ALIA West

July 2005

Russia @ your library

City of Perth Library
573 Hay Street Perth

City of Perth Library is participating the the inaugural Winter Arts Festival, programmes for which were launched recently.

The festival is designed to 'sustain our artistic appetites throughout the year' and will be held every two years with a different national focus on each occasion.

The art gallery has the magnificent St. Petersburg exhibition July - October and other arts organisations are following the Russian theme.

Free events

Wednesday 6 July 2:00pm
Especially for kids
Russian folktales performed by Christine Begovich
(The giant turnip, Baba Yaga, The snow child)

Friday 15 July 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Readings from Russia's literary heritage
The evil's of tobacco
Read by the wonderful Ivan King

Thursday 21 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch time talk
Tatiana Naumova presents an overview of Russian culture on show during the Winter Arts Festival

Traditional Russian life on display June - August.
Costumes, dolls, the samovar and more on show
During library opening hours (9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm Saturday)

Everyone is welcome to join the Library. Borrow books in Russian, English translations of Russian writers or books on Russian art, architecture and history. Learn Russian through books, tapes or CD ROM. Borrow videos on Russian life and culture.

Contact the library (please remove '.nospam' from address) for more details, ph 9461 3581.