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: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 BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250523T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250523T201500 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250409T021703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T060122Z UID:64409-1748025000-1748031300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Vegas 70 returns to Ballarat | Ballarat Heritage Festival | Blazing Saddles 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/vegas-70-blazing-saddles/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Film,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/blazing-saddles-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250521T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250408T020418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T022213Z UID:64321-1747854000-1747857600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Healthy Habits for A Happy Mind 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-21-may/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Healthy-Habits-square-promo.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250521T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250317T031650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T070359Z UID:62934-1747825200-1747828800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Ballarat Heritage Festival | Tour 3 DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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-ballarat-heritage-fest-3/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250113T050453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T070422Z UID:61152-1747749600-1747753200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Ballarat Heritage Festival | Tour 2 DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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-ballarat-heritage-fest/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250317T030244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T070405Z UID:62929-1747738800-1747742400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Ballarat Heritage Festival | Tour 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/day-tours-ballarat-heritage-fest-1/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T213000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T223000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250210T012647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T003042Z UID:61846-1747603800-1747607400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Ballarat Heritage 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-18-may-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250210T002829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T223444Z UID:61827-1747596600-1747600200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Ballarat Heritage 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-18-may-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250518T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144017 CREATED:20250114T215837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T060728Z UID:61189-1747576800-1747584000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Dame Nellie Melba Celebration Performance DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/melba-opera-trust/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Australian Heritage Festival,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Classical Music,Important Dates,Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mot-performance-promo-sq.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250517T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250517T230000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250114T223422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T064422Z UID:61199-1747506600-1747522800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner - This event has now been CANCELLED. DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/melba-opera-trust-dinner/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Australian Heritage Festival,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/about-dame-nellie-melba.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T213000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T223000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250210T001340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T222405Z UID:61817-1747431000-1747434600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Ballarat Heritage Festival - NOW FULLY BOOKED 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-bhf-16-may-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250210T002600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T222312Z UID:61825-1747423800-1747427400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Ballarat Heritage Festival - NOW FULLY BOOKED 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-bhf-16-may-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250211T002910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T022228Z UID:61905-1747249200-1747252800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life 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-14-may-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250304T015324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T024750Z UID:62426-1747245600-1747251000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale 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/darcy-tindale/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/darcy-tindale-sq-promp.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250320T035214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T042820Z UID:63032-1746905400-1746910800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker - Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/the-amazing-lucas-girls-3/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/A-Hs-LG-hero320-promo-square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Lost Voices":MAILTO:lostvoicesnsw.au@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250320T034846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T042629Z UID:63030-1746887400-1746892800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker - Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/the-amazing-lucas-girls-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/A-Hs-LG-hero320-promo-square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Lost Voices":MAILTO:lostvoicesnsw.au@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250510T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250415T235811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T041141Z UID:64553-1746885600-1746889200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli - 'Oubliette' | Artist in Residence DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/seedpod-oubliette-session-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Artist in Residence,Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/oubliette-sq-promo-v2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Punctum":MAILTO:hq@punctum.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250509T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250509T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250318T025201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T042710Z UID:62953-1746819000-1746824400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/the-amazing-lucas-girls/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/A-Hs-LG-hero320-promo-square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Lost Voices":MAILTO:lostvoicesnsw.au@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250509T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250415T035815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T041147Z UID:64500-1746813600-1746817200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli - 'Oubliette' | Artist in Residence DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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/seedpod-oubliette/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Artist in Residence,Australian Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/oubliette-sq-promo-v2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Punctum":MAILTO:hq@punctum.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250508T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250508T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250212T023140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T062716Z UID:61967-1746732600-1746738000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette) 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-bicycle-thieves/ 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/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sqaure-promo-bfs2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250211T002737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T235229Z UID:61903-1746644400-1746648000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life 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-7-may-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250401T040022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T010026Z UID:64144-1746640800-1746646200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa 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/mimi-kwa/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-mimi-kwa-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250504T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250504T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250403T014922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T003645Z UID:64247-1746367200-1746374400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:E A Gleeson\, Book Launch - The Deepest Thing: A Poetic Memoir 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/anne-gleeson/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-anne-gleeson-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250501T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20241204T012140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T031044Z UID:60465-1746122400-1746129600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Natasha Lester 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/natasha-lester/ LOCATION:VIC CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sq-promo-natasha-lester-1-may.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250211T001230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T235148Z UID:61901-1746039600-1746043200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life 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-30-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T183000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250108T020658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113126Z UID:60981-1746034200-1746037800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2\, Special Event | The Life of Walter Withers 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-life-of-walter-withers/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo-david-rathgen-final.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250429T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250429T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250218T012450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T045401Z UID:62175-1745949600-1745955000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Shelley Burr 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/shelley-burr/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/square-promo-shelley-burr.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250427T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250427T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20241129T225635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T162923Z UID:60381-1745769600-1745784000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ash Grunwald at the BMI 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/ash-grunwald/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ash-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250426T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250426T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250417T051337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T052656Z UID:64617-1745690400-1745697600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Beyond Limits | An Evening with Mick Marshall 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/mick-marshall/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Film,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-mick-marshall.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T213000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T223000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250120T004138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T003145Z UID:61339-1745616600-1745620200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Australian Heritage Festival\, Tour 2 DESCRIPTION:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$3 – $5 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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-ahf-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T144018 CREATED:20250120T002601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T003154Z UID:61331-1745609400-1745613000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Australian Heritage Festival\, This Tour is now Fully Booked 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-ahf-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR