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When
SundayApril 6
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where
Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
Corner Auckland and Laman St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$33/$15 livestream+ Transaction fee
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About a Boy: Helen Garner in Conversation
Helen Garner returns with her signature candour and wit in an exuberant new book The Season, an account from the sidelines of her youngest grandson’s under– 16s footy team’s passage from boyhood to manhood. Helen speaks to festival director Rosemarie Milsom about the vulnerability of boys and the experience of loving them and letting them go.
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The Speakers
Helen Garner
Helen Garner returns with her signature candour and wit in an exuberant new book The Season, an account from the sidelines of her youngest grandson’s under– 16s footy team’s passage…
Rosemarie Milsom
Helen Garner returns with her signature candour and wit in an exuberant new book The Season, an account from the sidelines of her youngest grandson’s under– 16s footy team’s passage…
BY THE ARTIST/S
The Season
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