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Happenings

Events, Festivals, Exhibitions, Workshops and More

 

What’s going on in our creative city?

A little taste of the events, initiatives, activities and happenings in our creative city. We’re interested to hear from you if you’re running a creative event, workshop, activity or initiative. If you want to see your event here, fill in this form and we’ll review it.

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Sturt Street Gallery Workshops
Jan
14
to 26 Apr

Sturt Street Gallery Workshops

Ballarat’s Sturt Street Gallery is offering workshops in 2021.

They include:

Graphite & charcoal drawing classes, 14 Jan - 18 Mar

Pastel artwork classes - 11 Mar - 26 April

Watercolour, paint and ink - 27 April - 16 June

Cost - $25 each 2 hour class.

For bookings and more details contact Juli at sturtgallery@posyt.com

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Harry Quail Collective at the Main Bar
Feb
5
7:00 pm19:00

Harry Quail Collective at the Main Bar

Come join Harry Quail and his 6-piece Jazz collective for a fantastic evening of live music at the Main Bar. Featuring some of Australia's finest up-and-coming musicians, this band will be presenting an array of classic jazz repertoire from the likes of Miles Davis, Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock.

Seated show on our Outdoor Stage at The Main Bar (weather permitting)

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Dec
12
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Dec
11
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Dec
5
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Dec
4
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Nov
28
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Be_Hear/Now. A festival for the modern condition.
Nov
27
7:00 pm19:00

Be_Hear/Now. A festival for the modern condition.

Ever been to a surround sound bowling show? We haven’t either so we’re doing one, come sit and watch acts roll out from every lane in the original ‘80s Ballarat Bowls. Hot chips and slushies all round Be_Hear/Now. with some rock n bowl bands, drag queens, Devil Goats String Band and the local hip hop crew Exist Dance … see you in lane 7.
/ Ruben Riley Band
/ Honey Hunter
/ Devil Goat String Family Band
/ Hip Hop Existence (dance)
/ Bronwyn Blaiklock (spoken word)
/ Elektra lite (drag queen)
/ DJ Ramdaddy

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Nov
27
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Nov
21
6:00 pm18:00

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...
Nov
20
6:30 pm18:30

Piano Bar Ballarat Presents...

A golden opportunity to witness an intimate show of Piano Bar classics performed by our piano men and a guest vocalist. Hot canapés and antipasto boards by SteamPocket are included and drinks are at bar prices for two glorious, exclusive hours of wining, dining and requests. We offer 2 sessions per night - 6-8pm and 8:30-10:30pm. We can’t wait to see you!

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PluginHUMAN [ i miss your touch ]
Nov
8
3:00 am03:00

PluginHUMAN [ i miss your touch ]

Join together with a friend or join with one of the PluginHUMAN artists and help create an experimental online artwork.

[ i miss your touch ] responds to people’s movement. PluginHUMAN affect and animate participants’ live video streams, creating a live interactive online artwork. [ i miss your touch ] can make two people feel as if they are together in one space dancing and making art. People instantly see the creative effects of their movements and interactions.

Book your spot for a session and be in the draw to get a ticket to Be_Hear/Now music and art festival in November. Bookings essential.

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PluginHUMAN [ i miss your touch ]
Nov
1
2:00 am02:00

PluginHUMAN [ i miss your touch ]

Join together with a friend or join with one of the PluginHUMAN artists and help create an experimental online artwork.

[ i miss your touch ] responds to people’s movement. PluginHUMAN affect and animate participants’ live video streams, creating a live interactive online artwork. [ i miss your touch ] can make two people feel as if they are together in one space dancing and making art. People instantly see the creative effects of their movements and interactions.

Book your spot for a session and be in the draw to get a ticket to Be_Hear/Now music and art festival in November. Bookings essential.

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Isol-Aid: Ballarat Fully Lit!
Oct
5
6:00 am06:00

Isol-Aid: Ballarat Fully Lit!

Isol-Aid is coming to Ballarat! The award winning online music festival and gathering space will feature local Ballarat performers. Each artist will play a 20-minute set, streamed live via their Instagram accounts. At the end of their set, each musician will tag-team the next artist to play, sending fans down a rabbit hole of new music discovery, community, and good feels.
Line-up announced.

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Soldiers Hill Art Collective (SHAC) Exhibition at The Old Butchers
Sep
29
to 29 Oct

Soldiers Hill Art Collective (SHAC) Exhibition at The Old Butchers

Featured artworks of SHAC are now on display at the old Butchers Shop in Soldiers Hill, corner of Neil and Seymour Street. This historic building is wonderfully located on the fringe of the CBD and is an easy walk to view the art works within the windows.

​The building is approx. 100 years old and owned by Julie Bennett. The former Paterson's Butchers is one of the many examples of preserved shop houses that were once home to local businesses.

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Piano Bar Super Saturday
Sep
27
8:30 am08:30

Piano Bar Super Saturday

aturday night’s more than alright! Our Piano men and guest vocalists will be taking your song requests all night long, while we safely wine and dine you and your guests via table service.

Tickets for section 1 include entry where our new snack menu and drinks are available at bar prices.

Doors open at 6:30pm, all guests must be in by 7:30pm and the night ends at 10:30pm. The kitchen will be open until 8:30pm.

Book your ticket now.

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Piano Bar Super Saturday
Sep
20
8:30 am08:30

Piano Bar Super Saturday

aturday night’s more than alright! Our Piano men and guest vocalists will be taking your song requests all night long, while we safely wine and dine you and your guests via table service.

Tickets for section 1 include entry where our new snack menu and drinks are available at bar prices.

Doors open at 6:30pm, all guests must be in by 7:30pm and the night ends at 10:30pm. The kitchen will be open until 8:30pm.

Book your ticket now.

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