July 2019
44th Katherine Prize – calling all artists
Call for entries is now open for artists interested in entering the 44th Katherine Prize. The awards are open to anyone who has been a bona fide resident of the Territory for at least 12 months to enter new original works that have not previously been exhibited in Katherine, and are structured as follows: Brian and Jeannette Lambert Award. The winning artist will receive a prize of $5000. The Katherine Town Council Award. The winning artist will receive a prize…
Find out more »August 2019
Tjukupati James Exhibition
Tjukupati is a senior artist currently working at Kaltukatjara Art Centre, she has been painting, weaving Tjanpi and carving purnu for many years. Tjukupati is distinguished by the freedom and movement of her brush strokes in her vibrant paintings that are full of history and culture. This exhibition is presented in conjunction with Tjarlirli & Kaltukatjara Art, head over to RAFTs website to view the exhibition catalogue online
Find out more »EcoHub at Todd Mall Market
Think local. Act global. Learn more at the EcoFair Hub featuring sustainable living stalls on the Uniting Church Lawns as part of the Todd Mall Markets. Kids activities from 10am with special guests Zucchini Clan and Costa the Garden Gnome. Cost: Free, but please RSVP here - https://www.alec.org.au/ecohub_at_the_todd_mall_markets
Find out more »Truckies Race Day
Cummins & The Road Transport Hall of Fame host "Truckies Day"on Friday, August 23rd 2019 at Ladbrokes Pioneer Park. Admission is included in The Road Transport Hall of Fame Weekend Ticket or general entry $10. Gates open 1pm. Full bar, canteen & TAB facilities available. For ticket information call 08 8952 7161 or info@roadtransporthall.com
Find out more »Tanya Heaslip Talk – Life on a cattle station
Author Tanya Heaslip will share her stories about growing up on a remote outback cattle station during the 1960s and 1970s. Working as a young girl in the stock camp, mustering cattle in the heat and dust, being educated through Correspondence School and Alice Springs School of the Air, contacting the outside world through the Royal Flying Doctor's Service's two-way radio, Tanya's upbringing taught her resilience and creativity. With snippets of stories, and with the floor open for questions and…
Find out more »Top Dog Film Festival 2019
Presented by Adventure Reels Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people. After the sellout success of the Top Dog Film Festival in 2018, the cunningly canine filled program of heartwarming and inspiring dog films is back with even more stops on the 2019 tour. Meet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen: from the husky dogs of Alaska to the working dogs of Australia, the pull on your heartstring…
Find out more »Desert Divas Showcase 2019
Over ten weeks, local indigenous female singer/songwriters have been workshopping and collaborating to bring you a showcase of their original music. Join us for a family-friendly all ages event on Saturday, August 24 at the Black Wreath Studio on Smith Street to hear their unique performances of their original songs performed in both English and native languages. Entry is by donation with snacks to be provided. For more information email jessie@musicnt.com.au
Find out more »Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour 2019
Presented by Adventure Reels Born out of a desire to showcase the strong, inspirational, adventurous women of the outdoor world, the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour presents a carefully curated selection of short films that will entertain, enthral and enlighten. Showcasing 3 hours of the most inspirational and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent filmmakers around the globe. Featuring a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles, covering topics relevant to women in the outdoors the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour will connect…
Find out more »High Tea Bingo – Celebrate Seniors Month at the Library
High Tea Bingo! BINGO! It's Senior's Month at the library and we're inviting you to enjoy a sumptuous afternoon tea and a relaxed and social game of Bingo. Great prizes to be won! Celebrate Senior's Month at the Library! Book via: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/seniors-month-high-tea-bingo-tickets-65223601548 or call the Library on 08 8950 0555 Celebrate Seniors Month at the Library. View the complete program here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b92ce8f6caeb786314fcfadfd/files/7ed99bf2-f... Free 55 minute internet use is available to all seniors for August at the Library.
Find out more »Alice Springs Desert Music: July Open Mic n Jam
The last Sunday of the month is here!! That means Alice's most longstanding music crew are inviting you once again to come to Montes and share your tunes. All welcome. Full backline and sound support provided. Fun night for all!!
