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Local Ballarat & District – Events, Shows, Exhibitions & Shows
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Local Events
Soul Food
When: 09 March 2012 10:30 AM - 08 December 2013 11:30 AM@ The Annexe, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Every second Sunday of month
Soul Food is a unique monthly event. It provides an opportunity to relax in a tranquil environment and reflect on inspiring themes and common threads that tie us all together.
It features music, audio-visual pieces and readings from various faiths and philosophers, authors, leaders and indigenous cultures from all over the world.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 0423 242 972 or via email soulfoodvic@gmail.com.
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Learn To Belly Dance
When: 22 November 2012 06:00 PM - 31 December 2013 07:00 PM@ G Place, 102 Englist St, Golden Point
Every Thursday evening
No matter what your age everyone can have a great time learning how to belly dance.
Cost: $8.00 or $5.00 for U3A Ballarat and Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5332 5941.
Zumba Fitness
When: 22 November 2012 06:00 PM - 31 December 2013 06:00 PM@ G Place, 102 Englist St, Golden Point
Every Monday and Wednesday
Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council invites you to a fitness work out with Meire de Mello.
Zumba is a Latin-based cardio sculpt fitness class it is user friendly and is an amazine work out.
Cost: $5.00 per class.
For further information call Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council Office on 03 5332 5941.
Letters of the Goldfields Exhibition
When: 26 November 2012 09:30 AM - 01 September 2013 05:30 PM@ Gold Museum, Bradshaw St, Ballarat
Monday 26 November to Sunday 1 September
The mid-nineteenth century was a time before instant messaging. Mail could take days, weeks or even months to reach its intended recipient. For those living on the Ballarat goldfields, receiving a letter from home was an important event. In return, they regularly wrote to their family and friends to share the news of their successes and misfortunes.
The examples of correspondence in this exhibition reveals a first-hand experience of the day-to-day concerns, hopes, dreams and realities of life in Ballarat in the 1850s and 60s. Copies of the original letters have been enlarged and are accompanied by completed transcripts.
Admission: Adult: $11.20; Concession: $8.90; Child: $5.90, Family: $29.50 or entry is included with Sovereign Hill admission ticket.
For further information contact 03 5337 1107 or via email: goldmuseum@sovereignhill.com.au.
Yummy Patisserie Exhibitions
When: 01 January 2013 06:30 AM - 31 December 2013 04:00 PM@ Yummy Patisserie, 428a Sturt St, Ballarat
Open daily
Yummy Patisserie holds different artistic exhibitions which are held monthly.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5331 9100.
Central Highlands Arts Atlas Workshops And One On One Mentoring
When: 12 February 2013 09:30 AM - 25 June 2013 12:30 PM@ Ballarat, Daylesford, Haddon, Beaufort, Ballan Community Resources Centres
Tuesday 12 February to Tuesday 25 June
Central Highlands Art Atlas is offering workshops and one on one mentoring each Tuesday or Friday. During the sessions you will be trained on a web-based resource developed to share and promote information about arts events, news, spaces, people and opportunities across the Central Highlands.
Some of the session will include:
• ArtsAtlas basics
• Online copyright and legal rights
• Creating online ArtsAtlas profiles for yourself, your space, your event
• Uploading imagery, managing video, embedding video
• Integrating your online presence
Cost: Free.
To register and further information contact Carolynne via email: carolynnehamdorf@ballarat.vic.gov.au.
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Ballarat Botanical Gardens Tours in Autumn
When: 03 March 2013 11:00 AM - 25 May 2013 11:00 AM@ Conservatory, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat
Sunday 3 March to Sunday 25 May
A guided tour highlighting the garden’s history, development, heritage trees, statuary and plantings.
Cost: Gold coin donation.
For further information contact 03 5364 2764.
The Unicorn Exhibitions
When: 04 March 2013 05:00 PM - 31 December 2013 06:00 PM@ The Unicorn, 127 Sturt St, Ballarat
Open daily
The Unicorn holds different artistic exhibitions every six weeks.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5338 7312.
Market On Main
When: 17 March 2013 10:00 AM - 15 December 2013 03:00 PM@ Cultural Education Centre, 403 Main Rd, Ballarat
3rd Sunday of March, June, September & December
This market was setup to promote local artists/businesses that make handmade products.
Offering local community a multi-cultural environment with artists/businesses promoting their work!
