October 7 @ 5:45 pm - December 9 @ 6:45 pm $20 – $25 Doors open 5.30pm Event DatesOctober:Wednesday 7, 14, 21, 28. November:Wednesday 4, 11, 18, 25.December:Wednesday 2 & 9.(Originally published as Tuesdays and Wednesday - now only Wednesdays). About Feldenkrais Workshops | Awareness Through MovementLife is movement. And how we move influences how we experience our lives. In an Awareness Through Movement lesson, we slow things down…
October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
October 22 @ 5:30 pm - October 24 @ 6:30 pm $10 – $25.5 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A shocking, hilarious, heartfelt quest for love beyond fetish. Artist: Kelly Lim Harris | Photos: MaedforuCreepy old white guys, incel asiaphiles, trophy wife wankers - it’s a minefield out there for a young Asian woman...Kelly wants to find love. Kelly is Asian. Kelly has a problem: the…
October 22 @ 7:00 pm - October 24 @ 8:00 pm $10 – $25.50 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A profane but profound comedy musical. Artist: Darby James | Photos: Liv MorisonDarby clicks on a Facebook ad for sperm donation and sets sail across the seas of queer existential mayhem, discovering the absurdities of clinical procreation and considering his own future as a potential gay parent.Join…
October 22 @ 8:30 pm - October 24 @ 9:20 pm $10 – $25.50 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A daring and inventive theatrical experience that reimagines the Dune saga with humour, heart and a touch of madness Photos: JayWhipps | Tyler Clarke | Charlie JewellWinner - Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award - NZ Fringe Festival 2026Winner - Most Innovative Work - NZ Fringe Festival 2026Nominee…
October 22 @ 8:30 pm - October 24 @ 9:30 pm $10 – $27.75 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets Melbourne's award-winning improvised whodunnit returns with a brand-new show in a historic venue Photos: Kris Anderson | Mark Gambino | Nick O'SullivanWelcome to Murder Village, where people shop till they drop... dead.Melbourne's award-winning improvised whodunnit returns with a brand-new show in a historic venue. Staged amongst the…
October 23 @ 6:30 pm - October 24 @ 8:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family, and in the process,…
October 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah RuhlDirected by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family, and in the process, begins…
October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party. by Ross McMullin Speaker: Ross McMullin The Light on the Hill The Light on the Hill is Ross McMullin’s acclaimed commissioned history of the ALP. Hailed as a “classic”, it covers all states and the federal scene comprehensively and accurately…
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - October 31 @ 9:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah RuhlDirected by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family, and in the process, begins…
October 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $27.50 – $33 Doors open 30min prior to show-time Get Tickets An Intimate Hour of Magic With Barry Govan, Magician Ballarat's own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians such as the Wizard Jacobs, Max Malini, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne…
Fundraiser for Ballarat RSL & BMI
$33 per person
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Calling for Pre-loved books
These donation assist in our Library Fundraising Activities
We can take delivery during regular Library operating hours. See website footer.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop
Sunday 6 September at 2pm - Cost $65
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