Find out more »Still Got Talent
Have you ‘Still Got Talent!’? Then why not get your act together and enter the 2019 Seniors Talent Quest?! Talent categories include singers, comedians, poets, storytellers & any talent you can think of! If you don't like the thought of performing come along and spectate at the event. A light lunch will be provided. To accommodate for numbers, this year's event will be at the Kangoanemu Shed @ the Big4 MacDonnell Range Holiday Park. Places are limited! Please RSVP to kmilne@astc.nt.gov.au or via…
Find out more »Line Dance Class – Red Centre Line Dancers
Red Centre Line Dancers is Alice Springs’ own country line dancing group. We run classes every Wednesday 5.30pm in the workshop at Red Hot Arts, 67 Bath St, Alice Springs. Classes cost $5 per person. All ages and abilities are welcome. No previous experience necessary. We welcome locals and visitors. Wear comfortable clothing and closed shoes. Bring $5 cash and a water bottle. Children must be accompanied by an adult. See you Wednesday!
Find out more »The Addams Family
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. However, Wednesday Addams is growing up, and in one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
Find out more »The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. However, Wednesday Addams is growing up, and in one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
Find out more »Drag Queen Bingo
Drag Queen Bingo at The Rock Bar, Alice Springs every Wednesday night. Featuring fun drag shows, fabulous food and extremely tacky prizes and best of all its FREE - what's not to love - Bookings Essential. Ph: 08 8953 8280 Email: info@therockbar.com.au
Find out more »Desert Festival 2019
Presented by Red Hot Arts Central Australia, the 2019 Desert Festival is an exposition of dynamic events encompassing local and interstate theatre, music, arts and performance. DesFest will run over seven weeks from 29 August to 12 October presenting a smorgasbord of local and interstate talent. The opening street parade takes place at the Alice Springs Town Council Night Markets on Thursday 29 August from 5PM – 9PM. The markets will come alive with performances from Red Centre legends like…
Find out more »DesFest 2019 Opening at The Night Market
Presented in partnership with the Alice Springs Town Council Get ready to kick off DesFest 2019 with a bang! Join us for the annual DesFest Opening at the first Night Market of the season. With an eclectic mix of some of Alice Spring's finest musicians and roaming performers to start the festival right. With performances including Coloured Stone, Eastern Arrernte Band, Rusty and the Infidels, Zimbabwean Outback Melodies and so much more! Bring the whole family, grab a bite to…
Find out more »2019 August Night Market
Come prepared to be spoiled with a diversity of stalls that clearly reflects this town's inclusive spirit.
Find out more »BorrowBox Information Session
Are you a library member? Do you know you can access thousands more books via your phone, tablet and computer? Join us for a BorrowBox Information Session to learn how you can borrow eBooks and eAudio Books with your library card and a touch of a button! Celebrate Senior's Month at the Library! Book via: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/seniors-month-borrowbox-info-session-tickets-65228973616 or call the Library on 08 8950 0555 Celebrate Seniors Month at the Library. View the complete program here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b92ce8f6caeb786314fcfadfd/files/7ed99bf2-f... Free 55 minute internet use…
Find out more »South Sudanese Night
South Sudanese night is to showcase South Sudanese cultural dance and musics. This event is to bring Alice Springs community together to share South Sudanese music and dance. This South Sudanese night event is organised by South Sudanese famous artist Queen of Music aka (Nyapal Lul). Queen music has previously performed in many Alice local events. Your all cordially invited to come and share our cultural dance and music. Address 9 Bath street, Our Lady of the Sacred Catholic school…
Find out more »Sing Hum Records Presents Unified
Unified, presented by Sing Hum Records and Desert Festival, features Alice Springs finest emerging electronic acts. Unified brings a night of transformative musical performances, through the funnel of local contemporary record label Sing Hum Records. This is the chance to catch award winning artists Xavia, Resin Moon, Broadwing (Darwin), Casii Williams and Stellar Sea in one night of musical distinction and exploration, a celebration of sound. Sing Hum Records, established in 2016, strives to support and grow a community of…
Find out more »The Sapphires
