family over the past five centuries. It includes works by many great artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Monet, Lucian Freud and Michelangelo; porcelain; jewellery; furniture and manuscripts. Oliver Everett has selected about fifty of the finest items in the Collection to speak about in his illustrated lecture. Oliver Everett is well qualified to speak on his chosen subject having served in the Royal Household in several positions including that of Librarian in the Royal Library, Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives and Private Secretary to Diana, Princess of Wales. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, Tufts University (USA) and the London School of Economics. Oliver Everett’s lecture will be given in the Glennie Room, The Glennie School, Herries Street, Toowoomba on Tuesday 24 August starting at 6.45 pm and will be followed by supper. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 for persons who are not members of ADFAS and $10 for students. For further information about Oliver Everett’s lecture and about membership of ADFAS contact the Secretary of ADFAS, Toowoomba on 07 4636 6164. Continue reading
A public lecture on the Golden Age of Mexican painting
Chloe Sayer, an internationally recognized specialist in Latin American art and culture, will present a lecture for the Toowoomba Group of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) on Tuesday, 18th May. Chloe, who hails from London, will speak on the ground-breaking art of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera . Kahlo and Rivera have iconic status in Mexico. Responding to the revolutionary fervor that swept Mexico in the early decades of the twentieth century, these two artists helped to shape the cultural identity of contemporary Mexico. Rivera’s vast murals adorn the walls of many public buildings in Mexico and combine social criticism with faith in human progress. Frida Kahlo’s art on the other hand is usually in a small format and often she is the subject of her paintings. This is a lecture not to be missed by people with an interest in key contributors to the development of international art. Chloe Sayer’s lecture will be given in the Glennie Room, The Glennie School, Herries Street, Toowoomba on Tuesday 18 May starting at 6.45 pm and will be followed by supper. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 for persons who are not members of ADFAS. For further information about Chloe Sayer’s lecture and about membership of ADFAS, contact the Secretary of ADFAS, Toowoomba on 07 4636 6164. Continue reading
