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t’s been another jam-packed year in the Top End – and we’ve enjoyed bringing you every minute of it. Now, as welcome relief rolls in over the waves of salty humidity, it’s time to kick back, relax and enjoy the festive season.

On first thought, it might not sound like everyone’s idea of fun, but the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s latest exhibition – Spiders – is set to quash your fears. Get up close and personal with the sensationally dressed peacock spider, keep an eye out for the speedy golden huntsman, or test the strength of spider silk. You can even use a funky interactive app to see spiders come alive in the palm of your hand – see page 4.

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Christmas is a time for giving and each year Territorians come together to support others. If you’re able, donate some food or pressies, or volunteer some time to share the festive spirit with your community – see Food & Drink.

NT comedian Amy Hetherington road tests her new show ahead of a national tour. The talented crew from Corrugated Iron bring two classics to the stage, while Drag Territory’s A Christmas Cabaret will put plenty of glitz and glamour into your festivities – see Performing Arts.

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seeing it out with a sweaty Christmas celebration. Be sure to sign up for Get That Job – these workshops are always a hit – see Youth.

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School holidays are upon us – and there’s plenty to keep little hearts and minds happy and entertained. Create an animal soundscape, enter a recycled art comp, devise a performance, or learn what it takes to work with some of the Territory’s most unique reptiles. Christmas markets, lights and carols abound, plus there’s some fun ways to see in the New Year – see Around Town.

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With raindrops (hopefully) pattering on the roof, it’s a great time to settle in with a good book – we’ve put together some top local reads. Flix in the Wet is set to keep film buffs dry and happy in its new home. Learn to write your own novel at a writing workshop – see Books & Film.

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Imagine living in a transparent dome for a month, with only one meal a day, in full view of gallery visitors. Artist Levin A. Diatschenko will be doing just that in January.

Check out what is fast becoming an artist take-over of Darwin’s Air Raid Arcade – see Visual Arts.

Fresh from their tour with Pink, The Rubens top off a massive year with a Darwin show. The Saltwater Divas are gearing up for a special Top End performance, while the National Live Music Awards are set to recognise the best in the industry. Hotel Red, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and new vocal ensemble Vocalective spread the Christmas cheer, and you can sing your heart out at candlelit carols throughout the Top End – see Music.

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FEATURE Clockwise from left: Red and Black Spider; photo: Robert Whyte. Spiders – Alive and Deadly, Australian Museum; photo: James Horan. Dr Richard Willan; photo: Clive Hyde.

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It’s time to face your fears and dance with a peacock spider, or hang out with some social huntsman at the newest interactive exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT). ore than 200 spiders and spider specimens will take over MAGNT for Spiders, a joint exhibition developed and toured by the Australian Museum and Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre.

Senior curator of natural sciences Dr Richard Willan says the show is all about getting up close and personal with live spiders and interacting with the exhibit.

“It’s not just looking at a redback or bird eating spiders, it’s actually being able to have direct hands on interactions with these creatures – you can dance with a peacock spider, hold virtual spiders, test the strength of silk and play with augmented reality spiders,” he says.

While arachnophiles won’t be able to handle the live spiders, there will be 11 species they can watch scuttle around their enclosures, plus more than 200 specimens to look at.

Half of the live spiders are species locals can find throughout the Territory, including the golden orb weaver, redback, St Andrew’s cross, and the green jumping spider.

“If you look at the coastal hibiscus and turn their leaves over you’ll see the green jumping spiders,” Willan says.

WHEN SAT 15 DEC – SUN 28 APR AT MAGNT COST $16 | $12 CONC, AANT MEMB

| $6 CHILD INFO magnt.net.au

Willan says he believes one of the reasons so many people are afraid of spiders is because, for many, they are unpredictable and fast-movers.

“The golden huntsman has been recorded to run 31 times its body length in a second – which means it’s almost six times faster than Usain Bolt,” he says.

“Spiders are a creature that’s not always under our control, and being humans we like to control the environment. With animals we’re familiar with, we know where they are and how they move and they don’t suddenly appear in the darkness.

“It’s the same with snakes – snakes surprise us, but we don’t like surprises.

“Hopefully people can learn more about them (at MAGNT’s show) and hopefully some people who have an unseemly fear of spiders will get rid of that fear and come to like them.”

Accompanying the exhibition is a free interactive app – Spiders: Augmented Reality.

Download the app and use it throughout the exhibition to see images of spiders come to life on your screen. You can even test it out on the front page of this edition of Off The Leash.

You can also look after a peacock spider – and even play soccer with it!

“Hopefully the exhibition will encourage people to go out in their own back yards and learn a bit more about them.”

Often when you ask someone their fears, spiders are close to the top of the list, but Willan hopes some phobias will be quashed by this show.

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“As soon as they see the darling little peacock spider – they’re just like a painted teddy bear, they’re furry and friendly with multiple eyes and involve a lovely behaviour like dancing – they’ll soon realise spiders are much more than scary things,” he says.

MAGNT engagement officer Tessa Duke says using an app has been a really successful way of engaging young people.

“It’s a really good drawcard for the younger generations to have something that really engages them more than just the displays,” she says.

Willan adds that the whole exhibition is great for the little ones.

“It’s perfect for children.”

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NO NEED TO GO TROPPO THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. HERE ARE SOME GREAT TIPS TO KEEP LITTLE MINDS AND HEARTS HAPPY AND ENTERTAINED. Territory animal craft and sounds Make animal craft, play fun musical games and create an animal soundscape. Suitable for ages 4-10 years.

WHEN SAT 15 – SAT 22 DEC | 10AM-12PM AT LIVE DARWIN CREATIVE HUB COST FREE INFO facebook.com/musicand movementwithmelodymel

Hockey Holiday Camp This come-and-try hockey holiday camp is ideal for new and current players.

WHEN MON 17 – WED 19 DEC | 8.30AM-2PM AT NT HOCKEY COST $80 | $120 TWO DAYS |

$160 THREE DAYS INFO facebook.com/hockeynt

YES, IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! HERE ARE A FEW FESTIVE THINGS YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR OF END-OF-YEAR PARTIES, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND LONG-OVERDUE CATCH-UPS. Make memories with Santa Get snapped with Santa, tropical style.

WHEN AT COST INFO

UNTIL MON 24 DEC CASUARINA SQUARE VARIOUS casuarinasquare.com.au

WHEN WED 2, 9, 16 & 23 JAN | 9AM-3.30PM AT TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK COST $115 INFO facebook.com/territory wildlifepark

Christmas Lights

Discover a mini tinsel town as you make your way through the twinkling palms to a Christmas cove filled with festive cheer.

WHEN AT COST INFO

SAT 1 – MON 31 DEC | 7-10PM DARWIN WATERFRONT FREE waterfront.nt.gov.au

Tactile Arts Christmas Craft Fair

Cardboard Box Spiders Craft your own critters in this spiders inspired workshop.

WHEN WED 16 & 23 JAN | 10AM-12PM AT MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

OF THE NT COST $10 CHILD | $8 CONC INFO magnt.net.au

Creative Lab Work with the Corrugated Iron team to devise a performance and learn new skills.

WHEN FRI 25 JAN | 9AM-4PM AT NIGHTCLIFF COMMUNITY CENTRE COST $50 | $20 MEMB INFO corrugatediron.org.au

Visit the lawns of the historic Lyon’s Cottage and check out the handcrafted products for sale by artists from Acacia, Batchelor, Daly River, Belyuen, Amangal in Adelaide River and Holtz.

THU 6 DEC | 9AM-2PM ABORIGINAL BUSH TRADERS FREE aborginalbushtraders.com

All I Want For Christmas Join the Darwin Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of Christmas cheer.

Carols in the Library Enjoy traditional and contemporary carols at your local library.

FREE darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 10.30-11.30AM AT CITY LIBRARY hristmas join us fo r This C WHEN WED 12 DEC | 6-7PM AT CASUARINA LIBRARY

The annual Tactile Arts Christmas Craft Fair is your one-stop-shop for locally made gifts this festive season.

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Community Carols

The Original Carols by Candlelight The Christmas in Darwin Association presents the 44th performance of this annual favourite, this year raising funds for Down Syndrome NT and Alawa Scouts.

WHEN SUN 2 DEC | 6.30-8.30PM |

GATES 4.30PM

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | MARKETS 5.30PM

| CAROLS 6.30PM AT LINDSAY ST COMPLEX, KATHERINE COST FREE INFO facebook.com/katherine towncouncil

Suitcase Market Buy or sell at this market full of new and used treasures.

WHEN SUN 9 DEC | 3-5PM AT DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB COST FREE | $21.50 STALLHOLDER INFO facebook.com/darwinrail wayclub

Handel’s Messiah

Darwin Baptist Church, Cnr Ross Smith Ave & Stuart Hwy

This evening ofcastle, Christmas FREE ENTRY, jumping petting zoocarols and pony rides from 5-6pm. Carols begin at 6.30pm on the lawn. and family funseats includes a Candles, jumping BYO picnic rugs (some available).

BBQ, food andand drinks petting available for purchase, proceeds castle zoo.

Food, drink going to Foodbank. and candles will be available for Find us on facebook • 08 all 8941 0701 purchase, with proceeds going admin@dbc.org.au • www.dbc.org.au Sunday Services - 9am, 11am & 5pm Christmas Day Service - 9am

NYE at Darwin Waterfront

Ring in the New Year with a free outdoor concert and two spectacular fireworks displays.

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MON 31 DEC | 5PM-12AM | FIREWORKS 9PM & 12AM DARWIN WATERFRONT FREE waterfront.nt.gov.au

Bubbles Under The Stars Get amongst the good music, fine company, relaxed ambience and upbeat vibes this New Year’s Eve. WHEN AT

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MON 31 DEC | 7PM DINAH BEACH CRUISING YACHT ASSOCIATION FREE dbcya.com.au

New Year’s Eve Party See in the New Year at one of Darwin’s most-loved live music venues.

WHEN MON 31 DEC | 7PM AT DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB COST $40 INFO facebook.com/darwinrail wayclub

New local singing group, Vocalective, presents Handel’s Messiah.

Motown New Year’s Eve Party

WHEN FRI 14 DEC | 7PM AT DARWIN MEMORIAL UNITING CHURCH COST $25 INFO trybooking.com/yebk

Christmas Carols at the Waterpark These family Christmas carols, presented by St James and St Peter’s churches, includes a sausage sizzle plus candles and glow sticks for the kids.

WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 5.30-7.30PM AT LEANYER RECREATION PARK COST FREE INFO facebook.com/stjames

sanderson | facebook.com/ stpetersnightcliff

WHEN SUN 2 DEC | 9AM-4PM AT DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE COST GOLD COIN DONATION INFO tactilearts.org.au

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 2019 IS NEARLY HERE. HERE ARE SOME FUN WAYS YOU CAN SPEND NEW YEAR’S EVE.