Presented by HIT Productions and Araluen Arts Centre “Energetic, passionate, heart wrenching, uplifting, hilarious and engaging.” - Australian Stage The Sapphires is a multiple award-winning musical play, and film that starred Jessica Mauboy, that is coming to the Araluen stage for one night only. Four young Aboriginal women from regional Australia, who like singing country music, suddenly get the chance to change their tune, and their lives. Wearing sequins, armed only with microphones they find themselves trying to spread joy in the hell that is…
Find out more »September 2019
Desert Mob 2019
Presented by the Araluen Arts Centre and Desart Presented in partnership with Desart, Desert Mob is an event of national significance, representing the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Aboriginal art by artists from across the desert regions and communities of Central Australia. After record-breaking audience attendances and artwork sales in 2018, this 29-year–strong event remains as vital and vibrant as ever. In 2019, the Desert Mob Exhibition, Symposium and MarketPlace continues to document and celebrate the dynamic shifts of one of the world’s most important art movements, with artists from Desart member art centres…
Find out more »Pintupi Show 2019
Papunya Tula Artists are thrilled to announce the return of the Pintupi Show for 2019. PTA takes great pleasure in once again partnering with Desart, The Araluen Arts Centre and the Desert Mob Exhibition program, to present our biannual Pintupi Show. This years offering will showcase a vast array of stunning new paintings from the Men and Women artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura communities. Works straight from PTA’s Western Desert studios to its premier exhibition space here in the heart…
Find out more »The Dust Sings
The Dust Sings is a suite of songs inspired by Central Australia, Alice Springs, the country itself, and the lives and stories of several significant Aboriginal elders. Building on a rich personal history of songwriting and performance, Steve Bevis, weaves together songs, sounds and stories that evoke the joy, the tears, and yes, the rage, of lives lived upfront and outback. Poetic and passionate, this specially curated performance will invite the listener into moments of intimacy as well as communal…
Find out more »Warren H Williams Family Band
After returning from a stint in Nashville recording a new album with Dani Young titled ‘Desert Water’, Warren H Williams is returning to the Centre to grace the stage of good old Monte's Lounge as part of DesFest 19, and he's bringing the whole family. The newly recorded album features Warren's family members from the Hermannsburg Choir and was released nationally via ABC Music in June 2019. Join us for this year’s 2019 Desfest, celebrating the vibrant community, arts and…
Find out more »Bush Bands Bash 2019
Alice Springs Telegraph Station will come alive on the 8th of September with the sounds of Bush Bands Bash as the annual foot-stomping celebration of Aboriginal music reverberates under the starry desert sky. Don't miss out on Central Australia's best night of Aboriginal Music! Buy tickets online now or get them at the gates. Make sure you're there early for the smoking ceremony and don't miss out on any of these talented bands. The road to Telegraph Station will be…
Find out more »Drinking Water
Drinking Water by Sete Tele & Lisa Hirmer OPENING 6pm, Friday 13th September EXHIBITION 11th - 28th September 2019 Water is both personal and political— it matters both globally and at the very visceral scale of the body. For water to become a commodity, it must be encapsulated. Lines must be drawn around it to say this water is owned by this person. Water moves; it flows and leaks away; it evaporates, drifts through the air; it condenses elsewhere. Drinking…
Find out more »Wormy Lizard Man’s Big Adventure
All kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more »Wormy Lizard Man’s Big Adventure
All kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more »Wormy Lizard Man’s Big Adventure
All kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more »Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom
Presented by Andrew Kay and Associates “ 4 Stars - It’s impossible to spend an hour with them and not leave with a big smile on your face” In Daily Winner of the 2019 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album for their latest album Freedom, a collection of songs which celebrate and commemorate South Africa’s democratic movements struggle for freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir now bring their Freedom concert to Australia for the first time. Hailing from Soweto (South West Township), a town outside of…
Find out more »Fan Fatale presents “Evolution”
