Red Dust looking forward to a big year
IT will be a huge year for dramatic arts in Alice Springs as the Red Dust Theatre ups the ante with more workshops and the return of the Bite Size Theatre.
Musical Williams family hits road again
CENTRAL Australia's best known father/son duo started the pilgrimage to Tamworth yesterday.
Centre inspires music in Murray - Star turn for bush bands
RENOWNED singer- songwriter Neil Murray was in Alice this week to mentor local musicians before he performs tomorrow night.
Biggest Cup day in years
THE Camel Cup brought more than 5000 to Blatherskite Park on Saturday, making it the biggest Cup day in years.
Jenni left in lurch by TV farmer
ALICE Springs-born Jenni Cawood thought going on reality TV show Farmer Wants A Wife would end three years of singledom.
Mini Moke cultcars on parade
A MINI ``Moke-a-Thon'' rolled into Alice Springs at the weekend, with about 15 of the little cars parading through town.
Photo ID needed to buy grog
ONLY people with photographic identification will be able to buy takeaway alcohol in Alice Springs from next Monday.
Jol wins Finke Hero award
Finke Desert Race Max Bennett AS David Fellows and Andrew Kittle crossed the line to claim the 2008 Finke Desert Race, they could spare a thought for Jol Fleming, the man who made it possible.
It's that bloody man again!
A NIGHT of truly raucous laughter and dirty jokes does not come around very often - unless Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson is in town, as he will be next month.
Mei Lai's tops with Triple J
TRIPLE J has given an award to an Alice Springs singer-songwriter for having the top song in the Northern Territory.
Duprada to reprise Swan Lake
ALICE Springs audiences will be treated to the Swan Lake ballet next week, more than five years since the Duprada Dance Company performed the classic in town.
Races meet in Western Desert
AN historical look at the first time caucasian and indigenous Australians met in the Western Desert is on display at an exhibition that opened last week at Araluen.
Deni scheduling Alice show
SHE has a chemical-free house, doesn't eat meat and once rejected having cable TV installed because several trees would have had to be removed.
Plague spreads
MOSHERS from across Alice Springs will converge on the Todd Tavern tomorrow night to see Night's Plague, Sweet Surrender and Exit Earth play.
Zenith ASP reaches new heights
BACK in Alice Springs after a promising Northern Territory tour, Zenith ASP is contemplating its future as an independent touring band.
Talented musicians to light up carnival
TODD Mall will come alive with the sound of Ben Slip and other local musicians tonight during the Alice Springs Christmas Carnival.
Michelle hits Tamworth Road
CENTRAL Australia's country songstress Michelle Murphy will compete in the national finals of the Telstra Road to Tamworth contest for the second time next year.
Coiled fibre art show opening in Araluen
AN exhibition of indigenous and nonindigenous
coiled fibre art opens at Araluen Galleries tonight before touring the country.
Show goes on despite the rain
THE third annual Bushman's Carnival Rodeo takes place tomorrow at Blatherskite Park.