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | ACTIVITIES 5-6PM

| CAROLS 6.30PM AT DARWIN BAPTIST CHURCH COST FREE INFO facebook.com/darwin baptistchurch

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 2PM AT DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE COST $60 | $50 CONC, GROUP 10+

| $30 CHILD INFO dso.org.au

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WED 2, 9, 16 & 23 JAN, 11AM-3PM | THU 3, 10, 17, 24 JAN, 12-3PM PALMERSTON YOUTH SPACE FREE corrugatediron.org.au

to Foodbank NT.

Katherine Carols by Candlelight This year’s festivities includes a Christmas market, plenty of food stalls and a special visit from Santa.

WHEN AT COST INFO

Activate Palmerston Try cooking, graffiti, arts and crafts, circus, drama and storytelling at these holiday workshops.

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Community Development Program Showcase and Market

WHEN SAT 1 DEC | 10.30-11.30AM AT DARWIN CITY LIBRARY COST FREE INFO facebook.com/cityofdarwin libraries

WED 19 DEC – FRI 25 JAN | WED – FRI | 3-5PM CROCOSAURUS COVE $60 crocosauruscove.com

Keeper Kids Learn what it takes to become a Territory Wildlife Park Zoo Keeper at this special hands-on day, designed for kids aged 8-12 years old.

AT GEORGE BROWN DARWIN

BOTANIC GARDENS COST GOLD COIN DONATION INFO facebook.com/carolsby candlelightdarwin

How To Enjoy A Sustainable Christmas Find out how to make your Christmas festive and enviro-friendly.

Junior Reptile Rangers Learn from experienced reptile handlers while caring for some of the most unique reptiles in the Top End on this fun behind-the-scene tour designed for kids aged 7-12.

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Happy New Year

Too Much Stuff – Community Recycling Flea Market Buy, sell, swap, donate or give away at this community recycling market.

WHEN AT COST INFO

SUN 16 DEC | 9AM-12PM ALAWA HALL FREE esther@uselessplastic.org | 0437 544 088

Boogie, shimmy and shake your way into 2019 with Oz Boyz, Australia’s boys of Motown, with support from local groovers, Sisters of Soul.

WHEN AT COST INFO

MON 31 DEC | 9PM-2AM SKYCITY DARWIN $60 | $110 VIP skycitydarwin.com.au

New Year's Day Chill out on New Year's Day with the Melanie Gray Duo. WHEN AT COST INFO

TUE 1 JAN | 2-6PM DARWIN WATERFRONT FREE waterfront.nt.gov.au

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Community Tree Planting

WHEN SUN 2 DEC | 8AM AT ANULA PARK WHEN SUN 9 DEC | 8AM AT OLD MCMILLANS PARK,

COCONUT GROVE WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 8AM AT WANGURI PARK INFO

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Creative Hearts WITH A NEW YEAR – AND HOPEFULLY PLENTY OF SPARE TIME over the Christmas season – it could be time to pick up a new hobby.

Darwin is bubbling with community arts groups and spaces to get involved in, and for those who don’t necessarily fancy themselves as artistic, there’s no better time to get involved as more social style events pop up around the Top End. It seems like a no brainer that being involved in the arts – whether through your own practice or by seeing a gig or a show – is good for your health.

David McMicken from Tracks Dance has seen first hand the multi-faceted ways simply throwing your hat in the ring can improve health and well-being.

“It’s the simple act of doing,” he says.

“Sometimes that’s doing what someone else says in an arts practice, sometimes it’s a creative act by you – but it’s the very act of just being involved and participating in the arts that has a huge flow on in terms of health and community benefits.

“With dance there are obviously health benefits through fitness. But that’s on an individual level, the social benefits of being and working with other people and having to creatively problem solve together is enormous.”

Darwin Fringe Festival director and artist CJ Fraser-Bell is also at the forefront, seeing the positive outcomes of independent and emerging artists pushing themselves creatively.

“Sharing in the arts isn’t just about being entertained and going to music events and theatre shows – although we certainly enjoy both here in Darwin. The arts is a way

of exploring ourselves and the place that we live,” Fraser-Bell says.

“It helps people connect with each other, it beautifies spaces, and sparks big conversations.

But it’s not just anecdotal evidence; scientists and researchers crunched the numbers to back it up.

Research from the Institute of Creative Health found that involvement in creative arts can reduce medication needs, shorten length of stays in hospital and enhance capacity to resolve social issues.

So if you need any more excuses to pick up a paintbrush, join a choir or tie up your dancing shoes, look no further.

Competition

THE YOUNGEST GENERATION OF TOP ENDERS has been thrown a challenge to get creative and make a piece of art about the ways their family is waste-wise and how to create a waste-free future.

As part of the City of Darwin’s war on waste, the art competition aims to encourage children to start thinking about, and acting to reduce waste.

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Darwin council engagement manager Sheree Jeeves says Darwin is lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to how much we recycle.

“We’re targeting this art exhibition at the people that are our future.

Often the ones that get their parents involved are the kids, and we really want to get them involved in Darwin’s waste war.”

Other cities around Australia have up to a 60 per cent recycle rate, and there are plenty of families in Darwin who are already doing their part.

“People are really passionate about this,” Jeeves says.

“Some people are composting at home, others are getting right into recycling soft plastics – which is

At three community tree planting days in December more than 100 trees are to be given new life across the city suburbs.

“Participation in art making also grows individual confidence, communication and empathy – all things that improve our communities.”

RECYCLED Art

“We’re performing really poorly as far as waste management goes, with only 12 per cent recycled, so that’s 88 per cent that goes to land fill,” she says.

were affected by the loss of trees to reach out to be part of the important rebuilding process.

quite new for Darwin.

“We’re hoping the little artists will use some kind of recycled materials and we’ve sent information out to schools so hopefully instead of doing the end of term clean up and throwing things out, they’ll turn it into some creative work of art.”

All types of artwork are encouraged, including drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, photography and digital art.

Artists can submit work individually or team up with friends or classmates and submit a group work.

Children’s Recycled Art Exhibition WHEN

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THU 17 JAN – FRI 15 FEB | ENTRIES CLOSE FRI 11 JAN LIVE DARWIN CREATIVE HUB FREE engage.darwin.nt.gov.au

CYCLONE MARCUS RIPPED THROUGH DARWIN in March, felling more than 10,000 trees across the city.

The landscape changed dramatically and the loss of shade and greenery, and homes for animals, had a devastating impact on the community.

The Darwin council is now in the process of replanting so the city can return to its lush former self.

It’s an enormous undertaking, and the council is calling for those who

Parks and reserves coordinator Natalie Dreibergs says everyone is invited to come down and learn more about their local parks.

“We want to engage the community and inform them of best practices in planting,” she says.

“The community planting days are to help replant the local plants and learn about the best practices for cyclone resilient trees.

“There will be opportunities for people to ask questions of the park technical officers who will be down there to educate and inform.”

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Notic Board Creative in Residence Program This residency program provides the opportunity for three NT artists to take up a cultural venue residency in the Territory.

WHEN APPLICATIONS CLOSE MON

10 DEC INFO nt.gov.au

Tactile Arts – 2019 Exhibition and Workshop Proposals Applications are now open for artists to hold workshops and exhibitions in 2019. Solo artists, curators, organisations and community members are welcome to apply.

WHEN APPLICATIONS CLOSE THU

13 DEC INFO 8981 6166 | programs@ tactilearts.org.au

Tropfest 2019 Do you have a burning passion for storytelling? Filmmakers are

invited to enter their films in the world’s largest short film festival.

WHEN APPLICATIONS CLOSE

FRI 4 JAN INFO tropfest.org.au

Belle ArtStart Artists aged 16-25 are invited to submit a canvas painting for a chance to win $17,500 of prize money – and, making everyone a winner, all works are up for sale with artists keeping the coin.

WHEN ENTRIES CLOSE FRI 8 FEB COST $50 ENTRY INFO homestolove.com.au

fresh MiNT NT musos can submit newly released tunes for the chance to score some airtime on Territory FM, Gove FM and 8CCC. INFO

musicnt.com.au

LISTINGS

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THU 24 JAN | 6.30PM GO SUSHI DARWIN $35 | INCLUDES DINNER storyprojects.com.au/atmos

Beat the Heat – Aqua Fitness

Grey Panthers A unique seniors dance group of Territory women and men over the age of 60. Want to be part of the fun? Join in weekly to learn new dances and rehearse for special performances.

WHEN AT COST INFO

Breaking Bad Habits Explore how to find mental peace, freedom, integrity and confidence at this meditation day course.

WHEN SAT 1 DEC | 10AM-4.30PM AT CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY COST $75 | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL INFO meditateindarwin.org

First Thursday GLAMR Social Group GLAMR: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Records Management. 21st century technology is changing our professional information industry. Gather with colleagues each month to collaborate and discuss.

WHEN THU 6 DEC | 5.30-7.30PM AT CRUSTACEANS ON THE WHARF COST FREE INFO 0419 844 603

Meditation, Intuitive Development and Energy Healing Classes Immerse yourself in meditation, healing, intuitive development and energy management.

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 10.30AM-12PM AT CHAMPIONING THE

GODDESS, DARWIN COST $30 INFO championingthegoddess. com

Social Tennis Do you enjoy a hit of tennis but don’t want the pressure or commitment of a serious comp? Learn to play or advance your skills in a social setting.

WHEN AT COST INFO

TUE 4 & 11 DEC | 7-8.30PM TENNIS PALMERSTON $15 tennispalmerston.com

Tropical Tips: Caring for your artworks in the tropics Have you prepared yourself for mould growing on your favourite artwork or handbag during the Wet season? Learn how to prevent borers eating your precious wooden carvings and stop silverfish munching on your papers.

WHEN THU 24 JAN | 2PM AT MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

OF THE NT COST FREE INFO magnt.net.au

Atmos: hydrosphere Nibble on a five-course meal of Japanese delicacies while your ears embark on an aural adventure into the deep blue.

FRI 7 DEC | 9.30-11AM TRACKS DANCE STUDIO $5 tracksdance.com.au

PALMERSTON LIBRARY palmerston.nt.gov.au/library This water workout is suitable for all levels of fitness, including beginners.

WHEN AT COST INFO

EVERY SUN | 8.30-9.15AM DARWIN WATERFRONT $12 | $8 U15 waterfront.nt.gov.au

LET’S DANCE Movement Medicine – Conscious Dance This guided free-form dance class explores using movement as medicine.

WHEN SUN 2, 9, 16 & 23 DEC | SUN

13, 20 & 27 JAN | 10-11.30AM AT NIGHTCLIFF COMMUNITY CENTRE COST $15 | $10 CONC INFO 0431 929 145

Code Club Coding is an awesome skill to help kids live in the digital age. Part of a nationwide network of volunteer-led creative coding clubs for kids aged nine to 12 years, Code Club is free but places are limited, so bookings are essential.

WHEN SAT 1 DEC | 10AM–1PM COST FREE | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Lego Club Hone your building skills with fortnightly activities and challenges.

Create your own masterpiece and display it in the library. Suitable for ages five to 12 years.

WHEN TUE 4 & 11 DEC | 3.30-4.30PM

Argentine Tango Practica Hosted by the Northern Tango dance community, join fellow tango dancers to practice, refine technique, build musical skill, inspire each other and talk tango.