Market promoting handmade designs by local artists and entertainment.
Cost: Free. $10.00 for stallholders.
For further information contact 0416 440 762.
Scrible Ink - The Voice Of Ballarat
When: 02 April 2013 02:00 PM - 07 December 2013 02:00 PM@ Babushka Bar, 59 Humffray Nth, Ballarat
First Saturday of the month is your opportunity to join Scrible Ink - The Voice of Ballarat.
All you closet writers can now be heard! So - come out of the closet and workshop your work with Scrible Ink from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Then if you want to be adventurous perform your work on stage 3.00pm to 5.00pm.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact Monica 03 5330 2842 - Scrible Ink - The Voice of Ballarat co-ordinator.
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Help! I Feel a Strong Weakness: Barry Gillard
When: 06 April 2013 10:00 AM - 26 May 2013 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 6 April to Sunday 26 May
In these large drawings Barry Gillard presents an array of figures, texts and situations that take us into a dream-or nightmare-state.
He draws inspiration from the stories and characters of Dante's Divine Comedy but also incorporates figures from literary sources as diverse as Herman Melville and Mother Goose to create complex, memorable and resonant images.
"James Joyce is right to contend that the experience of Dante is as intense as looking into the sun-it's necessary to avert one's gaze at the right moment. When I've looked away I've been led to images and texts that connect to The Divine Comedy."
Barry Gillard is a Geelong-based artist whose works are held in Geelong Gallery, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, and private collections in Australia.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
GNAP: Guirguis New Art Prize
When: 13 April 2013 10:00 AM - 19 May 2013 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 13 April to Sunday 19 May
Generously supported by Ballarat surgeon Mr Mark Guirguis, the Guirguis New Art Prize or GNAP is a new prestigious national acquisitive art prize, administered by the University of Ballarat.
In the inaugural exhibition, eleven important contemporary Australian artists will exhibit their work at the University of Ballarat's Post Office Gallery and the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Engaging the viewer on multiple platforms, the exhibition will be a sensory explosion of colour, light, movement and sound with the field of exciting emerging and mid-career artists. An eclectic and broad range of works including video, sculpture, installation, painting and tapestry express issues surrounding identity, individualism and society, eternity, nostalgia and cultural traditions.
The shortlisted artists are Rebecca Baumann (WA), Fergus Binns, (VIC) Petrina Hicks (NSW), Ash Keating (VIC), Bonnie Lane (VIC), Richard Lewer (WA) Angelica Mesiti (NSW), David Rosetzky (VIC), Darren Sylvester (VIC), Brendan Van Hek (NSW) and Paul Yore (VIC). Jason Smith, Director Heide Museum of Modern Art is the inaugural 2013 judge.
The $20,000 Prize will be announced at the formal opening at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on Friday 12 April.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Sacred Groves: Carolyn Dew
When: 13 April 2013 10:00 AM - 26 May 2013 04:00 PM@ Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Neill St, Maryborough
Opened Thursday to Sunday
Central Goldfields Art Gallery is a cultural facility of Central Goldfields Shire Council.
The art gallery is situated in the picturesque historic fire station built in 1861, a short walk from the CBD.
The gallery’s changing exhibition program showcases local and regional artists, and includes diverse touring exhibitions. Community engagement is supported with an annual community art & craft exhibition and local schools’ VCE art and design
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5460 4588 or via email: cgsc.art@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au.
Guirguis New Art Prize 2013
When: 13 April 2013 01:00 PM - 19 May 2013 04:00 PM@ Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat, Cnr Sturt & Lydiard Sts, Ballarat
Saturday 13 April to Sunday 19 May
Opened Wednesday to Saturday (or when banner flying)
Opened by appointment on Monday & Tuesday
Generously supported by Ballarat surgeon Mr Mark Guirguis, the Guirguis New Art Prize or GNAP is a new prestigious national acquisitive art prize, administered by the University of Ballarat.
In the inaugural exhibition, eleven important contemporary Australian artists will exhibit their work at the University of Ballarat's Post Office Gallery and the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Engaging the viewer on multiple platforms, the exhibition will be a sensory explosion of colour, light, movement and sound with the field of exciting emerging and mid-career artists. An eclectic and broad range of works including video, sculpture, installation, painting and tapestry express issues surrounding identity, individualism and society, eternity, nostalgia and cultural traditions.
