This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton at the exhibition Victorian Watercolours recently opened in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of NSW. Peter Raissis, Curator of European Prints and Drawings at the Gallery joins the program to tell about these extraordinary works, many on view for the first time in a century. Watercolour […]
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On Arts Wednesday 14 June 2017, Sylvia’s guest was Alana Valentine, who has just been appointed Writer in Residence at The Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. This forward looking centre believes that communal illnesses such as obesity and diabetes cannot be solved by biology alone. Hence the appointment of Alana! Here […]
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Sonny Landreth talks to Drive Tuesday about the release of one of his new double albums ‘Bound By The Blues’. Sonny is one of the world’s greatest slide guitarists, and the show is full of some of his great works of music. Check out the Podcast Below! […]
Mark Robinson joins us again for Part 4 of our Percussion series and this week we talk about drums and cymbals. The exciting part is that we recorded on the stage of the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. It was quite an experience for me! My special guest at 11:00 am is playwright […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
The Australian Ahmadiyya Muslim community has taken an active role condemning acts of terror and spreading the message of ‘Love For All – Hatred for None’. Imam Mohammad Hadi speaks with Ruth Hessey about how Muslims For Peace are opening a dialogue of peace and understanding with the wider Australian community. Find out more about the […]
Sydney Harbour is one of Australia’s most beautiful icons, but most of us are unaware that the waterway is a living and breathing ecosystem. Ruth Hessey speaks with University of Sydney researcher Edwina Tanner about how the Sydney Harbour Estuary absorbs carbon and the immediate threats the system is facing. Edwina Tanner is the coordinator […]
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre is the City of Sydney’s community arts place and gallery. It is where you can develop a new skill or master your crafts. Their aim is to encourage local arts and cultural activities. Their facility has two locations: the main campus at Pine Street and at the Harry Burland Activity Centre. […]
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Pulsing with Harlem’s rhythms and sonic ambiance, Somi’s Petite Afrique is an homage to her New York City upper Manhattan neighborhood, and one of the Meccas of the African diaspora. In the village of Harlem, along west 116th Street from Malcolm X Boulevard to Frederick Douglass Boulevard, African immigrants build American lives. Populated predominantly by […]
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Afternoon Eastsiders! Next week is bursting with amazing talent taking to a live venue near you. Why not get organised and cap off each day with some of your favourites, or take the time to discover something new? As always you can tune in Friday’s from 1:30PM-3PM for Take One to hear about these artists and more […]
On June 7 2017, Sylvia played the second of two repeat conversations about legal history. This week the conversation is about criminal law and our guest is Arlie Loughnan. Follow the prompts and listen: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: Now for Part 3: […]
Mark Robinson continues with Part 2 of pitched percussion at 10:40 am and this week we talk about bells. At 11:00 am I am replaying the second of 2 legal history conversations. This week I’ll be playing the conversation I recorded with Arlie Loughnan in 2015 on criminal law. As with equity last week, it is […]