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MIDWEEK
Wednesday 22 May: Art
Insight - Toni Covino-Beehre
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. Cost: Free. Time: 12.30pm –
1.30pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Wednesday 22 May: Ballarat and District Trotting Club
Choose a dining package and view spectacular racing. Cost: (Gate
Entry Only) Adult $8, Child $4. Time: 5.30pm. Location: Ballarat and
District Trotting Club, Cnr Bell & Sutton sts, Redan. Ph: 5335 9041
or visit
www.ballarattrottingclub.com.au
THIS WEEKEND
Thursday 23 May:
Thursday Racing
This quality day of racing can also be complemented by affordable
hospitality packages and presents a great chance to enjoy the Club's
premium facilities. Cost: Free (Gate Entry only). Time: 11am.
Location: Ballarat Turf Club, Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest. Ph: 5334
6273 or visit
www.countryracing.com.au
Thursday 23 May: Lee Kernaghan
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.
Cost: Adult $59, Conc $54, Child $30. Time: 8pm. Location: Regent
Cinemas, 49 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5330 5555 or visit
www.regententertainment.com.au
Thursday 23 May – Friday 7 June: Even Higher
Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont are Western Australian based
visual artists working in photography, film, performance and set and
costume design. They have been collaborating on projects together
since 2001, creating large multidisciplinary works encompassing
photography, performance, choreography, film, installation and
design. Cost: Free. Time: 6pm – 7am. Location: Lydiard Street
Project Window, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Friday 24 May: Live Music @ The George Hotel
Friday after work drinks have never sounded better than with Shane
Gilbert playing live. Cost: Free. Time: From 5pm. Location: The Lane
Cider Bar, The George Hotel, 27 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5333
4866 or visit
www.georgehotelballarat.com.au
Saturday 25 May: Athletics Victoria 15km Road Race (Run)
Lake Wendouree will provide the back drop for a fast paced 15km run
for senior athletes and a 5km run for junior athletes. The event is
run by Athletics Victoria and encourages athletes to get out of the
city and experience the long weekend in the historical regional
centre of Ballarat. Cost: Spectators Free. Time: 9am – 5pm.
Location: Lake Wendouree, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat. Ph: 5332 7024 or
visit www.ballaratycw.com.au
Saturday 25 May: Live Music @ The George Hotel
Start your Saturday night off with some live music and cider. Cost:
Free. Time: From 5pm. Location: The Lane Cider Bar, The George
Hotel, 27 Lydiard St Nth Ballarat. Ph: 5333 4866 or visit
www.georgehotelballarat.com.au
Saturday 25 May – Sunday 7 July: Home Sweet Home
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. Cost: Free. Time: 10am – 5pm. Location: Art Gallery of
Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Sunday 26 May: Make Cancer History Walk
This is a unique Sunday morning walk around Sovereign Hill to raise
money for the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute. Walk 2 km or 4
km. Cost: Adult $20, Child $10, Child U/5 free. Cost includes entry
to Sovereign Hill for the day on Sunday 26 May 2013 only. Time: 9am
– 5pm. Location: Sovereign Hill, 39 Magpie St, Ballarat. Ph. 5337
1199 or visit
www.sovereignhill.com.au
Sunday 26 May: Visionary Wedding Expo
The Wedding expo links brides and grooms to-be with leading industry
businesses. There will be plenty of exhibitors and a number fashion
parades and the chance to win many door prizes donated by
exhibitors. Time: 10am - 4pm. Cost: Free. Location: Ballarat Mining
Exchange, 8 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph. 5331 8036 or visit
www.visionaryweddings.com.au
Sunday 26 May: Rainbow Run
The ultimate run and party with colour, for all peeps, joggers,
walkers of all ages, size, and speeds. You are the blank canvas,
your own colour masterpiece and mess is the end result. This new
international fun run concept of blending vibrant colour with an
easy to complete 5km run course, takes its structure from the Indian
“Holi” Festival of Colours concept with a history dating back 100’s
of years which involves the throwing of colour onto attendees
dressed in white, symbolizes universal brotherhood with the colour
merging of all. Cost: $45 - $55. Time: 9am – 2pm. Location: Victoria
Park, start line near Oak Avenue, Ballarat. Ph: 9867 5999 or visit
www.rainbowruns.net
Sunday 26 May: Ballarat Choral Festival
Nine choirs in all will be contributing to the program. The Choral
Festival will conclude with a combined choir’s grand finale of
nearly 300 voices accompanied by St Andrews magnificent pipe organ.
