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SUMMARY:Rare Books: Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Rare Book Week
DESCRIPTION:An Intimate Hour of Magic 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			October 31\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$27.50 – $33 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									BMI – Hooper Room  								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n					Doors open 30min prior to show-time 				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									An Intimate Hour of Magic 								\n				\n									With Barry Govan\, Magician 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Ballarat’s own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians as the Wizard Jacobs\, Max Malini\, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne at the turn of the last century. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Barry has entertained such diverse personalities such as Muhammad Ali\, Ex Russian president Mikael Gorbachev\, “Stormin'” Norman Schwarzkopf (Gulf War fame) and toured with Elle MacPherson entertaining her business clients. 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Barry’s sleight of hand has been featured in many movies including “Winchester” with Helen Mirren\, “Childstar” (The Life of Shirley Temple) and “Sucker” with Timothy Spall (of Harry Potter fame)\, plus many appearances on Australian television shows. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$33 GA & $27.50 Concession\, includes GST\, plus booking fees. Limited seating. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Two Shows Only – 2pm and 7pm\, doors open 30min prior to show-time. There is no allocated seating. A bar will opperate in the Hugh Williamson Foyer on Level 1. Tickets can also be purchased from the BMI Library 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rare-books-ballaarat-mechanics-institute-rare-book-week/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Rare Book Week,The Collection
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