Highlights from our September event program
Events Manager Chris Gordon shares her top five picks from our September event calendar.
If your parents ever told you to never talk about sex, religion or politics in polite company then move away now…. We have all taboo subjects covered in our events program for September and some of them will not make you feel good about where Australian is heading, and why. But by joining in the debate, we hope that you feel inspired to listen a little harder and to remember that Melbourne wasn’t once voted the best city in the world purely for its coffee.
My top five picks of the month include seeing a film, raising awareness and money, discussing current Australian politics, and, of course, celebrating the work of the creative and passionate.
A special screening of Graphic Novels! Melbourne!
Join us for a one-off screening of this feature documentary by Daniel Hayward and Bernard Caleo examining the graphic novel culture of Melbourne, focusing on cartoonists Nicki Greenberg, Mandy Ord, Bruce Mutard and Pat Grant, with contributions from luminaries Scott McCloud, Paul Gravett and Shaun Tan.
When? 6pm, Wednesday 16 September
Where? Readings St Kilda
Bookings? Free, but please book here.
Rosie Batty in conversation with Rafael Epstein
Since her son, Luke, was killed by his father in a violent incident in February 2014, Rosie Batty has become an outspoken crusader against domestic violence, winning hearts and minds all over Australia and internationally with her compassion, courage and grace. Join Rosie and ABC Radio Melbourne’s Rafael Epstein for an inspiring conversation.
When? 6.30pm, Monday 21 September
Where? Church of all Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton
Bookings? Tickets are $10 per person and all funds will go to the Readings Foundation. Please book here.
The Readings Prize 2015 Shortlist Showdown with Kill Your Darlings
Join Readings and Kill Your Darlings for a passionate head-to-head showdown celebrating the six books on the 2015 shortlist for The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Hosted by Kill Your Darlings’s online editor Veronica Sullivan, six readers/writers will mount a case for why their favourite book from this year’s shortlist should win.
When? 7pm, Tuesday 22 September
Where? Readings Carlton
Bookings? Free, but please book here.
David Marr in conversation with Barrie Cassidy
David Marr’s Quarterly Essay profiles of Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott ignited debate, firestorms of media coverage and became national bestsellers. In Quarterly Essay 59, David turns his enquiring mind towards Bill Shorten. Join David and Barrie Cassidy for a discussion about the man who would be prime minister, and how the union movement continues to shape the Labor Party.
When? 6.30pm, Thursday 24 September
Where? Readings Hawthorn
Bookings? Free, but please book here.
Miles Allinson in conversation with Sean O’Beirne
Miles Allinson’s debut novel, Fever of Animals, won the Victorian Premier’s Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2014. Join Miles and Sean O’Beirne for a discussion about this beautifully written meditation on art and grief, set in Europe on the trail of the Romanian surrealist Emil Bafdescu, who disappeared into a forest in 1967.
When? 6.30pm, Tuesday 29 September
Where? Readings Carlton
Bookings? Free, but please book here.
