This month we will be reviewing “Shell” by Kristina Olsson, set in 1965 against the backdrop of the construction of the Sydney Opera house. All are welcome. DATE: Monday 4 March 2019 TIME: 5.45pm – 8.30pm (book discussion to commence around 6.30pm) VENUE: Cafe 1812, a cafe and wine bar inside Berkelouw Books, 19 Oxford […]
Our walk this month will focus upon the foreshores of the Inner West and will begin at the Rhodes train station. We will head to McIlwaine Park in Rhodes, where a memorial Kakoda track has been constructed. While a significant section of the walk will be through bushland and city reserves there will also be […]
‘Yum cha’ literally means drinking tea in the Cantonese dialect. It is used to describe the practice of going for dim sum, the Cantonese tradition of brunch involving Chinese tea and dim sum. Dim sum is a style of Chinese cuisine prepared as small bite-sized portions of food served in small steamer baskets or on […]
Come and enjoy a fun, relaxing art class, filled with experimentation of techniques and colour. There’s something for everyone, and anyone can come along. No drawing or other experience is needed, as I work individually with each participant. To see some idea of what we’ll be doing, check out my art page at here. DATE: […]
Kiwis love their food - fresh, diverse and delicious. New Zealand cuisine is largely driven by local ingredients and seasonal variations. An island nation with a primarily agricultural economy, New Zealand yields produce from land and sea. Similar to the cuisine of Australia, the cuisine of New Zealand is a diverse British-based cuisine, with Mediterranean […]
This walk is approximately 5kms, and is over the recently constructed Bennelong Bridge from Rhodes to Wentworth Point. We then follow the Parramatta River towards Sydney Olympic Park and on to the Armory Wharf Cafe in Blaxland Riverside Park, Newington. DATE: Wednesday 13 March 2019 TIME: Approx. 10.30am – 12.00pm (maybe a little after) VENUE: […]
This exhibition of treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is a rare opportunity to see some of the highest artistic achievements across 5000 years of Chinese history In March we return to the Art Gallery of NSW for a private tour of this remarkable exhibition. The National Palace Museum, Taipei, holds one of the […]
Join us for a stroll along the iconic Sydney Harbour foreshore. We will meet at Wharf 2 Circular Quay, follow the foreshore past the Opera House onto Mrs Macquarie Chair, and finish for a well-earned coffee at Andrew (Boy) Charlton Poolside Café. The walk is basically a flat 3 km but does include a very […]
For our second Café Society of the year, we will go to the popular and scenic café on Level 4 of the Museum of Contemporary Art in The Rocks. You may also like to view some of the current exhibitions before or after lunch. DATE: 21 March 2019 TIME: 12.00 Noon VENUE: MCA Café & Sculpture […]
Paddington is the largest intact Victorian precinct in the world. Come and learn about this unique area in a 90 minute walk. With our Guide, we will visit Oxford Street with its historic buildings for the gentry; William Street, where workmen’s cottages have transformed into craft retailers; typical laneways clearly designed for horse drawn traps; […]