Storytime Say goodbye to quiet libraries! 1-5 year olds and their caregivers will love singing, dancing, listening to stories and engaging with puppets in these fun, interactive sessions.

WHEN SUN 2, 9 & 16 DEC | 4.30- 6.30PM AT STUDIO 13, COCONUT GROVE COST $5 INFO facebook.com/nthntango

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No Lights No Lycra A weekly dance jam in the dark – no teacher, no steps to learn, no alcohol, no talking – no worries! Just dancing and great tunes. Perfect for all ages, shapes and sizes. No need to book, just turn up when you’re in the mood for a boogie.

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WED 5 DEC | 6-7PM HAPPY YESS THEATRE, BROWN’S MART $7 nolightsnolycra.com

Argentine Tango Tango is a fun, social activity that can be danced by anyone, regardless of age or physical ability. It’s an improvised dance, and one that will exercise your mind as well as your body.

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THU 6 & 13 DEC | BEGINNERS 7PM | FOCUS 8 PM COCONUT GROVE HALL $12 | facebook.com/nthntango

EVERY TUE & THU UNTIL THU 13 DEC | EVERY TUE & THU IN JAN | 10-10.45AM FREE

Nursery Time You’re never too young to enjoy reading. Treat your baby to songs, puppets, nursery rhymes and movement to enhance their early literacy development. Suitable for 0-1 year olds.

WHEN WED 5 & 12 DEC | EVERY

WED IN JAN | 10-10.45AM COST FREE

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Gadgets & Games Club For kids five to 12 years who like hands-on, problem based learning activities. Gadgets and Games is based around STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning activities and the equation that learning plus games equals fun.

WHEN WED 5 & 12 DEC | 3.30-4.30PM

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CHRISTMAS ISN’T JUST A TIME TO SHARE THE LOVE WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY – each year Territorians come together to support others to make sure everyone has the chance to share in the festive spirit.

about 350 families come through seeking assistance with food and Christmas presents.

There are plenty of ways to get involved, whether it’s donating food to FoodBank and The Salvation Army, or leaving a present under the K-Mart Christmas Tree.

Non-perishable donations, including canned food such as soups, vegetables and fruits; pasta and rice, cereals and baby food – as well as Christmas goodies, such as puddings, and long life cream and custard, are all gratefully received.

Salvation Army regional officer Captain Richard Parker says they have lots of services available over the festive season and beyond, but every year their Anula site sees

“We set up a mini supermarket so people can collect food so they can put on a Christmas meal,” he says.

“It means the difference between kids being able to celebrate like everyone else, or not.”

Foodbank NT foodbanknt.org.au Mission Australia missionaustralia.com.au Red Cross redcross.org.au Salvation Army salvationarmy.org.au Somerville somerville.org.au St. Vincent de Paul NT vinnies.org.au The Smith Family thesmithfamily.com.au UnitingCare Christmas Appeal unitingcarechristmasappeal.com.au

Christmas Day Lunch Treat yourselves to a fun filled Christmas Day feast at the Beachside Pavilion, The Vue or Il Piatto.

There’s set menus or buffets to choose from, plus a visit from Santa included.

WHEN TUE 25 DEC | VARIOUS TIMES AT SKYCITY DARWIN COST VARIOUS | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL INFO skycitydarwin.com.au

Rails Christmas Lunch Enjoy Christmas lunch in the tropics at one of Darwin’s most-loved live music venues.

WHEN TUE 25 DEC | 12-4PM AT DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB COST $75 INFO facebook.com/ darwinrailwayclub

by Gulp NT

Community

COOK CONNECTING PEOPLE, PLANTS AND PLACE

THIS MONTH GULP NT WERE TAKEN OUT TO ENJOY FOOD STORIES ABOARD LLOYD BECK’S SAILING BOAT, which is currently anchored in Woods Inlet, near Mandorah. We enjoyed the salty breeze and view of Darwin Harbour over a chat and some great local food as the pink sunset glowed.

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Lloyd has always loved the sea and, after growing up in Darwin, became a boat captain for the Mandorah Ferry before becoming a crab fisherman. Although he once considered a move to Cairns, he realised that, with its vast and beautiful undeveloped coastal and inland landscapes, there’s nowhere better to live in the world than the Top End.

Celebrate Christmas This year, relax and let someone else take care of Christmas lunch – we hear the man in the big red suit will be stopping by with treats for the little ones, too.

WHEN TUE 25 DEC | 12-3PM AT DOUBLETREE BY HILTON ESPLANADE COST $169 | $99 U17 | $75 U12 |

FREE U5 | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL INFO esplanadedarwin.events@

hilton.com | 8901 0792

WHEN TUE 25 DEC | 12.30-3.30PM AT HILTON DARWIN COST $179 | $109 U17 | $85 U12 |

FREE U5 | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL INFO hiltondarwin.events@hilton.

com | 8901 0792

Lloyd Beck

He has since been dedicated to defending these from environmental destruction, spending a lot of time assisting with campaigns and clean ups.

His love of food, wild caught fish, gathered fruits, and cooking outside – whether on a fire in the bush or the deck of the boat – reflects his love of the freedom and rawness the Territory brings.

This time of year is exceptional.

It’s mango season and Lloyd shared a recipe that reminds him of his childhood.

“Growing up in Darwin we always loved picking mangoes fresh from the trees. In our place in Parap we had one of the biggest mango trees in Darwin. We would reach off the balcony and just eat them green and crunchy,” he says.

“We didn’t have any fancy recipes, we would just dip them in soy sauce – just like that.

“Since then that tree blew down in Cyclone Tracy. We had moved out to Howard Springs by then. Mum always had snake beans and different fruits growing in the garden, pigs and other animals and we were never far from knowing where our food came from, and I still live like that.”

Over time, Lloyd has been inspired by the green mangoes dipped in soy sauce, adding ginger, chilli and curry leaf to make an amazing salad that goes perfectly with one of his favourite foods – freshly caught fish.

“Most of my recipes I just make up.

I love cooking and learnt to cook when I left home – just blokes on the boats, so I got into it,” he adds.

Lloyd’s Green Mango Salad 4 medium size green mangoes 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp grated palm sugar 2cm chunk of ginger, peeled & grated 3 small curry leaves, broken up 1 red medium-hot chilli, finely diced Lime juice (optional)

photos: Emma Lupin

“I love the variety of tropical produce that I grew up with. Our unspoiled landscapes and the multicultural backgrounds of the many people that live here have added to food culture and also friendships – why would you want to live any where else?”

If you know a community cook in Darwin who would like to share their recipe, GULP NT can organise a gathering with their small team. $100 plus ingredients can be offered to the participating cook for

Peel and cut the green mangoes into thin strips (available in Darwin from September until early January). Mix the soy sauce, grated palm sugar and ginger. Put the mango in a bowl and coat with the mixture. Add the chilli, curry leaf and a squeeze of lime. You can adjust the balance of flavours to taste. Serve with freshly caught fish, steamed in a little water, soy sauce and ginger.

hosting and sharing. Get in touch today and share your stories and food love.

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WHEN THU 24 JAN | 7.30PM AT HAPPY YESS AT BROWN’S MART COST $15 INFO facebook.com/amyhether ingtoncomedy

Amy Hetherington

Into The Jungle Take an adventure into the wild with Sam’s Dance Studio and be wowed by dancing animals and live moving jungles.

Where They Hide The Crazy

Her new show, Where They Hide The Crazy, was inspired by a review of her last national tour.

WHEN SAT 1 DEC, 6PM | SUN 2 DEC,

3PM COST $35 | $25 CHILD AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE INFO yourcentre.com.au

the mango-madness season, making it fresh for the Top End crowds in January.

Red Faces Hosted by the hilarious Amy Hetherington and Vogue MegaQueen, this night of stand up comedy, drag cabaret and burlesque will raise money for World AIDS Day.

For a comedian whose previous show was titled Terminally Positive, the feeling of performing new material for the first time is anything but.

WHEN AT COST

INFO

“It’s pure terror,” she laughs.

“I got a review that said Darwin is a place where Australia hides its crazy, which is great for a comedian, so I’ve taken that review and used it for this new show,” Hetherington says.

“It’s about the weirdness in the Territory, but also how we all hide our crazy inside of us – sometimes it’s nice to let that crazy out.”

In true Territory form Hetherington wrote the material at the height of

Animal Farm & Love’s Labour’s Lost

“And a lot of self doubt, but that’s all part of comedy – it’s the best and worst art-form of all time.”

Hetherington says there’s a fun challenge is writing material about the NT that southerners can relate to.

“There’s a lot of pride in Australia about the weirdness of the Territory,” she says.

YOUNG PERFORMERS ARE TAKING TO THE STAGE with two classics to round out a successful year.

Talented youngsters from Corrugated Iron Youth Arts will put their spin on Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost and George Orwell’s Animal Farm, adapted for the stage by Nick Skubij for shake & stir theatre co, over three nights.

The double-bill comes as the artists wanted more performance opportunities – and it’s a bonus for theatre-goers who no doubt want another excuse to hide out of the heat.

Animal Farm director Kate Kelly says the stage adaptation of the iconic novel is relevant in a modern context.

“I’m going to try and hook in to some of that with this show.

“There’s a line in the Boundless Possible campaign – ‘you hear give it a go far more than you hear no’. I feel very corny that the government messaging hit me right in the heartstrings, but that’s what it’s about – I’ve never heard no.

masks and physical theatre practitioners who’ve come on board.”

Love’s Labour’s Lost director Tony Rive says there’s a lot to love about the Shakespeare comedy.

“The show is about the simple things in life,” he says.

“It’s about what every person faces when it comes to love, the turmoil between the mind and the heart.

“Everyone always tries to uncover the meaning behind love and to pinpoint the ideas behind it but this play will show you that in the end it’s just about how you feel.

“Love is worth waiting for and pursuing.”

Animal Farm

“I have tried to set Animal Farm in a place and time that the audience can relate to. The play touches on current political themes in Australia, it is dark, edgy and thought provoking,” she says.

“The performance is highly physical and the ensemble are playing multiple characters, helped by the use of

WHEN FRI 7 DEC, 7PM | SAT 8 & SUN

9 DEC, 1PM

Love’s Labour’s Lost WHEN SAT 8 DEC, 6PM | SUN 9 DEC, 4PM AT

BROWN’S MART THEATRE

COST

$25 | $18 CONC

INFO

corrugatediron.org.au

“It leads to weird things happening when people say ‘go on, give it a go’.”

This is something Hetherington knows from experience, having recently auctioned off her granny panties for charity for $400.

“Saying yes has led to some weird things.”

SAT 1 DEC | 7.30PM DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB $30 | $25 PRESALE | $20 NTAHC MEMB ntahc.org.au

Carnivale The Darwin Performance Academy presents a dazzling array of favourites, including ‘Everybody Needs Somebody’, ‘Razzle Dazzle’ and ‘Waterloo’.

