The Hungry Spirit

11/10/2026

What a way to close the 2026 season!!

Congratulations Kessy Sovuai on wining the Open Mic and to ChillCheney for a stellar performance!

The Thai food was delicious and the doughnuts were a hit!

Thank you all for making it a great night and a brilliant and dare we say - best ever - season!!

a Huge thanks to our audience, locals and visitors and especially those who come every month to support and enjoy!

Well done to Barbie who came into the year a novice and leaves a seasoned soundie and Open Mic Host!

Thanks to our Thai cooks and to Smokin' M BBQ who have made for happy tummies all year.

Big love to Michael for the best fires and all the behind the scenes work he does.

Deep appreciation to Regional Arts Fund, Regional Arts NSW, Joblink Plus and Lightning Ridge Bowling Club and Steve, for your financial support to make these events possible and so successful.

And to our dear friends Warren and Donna, collaborators Tin Camp Studios extraordinare, thank you, we love you!

10/10/2026

Thai food
Doughnuts
Music

Its our final event for 2026, come and enjoy everything on offer 😉

Thanks to our partners Regional Arts fund and Regional Arts NSW, Joblink Plus and Lightning Ridge Bowling Club and Steve!

09/10/2026

We are amping up our final weekend of events at THE Hungry Spirit this weekend with loaded 🍩 doughnuts!!
5pm -8pm
Saturday and Sunday!
Delicious 😋
https://www.facebook.com/share/19oyH8Genr/

07/10/2026

We had the most beautiful evening talking social enterprise and enjoying the incredible music of the Sámi.
Thank you to Moorambilla Voices, SECNA and Tin Camp Studios as well as our partners Regional Arts fund, Regional Arts NSW, Joblink Plus and Lightning Ridge Bowling Club. Thanks to Thai Food for cooking delicious food and everyone who came along, bought tickets, donated and supported with equipment last minute! 😀

05/10/2026

SÁMI SOUND. SOCIAL PURPOSE.

An afternoon of Sámi joik, social enterprise and using business to create good in our communities.

Wednesday 7 October 2026 | Doors open: 4:45pm

Tin Camp Studios at THE Hungry Spirit

574 Wooloroo Road Lightning Ridge

Get your tickets now - pay what you can, including 'come as our guest' option.

You’re invited to gather with us at Tin Camp Studios at THE Hungry Spirit for an afternoon of conversation, extraordinary music and big ideas about what business can make possible in our communities.

02/10/2026

If you are looking for something unique to do on Sunday.. go see our co-founder Rebel Black at the Sheepyard Inn! 2pm-5pm (or go early for the Seafood extravaganza they are planning)

02/10/2026

There are several hundred young people in Sydney right now prepping for the BIGGEST show of their life - on the stage at Sydney Opera House!! Good luck Moorambilla Voices we know you will do amazing!

AND...there will be Moorambilla magic in Lightning Ridge next week too when we team up to bring a very special experience to town SÁMI SOUND. SOCIAL PURPOSE.
An afternoon of Sámi joik, social enterprise and using business to create good in our communities.
Wednesday 7 October 2026 | Doors open: 4:45pm
Tin Camp Studios at THE Hungry Spirit

SOCIAL PURPOSE — FROM 5.00PM

We’ll begin with an informal conversation about social enterprise—or, more simply, doing business for good—with Kylie Flament, CEO of the Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA).

Social enterprise gives communities another way to address local challenges, create opportunities and generate income in service of a social, cultural or environmental purpose.

Come and learn more about SECNA, hear how social enterprise is already being used to create meaningful community outcomes through organisations such as THE Hungry Spirit, and explore what might be possible here in Lightning Ridge and across our region.

This conversation is open to anyone who is curious, including business owners, social entrepreneurs, community organisations and organisers, artists, changemakers, seekers and people carrying an idea they would love to bring to life.

You don’t need to own a business or know anything about social enterprise before you arrive.

Sámi Sound. Social Purpose.
SÁMI SOUND — FROM 6.00PM

Following the conversation, we’ll welcome Swedish trio KrÅiK to Tin Camp Studios at THE Hungry Spirit for a rare and intimate musical experience.

Fresh from their Australian debut with Moorambilla Voices at the Sydney Opera House, KrÅiK roams the borderlands between traditional Sámi joik, jazz and improvisational music. Their sound is contemporary while remaining deeply rooted in Sámi heritage.

KrÅiK is:

Anna Kråik — joik and drum
Jens Comén — saxophone, loops and percussion
Jonas Ehnroth — guitar, loops and effects

At the heart of KrÅiK’s music is Anna’s joik—a voice with roots deeply intertwined with Sámi culture that can be raw, beautiful, tender and incredibly powerful. Around Anna’s joik, Jens and Jonas create open soundscapes with room for improvisation, responsiveness and playfulness.

Drawing upon the Sámi storytelling tradition, their music reflects on identity, nature, spirituality, social change and existence from both personal and universal perspectives.

Composer and pianist Elizabeth Jigalin will open the musical program, creating a frozen landscape of field recordings inside a piano, inspired by time spent with Anna in Sweden earlier this year.

KrÅiK’s Australian visit is supported by Moorambilla Voices and builds upon an ongoing international artistic and cultural exchange between Australia and Sweden, initially supported by Creative Australia.

PAY WHAT YOU CAN

We want this gathering to be accessible to everyone, so tickets are Pay What You Can.

Please choose the contribution that is right for you. Every ticket provides the same experience, and everyone is equally welcome.

Contributions from this event will support Tin Camp Studios at THE Hungry Spirit, Moorambilla Voices and SECNA.

Come for the conversation. Come for the music. Come curious about what becomes possible when culture, enterprise and community meet.

https://thehungryspirit.com/sami-sound-social-purpose/