The shortlisted artists are Rebecca Baumann (WA), Fergus Binns, (VIC) Petrina Hicks (NSW), Ash Keating (VIC), Bonnie Lane (VIC), Richard Lewer (WA) Angelica Mesiti (NSW), David Rosetzky (VIC), Darren Sylvester (VIC), Brendan Van Hek (NSW) and Paul Yore (VIC). Jason Smith, Director Heide Museum of Modern Art is the inaugural 2013 judge.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5327 8615.
Blue Artz Gallery
When: 17 April 2013 10:00 AM - 31 December 2013 04:00 PM@ Blue Artz Gallery & Function Centre, 1039 Howitt St, Wendouree
Opened Monday to Friday
Blue Artz Gallery holds different artistic exhibitions which are held monthly.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 0499 555 550.
Cocoa Chy Exhibitions
When: 22 April 2013 08:00 AM - 31 December 2013 05:00 PM@ Cocoa Chy, 84 Albert Street, Creswick
Open daily expect Wednesday
Cocoa Chy holds different artistic exhibitions which are held every two months.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5345 1150.
Felted Collage Pictures with Megan Fromholtz
When: 22 April 2013 04:00 PM - 24 June 2013 05:15 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Mondays from 22 to 24 June
Use a combination of wet and dry felting, sewing in threads, wires, laces and patterned material to create your own collaged picture, sketching images from the Next Gen exhibition as the inspiration for a semi-abstract design.
Suitable for ages: 5 to 10 years.
Cost: $90.00 per term or $81.00 for Gallery Members.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
Art Clock With Chris Ellis
When: 23 April 2013 04:00 PM - 25 June 2013 05:15 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Tuesdays 23 April to 25 June
Travel back in time through windows to Art, to visit fascinating era captured forever, by brush and paint. Using a different art medium and technique each week, students will go on a journey to view the thoughts and lifestyles of times gone by via famous artworks - precious creative fossils, that freeze time.
Suitable for 8 to 12 years.
Cost: $90.00 per term or $81.00 for Gallery Members.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
Still Life Stories With Deanne Gilson
When: 24 April 2013 04:00 PM - 26 June 2013 05:15 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Wednesdays 24 to 26 June
Look at still lifes in the collection, other famous paintings and Indigenous artefacts and then create your own using some of your favourite objects. You will explore ways of drawing, object arrangement, colour and light and experiment with different styles.
Suitable for 5 to 10 years.
Cost: $90.00 per term or $81.00 for Gallery Members.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
The Technician with Mark Maxwell
When: 25 April 2013 04:00 PM - 27 June 2013 05:15 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Thursdays 25 April to 27 June
These workshops will explore the techniques of how to create historic and modern architecture. For inspiration we will use photographs and design plans from Gallery artworks to recreate some of Ballarat's buildings using a variety of construction materials. We will also explore some machines that use gears and make things work.
Suitable for all ages.
Cost: $90.00 per term or $81.00 for Gallery Members.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
Catch That Snack
When: 26 April 2013 04:00 PM - 28 June 2013 05:15 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Fridays 26 April to 28 June
Investigate the structure and movement of insects, making a variety of sculptures using beads, metal, bamboo and tissue paper. Students will display therir works as a mobile. We will also work on some group works creating some super size bugs.
Suitable for all ages.
Cost: $90.00 per term or $81.00 for Gallery Members.
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
Living Traditions Exhibition
When: 27 April 2013 10:00 AM - 30 June 2013 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 27 April to Sunday 30 June
This exhibition draws upon diverse material from across all areas of the National Gallery of Victoria's rich collections to explore a range of living religious traditions found in the Australian community today.
The exhibition includes works of art rarely exhibited before, dating from the medieval period through to the contemporary, and takes a new look at religious practice and belief as seen through the eyes of artists past and present.
Manuscripts of sacred texts, ritual vestments, objects employed in worship and images of divinities will reveal the rich diversity and common threads of spiritual practice and belief in contemporary Australia.
The indemnification for this National Gallery of Victoria Touring Exhibition is provided by the Victorian Government.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Saturday Art Cart with Carla Maxwell
When: 27 April 2013 10:00 AM - 29 June 2013 12:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturdays 27 April to 29 June
Join a mobile sketch club rolling through the Gallery, devouring everything in sight. Analyse techniques used by different artists and create similar results. The theme is Landscapes.