WHEN SAT 8 DEC, 2.30PM | SUN 9

DEC, 6PM AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $45 | $35 CONC | $25 CHILD INFO yourcentre.com.au

A ChrisTmas Cabaret THE CHRISTMAS CALENDAR IS FILLING UP QUICKLY, and Drag Territory’s A Christmas Cabaret will have plenty of glitz and glitter.

Vogue MegaQueen, Prawn Cracker Spice and Ferocia Coutura gave Off The Leash the goss about this year’s show.

What special surprises are in Santa’s sack for the Christmas Cabaret?

VM: Well it’s all naughty but nice.

PCS: High energy with lots of sparkles.

FC: I will be on my best behaviour that night as it’s only a couple more sleeps until the man with the bag knocks on my door.

Who’s on the line-up and will they be performing traditional Christmas tunes or something a bit different?

VM: We have all of Drag Territory’s Show Girls in the show, plus a few special guests. It’s a mixed bag of camp Christmas carols, we debut our ABBA tribute act and some of our old time favourite festive season anthems.

Tell us a bit about yourself as a

performer – how did you get into Drag? What do you love about it?

VM: I’m a high energy charismatic Queen. I love the big stage and the lights and I enjoy hosting events and galas around the traps.

FC: I fell over onto a dress then I caught a glimpse of what it looked like in the mirror, and now you can’t take it off me.

PCS: I started at a friend’s birthday party show and haven’t looked back.

What is something you wish more people knew about Drag?

VM: How much it hurts to tuck and just how much fun we all have.

Drag Territory

IT’S A ‘BOUNDLESS POSSIBLE’ LIFE for Territory funny-woman Amy Hetherington, who will share a bit of crazy with Darwin fans before taking it on the road.

LISTINGS

PERFORMING ARTS

WHEN AT COST

INFO

SAT 22 DEC | 7-11PM DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB $25 | $20 PRESALE | $70 GROUP 4 dragterritory.com

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YOUTH Get That Job! It may come as a surprise that public figure and local comedian Amy Hetherington still gets butterflies in her stomach before her public speaking events.

Sweatmas sums it up – a sweaty Christmas celebration.

“It’s just a little skate party,” says City of Darwin skate development officer Hannah Illingworth.

The renowned public speaker will be sharing a few pearls of wisdom for young people at workshops for Launch Darwin’s Get That Job program.

“It’s about normalising fears so you don’t get overwhelmed by them,” she says.

“It’s been really good vibes all year,” she says.

“The idea is how to make resumes sexier because it’s hard to show what you can do on a piece of paper,” Hetherington says.

Participants will get some hands on experience facing some fears and perfecting their public speaking style.

“There’s more people coming to town and jumping on boards and having a go – and more female skaters, which is rad.

“How can we use online resources and the platforms that are available to showcase what we can do, to get jobs and build capacity?”

“We’ll practise some public speaking and do some activities so people get to work on it in a safe environment,” Hetherington says.

“Next year we’re trying to find more opportunities for skills development for more people to have a go in a supported space.”

The job hunt today is very different for younger generations, with a demand for a versatility of skills and digital literacy.

Sign up quick to the workshops – they’re always a hit.

WHEN WED 12 DEC | 6-8PM

“One of the big things now is you’re never going to only have one career anymore,” Hetherington says.

Amy Hetherington

AT

THE SHAK, CASUARINA

COST

FREE

INFO

launchdarwin.com.au

“You need to be multi-dimensional in your skills and you need to know

Festive Feels

Phoebe Wear 17, Musician Favourite thing to do when it’s raining?

I love watching movies when it’s raining. Cuddling up on the couch and watching something is so relaxing when you can hear the rain as well.

Favourite thing about the festive season?

Definitely the food, but Christmas in general is my favourite time of the year – I’ll be a kid forever.

Favourite thing about the festive season?

This time of year is so stress free for me! I’ve finished school for the year and I just get to spend time with my family. I love Christmas and it means that there’s lots of Christmas carols on that I love being part of!

Do you have some time off or work to do?

Ah, unfortunately I only get the public holidays off. Being a mechanic gets pretty hectic at this time – everybody needs their tyres and services for their Christmas camping getaways and travels.

WHEN FRI 11 JAN | 10.30AM-12PM

Public Speaking WHEN FRI 18 JAN | 10.30AM-12PM AT COST INFO

DARWIN CITY LIBRARY FREE | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL launchdarwin.com.au

with Hannah Illingworth

Lachie Durrington 21, Automotive Mechanic Favourite thing to do when it’s raining?

Mostly eat food, might throw a movie on and fall asleep halfway through and sleep the rest of the day – rain makes me sleepy.

Favourite rainy hideout?

Home.

Online Portfolios

photo: Hannah Illingworth

photo: Tymunna Clements

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The second workshop is all about presenting and public speaking.

Her first workshop is all about showcasing creative work in a captivating way to potential employers.

“Just food and skating.”

Illingworth says it’s been a great year for Top End skaters, and there are works in the pipeline for when the Dry season returns in 2019.

“But for me it’s about reframing something that is scary into something that you enjoy.”

what makes you tick, more so than what you can do.”

“There will be some tips and tricks so you can present in a way that’s engaging and so you’re more comfortable – so you don’t feel like people are just staring at you.”

Sweatmas THE YEAR IS ROUNDING OUT AND SKATERS have one final night to feast on pizza and skate before the official programs cease for the year.

“Every single time,” she says.

Favourite rainy hideout?

My bed! Anywhere where it is dry and cosy for me.

Do you have some time off or work to do?

As a singer who does lots of gigs I don’t really have ‘time off’. My job is all year long and this is actually the best time of year because of the carols! I love singing in them and there’s also a lot of opportunities for end of year Christmas parties and functions that I get to sing at, which is great fun!

Emmanuel Khemis 22, Student Favourite thing to do when it’s raining?

Definitely sleeping. I also like driving when it’s raining or just standing outside to enjoy the rain drops.

Favourite thing about the festive season?

Family time – eating together and enjoying each other’s company. I also enjoy shopping.

Favourite rainy hideout?

My room – a library would do too!

Do you have some time off or work to do?

I have work to do.

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Mon

5 New Year’s Day

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1 7 See Around Town 5

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Thu

7 Storytime 23 Jam Nights

Tue

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Keeper Kids 5 Activate Palmerston 7 Nursery Time

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5 Junior Reptile Rangers

5 Activate Palmerston 7 Storytime 23 Slainte

3 Thu

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Activate Palmerston 7 Storytime 23 Slainte

4 Fri

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 6 Tropfest 2019 – applications close 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys

See Visual Arts 20

Sat

Happy r New Yea See Youth 10

From the Off The Leash Team

Fri

5

Sat

20 Gapan Gallery 2018 (last chance)

16 Writing Workshop

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Sun

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7 Aqua Fitness

12 10 Get That Job! – Online Portfolios

7 Movement Medicine

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5 Junior Reptile Rangers 6 Recycled Art Competition – entries close 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys

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Sun

16 Writing Workshop

7 Aqua Fitness 23 First Sunday Blues

See Around Town 5

See Around Town 7

Wed

See Books & Film 16

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5 Keeper Kids

Mon

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Activate Palmerston 7 Nursery Time

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See Feature 4

Fri

4 Spiders (opens) See Around Town 5

28 5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Christmas Lights 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys 23 Scott Murphy

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Sat

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Christmas Lights 5 Carols in the Library 5 Christmas Carols at the Waterfront 6 Community Tree Planting 20 Night and Day (last chance) 21 The Rubens 23 Kyle Maher 23 Scott Murphy

22 5 Territory animal craft and sounds

9 A Christmas Cabaret 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 23 Scott Murphy

See Books & Film 17

16 Sun

Sun

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 5 Too Much Stuff 7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine 7 Argentine Tango Practica

See Around Town 6

23 Sat

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine

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17 Two Old Artists Looking For Food

5 Christmas Lights 23 Scott Murphy

17 Mon

Mon

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Hockey Holiday Camp 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights

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Sun

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights

30

5 Christmas Lights 7 Aqua Fitness

18 Tue

Mon

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Hockey Holiday Camp 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 23 Jam Nights 23 Brass Band Rehearsals 23 Scott Murphy

Public holidays

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5 Motown NYE Party

5 Christmas Lights 5 NYE at Darwin Waterfront 5 Bubbles Under The Stars 5 NYE Party 23 Scott Murphy

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Wed

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Hockey Holiday Camp 5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights

Tue

20

Thu

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 15 LOL Thursday – The 12 Comedians of Christmas 23 Slainte

Wed

Boxing Day

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Christmas Day

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Christmas Lights 23 Scott Murphy

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5 Christmas Lights 8 Christmas Day Lunch 8 Rails Christmas Lunch 8 Celebrate Christmas

See Around Town 5

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Fri

Thu

5 Territory animal craft and sounds 5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 20 In the Dry (last chance) 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys 23 Scott Murphy

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5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Christmas Lights 23 Slainte

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See Music 21

Mon

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 5 How to Enjoy a Sustainable Christmas 7 Breaking Bad Habits 9 Into The Jungle 9 Red Faces 17 Self-Publishing for Children’s Authors 20 Gapan Gallery 2018 (opens) 23 Danger Den

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Fri 21 Indigenous Women in Music

See Visual Arts 18

7 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 7 Grey Panthers 9 Animal Farm 22 Hotel Red 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys 23 Scott Murphy

See Around Town 5

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5 Christmas Lights

5 Make memories with Santa 6 Creative in Residence Program – applications close

2 Sun 5 Christmas Craft Fair

Tue

See Around Town 5

See Youth 10

3 Mon

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights

Wed

10 Sweatmas

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 5 Carols in the Library 7 Nursery Time 7 Gadgets & Games

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Tue

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 7 Social Tennis 7 Lego Club 7 Storytime 23 Brass Band Rehearsals 23 Jam Nights

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Thu

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 6 Tactile Arts 2019 Exhibition & Workshop proposals – applications close 7 Argentine Tango 7 Storytime 23 Slainte

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From the Off The Leash Team

Merr y Christmas

6 Community Tree Planting Day 5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 5 The Original Carols by Candlelight 7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine 7 Argentine Tango Practica 9 Into The Jungle 23 First Sunday Blues

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5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 7 Social Tennis 7 Lego Club 7 Storytime 23 Brass Band Rehearsals 23 Jam Nights

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Wed

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 7 No Lights No Lycra 7 Nursery Time 7 Gadgets & Games 17 The Search for the Shell Encrusted Toilet Seat 17 French Film Night

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Thu

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 5 Community Development Program Showcase & Market 7 GLAMR Social Group 7 Argentine Tango 7 Storytime 15 First Thursday Comedy – Awkward Christmas 22 National Live Music Awards 23 Slainte

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Sat

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5 Make memories with Santa 5 Suitcase Market 5 Christmas Lights 6 Community Tree Planting Day 7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine 7 Argentine Tango Practica 9 Carnivale 9 Animal Farm 9 Love’s Labour’s Lost 17 Books Gone Wilde

Fri

5 Christmas Lights 5 Carols in the Library 5 Community Carols 5 Katherine Carols by Candlelight 5 Make memories with Santa 7 Meditation 9 Carnivale 9 Animal Farm 9 Love’s Labour’s Lost 20 Botanic (last chance) 23 All I Want For Christmas 23 At The Dakota 23 Have Fun With Brass 23 Scott Murphy

