Greetings and Welcome
Two days to go before the OPENING NIGHT of the
Darwin Festival 2006 with the FREE
Santos Concert on the Esplanade on THURSDAY
AUGUST 10 the entertainment begins at 6.30pm, bring your
blanket, chairs and friends,and enjoy the very best in Indigenous
music featuring Broome sensation The Pigram Brothers,
whose new CD Under the Mango Tree has been nominated for this
years Deadly Awards, one of the best bands in the Northern Territory
Nabarlek Band with their cutting edge fusion
of traditional and contemporary styles, and up and coming sensation
from Western Arnhem Land Wildflower.
Food stalls and a licensed bar are available please no byo alcohol.
MR
BIG goes shopping!
Last week Tracks Dance gave a sneak preview of what’s in
store for audiences at their new show MR
BIG which opens on Friday 11 at the Shell Darwin Terminal
in McMinn Street. The six lead dancers and their break dancing
tutor from Brisbane, entertained large crowds in the Casuarina
Square food court on Friday night giving Festival Volunteers a
chance to distribute programs and promote the fact that bookings
for all festival shows can be made at the Casuarina Square Information
Desk. Stayed tuned more info about more performances by Festival
artists at Casuarina Square.
Lunchtime
Shows in Smith Street Mall
Starting this Thursday, the Festival, in conjunction with Darwin
City Marketing will be hosting a series of lunchtime performances
in the Smith Street Mall. Starting at 12.30 the concerts and dance
performances will showcase some great Festival acts and hopefully
bring a sense of the Festival season to the streets of Darwin.
If you’re in town at lunchtime time drop in to see some
excellent music shows in Raintree Park on Thursdays and some very
special dance and cultural performances outside the Galeria Aracade
on Wednesdays.
Smith Street
Mall Lunchtime Festival Program:
- Thursday August
10 Pigram Brothers
- Wednesday August 16 Kirribati Dancers
- Thursday August 17 Roy Mackonkey (unplugged)
- Wednesday August 23 WAKA Our Journeys Our Canoes
- Thursday August 24 Worldfly
DARWIN FESTIVAL BANQUET SOLD OUT
The Darwin Festival’s inaugural Crab
and Rosè dinner is a sell out success!
Festival Director Malcolm Blaylock said “This is great
news for the Festival and those that have booked for this banquet,
it really is going to be a great evening of sand between the toes,
while savouring the delights of freshly cooked Crab accompanied
by a light Rosè.”
The banquet program has been introduced into this year’s
festival and has definitely earned an ongoing presence in next
year’s program, and while the Crab and Rosé evening
has sold out tickets are still available for Jimmy
Shu’s Tastes of the Top another sensational banquet
to be held in the Botanic Gardens featuring a superb menu of Indian,
Thai and Nonyan cuisines featuring local produce from acclaimed
restaurateur Jimmy Shu. “Imagine said Blaylock “white
tablecloths under the stars in a our beautiful Botanic Gardens
fabulous company, fine wine and the culinary delights of Jimmy
Shu, definitely another gastronomic highlight of the year”
This year’s festival looks set to eclipse the success of
2005 with ticket sales for other programmed events well ahead
of last year. Blaylock urged Festival goers to book early
“Last year we had ten sell out shows and this year we look
like exceeding that landmark”
For more information on Festival events http://www.darwinfestival.org.au/
For bookings call 89803333 or http://www.darwinentertainment.com.au/
For Jimmy Shu’s tastes of the top:
http://slowfooddarwin.com.au
Volunteers
We still need more people to help with the many and varied tasks
involved in putting on the Festival. Anyone who can lend a hand,
even if just for an hour, particularly during the day, please
call Sean Kavanagh on 8981 0083 or email him on
sean@darwinfestival.org.au
or contact@darwinfestival.org.au