Features
Christmas Fantasia
The Darwin Chorale finishes a performance packed year with a beautiful program in Christmas Fantasia. Again displaying its ability to perform different styles of music, the chorale leaps from the...
The Fast Five – Caiti Baker
Darwin’s genre-bending soulstress Caiti Baker released her debut solo album ZINC to huge acclaim in October. With producer and Sietta collaborator James Mangohig, she’s bringing the album to the Beachfront...
Butterfingers
Emerging from Brisbane in 2001, and making a mark on the Australian hip-hop scene with the tracks ‘Yo Mama’, ‘I Love Work’ and ‘Fig Jam’, ARIA nominated Butterfingers have never...
Mukulubena Baskets
Meaning ‘beautiful’, Mukulubena Baskets using ghost nets and bush dyed fabric by the Groote Eylandt Ghost Net Weavers will be displayed in Darwin for the first time this December. Every...
Young Designer of the Year
Young fashion designer and Darwin Middle School student Maneeza Rahmany first learned to sew in 2015. She hasn’t looked back, recently taking out the top gong at the 2017 Apex...
Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way for young people to get involved in their community. Off The Leash chatted with some young volunteers for LAUNCH Darwin who gave three thumbs up...
Comics' Corner – Dec/Jan
Comedy, like all art, is subjective in its appeal. Unlike other art forms, however, comedy seeks to elicit a particular and visceral response from its audience: the involuntary diaphragmatic spasm...
Growing Up Troppo – Dec/Jan
Reviews, tips and advice for travelling the world with kids. By Libby Larsen. The holidays are on their way! The end of the year is looming – no doubt you’ve...
Assault Your Ears – Dec/Jan Podcast Review
Welcome to Assault Your Ears, a monthly column dedicated to podcasts. By Jess Ong. Rough Translation is a podcast from NPR that takes listeners out of their everyday comfort zones...
The Territory's Own Comedy Debate 2.0
The Territory’s Own Comedy Debate returns for a hilarious showdown that sets Darwin’s best comedians against each other over two nights. Comedy Debate 2.0 isn’t your standard comedy night, it’s...
Suicide in B-flat
A jazz great disappears. The outline of his body haunts the stage. The city is on edge and the musicians are restless. The keystone cops are on the case, but...
Multicultural Karaoke
A unique celebration of the cultural and linguistic diversity in our city, Darwin’s first-ever multicultural Karaoke competition is here. Karaoke, translated into English as ‘empty orchestra’, is a global phenomenon...
Flix in the Wet
During the Wet season, the Deckchair Cinema closes its doors due to weather conditions. But don’t despair – Flix in the Wet is set to keep film buffs dry and...
Build Up Beverages
In between rain showers, this time of year can be pretty steamy and, apart from submerging yourself in cold water, what better way to cool and clear the mind than...
Review: Craft Beer in Darwin
Sweaty days in Darwin provided the perfect excuse for some cold beer drinking in the early evening, post some big days of workshops with local home brewers. By Mick Guy...
Wet Season Wonderland
Ever wanted to draw a monster goby, watch the world’s first full-length feature film or make your own megafauna? The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is...
The Gift of Giving
If you can, donate food or funds or volunteer your time this festive season to help everyone share in the spirit of Christmas. Donate or Volunteer: Foodbank NT | foodbanknt.org.au...
Darwin Art Trail
Tick off your Christmas gift list with a weekend on the Darwin Art Trail. With six private studios open to the public, you can chat with the artists in their...
Marrara Christmas Craft Fair
That ol’ festive season is comin’ round the corner fast. Get an A+ for your prep and pressies this year by getting among one of Darwin’s special Christmas fairs. Peruse...
Paul Kelly - Life is Fine
Darwin audiences never miss out on a Paul Kelly tour – which isn’t a huge surprise given the long musical connection he’s had with the Territory. From co-writing 'Treaty' and...
