May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm $15 Get tickets Frank Weston: The Wizard Oil Prince Wizard Oil & Wonders: The Peculiar Legacy of Frank Weston the Wizard Oil Prince Come join us for a magical evening at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute! Discover the mysterious world of Frank Weston, the legendary Wizard Oil salesman. […]
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April 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $5 – $12 Humffray Room Get Tickets A Ballarat National Theatre Production Friday 4 April at 7pm & Sunday 6 April at 2pm This is the Way the World Ends is a series of thematically connected short plays, songs, character monologues and interludes. The common theme, through
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April 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $5 – $12 Humffray Room Get Tickets A Ballarat National Theatre Production Friday 4 April at 7pm & Sunday 6 April at 2pm This is the Way the World Ends is a series of thematically connected short plays, songs, character monologues and interludes. The common theme, through
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May 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women
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May 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women
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May 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women
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March 19 @ 7:00 pm – March 23 @ 10:00 pm $25 – $35 Venue Get Tickets The Ballarat Pack Inc. Join us for Broadway to Ballarat: The Haunted Theatre, an original musical revue showcasing the best that Broadway and Ballarat have to offer. Set in a rundown theatre inhabited by a motley collection of
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The Large Hall/Auditorium The large hall or auditorium of the Ballaarat Mechanic’s Institute occupied all of the upper story of the first (back) section of the Institute built in 1860. The hall is 84 ft. long, 47 ft. wide and has a 25ft. ceiling. It was designed as a lecture hall, meeting, function and exhibition
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It seems there may have been at least three grand pianos in the BMI, some were hired for a particular event or performance, but the main problem was getting such a large and heavy object up and down the stairs to the hall, as well as getting the piano from Melbourne to Ballarat, especially before
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Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration
Fundraising Dinner
17 May.
Performance – 18 May.
Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration
Fundraising Dinner
17 May.
Performance – 18 May.
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
Featuring the BMI Image Collection | Now $20
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.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
