Friday
Refugee Week: Ballarat Welcome Film Festival
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25 Barkly Street from 6pm. Cost $20 general admission, $15 concession. Buy tickets here.
CMY and BRMC are proud to present the Ballarat Welcome Film Festival in Refugee Week, screening The Merger and Hope Road. The event will feature talks from some inspiring local individuals with powerful stories of their refugee experience.
THE MERGER (M): A former star footballer turned social justice campaigner returns to his home town, and is persuaded to coach the struggling, local footy team. He recruits refugees to make up the numbers with hilarious results, but ultimately takes the community on a journey of change.
HOPE ROAD (PG): A refugee from the Sudanese civil war, Zacharia (one of the 'Lost Boys' of Sudan) lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter. He desperately wants to do something for his former village, now in the newly created nation of South Sudan. His dream is to build a much-needed school, and he enlists the backing of numerous Australians who have raised sufficient funds to make a start on the project.
Ticket price is inclusive of both films and a selection of Nepalese tasters (vegetarian options available).
All proceeds will be donated to the Ballarat Refugee Asylum Seeker Support Network.
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Casino Royale Night
The Pub With Two Names, corner of Doveton and Mair streets, from 7.15pm. Cost $99. To book tickets, click here.
For one night only, The Stables will get a makeover and host the Casino Royale.
Professional croupiers will attend roulette, casino poker and blackjack tables, an incredible magician will entertain you live from 8pm and of course finger food and drinks are all included. Get dressed, get dancy, walk the Red Carpet and have fun.
Dress code: 007.
Ivan Ooze - Thanks for the Memories tour
Karova Lounge from 8.30pm. Cost is $28.60. Buy tickets here.
Join Ivan Ooze before he goes on indefinite hiatus. This could be it. For the past 6 years Ooze has performed across the country but it is time for him to say farewell - certainly for now.
Town Hall tours
225 Sturt Street. Click here to book a free tour.
Ballarat Town Hall is opening its doors to guided tours! Visitors and Ballarat residents will have an opportunity to hear about the secrets and stories of the Ballarat Town Hall during a special guided tour. Each tour will run for about 45 minutes.
At the end of the war: From Digger to Farmer
Until June 30 at Creswick Museum, 70 Albert Street.
After World War 1 the Soldiers' Settlement scheme was established throughout Australia with South Australia first enacting legislation in 1915.
In Victoria the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act of 1917 established the scheme in this State.
Until 1934, 11,639 returned servicemen were allocated blocks under the scheme. Unfortunately not all were successful.
This exhibition will tell the stories of those who took up land in our district.
Saturday
REBEL | REBEL: The genius of Annie Lennox and David Bowie
The Mining Exchange at 5pm. Adult $25, concession $20, child 0-12 $10. Tickets available here.
Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus invite you to encounter the rule-breaking, earth-shaking music of two renegade rock maestros through REBEL | REBEL: The genius of Annie Lennox and David Bowie. Melbourne's original and most dynamic LGBTIQ+ choir throw themselves into a spectacular parade of never-before-performed arrangements of soul-searing, boundary- defying hits. REBEL | REBEL is four-parts harmony and all parts glam!
Basement Sessions at The Lost Ones - Nina Rose
14 Camp Street between 3pm and 5pm.
Live music in the Basement Bar. All we ask is a contribution of $10 for the artist, $15 including a beverage. You can give your contribution at the door.
Nina Rose is a Melbourne singer-songwriter, whose music combines folk and pop. She will be joined by support act Patrick Evans.
Shaun Kirk at the Cabaret Club
Ballarat Cabaret Club, Western Highway, Warrenheip at 8.30pm. Doors open at 6.30pm. Cost $20 presale, $25 at the door (unless sold out prior). Free courtesy bus service available outside the old Suttons building, 31 Sturt Street Ballarat. The bus will make trips in and out of the CBD at 7pm, 7:30pm and 8pm and then return trips once the show is over. Buy tickets here.
Following a huge 2018 which saw the release of two brand new singles Howlin at the Moon and Save My Soul, some 20 sold out headline shows across Australia and New Zealand, and another billing at the world famous Bluesfest, Byron Bay alongside the likes of Robert Plant, John Butler Trio, and Tash Sultana; one man blues/soul troubadour Shaun Kirk is pleased to be in Ballarat this weekend.
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Scope trivia night fundraiser
Ballarat East Bowls Club, 300 Bradshaw Street, Golden Point. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Cost $15.
All proceeds go directly to Scope's 2019 Lifestyle Camp. All welcome - book a table or come on your own.
There will be raffles, silent auctions, games. BYO Nibbles, drinks at bar brices.
Freya Josephine Hollick with support Team Love
Palais Hepburn. Cost is $17.35. Buy tickets here.
Following the high praise of 2018 album Feral Fusion that saw her perform at Festival of Voices and the Melbourne Recital Centre, Freya Josephine Hollick kicked off 2019 with a trip to Tamworth Music Festival.
She has just returned from the US to record with Lucinda Williams' band Buick 6 and fresh from performances at National Folk Festival and Bendigo Autumn Music Festival.
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Ballarat Parkrun
Every Saturday at 8am in Victoria Park.
It's free but please register before your first run. Bring a printed copy of your barcode. Run at your own pace, it is for your enjoyment. For more information, email ballarathelpers@parkrun.com
Brown Hill market
Fourth Saturday of the month at the Brown Hill Hall, 375 Humffray St North between 9am and 1pm.
