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19 August, 2016
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Reminiscences of the Great War: A Flanders Fields Poppy Trail 2016 Exhibition
Date/Time: Friday, 17 June 2016 - Friday, 26 August 2016
Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1
Cost: Free: All Welcome
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A selection of memorabilia from Michael Milburn and other South Australian collectors.
From the destruction of Belgium to the victory in 1918, this exhibition will take the viewer through an intimate understanding of the suffering and day to day life of the ordinary soldiers, the modernisation of guns, transports and the nursing stations, and the heart breaking messages of soldiers and their families.
Curated by Christine Rothauser
Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224
Chris Herzfeld's Superheroes: Toxic Debris
Date/Time: Thursday, 28 July 2016 - Monday, 31 October 2016
Location: Level 3, The Hub
Cost: Free
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A sequel to Superheroes: Golden Vengeance, this photographic comic strip by Chris Herzfeld is on display on level 3 Hub until 31 October 2016 during Barr Smith Library hours.
Superheroes: Golden Vengeance and its sequel Superheroes: Toxic Debris are Parallax Graphic collaborations and form a collection focused on heroes.
The work analogises good vs evil and the archetype of heroes, and brings to the fore the daily bombardment of imagery and the interplay between sacred stories and crass consumerism in modern culture.
Contact: Ms Elizabeth Pascale, Email: elizabeth.pascale@adelaide.edu.au, Project Officer, University Collections, Business: The University of Adelaide, Other: 8313 3714
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Date/Time: Saturday, 6 August 2016 - Saturday, 20 August 2016, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Little Theatre, (The Cloisters), North Terrace Campus
Cost: $28 Full, $23 Conc.
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When fear becomes truth, reason is abandoned.
Reeling from the wild allegations of a group of teenage girls, a small god-fearing Puritan community is hit by a wave of uncontrollable social paranoia. The existence of witches rapidly becomes a real belief and when farmer's wife Elizabeth Proctor is arrested, it seems the madness must surely stop.
But with hysteria waging, the answers must be sought as to whether the girls' diabolical possession is a malicious deceit, or whether the devil really is afoot. Who will have the courage to look the devil in the eye and face the truth alone?
Set against the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692/92, Arthur Miller's powerful drama is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of contemporary society and is considered to be one of America's finest works, winning the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play.
Cast: Kim Clark, Zoe Dibb, Cheryl Douglas, Gabi Douglas, David Haviland, Alex King, Kelsey Lampard, Chris Leech, Philip Lineton, Steve Marvanek, Esther Michelsen, Zoe Muller, Stuart Pearce, Ashley Penny, John R. Sabine, Rhoda Sylvester, Ben Todd, Jean Walker and Deborah Walsh.
Tickets will be available online at from 14 June 2016 and may also be available to buy in cash at the door (subject to availability).
Contact: Theatre Guild, Email: theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild, Administrator, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, Business: +61 8313 5999, Fax: 8313 5019
Lunchtime Concert Series - Virtuoso Vibes
Date/Time: Friday, 19 August 2016, 1:10 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Cost: $12
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VIRTUOSO VIBES
NICK PARNELL Vibraphone
MICHAEL IERACE Piano
Sejourne Concerto for Vibes - First Movement
Festa Clandestino Songs - Composed for Nick Parnell
Albéniz arr Parnell Tango from España
Gershwin arr Parnell An American in Paris
Samuels / Freidman Carousel
Vibraphone Virtuoso Nick Parnell is joined by students and staff from the Percussion School in a concert bouncing with infectious energy.
Contact: Mr Martin Victory, Email: martin.victory@adelaide.edu.au, Elder Hall Concert Manager, Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide, Business: 8313 5925
Biofortification: Nutrition for the World
Date/Time: Friday, 19 August 2016, 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Charles Hawker Conference Centre, Charles Hawker Building, Waite Rd, Waite Campus
Cost: Free
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Biofortification is the process of using conventional plant breeding techniques to increase the density of critical vitamins and minerals in food crops, sufficient to impact human health and nutrition.
Dr Howarth Bouis, the Director and Founder of HarvestPlus, is a 2016 Laureate of the World Food Prize for his pioneering work to end global hunger and malnutrition by developing micronutrient-rich crops through biofortification.
Known as the "Nobel Prize for Agriculture and Nutrition," the World Food Prize recognizes individuals who have improved the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
The Waite Research Institute is honoured to be hosting Dr Bouis when he visits Australia in August. The three "Fathers of Biofortification" (and founders of HarvestPlus c1993) will be present: Dr Howdy Bouis, Professor Ross Welch and Professor Robin Graham.
Contact: Mrs Keryn Lapidge, Email: keryn.lapidge@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.thewaite.org/, Waite Science Communicator, Waite Research Institute, Business: 8313 7073