See Music 23

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23 Handel’s Messiah

5 Make memories with Santa 5 Christmas Lights 18 Plans for world domination (last chance) 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys

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21 Public holiday

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Tue

7 Storytime 23 Jam Nights

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Mon

16 Wed

7 Storytime 23 Jam Nights

Tue

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Keeper Kids 5 Activate Palmerston 5 Cardboard Box Spiders 7 Nursery Time

22 See Music 23

17 Thu

Wed

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Activate Palmerston 6 Recycled Art Exhibition (opens) 7 Storytime 23 Slainte

See Around Town 6

23 Tue

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Keeper Kids 5 Activate Palmerston 5 Cardboard Box Spiders 7 Nursery Time

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23 Jam Nights

7 Storytime

18 Fri

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 10 Get That Job! – Public Speaking 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys

Wed

See Around Town 7

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7 Nursery Time

See Music 22

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Thu

7 Atmos: Hydrosphere

5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Activate Palmerston 7 Caring for your artworks in the tropics 7 Storytime 9 Where They Hide The Crazy 23 Slainte

See Around Town 7

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Fri

22 Rage at the Reunion

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5 Junior Reptile Rangers 5 Creative Lab 18 Cocoon of Prayers (commences) 23 Loud at the Library 23 The Roy Boys

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7 Storytime

23 Slainte

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16 Flix in the Wet

Sat

7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine 22 Rage at the Reunion

26

17 Two Old Artists Looking For Food

See Books & Film 16

Sorry to Bother You

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7 Aqua Fitness 7 Movement Medicine 16 Flix in the Wet

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WORD ON THE STREET

REVIEWS, TIPS AND ADVICE FOR TRAVELLING THE WORLD WITH KIDS

After endless hours of research, searching for a boat company with top-notch safety standards that catered for families, I decided on a three day, two night dragon tour with Flores XP Adventure – and it didn’t take too much to coax our neighbours into joining us.

only found on a few islands around Flores, so seeing them is something special. Recent research suggests they may be representative of a relict population of the very lizards that, along with other mega fauna, died out after the Pleistocene.

With ancient Komodo dragons and jaw-dropping volcanic islands surrounded by dazzling white sandy beaches, sparkling turquoise waters and coral cays teeming with marine life, the Lesser Sunda Islands that abut west Flores in Indonesia are something straight out of my childhood fantasy.

The stand out for our kids was the unique opportunity to stay each night of the cruise at the Flores XPirate Camp on pristine Sebayur Island. The camp is totally cool, funky and shabby chic beach style with a whimsical pirate theme twist. They loved all the pirate paraphernalia.

The snorkeling and diving is world class. We saw blacktip reef sharks, moray eels, sea snakes, loads of tropical fish, green turtles, lionfish, manta rays and more. The beaches are divine – yep, they are the picture postcard ones with blinding white sand and aqua blue water.

Less well known than neighbouring Bali, but equally amazing, these strikingly beautiful islands are fast becoming one of Indonesia’s bucket list destinations.

Hands down it was one of the most amazing holidays we have had with our boys. Cruising on a boat for three days with our friends was so relaxing. The landscape is stunning, with islands that rise dramatically out of the water.

If you ask my five-year old what was the best thing about the trip he’d say staying at pirate island, hanging out with the boat captain, and Max our tour leader. My eight-year old says that snorkeling with me and seeing manta rays was one of the best bits for him.

There were so many highlights; I don’t know where to begin! Visiting Komodo National Park and seeing the impressive Komodo dragons – which are the world’s largest living lizard – was amazing. They are a threatened species that are

The verdict – awesome holiday!

We are already planning our next trip away together and are sold on the boat cruise idea – a Borneo river cruise to see orangutans or exploring islands in the Philippines, who knows!

The best way to experience the islands is to jump onboard one of the boat cruises that leave from Labuan Bajo, a somewhat ramshackle port town in Flores. You can head out to the islands for day trips but the best way to take in this magical place is to head out on a boat for a few days.

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the local watering holes if they’re open for swimming – check before you go.

DISCOVER, LOVE, SHARE If you haven’t planned a trip away this December, you may be wondering how to get through the extreme weather and create a merry festive spirit. Here are some tips to enjoy the celebrations and get through the sweaty season with mind, body and soul intact.

What ever you do, make sure there is a pool involved! This provides hours of entertainment for the kids, the adults can cool off, and it makes your Christmas day informal and fun. If you don’t have a pool, suggest Christmas day with someone who does or visit one of

Swap rich and wintery European menus for tropical foods like seafood, colourful salads and frozen mango desserts. Keep your guests refreshed with big jars of cool water and sliced fruit – add some mint or frozen fruit ice cubes for colour. Make your own kombucha and surprise your guests by creating your own tropical flavours – mango, lime and ginger pack an extra punch.

Make your own Christmas tree – pick up some dry branches from the beach and get creative. You can hang seashells and create a tree that celebrates our landscape and won’t clutter your storage room for the next 11 months.

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Wear breathable, organic cotton and use essential oils to create cooling peppermint spritzers and body lotions. Not only will you smell amazing, they’ll give you an instant energy boost when you are feeling over heated and tired.

Give the gift of experiences rather than toys. A trip to the wildlife park, a day at the wave pool, or a standup paddle boarding experience are all fun ideas that keep everyone active, too.

Finally, make everything as simple and stress-free as possible and enjoy the celebration season. If you have over-indulged, take some time out during the following days to revive your body with water, greens, rest and meditation to quiet the mind and find your balance.

COMICS'

CORNER SHOWCASING TOP END COMICS AND LOCAL STAND-UP PERFORMERS

I’ve been struck by the incredibly high calibre of comedians performing in Darwin this year.

The highlights for me include Chris Little’s and Justin Brown’s shows at the Hotel Darwin Comedy Garden during the Darwin Fringe Festival; Nicole Stevens’ and Amy Hetherington’s sold out shows, and the wildly successful Laugh it Off, at Brown’s Mart; and the sold out Darwin and Alice Springs comedy showcase, You Wouldn’t Believe Me Mate, in November. Thus this month’s Comics’ Corner is an ode to the local Darwin comedy scene.

In recent years, Darwin has experienced a comedy bush fire and Top End Comedy’s (TEC) monthly First Thursday shows at the Happy Yess at Brown’s Mart has been the accelerant. The room is quite simply the perfect comedy venue – an intimate space where the audience can hear a comic’s every breath, feel each bead of sweat and taste every spittle. There is no more exciting a room in which to see live comedy.

TEC’s First Thursday series has launched the careers of some serious comedy heavyweights.

It’s debuted the gritty stand-up of SBS Black Comedy star David Woodhouse, the loveable whimsy of Amy Hetherington, the insanely talented improvisational skills of Danielle Andrews, the dynamic and quirky insight of Ange Wu (aka Wanton of Destruction), the awkward musings of Ryan McArthur, the deadly one liners of Richard Fejo, the comic yarning of June Mills, the golden tonsils of Hot100’s Ben Stevenson, the raucous stories of Brad Scott, the absurd storytelling of Angus Robertson, the musical genius of Benjamin Jones, the kung fu comedy of Bryant Clark/Clark Norris, the Seinfeld-esque sharp observations of Garry O’Sullivan, the storytelling of Justin Brown, the surreal tales of Phil Denson and the killer character comedy of Andi Egan – to mention but 16.

Without First Thursday, many of these comedians may not have emerged, or continued, their comic careers. A huge shout out to the teams at TEC and Brown’s Mart who have carved out this wonderful, creative hub where new comics can share the stage with more experienced colleagues.

Another venue of note this year is The Beachfront Hotel. On the last Thursday of the month, this venue has played host to TEC’s LOL Comedy show where Darwin’s leading comedians are given longer sets to push the envelope of their creative output.

In December, TEC brings together a selection of local comedy legends to experiment in the comic petri dish of First Thursday at Brown’s Mart. This month’s exceptional line-up includes Nicole Stevens, Ange Wu, Cassandra Ellis, Tom Sheridan, Darren McCallum, Garry O’Sullivan, Will Crawford and Amy Hetherington.

The final LOL Thursday for the year hosts the theme ‘The 12 Comedians of Christmas’. Drop on by to farewell the year with a few big laughs.

If you have a resolution for the New Year, make it to get out there and see some amazing local stand-up comedy.

Local comedy in December: First Thursday Comedy – Awkward Christmas WHEN AT COST INFO

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Will Crawford is an up-andcrawling comic. He moonlights as a land rights lawyer and policy activist.

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Rain Birds

Margaret Heffernan with Frances Coughlan and Gerard Waterford A life in transition from traditional culture to a very different world, this new release from IAD Press in Alice Springs is a memoir that looks forward, as well as back.

Clare Atkins From the award-winning author of Nona & Me comes a stunning novel about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents’ expectations, and 20 kilometres of barbed-wire fence.

Barry Jonsberg Rob has a huge crush on the new girl at school, but is painfully shy and suffers severe panic attacks.

How is her heart to be won?

Another wonderful and heartwarming comedy drama from the award-winning author of My Life as an Alphabet.

Dina Davis Inspired by the life of Assia Gutmann Wevill, the “other woman” who came between poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, this version of the story aims to restore Wevill to her place as a woman in her own right who changed the course of literary history.

Harriet McKnight Rain Birds is a powerful and lyrical novel about love, grief and loss, one that examines personal tragedy as set against global and environmental responsibilities, and how we negotiate our oftenconflicting ideals. This novel is this year's top pick from Off The Shelf reviewer Kate Rendell.

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The colourful place and house building has inspired her next novel, which she will begin writing in January.

But before she dives in, Sprite will share her novel writing skills at the workshop, ‘Everything you need to know to write your novel or memoir in 2019’ at the NT Writers’ Centre.

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and support and tools – and that includes beginners,” she says.

Sprite says she used to write blindly until she had 100,000 words and “then wonder how I was going to turn it into a book.”

These days she does it differently and is more interested in writing efficiently.

“I want to write fast and finish work – and the most effective way to do that is to map out the key moments of the story,” she says.

“A lot of the course is about finding the overall shape of your story.”

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“(The workshop) is designed for people who have a memoir or novel ticking in them and are ready to write it, but need some guidance

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Three Identical Strangers Three strangers are brought together by astonishing coincidences after being born as identical triplets, separated at birth and raised by different families. This jaw-dropping true story only gets stranger as they ride global fame and more secrets are unearthed in this fascinating doco.

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It’s been an interesting journey for the acclaimed author, who picked Lamb Island to build after googling ‘cheap land Queensland’.

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Flix in the Wet With the Deckchair Cinema closing its doors for the Wet season, Flix in the Wet is set to keep film buffs dry and happy in its new home at BCC Casuarina.

WRITER NATALIE SPRITE HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR on a tiny island off the coast of Queensland, building her home.

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Sorry to Bother You In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. A powerhouse directorial debut for political activist Boots Riley, a unique new voice in cinema.

