Smiths Alternative Bookshop - part of beautiful, clever, thoughtful, political Canberra

We have a wine bar in the shop and what it means is more events, more books, more poetry, more talking, more of everything in 2012.

(Please note that Facebook is not actually a book so we cannot sell it)

EVENTS

Now that we are doing poetry and music and things like that we will have podcasts and youtubes. See HERE.

SMITHS NEWS

LIFE WITHOUT MONEY BOOK LAUNCH

On February 15 Smiths will be hosting the launch of Life Without Money, a timely book that counters money-based economies. Published by Pluto Press London, "Life Without Money is written by high-profile activist scholars, including Harry Cleaver, Ariel Salleh and John O'Neill, making it an excellent text for political economy and environmental courses, as well as an inspiring manifesto for those who want to take action."
Starts at 6:30pm.

EVENT - AUTISM ALL-STARS

Join us on Saturday March 3 to launch Autism All-Stars, a book about "looking at the positive influences, great talents and unique thought processes of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, this book is a celebration of those who have used their autism to shine in life."
Starts at 2pm and goes til 4pm. We hope to see you there!

AUSTRALIA DAY AT SMITHS

Avoid the yobness of Australia Day with a night of rad, twisted electronics with...

KRIS KEOGH (NT) aka BLASTCORP

Kris is producer/DJ/software designer/artist from Arnhem Land via Japan, who has been pushing his own vision of glitched electronics for over a decade now. He's hitting Canberra en route to a swag of Sydney shows, armed with a Monome and a DJ set of fractured future bass music, especially designed for your dancing pleasure.

www.kriskeogh.com

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EVAN ON EARTH (Melb)

Solo set of sound art electronics from Evan Lorden of New Loutonians and POW POW WOW.

http://www.myspace.com/evanlorden

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REUBEN INGALL

Glitch goodness.

http://reubeningall.bandcamp.com/

Starts at 7pm.

NOW IN STOCK - PALM TREE JUSTICE BY SHANE DRUMGOLD

In the 1990's the tiny South Pacific island nation of the Solomon Islands was gripped by a bloody and violent civil war. At the turn of the century the Australian government brokered two peace agreements; however a small splinter group refused to lay down their arms. In July 2003 Australia intervened under the thinly veiled disguise of a regional assistance mission. RRP $19.95.

DESERT BOYS BOOK TALK - TUESDAY 13TH

Canberra author Peter Rees will be in conversation with
Gerard McManus about his new book Desert Boys, which reveals the very human story of Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought in the desert campaigns during WWI and WWII. Using letters, diaries, interviews and unpublished memoirs, Rees is able to share with us a personal and gripping insight into the thoughts, feelings and experiences of two generations of Australians at war, in some of the most extremecampaigns of our military history.
Starts @ 6.30pm

A SPARK OF SPLENDOR WORKSHOP

Join us this Thursday the 15th of December at 6pm for an informal relaxation and yoga workshop with Lynnette Dickinson, author of A Spark of Wisdom, which will be selling on the night. We hope to see you there! Entrance is free.

MINI-WORKSHOP WITH POLYANNA DARLING

Join us at Smiths on Saturday the 10th of December for a free mini-work shop with Pollyanna Darling. Starts at 12pm. No reservation required.

Thursday night's Event was- Cracked Actor and the Stress of Leisure

SHOULD MEAT BE ON THE MENU?

David Mason-Jones, an Australian journalist, is the editor of the monthly national publication, Small Farms Magazine. He is also a freelance journalist with extensive experience writing about business topics in Australia and Asia.
Should Meat be on the Menu? is essential reading for people who want to know about the environmental issue of livestock and global warming gas. Learn how farmers and graziers, together with their plants and animals, can be the heroes of the environmental movement.
Friday 18th of November, 7pm.

BUDDHISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE - DENES ANDRAS

Join us at Smiths for this public talk! Denes Andras will dicuss how a Buddhist understanding and view, together with regular Buddhist mediation, enhances the many aspects of our lives and get's our mind in better shape.
Nov 10 - 7pm
$12 / $10 concession. Tickets at the door.

SMALL IS THE NEW BIG - SETH GODIN

We now have Seth Godin's new book Small is the New Big in stock. Seth Godin is one of today's most influential business thinkers. Collected here are eight years of his very best blog posts, magazine columns and e-books.

NEW MOON DIARIES FOR 2012 IN STOCK

Next week we will have some new moon diaries for 2012. "Live a healthy life style and plant your garden organically by the moon." Come and grab one before they all sell out!

BOOK LAUNCH - THE CANCELLATION OF CLOUDS

Hal Judge will launch P.S.Cottier's new poetry collection, The Cancellation of Clouds, (Ginninderra Press).
Poems that open up a world of atheistic angels, grammar obsessed fairies, depressive canned laughter, invisible cats and floating sheep, alongside more traditional poetic concerns.
6pm Thursday 20th October

FEEDBACK - LIVE SOUND ART

Rare live performances from some of Canberra's most experienced audio gurus.
Kimmo Vennonen: The Feedback Machine - a large rack stuffed with analog devices with everything connected to everything else.
Stephen Barrass: looping with in-ear mics on a dummy head feeding into stereo speakers
Michael Norris: generative systems and acoustic feedback through home-made resonators
Richard Johnson: wind instruments and inputs.
Starts at 8!

CAT CAT PRACTISING IN SMITHS....Cat Cat practising

Here's a video of Cat Cat practising in Smiths! And a reminder: if you're in a band, a poet or a one-man-multi-intrumentalist-artist etc etc please don't hesitate to book a show at Smiths!

BOOK LAUNCH - SURVIVAL LEGACIES

Join author Peter Kabaila at Smiths for the launch of his book Survival Legacies: Stories from Aboriginal settlements is southeastern Australia, that is being released this July. The event is on Tuesday the 26th of July, 6pm -7:30pm. Free entry. We hope you can join us!

THE MUSIC OF DISSENT: SONGS OF STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY

Come join us at Smiths on Friday the 24th of June to celebrate the spirit of Woodstock with Graeme Adler and Margaret O'Connor. Doors open at 6pm and cost is only $5!

PRE-ORDER A DANCE WITH DRAGONS BY GEORGE RR MARTIN

Contact us now to pre-order A Dance With Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five by George RR Martin now! Released on July 12.

BOOK LAUNCH - The Comfort of Water by Maya Ward

On Tuesday the 14th of June we will be launching Maya Ward's new book The Comfort of Water about four friends who walk a 21-day pilgimage from the sea to the source of Melbourne's Yarra River. Come and join us at Smiths for the launch. Starts at 6!

CONGRATULATIONS TO PHILIP ROTH

"I would like to thank the judges of the Man Booker Prize for awarding me this esteemed prize. One of the particular pleasures I've had as a writer is to have my work read internationally despite all the heartaches of translation that that entails. I hope the prize will bring me to the attention of readers around the world who are not familiar with my work. This is a great honour and I'm delighted to receive it." (http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/stories/1502)

DAVID MALOUF BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST

To celebrate David Malouf's nomination for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, his acclaimed novel Remembering Babylon is now in stock.

T3 + Reuben Lewis Quintet + James Greening

Monday 9th of May - 7:30pm start! $10 entry ($7 for students)!

Peking Spring Festival

Friday 13 May - Smiths Alternative Bookshop!
Performances by Scissor Lock + Orbits + The Brother Gozu!!
$8 entry at door, 8pm!

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