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Host Jamila Rizvi, a woman wearing a tweed jacket standing in front of a desk in the State Library Victoria domed reading room.

Salon After D’Arc: The Gift of Heartbreak

Is it truly better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

A person with long brown hair and a tweed check jacket, standing with crossed arms in front of a bookshelf.

Salon After D’Arc: Fever Dreams

Salon After D’Arc returns to State Library Victoria with four thought-provoking evenings.

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Thursday Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange and Social

Meet new people and practise speaking another language.

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BirdSong Soiree: Closing Night

An intimate evening of talks and music to close out the BirdSong exhibition.

A woman in Regency-period costume including a white bonnet, white neck ruff and a red checked dress with puffed sleeves; holding a tea cup and saucer.

Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers

Join Lise Rodgers for a presentation delivered in costume on dining in the time of Jane Austen.

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Thought Experiment

Dive into meaningful 'what ifs' with curious, creative minds at this social meet-up.

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Winter Special Meditation Class

Weekly meditation class with complementary snacks this winter.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Shut Up and Write

Writing is often treated as something you do alone. An alternative: write alongside others.

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Whey, Wine and Wagyu – Part 4

A five-course, fun and flavour-packed experience built for sharing, sipping and enjoying.

A still-life painting of a steak and kidney pie, grapes, slices of bread and lemons.

Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire

Join Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil for a lecture and afternoon tea about food and ceramics.

Black and white photograph of the founder of the Tough Guy Bookish Club, Shay Leighton, drinking a beer and smiling slightly.

Tough Guy Bookish Club

Come together for an afternoon of rowdy, bookish conversation.

Portrait of trade unionist and writer, Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett.

Understanding the Rise of the Far-Right in Australia

Join a panel of experts exploring the drivers behind the rise of far-right movements in Australia.

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Debate: AI at Work

Hear a debate about whether AI at work is driving productivity or diluting critical thinking.

Goorie and Koori poet, Dr Evelyn Araluen, smiling for a portrait as she looks off camera, green bushes behind her.

Nurturing Forever Stories with Evelyn Araluen

Join Dr Evelyn Araluen and a panel of creatives as they discuss nurturing forever stories.

A Regency-era oil painting of raw seafood and vegetables, including three different types of fish, a crab and carrots.

Eating and Drinking in the English Regency

Meat, drink and be wary: Join Jennifer Kloester for a lecture on the realities of Regency dining.

Portrait of Sir Salman Rushdie with his hand to his chin, wearing glasses, an aubergine vest and grey shirt.

An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie returns to Melbourne to discuss the transformative power of literature.

Portrait of acclaimed Indian writer, Amitav Ghosh.

Amitav Ghosh in Conversation

Amitav Ghosh on a bold new novel that leaps from the streets of Calcutta to cosmopolitan Brooklyn.

Vintage black and white photograph of a young Oscar Wilde, wearing a velvet blazer and holding a book while resting his head on one hand.

Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’

Join Susannah Fullerton for a lecture exploring the writer, Oscar Wilde.

Portrait of The Next Big Thing host, Pranati Narayan Visweswaran.

The Next Big Thing: Love, Lies and Liminal Lives

Discover the voices poised to make their mark at the midwinter edition of The Next Big Thing.

An audience seated in a lecture theatre for a panel discussion; five panellists on stage in front of a black stage curtain.

Ambition and the Aftermath

Join a panel of experts for this riveting conversation about ambition in Shakespeare’s plays.