WHEN SUN 20 JAN | 5.30PM

Can you Ever Forgive Me The true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel, who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn and Estée Lauder. When Lee falls out of step with the marketplace, she turns her skills to fraud in this sharp small-time heist flick.

WHEN SUN 27 JAN | 3.30PM

Wildlife Set in Montana in 1960, Wildlife is a portrait of a family unravelling. Young Joe Brinson watches his parents’ marriage implode after his father loses his job. A painful tale of adolescent observation in a world where grown-ups behave like children and children are forced to act like adults.

WHEN SUN 27 JAN | 5.30PM

OFF THE SHELF REVIEWS FOR READERS

shape to this book; its sculptural language, providing the poetic scaffold for Keogh and Lindquist’s intersecting lives. In writing of its design and construction, Olsson imbues the building with the significance it deserves: ‘Its reach for beauty, a connection between the human and the sublime.’

Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share.

The cover image of Kristina Olsson’s Shell depicts the iconic Sydney Opera House shimmering in soft light. Captured by French-Australian photographer JP Bratanoff-Firgoff, the image is an incredibly apt representation of a novel that glistens.

Luminescent is the word that comes to mind – which may have something to do with the fact that I read this novel while visiting Sydney in spring. Wandering Circular Quay, I inhaled Shell in gloriously sunny moments in the Botanic Gardens.

I like to read novels while travelling as a way of coming to know a place – especially a city like Sydney, which is relatively unfamiliar to me.

But you don’t have to be walking the streets of Sydney to delight in the watery intensity of this novel.

Olsson takes you there: ‘tonight the air was precarious. All sandstone shadow, smudgy.’

Shell tells the intertwining stories of Pearl Keogh, a fierce, yet guarded, young Australian journalist and Axel Lindquist, a visionary glass artisan from Sweden, commissioned to make a sculpture for the Sydney Opera House foyer. Playing out in 1965, their individual stories are set against the backdrop of the construction of the Sydney Opera House and the building tension of the Vietnam War. It is the opera house that gives

Reading Shell I learnt for the first time of the controversial and transformative history of this building commissioned in the 1950s.

Its Danish design, with every tile hand-crafted in Sweden, emerging on Bennelong point ‘like an eruption’. In this way, Olsson’s novel is an ode to craftsmanship and the translation of life into art. It is also an ode to Sydney.

But Olsson’s love letter to Sydney refuses nostalgia. Through Lindquist, whose uniquely Swedish perspective provides an outsiders view of Australian culture, and Keogh, whose experience of a male dominated world provides an insiders view of white Australian masculinity, Olsson offers a sharp critique of Australia in the 1960s.

It is an Australia that struggles to imagine otherwise, to aspire: ‘As if they were ashamed of a building that might reveal them, the soaring shapes of their dreams, the true interior of their hearts. As if they were afraid of grandeur’.

It is also an Australia that feels surprisingly familiar here and now (the latest political episode regarding advertising on the opera house sails revealing that we may not have grown up at all). Art, Olsson seems to suggest, may be the only antidote: ‘The government might want the definitive, everything reduced to its baseline, a rule. But Axel knew that, in art, there was no such thing as certainty’.

Shell is a superb and intricate novel of loss, love and the impossibility of impartiality. Bringing a city alive as only great writers can – Olsson makes Sydney sing.

LISTINGS

Artback NT presents

Self-Publishing for Children’s Authors Join NT author Diane Lucas as she breaks down the steps to write, illustrate, print and market your own independently published children’s book.

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SAT 1 DEC | 1-4PM HARBOUR VIEW PLAZA, DARWIN $50 | $20 NTWC MEMB | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL ntwriters.com.au

Curator’s Cut: The Search for the Shell Encrusted Toilet Seat Featuring passionate and curious characters of the Alice Springs lawn sale scene, bring along your own most precious, odd, fantastical or curious items purchased from a yard/lawn/garage sale.

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WED 5 DEC | 5.30PM NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY FREE ntl.nt.gov.au

1 November 2018 - 16 February 2019 Building Orange 12 Charles Darwin University www.cdu.edu.au/artgallery Violet Wadrill Nanaku, Humpy House, Jinparrak, 2013, screenprint on BFK Rives paper, 76 x 56cm. Courtesy the artists and Karungkarni Art and Culture Aboriginal Corporation.

French Film Night Enjoy the French movie, Je fais le mort, along with French cheese and wine at this monthly Alliance Française de Darwin event.

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WED 5 DEC | 6.30PM MUSEUM & ART GALLERY OF THE NT $20 | $14 MEMB, STUDENT afdarwin.org

Books Gone Wilde - LGBTQI Community Library Drop by the stall to browse the books, have a chat, and meet other queer book lovers.

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SUN 9 DEC | 9AM-1PM NIGHTCLIFF MARKET $5 ANNUAL MEMB | FREE U18 facebook.com/ booksgonewilde

Two Old Artists Looking For Food: John Wolseley and Mulkun Wirrpanda Learn about the food plants of East Arnhem Land through the eyes, pen and brush of two great artists.

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SAT 29 DEC & SAT 26 JAN | 1PM MUSUEM & ART GALLERY OF THE NT $5 magnt.net.au

Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley

Kate Rendell works as a communications manager in the arts. She is also a freelance writer and researcher. First and foremost though she is a reader.

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Upcoming events Wishes to Santa at the Waterfront 1 to 16 December Three lucky children will have the chance to WIN their ultimate wish list from Santa, worth up to $1,000 each!

Spend $20 or more at any Darwin Waterfront and Stokes Hill Wharf business between 1 and 16 December to pick up your wish list.

Hand deliver it to Santa at the Waterfront between 5pm and 7pm from 7 to 14 December, or drop it into Santa’s mail box at any time throughout the promotion.

For full terms and conditions visit waterfront.nt.gov.au

Christmas lights Every night in December 7pm to 10pm The Parklands will be sprinkled with Christmas magic throughout December.

Discover a mini Tinsel Town as you make your way through the twinkle palms and into the Christmas Cove filled with festive cheer.

New Year’s Eve Monday 31 December 5pm to 12pm (midnight) | Free Ring in the New Year at Darwin Waterfront, kicking off the night at 4pm with a free outdoor concert and a fireworks spectacular at 9pm and midnight. Find a spot on the lawns and settle in for an evening of entertainment for the whole family.

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VISUAL ARTS

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Anna Reynolds & Shilo McNamee

Air Raid Arcade ARTIST ANNA REYNOLDS HAS A LONG HISTORY IN THE TOP END – from working on fishing boats to studying art, it’s also where she first met fellow artist and soon to be retailer Shilo McNamee.

Reynolds is on the home stretch of a master’s degree, and will exhibit the work she’s created at McNamee’s new shopfront in the Air Raid Arcade, next to where she produces boutique/bespoke outfits from her fabric designs.

Off The Leash had a yarn with Reynolds and McNamee about what’s next.

Since you started, you’ve opened a store, Cloth, originally in Queenscliff and now in Darwin. How did that develop out of your master’s research?

When I started my masters I was making pictures on the walls and I was collaging. Nowadays instead of printing a photo on a computer and cutting it out I’ve started using Photoshop and then managing colour – and it was like, bing!, I can print on anything! I can print on fabric and make wearable art.

Anna, you’ve been doing your masters over the last six years, looking at digital culture – tell us a bit more.

What changed when you went from making canvas works to wearable art?

It wasn’t until I started making

Cocoon of prayers

After the exhibition, McNamee and her sister Roxanne Voulanas will set up a vinyl record and art supply shop in what is becoming an artist take-over of the arcade.

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The exhibition and masters started with six themes about digital culture, how it’s changed, and the imaginary digital frontier – we are the dinosaurs and this new future is going to happen. I was looking at how environmentally dirty the digital culture is, about how destructive it is.

clothes that people got political.

Everyone wanted to know who was sewing my clothes, where they were getting made and who was getting paid – no one cares about the digital world – they wanted to talk about textiles.

Shilo, tell us about your plans for the new space once Anna’s show is over.

We’re going to be selling vinyl records – new and second hand – and also art supplies, plus run workshops.

So it’s a bit of an intersection of art and music?

Yes. Some of these albums have really important artists and illustrators working on the covers or designing their sets. That’s how I got into art – by being exposed to it through music, so this shop is where we’ll bring it together.

Plans for world domination: art to textile WHEN AT INFO

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Radio Gnome Records: where art and music meet WHEN AT INFO

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clockwise from top left: Anna Reynolds. Anna Reynolds, ‘World Travel’ (detail), 2018, digital migration and multi generation on linen, cotton, silk, modal and bamboo. Shilo McNamee and Roxanne Voulanas. Anna Reynolds, ‘digital-tetrapod’, 2015, giclée on cotton silk handloom.

Imagine living in a transparent dome for a month, with only one meal a day, in full view of gallery visitors.

It’s a task artist Levin A. Diatschenko will undertake, meditating and repeating prayers and mantras.

With each prayer and mantra, he will make a tally-mark on paper, which he will then stick facing outwards on the dome once each piece of paper is full.

“I went on a holiday to Serbia by myself and I did a similar thing where I made marks on a pad every time I repeated a mantra – it was my own personal version of prayer beads,” he says.

“I had these really mediative days of making marks, going for walks and eating one meal a day.”

A vegetarian meal will be prepared for Diatschenko each day, and each evening he will have a short break to use the toilet and shower.

both together, instead of being at odds with each other – I’m going to do an act that brings them both completely united.”

Diatschenko says the concept behind the durational work is to bring two opposing forces together.

When he returned from Serbia, Diatschenko developed the idea of going into the dome with filmmaker Lukas Bendel, who will film the whole month with a 360-degree camera and live stream it.

“The idea is that there are two forces,” he explains.

“One is a desire to leave the world and turn inwards and follow your mystic journey, and there’s the other force that makes you want to participate in the world and be in a community.

“This is my attempt at putting them

In preparation, Diatschenko has been practicing chanting mantras and cutting down to one meal a day.

I will say a sentence that will keep me in the most peaceful state of mind at the time," he says.

“It could be as simple as saying ‘I am a shared space’, which might help with me not having any privacy.”

At the end of the month Diatschenko will present an artist talk and debrief immediately on coming out of the dome.

WHEN FRI 25 JAN – SAT 23 FEB | ARTIST TALK SAT 23 FEB, 12PM

“Some of the prayers and mantras come from particular texts, but some of them will be improvised –

AT NCCA COST FREE INFO nccart.com.au

MAGNT

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher Street, The Gardens | 8999 8264 | magnt.net.au MON–SUN 10AM-5PM

Cyril James Kerinauia & Sylvester Victor Robert Fernando, ‘Hunting party’, 1999; MAGNT Collection, © the artists c/o Tiwi Design Aboriginal Corporation

Feeling For Pattern: Craig Koomeeta, ‘Saltwater crocodile’, 2001, synthetic polymer paint on wood, 550 x 500cm; courtesy MAGNT

Out of the Dark COMPRISING OVER 400,000 NATURAL SCIENCE SPECIMENS from terrestrial and marine ecosystems and 21,000 history and culture objects and artworks, MAGNT’s collections are nationally and

internationally significant.