Suitable for all ages.
Cost: $90.00 per term, $81.00 for Gallery Members
For further information and bookings contact 03 5320 5858.
Steps to Inner Peace
When: 30 April 2013 07:30 PM - 28 May 2013 09:00 PM@ Ballarat Learning Exchange, Camp St, Ballarat
Tuesday 30 April to Tuesday 28 May
Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia, a non-for-profit organisation, is holding weekly meditation classes.
Their Steps to Inner Peace course which offers simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace.
Cost: $12.00 and there is no need to book or bring anything along, just drop in.
For more information please visit our website at www.meditateinballarat.org
For further information contact 03 9756 7203.
From North to South: Tamara Bekier
When: 04 May 2013 09:00 AM - 31 May 2013 05:30 PM@ Fairbanks Eye Gallery, 917a Sturt St, Ballarat
Saturday 4 to Friday 31 May
An accomplished, mature artist, Tamara has held exhibitions extensively throughout Australia, has been recognised by peers through numerous art awards, and has her work represented in private collections all over the world.
'The circle of my life is closing fast. I feel that my recent works, finally, reflect my long and tumultuous journey.'
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5333 1133.
Anne Frank – A History for Today Exhibition
When: 06 May 2013 09:30 AM - 11 October 2013 05:30 PM@ Gold Museum, Bradshaw St, Ballarat
Monday 6 May to Friday 11 October
This is a travelling exhibition from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam that makes use of the images from the Frank family photo albums and quotations from the Diary of Anne Frank.
The exhibition consists of eleven panels. Each panel displays approximately fifteen photos as well as accompanying texts. Each panel displays information about the most important developments of that time: the rise of National Socialism, the Second World War and the persecution of the Jews.
Admission: Adult: $11.20; Concession: $8.90; Child: $5.90, Family: $29.50 or entry is included with Sovereign Hill admission ticket.
For further information contact 03 5337 1107 or via email: goldmuseum@sovereignhill.com.au.
FLORA: Richard Spare
When: 07 May 2013 09:00 AM - 04 June 2013 05:30 PM@ Gallery on Sturt, 421 Sturt St, Ballarat
Tuesday 7 May to Tuesday 4 June
This exhibition features a colourful collection of works with a floral theme and also includes works featuring nautical scenes by Richard Spare.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5331 7011.
Time Lines Exhibition
When: 10 May 2013 - 24 May 2013@ Damascus College Auditorium, 1412 Geelong Rd, Ballarat
Friday 10 to Friday 24 May
Damascus College past student exhibition features Seona Murnane, Wendi Cowell, Celeste Cowell, Peter Thomas, Judith Sullivan.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5337 2222.
Place: Kate Gorman And Louisa West
When: 10 May 2013 12:00 PM - 26 May 2013 04:00 PM@ Backspace Gallery, Huyghue House, Alfred Deakin Place, Camp St, Ballarat
Saturday 11 to Sunday 26 May
Opened Thursday to Sunday
Place is a collaborative show by Kate Gorman and Louisa West. Their work is linked through their individual observation of the relationship between historic and present landscapes and the people who inhabited them.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5643.
Yarrowee Street Friday Morning LIfe Drawing Group Exhibition
When: 14 May 2013 10:00 AM - 25 May 2013 05:00 PM@ Red Brick Gallery, 216 Skipton St, Ballarat
Tuesday 14 to Saturday 25 May
Opened Tuesday to Saturday
For nearly two decades the Yarrowee Street Friday Morning Life Drawing Group has hosted Ballarat's artists and aspiring artists.
This exhibition showcases works by current group members.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact via email: hello@redbrickgallery.com.au.
Delacombe Walking Groups
When: 15 May 2013 09:30 AM - 19 December 2013 12:00 PM@ Doug Dean Reserve, Nandiriog Dve, Delacombe
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Are you interested in Walking? Would you like to join a Walking Group? Come and explore the Delacombe Area. The walking groups meet Tuesday and Thursday at 9.30 am (long walk) and Wednesday at 10.00am (medium walk).
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5329 3273.
Puss In Boots
When: 16 May 2013 07:00 PM - 19 May 2013 03:45 PM@ Post Office Box Theatre, Corner Lydiard & Sturt Sts, Ballarat
Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May
Evening performances: 16 May - 7.00pm, 17 & 18 May - 9.00pm
Matinee performance: 19 May - 2.00pm
Arts Academy, School of Education and Arts , 2013 2nd Year Acting Company present Puss In Boots.
