Twilight Talks 2024 | Season 1
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaWednesdays, Starting at 5.30pm (bar open at 5pm) | The full program, is coming soon...
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Women Just Want to Laugh
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaLadies, grab your crowns and let's reign supreme over the most epic women's night out of the year! Women Just Want to Laugh! You're in for an evening of uproarious laughter, unforgettable stories, and, of course, WINE Brace yourselves for the uproarious talent of one of Australia's finest female comedians, led by the sensational Janelle […]
$33 – $45
In Conversation with Imbi Neeme | This event has now been cancelled
Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaKind of Sort of Maybe... but probably not by Imbi Neeme A charming, nostalgic, quirky, uplifting novel of people young and old finding their tribe, gaining courage to be themselves and perhaps falling in love, too.Kind of Sort of Maybe... but probably notLibrarian Phoebe Cotton lives with misophonia. The sound of other people crunching an […]
$10
Kadampa Meditation Series | Get Your Confidence Back
Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaWeekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]
Free
Ballarat Chess Club
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMeet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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Ballart Film Society | Le bleu du caftan (The Blue Kaftan)
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaLuscious Moroccan Drama In 2021, BFS screened the well-received film, Adam. This is Touzani ‘s second feature film, described by Sight and Sound as a ‘tender, dignified drama’. A master tailor who owns a caftan shop in Morocco’s oldest medina, falls for his young male apprentice in this nuanced portrait of unconditional love at its most […]
Minerva Social Sunday | St Patrick’s Day Social | Scottish Country Dancing
BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VICBallarat Scottish Country Dancing | St. Patrick's Day Social The Annual Minerva Social in the Minerva Space at the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, 117-119 Sturt St, Ballarat (at the Melbourne end of Sturt St.) from 2.00pm - 5.30pm. But get there early to hear the welcome from our piper in the Edwardian bandstand across the street. […]
$25
In Conversation with Noel Braun
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaFelix Schmidt is backpacking on the Camino de Santiago when he meets the love of his life, the beautiful French Pascaline. He brings her back to Australia where he joins a new firm of management consultants. Deeply engrossed in he company’s growth, he neglects Pascaline. She believes his addiction has reduced him as a person, […]
$10
Kadampa Meditation Series | Dealing with Difficult People
Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaWeekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]
Free
Ballarat Chess Club
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMeet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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Heath Franklin’s Chopper – Not Here To F*ck Spiders
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaAustralias most wanted comedian is back After three years off... and he's not here to f*ck spiders! That's right. Not even if they're dressed in a sexy spider nurse outfit. He just hasn't got the time. And neither do you. Because life happens whether you like it or not. You can tiptoe around it, have a whinge or […]
$36 – $40
In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Kylie Ladd
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaLeah Kaminsky Leah is a physician and award-winning writer. Her debut novel, The Waiting Room, won the Voss Literary Prize. The Hollow Bones won both the Literary Fiction and Historical Fiction categories of the 2019 International Book Awards, and the 2019 American Book Fest’s Best Book Award for Literary Fiction. She is the author of […]
$10
