Rare Books Have Remarkable Stories to Tell says Derek Parker
Every house has a bookcase says Douglas Stewart, principal of Douglas Stewart Fine Books in Armadale Melbourne, and should have rare, special, meaningful books
Literature
Sherlock, Series 4: Episodes 1-3, Shadows Defining Every Day
The ghosts we make for ourselves are the shadows that define our every day, the game is afoot in Series 4 for our high functioning sociopath detective, Sherlock
[Untitled] Stonnington Literary Festival – Think, Talk, Read
[Untitled] – Stonnington Literary Festival, November 16 – 23, 2016, Melbourne, will expand people’s experiences of literacy, through a myriad of inventive ways
Poldark: Series Two – Romance, Ross & Demelza Episodes 1 & 2
BBC One TV Series Poldark set in Cornwall starring Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza is back, their romance at the heart of Season 2
Opus Anglicanum – Decorative Needlework, Lauding the Divine
The historical aspect of decorative needlework from medieval times is both diverse and full of richness, as humankind gained a new interest in the visible world. An exhibition in London at the V & A Museum 2016-2017 showcased Opus Anglicanum: masterpieces of English medieval embroidery, helping to document costume divine….
To Fetch Out the Fire’: Reviving London, 1666 a Beastly Year
Recipes used to treat victims of the Great Fire of London 1666 will be on show at the Royal College of Physicians from September 1, 350 years since the disaster
Sato & The Romantics – ABO & Violin Virtuoso, Absolute Magic
American virtuoso violinist Shunske Sato is a special guest for the ABO this Spring in Australia playing his period violin in Melbourne and Sydney Recital Halls
[untitled] Stonnington Literary Festival – Story Competition
August 1 is start date for a competition integral to [untitled], Stonnington Literary Festival 2016, with short story, poetry and memoir categories for all ages
The Reading Hour – 6PM, August 16 – Reading A Book with Kids
Dependent on age, 6pm August 16, 2016, is one day this year you can pledge an hour to read a book to a child or with a child, reading aloud aids their literacy
The Light on the Water – A Novel, Reviewed by Derek Parker
Derek Parker review of Melbourne novelist Olga Lorenzo’s work of literary fiction, The Light on the Water, with its ‘sense of language, place and character’
The Musketeers – Series 3: 6 – 10, End & Sweet Remembrances
We are at an end of Series 3 of the truly excellent BBC One Television Series The Musketeers and in its grand finale we’re reminded, all for one and one for all
The Musketeers – Series 3: 1 – 5, The Boys Back in Action
Those four will not stand in my way again says the evil Lucien Grimaud (Matthew McNulty), Series 3 episode 5 of the smoking hot hit costume drama The Musketeers
National Institute of Dramatic Art – June Production Season
NIDA has announced its June Student Theatre Production season, an eclectic mix of works with an all-student cast and crew, led by an accomplished guest director
Shakespeare Live – RSC Honours The Sweet Swan of Avon
Shakespeare Live – From The RSC, 3 hours of truly sublime entertainment honours a man of enduring influence as seen through an extraordinary array of characters
Sydney Sings – International Festival of The Voice, 2016
Sydney Sings an international festival of the voice founded in 2016 by Leo Schofield and Jarrod Carland will dazzle audiences in various venues July 28 – Aug 7
Turner’s Whaling Pictures – On Show, The Met Fifth Avenue
The Met Fifth Avenue New York is uniting English painter JMW Turner’s quartet of whaling paintings to assess if they helped inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick