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Flix in the Wet - Lucky Grandma
Celebrate the opening of Flix in the Wet with the NT Premiere of Lucky Grandma, a wickedly dark comedy set in New York’s Chinatown. After receiving a promising prediction by...
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Around Town
From the Editor - Dec 20/Jan 21
Well, folks, you’ve made it to December. This is the last edition in what has been a very interesting year. But I’ll talk to that a little bit later. Gracing...
Down The Track - Elbow Workshop
Each year, Elbow Workshop releases a new summer collection inspired by the special, often complex, place of Mparntwe/Alice Springs. This year, there’s heart and critical awareness all wrapped up in...
Music
Family Proms
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S Family Proms music program offers the perfect introduction to classical music for young and old alike. December’s performance showcases the unique sounds of each individual instrument and...
Where I Roam
IN A PRE-PANDEMIC world, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and NT Dance Company hatched a plan to work together. And although we’re in a time where physical roaming has some restrictions,...
Food and Drink
Festive Feasting
Imagine settling in for a delicious feast and a few cheeky tipples, without having to lift a finger. Imagine no longer, friends, because Hilton Darwin’s PepperBerry Restaurant team is keen...
Get Cookin' this Christmas
Imagine this. The Christmas tree is twinkling, Mariah Carey blasts through your speakers, the table is set complete with Christmas crackers, the champagne’s on ice and your guests are due...
Visual Arts
Deadly Threads
HOUSE OF DARWIN has taken the Top End by storm, their bright tees and funky prints featuring traditional Aboriginal language popping up all over the place. But purchasing these goods...
Munupi Arts Pop Up Christmas Sale
If you’re after a unique gift for a special someone this Christmas, or would like to treat yourself, this month’s pop up from Munupi Arts boasts a wide selection of...
Books and Film
Flix in the Wet
Our friends at Deckchair Cinema have packed away the deckchairs, strung up the lights and battened down the hatches in preparation for their closure over the Wet season. But if...
Leni Shilton
ALICE SPRINGS-BASED author Leni Shilton took out the Best Fiction Book for Walking with Camels – The Story of Bertha Strehlow at this year’s Chief Minister’s Book Awards. We caught...
Youth
Youth Profile - Megan Rollings
DARWIN’S YOUNG PEOPLE are a passionate bunch, with lots to say and heaps of wonderful ideas. City of Darwin’s Youth Advisory Committee (aka YAC) is a group of peeps aged...
Youth Profile - Rachel De Kock
17-YEAR-OLD Alice Springs student Rachel De Kock took out the title at this year’s Young Territory Author Awards for her story Spring and His Flower. We asked the talented young...
Performing Arts
Comics' Corner - 2020
2020 HAS BEEN a wild ride, but it’s sure seen an explosion of heart-warming comedy in the Top End. Will Crawford writes about the year that was. In March, pre-Rona,...
What's Your Brown's Mart Story?
BROWN’S MART THEATRE is gearing up to turn the big 5-0 in 2022, so they’re spending the next year compiling your fond memories to roll out a nine-month celebration when...
Festivals
Darwin Pride 2020
IT’S TIME TO get your feathers, sequins and dancing shoes ready – Darwin Pride Festival is here! Over three fun-filled days, you’re invited to celebrate the diversity, creativity and vibrancy...
Arafura Pearl
TOP ENDERS HAVE waited patiently for this one. Originally planned for May, the inaugural Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women is set to take place in the Brown’s Mart Courtyard...