I'd know it was Spring even if I didn't feel the heat or see the pretty flowers or experience the wrath of a ferret wanting to be alpha female in the household.
I'd know it because all kinds of culturvorian activities are beginning. My in-box is chokka with invitations to launches, openings and events.
Having spent the winter watchng movies at the ANU Film Group, and pretty much nothing else, it's time to start documenting the life of a cheapskate culture whore again.
Through professional connections, we attended a fantastic curator-lead private view if the Australian War Memorial's Icon to Archive exhibition. The exhibition is excellent, but having a tour led by someone who has such a passion and knowledge of the collection makes it much more enjoyable and meaningful. The exhibition finishes this Sunday - highly recommended.
Then on Thursday we took in Beating the Retreat & 1812 Overture at the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
This is RMC's 40th anniversary of inviting the public to the Beat Retreat. A couple of hours spent in the warmish spring evening at RMC watching an ancient military ceremony in a picturesque setting, then listening to an excellent band play interpretations of classical and popular music culminating in Tchiakovsky's 1812 Overture with real cannon fire at the end and a fireworks display for a gold coin donation that goes to a local charity. Not completely culturevorian, because we cheated and supported the RMC preschool by purchasing a spam and egg roll and soft drink each instead of bringing a picnic meal. Total cost for dinner for two and concert $12.
And there was knitting.
3 comments:
Wow, it's all go at your place when Spring arrives!!! Excellent concert unsplurging!!!
Sounds like a great way to spend the evening!
Oh these photos bring back memories - good ones! We lived on base at Duntroon for 18months will DH was at RMC - I used to have every Friday off and would sit at home and listen the band.
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