Expect everything from vegetables, cheese, dry goods and wine to jewellery, clothing, dog portraits and second-hand books. The stallholder range varies with each season and some only come once or twice a year so you never know what you will find.
Swap It
Creswick Neighbourhood Centre, 19-21 Victoria Street, between 9.30am and 11am.
Homemade and homegrown food, produce, seeds and skills to swap and share. No money changes hands. Bring your figs and take home some jam, swap your worm juice for a pumpkin, an hour of mowing for some sewing.... Norm's world famous woodfired pizza will be on offer and tea/coffee by donation. A great social morning. All welcome at the rear of Creswick Neighbourhood Centre - co-hosted with Creswick Community Garden. If you don't have something to swap, just bring an idea, story or recipe instead.
Become a barista
Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre between 9.30am and 3pm. Cost is $25.
We teach you how to use a coffee machine from scratch. With no prior experience, you will leave the course knowing how to froth milk, make espresso, make industry standard coffee, and how to clean and maintain the coffee machine.
At the end of the war: From Digger to Farmer
Until June 30 at Creswick Museum, 70 Albert Street.
After World War 1 the Soldiers' Settlement scheme was established throughout Australia with South Australia first enacting legislation in 1915.
In Victoria the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act of 1917 established the scheme in this State.
Until 1934, 11,639 returned servicemen were allocated blocks under the scheme. Unfortunately not all were successful.
This exhibition will tell the stories of those who took up land in our district.
Sunday
Cat Lovers Ballarat film fundraiser
Regent Cinemas at 2.15pm. Cost is $16 which must be made to either Sheryl (0413 555 979) or Michelle (0419 835 997) by the end of Friday.
Watch new film The Secret Life of Pets 2 while raising money for desexing, vaccinating, fostering and responsibly rehoming of beautiful Ballarat cats.
Victorian Sheep Show and Ballarat Alpaca Show
Ballarat Showgrounds, corner of Creswick Road and Howitt Street between 8am and 5pm. Free.
Fibre, Food, Fashion & Farm Festival with 2019 relaunching the Victorian Sheep Show (Poll Dorset as Feature Breed) in its brand new home alongside the Ballarat Alpaca Show. An extravaganza showcasing all sheep breeds, fibre, food and fashion, alpacas, working sheepdogs, machinery. For more information, click here.
Ballarat Symphony Orchestra - Stars on the Rise
Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North.
Three of the region's rising stars, winners of the 2019 Youth Concerto Competition, will perform with the Ballarat Symphony Orchestra. The popular program features works by Rossini, Mozart, Cimerosa, Vivaldi, Rossini and Marquez and as a special highlight - the BSO will perform an original composition by young Ballarat pianist and composer Jack Stacey.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT HERE.
Raised on Jazz - Elissa Rodger Band
The Pub With Two Names, corner of Doveton and Mair streets, between 1pm and 4pm. Cost is $25 adults, $20 concession. Buy tickets here.
Ballarat-raised jazz vocalist Elissa Rodger has been performing from a young age and launched her jazz career after undertaking studies at Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University.
She was inspired to explore the world of jazz after being exposed to the Coltrane and Hartman ballads album when she was 15.
The 'Elissa Rodger Band' was formed in 2013 and has been going from strength to strength. Elissa and her band are influenced by artists such as Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderly and Kurt Elling and the ensemble strives to challenge each other and explore new musical ideas.
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Elizabeth Stewart's Music School Concert
Ballarat Cabaret Club, Western Highway, Warrenheip. Free entry.
It's time to celebrate another great year of music-making...with a concert filled to the brim with talent.
Head out to The Cabaret Club for another fun afternoon of live musical entertainment.
Solos, duets, ensembles, guitars, pianos, backing tracks (and goodness knows what else) all provided by talented, nervous, but nonetheless fabulous vocal/music students.
At the end of the war: From Digger to Farmer
Until June 30 at Creswick Museum, 70 Albert Street.
After World War 1 the Soldiers' Settlement scheme was established throughout Australia with South Australia first enacting legislation in 1915.
In Victoria the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act of 1917 established the scheme in this State.
Until 1934, 11,639 returned servicemen were allocated blocks under the scheme. Unfortunately not all were successful.
This exhibition will tell the stories of those who took up land in our district.
Ballarat market
Ballarat Showgrounds between 8am and 1pm. Cost is $2.
The market is a fun day out with stalls laden with second hand wares, hand-made crafts, home-grown plants and vegetables, sweet treats, food stalls and trestles of toys, trinkets, trash and treasure.
Daylesford Sunday market
Daylesford Railway Station, 18 Raglan Street, between 9am and 3pm.
You'll find stalls with everything from books to spare parts for the car, fresh local produce, clothing and collectables. Dogs on a leash are welcome. Plenty of free parking.
Avoca Riverside Market
Cambridge Street, Avoca between 9am and 1pm.
The Avoca Riverside Market is held along the banks of the Avoca River and in Cambridge St.
The tranquility of the venue adds to the enjoyment of meandering around the market.
Between 50 and 70 stallholders provide a varied range of goods, including wine, crafts, fresh food, soaps, candles, plants, garden art, clothing, jewellery, lollies and more.
Local community groups are encouraged to run the BBQ each month to raise funds for their organisation. The day starts with a bacon and egg breakfast and by lunchtime the smell of sausages and onions is hard to resist!
The market always welcomes new stallholders so please contact them if you have home made goodies, art and craft, or second hand goods to sell and especially if you want to run fresh fruit and veggies stalls.
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