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  • tea and roses

    Everything's coming up roses! Members' Afternoon Tea - 27 June 2013

    Come along and enjoy a cup of tea and lots of home-baked goodies with the SMSA staff and board. Don't forget to wear your rose-coloured glasses to this rose-themed event!

  • A Taste of Poetry

    A Taste of Poetry - 3 July 2013

    Come and hear members of our Poetry at SMSA group share their favourite poems with you in the comfortable Tom Keneally Centre with 'A Taste of Poetry'.

  • The Seventh Seal

    Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal - 11 July 2013

    A knight and his squire return from the Crusades to find their homeland ravaged by plague. The knight challenges Death to a game of chess with his life in the balance.

  • SMSA Debating Club

    The SMSA Debating Club: Help bring back an SMSA tradition

    The SMSA Debating Club was a vital part of the School for much of our history. It’s our 180th year, and we think it’s time this tradition came back!…

  • ebooks at SMSA

    eBooks at SMSA

    eBooks and Audiobooks can now be borrowed from the SMSA library 24/7 - from anywhere you have an internet connection! Download eBooks and Audiobooks to your computer, mobile phone, iPad, tablet or eBook reader.eBooks and Audiobooks can now be borrowed from the SMSA library 24/7 - from anywhere you have an internet connection! Download eBooks and Audiobooks to your computer, mobile phone, iPad, tablet or eBook reader.

Events Show All

  • 27 JunEverything's coming up roses! Members' Afternoon Tea
  • 29 JunMystery and Crime Reading Group 2013
  • 3 JulA Taste of Poetry

Limelight Show All

  • 13 JunNOS4R2 by Joe Hill
  • 13 JunRage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman
  • 21 May5-10-15 Cookbook by Readers’ Digest

News

New books for June 2013

New Books for June 2013

Here are the new Library books for June 2013. Happy reading!
Gatsby

Gatsby Fever

Gatsby fever is well underway with the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s opulent film The Great Gatsby. Experience Fitzgerald's original novel at SMSA.
SMSA Debating Club

The SMSA Debating Club: Help bring back an SMSA tradition

The Debating Club was a vital part of the SMSA for much of our history. It's our 180th year, and we think it's time it came back!

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Need a meeting room? Just complete our 'no obligation' enquiry form, and our Venue Hire team will contact you to discuss your requirements.
Mitchell Theatre full room view

Mitchell Theatre

The Mitchell Theatre seats up to 170 people (with approx. 142 seats with a clear view of the stage). It has…
Venue Hire - people in a meeting in the Carmichael Room

Meeting Rooms

Our four meeting rooms can be booked as a single room or opened up into double, triple or quadruple rooms. …

Founded in 1833, the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts has a proud tradition of community, literature and learning that continues today.

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