Outings

Annette Brownscombe 0418 400 352 & Sandy Tilley 0460 678 668 French Impressionist Exhibition As President Peter stated, 10 Probus members met at the French Impressionist Exhibition on Wednesday 16 July. We enjoyed the decor of the rooms and the manner in which the paintings were displayed. There were so many well known names such as Monet, Renoir and Degas. Before heading home we walked to Young and Jacksons for a companionable lunch together.

Coming events

Thursday 14th August

Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, Melbourne, Meet inside the main entrance at 10.30am.

There is a series of free special exhibitions in August at the Old Treasury Building:

1. Behind the Lines 2024: Celebrating the best political cartoons from 2024 reminding us of the special events and controversy that was 2024. It celebrates the significant contributions cartoonists make to cultural and political debate.
2. Making Modern Melbourne: A photographic exhibition of Melbourne from colonial days up until the present day.
3. Belongings: Objects and Family Life: Illustrating how the things we own, the clothes we wear and the houses we live in all express who we are or who we want to be.
4. Protest Melbourne: A history of street protests since 1840.

You can also explore the gold vaults used to store the gold bullion mined during the gold rush.

This series of exhibitions will take 1-2 hours to view depending on your pace. Lunch afterwards upstairs at the Imperial Hotel, 2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Our lunch venue is a 5min walk from the Old Treasury Building.

Further Advance Notice

Wednesday 22nd October at 2.00pm (recommended to arrive by 1.30pm)

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The Round Theatre, next to Whitehorse Council Civic Centre, 379-399 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.

Featuring Claire Lyon, an internationally renowned soprano, as she sings many favourite songs from

Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Duration 60-75mins. Afternoon tea is served straight after the concert.

Cost: $22 for tickets.

Please register your interest at the August meeting. Payment by cash needs to be made at the September meeting. Payment by EFT needs to be made before the September meeting.

EFT details: BSB 083 277       Acct No. 569521388

If paying by EFT please remember to put your name in the reference field of the transfer.

Contact us on mobiles or: annettebrownscombe@gmail.com or  sandratilley007@gmail.com

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