Past events
Wonder - A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Music
Entertainment
Presented by: National Capital Orchestra A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Music Join the Canberra Choral Society and the National Capital Orchestra for an all-Australian concert featuring the works of Carl Vine AO, Matthew Hindson AM and Graeme Koehne AO. Commencing with a pre-concert…
Mt Stromlo Public Astronomy Night
Lecture
Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite the Canberra community to attend our public observing nights of 2017. Come and see the rings of Saturn, the craters of the moon as well as beautiful star clusters and nebulae. On the night attendees will be…
ANU Languages Showcase
Activity
The ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences and the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific are delighted to invite you and your students to the annual ANU Languages Showcase on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 from 10am to 3pm. This event gives students in…
Chloe Shorten in conversation with Anna-Maria Arabia
Lecture
ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT Chloe Shorten will be in conversation with Anna-Maria Arabia on Chloe’s new book, Take Heart: A Story for Modern Stepfamilies. Today, families come in all shapes and sizes. They move from one state to create a family in another. They combine into new…
2017 Allan Martin Lecture: Civil Wars - A History in Ideas
Lecture
The 2017 Allan Martin Lecture Please join the ANU School of History in welcoming Professor David Armitage, FAHA. From Afghanistan to Yemen, civil war is now humanity's most destructive, most widespread, and most characteristic form of collective organized violence. Yet civil war is not just a…
Robert Dessaix and Nicholas Brown in conversation
Book launch
ANU/THE CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT Robert Dessaix will be in conversation with Nicholas Brown to discuss his new book, The Pleasures of Leisure, a guide to work and play in the twenty-first century. It emphasises that the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than…
ANU National Sorry Day Address
Lecture
The National Sorry Day address at ANU will be presented by H.E. Mr Damien Miller on Friday 26 May. This address Representing Indigenous Australia: a view from the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed as a Head of Mission overseas is part of recognising the 50th Anniversary of…