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News Art Talk 8 – 9 Architecture ZA comes to town 10 02FUN: COSATU and the stadium 80

Festival French Film Festival 6 Festival calendar 12 – 14

Classical Music Classical music calendar 18 – 24 Interview Angelo Gabbato on Opera 21

Music Music Gig Calendar 21, 24 CDs 24 – 25, Zone Radio 27 Jazz: Club Montreal and Andrew Ford 26 Everyday Jol Guide 28 –30

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A Arts Arts Calendar 39 – 45 Art at Iziko: Le Vaillant and Rendez-vous 44

D Discovery Winter Fashion trends 46 – 47 Lecture Calendar, Flowers and Kunjani’mation 36 –38 Untamed: Leopards in the City 48 –51 Open Books 53 – 54 Movies pick of the season 56 – 57

E Dine and Wine Food Reviews of Keenwa, The Greenroom, Sushi and Liberty 58 –59 Teas 60 – 61 Markets 62 – 63 Wine choice for Winter 64, 65

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ed’snote After a long winter, spring announces itself, once again, through the miracle of its colourful display of wildflowers. As I write this, the temperatures rise, and the city too becomes a beehive of artistic expression. Of the many festivals to grace the city, the Season of France in South Africa particularly stands out. With more than 70 projects, this initiative not only showcases the arts of France itself, but adds an African and global flair to the country’s recurring calendar of events. As the French Season is not limited to the Cape, to complement 021’s national distribution, and follow suggestions from our readers, we have now decided to add a Gauteng section to the magazine. To stay in line with our own name, we call it simply 011. Ever since its inception in 2009, 021 has placed a strong emphasis on building its social media presence and digital availability. Not only do we communicate with a 141 000-strong community on our Facebook sites (021 and our partner page “Cape Town”), but we also have an online diary on our website. Go to www.021magazine.co.za to find suggestions on what to do each day, or take your time and browse through a wide variety of feature articles that uncover the best of the Cape. To make your digital experience with 021 even more comfortable, use our new app to download 021 onto your smartphone and tablet computer. It’s simply the best way to stay in touch with your city. And it’s free! As we celebrate three years of 021, I would like to thank all those who have supported us, namely the many cultural institutions and other businesses who see the value in a quality publication that helps them promote their visions. I would like to thank our team of creative and very passionate and reliable professionals, and you, our readers. I chose to get involved in a city magazine because it naturally combined the two areas where I have achieved professional success – travelling and writing. When I travel I find that city magazines and what’s on guides are very valuable resources to access the inner fabric of a place, to see how

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a city markets itself, or simply to get some ideas of what to do. Most international cities have such publications, and sometimes these city magazines come with insightful journalism, a well-researched and accurate what’s on guide, and an appealing format. In rare cases, a city magazine is a service to the community – a democratic tool, if you like. From its outset, we based 021 on fairness, service, quality, integrity, and, perhaps surprisingly for a business, empathy. I believe that a magazine is a platform that is offered, in some way, for use by the community. We try to keep this in mind as we support the creative community through free listings and by giving their efforts, talent and spirit a platform. We endeavour to use journalism and photography to the effect of painting a balanced picture of a topic that is of interest, and hopefully also of value. And we see our interconnectedness with the natural environment. It was a no-brainer for us to invest in making and keeping 021 carbon-neutral – a first in this country. In the past three years I have met a lot of people from different walks of life. I was invited to listen to their stories, witnessed their pride as they showed me their faded Tretchikoff prints in their homes in Kensington, danced at a beauty pageant held by factory workers in Grassy Park, and was initiated into the game of klawerjas in a community hall in Retreat. Only a few days ago, I met with jazz musicians of a band called Out of Town, who had been the last group to play a gig in the illustrious old Club Montreal in Manenberg, a venue that shaped Cape Jazz like no other. That was 20 years ago. On 9 September, they reunite for their first concert since then. To be allowed into people’s lives and dreams is a great gift, and I’m aware of the responsibility this carries. Hopefully 021 lives up to its aim of fulfilling a useful role in our community.

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The Consul does the rounds

On 1 August the Consul of France Antoine Michon opened the 2nd French Film Festival with an Avant Première cocktail at the V&A Waterfront’s Alba Lounge before the secreening of Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell my Queen.

