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This year’s AGM is likely to be more exciting than ever, with a panel discussion on the future role of The Arts Society – as NADFAS will become – forming the central portion of the day. It is fl anked by the announcement of the winners of the Marsh Awards for Volunteering with NADFAS in the morning and the AGM after lunch at 1pm.Two lectures will provide added interest. ‘Architecture Now!’ by Anthea Streeter explores buildings which have either won or been shortlisted for the annual RIBA Stirling Prize. It addresses such terms as Neo-Modernism, Deconstruction and Biomorphic architecture, and examines new but little-known country houses designed by Quinlan Terry and other leaders in classical design.At 4pm, BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist Marc Allum will give his lecture ‘40 Years on the Road’ – a look at 40 of the show’s greatest fi nds over the last four decades.Anne Michael, a young organist from Germany, is leading the day’s programme. Anne recently graduated with a Bachelor of Church Music from the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, Germany, and currently holds the Anne & Don Smith Organ Memorial Scholarship at Birmingham Town Hall.She will play the famous organ that caused a sensation when the Town Hall opened in 1834. Over the years it has grown from 3,000 to 6,000 pipes and today it is on a par with some of the greatest cathedral organs of the world. ■AGM TIMETABLE9.30am Door open; refreshments available11.00am Organ recital by Anne Michael11.15am Anthea Streeter: ‘Architecture Now’12.15pm Marsh Awards for Volunteering with NADFAS12.30pm Panel discussion on role of The Arts Society in the future1.00pm Lunch2.00pm AGM4.00pm Marc Allum: ‘40 Years on the Road – BBC Antiques Roadshow’Above: Birmingham Centenary Square, one of the modern sites examined by Anthea Streeter Far left: Marc AllumLeft: Anne MichaelAGM updateTwo diverse lectures and an organ recital are among the highlights of this year’s AGM programme in Birmingham14 NADFAS REVIEW / SPRING 2017 www.nadfas.org.ukAGM