Cost: Free. Time: 1.30pm – 3pm. Location: St Andrews Uniting Church,
Sturt St, Ballarat. Ph: 0400 650 234.
Sunday 26 May: Last Sunday in May Concert - Arts Academy
This concert will feature Third Year Music Theatre students from the
Arts Academy, University of Ballarat. Accompanist is Wendy
Rechenberg. Cost: Free. Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm. Location: Art Gallery
of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Sunday 26 May: Shirazz
The Ballarat Jazz Club presents Shirazz for an afternoon of music,
laughter and dancing. Cost: Members $10, Non-members $15. Time:
1.30pm – 4.30pm. Location: Ballarat Golf Club, 1800 Sturt St,
Ballarat. Ph: 0439 700 219 or visit
www.ballaratjazzclub.weebly.com
UP & COMING EVENTS
Monday 27 May: Moon
Moon is a stunning a cappella choral-theatre experience by The
Australian Voices – recently returning with 5 stars from Edinburgh
Fringe Festival. The first half is a classical choral concert with
beautiful choral works by Rachmaninoff, Bruckner and Beibl.
Following interval, the show enters choral-theatre mode with the
intergalactic love story, Moon. This epic song of love, featuring 10
movements (songs), Moon tells the story of the lonely Diana, her
search for love and the twists of a very long-distance relationship.
Cost: Adult $45, Conc $40, Child $15. Time: 8pm. Location: Her
Majesty’s Theatre, 17 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat. Ph: 5333 5888 or
visit www.hermaj.com
Wednesday 29 May: Art Insight - Jennifer McKnight
Jennifer McKnight is a designer who creates work for print and
screen. Jennifer is currently Associate Professor in Studio Art at
the University of Missouri-St Louis and is a national board member
on the AIGA Design Education Community of Interest. Cost: Free.
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40
Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Thursday 30 – Friday 31 May: Seussical The Musical
SEUSSICAL is a vibrant and energetic musical based on characters and
stories created by Dr Seuss and performed by the students of Phoenix
P-12 Community College. Over 40 students ranging from Year 8-11 will
entertain you with the weird and wonderful adventuresexperienced by
Jojo and narrated by The Cat in the Hat. Cost: Adult $10, Conc $5,
Child $5. Time: 7pm. Location: Her Majesty’s Theatre, 17 Lydiard St
Sth, Ballarat. Ph: 5333 5888 or visit
www.hermaj.com
Friday 31 May: Live Music @ The George Hotel
Head to The Lane for some cool tunes played by Vincent. Cost: Free.
