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Arts Wednesday 11 March 2020
At 10:40 am, historian Laila Ellmoos returns with Part 3 of Developing Sydney and in this episode Laila talks about remembering old Sydney. My special guest at 11:00 am is Jonathan Bryant, heritage consultant to the State Theatre in Market Street. This grand old dame of theatre was built in 1929 and remains largely intact […]
UPLIFTING – EXUBERANT – THOUGHT-PROVOKING: 5 March 2020
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers The Sydney Chamber Choir and City Recital Hall are staging Handel’s Messiah. The choir, under Artistic Director Sam Allchurch, is taking a fresh approach to this longstanding piece and presenting a concert with a sound that, in effect, will express Handel’s original intent for this sublime music, […]
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The Robertson Brother’s TV Variety Show
The Robertson Brothers Announce Brand New 1960’s TV Variety Show Line 5 Entertainment is proud to present The Robertson Brother’s new 1960 Variety Show! The show will feature special guest Simon Brook McLachlan from the original cast of the Jersey Boys. Take a trip down memory lane with this amazing interactive live TV Variety Show […]
Arts Wednesday 26 February 2020
At 10:40 am, historian Laila Ellmoos continues with Part 2 of Developing Sydney and this week’s episode explores the importance of photography in documenting Sydney’s growth. My special guests at 11:00 am are Rhianna Walcott and Alex Seton, both board members of Arts Month coming up in March. Rhianna is a gallery director and Alex […]
SYDNEY’S STORIES – 20 February 2020
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers This week we introduce a new segment to the program – the Story of Sydney through our collections. Our state’s collecting institutions – the Art Gallery of NSW, the Australian Museum, the State Library of NSW, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney Living Museums and […]
Arts Wednesday 19 February 2020
Laila Ellmoos, historian with the City of Sydney, makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday at 10:40 am with a new series for 2020.Called Developing Sydney, it is the name of an exhibition Laila is curating at Customs House, opening late March and looks at photographs in the council archives from 1900 – 1920. In […]
Arts Wednesday 12 February 2020
At 10:40 am Anna Groden returns for Part 6, the final part of our series on multiples and she finishes with video art. My special guest at 11:00am is Michael Atherton, all-round musical genius makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday with another unusual musical instrument: the Jew’s Harp, which, incidentally, has nothing to do […]
What do the latest plans for the restoration of the Bondi Pavilion mean for the local arts?
After years of controversy, protest and community action, Waverley Council has passed the latest plans for the restoration of the iconic Bondi Pavilion. Waverley Mayor, Paula Masselos, talks to Paul Neeson about the lengthy community consultation process and what the changes mean for local artists and community groups. The plans include an upgrade of the […]
Arts Wednesday 5 February 2020
Anna Groden continues with Multiples at 10:40 am and in Part 5, the topic is sculpture. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Ida Lichter, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday. Ida has long championed the rights of Muslim women and her current interest is the recent street protests in Iran and the […]
Community Billboard 4 – 11 February 2020
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Arts Wednesday 29 January 2020
Art consultant Anna Groden returns at 10:40 am with Part 4 of multiples and this week the topic is photographs. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Ginni Mansberg, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday. Ginni is a GP who specialises in women’s health, but is best known as the GP on Sunrise […]