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  Advance Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020

  The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be held in the Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney on Tuesday 10 March 2020, commencing at 12:30pm. A light luncheon will be served from 11:45am.

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  SMSA Newsletter 31 January 2020 Vol 1 Issue 1

  We hope you will enjoy the first edition of the SMSA's newsletter. INSIDE THIS ISSUE President's Message | The Way We Were | Talks and Events | In the Library

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  King Kong’s Daddy — The life and times of Edgar Wallace with Walter Mason

  Walter Mason celebrates the life and writing of pulp crime writer extraordinaire Edgar Wallace who also wrote the screenplay for 1933's King Kong.

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  Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960)

  In Billy Wilder's The Apartment, Jack Lemmon plays an insurance clerk who allows executives to use his city apartment for their extra-marital affairs. Also stars Shirley MacLaine and Fred McMurray.

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  A Midsummer Night's Tea Party (Library Lovers' Day)

  Members, celebrate Library Lovers' Day with our enchanting Midsummer Nights' Tea Party. (Just watch out for Puck!)

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  Chris Frame — Southampton and the Queens [Going Places #1]

  Cunard and ocean liner expert Chris Frame reveals the incredible story of Southampton and the Queens — the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.

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  Peter Grose in conversation with Tom Keneally

  Peter Grose joins Tom Keneally to discuss his new book, Ten Rogues, that tells the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land to Chile.

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  Opera Bites (Live Costumed Performance)

  Members, join the Opera Bites company for 90 minutes of fun and beautiful melodies, sung by costumed performers, that will covering the history of opera

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  Speaking of Music... The Magic of Solo Violin - 27 February 2020

  **This event has reached capacity and is now WAITLIST only.** Celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach's solo violin pieces with a lecture by Dr David Hush FRSN and performances by violinist Anna Da Silva Chen including the World Premiere of Partita for Solo Violin (2019), composed by David Hush.

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  Stream films for free with Beamafilm

  SMSA Members can now can stream films for free on Beamafilm! Watch all the latest docos and indie features using your library cards.