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Oct
Home Brewing with Semi-Pro Brewing Co
Join Semi-Pro Brewing Co's Mick in a one day workshop to learn the basics of brewing plus some of the company's tips and tricks. All participants will go away with...
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Visual Arts
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...
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...
Music
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...
Performing Arts
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...
Books and Film
Assault Your Ears – October Podcast Review
Welcome to Assault Your Ears, a monthly column dedicated to podcasts. By Jess Ong. Maria James was a mother of two young children, Mark and Adam. She owned a second-hand...
Community Writing and Publishing Forum
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter was turned down 12 times before it was picked up by a publisher, and Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind was dealt 38 rejections. For most...
Around Town
Growing Up Troppo – October
Did you know that LEGO comes from Denmark – the happiest country in the world, according to the UN World Happiness Report. So, you’d figure then that the original Legoland...
World Solar Challenge
You’ll see fleeting glimpses of them along the Stuart Highway: flat, shiny, futuristic cars silently racing the sun. 2017 marks the 30th year of the World Solar Challenge, where dozens...
Youth
Make A Dance in a Week
Tangle. Untangle. If you were outdoors, what would you like to discover? These simple concepts form the beginning of Make A Dance in a Week, Tracks Dance’s youth-driven choreography program...
Profile – Saranya Rajkumar
Darwin’s Midnight Basketball has a devoted following among high school students. But when you find yourself finishing school, do you have to give it up? Not so for Saranya Rajkumar,...
Food and Drink
Sensational Sides Using Tropical Fruit
As a member of a ship’s crew, tropical plant guru Emma Lupin once sailed the Pacific on traditional wooden boats, serving up tropical spreads to fellow sailors and picking up...
Home Brewing Workshop
It’s a pity that the drink that so perfectly suits a sweaty day and a blazing sunset is one that’s not so easy to brew in a tropical climate. While...
Festivals
Pride Festival
The rainbow flag will be flying high this month as Darwin pride festival kicks off and the Pride March relaunches itself after a hiatus of more than 10 years. Music,...
Disability Awareness Festival
The Disability Awareness Festival promotes access to all kinds of community activities, educates about disability and empowers people to know their rights and roles in the community. This year the...