27/04/2025 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm $45 – $55 Get Tickets Ash Grunwald – Feeling Better – out now. Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to ‘surf by day jam by night’. The festival favourite brings a high energy, vibrant live show with stacks of guitars and foot stomping blues.…
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09/02/2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm $42 Get Tickets Join Adam Harvey as he celebrates his new album “Let The Song Take You Home”. Adam will perform some new songs plus all of his hits and some classic country. Don’t miss this special event filled with laughter and great country music. Get tickets $42 plus bkg fee. Get Tickets This event takes
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11/11/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm $33 – $66 Get Tickets Yorkshire Folk Singer. Jack Rutter Yorkshire folk singer Jack Rutter has established himself as one of the standout voices of the folk, roots and acoustic music scene in recent years.A hugely engaging stage presence, his soaring vocal, powerhouse guitar and bouzouki playing and masterful arrangements of traditional songs and contemporary covers have enthralled
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10/11/2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $15.00 – $20.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Album Launch: With Love. Jackson Dahlenburg | Photo: Issy Austin Ballarat born pianist returning home to launch his debut instrumental solo piano album With Love. Combining jazz teachings with classical, ambient, and contemporary music, Jackson plays piano as a tool to express deep contemplation and meditations on his life.Coming from a
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22/11/2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm $55 Get Tickets Australia’s most authentic Johnny Cash & June Carter Show, with full live band. Get Rhythm Will take you on a Musical Journey Get Rhythm: The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show delivers a respectful Cash experience that will leave you uplifted and energised. Lead by real life married couple Mark and Joanne Caligiuri, who were
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05/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm $47 One of the world’s top 30 guitarists under 30. Named one of the World’s Top 30 Guitarists under 30 and hailed as a “virtuoso of the fingerstyle guitar” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Calum Graham is a captivating force in the acoustic music scene. Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, and now based in Victoria,
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01/11/2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm $32 The finest guitar player of this generation. The young virtuoso recently described as “the finest guitar player of this generation” has been selling out shows all over the globe and will be bringing his dynamite live show back home audiences this Spring! Growing up in the Bega Valley on the Far South Coast of New
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13/04/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm $110 – $120 Take part in this important BMI fundraiser Featuring three fabulous bands: The Hideaways, The Harmonies & Surf Shadows The Hideaways The Hideaways takes its name from the iconic Ballarat cafe we all used to visit in the 60’s. We play every Thursday afternoon in Russell’s studio where we rock on to our most loved tunes.
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19/05/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm $55 Australia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again on its annual road trip around the country! Showcasing the finest talents from the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering a dose of laughter right to your doorstep! Featuring a line-up of beloved comedy royalty alongside the freshest sensations from the Festival, all in
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02/03/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm $33 – $45 Ladies, grab your crowns and let’s reign supreme over the most epic women’s night out of the year! Women Just Want to Laugh! You’re in for an evening of uproarious laughter, unforgettable stories, and, of course, WINE Brace yourselves for the uproarious talent of one of Australia’s finest female comedians, led by the sensational Janelle
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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.