A pinch of ginger. Dash of Hero. Ladle of lust. And a whiff of hay fever. Combine with a horny heroine and you have Carter's outrageous 'Puss In Boots'.
Please note this performance may contain adult themes, course language and sexual references.
Tickets: Adult: $20.00, Concession/ Friends Of Arts Academy: $15.00, UB Student: $5.00, Groups of 10+: $17.00.
For further information contact 03 5327 8600.
ANYTHING GOES
When: 16 May 2013 08:00 PM - 26 May 2013 08:00 PM@ Her Majesty's Theatre, 17 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat
Thursday 16 to Sunday 26 May
Matinee performances: 18, 19, 25 & 26 May - 2.00pm
Evening performances: 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 & 25 May - 8.00pm.
The age-old tale of boy-meets-girl and the complications which ensue has intrigued audiences for centuries, and no musical does it better than Anything Goes.
This show is an amusing story wrapped around one of Cole Porter’s magical scores full of popular songs including It’s De-Lovely, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, All Through The Night, Anything Goes, You’re The Top and Blow, Gabriel, Blow.
It’s a wonder that all the romances are sorted out and disaster is averted aboard the magical ship where anything goes!
All aboard…
Director by Peter Tulloch, Musical Director is Ian Govan, Choreographed by Luke Rice and Choral Director is Gareth Grainger.
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman Originally Produced by Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City.
Tickets: Adult: $39.00, Concession: $29.00, Child: $22.00, Family: $110.00, Extra Child: $12.00, Member: $22.00.
For further information contact 03 5333 5888.
The Company of Wolves
When: 16 May 2013 09:00 PM - 19 May 2013 06:30 PM@ Post Office Box Theatre, Corner Lydiard & Sturt Sts, Ballarat
Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May
Evening performances: 16 May - 9.00pm 17 & 18 May - 7.00pm
Matinee performance: 19 May - 4.00pm
Girl meets Wolf. Bar your windows and lock your doors - this fairytale will take you on a red-blooded romp straight off the path and into the woods.
Please note this performance may contain adult themes, course language and sexual references.
Tickets: Adult: $20.00, Concession/ Friends Of Arts Academy: $15.00, UB Student: $5.00, Groups of 10+: $17.00.
For further information contact 03 5327 8600.
See Know Feel Am: Ainslie Macaulay
When: 17 May 2013 - 27 June 2013@ Unicorn Lane Gallery, Unicorn Lne, Ballarat
Friday 17 May to Monday 27 June
A mixed media exploration of the concept of PLACE - physical spaces, objects and memories - that inform the sense of familiarity, identity and relationship to an environment.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact Julie on 03 5320 5199 or via email: juliecollins@ballarat.vic.gov.au.
Good Beer Week
When: 18 May 2013 - 26 May 2013@ Various locations around Ballarat
Saturday 18 to Saturday 26 May
The Good Beer Week, brings together brewers, beer lovers and newcomers to beer for a celebration of every aspect of beer's brave new world. Good Beer Week will showcase hundreds of beers from scores of breweries across Melbourne and Victoria.
Cost: Various.
For further information contact 0405 118 031.
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Swap Meet
When: 19 May 2013 08:00 AM - 19 May 2013 02:00 PM@ Ballarat Turf Club, 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest
Sunday 19 May
Car buffs rev up for a Swap Meet which will cater for all makes and models of vintage, veteran and classic vehicles.Selling sites are still available at the gate from 6.30am for $25.00.
Cost: $5.00.
For further information contact 03 9585 6567.
Million Paws Walk
When: 19 May 2013 09:00 AM - 19 May 2013 01:00 PM@ Victoria Park, Sturt St, Ballarat
Come and participate in this year Million Paws Walk.
Pre-register for the event online and save with discounts on all tickets sold prior to Sunday 19 May
Ballarat's 5 kilometre walk is a flat gravel path so it is suitable for people of all ages, including those with pushers. So grab your lead, attach your pooch and come along.
In addition to the walk, this exciting event also includes food and refreshments, dog demonstrations and competitions.
Funds raised through Walk registrations, merchandise sales and online fundraising will go towards RSPCA programs, adoption, veterinarian services, campaigns and our Inspectorate.
