Tasmanian Times
Arts
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1.1KThe Deplorax …
The Deplorax. Or the Lorax goes underground. My name is the Lorax and I speak for the trees. So how’d I get...
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Elanee Ensemble Electrifies in North Lilydale
Along with a privileged group of Northerners I was treated to the delights of the Elanee Ensemble on the afternoon of Sunday...
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From Silent Spring to Big Porn Inc
The book Big Porn Inc will challenge most people’s thinking about pornography and its very real and harmful consequences. There has been...
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Barnard´s ´homage´ at Goulburn St Gallery
Following on from his Wellingtonia exhibition in late 2010 and early 2011, which involved observations of various aspects of Mount Wellington, and...
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Mr Tambourine Man
Hand percussionists everywhere are mourning the shock death of the Segovia of the tambourine, Davy Jones. Before Mr Jones debuted on our...
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Gwen Dixon’s lifelong contribution
GWYNETH (Gwen) DIXON OAM (1920-2011) Gwen Dixon was a Tasmanian soprano, much loved as a performer and teacher. She grew up in...
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Rodney Pople WINNER The 2012 Glover Prize
Despard Gallery congratulates Rodney Pople as the winner of the John Glover 2012 prize. Sydney based artist Pople has been a regular...
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Kings of tin
BookMark is a regular column focusing on Tasmanian publications, writers and literary events. This week it looks at E.J. Kidd’s mesmerising fictionalised...
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Comfortably numb
I am in a bar somewhere in inner city Melbourne, comfortably numb. My companions are half my age; fine young men, and...
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Beautiful Madness
I was ten, skinny, red-headed, Freckled. In a big black Buick, Driven by a big grown boy, with a necktie, she sat...
