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The Griffins' Castlecrag walk - Sunday 18 March 2007

10.00am – 12.30pm

For Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin nature was their great source of inspiration. Professor James Weirick will take this guided tour of Castlecrag where the Griffins implemented their dream for an idealised urban community subservient to the landscape. This tour will take you through some of the community reserves and walkways, past some Griffin houses and to the outdoor Haven Amphitheatre.

Bring water, hat and good walking shoes for uneven ground.

Cost $25 per person
Bookings essential, contact info@griffinsociety.org

A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Haven Amphitheatre, Castlecrag, Sydney 2022

23 – 25 Feb and 2, 3, 4, Friday 9, Saturday 10, Sunday 11 March 2022

See Shakespeare’s most loved comedy the way he intended! Outdoors in the idyllic bush setting of The Haven Amphitheatre designed by the Griffins in Castlecrag.

There is no better backdrop for this magical and romantic tale of warring fairies, Athenian lovers and a group of bumbling actors in a moonlit forest as they fall under the magical spell of the summer solstice – Midsummer Night. For 9 performances only, delight in this uplifting adventure about love, chaos, marriage and dreams.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the first co-production between RAW-EM Theatre Co. and The Haven Amphitheatre Committee, Castlecrag. The start time for all performances is 7.30pm. As there is no parking at The Haven Amphitheatre, a FREE continuous shuttle bus operates from 6.30pm onwards from the corner of Raeburn Avenue and Edinburgh Road, Castlecrag.

Bookings tel 02 9958 0124 (business hours).

Adults are $30, concession cardholders $25, students $20 and children under 12 are free. Groups of 6, get 1 ticket free. A scrumptious supper is also available.For further information, please visit www.thehaven.com.au or contact Julie McKay at RAW-EM Theatre Co. on 0413 961165 or julie_mckay@optusnet.com.au.

View the National Library of Australia's new acquisition, 28 June 2006

The Eric Milton Nicholls Collection revealing the creative collaboration between Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin, is the latest acquisition by the National Library of Australia. The collection will be on view on Wednesday 28 June, 10am to 4pm in the Library’s Conference Room.

Researcher Christopher Vernon will reveal this collection (described by the Library as “breathtaking”) at a lecture at 12.30pm on the same day in the Library’s Theatre.

Free. Bookings (02) 6262 1271.

Walter Burley Griffin Society of America's 7th annual meeting and tour

The annual meeting of our sister organisation, the Walter Burley Griffin Society of America, will be held on Saturday 17 June 2006, in Evanston and the North Shore, USA.

Events begin at 9:00am at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue (Orrington & Church). Speakers include Mary Woolever, architectural librarian at the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, who will discuss the Griffin/Mahony collections at the Art Institute; Wilbert Hasbrouck, who will expound upon the creation of his magnificent history of the Chicago Architectural Club; and Betsy Downs, who will recount her restoration of Griffin’s J. B. Moulton house in Rogers Park, one of the buildings on the afternoon tour. Paul Sprague will present his findings about one of Griffin’s planning projects for Evanston, and Paul Kruty will provide background for the buildings to be seen on the tour. The morning session will end at noon.

Among the buildings included on the afternoon tour are Griffin’s Carter, Moulton and Schwartz houses, Wright’s Emil Bach house, and several buildings by Myron Hunt, one of the original Steinway Hall Four (that is, Perkins, Wright, Spencer, and Hunt). We will also be able to see three other Griffin houses from the street.
An evening reception will be held in the Emery house.

Reservations essential – go to:
www.wbgriffinsociety.org/index.html

Walter Burley Griffin Society of America's 7th annual meeting and tour |

Official opening of the Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin Festival, Castlecrag 1995. L to R: Mayor Cr John Squire, President WBGS Adrienne Kabos, Mayoress Anne Squire, heritage consultant Jennifer Hill, guest speaker David Marr. Photographer Theo Junge.