Early Bird cost before Thursday
9 May: Adult: $10.00, Concession: $6.00, Child under 16: $6.00, Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20.00.
Cost after Friday 10 May: Adult: $15.00, Concession: $8.00, Child under 16: $8.00, Family (2 adults, 2 children): $25.00.
For further information about the Million Paws Walk follow the link below.
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Country Music Concert
When: 19 May 2013 01:00 PM - 19 May 2013 05:30 PM@ CWA Hall, Rae St, Colac
Sunday 19 May
Join us for a friendly afternoon of Heritage Style country music in a smoke and alcohol free venue.
Bring your friends, sit back and enjoy the old songs presented by our artists.
Guest artist is Andrea Weel also regular artists.
Free tea or coffee and biscuits.
Cost: $6.00.
For further information contact 03 5231 3355.
SUN RISING - The Songs That Made Memphis
When: 19 May 2013 02:00 PM -@ Karova Lounge, Cnr Field & Camp Sts, Ballarat
Sunday 19 May
Tickets: $18.00 + booking fee.
For further information contact 03 5332 9122.
Howlin' Wind Flute Concert
When: 19 May 2013 02:30 PM - 19 May 2013 03:30 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Sunday 19 May
A concert of original flute compositions from Howlin’ Wind, the international flute player and composer, who has been described as "Austraila’s most innovative and expressive exponent of the flute". Howlin’ plays with a sound that is vocal, passionate and expressive sound through his own composition, performances, and recordings. He will have selection of the 40 CDs he has recorded available for sale.
Tickets: Gold coin donation.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Giulio Cesare Handel
When: 20 May 2013 07:00 PM -@ SMB Courthouse Theatre, Armstrong St Sth, Ballarat
Monday 20 May
Please note this is a screening of a performance captured overseas and not a live performance.
Natalie Dessay (Cleopatra), Alice Coote (Sesto), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), David Daniels (Giulio Cesare), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Guido Loconsolo (Achilla).
David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the opera’s themes of love, war, and empire building. “Giulio Cesare is a kaleidoscope of an opera—a semi-comic, semi-tragic adventure story. You get romance, you get drama, you get moments of political wheeling-and-dealing, complex family relationships—as well as real emotion and tragedy,” McVicar says. “It’s a miracle, and it has enabled me to express everything I feel is important about opera.” David Daniels stars as the title character, opposite Natalie Dessay in her Met role debut as the bewitching Cleopatra, Alice Coote as Sesto, Patricia Bardon as Cornelia, Christophe Dumaux as Tolomeo, and Guido Loconsolo in his Met debut as Achilla.
Tickets: Adult: $27.00, Concession: $24.00, Season Adult: $24.00, Season Concession: $21.00.
For further information contact 03 5333 5888.
National Families Week 2013
When: 21 May 2013 03:10 PM - 21 May 2013 03:40 PM@ Phoenix P-12 Community College, Hertford St, Sebastopol
Tuesday 21 May
Centacare Ballarat is a local not-for-profit organisation that has been delivering vital support services to the Ballarat and district communities for over 35 years. The Ballarat Family Relationship Centre was opened by Centacare in 2007 to provide a place for families to access resources and services that support their wellbeing. The visits are in partnership with Child & Family Services, Relationships Australia, Central Highlands Community Legal Centre and BGT.
The 11th National Families Week will commence on 15 May (coinciding with United Nations International Day of Families) and continue until 21 May 2013. Over 115,000 people are expected to take part in registered local events around the country.
This year’s theme, ‘Families working together: Getting the balance right’, encourages everyone to think about the way families can work together to achieve a happy and healthy lifestyle.
National Families Week is a time to celebrate with immediate family, make contact with extended family and friends and share in the enjoyment of family activities within the wider community. It is a time to celebrate the meaning of family and to make the most of family time.
Community Engagement Co-Ordinator, Kathryn Lanyon, said the schools visits were aimed at celebrating the importance of balanced families & sharing information with parents about local services to support families.
“Let’s all take the time to work together to get the best balance in all life’s activities. When families work together, everyone benefits.”
Cost: Free.
For more information contact Kathryn on 0407 438 118 or via email: kathryn@centacareballarat.org.au.
