What's On This Weekend
What's On This Week from Ballarat's Visitor Information
Centre.
Updated every Thursday keeping you informed and up to date with
upcoming events and activities.
THIS WEEKEND
Thursday 10 May: Race Day at the Dowling Forest
Racecourse
Enjoy top class racing with superb dining packages available.
Cost: Free. Time: 11am - 6pm. Location: Dowling
Forest Racecourse, 240 Kennedy's Rd, Ballarat. Ph: 5334 6273 or
visit www.ballaratturfclub.net.au
Thursday 10 - Sunday 13 May: Project Window - The
Swimmers
A serene and tranquil image of an ocean pool against an
ocean backdrop endlessly loops in a continual rise and fall of
waves, creating a sense of quiet contemplation. Cost: Free. Time:
8pm - 8am. Location: Front window, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40
Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Thursday 10 - Sunday 13 May: Kerrie Leishman - The New
Beauty
Well known illustrator and artist Kerrie Leishman explores how
wind turbines might be incorporated into the Australian landscape
tradition, as other man-made structures such as windmills and
concrete silos have become icons of the landscape. Cost: Free.
Time: 9am - 5pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St
Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Friday 11 May: Friends of Hertz Masquerade Launch Party
18+
Friends of Herz is a social experience which is designed to
provide safe, fun & innovative social inclusion occasions for
the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Intersex Questioning and
friendly communities in regional areas of Australia. Entertainment
will be provided by DJ St Mel. Cost: $10. Time: 9pm - 2am.
Location: The Bluestone, Top Floor, 103 Mair St Ballarat, (enter
via Wayward Way). Visit www.friendsofherz.com
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 May: Art & Craft
Exhibition
A unique exhibition of all things art and craft stalls,
demonstrations, exhibitions. Cost: Adult: $5, Conc $1. Time: 9.30am
- 4pm. Location: Victoria Bowling Club, 231 Victoria St, Ballarat.
Ph: 5331 1699
Friday 11 - Thursday 24 May: Merrian Dennis - Tarts of
the Muffin World
A new exhibition of fine art showcasing handmade products and
quirky gifts. Cost: Free. Time: Tue - Sat: 10am - 5pm. Sun: 12pm -
5pm. Location: Red Brick Gallery, 218a Skipton St, Ballarat. Ph:
0402 416 097
Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 May: Frock tales - Fashion
through the 20th century
This 20th century fashion parade featuring items on loan from
private collections. Every dress tells a story. Cost: Free.
Time: 2pm - 3pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St
Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 May: Lionel Lindsay - Artist,
Adventurer and Advocate
A special display of Lionel Lindsay's artworks from the Art
Gallery of Ballarat and private collections. Cost: $5. Time: 11am -
3pm. Location: Creswick Museum, 70 Albert St, Creswick. Ph: 5345
2845
Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 May: Ballarat
Heritage Weekend 2012
Revisit your 'Childhood Memories'. Pedal cars, tin toys, rocking
horses, carousels and puppet shows are all part of the fun and
excitement as you experience Ballarat from the 1930s onwards. Wind
your way through Ballarat's historic venues. Make sure you join a
tour or collect trail sheets on feature heritage buildings and
learn about the intriguing architectural features, mysteries and
stories of these buildings. Cost: Free. Time: 10am - 5pm. Location:
Various destinations - hub is Ballarat Mining Exchange, 8 Lydiard
St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5500 or visit www.ballaratheritageweekend.com
Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 May: Ballarat Steam
Shuttles
Steamrail Victoria will run historical steam locomotives Y112 and
K190 between Ballarat and Sulky in conjunction with the Ballarat
Heritage Weekend. Tickets available at the Ballarat Railway Station
and on each train on the day. Cost: Adult $15, Child $10, Family
$35. Time: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm. Location:
Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 9397
1953
Saturday 12 May - Sunday 24 June: Cath
Johnston - Missconceptions
Catherine Johnston's sculptures comment on the contemporary human
condition using repetition, scale and respect for the technical
process. In this selection of installation, sculptures, and
photographs she delves within the fragile shell of an innocuous
exterior form to comment on the hidden personal experiences
beneath. Cost: Free. Time: 9am - 5pm. Location: Art Gallery of
Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858
Sunday 13 May: Ballarat Horse Trials
See some of the best trained event horses thundering around
Ballarat's beautiful Victoria Park. Cost: Free. Time: 9am - 5pm.
