The 2009 programme for the Melbourne Writers Festival (which is apparently unpunctuated, no doubt in deference to modernity) includes a series of items at the stylish Toff in Town, notably “McSweeny’s (Futuristic) Antipodean Adventure” (Saturday, August 29 — Mme. M and self will be transiting the podes, alas — 8pm–11pm; $25), which features our own [...]
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The New Year’s Eve committee, after much deliberation and consideration, have decided that, in keeping with the character and quality of their “Euchronia” event, it would henceforth be presented on alternate years. Members and friends are advised to make other arrangements to farewell the noughties, and we should all look forward to the riotous revelry [...]
As the League’s Secretary, I am charged with getting the word about. To that end I’ve made use of the ALTV’s extensive (if occasionally antiquated) internet infrastructure to establish a distribution mechanism for electronic mail. This “members’ discussion list” is intended both to provide a medium for a notification service relating to the League’s official [...]
Freeconomy is apparently a kind of distributed gift economy with an international membership of about 10,000. Its faux silent movie introduction is certainly amusing.
23
May
Last call for Queen’s Birthday Eve Dinner Voyage tickets - 24 hours remaining for ticket sales!
Last call, last call! There’s only 24 hours left to book for the illustrious Queen’s Birthday Eve Dinner Voyage! We’ve got a complement of dashing proportions already on board, but there are still a few seats available. We know in these harder economic and wintry times that it’s a stretch for some, but we refuse [...]
16
Jan
Scavenging for Tinkerers
Following the Camberwell Markets outing on the 11th, Mlle Millais and I spent some hours fossicking through The Camberwell Antique Centre, just across the road from the Station. It’s a veritable fair in a building, selling antiques and collectibles on behalf of dozens of other merchants.
While there we collected an armful of flyers for other [...]
If you’d like to access the antipodeanleague.org feed, rss urls are handily located to the right, and a LiveJournal feed has been created here for any members or guests who’d like to add the feed to their friends lists. Enjoy!
Members in good standing are invited to enjoy the hospitality of the League at a special pre-Euchronia soiree beginning at 8.00pm.
Members and their guests must observe strict attire regulations compatible with the mid 1890s, and be prepared for chrononautical peregrinations. Liquid refreshments and hors d’œuvre will be served.