Features
Q&A with Alice Body, Deckchair Cinema
How did it come around so fast? It’s been a packed year of films, special guests and festivals – including the biggest-ever Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) – but there’s...
Eric Johnston Lecture
Sister Anne Gardiner AM is the 2017 Senior Australian of the Year and has dedicated 62 years of her life to supporting and empowering the Tiwi people. She has worked...
French Film Festival
It couldn’t come at a better time. The Build Up might be underway but, although the Deckchair Cinema is closed, there’s still a chance to get your fill of foreign...
Know Your Tropical Roots
On the outside, the quartet of local root vegetables (sweet potato, taro, cassava, jicama) can look stodgily unexciting. They might be all locally grown, but how much variety can you...
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
Celebrate Melbourne Cup day in the lush surrounds of Skycity’s Grand Ballroom, this year decked out with a roses of Flemington theme and Mumm champagne. Feast on a three-course lunch...
Eat my Words – Seeking Community Cooks
Food combined with story-telling is an inviting concept. Whilst perhaps best not done at exactly the same time, eating good food while being part of the story is better yet...
Tactile Arts 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. The...
Christmas Market and Showcase
Meet the makers from Top End communities turning out high quality arts and crafts. Visit the lawns of historic Lyon’s Cottage in the city and check out the handcrafted products...
Flora, Fauna, Resin and Me
Growing up in Bundaberg QLD, Rene Skelton never had a strong sense of place but, through her work as a resin jewellery artist, found a way to connect. In her...
Noonamah Tavern Frog Races
It all started on a lazy Sunday arvo with a couple of patrons, a couple of beers and a bet on two green tree frogs leaping along a concrete path...
Tropical Takeover
Imagine art on a grand scale – colourful botanical and animal inspired installations twining themselves over shop fronts, walkways and trees. Not your usual canvas and gallery experience, this is...
Saltwater Reggae Festival
Hot music, delicious food and a chance to dance the night away under the stars – these are just some of the things to look forward to at the Saltwater...
Darwin Symphony Orchestra: Kakadu
Join the Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) this October as they continue their exploration of the music of Dmitri Shostakovich and welcome back regular guest soloist, pianist Michael Kieran Harvey. Described...
Chess in concert
Darwin Chorale is excited to be performing the highly acclaimed musical Chess this October. With music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA fame and lyrics by Sir Tim...
At the Dakota
Following the release of their debut EP Melt earlier this year, and an NT Song of the Year nomination for the infectious ‘Arrow Holder’, At the Dakota are busting to...
Tennyson King
He describes his music as rock and roll infused with earthy roots and blues, laced with psychedelic ear candy. Canada’s Tennyson King spoke to Off the Leash about his current...
MusicNT presents: Shana Ray
Palmerston based singer songwriter and Saltwater Diva Shana Ray recently performed to a crowd of 2000 music lovers at Bush Bands Bash. Music NT caught up with Ray to find...
Art & About – Sister, Mother, Daughter
Sister, mother and daughter team Felicity, Elizabeth and Sarah Martin hold their third family show this month. Off The Leash caught up with Sarah ahead of their exhibition. Where do...
The Last 5 Years
Darwin performance artists Stuart Fong and Andi Egan discovered they had a shared passion for musical theatre and, noticing a gap in the Darwin scene, got their own ball rolling...
Bedroom Farce
Four couples, three bedrooms, one night and a hilarious evening of theatre where nobody gets any sex and hardly anybody gets any sleep. This is British playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy...
