Features
Sounds@Sunset #5
TUNES OF UP-AND-COMING local musicians have been floating through the Nightcliff ocean breeze this year for the monthly Sounds@ Sunset gigs. We caught up with producer Shanae Kuo to find...
Get Your Geek on at GeeCon
THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL celebrating all things anime, comics and video games has a huge range of diverse events on the program for 2019. There’s everything from cosplay competitions to speed...
Reading Revolt
AUDIENCES CAN SEE a fierce and humourous feminist play for September’s instalment of Brown’s Mart Theatre’s Evening Reads. Award-winning play Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch examines the...
Feel the Rhythm of the Beat
SINCE 1979, The Beat Festival has given Northern Territory school students the chance to get on stage and show off their creative skills in a performance extravaganza each year. More...
Comics' Corner - September 2019
Showcasing Top End comics and local stand up performers. By Will Crawford CO-FOUNDER OF THIS YEAR’S INAUGURAL Deadly Darwin Comedy show Richard Fejo is a familiar face around town, popping...
30 Years of the Nitmiluk Handback
PACK A BAG AND MAKE THE TRIP to Katherine for the inaugural Nitmiluk Festival, an event created to celebrate 30 years since Nitmiluk National Park was handed back to Jawoyn...
The Inaugural Wagait Art Prize
WAGAIT BEACH’S ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION has stepped it up a notch this year, with the introduction of the Wagait Art Prize at the reinvigorated Wagait Art Festival. The theme for...
Pride Party Time
GET OUT AND ABOUT, and loud and proud for the annual Darwin Pride Festival. The party kicks off with the Darwin Pride Awards. The special fundraising night will see the...
Art The Walls
THE DARWIN STREET ART FESTIVAL (DSAF) is back with some of the biggest names yet. There’s even a street party in West Lane for everyone to help celebrate. Local street...
Lucky in Larrimah
IF THE DISTRACTIONS of the big city aren’t helping your writing project, the Andrew McMillan Emerging Writer’s Residency is your chance to hit the track for some peace and writing...
Book Review - Mandatory Murder
NT Writers' Centre Review by Kingsley Gittins. STEVEN SCHUBERT’S MANDATORY MURDER examines in great detail the scenario which led to the 2011 murder of Ray Nicefero down the track in...
It’s Just a Jump to the Left...
IT’S ASTOUNDING. Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll. But listen closely – you won’t want to miss this special screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Precinct...
Fannie Bay Gaol Workshop with Mary Anne Butler
Want the opportunity to create a new piece of writing in an inspiring historical setting? Join award-winning Darwin writer Mary-Anne Butler for a creative writing workshop in Darwin’s Fannie Bay...
Community Cook - Sevan Guzel
Growing and understanding local produce. By Judy Monkhouse On a balmy Dry season afternoon, friends and local produce enthusiasts gathered at a long outdoor table in suburban Darwin, laden with...
Botanic Malak
MALAK MARKETPLACE IS stepping out of the ‘burbs and coming to the George Brown Botanic Gardens. Market Co-Founder Lina Paselli-Kruse says it was a shared vision to bring the organic...
Get Jacked on Jackfruit
START LICKING YOUR LIPS for the delicious offerings from Darwin Free University. This month, the discussion and workshops are all about food, culture and community. At the start of the...
Father's Day Festivities
If there’s someone in your life you call Papa Bear, Old Man or just Dad, then you might be freaking out trying to find the best way to show them...
The Art of Therapy
ART THERAPY OFFERS PEOPLE a chance to express themselves visually, rather than dig for words at times they are hard to find. Top End professionals have the opportunity to learn...
Up In The Atmos
THERE ARE TURBULENT TIMES ahead for the next instalment of Atmos. Don the headphones and be taken sky high, as producer Jess Ong explores the turbulence that comes with flying...
Darwin Festival: 40 Year Bloom
Darwin Festival has grown to be one of the hottest attractions on the national festival calendar, with over 100,000 attendances in 2018. But it all started with humble beginnings as...
