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SUMMARY:Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli - 'Oubliette' | Artist in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/seedpod-oubliette/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artist in Residence,Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production
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SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/the-amazing-lucas-girls/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production
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SUMMARY:Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli - 'Oubliette' | Artist in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/seedpod-oubliette-session-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artist in Residence,Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production
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SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker - Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/the-amazing-lucas-girls-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/A-Hs-LG-hero320-promo-square.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Lost Voices":MAILTO:lostvoicesnsw.au@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T200925
CREATED:20250320T035214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T042820Z
UID:63032-1746905400-1746910800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker - Session 3
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/the-amazing-lucas-girls-3/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lost Voices":MAILTO:lostvoicesnsw.au@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250517T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250517T230000
DTSTAMP:20260407T200925
CREATED:20250114T223422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T064422Z
UID:61199-1747506600-1747522800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner - This event has now been CANCELLED.
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/melba-opera-trust-dinner/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Australian Heritage Festival,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Live Music,Theatre Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T200925
CREATED:20250114T215837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T060728Z
UID:61189-1747576800-1747584000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Dame Nellie Melba Celebration Performance
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/melba-opera-trust/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Australian Heritage Festival,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Classical Music,Important Dates,Live Music,Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250524T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250524T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T200925
CREATED:20250423T040828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T060001Z
UID:64663-1748116800-1748120400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Wizard Oil and Wonders: Frank Weston the Wizard Oil Prince
DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 				\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				\n					\n		\n			May 22\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$3 – $5 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Minerva Space 								\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				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					Presented by Tales from Rat City 				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series\, delivering a fresh descent into mystery\, suspense\, and eldritch terror.  Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable dangers\, our investigators must uncover the truth before panic gives way to madness. 								\n				\n									It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front\, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare. Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds.Lights flickering across the night sky.Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands. Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders.But from where? Outer… Europe? 								\n				\n									Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria\, elaborate hoaxes\, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Blending live performance\, improvisation\, historical immersion\, and interactive storytelling\, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community. Set within one of Ballarat’s most significant heritage buildings\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, this production is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales From Rat City team. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About Tales from Rat City 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									 Tales from Rat City is an award-winning creative team whose heritage projects draw on history\, folklore\, and the dark forgotten stories of the goldfields. Blending meticulous research with atmospheric storytelling and live performance\, the team creates events steeped in mystery\, period detail\, and cosmic horror. 								\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					\n			\n						\n									Tickets: $5 for live performance\, $3 for Live Stream – plus booking fee. A bar will operate for this session. 								\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						\n									This event is part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival 								\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				\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/wizard-oil-and-wonders/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Theatre Production
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo.webp
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