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SUMMARY:2021 Victorian Pinup Pageant
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/2021-victorian-pinup-pageant/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Externally Produced Event
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SUMMARY:The Witching Hour & A Night of Spiritualism | Ballarat Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/twhnos/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210515T200000
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CREATED:20210422T033137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231755Z
UID:3181-1621108800-1621116000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Red Mill Revue!
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/red-mill-revue-bmi/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Externally Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210514T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210514T220000
DTSTAMP:20210422T034437Z
CREATED:20210407T085224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T034437Z
UID:2705-1621018800-1621029600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Suffrajitsu & Playing the Ghost | Ballarat Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/sptg/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210509T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210509T150000
DTSTAMP:20210422T034447Z
CREATED:20210420T070704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T034447Z
UID:2976-1620565200-1620572400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Journey to the Southern Cross | Ballarat Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/jttsc/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T193000
DTSTAMP:20210808T032122Z
CREATED:20210420T070704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210808T032122Z
UID:2975-1620496800-1620502200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Murder Mystery | The Peculiar Demise of William Bailey
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/william-bailey-mystery/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210501T233000
DTSTAMP:20210902T231804Z
CREATED:20210422T032210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231804Z
UID:3161-1619892000-1619911800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Rock Ballarat Burlesque Showcase
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/rock-ballarat-burlesque-showcase/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T170000
DTSTAMP:20210902T231821Z
CREATED:20210308T064055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231821Z
UID:2365-1616943600-1616950800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Keep the Circle Unbroken - Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/ktcu/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210318T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210318T210000
DTSTAMP:20210902T231833Z
CREATED:20210308T063321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231833Z
UID:2357-1616094000-1616101200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:MICF Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/class-clowns-2021/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T223000
DTSTAMP:20210902T231845Z
CREATED:20210308T063350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231845Z
UID:2361-1615662000-1615674600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Big Women | Presented by LadderFrame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\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 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\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						\n					\n			\n						\n					The House of Kwa				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Mimi Kwa.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n									The dragon circles and swoops … a tiger running alone in the night … Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it\, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi’s beloved Aunt Theresa\, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this\, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant’s 32 children\, Mimi’s father\, Francis\, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later\, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi’s mother\, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed\, chronic mental illness. Soon after\, ‘tiger’ Mimi arrived\, and her struggle with the past – and the dragon – began… 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Riveting\, colourful and often darkly humorous\, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations\, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence\, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and f inally putting them to rest. Throughout\, her inspiration is Francis’s late older sister\, the jet-setting\, free-spirited Aunt Theresa\, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n					Praise for 'House of Kwa'				\n				\n									‘Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.’ Trent Dalton  ‘Compelling\, memorable and vividly told\, this is a startling tale of the past\, its grip on the present\, and the battle to set yourself free.’ Richard Glover  ‘An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.’ Lisa Millar  ‘Heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  ‘Mimi’s heroic saga illustrates what makes us the multi-cultural nation we are today.’ Mike Munro 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					About the author				\n				\n									Mimi Kwa has been an Australian journalist and television newsreader on the ABC and Nine Network for twenty years as well as an actor and presenter appearing in commercials and FOXTEL\, STAN and ABC TV series. She and her partner\, John\, live in Melbourne\, with their four children\, a cavoodle and a Burmese cat. Mimi loves to paint and write. This memoir is her first book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Price includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\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/big-women/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event
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