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Farzanah Badsha is the new manager of Creative Cape Town, a partnership programme that works to communicate, facilitate and support the development of the creative economy in Cape Town. Prior to her new role, Farzanah worked as a curator and project manager for Spier’s Contemporary 2010 project of the Africa Centre, and managed the Spier Art collection.

Do you think that Cape Town’s city centre lacks vibrancy? Not at all! I think that Cape Town’s city centre is alive, but there’s always room to improve. I love that we can use the city at night and attend events such as exhibition openings and then walk to spaces to listen to music or have great food. I guess the one thing that would make this even better is if we could have better public transport to use at night. We are getting there in the day with the MyCiti buses but we are still too dependent on cars at night.

What’s your vision for Creative Cape Town? My hope is that Creative Cape Town can provide a platform to nurture and support the creative industries that play an important role in the economy of the city. What power do you have to implement those ideas? We don’t have funding to disburse to projects and we work on a very tight budget. But we can be influential in lobbying on behalf of the creative industries. Additionally, we can create networking opportunities and facilitate collaborations and innovative thinking. What is happening at Creative Week Cape Town and how can people get involved? This year we don’t just have the Loeries but also events such as the Architecture ZA conference and the Open Book Festival, so there is a huge amount of energy and people in the city. We ask people to publicise their events on the Creative Week site and social media platforms.

If you could wave a magic wand and obliterate one badly designed aspect of the city, what would it be? I wish that we had more numerous and wellmaintained public toilets. It would make the experience of walking in the city much better if people did not have to use its streets as toilets and would make life for the homeless and poor in the city more dignified. What’s your favourite design in Cape Town? Kirstenbosch Gardens. It is so well laid out that you don’t even realise how much thought and work goes into it. It looks natural but it’s actually a masterpiece of subtle design. I also think that we have some amazing fashion in the city. I love that I can fill my wardrobe with locally designed clothes and accessories. My favourites are Selfi and Missibaba. Where do you find the creative buzz and inspiration? I love going to Mahogany Room to listen to jazz. I also spend lots of creative and productive time in coffee shops – I need my caffeine boost to think and write. Dear Me and Power and Glory are my most frequented ones.

Creative Week Cape Town runs 15–23 September, www.creativeweekct.co.za

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Bernard Franz speaks with Artscape CEO Michael Maas about the fusion of Western and African art forms, new arts corridors, and the dream of an iconic new opera house. There’s a lot of redevelopment at Artscape, and not all of it is visible from the outside. What are the main changes? To be more commercially viable for big shows, we needed to increase the seating capacity of the opera house from 1187 to about 1500. With that came the need to look at infrastructure to accommodate those extra people. It was also necessary to address the past. When this centre was incorporated in 1971, the general administration was not in this building but elsewhere in town. As the funding became less,

administration had to move to Artscape. We now take the administration out of areas that should be reserved for the arts, such as rehearsal areas, and wardrobes even, and move it to new offices. What are your plans for the theatre wing? Over the years the theatre has developed into a multifunctional venue, and the small arena into a drama theatre. This situation is far from ideal for both the artists and the audience, and we would like to rebuild it into a 350-seat multipurpose venue for smaller productions. That’s in the planning, but there is no funding. What are the benefits of such a configuration? There is a tendency for smaller productions today, especially in drama. Many indigenous art forms require smaller spaces, such as song and dance, Xhosa original dance or marimba orchestras. Are these productions well attended? It really depends on the product. If we do a choir festival or a gospel evening we are over-subscribed, but not so with more serious productions. What we really aspire to is to bring Western and African art together, such as the orchestra and marimbas, or ballet and contemporary dances from the townships. The audience gets a new product, a South African art form. Do you think that growth in productions that fuse Western and African art forms can grow the marketing potential of Cape Town? Definitely. When people come from abroad to Cape Town, they want to see something that’s associated with Africa, with South Africa. That might be an opera with an African theme, or an indigenous art form with dancing or singing. The overseas visitor should get more out of the arts here, than what they are used to back home. How do you fund these projects? What’s your biggest challenge? Our business model has to make provisions so that we get enough money out of the building, which is funded by the national government, to give back into the arts. The problem with Lotto, and the National Arts Council, is that there is no regular flow of funding. It is very difficult for any arts company to expect to grow over a threeyear process, without the security to receive funding for that time period. It causes growth to be very sporadic. As the funding is not stable, career opportunities are also very sporadic. Besides that, we are extremely fortunate to receive corporate funding. Your development programmes nurture indigenous art forms, and train new talent. What do you do to grow the audience with it? It’s not easy in the current economy for people to have enough money at the end of the month to be able to afford theatre. We concentrate our activities on the young people. We want them

