Armidale Events

Painting the Modern Garden - From Monet to Matisse - Lydia Bauman (UK) The modern garden, transformed by 19th century innovations such as hybridisation, glasshouses and foreign exploration, was part of a great social change to which artists responded from the 1860s onwards.   United Kingdom art historian and artist Lydia Bauman will trace the garden as a modern phenomenon and the development of new art movements adopting it as their subject.

7.55am for departure at 8.00am from the Visitor Information Centre carpark, 82 Marsh Street. Bring food (morning tea/lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes. Some may wish to go to the Reserve at the Dam for a longer birding morning. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. For more information and register to join group, phone Shirley on 0458 260 937 or email shrlycook@gmail.com. Newcomers […]

Arcadia Winds is the trailblazer of Australian wind music. Don’t miss this extraordinary ensemble and see what the critics are raving about! Program: Pēteris Vasks, Music for Fleeting Birds; Anne Cawrse, Honeybee; Holly Harrison, Phasmid Funk; Miguel del Aguila, Wind Quintet No. 2; Valerie Coleman, Red Clay Mississippi Delta. Artists: Kiran Phatak (flute); Rachel Bullen (oboe); Lloyd Van’t Hoff (clarinet); Rachel Shaw (horn); Matthew Kneale (bassoon) Proof of eligibility to discounts will be requested on entry.

In its first Australian tour and only regional performance, Trio Isimsiz from the UK performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire by Schubert and Brahms, alongside an exciting new voice, the ‘ear-beguiling and strikingly inventive’ Francisco Coll. Artists: PABLO HERNÁN BENEDI (violin); EDVARD POGOSSIAN (cello); ERDEM MISIRLIOGLU (piano). Program: BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor; SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major; FRANCISCO COLL Piano Trio (2020).

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean - Georgina Bexon (UK) For centuries pirates roamed the oceans creating havoc and violence for unsuspecting sailors reaching its zenith in the early eighteenth century when notorious marine outlaws like Captain Kidd and Bluebeard led crews of murderous pirates intent on plundering the high seas. Join UK historian Georgina Bexon to find out the evidence that supports the tales of terror.

7.55am for 8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. There will also be a visit to Stockyard Ponds if there has been sufficient rain. Bring food (morning tea and lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes, bring a picnic chair as many bush spots do not have facilities. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. Newcomers are always welcome, but please notify our […]

Goddess of the Sky: The Art of Everest and the Himalayas - John Williamson Historian and tour guide John Williamson examines the development of the British Great Trigonometrical Survey of India and the art of both the early efforts to ascend Mt. Everest as well as the art of modern climbing on the world’s highest mountain.

7.55am for 8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. Bring food (morning tea/lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes, bring a picnic chair as many bush spots do not have facilities. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. For more information and to register to join the group, phone Shirley on 0458 260 937 or email shrlycook@gmail.com. Newcomers are always welcome, but please […]