Twilight Talks 2024 | Season 1
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaWednesdays, Starting at 5.30pm (bar open at 5pm) | The full program, is coming soon...
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Women Just Want to Laugh
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaLadies, grab your crowns and let's reign supreme over the most epic women's night out of the year! Women Just Want to Laugh! You're in for an evening of uproarious laughter, unforgettable stories, and, of course, WINE Brace yourselves for the uproarious talent of one of Australia's finest female comedians, led by the sensational Janelle […]
$33 – $45
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Heath Franklin’s Chopper – Not Here To F*ck Spiders
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaAustralias most wanted comedian is back After three years off... and he's not here to f*ck spiders! That's right. Not even if they're dressed in a sexy spider nurse outfit. He just hasn't got the time. And neither do you. Because life happens whether you like it or not. You can tiptoe around it, have a whinge or […]
$36 – $40
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Songs for Suzanne – The music and poetry of Leonard Cohen
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaSongs for Suzanne - The music and poetry of Leonard Cohen The fascinatingly enigmatic Leonard Cohen’s first clutch of classic albums saw him become one of the leading proponents of folk. Songs for Suzanne will be a celebration of the beginnings of a distinguished career of a brilliant singer-songwriter. Alongside standards including “Bird On A […]
$64.90
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 1 | At Play in the Fields of the past: Roleplaying, gaming and local heritage
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaThis special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings were held at the Mechanics' Institute, meaning many had their first ever experience of 'moving pictures' in […]
$8 – $12
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 2 | Not the Last Picture Show: The Lost City of Melbourne
BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VICThis special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings were held at the Mechanics' Institute, meaning many had their first ever experience of 'moving pictures' in […]
$10 – $15
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 3 | Not the Last Picture Show: Moving Pictures at the BMI
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaThis special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings were held at the Mechanics' Institute, meaning many had their first ever experience of 'moving pictures' in […]
$8 – $12
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 4 | THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED
BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VICMay 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $8 – $12 THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED This special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings […]
$8 – $12
Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show
Hugh Williamson Foyer, Level 1May 17 @ 10:30 am - May 30 @ 4:00 pm Free MH 94 Coliseum Grenville Street, Ballarat Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings of this new technology of ‘moving pictures’ were held at the Mechanics’ Institute. By the 1970’s, cinema’s death was being heralded after […]
Free
Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives
Heritage Reading Room Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMay 17 @ 10:30 am - May 30 @ 4:00 pm Free – $5 This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 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 […]
Free – $5
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 5 | Stories of the Silver Screen in the Golden City
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMay 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $8 – $12 This special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings were held at the Mechanics' Institute, […]
$8 – $12
BMI165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMay 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm $15 As the Institute is 165 years old this year, we will take the opportunity to celebrate during the festival, by including a heritage-style Devonshire Tea as an afternoon Birthday Party, the first of many celebratory events for 2024. This will be on offered as a ticketed […]
$15
