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Family Activity: Flowers at Calthorpes’ House
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Family Activity: Flowers at Calthorpes’ House
14 October 2017—15 October 2017

In this hands on activity, children will make an arrangement inspired by the flowers the Calthorpe family used to use to decorate their house

School Holiday Workshop: Water Wheels
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School Holiday Workshop: Water Wheels
6 October 2017
BOOKED OUT

Join local artist Amanda Stuart to see how water flows through the farm, and make your own model water wheel

Art for Communities
Exhibition
Art for Communities
24 November 2017—26 November 2017

An exhibition featuring the works of community painters who are committed to support causes such mental health, trauma issues, and support to families of incarcerated parties.

Cakes & Flowers: It takes the Cake
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Cakes & Flowers: It takes the Cake
30 September 2017

Calthorpes' House comes alive with the sights and smells of cake baking and decorating

Garden tour: Canberra gardens in spring
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Garden tour: Canberra gardens in spring
29 September 2017—13 October 2017

Canberra Gardens are at their most spectacular in spring

Live Music: Barracks Espresso Bar and Eating House
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Live Music: Barracks Espresso Bar and Eating House
24 September 2017

Sit back and enjoy live music at the newly refurbished Barracks Espresso Bar and Eating House

Lanyon Heritage Centre: The River and the Homestead
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Lanyon Heritage Centre: The River and the Homestead
24 September 2017

Join ACT Parks and Conservation Ranger, Southern Murrumbidgee Corridor, Bernie Brown to discover the role the Murrumbidgee River played in the establishment and industry of Lanyon Homestead

Calthorpes’ House 90th Birthday Celebration
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Calthorpes’ House 90th Birthday Celebration
16 September 2017—15 October 2017

Visit the beautiful spring garden and celebrate the 90th birthday of this significant site

Conserving Calthorpes: Collection Manager Talk
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Conserving Calthorpes: Collection Manager Talk
26 August 2017

Caring for a house museum with an extensive original collection is critical to ensuring that future generations can access the site and gain an understanding of this region’s history

Bridge Workshop: Learn to trump!
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Bridge Workshop: Learn to trump!
29 July 2017

Considered the world’s greatest card game, bridge was a favourite pastime of Mrs Dell Calthorpe

School Holiday Workshop: Wind and Wire Sculpture
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School Holiday Workshop: Wind and Wire Sculpture
12 July 2017

Tinker with tools, wire and tin to create a wind sculpture with artist Amanda Stuart

Sylvia Curley Oration
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Sylvia Curley Oration
21 May 2017

Join Professor Saul Cunningham, Director of the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU as he discusses the need for improved dialogue about environmental issues between science and society, and to examine the road ahead for institutions such as the Fenner School.

HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Music at Lanyon
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HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Music at Lanyon
29 April 2017

Take a tour around Lanyon’s outbuilding with ANU School of Music Visiting Fellow, Dr Jennifer Gall, as she shares the stories about music and dance at Lanyon

Calthorpes’ School Holiday Program: Build a cubby!
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Calthorpes’ School Holiday Program: Build a cubby!
21 April 2017—22 April 2017

Build a cubby in the garden then tuck in to a warm, buttery baked potato – just like Dawn and Del Calthorpe did with their friends way back in the 1920s