Time: From 5pm. Location: The Lane Cider Bar, The George Hotel, 27
Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5333 4866 or visit
www.georgehotelballarat.com.au
Friday 31 May: The Great Gatsby
This event will raise funds to provide sports and music equipment to
schools in Ainaro, East Timor. Cost: $15. Time: 6.30pm. Location:
Regent Cinemas, 49 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 0403 709 549 or
visit
www.regententertainment.com.au
Saturday 1 June: Mountain Designs Adventure Race Australia
Mountain Designs Adventure Race Australia is Australia’s national
adventure racing series with 6 events in 5 states. The event
includes courses for all levels from the Magellan Explore and Raw
Course for beginner’s right through to the hardcore event for more
experienced racers. Participants are challenged with a combination
of mountain biking, trail running, trekking and a choice of
adventure legs which can include anything from kayaking, swimming,
white water rafting, canoeing, rock climbing, canyoning, tubing,
abseiling or archery! Cost: Spectator free. Competition Entry $267 -
$297. Time: 7am – 4pm. Location: Novotel Forest Resort, 1500 Midland
Hwy,Creswick. Ph: 0414 282 084 or visit
www.adventureraceaustralia.com.au
Saturday 1 June: Akmal Live
This year's show promises to be Akmal's most punctual, and
jam-packed with lots of words, some of which he will be using for
the first time. Also, for the first time in the history, Akmal will
be appearing in high definition 3D (glasses not provided). Cost:
Adult $44.90. Time: 8pm. Location: Wendouree Centre for Performing
Arts, 1220 Howitt St, Wendouree. Ph: 5338 0980 or visit
www.wcpa.com.au
Saturday 1 June: The Angels
With Dave Gleeson (from The Screaming Jets) upfront, The Angels have
been storming rock stages right around the country. They've even
notched up a festival in Japan. Two years of blowing away new and
old Angels fans at sold out show after sold out show. All the hard
work has paid off. The Angels with Dave Gleeson are now widely known
as the best live rock band in Australia today. Cost: $60. Time:
9.45pm. Location: Regent Cinemas, 49 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph:
5330 5555 or visit
www.regententertainment.com.au
Saturday 1 June: Ballarat and District Trotting Club
Choose a dining package and view spectacular racing. Cost: (Gate
Entry Only) Adult $8, Child $4. Time: 5.30pm. Location: Ballarat and
District Trotting Club, Cnr Bell & Sutton sts, Redan. Ph: 5335 9041
or visit
www.ballarattrottingclub.com.au
Saturday 1 – Thursday 13 June: Street Arts
Street Arts, an exhibition showcasing the anything goes attitude of
the streets. A group show with a bit of a theme Street Arts
showcases the creativity and diversity of art on the streets. Don’t
worry if your no aerosol maestro, anything goes! Cost: Free. Time:
Tues - Sat: 10am – 5pm. Location: Red brick Gallery, 216 Skipton St,
Ballarat. Ph: 0427 676 539 or visit
www.redbrickgallery.com.au
Saturday 1 June – Sunday 21 July: The Art of Science: Scientific
illustrations from Museum Victoria
Whether they fly, swim, crawl, wiggle or walk, we are endlessly
fascinated and inspired by the creatures of our world. The Art of
Science showcases the uncommon beauty produced from 300 years of
exacting scientific observation and illustration. Cost: Free. Time:
10am – 5pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Sunday 2 June: Sunday Racing
This quality day of racing can also be complemented by affordable
hospitality packages and presents a great chance to enjoy the Club's
premium facilities. Cost: Free (Gate Entry only). Time: 11am.
Location: Ballarat Turf Club, Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest. Ph: 5334
6273 or visit
www.countryracing.com.au
Sunday 2 June: Best O Lake
A unique ongoing physical activity program for all age groups and
fitness levels. 6km walk, jog or run around Lake Wendouree recorded
with an O Tag! Cost: Adult $20, Child $15. Time: 8am. Location:
Opposite Ballarat Yacht Club, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat. Ph: 5334
3998. Register online:
www.bestolake.com.au
Thursday 6 June: Ballarat and District Trotting Club
Choose a dining package and view spectacular racing. Cost: (Gate
Entry Only) Adult $8, Child $4. Time: 5.30pm. Location: Ballarat and
District Trotting Club, Cnr Bell & Sutton sts, Redan. Ph: 5335 9041
or visit
www.ballarattrottingclub.com.au
Friday 7 June – Thursday 12 July: Kat Pengelly - Racy Rascal
This is a 12th Exhibition of artful fashion including wearable art
outfits and accessories. Cost: Free. Time: Mon – Fri: 9am – 5.30pm.
