The Athenaeum Blog

The Dunedin Athenaeum invites you to an evening of conviviality with a reading by the eminent Dunedin thespian Mr Barry Dorking from Dr Edwin Nye’s tale of intrigue and investigation by the legendary detective Mr Sherlock Holmes in the story of the “Mystery of the White stick”. Followed by refreshments 7pm on Thursday 6 October,… Read More

On Wednesday night an excited group of poetry lovers gathered to perform and listen to mostly original poetry at the Athenaeum Library. Last years Secondary schools Poetry Slam was so popular they decided to hold it again. We had fewer people attending this time which was a pity because we all agreed that the standard… Read More