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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, Understanding the Language of your Body
DESCRIPTION:‘Gimme Shelter’ 1970 | THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TECH ISSUES \n \n \n \n Curated by BMI Heritage Curator – Ellen Becker \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n January 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:40 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 6pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$15 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Theatre \n \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 Gimme Shelter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director: Albert Maysles\, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin (1hr 31m) \n \n \n The Rolling Stones\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To celebrate the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Medieval to Metal exhibition\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is screening three iconic rock films in our historic Minerva Theatre. \n \n Clear your palette of the recent serving of slick music documentaries with quintessential films of the ‘direct cinema’ genre. \n \n In Gimme Shelter (1970)\, the Maysles brothers are ‘flies on the wall’ to the Rolling Stones’ 1969 American tour\, which culminates in murder at the Altamont Free Concert\, an event which marked the spiritual end of the 1960’s. Other bands performing included Jefferson Airplane\, The Flying Burrito Brothers\, Ike and Tina Turner\, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Santana. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $10 BMI members & Ballarat Film Society members ($30 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. $15 general admittance ($35 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. \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 Art Gallery of Ballarat - Exhibition \n \n Medieval to Metal \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For those who rock\, we salute you! Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar tours to Ballarat\, Victoria this October. Exclusive to the Art Gallery of Ballarat\, the exhibition features 40 iconic guitars on loan from the National Guitar Museum (USA) alongside an awe-inspiring assemblage of photographs\, paintings\, drawings\, illustrative designs\, and objects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More films \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Library closure Saturday 4 July\n The Library will be closed on Saturday 4 July and... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NAIDOC Week\n NAIDOC 2026 National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | The Secrets of Provence by Daisy Wood.\n The Secrets of Provence Daisy Wood Provence\,1940 Thrown out of... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026\n Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-the-language-of-your-body/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun
DESCRIPTION:‘Gimme Shelter’ 1970 | THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TECH ISSUES \n \n \n \n Curated by BMI Heritage Curator – Ellen Becker \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n January 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:40 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 6pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$15 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Theatre \n \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 Gimme Shelter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director: Albert Maysles\, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin (1hr 31m) \n \n \n The Rolling Stones\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To celebrate the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Medieval to Metal exhibition\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is screening three iconic rock films in our historic Minerva Theatre. \n \n Clear your palette of the recent serving of slick music documentaries with quintessential films of the ‘direct cinema’ genre. \n \n In Gimme Shelter (1970)\, the Maysles brothers are ‘flies on the wall’ to the Rolling Stones’ 1969 American tour\, which culminates in murder at the Altamont Free Concert\, an event which marked the spiritual end of the 1960’s. Other bands performing included Jefferson Airplane\, The Flying Burrito Brothers\, Ike and Tina Turner\, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Santana. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $10 BMI members & Ballarat Film Society members ($30 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. $15 general admittance ($35 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. \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 Art Gallery of Ballarat - Exhibition \n \n Medieval to Metal \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For those who rock\, we salute you! Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar tours to Ballarat\, Victoria this October. Exclusive to the Art Gallery of Ballarat\, the exhibition features 40 iconic guitars on loan from the National Guitar Museum (USA) alongside an awe-inspiring assemblage of photographs\, paintings\, drawings\, illustrative designs\, and objects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More films \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Library closure Saturday 4 July\n The Library will be closed on Saturday 4 July and... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NAIDOC Week\n NAIDOC 2026 National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | The Secrets of Provence by Daisy Wood.\n The Secrets of Provence Daisy Wood Provence\,1940 Thrown out of... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026\n Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-smiley-gets-a-gun/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Christmas reading
DESCRIPTION:‘Gimme Shelter’ 1970 | THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TECH ISSUES \n \n \n \n Curated by BMI Heritage Curator – Ellen Becker \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n January 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:40 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 6pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$15 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Theatre \n \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 Gimme Shelter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director: Albert Maysles\, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin (1hr 31m) \n \n \n The Rolling Stones\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To celebrate the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Medieval to Metal exhibition\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is screening three iconic rock films in our historic Minerva Theatre. \n \n Clear your palette of the recent serving of slick music documentaries with quintessential films of the ‘direct cinema’ genre. \n \n In Gimme Shelter (1970)\, the Maysles brothers are ‘flies on the wall’ to the Rolling Stones’ 1969 American tour\, which culminates in murder at the Altamont Free Concert\, an event which marked the spiritual end of the 1960’s. Other bands performing included Jefferson Airplane\, The Flying Burrito Brothers\, Ike and Tina Turner\, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Santana. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $10 BMI members & Ballarat Film Society members ($30 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. $15 general admittance ($35 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. \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 Art Gallery of Ballarat - Exhibition \n \n Medieval to Metal \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For those who rock\, we salute you! Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar tours to Ballarat\, Victoria this October. Exclusive to the Art Gallery of Ballarat\, the exhibition features 40 iconic guitars on loan from the National Guitar Museum (USA) alongside an awe-inspiring assemblage of photographs\, paintings\, drawings\, illustrative designs\, and objects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More films \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Library closure Saturday 4 July\n The Library will be closed on Saturday 4 July and... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NAIDOC Week\n NAIDOC 2026 National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | The Secrets of Provence by Daisy Wood.\n The Secrets of Provence Daisy Wood Provence\,1940 Thrown out of... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026\n Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-christmas-reading/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading
DESCRIPTION:‘Gimme Shelter’ 1970 | THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TECH ISSUES \n \n \n \n Curated by BMI Heritage Curator – Ellen Becker \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n January 22\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:40 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 6pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$15 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Theatre \n \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 Gimme Shelter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director: Albert Maysles\, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin (1hr 31m) \n \n \n The Rolling Stones\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To celebrate the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Medieval to Metal exhibition\, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is screening three iconic rock films in our historic Minerva Theatre. \n \n Clear your palette of the recent serving of slick music documentaries with quintessential films of the ‘direct cinema’ genre. \n \n In Gimme Shelter (1970)\, the Maysles brothers are ‘flies on the wall’ to the Rolling Stones’ 1969 American tour\, which culminates in murder at the Altamont Free Concert\, an event which marked the spiritual end of the 1960’s. Other bands performing included Jefferson Airplane\, The Flying Burrito Brothers\, Ike and Tina Turner\, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Santana. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $10 BMI members & Ballarat Film Society members ($30 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. $15 general admittance ($35 Season Pass). Plus booking fee. \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 Art Gallery of Ballarat - Exhibition \n \n Medieval to Metal \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For those who rock\, we salute you! Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar tours to Ballarat\, Victoria this October. Exclusive to the Art Gallery of Ballarat\, the exhibition features 40 iconic guitars on loan from the National Guitar Museum (USA) alongside an awe-inspiring assemblage of photographs\, paintings\, drawings\, illustrative designs\, and objects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More films \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Library closure Saturday 4 July\n The Library will be closed on Saturday 4 July and... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NAIDOC Week\n NAIDOC 2026 National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | The Secrets of Provence by Daisy Wood.\n The Secrets of Provence Daisy Wood Provence\,1940 Thrown out of... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026\n Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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