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May
Vibrant Polymer Clay Earrings with Salvation Jewellery
Join Shona from locally based brand Salvation Jewellery for a day of earring making inspired by the bright and exotic! You will get the opportunity to make several pairs of...
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Music
Djarmalak
Some of the hottest Indigenous performers from around the country will head to the remote community of Beswick for a new series of concerts, celebrating the legacy of Balang T...
BASSINTHEGRASS - Meg Mac
It’s been a rollercoaster few months for the Sydney songstress Meg Mac. By Tamara Howie Mac is currently traversing the nation on her ‘Give Me My Name Back’ tour while...
Around Town
Fred's Pass Rural Show
From bush herbs to buffalo - Darwin’s rural area has an abundance of locally-grown produce ready to discover. By Anna Dowd Back by popular demand, The Paddock to Plate Marquee...
Espirito do Samba
Brazilian Samba is a powerful and high energy Latin dance style made famous by the Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro and it's seen an explosion of interest around Australia. By...
Festivals
Darwin Festival Early Release
Darwin Festival is ready to celebrate its big 4-0 and has released a little sneak preview of what’s in store for the celebrations. There’s theatre, comedy, circus, art - a...
Junk Art Festival
If you’re thinking about entering this year’s junk art festival, Harley Dannatt suggests you take a hike. By Kylie Stevenson The four-time entrant says all his iron-work creations have come...
Books and Film
Top End Wedding
Mover over Mick Dundee – the Top End has a new image. By Tamara Howie Top End Wedding hits the silver screen this month. Co-writer and star, Larrakia/Tiwi woman Miranda...
NT Travelling Film Festival
The relationship between music and memory was the inspiration for filmmaker Jane Hampson's short film Sunset. Sunset follows the story of Ingrid, an 89-year-old who is abandoned on her birthday...
Food and Drink
Community Cook - Ary Brown
Growing and understanding local produce by Emma Lupin and Ary Brown Ary Brown grew up in a small town called Pekalongan in Central Java, Indonesia, where local food and farming...
A Taste of Kakadu
Indigenous chefs and Kakadu National Park’s Traditional Owners will work together to celebrate the foods that grow in the stunning landscape. The nine-day festival will explore the native foods that...
Youth
Language with a local - Larrakeyah
Welcome to Language with a Local, which celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages. By Emily Tyaemaen Ford Darwin - it's a special place. It's the home of people from...
Sounds@Sunset
The first Sounds @ Sunset for 2019 will be the musical pre-party for everyone gearing up for BASSINTHEGRASS. Producer Donald Sanger has lined up local musicians to get revellers in...
Performing Arts
Deadly Darwin Comedy
If you're dead-set ready for some laughs from the original comedians of the country then get ready for Deadly Darwin Comedy. The inaugural event features a group of four Aboriginal...
TWO
Pull up a bar stool and get to know the regulars in this timeless classic of the stage. By Anna Dowd Written by Jim Cartwright and directed by Ensemble Theatre’s...
Visual Arts
The Plum Spanky Motel
From rock stars to naked giraffes, princes to perverts, The Plum Spanky Motel has a sordid history of debauchery and indulgence. By Tamara Howie What’s The Plum Spanky Motel? It’s...
Darwin Visual Arts
It’s been a long journey, but Darwin Visual Arts is ready to throw open its doors after a big move and re-brand. After several months of relocating and construction, the...