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Glorious Gershwin
One of the few composers who successfully blended the jazz and the classical traditions, George Gershwin left a music legacy that ranges from the popular song to the classical concerto. From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood, from Rhapsody in Blue to An American in Paris, from Shall We Dance to Porgy and Bess, and a string of memorable songs...
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Get Started with Watercolours
A taster session forming part of NSW Seniors Festival 2020. All materials included....
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Get Started with Pen and Wash
A taster session forming part of NSW Seniors Festival 2020. All materials included....
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Men Of Parts: Literature's Greatest Writers
While many writers are gifted in a single genre, few are able to excel in a number of styles. This course will look at five such men: William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet; John Donne, poet and divine; Oscar Wilde, dramatist, poet, story writer and novelist; T.S Eliot, poet and dramatist; and Seamus Heaney, poet prose writer and translator. It...
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Painting Leaves and Mixing Greens
Every leaf is different in colour, shape, edge and contour. This course will focus on mixing greens, and botanical watercolour painting techniques. Learn how to identify, match and mix the correct leaf colour and how to achieve leaf shadows. Expanding your colour palette you will be able to identify and match almost any of nature’s greens....
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Wombats, Wattle, Wilderness, World Heritage & Wellbeing
This course will introduce you to Australia’s amazing wilderness – which like the rest of the world’s wilderness is disappearing due to human modification of the land. Learn about its history, breathtaking beauty and why it is so very important looking into the future. Wombats too are endangered – what makes these unique creatures important and...
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Richard III: His Life and Times
Richard III is one of the most enigmatic figures in English history. Was Shakespeare’s hunchback the real man and, if not, why was it so important to present him as evil? This course raises questions about truth, propaganda and tyranny in our own era and examines Richard in the context of the extraordinary times in which he lived, a period of...
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A Short History of Russia
Is Vladimir Putin the saviour of the motherland or an evil monster bent on conquering the world? Is Russia a threat to its neighbours or are they a threat to Russia? What influence does Russia have on the world and how will that play out in the future? To consider these questions, we need to understand how the major events of Russian history remain...
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How To Retire In Style Successfully
Learn from an experienced financial planner the principles and strategies to accumulate wealth for retirement, and the legislative opportunities available for people prior to transitioning into retirement. Cover strategies on how to build a tax free income stream in retirement, explore your options and, if applicable, improve your eligibility for...
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How Language Works
In this course, we will pull apart our extraordinary human faculty for language. From the sounds of language to their combination into words, and from words into sentences, and sentences into paragraphs, what do we do when we utilise our extraordinary linguistic skills? Learn about language structure and the rules that we unconsciously apply every...
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