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  • The Push All-Ages Tour | Mallrat + Ninajirachi | Ballarat

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    13/02/2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm $20 The Push is bringing the All-Ages Tour back on the road this year, bigger and better than ever before! Taking in the sights and scenery throughout 20 regional and outer-suburban locations across Victoria this September and October, the All-Ages Tour will bring thousands of young music fans to locations across the state, in what are…

    $20

  • The Ballarat Imaginarium – Opening Event

    The Ballarat Imaginarium 119A Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    18/02/2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Please join local artist Melinda Muscat as she embarks on her latest project, designed to promote the imaginings of local makers, writers and musicians - The Ballarat Imaginarium. (119A Sturt Street Ballarat) - Drinks served in the Library. Catering provided. Drinks at bar prices. RSVP Essential: To keep us all safe, this event has been…

  • The Reading Room | February

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    22/02/2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The Reading Room (This session will start at 1030am until the resumption of normal operating hours) This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance. If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete…

  • Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Outta Town – Ballarat

    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    26/02/2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $25 – $29 We’re packing our bags and hitting the road for some weekend getaways! Be a part of the fun as we roll into regional Victoria with some of Australia’s funniest comedians for a series of outta town trips. Featuring some of Australia’s most exciting comedians including Dilruk Jayasinha, star of Celebrity Masterchef and ABC TV’s Utopia, Alex Ward, regular guest on Have You…

    $25 – $29

  • Dog cartoon character in a yellow sou-wester looking through a telescope

    Exhibition of Works | Oaky and Ginger Upcycled

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    02/03/2022 @ 10:00 am - 20/03/2022 @ 2:00 pm Image: The Sailor Dog, by Margaret Wise Brown, A Little Golden Book Classic | Oaky & Ginger Upcycled Exhibition of Works Prior to Market Day at the BMI Simone Reid will display a selection of her works in the library. Commission earned for works offered for sale during the exhibition will support Our Arts and Cultural…

  • Ballarat Film Society – De Gaulle

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    10/03/2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm To celebrate the 32nd Alliance Françoise French Film Festival in Melbourne, we are screening the latest spectacularly mounted biopic on Charles de Gaulle. In Paris, 1940, France is facing military and political collapse as World War 11 intensifies. The government panics and considers accepting defeat however on June 18th the BBC provides 4 minutes of…

  • Melbourne International Comedy Festival Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    12/03/2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $10 The search is on for Australia’s funniest teens! Melbourne International Comedy Festival's one-of-a-kind national comedy competition for young people, Class Clowns aims to inspire, engage and elevate teens aged 14 to 18 (Year level 9 to 12). It’s free to enter and all students need is a three to five minute original act in any style of…

    $10

  • David Quirk – Astonishing Obscurity

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    12/03/2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm $25 – $30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival proudly presents: David Quirk - Astonishing Obscurity Nominee: 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show  A truth. A lie. A vendetta. Obsession. Stalking. Inbreeding. Art. My brilliant football brother. My Christmas Island sister and an actual Prince lip sync dance thing that sent my career careering. DQ neva…

    $25 – $30

  • BMI Maker & Community Market

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    20/03/2022 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Come along and experience our Maker & Community Market this March: Meet our makers & stallholders | View Our Makers > Live music | Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts > Free entry Book Sale We will be hosting a book sale in the Library. These books have been donated to the BMI by…

  • To be rescheduled – Beatles Legacy @ The BMI

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    26/03/2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm $35 Beatles Legacy and Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute invite you to experience performances from masterpieces from Paul, John, George, Ringo and Beyond in the Minerva Space, Saturday 26th March. This 2 hour musical journey will take you from the early Beatles days to their critically acclaimed solo careers. Performing masterpieces from Paul, John, George, Ringo, and beyond! Beatles…

    $35

  • Ballarat Anzacs | Display | Talks | Research

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    04/04/2022 @ 10:00 am - 28/04/2022 @ 2:00 pm BALLARAT ANZACS | Display At the outbreak of the war in August 1914 Ballarat men were quick to enlist. While most consider the Gallipoli landing on April 25th 1915 to be Australia’s first action of the war, Ballarat’s first casualty occurred on September 14th 1914 with the loss of the submarine AE 1 off the…

  • BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | A Talk with Garry Snowden

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    07/04/2022 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am BALLARAT ANZACS | Talks Garry Snowden, President, Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour will facilitate a talk on each Thursday of the display: Thursday 7 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | Garry Snowden Thursday 14 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Mining Mud & Medals | Yvon Davis Thursday 21…