By dissolving barriers between disciplines and promoting the interplay of unusual juxtapositions across collections, this exhibition

50 Years of Tiwi Pottery 2018 marks the 50-year anniversary of the establishment of a pottery studio at Bagot Reserve in Darwin to provide technical training for Aboriginal people who wished to become artist-potters. This display highlights the evolution, style and direction of Tiwi pottery over those 50 years.

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aims to inspire curiosity in the world and lead to deeper and more integrated understandings of past and present.

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Edward Reichenbach, ‘Aboriginal housemaids and children’; courtesy MAGNT

Unruly Days Territory life 1911 – 1921 The Northern Territory has always been an impossible land to master.

From its monsoonal Top End to its arid centre, it promises bountiful resources, but almost every attempt to exploit them has failed. It is too immense, too remote, its resources too inaccessible.

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Midawarr/Harvest installation; MAGNT

Midawarr/Harvest

Immerse yourself in a vast Arnhem Land floodplain and lose yourself in a forest of bark paintings in this ambitious and beautiful cross-cultural collaboration between renowned landscape artist John Wolseley and the great Yolngu artist, Mulkun Wirrpanda.

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CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Building Orange 12, CDU Casuarina Campus | 8946 6621 | cdu.edu.au/artgallery WED–FRI 10AM-4PM | SAT 10AM-2PM

Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala and Jimmy Wavehill Ngawanyja Japalyi, ‘Jinparrak (Old Wave Hill Station)’ (detail), 2015, synthetic of polymer paint on canvas, 150 x 96cm; courtesy the artists and Karungkarni Art and Culture Aboriginal Corporation

Still in my mind Inspired by the words of revered Gurindji/Malngin leader Vincent Lingiari, ‘that land... I still got it on my mind,’ Still in my mind reflects on events preceding and following the Gurindji Walk Off, a seminal event in Australian history that continues to resonate half a century later.

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Linda Joy, ‘Jim Jim Falls - Kakadu’, ink on linen, 120 x 90cm

In the Dry

Steve Gough, ‘Woodland Scene’ (detail), 2018, oil on board, 54.5 x 36cm

SIXTEEN MONTHS HAVE PASSED since Linda Joy held her inaugural exhibition. Few would argue (and sales demonstrated) that the works presented a unique but familiar style of painting that encapsulates all of the reasons why we reside in the Territory. Joy now presents her second exhibition, cementing her position as a leading artist in the Northern Territory.

Renditions of starry nights, bushfires and the rocky escarpment resonate with a beauty that has the power to hypnotise.

NIGHT AND DAY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, Steve Gough has been enchanting us with his ethereal Top End Claude Lorrain inspired landscapes – the dry tropics filled with spiky plants, spindly overhanging gums, the ever characterful magpie geese, amidst the bulbous cumulative formations of our northern sky. Working in oils

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1/3 Vickers St, Parap | 8941 3935 | salonartprojects.com.au TUE–FRI 10AM-5PM | SAT 10AM-2PM

on board, Gough uses traditional glazing techniques to capture the essence of time and subject.

In a new direction, this year’s exhibition also includes a series of works painted with ink and watercolour on paper.

WHEN UNTIL SAT 15 DEC top left: Mulkun Wirrpanda, ‘Bundjuŋu’, (detail) etching bottom left: Banduk Marika, ‘Djäka Wäŋawu’, screenprint

TACTILE ARTS

19 Conacher Street, Fannie Bay | 8981 6616 | tactilearts.org.au TUE–FRI 10AM-4PM | SAT & SUN 10AM-4PM

Gapan Gallery 2018

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Kate Fernyhough, ‘Woman in a frangipani dress buys a frangipani’

THE ANNUAL TRADITION OF THE OPEN-AIR GALLERY AT GARMA FESTIVAL – Gapan Gallery – is heading to Vickers Street. Artists from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka art centre in north-east Arnhem Land are internationally renowned for their exquisite bark paintings, but also have a very strong tradition of printmaking. Senior artists Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Wukun Wanambi, Mulkun Wirrpanda and Banduk Marika are joined by emerging stars in a series of screenprints, woodcuts, etchings and linocut prints.

Celebrate the work of local artists and artisans as they respond to the theme ‘botanic’ at this annual members’ show. The exhibition includes works on paper, ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles, with a focus on organic processes and materials.

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Botanic

MUSIC WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 8PM AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $57 INFO yourcentre.com.au

The Rubens

The Rubens NSW FIVE-PIECE THE RUBENS HAVE HAD A MASSIVE YEAR. They’ve released their third album; undertaken a huge global tour across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the US; and to cap it all off – they supported Pink on her recent tour. The cherry on the top will of course be their Darwin gig this December – the final show on this year’s tour. Keyboardist Elliot Margin spoke to Off The Leash.

You’ve just been touring with Pink!

How did that come about?

Through our booking agent. He put us forward for the support slot a while back and we weren’t expect-

We just picked out favourites from our three albums and crammed them in.

ing anything to come of it. Then we got word that Pink had checked out our video for ‘Million Man’ and gave the thumbs up. It was nice to know she was personally involved and into us.

Did you spend much time with Pink? What’s she like?

We had a few moments behind the scenes. She’s just how people describe her – down to earth, super kind and quick witted.

Have Pink’s audiences been giving you love? Have you amended your set to suit them?

It’s a different world to what we’re used to, playing arenas to thousands of people. That being said, her audience always treated us really nicely – whether they had heard of us or not. Being in the support slot meant we had a tight 35-minute set, which worked for us.

You’re on a big national tour at the moment. What do you love about touring beyond the east coast capital cities?

We are – Darwin is the last show of the tour! We can’t wait. Audiences outside of major cities always bring added energy I think. Not getting as many bands coming through means they’re more ready to let loose.

When you tour around the regions down south, do you get to do it in a tour bus? Do you get to enjoy that experience of being a band on the road together?

Australia is so spread out that touring in a bus isn’t really worth it, which is a letdown if you’ve just watched Almost Famous. We did tour the US earlier this year and for the first time tried doing it in a bus.

It’s definitely a different experience, living in such close quarters, sleeping in bunks as the bus drives down the highway to the next gig.

Some of us enjoyed it more than others but we’re all glad we did it.

Who’s in charge of the playlist when you’re on the road?

We try to pass the role of DJ between us because the pressure to play good stuff can really get to you – music on the road is very important. We probably hand the aux chord most often to our tour manager Ridge. He has great taste in music and tends not to let the pressure get to him. Young Thug, Blood Orange, Connan Mockasin, Big Wet and Powderfinger, he plays it all.

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Murphy SCOTT MURPHY MOVED TO DARWIN FROM MELBOURNE SEVEN YEARS AGO to join Dr Elephant, started his own band, The Fame Junkies, four years ago, and has toured the world with his partner Chrissa in original hard rock outfit Valanti. He’s supported a variety of touring bands in Darwin, including Guy Sebastian, Diesel, Leo Sayer, Macy Gray, and Choirboys; and he plays the best songs ever written three to four nights a week around Darwin. He answered the Fast Five for Off The Leash.

What’s the first album you ever bought?

It was Nevermind on CD from Sanity Doncaster. It was $29.99 of my parents’ money – possibly the most crucial bucks I’ve ever spent. It changed my life. Dad had (Guns ‘n’ Roses) Appetite For Destruction and Johnny Diesel on cassette which got a flogging also.

If you could see any artist or band – living or dead – this weekend, who would it be?

Led Zeppelin or the Stones because I’ve seen most of the bands I’ve needed to in concert already!

Indigenous Women in She joined the Saltwater Divas program this year after seeing the success of her friend in the Desert Divas program – run for Indigenous women in Central Australia as opposed to the Top End. Patsy Coleman

PATSY COLEMAN MAY HAVE SPENT HER LIFE WRITING MUSIC, BUT SHE HAS ONLY STARTED SHARING HER SONGS WITH THE WORLD THIS YEAR. Coleman, 31, is one of the Saltwater Divas gearing up to perform at the Indigenous Women In Music Night at Happy Yess.

“I wrote songs for years but the only person who heard them was my sister,” Coleman says.

“I always wanted to join the Divas but I felt I wasn’t good enough to be singing in front of people, but it’s been a huge confidence boost.”

The step to share her music has already paid off. Coleman was chosen to perform at the Bush Bands Bash

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in September and is heading to the Nannup Music Festival in March.

“Performing my songs is the best feeling in the world – I thought I’d known an adrenalin rush before, but there’s nothing like performing,” she says.

Coleman writes her country blues songs about her life and motherhood, and it allows her a chance to turn her mind off from her day job as a police officer.

“It’s an amazing way to switch off and shows me more of the world outside my job,” she says.

“There is so much good in the world – it’s eye opening to get out there and be more of myself.”

Coleman will be joined by fellow Divas Lynette Lewis (Desmo Lewis), Pauliesha McKenzie (Lyrik), Maree Yoelu, Noni Eather, Ray-Ray McKenzie and Sharna Phillips, who will each perform a solo set and a few joint songs, followed by a DJ set from Jadden Chisholm (DJ Chiz).

WHEN FRI 7 DEC | 9PM AT HAPPY YESS COST $10 INFO musicnt.com.au

Whose posters did you have stuck to the wall as a teenager? Do you still have them?

Our parents’ basement where we rehearsed 25 years ago is still wall to wall with band posters… you name the band and there would be a poster or flyer of some sort!

What song would you like played at your funeral?

‘Raining Blood’ by Slayer, to lighten the mood, or maybe ‘Orion’ by Metallica.

Finish this sentence. The thing people would be surprised to know about me…is I was Australia’s youngest junior black belt in Taekwondo at the age of nine.

Check the Gig Guide for details of Scott’s gigs.

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National Live Music Awards RECOGNISING VOICES, EVENTS AND VENUES, THE NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS (NLMAs) celebrate the magic that happens away from recording studios – and with two Territorians (Caiti Baker and Baker Boy) in line for national awards, live music is doing well in the NT. Steve Kelk from Foldback Magazine, this year’s media sponsors for the NLMAs in the NT, spoke to Off The Leash about why celebrating live music is so critical.

Why is it important to have an awards event that recognises live music specifically?

The NLMAs were started three years ago by Larry Heath of Heath Media, the founder of the AU Review music news website. They are a recognition of the broad and diverse live music scene in Australia, a scene which now provides the most significant revenue stream for many Australian artists in the age of digital streaming, and significant employment and business opportunities with respect to live music venues and associated industry streams such as sound and lighting tech support. The NLMAs fill a recognition gap in an industry that is worth billions to this country’s economy and focuses not only on live performing artists but also on the venues and events that showcase them.

What do you make of this year’s list of nominees?

As I am one of the judges in this year’s awards, I can’t speak specifically about the nominations. What I can say is that all of the nominees have made a major contribution to their craft and are considered stand-out performers in their category in order to be nominated. Remember, the awards are not just for the performers but also for the venues and events where they perform.

How do you think the live music scene is travelling in the Territory?

