VIRTUAL TALK Maggie Hamilton — Inside the Secret Life of Fairies
What is it about fairies that enchants us so? Maggie Hamilton has spent a decade exploring the rich world of the fairy and joins us…
Public Events
SMSA run a wide variety of public events which are open to everyone. You do not need to be a member to attend one of our free or paid public events.
**POSTPONED** From the Majestic to the Mundane with Richard White (Going Places #2)
**POSTPONED** Travel historian Richard White surveys the history of a range of mineral spas in Australia, including the magnificent Hydro Majestic, and dips into some…
**POSTPONED** Henry Carmichael with Dr Lesley Scanlon (On the Shoulders of Giants #1)
In the first lecture of the On the Shoulders of Giants series, Dr Lesley Scanlon reappraises the work of Henry Carmichael, an early educational thinker,…
F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise (1927)
Filmed right at the end of the silent era, Sunrise starring Janet Gaynor and George O’Brien is considered one of the masterpieces of the genre….
Speaking of Music… The Magic of Solo Violin
**This event has reached capacity and is now WAITLIST only.** Celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s solo violin pieces with a lecture by Dr…
Peter Grose in conversation with Tom Keneally
Peter Grose joins Tom Keneally to discuss his new book, Ten Rogues, that tells the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an…
Chris Frame — Southampton and the Queens
Cunard and ocean liner expert Chris Frame reveals the incredible story of Southampton and the Queens — the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960)
In Billy Wilder’s The Apartment, Jack Lemmon plays an insurance clerk who allows executives to use his city apartment for their extra-marital affairs. Also stars…
King Kong’s Daddy — The life and times of Edgar Wallace with Walter Mason
Walter Mason celebrates the life and writing of pulp crime writer extraordinaire Edgar Wallace who also wrote the screenplay for 1933’s King Kong.