What's On
ABC Storytelling Exhibition |
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17th - 30th June 2013 |
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Costumes play an integral part of storytelling on Screen. The ABC has produced and presented some of the best television on Australian screens and this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view some of the costumes that help transport us into the those filmic worlds. The exhibition runs every day from the 17th - 30th of June with tours at the following times:
10.30am - 11.30am
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Father's Day |
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Sunday 1st September 2013 |
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Dads and their families are invited to bring a picnic and celebrate Father's Day at Rippon Lea. With outdoor games from bygone eras, boat rides on the lake (weather permitting), a National Trust sausage sizzle and other food stalls to top up your tummies, it promises to be a relaxing, fun day. Throughout the day there will be Open House sessions in the mansion for all to enjoy the glamour of Rippon Lea's heyday. The event will run from 10am - 4pm.
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition |
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8th September - 27th October 2013 |
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Rippon Lea House and Gardens has the privilege of exhibiting costumes from the very successful ABC television program Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Visit the set where the ABC filmed during series one and two, while enjoying the historic mansion of Rippon Lea. The mansion will be open throughout the day for visitors to see the exhibition at their leisure. Alternatively there are guided historic tours available for those interested in learning more about the social history of Rippon Lea. The exhibition will be open every day from 10.30am - 4.30pm. Bookings not required.
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Miss Fisher's Tea Dance |
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22nd September 2013, 2 - 5pm |
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The Miss Fisher's Tea Dance will offer contemporary afternoon tea consisting of a variety of finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, a selection of pastries and cakes, and your choice of many tea infusions. A live five-piece band will entertain you with traditional ballroom music while you dance away your Sunday afternoon. A truly authentic, timeless experience that Miss Fisher would not have missed!
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Miss Fisher's Author's Talk and Afternoon Tea |
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13th October 2013, 2.30 - 4.30pm |
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As fa feature of the public program for the Miss Fisher's Exhibition, Rippon Lea House and Gardens will host Kerry Greenwood, author of the Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries books, over a special Afternoon Tea. Kerry Greenwood will explore and discuss her inspirations for the books, the characters and the fashions. She will also discuss her latest (20th) Phryne Fisher novel, called Murder and Mendelssohn. Guests will also savor an Afternoon Tea inspired by Phryne's favourite treats; including finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, a selection of pastries and cakes, and a variety of tea infusions.
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