Sat: 10am – 5pm. Location: Gallery on Sturt, 421 Sturt St, Ballarat.
Ph: 5331 7011 or visit
www.galleryonsturt.com.au
Friday 7 June – Thursday 12 July: Sibley
Andrew Sibley is a renowned Australian artist whose career has
spanned over 5 decades and he has consistently exhibited around
Australia and overseas. His artworks focus on the human condition
and the ways in which we interact and relate. Irena Sibley was a
renowned Australian artist, writer, illustrator of children's books,
and art teacher. Her artwork employs a range of techniques,
including hand-coloured linocuts and acrylic painting. Cost: Free.
Time: Mon – Fri: 9am – 5.30pm. Sat: 10am – 5pm. Location: Gallery on
Sturt, 421 Sturt St, Ballarat. Ph: 5331 7011 or visit
www.galleryonsturt.com.au
Saturday 8 – Monday 10 June: McDonalds Junior Basketball Tournament
42nd Annual Junior Basketball Tournament attracting over 200 teams
to Ballarat from all areas of the State. The competition is open to
all A Grade and B Grade U/11 - U/18 teams. Cost: Spectator Free.
Time: 9am – 5pm. Location: Minerdome, Cnr of Grevillea Rd and
Dowling sts, Wendouree. Ph: 5338 1220 or visit
www.ballaratbasketball.com
Saturday 8 June – Sunday 16 June: Exotic Exhibition and Sale
The Crafts Council of Ballarat present an exhibition called Exotic
with a diverse range of handcrafted items for display and sale.
Cost: Free. Time: 9am – 5pm. Location: The Robert Clark
Conservatory, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat.
Ph: 5338 4654
Saturday 8 June: Sundowner
The realm of memory remains a great mystery. Through the eyes of
three generations, Sundowner tells the story of so many Australian
families. If a loved one starts to lose their memories, what role
can we play in holding on to them? And how can we care for them in
the present while honouring their memory? Starring Helen Morse,
Sundowner combines theatre, dance and physicality in a story of
lament and at times, grief and sorrow. Cost: Adult $54, Conc $49,
Stu $25, Child $15. Time: 7.30pm. Location: Wendouree Centre for
Performing Arts, 1220 Howitt St, Wendouree. Ph: 5333 5888 or visit
www.hermaj.com
Sunday 9 June: This House
James Graham’s biting, energetic and critically-acclaimed new play
strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the
scenes in 1974 British parliament who roll up their sleeves, and on
occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting
chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments. Please note this
is a screening of a performance captured overseas and not a live
performance. Cost: Adult $28, Conc $24. Time: 1pm. Location: Her
Majesty’s Theatre, 17 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat. Ph: 5333 5888 or
visit www.hermaj.com
Wednesday 12 June: Art Insight - John Kean
John Kean is a freelance curator who has developed the exhibition
The Art of Science for Museum Victoria. Cost: Free. Time: 12.30pm –
1.30pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Wednesday 12 June: Australian Burlesque Festival 2013
For the first time the festival will be rolling into Ballarat and
promises to ruffle some feathers with a night like no other! Some of
the world’s brightest stars in burlesque join the crème-de-la-crème
of the Australian burlesque scene in a night of unsurpassed glamour
and tease! The burst¬ing pop¬ular¬ity of the bur¬lesque revival is
in full swing around the globe with Burlesque Festivals and
competitions in all major cities. Aus¬tralian burlesque is
internationally recognised for its unique and brazen fla¬vour of
the¬at¬rical, glamorous and avant-garde bur¬lesque. Cost: $44.50.
