Events for Saturday, 14 August 2010

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The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

Alvin Sputnik, deep sea diver is our unlikely hero in a curious and fantastical production that will captivate audiences of all ages. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
$20/$15



Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

This is a rare opportunity to view and purchase outstanding visual art from over thirty Indigenous owned and incorporated art centres. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
FREE



En Route

Like a love song to your city, en route offers fresh eyes and renewed perception as you navigate your own, solitary way through Darwin's CBD and Darwin Waterfront. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
$25



The 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award

The award and exhibition showcase the exceptional talent of Australia's established and emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists working in traditional and contemporary media read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
FREE



Virtual Impressions: Tiwi Shima

Tiwi Shima features Tiwi Island printmakers working in Japanese style woodcut prints at Northern Editions CDU. Opening: Sat 14 August 1pm. Woodcut demos at 11am & 2pm read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
FREE



Talking Memories

Talking Memories is a poignant and tellling exhbition of oral histories from residents of the institution on Darwin's Bagot Rd. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
FREE



Virtual Impressions: Nexus

Nexus exhibits new etchings and screen prints by celebrated artists from Central Australia and Fiji at The Gallery CDU. Opening: Sat 14 August 1.30pm read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:00 am
FREE



Alwin Reamillo's Thuringowa Helicopter Project

Accompanied by a swarm of mini helicopters created locally during workshops lead by Alwin, a four metre long helicopter made of crab shells will be installed in the Darwin Wharf Precinct, hovering high above the restaurants and bars of Stokes Hill Wharf. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
11:00 am
FREE



Djalkiri: We are standing on their names Blue Mud Bay

This exhibition showcases the product of an exceptional collaboration between prominent artists and scientists from around Australia working alongside Yolngu artists from Blue Mud Bay in North East Arnhem Land. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
11:00 am
FREE



The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

Alvin Sputnik, deep sea diver is our unlikely hero in a curious and fantastical production that will captivate audiences of all ages. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
12:00 pm
$20/$15



Shrine

From simple, crudely made crosses to elaborately decorated monuments that over time become fixtures, photojournalist Glenn Campbell has encapsulated the memories of lives lost, families torn apart and communities left to mourn. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
1:00 pm
FREE



En Route

Like a love song to your city, en route offers fresh eyes and renewed perception as you navigate your own, solitary way through Darwin's CBD and Darwin Waterfront. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
1:00 pm
$25



Art in the Home

In the Wake In step with a worldwide trend connecting art and audience, Therese Ritchie brings her latest exhibition out of the gallery and into a private home. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
3:00 pm
FREE



Under The Banyan Tree: Darwin Storytelling

Exceptional wordsmiths from around Australia and around the globe gather in Darwin to regale you with myths, folktales, legends, fairytales, fact and fiction. Friday 13 August, 7pm is not suitable for young people. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
3:00 pm
FREE



The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

Alvin Sputnik, deep sea diver is our unlikely hero in a curious and fantastical production that will captivate audiences of all ages. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
5:00 pm
$20/$15



Ten Swags

Larrakia Nation Arts and HEAL present a special exhibition featuring ten street swags painted by artists who live in the grass and bush areas of Darwin. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
5:00 pm
FREE



Dancing in the Sand

Public dance phenomenon of 2009 Dancing in the Sand returns with more nights and an even bigger dance space. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
6:00 pm
FREE



Corinne Grant: Have My Stuff

Have my Stuff is chock full of stand-up, childhood confessions and the story of a run-in with an eighties novelty songwriter. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
7:00 pm
$25/$20



The Cook, the Queen and the Kelly

Featuring a cast of 30 dancers and actors, Tracks Dance divulges three untold Territory "truths" in true Territory style. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
7:00 pm
$25/$15/$22 Friends of Tracks



The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire, famous for their zealous musicality has become one of Australia's and indeed the world's favourite live acts. They have a hot new album and are raking over The Amphitheatre stage on our opening weekend with special guest, Mama Kin. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
7:30 pm
$49/$42



Goose Lagoon

An exquisite tale of love, magic and mysticism, set against the spectacular backdrop of Arnhem Land's northern floodplains as the drama of the annual goose hunting season unfolds. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
8:00 pm
$28/$22/$88 family



Tim Freedman with Perry Keyes

Best known as lead singer of The Whitlams, Tim Freedman will be joined in this Darwin debut by Perry Keyes. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
8:30 pm
$35/$30



Cine Kosmos: Merantau

In a Festival first, the world comes to Darwin with a fabulous feast of films from around the globe. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
9:30 pm
$13/$10/$8/$6



Barry Brown and the GetDown

Barry Brown and his eight piece band The GetDown claim to be a result of a dysfunctional upbringing, tropical heat, errant affairs and collaborations with musical icons of the sixties and seventies. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
10:45 pm
$20/$15



Happy Yess

Every Friday and Saturday night Happy Yess programs late night music to keep your evening cranking along into the wee small ones. read more...

Sat,14 Aug
11:30 pm
$5 at the door only