Live music in the NT had been on life support for some time but has been very much alive and thriving in recent years, despite a paucity of venues supporting original live music. Territory artists are starting to get the national recognition they deserve, and have worked hard for, and the venues and events that do support original artists have stepped up to the mark.

The NT is becoming well known around the country and around the world as a live music destination, especially during the Dry season. Music NT has done a great job in supporting and promoting Territory artists, especially those in rural and remote areas. We have two artists nominated for national awards this year and our artists and venues continue to punch above their weight. I would say that the NT live music scene is in a steady ascendency at the moment and we aim to keep it on an upwards trajectory.

How will Darwin be celebrating on the night of the awards?

There’s an incredible line-up for the Darwin event, which happens at the same time as the seven other events around the country. Those in attendance will get to see who wins in the NT categories, as well as hear who’s winning in the other states and territories. Half of the entry cost will go to (charity) Support Act and the amazing work that they do.

WHEN THU 6 DEC | 6-11PM

22

AT

DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB

COST

$10

INFO

nlmas.com.au

HOTEL RED IT DOESN’T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT IT’S HAPPENING SOON. HOTEL RED ARE HITTING THE RAILS TO CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON. Hotel Red was born when Dan Davies asked Annie Gastin, who’d hung up her singing hat, to give it another shot.

Whether you’re partial to killing it on the dance floor, or just soaking up some great sounds from the

“One of the great things about playing in this band is looking out and seeing people having so much fun,” reckons Gastin, who along with her bandmates has been playing in various groups around town for 30 years.

If you’re a local you’ll know how hot this band is - Gastin on vocals,

Davies on bass, a massive horn section, plus Irish treasure Brendan Wakely on guitar, and Alan Murphy keeping it all together on drums.

Hotel Red emerges rarely, so get your mates together and party!

WHEN FRI 7 DEC | 8PM AT

DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB

COST

$20

INFO

facebook.com/darwin

railwayclub

Perfect Blue Sky; photo: Oliver Kuusk

RAGE at the REUNION FEATURING BRETT IRELAND, BERNIE BREMOND, SHELLIE MORRIS, SUSAN BISSET AND THE EARTH’S CALLING, AND PERFECT BLUE SKY, Rage at the Reunion is a festival dedicated to the musos of the NT, as well as those who wish to relive the nostalgia of ‘Rage in the Cage’.

Festival organiser and performer Jane Kitto spoke to Off The Leash.

Rage at the Reunion sounds like a blast – what’s it all about?

This weekend mini-fest is designed to bring local and long standing musicians together under one roof to make some big noise reminiscent of the institutional ‘Rage at the Cage’ days which were held at The Beachfront Hotel every Sunday eons ago.

Caiti Baker

likes of Etta James, Al Green, BB King, Taj Mahal and Nina Simone, their grooves are irresistible.

It will be a true, outback, “no frills” Aussie music festival, with band after band after band; and loads of beer, burgers and dancing. Humpty

Doo Hotel is iconic and is an original stamping ground of some of this crowd as well.

Why is ‘Rage in the Cage’ such an inspiration?

It was like a mini Woodstock that folks came out in droves to be part of – you would get up to 1500 punters there every Sunday afternoon – it was magical. I was one of the artists who was fortunate enough to get a break there.

How did the idea for the festival come about?

Ha – guess who – Miss Kitto just loves coming back to the NT to perform and wanted to widen the circle to make it a celebration. I’m very fortunate that Humpty Doo Hotel’s Rod Parry holds an open place for me to come home and perform every year. I’m super grateful and just love the real down-to-earth vibe there.

Tell us a little about your music – and where we’d normally find you playing?

I’m based in the UK and I perform solo, as well as in a classic rock psychedelic band Perfect Blue Sky. We play throughout the UK and Scandinavia and I come back home to Australia once a year – usually to visit my folks and friends.

What are you most looking forward to about Rage at the Reunion?

As it’s a ‘one off event’ – which I’m coordinating from the other side of the world – just making it happen is a huge success!

This is as true as it gets, and I know a lot of folk are flying in from interstate – as well as from Europe – for the event. It’s gonna be fab to have this chance for all to meet again.

WHEN SAT 19 & SUN 20 JAN AT

HUMPTY DOO HOTEL

COST

FREE

INFO

humptydoohotel.com.au

DECEMBER - JANUARY

GIG guide OTL's quick and essential guide to live music in the Top End. Rock on!

To find out more, head to offtheleash.net.au

/OTL.magazine

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Darwin Symphony Orchestra – All I Want for Christmas Join the Darwin Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of Christmas cheer, with music from Frozen, Love Actually and Elf, classics such as ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, plus loads of carols and sing-alongs. We hear that Santa may even stop by…

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 2PM AT

DARWIN CONVENTION

CENTRE COST

$60 | $50 CONC,

GROUP 10+ | $30 CHILD

INFO

dso.org.au

#OTLmag

The Original Carols by Candlelight The Christmas in Darwin Association presents the 44th performance of this annual favourite, this year raising funds for Down Syndrome NT and Alawa Scouts.

stalls and a special visit from Santa.

14 DEC

AMBON JOHN

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | MARKETS 5.30PM

21 DEC

TRACEY BUNN

| CAROLS 6.30PM

28 DEC

SCOTT MURPHY

AT

LINDSAY ST COMPLEX, 4 JAN

GRAVY TRAIN

FREE

11 JAN

DAVID GARNHAM

WHEN SUN 2 DEC | 6.30-8.30PM |

INFO

facebook.com/katherine

18 JAN

LILLA

GATES 4.30PM

towncouncil

25 JAN

KEVIN MCCARTHY

AT

GEORGE BROWN DARWIN

BOTANIC GARDENS

COST

GOLD COIN DONATION

INFO

facebook.com/carolsby

Scott Murphy

Handel’s Messiah New local singing group, Vocalective, presents Handel’s Messiah.

WHEN FRI 14 DEC | 7PM AT

DARWIN MEMORIAL

CITY LIBRARY 7 DEC

CHARLIE POWLING

14 DEC

WAYNE CRISTAUDO

21 DEC

KEVIN MCCARTHY

28 DEC

LIBRARY CLOSED

UNITING CHURCH

7 DEC, 8PM

PALMERSTON TAVERN

COST

$25

4 JAN

MIKE FOLEY

8 DEC, 3PM

RYDGES PALMERSTON

INFO

trybooking.com/yebk

11 JAN

SCOTT MURPHY

15 DEC, 7PM

CADDIES GOLF CLUB

18 JAN

TRACEY BUNN

18 DEC, 7PM

OYSTER BAR

25 JAN

CHARLIE POWLING

21 DEC, 5PM

THE HUB

22 DEC, 3PM

RYDGES HOTEL

26 DEC, 7PM

OYSTER BAR

29 DEC, 7PM

CADDIES GOLF CLUB

Christmas Carols at the Waterpark These family Christmas carols, presented by St James and St Peter’s churches, includes a sausage sizzle plus candles and glow sticks for the kids.

31 DEC, 8PM

DARWIN SAILING CLUB

WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 5.30-7.30PM

28 DEC, 6.30PM CASUARINA CLUB

Carols in the Library Enjoy traditional and contemporary carols at your local library.

COST

FREE

INFO

darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries

The Roy Boys The Roy Boys play acoustic covers featuring all your favourites, as well as a few originals thrown in for good measure.

AT

LEANYER RECREATION PARK

WHEN EVERY FRI | 6-9PM

COST

FREE

AT

INFO

facebook.com/stjames

BELLAMACK

sanderson | facebook.com/

COST

FREE

INFO

roymackonkeyofficial.

stpetersnightcliff

AT

CITY LIBRARY

Rage at the Reunion AT

HUMPTY DOO HOTEL

COST

FREE

INFO

humptydoohotel.com.au

CASUARINA LIBRARY

WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 10.30-11.30AM AT

NIGHTCLIFF LIBRARY

Community Carols This evening of Christmas carols and family fun includes a jumping castle and petting zoo. Food, drink and candles will be available for purchase, with all proceeds going to Foodbank NT.

Slainte Celebrating traditional and modern Irish music, including The Pogues, The Dubliners, Christie Moore, The Irish Rovers, Thin Lizzy and more.

DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

12 Smith St, Darwin happyyess.com facebook.com/happyyessdarwin

WHEN SUN 2 DEC & SUN 6 JAN

| 2-7PM

AT

PINT CLUB, MARRARA

COST

GOLD COIN

DONATION

Danger Den Happy Yess has become a dangerous den of musical depravity... join Darwin punk rock band Danger Den and their friends for a night of good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll music.

Support from Mr. Rupert Topple and John Ryan & Co. WHEN SAT 1 DEC | 9PM COST

$10

Indigenous Women in Music

INFO

facebook.com/firstsun

dayblues

Darwin City Brass Band Rehearsals New members and visitors welcome.

WHEN TUE 4, 11 & 18 DEC

| 7-9.30PM

AT

2 ABALA RD, MARRARA

COST

$10 ANNUAL MEMB

INFO

darwincitybrassband.org.au

WHEN FRI 7 DEC | 9PM COST

$10

JAM NIGHTS AND OPEN MIC Have Fun With Brass Entry level and developing players welcome.

Jam Nights Jump on stage or sit back and enjoy the music.

WHEN EVERY TUE | 9PM-LATE AT

NIRVANA, DARWIN

COST

FREE

INFO

nirvanadarwin.com.au

WHEN SAT 1 & 8 DEC | 10AM-12PM

COST

$20 | $50 VIP

WHEN EVERY THU | 5.30PM AT

BELL BAR & BISTRO,

BELLAMACK COST

FREE

INFO

facebook.com/

The Rubens WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 8PM COST

$57

thebellbarbistro

RAILWAY CLUB

17 Somerville Gardens, Parap 8981 4171 | darwinrailwayclub.org

DARWIN BAPTIST CHURCH FREE

WHEN EVERY FRI | 12-1PM

INFO

facebook.com/darwin

COST

FREE

WHEN THU 6 DEC | 6-11PM

INFO

darwin.nt.gov.au/

COST

baptistchurch

HAPPY YESS

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 8PM

AT

| CAROLS 6.30PM

darwincitybrassband.org.au

At The Dakota

COST

$10 ANNUAL MEMB

INFO

93 Mitchell St, Darwin yourcentre.com.au

Loud At The Library Enjoy free live music at your local library every Friday lunchtime.

WHEN SAT 8 DEC | ACTIVITIES 5-6PM

2 ABALA RD, MARRARA

COST

$15

com.au

WHEN WED 12 DEC | 6-7PM AT

COST

THE BELL BAR & BISTRO,

WHEN SAT 19 – SUN 20 JAN WHEN SAT 8 DEC | 10.30-11.30AM

AT

WHEN SAT 15 DEC | 8PM

COST

candlelightdarwin

KATHERINE

Kyle Maher 'Yellow Flowers' launch party with Joy Greer and Danger Den.

National Live Music Awards $10

libraries

Katherine Carols by Candlelight This year’s festivities includes a Christmas market, plenty of food

Hotel Red CASUARINA LIBRARY

WHEN FRI 7 DEC | 8PM

7 DEC

COST

PHILLIP SPENCER

$20

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