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SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tour-12-jun-26-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mark Smith
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/mark-smith-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production | SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T205000
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UID:67817-1783710000-1783716600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T125000
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CREATED:20260212T045959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034613Z
UID:70689-1783767600-1783774200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts-vivian-bulllwinkel-and-the-nurses-of-the-vyner-brooke-a-theatre-180-production-saturday/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125051
CREATED:20260313T024204Z
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UID:71265-1784138400-1784143800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benita Bensch
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/benita-bensch/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125051
CREATED:20260129T044738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034341Z
UID:70423-1784230200-1784235600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Journey Home
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-journey-home/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-23-july/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-24-july/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-25-july/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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UID:70817-1785006000-1785013200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-25-july-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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UID:70821-1785074400-1785081600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-26-july/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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SUMMARY:Blake Pavey: A Bit Scared
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/blake-pavey-a-bit-scared/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260812T180000
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Sophie Green
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/sophie-green/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260813T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260813T210000
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UID:70430-1786649400-1786654800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The Blue Trail
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-the-blue-trail/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125051
CREATED:20260129T052341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033843Z
UID:70438-1789068600-1789074000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Kōkā
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-koka/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125051
CREATED:20260129T054045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033815Z
UID:70446-1791487800-1791493200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Bound for Glory
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-bound-for-glory/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T220000
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CREATED:20260203T013254Z
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UID:70535-1791572400-1791583200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Telegraph Road - The Dire Straits Legacy: Matt Arthur and The Lazybones
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/telegraph-road-the-dire-straits-legacy/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Arthur Music":MAILTO:matt@mattarthurmusic.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T210000
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UID:70454-1796931000-1796936400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 29\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$10 				\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			\n						\n									Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n									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 ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 								\n				\n												\n																					Leah Kaminsky | Photo: Karen Quist (Lens & Pen Group)\n										\n									\n				\n									More about the Author 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n									 Jacinta Halloran is a novelist\, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform\, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize\, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing\, 2023). 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Doll’s Eye | Leah Kaminsky								\n				\n												\n																					Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky\n										\n									\n				\n									Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye. Germany\, 1933. Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father\, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight\, taking her precious doll collection with her\, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life\, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger\, Alter Mayseh\, changes everything. Australia\, 1938. A Yiddish poet fleeing persecution\, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people. Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein\, he manages his own escape from Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna\, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. Shifting in time and place\, Doll’s Eye weaves an intriguing story of love\, loss and survival against a backdrop of war and displacement. Evocative and compelling\, it brings into question the gap between what we see\, and what we don’t. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Resistance  | Jacinta Halloran								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									As a family therapist\, Nina is the ultimate listener. Yet this is of little use with her latest clients\, the Agostinos\, who have been mandated to see her after stealing a car and disappearing into the outback.For support with the case\, Nina meets with a supervising therapist\, Erin. What they unearth in their sessions goes beyond the Agostino story into confronting personal territory for Nina. Meanwhile\, despite her efforts\, the Agostinos remain unwilling to speak—so how can Nina be sure that the two children are safe with their parents?In the tradition of Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy\, Resistance is an elegant\, hypnotic novel of stories within stories. Examining the unfathomable mysteries within our families\, it also questions how we retell our history\, both personal and collective. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee\, or\, can be purhased in the Library. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book Now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\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        Executive Manager Update – April 2026\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey Since commencing at BMI\,... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – April 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        What The Bones Know Kirstyn McDermott A child’s bones\, a... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | April 2026\n                        The BMI certainly had a busy and productive 2025/2026 financial... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
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CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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