Events in Armidale

For the 2024 Chandler Coventry Lecture on Contemporary Art, we will hear from Anne Ryan, Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on the Wynne Prize, its history, impact and the 2023 iteration currently on display at NERAM. Starting as a Q&A discussion with NERAM Director Rachael Parsons and culminating in a walkthrough of the exhibition, the talk will give attendees an in depth view of Australia’s oldest art prize, contemporary landscape painting and figurative sculpture. Your […]

Rodin and the 19th Century - David Worthington (UK) Rodin is one of art history’s heroic figures of the 19th century and was internationally celebrated during his lifetime but after his death his reputation slipped and there were questions about his use of the female image. However, he is now seen as having in one career, taken sculpture on a revolutionary path equivalent to what the Realists, Impressionists and Post Impressionists did with many careers.  David Worthington is a sculptor, […]

Share good company and fabulous music.  

Indulge in a delectable four-course set menu or savour the flavours from the Manny's Favourites Menu. Celebrate the flavours of Italy. Reserve your spot now to ensure a night filled with culinary delights.

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

Details to follow

8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. 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.

PLC’s Year 11 music class were scheduled to strut their stuff later in the month, but had to pull out for logistical reasons so we have scheduled an extra concert in the series (though not on a Market Sunday). The performers include some of Armidale’s best young musicians and this is a great opportunity to hear the up-coming generation of performers, in a range of solo and ensemble pieces. While there are no CoVid restrictions, social distancing is always a […]

Don't miss the start of the NRL Season at the Railway Hotel - streaming LIVE & LOUD from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. With Season launch specials including a Pass the Footy Comp. With the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs (1.30pm) and the Sydney Roosters facing the Brisbane Broncos (3.30pm), the season commences with a split round - a first for the NRL.

‘The Trust Fall: Julian Assange’ examines the meaning and significance of the insights that WikiLeaks shared with the world, the resulting behaviour of the governments involved, the extraordinary personal risk taken by Assange, and the wider fundamental issues around press freedom that affect all of us and our right to know.