Filling A Funding Gap Workshop
When: 22 May 2013 08:45 AM - 22 May 2013 12:00 PM@ G-Place, 102 English St, Golden Point
Wednesday 22 May
Come and join Nina Yousefpour and Laura Clayton, from Foresters for an educational workshop centred on the value of community asset building and the ways in which community organisations can begin the journey towards asset ownership and creating a more sustainable financial future.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 07 3851 8070 or via email: events@foresters.org.au.
Art Gallery of Ballarat Insight: Toni Covino-Beehre
When: 22 May 2013 12:30 PM - 22 May 2013 01:30 PM@ Lecture Room, Old Court House, Arts Academy, Camp St, Ballarat
Wednesday 22 May
Toni Covino-Beehre's multi-disciplinary practice incorporates print making, sculpture, drawing and photography. She has exhibited broadly both nationally and internationally researching themes of loss, memory, desire and identity. As artist in residence at the Arts Academy she aims to develop works that as both collections and memories conjure symbolic and metaphysical relationships to the Souvenir.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Living With Arthritis Information Evening
When: 22 May 2013 06:45 PM - 22 May 2013 08:30 PM@ UFS Pharmacy, 40 Bridge Mall, Ballarat
Wednesday 22 May
There will be a information evening with Gerald Quigley. Gerald is a practising community pharmacist and radio health presenter.
RSVP by Monday 20 May
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5327 0408.
Leigh & Amie Moneghetti
When: 23 May 2013 10:30 AM -@ Webbcona Bowling Club, Grevillea Rd, Wendouree
Thursday 23 May
Morning Melodies presents Leigh and Amie Moneghetti.
Raffle and door prizes.
Tickets: $13.00 per person which includes lunch.
For further information and bookings contact Ray or Lyn on 03 5339 2405.
Ever Higher: Taryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont
When: 23 May 2013 06:00 PM - 07 July 2013 05:00 PM@ Project Window, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Thursday 23 May to Sunday 7 July
This video work explores ideas of fascist physicality, western sexual stereotypes and sexuality and power in sport, referencing the work of Leni Riefenstahl, American high school movies and and other films focusing on bodily representation and sexuality, linking the sports field to the battlefield and sexuality to power play.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
A Sordid Family Affair
When: 23 May 2013 07:00 PM - 26 May 2013 07:00 PM@ Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May
Evening performance: 23 May - 7.00pm, 24 & 25 May - 9.00pm
Matinee performance: 26 May - 2:00pm
Arts Academy, School of Education and Arts, 2013 2nd Year Music Theatre Company presents A Sordid Family Affair. Directed by Mr. George Torbay, Choreographed by University of Ballarat Music Theatre Graduate Lauren Peters and Musically directed by Daniel Puckey and Daniel Buatti, A Sordid Family Affair will shock and excite the emotions, putting in to question our relationship with those closest to us.
Please be advised that this production contains adult themes, coarse language, sexual references and partial nudity.
Tickets: Adult: $20.00, Concession/ Friends Of Arts Academy: $15.00, UB Student: $5.00, Groups of 10+: $17.00.
For further information contact 03 5327 8600.
Lee Kernaghan
When: 23 May 2013 08:00 PM -@ Regent Cinemas, 49 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Thursday 23 May
Since barnstorming his way onto the country music charts with the mega hit Boys From The Bush Lee Kernaghan has notched up 31 #1 hits on the Australian Country Chart, won a staggering 28 Golden Guitars and has sold 2 million albums in the Australian market. His music gave birth to rural rock and songs like Hat Town, She's My Ute and The Outback Club gave voice to a new generation of country Australia. Now he is back, stretching the musical envelope yet again with what industry insiders are calling another ground-breaking album - Beautiful Noise.
Lee will be taking his new album on the road throughout 2013 with a new show featuring new songs and sounds from the Beautiful Noise album plus all of his classic hits including Boys From The Bush, Hat Town, Dirt, Planet Country, Texas QLD 4385, The Way It Is... and more.
Lee's special guests for the tour are The Wolfe Brothers. Hailing from Hobart Tasmania, The Wolfe Brothers burst on to the scene in 2012 when the nation voted them into the Grand Final of Australia's Got Talent. Their first album, It's On, was released in January 2013.
Lee Kernaghan is one of Australia's greatest live entertainers. When you add the energy and excitement of The Wolfe Brothers in one show you get what will be the country music event of the year.
Tickets: Adult: - $59.00, Concession: $54.00, Children Under 12: $30.00.
