Featured Events in Forbes in June, 2025 (July Updated)

August Wilson Archive Presents: Learning To Hate Please join us for a video screening of the short film Learning To Hate. This film was created by August Wilson Archive Community Artist Scholar Ulric Joseph. Learning To Hate explores the current racial climate of America through the lens of the past while using Wilson's works as a reference for reflection and black truth. Ulric's film was developed through his research in The August Wilson Archive, and through his research in The Library of Congress. Ulric found inspiration in Wilson's speeches and social justice ideologies. This event will include a film screening, and artist talk, and opportunity for discussion. This event is FREE and open to the public. *Please note: This film contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Some of the images in the film may be graphic and unsuitable for young audiences. Information Source: The August Wilson Archive | eventbrite

Dr Melinda Reid ingested fairy floss (yum!), sock fibres (yuck!), and tattoo ink (ouch!) while in Helsinki to research and participate in the premiere of Teo Ala-Ruona’s Parachorale (2024). In this lecture, Melinda will describe the layered choreography of Parachorale as performed during the 2024 Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival. She will also share her research-in-progress into the dynamics of artist-audience cooperation, performance art traces, and why the term ‘ingester’ may be the most accurate way to describe the role of some performance art audiences. Melinda’s research was supported by the National Art School Professional Practice Grant Program. Dr Melinda Reid is an Australian educator, researcher, and writer. She currently teaches at the National Art School, the University of New South Wales, and the University of Technology, Sydney. She is preparing forthcoming publications about grieving as a performance art history methodology, the pedagogical potential of guilty pleasures, and the dynamics of ingestion and artist-audience cooperation in the performance art of Teo Ala-Ruona. Art Forum The NAS Art Forum is a weekly public lecture intended to enrich the school community with contributions by guest speakers on a broad range of subjects considered to be of interest to NAS staff, students and the public. Previous speakers have included notable art industry professionals on subjects covering visual arts, cultural theory and humanities. NAS Forum lectures are held Wednesday lunchtime from 12.45 – 1.30pm during teaching weeks. Information Source: National Art School | eventbrite

Experience the magical fusion of frost and fire at the upcoming Frost and Fire Pre-Orders event in Forbes. Taking place at the scenic Ski Dam Playground on 60 Bedgerabong Road, Forbes, NSW 2871, on June 21, 2025, this unique event promises a mesmerizing journey through a world of contrasts. From A$14.55 to A$96.61, tickets are available for purchase, offering attendees the opportunity to immerse themselves in a captivating blend of elements. Don't miss out on this enchanting experience – secure your pre-order now and be a part of this extraordinary event.

Author Cal Hoffman joins us to talk about latest book, Easy to Slip. Following the talk, there will be time for Q&A with the audience and book signing. Want to pre-order your copy of the book? You can do so here. About the book: Sam Kovner reads messages on walls and hears voices in the hall, and wonders: if you find yourself losing your mind, how do you get well? Winter, 1976, Columbia University. Hearing voices and seeing hateful writing on walls, early admission Sam Kovner walks the New York streets, sleepless thirty-six hours. Through the radiant specificity of memory, he reckons with a hard-driving father, a caring, sometimes careless mother, a generous, self-involved uncle who's just become a movie star, and star-struck grandparents. Sam fears the undertow of feelings: he's not quite spent the night with someone he's fallen for. Home for high-school graduation, a prom night affair reminds Sam of how he once knew love, freeing him to face his encroaching psychosis. Entering a hospital, he confronts traumatic, repressed memories with unflinching courage. With irrepressible humor and pathos, Easy to Slip recalls an era when youth mattered and people healed from psychiatric illness. About the author: CAL HOFFMAN is a writer, educator, and actor. He graduated from Catholic University and attended Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the MFA Fiction Writing Program at Columbia University. He has taught English and creativewriting to children of immigrants, private school students, and young people in foster care. As an actor, he has performed in regional theater across the country and starred in the acclaimed New York revival of Jules FeiIer’s “Elliot Loves.” Cal lives with his wife, Victoria Leacock Hoffman, and their son, Harry, in Washington, DC. About the conversation partner: Mike Garand is a Canadian-born independent writer, filmmaker, and composer. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Filmmaking in 2010 and has since utilized his passions to create enlightening and entertaining visual media that focuses on advocating for social justice and mental health awareness. He currently resides in the city of Pittsburgh with his lovely daughter, Melody. Information Source: Riverstone Books | eventbrite