Evolution: how do you choose to evolve? Centred in the vast landscapes of Central Australia, Evolution is both a reflective and bold exploration of our relationship to that which sustains us. Incorporating spoken word, film and theatrical fan dance Evolution is presented by Fan Fatale, an exciting collaboration between two eclectic Alice Springs artists, All Things Peachy and Rosie Wild. Fan Fatale explores connection, strength, vulnerability and the surreal through theatrical fan dance. Follow your passions, make art but also…
Find out more »Much Ado About Nothing
Presented by Bell Shakespeare and Araluen Arts Centre Claudio and Hero are deeply in love. Beatrice and Benedick would rather swap sassy insults than sweet nothings. Much Ado About Nothing is a saucy and razor-sharp battle of wits between the bickering Beatrice and Benedick, who wield words as weapons, their banter betraying their love for each other. Claudio however is quickly consumed by envy and his idyllic world threatens to come tumbling down as he humiliates Hero. Beatrice and Benedick must join forces to defend true…
Find out more »Musical Meditations
Musical Meditations is a very good example of the honey crumpet phenomenon with butter, all you have to do to activate this phenomenon is do something you love for 10 minutes (each day). Then something good will happen. A wizard friend of Christopher's hypnotised him about three years ago to play the guitar for ten minutes each day and he has done just that ever since. From that experience came a series of 10 minute pieces which has now transformed…
Find out more »The Primordial Mermaid
Written and performed by Miriam Pickard. Based on the Ancient Egyptian Myth of Isis; the Queen of the Waters from 3500 BC. Once upon a time deep in the Primordial Ocean an enchanting mermaid was born. Ever since she has been traveling the waters of life, gathering ancient stories of creation. Her beauty-barnacles and buck-teeth have been known to bring lovers to their knees, she puts the G in Goddess. Let the waters of your imagination flow inside the belly…
Find out more »The Misadventure of Pout: Prince of the Desert
Prince Pout III's sensationally sardonic tales of misadventure, from familial drama to man-droughts in the desert, have kept audiences in stitches! Catering unapologetically to an LGBTQI+ audience, their friends and allies, Pout always has a story to tell. So, enter his court for an evening of crazed comedy and leave just a little bit more fabulous than when you arrived! Since debuting at Darwin Fringe in 2017, he has carved out an LGBTQI-themed comedic niche, making a fabulous splash across…
Find out more »Lookout Walks with Betty Sweetlove
Join Betty for a collaborative walk that will explore the transformation of Alice Springs' Old Gaol into the Women's Museum of Australia. Betty will lead participants in looking for connections and tensions across the site's layered history. These walks are an outcome of the Museum's inaugural Artist in Residence program. Betty Sweetlove works across a range of fields including writing for performance, walking based arts and heritage research. Walks will take place on the 21st and 28th of September. Entry to…
Find out more »Dark Moon
Written and performed by Miriam Pickard with Danny Pratt on electric guitar. Based on poetry written nearly 4000 years ago about the Descent of Innana, Dark Moon retells stories from Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth by Diane Wolkstein and The Moon: Symbol of Transformation by Jules Cashford The Dark Queen calls out from the Great Below and invites you to descend and gather with her amongst the seeds and soil and the dark of the moon. The Queen gives her sincere apologies for her…
Find out more »Theatre Mash-Up Workshop
This workshop, presented by Miriam Pickard aka Primordial Mermaid, will be a mash-up of voice work and clown exercises. All skill levels welcome! Feel free to contact me with any further questions contact Miriam at miriampickard@gmail.com Miriam graduated Charles Sturt University with a BA in Theatre/Media and completed theatre training in France with Master Clown teacher Philippe Gaulier. She is developing a unique storytelling format blending mythology, character based comedy and clown. She is committed to creating work that is accessible, entertaining…
Find out more »High Society and Other F*ckups
She’s back, and bawdier than ever! In a hilarious whirlwind of wicked charisma and anecdotal spectacle, critically acclaimed avant-showgirl, Miss Friby, will present a wild array of cabaret, burlesque and vaudeville acts. Sharp wit, satirical bite and absurdist performance is on the menu as Miss Friby, dissects humanity and its graceless empire. This 'strange bid to justify every mother f*cking sh*tty thing that ever bloody happened' will be oddly refreshing and downright bizarre. See yourself in satire, I dare you.…
