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SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with T.L.W. Robb | From The Top: From Ballarat to Baghdad				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			September 19\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									Heritage Reading 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					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					From the Top				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					T.L.W. Robb.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					From Ballarat to Baghdad - an extraordinary life.				\n				\n					Traveller - Outlaw - Producer.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									A moving and inspiring memoir of a young man and his journey from Ballarat\, Australia\, to the international stage where he and his partner Luis Moreno\, produced showstopping Moulin Rouge and Las Vegas style extravaganzas in big cities\, mixed with stars of the stage and screen and travelled the world in what could only be described as a tour de force. T.L.W. Robb delivers a warm\, honest and fascinating story of a bygone era in show business and reflects on how it was to grow up as a gay man in Australia in the second half of the twentieth Century. At it’s heart\, this is a love story – you’ll laugh\, cry and simply won’t want to miss a word. A magnificent\, astonishing\, moving and vivid account of a life that transforms from the bleak misery of 1950s orphanages into the glittering universe of top-level entertainment. Carmel Bird. 								\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tom will be in-conversation with Meg Clancy Meg is a former actor and founding member of The Pram Factory Theatre.  She has been a member of The Classification Review Board\, the Office of Film and Literature Classification\,  Classification Manager at NITV and senior tutor at RMIT. Meg is a keen supporter of the arts and lives in Castlemaine. 								\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 & gst includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\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					\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						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Seen Again by Benita Bensch\n                        Seen Again: Light On Matrescence Benita Bensch Don’t miss Benita... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week | The Secrets of Provence by Daisy Wood.\n                        The Secrets of Provence Daisy Wood Provence\,1940 Thrown out of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026\n                        Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – July 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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