Time: 8pm. Location: Her Majesty’s Theatre, 17 Lydiard St Sth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5333 5888 or visit
www.hermaj.com
ON GOING EVENTS
Until Saturday 25 May: Yarrowee St Friday Morning Life Drawing Group
Exhibition
An exhibition of works created during the famous Yarrowee St Friday
Morning Life Drawing Group sessions. Formed nearly two decades ago
and still going strong, most of Ballarat's artists and aspiring
artists have taken part in this weekly drawing group. This
exhibition of works is by current members. Cost: Free. Time: Tues -
Sat 10am - 5pm. Location: Red Brick Gallery, 216 Skipton St,
Ballarat. Visit:
www.redbrickgallery.com.au
Until Sunday 26 May: Sunday Gardens Tours in Autumn
Each Sunday the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens will be
offering a guided tour highlighting the garden’s history,
development, heritage trees, statuary and plantings. Cost: Gold
coin. Time: 11am. Location: Conservatory, Ballarat Botanical
Gardens, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat. Ph: 5364 2764 or visit
www.fbbg.org.au
Until Sunday 26 May: Barry Gillard - Help! I Feel a Strong Weakness
This is an exhibition of drawings in the Spirit of Dante Alighieri
and Others. In these large drawings Barry Gillard presents an array
of figures, texts and situations that take us into a dream, or
nightmare state. Cost: Free. Time: 10am – 5pm. Location: Art Gallery
of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Until Sunday 26 May: Place
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. Cost: Free. Time: 12pm – 4pm. Location:
Backspace Gallery, Huyghue House, Alfred Deakin Place, Camp St,
Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5643
Until Friday 31 May: From North to South
An accomplished, mature artist, Tamara Bekier 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. Cost: Free. Time: Mon - Fri: 9am –
5.30pm. Sat: 9am - 1pm. Location: Fairbanks Eye Gallery, 917a Sturt
St, Ballarat. Ph: 5333 1133 or visit
www.fairbankseyegallery.com.au
Until Sunday 1 June: Inaugural Sculpture at Lavandula
Under an Autumn Sky is an outdoor art showcase by many of the
accomplished sculptors from the Central Highlands region. More than
20 artists will be exhibiting their works over a month in the
beautiful grounds and ever changing autumnal colours of the
Lavandula Swiss Italian Lavender Farm. Cost: Adults $4, Child (5-17)
$1. Time: 10am – 5pm. Location: Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm, 350
Hepburn Newstead Rd, Shepherds Flat. Ph: 5476 4393 or visit
www.lavandula.com.au
Until Tuesday 4 June: Richard Spare
Exhibition featuring a collection of original hand coloured
drypoints with a botanical theme. Cost: Free. Time: Mon – Fri: 9am –
5.30pm, Sat: 10am – 5pm. Location: Gallery on Sturt, 421 Sturt St,
Ballarat. Ph: 5331 7011 or visit
www.galleryonsturt.com.au
Until Sunday 20 June: Living Traditions – The Art of Belief
A touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria which
draws on diverse material from across all areas of the NGV's rich
collections to explore a range of living religious traditions found
in the Australian community today. Cost: Free. Time: 10am – 5pm.
Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph:
5320 5858 or visit
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Until Sunday 23 June: My Australia photo exhibition
Aldona Kmiec is a Polish born public artist, professional
photographer and Multicultural Ambassador of Ballarat. My Australia
draws together a collection of Kmiec’s portraiture work exploring
multiculturalism in Australia. Cost: Free. Time: 9am – 5pm.
Location: Ballarat Library, 178 Doveton St Nth, Ballarat. Ph. 5338
6850 or visit
www.chrlc.vic.gov.au
Until Sunday 1 September: Letters of the Goldfields
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. Cost: Adult $11.20, Conc $8.90, Child $5.70, U/4 Free,
Family $29.50. Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm. Location: Gold Museum,
Bradshaw St, Ballarat. Ph: 5337 1107 or visit
www.sovereignhill.com.au
Information
supplied by the Ballarat Visitor Information Centre
Address: 43 Lydiard Street North Ballarat Central 3350
Telephone:1800 44 66 33
Email:
information@ballarat.vic.gov.au
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