For further information contact 03 5330 5555.
San Cisco
When: 23 May 2013 08:30 PM -@ Karova Lounge, Cnr Field & Camp Sts, Ballarat
Thursday 23 May
+ Millions
+ Chaos Chaos (USA)
Tickets: $23.00 + booking fee.
For further information contact 03 5332 9122.
Food, Fetish & Frivolity
When: 23 May 2013 09:00 PM - 26 May 2013 09:00 PM@ Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May
Evening performances: 23 May - 9:00pm, 24 & 25 May - 7.00pm
Matinee performance: 26 May - 4.00pm
Arts Academy, School of Education and Arts, 2013 2nd Year Music Theatre Company presents Food, Fetish & Frivolity.
Love, seduction, debauchery and a good old fashioned apple pie. Be reduced to a melting moment of bliss, as you savour the sweet and sour gothic Gastronomique!
Directed by Sara Grenfell.
Musical Direction by Wendy Rechenberg.
Please be advised that this production contains adult themes, coarse language, sexual references and partial nudity.
Tickets: Adult: $20.00, Concession/ Friends Of Arts Academy: $15.00, UB Student: $5.00, Groups of 10+: $17.00.
For further information contact 03 3 5327 8600.
Ballarat Mechanics Institute Twilight Talk: Carolyn Hall
When: 24 May 2013 05:00 PM - 24 May 2013 06:30 PM@ Ballarat Mechanics Institute, 117 Sturt St, Ballarat
Friday 24 May
Carolyn Hall has called her talk Economic and ecological change in an ice-free Arctic. The Arctic is warming 2-3 times faster than lower latitudes and the indigenous peoples of the far north are seeing considerable changes in their environment, impacting on their way of life but multi-national energy companies have started to explore the resource-rich areas of the seabed as reduced ice cover opens up opportunities to extract oil & gas. Geopolitical issues will become increasingly urgent.
Cost: Members: $6.00 or Non-members: $10.00 which includes refreshments.
For further information contact 03 5331 3042.
Bel Air
When: 24 May 2013 08:30 PM -@ Karova Lounge, Cnr Field & Camp Sts, Ballarat
Friday 24 May
+ The Grim Fandangos
Tickets: $6.00.
For further information contact 03 5332 9122.
Border and Crossings: Goldfields Printmakers
When: 25 May 2013 10:00 AM - 07 July 2013 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 25 May 25 to Sunday 7 July
Travellers of the past brought a rich culture with them to the Goldfields, which in turn shaped the collective identity of the region. This group exhibition showcases the work of a range of printmakers across the region, each of whom brings their unique individual perspective to the shard experience of living on the Goldfields.
The exhibion is one of the first projects of a collective of regional printmakers who have come together to share ideas and opportunities, run workshops, put on exhibitions and engage with local communities in an effective and positive way.
The aim of the group is to embark on our own journey, telling stories through print and leaving a legacy for new printmakers who come through the region. Their journey has only just begun.
An Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition - supporting local artists.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Good News Radio’s 20th Birthday
When: 25 May 2013 05:00 PM - 25 May 2013 08:30 PM@ One2one Church of Christ, 121 Gillies St Sth, Ballarat
Saturday 25 May
Good News Radio is celebrating its 20th Birthday. This will take the form of a buffet dinner with great food, talk and laughter, and a light recounting of our story followed by an evening hour of praise at 7.30pm. Everyone, especially past Good News Radio volunteers, are welcome but bookings for dinner are essential.
Cost: Adult: $25.00, Child (6 to 11 years old): $15.00, Family (2 adults and up to 3 children): $75.00. Children under 5: Free.
For further information contact 03 533 999 58 or via email: manager@goodnewsradio.org.au.
A Tribute Too The Legends Of Country Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline
When: 25 May 2013 08:00 PM -@ Webbcona Bowls Club, 906 Grevillea Rd, Wendouree
Saturday 25 May
The classic songs of legendary country music giants, Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline, come to life in one big show.
Royden Donohue, Marie Hodson and a five piece band deliver the timeless songs and sounds of two of Country music's most recognised and loved stars.
Royden and Marie will take you on a journey back in time, with voices to rival these legendary icons of Country music.
BYO Nibbles.
Drinks at bar prices.
Tickets: $20.00.
For further information contact 03 5338 1957 or 0413 345 309.