Find out more »Kids Markets – Junkyard Beats and Trash Puppets
Junkyard Beats is an all inclusive workshop for kids where we collectively create music and connections by using everyday 'junkyard' objects. Throughout the workshop we will explore different 'trash' objects to make sounds, rhythms and eventually compile songs. Holding an open space for young minds to creatively flourish through self expression and with each other as a group! Out of these supposedly 'single use' items, kids can get creative and make their very own instruments to take home with…
Find out more »Cabaret Comedy Workshop: Where Sequins & Satire Converge – presented by Miss Friby
This fun and informative workshop explores act development through the genre of cabaret, where sequins and satire converge. How does one nail 'profound' to the wall? Perfect for musical performers, circus, vaudeville/variety and anyone with a desire to create some good old fashioned entertainment with elegant wit and wicked humour. In this workshop you will learn some great tips and tricks to apply to your creative process, and a hilarious cabaret act, that explores social satire and vivid 'jazz hands'!…
Find out more »Dance Workshop presented by Yellow Wheel
This workshop will introduce participants to movement qualities present within QUARK and will include repertoire from the show. Participants will also generate their own material around the theme of connection and disconnection through choreographic tasks used in the creation of QUARK. Yellow Wheel, established in Melbourne in 2012, is an Australian dance company specialising in working with young people and emerging artists. The company offers a range of programs to connect emerging dancers with professional artists, and provides rigourous contemporary dance training and professional development.…
Find out more »Cabaret Comedy and Broadway Jazz Workshop – presented by Miss Friby
Presented by Elizabeth Dawson, aka Miss Friby. Character/narrative based choreography & performance - fun, informative, high energy exploration in the classic dance genres of broadway, musical theatre and vaudeville (Fosse, Porter, Miller). Together we will work on a unique dance piece which is equal part story, character & choreography all the while exploring techniques and lines that can be implemented into your work, to give it that added finesse. Performer, producer and show maker, Elizabeth's knack for devising work for…
Find out more »Kid’s Night Markets – Trash Puppets and Catching Kobe
Don't know what to do with your left over trash? No worries, there's a Trash Puppet Workshop where you can create puppets using recycled materials. Maggie Pereyra, a local puppeteer and artist with a background in textile design, sources the materials from factory cut offs, op shops, tip shops and donations. As well as using household waste like bottles and cartons. The idea is to create something new using old, recycled things. To teach children about recycling and sustainability. The…
Find out more »2019 September Night Market
Come prepared to be spoiled with a diversity of stalls that clearly reflects this town's inclusive spirit.
Find out more »Quark
QUARK explores our human need to connect with each other, and how many things, including social media, threaten these connections. Quarks are the smallest known layer of matter in the Universe, and when pulled apart their bond becomes both stronger and more strained, until it snaps and new quark pairs are created. Just like us, the elementary particles in every cell of our bodies can never exist in isolation. Viewed from all four sides, it's as if the work is…
Find out more »Quark
QUARK explores our human need to connect with each other, and how many things, including social media, threaten these connections. Quarks are the smallest known layer of matter in the Universe, and when pulled apart their bond becomes both stronger and more strained, until it snaps and new quark pairs are created. Just like us, the elementary particles in every cell of our bodies can never exist in isolation. Viewed from all four sides, it's as if the work is…
Find out more »Sequins in the Stinkhouse
OK, so think Vegas gameshow + high end showmanship + mind blowing acts + prison reform ......…bear with us. It’s a WORLD FIRST social experiment and Scandinavia is fuming. Prisoners from the Ipswich Rehabilitation and Reform Facility (ie. the slammer) have been randomly selected to participate in a revolutionary rehabilitation program - tour a world class, decadent as hell, over the top, kid you not, STAGE SHOW SPECTACLE! A variety style show featuring some special local guest performers, in a…
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