BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240302T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20240202T231658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T234613Z UID:50873-1709406000-1709413200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Women Just Want to Laugh 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 Hunffray Room \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/women-just-want-to-laugh/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Comedy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/women-laugh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240228T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240327T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231109T032714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T012554Z UID:47372-1709141400-1711564200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024 | Season 1 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 Hunffray Room \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/twilight-talks-2024-season-1/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tt-promo-2024-season-1-draft-v2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240221T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240221T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230919T035111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T231637Z UID:45397-1708538400-1708545600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Lucas Jordan 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 Hunffray Room \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/in-conversation-lucas-jordan/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lucas-jordan-promotional-squre-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240208T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240208T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20240124T000807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T061639Z UID:50417-1707420600-1707426000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Film Society | Scrapper 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 Hunffray Room \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/bfs-scrapper/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/scrapper-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240207T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240228T203000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231213T040534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T040703Z UID:49199-1707332400-1709152200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Positive Psychology 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 Hunffray Room \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/kadampa-meditation-positive-psychology/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240207T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231207T003031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T043742Z UID:49057-1707328800-1707336000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Elizabeth Coleman 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 Hunffray Room \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/in-conversation-elizabeth-coleman/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/square-promo-elizabeth-coleman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240201T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240229T223000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231221T015804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T011205Z UID:49635-1706808600-1709245800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club 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 Hunffray Room \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/ballarat-chess-club/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240131T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240131T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231213T041518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T232612Z UID:49208-1706727600-1706727600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Choose Happiness: A Public Talk with Kelsang Luma 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 Hunffray Room \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/choose-happiness/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/flower-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240118T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240125T223000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231221T022307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T010717Z UID:49650-1705599000-1706221800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club 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 Hunffray Room \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/ballarat-chess-club-copy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240113T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240113T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20240109T042935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T005513Z UID:49842-1705158000-1705158000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields | Recital 3 | Haydn Baryton Trios 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 Hunffray Room \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/organs-of-the-goldfields/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/organs-of-the-goldfields-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T220000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231004T220653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T010731Z UID:46008-1702755000-1702764000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Motown Mistletoe with Motor City Sounds 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 Hunffray Room \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/motor-city-sounds-motown/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mcs-bmi-2019_orig-adj.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231214T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231214T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230202T033152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011328Z UID:33977-1702582200-1702587600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Redemption of a Rogue 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 Hunffray Room \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/bfs-redemptionofarogue/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/4665.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231211T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231109T024316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T042434Z UID:47354-1702315800-1702323000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Members Christmas Party with the Ballarat Singers 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 Hunffray Room \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/members-christmas-party/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Library,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/square-promo-christmas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231203T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231018T013445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T212954Z UID:46392-1701597600-1701612000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Summer Maker Market 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 Hunffray Room \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/bmi-summer-maker-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/maker_image-e1628392488945.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231205 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231013T022508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T023541Z UID:46252-1701478800-1701651599@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Summer Book Sale 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 Hunffray Room \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/summer-book-sale/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bios.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231201T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231201T153000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230816T020026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T053849Z UID:43742-1701423000-1701444600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Golf Day Fundraiser | Join Us at Snake Valley Golf Club 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 Hunffray Room \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/golf-day/ LOCATION:Snake Valley Golf Club\, 341 Chepstowe Road\, Snake Valley\, Victoria\, 3351\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/golf-day-square-promotional-image-v6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231126T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231126T220000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231019T064643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T230832Z UID:46420-1701032400-1701036000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours 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 Hunffray Room \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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-november-9/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/costumes-night-tours-insta-facebook-special-offer-e1700018159487.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231126T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231126T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231019T064332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T230517Z UID:46417-1701025200-1701028800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours 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 Hunffray Room \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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-november/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/costumes-night-tours-insta-facebook-special-offer-e1700018159487.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231117T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231117T220000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230928T040756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T212012Z UID:45838-1700244000-1700258400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Regional | Once Upon a Time 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 Hunffray Room \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/melb-food-wine-regional/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival,Food & Wine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/once-upon-a-time.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231116T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231116T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230918T012948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T011733Z UID:45333-1700157600-1700164800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Gabriel Bergmoser 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 Hunffray Room \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/in-conversation-gabriel-bergmoser/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gabriel-bergmoser-promotional-squre.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231213T203000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231025T224708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T003558Z UID:46713-1700074800-1702499400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management 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 Hunffray Room \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/kadampa-meditation-series-copy/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231114T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231219T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231025T233616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T001405Z UID:46734-1699970400-1702998000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute | Series 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 Hunffray Room \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/day-tours/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BMI-facade.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231111T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231111T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230830T010931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T232036Z UID:44323-1699711200-1699714800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:From the Shadows by Gillian Gregory | Book Launch 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 Hunffray Room \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/from-the-shadows-gillian-gregory/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gillian-gregory-square-promotional.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231109T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231109T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230202T033142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011335Z UID:33976-1699558200-1699563600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - The Good Boss (El buen patron) 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 Hunffray Room \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/bfs-thegoodboss/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/LXME77JQC5AZTNLOORYLMY7JEI-e1675309297491.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231101T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231025T220445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T003942Z UID:46684-1698865200-1699475400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace 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 Hunffray Room \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/kadampa-meditation-series/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231031T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231031T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20231026T001518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T001643Z UID:46766-1698760800-1698764400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute | Series 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 Hunffray Room \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/day-tours-copy/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BMI-facade.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231028T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231028T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230824T231325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T112300Z UID:44061-1698501600-1698508800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Fashion Parade Fundraiser | BMI Vintage & Collectables 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 Hunffray Room \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/fashion-parade/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Members,Vintage & Collectables ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/promotional-square-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231025T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231025T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20221111T014003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T041752Z UID:24960-1698231600-1698246000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Dried floral arrangement with Fay Marshall | Victorian Seniors Festival 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 Hunffray Room \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/dried-floral-arrangement-with-fay-marshall-seniors-festival/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-maria-orlova-4913358-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231022T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231022T220000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230705T043018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T015116Z UID:41367-1698008400-1698012000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours 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 Hunffray Room \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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-8/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/night-tours-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231022T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T225258 CREATED:20230705T043021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T015104Z UID:41368-1698001200-1698004800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours 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 Hunffray Room \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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-7/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/night-tours-square.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR