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Happy Yess
Happy Yess will throw up the roller door and be back in business this month after a Dry season hiatus. By Tamara Howie A huge welcome-back party will see original...
Darwin DAWS
There’s more to making good music than having a banging tune. By Tamara Howie Musician and producer Steven Lees is hosting workshops to help Territory musicians improve their production values...
35th Telstra NATSIAA winners announced
A renowned Territory artist and veteran finalist of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) has won the top prize at this year’s competition. Gunybi Ganambarr has...
The bird nerd loves the words
Bell rings in the gongs. by Isabella Mellios The powerhouse behind Spun Johanna Bell has been on a creative winning streak recently. The Darwin-based creative has revamped the beloved community...
Scinema
Science lovers can chill out under the stars and see the best flicks from the 2018 International Science Film Festival. Scinema will be on the outdoor big screen at Casuarina...
Surviving The Kimberley
Mike Atkinson braved wild, crocodile infested waters and extreme temperatures to recreate the survival of two German aviators lost in the Top End wilderness more than 80 years ago. By...
Off The Shelf: August
Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book (or two!) from the shelf to share. By Kate Rendell. This month I was inspired by the recently announced...
Darwin Festival
Every year, Darwin Festival appears to magically transform Civic Park into Festival Park overnight – but months of work and hard slog go into the artistic take-over. This year, things...
Australian Film: Desert Redux
Two very different Australian films are on the Darwin Festival bill this year, including the ‘neo western’ meets ‘outback noir’ film Goldstone and political revenge fable Terror Nullius . Goldstone...
Comics' Corner - August
DARWIN FESTIVAL FUNNIES By Will Crawford It’s August and the lure of Hanuman dinners and cool breezes at Festival Park is strong. The hypnotic call of the comedy sirens catch...
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
The winners of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) will be announced at a public event as the Awards celebrate 35 years. Museum and Art Gallery...
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
The 2018 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) will welcome a record number of Indigenous owned and operated art centres from around the country. This year 76 centres will take over...
Chasing Smoke Q&A
Samoan performer Natano Fa’anana has taken an unconventional path to performing arts, breaking into the industry in his 30s. By Tamara Howie Now, Fa’anana is the co-founder and creative director...
Get That Job - Event Industry Tips!
Festival time is upon us and a group of young Darwinites had the opportunity to pick the brains of events staff at last month’s panel discussion for Get That Job...
Sounds @ Sunset #4
It can be hard to get a gig playing original live music in Darwin, and it’s even harder when you’re still in high school. But the producer for the next...
Buried Country - Darwin Festival Opening Night Concert
While American country music stars were household names in Australia, the powerful songs from Aboriginal country musicians were being played out of earshot of the mainstream radio waves. By Tamara...
Biladurang
Joel Bray grew up as a queer, light-skinned Aboriginal in a country town and never felt like he quite fit in. By Tamara Howie Bray turned those feelings of displacement...
Salon Indigenous Art Projects
The annual Salon des Refusés exhibition is set to look a little different this year. Co-organiser Matt Ward says the show will surprise regular viewers of the exhibition, now in...
Pathetic Fallacy
Canadian artist Anita Rochon is obsessed with the weather and a good challenge – so she created a show with a touring party of zero, finding local actors to perform...
In Your Blood
The sports field meets the dance floor at Darwin Festival for Tracks Dance’s latest production. In Your Blood looks across generations, cultures and sporting codes to find what makes people...