Location: Victoria Park, Cnr Winter St & Cedar Dr, Ballarat.
Ph: 0448 313 429 or visit www.ballarat.ponyclubvic.org.au
Sunday 13 May: Soul Food
Soul Food features live musical performances and readings from
cultures around the world. Cost: Free. Time: 10.30am -
11.30am. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat Annexe, 40 Lydiard St
Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858
MIDWEEK
Tuesday 15 May: Syncopation
A smash hit fusion of comedy, drama, romance and ballroom dancing
set in the exciting, eclectic rush of New York City in 1912. Cost:
Adult $50, Conc $45, Child $25. Time: 8pm. Location: Wendouree
Centre for Performing Arts, 1220 Howitt St, Wendouree. Ph: 5338
0980
Wednesday 16 - Sunday 20 May: Women Beware
Women
Enter into a world of family, conspiracy, love, debauchery,
dancing with a pinch of murder. Cost: Adult $20, Conc $15, Groups
$10, UB Students $5. Time: Wed - Sat: 7.30pm. Sun: 4pm. Location:
Post Office Box Theatre, Cnr Lydiard & Sturt sts, Ballarat.
Visit http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/ard/artsacademy/tickets/
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 May:
Oklahoma
Don't miss this landmark of musical theatre, presented by Block
Musical Theatre Company. Cost: Adult $39, Conc $29, Child $22.
Time: 8pm. (2pm matinees available call box office for more
information). Location: Her Majesty's Theatre, 17 Lydiard St Sth,
Ballarat. Ph: 5333 5888
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 May: Wendy Bolger - Pleasure
Framed
With particular emphasis on the land and sites such as Lake Mungo,
Bolger re-examines white settlement and indigenous Australian
history, reconfiguring perceptions and associations of beauty,
freedom and connection. Cost: Free. Time: 1pm - 4pm. Location: Post
Office Gallery, Cnr Sturt & Lydiard sts, Ballarat. Ph: 5327
8615
NEXT WEEKEND
Saturday 19 May - Sunday 1 July: Gareth Sansom -
Alternative Persona
Gareth Sansom's work is like a theatre of the absurd, with a
motley cast of manic and macabre characters drawn from the world of
the artist's fertile imagination as well as from religion and
history, pop culture, street art, underground comics and cinemas.
Cost: Free. Time: 9am - 5pm. Location: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40
Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Ph: 5320 5858 or visit www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 May: Victorian Masters Rowing
Championships
There will be around 1000 competitors and support staff and a wide
range of events including individuals competing in single sculls to
teams competing in crews of eight. Cost: Free. Time: 8am - 5pm.
Location: Lake Wendouree, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat. Ph: 9820
8888
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 May: Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring photographic work from across all Victorian Camera
Clubs. Cost: Gold Coin Donation. Time: Sat: 9am - 4.30pm. Sun: 9am
- 1.30pm. Location: University Of Ballarat, Geoffrey Blainey
Auditorium, University Dr, Mt Helen.
Sunday 20 May: RSPCA Million Paws Walk
This 5km walk will feature dog demonstrations, competitions along
with food and refreshments. Cost: Free. Participants: Adult $15,
Child $8, Conc $8. Time: 9am - 2pm. Location: Victoria Park, Cnr
Winter St & Cedar Dr, Ballarat. Ph: 9224 2222 or visit www.millionpawswalk.com.au