Longwood Life Lessons - Georgia Jamieson Emms

A series of monthly talks, by people of standing in various creative endeavours, held at Longwood Estate.

March 24 Georgia Jamieson Emms
Soprano, Georgia left the bright lights of Featherston to pursue an operatic career in the land of Bier and Bratwurst. Now a librettist, linguist and lecturer, Georgia possesses a range of skills that ensure she will never have a real job.

Interested in creative endeavours? Book in for:

January 13 James Acheson
Oscar-award winning Costume Designer for Film including Restoration (’96), Dangerous Liaisons (’89) and The Last Emperor (’88)

February 24 Arthur Tompkins
Wellington District Court Judge and authority on Art Crime Studies. In 2016 Arthur edited Art Crime and Its Prevention and this year has published his new illustrated book Plundering Beauty: A History of Art Crime During the War.

April 26 Emily Writes
Emily is the mother of two small boys and editor of The Spinoff Parents. Her best-selling book Rants in the Dark – from one tired mama to another describes the frustrations, as well as the tender moments, of real parenting.