to experience what it’s like on stage. If we get youngsters onto stage in a theatre environment, we probably get the parents, the associated family and friends into the theatre environment as well. That’s how we create excited audiences. Do you have any figures of how many people pass through your doors? This place is always busy. Sales are 325 000 tickets per year. If you add school groups on stage, or community groups, that figure is a lot higher, and backstage there’s always a buzz of professionals coming and going. That’s why the arts contribute a lot to the economy, contrary to what some people might think. In the past financial year, Artscape and its associated companies generated direct financial contributions of R461 million to the economy, and that’s not counting the social skills that are transferred to the school children. Many young people have become involved with arts programmes that have changed their lives, which goes beyond any monetary value. If I compare the number of black artists today with 15 or 20 years ago, there is a complete transformation. We provide internships, and we can expose young technicians to some of the best equipment they can work with. Invariably all of them get work after this. That’s why these buildings stand for much more than just putting a show on stage. It’s also about job creation, artistic development, and social cohesion. Apart from the architectural changes and new artistic developments, are there any plans to facelift the outside of Artscape, to create an iconic architecture, something similar to the Sydney Opera House? There are indeed some plans. We had some architectural drawings done to give us a sense of what it could potentially be. They involve the positioning of the new small theatre and the redevelopment of the esplanade in front of Artscape through the creation of a new concert hall. The ambition is that of an iconic building, part of which reflects Africa, and that technically it’s interior is so well designed that people want to be associated with it. That’s a very ambitious plan that will require a lot of funding. At the moment it is still a dream. How does the expansion of the convention centre affect Artscape? For a long time Artscape was situated a bit at the end of the city, but with the CTICC expanding, the Founder’s Garden next to the theatre is a pivotal point in a new cultural precinct that links the convention centre with Artscape, the Civic Centre and the new transportation hub. There are other plans to connect with the old City Hall across the train station. With the new Netcare hospital and residential development of the Culembourg area we might possibly find oursleves in an ideal situation in the centre of two corridors. Suddenly, the city could be moving our way.

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021 catches up with Louis Heyneman, the CEO of the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, who has just signed a new grant agreement of R7.2 million with the Lotteries. Louis, congratulations on the funding you received from the Lottery Board. I understand that without it, the CPO would run at a loss. What is the current situation of financial support for classical music in the country? All symphony orchestras in the world face big challenges, as on average they only generate about 20% of their operating needs at the box office. We are very fortunate to have received funding from the Lotteries over the past eight years. I understand that the private sector will only invest their money if there is a healthy return, in real terms or in human capital. Times are tough out there, and in South Africa there are little or no tax breaks for individuals or companies funding the arts. At the same time, with the funding we receive, we teach young musicians in the townships to make a living, we create jobs so that a future generation can provide for themselves. With our massive transfer of skills projects among the youth, we are helping communities to help themselves. The private sector has a responsibility in this. What role do you see for classical music? We live in a global village, with a fusion of eclectic styles, tastes and genres where modern technology gives everybody access to a world culture. Artistic expression is the very essence of being human, and all types of music are important in a civilization, but without a classical music tradition, the skills of musicians will go nowhere. Apart from this, the arts are vital in many other ways. As the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, recently said: “Nurturing the arts and culture encourages the growth of the city by attracting people to live here, bringing tourists and investments and ultimately job opportunities, thus improving the economy.” If you had more funds, what could you do with it? We already perform symphony concerts, play for ballet and opera, give commercial concerts, visit schools, run a training academy in the townships, transfer musical skills with our two youth orchestras, and we have made recordings of international repute: in short, we are part of the interesting tapestry of a modern, civilized city. Human beings are creative and need to develop and cherish their artistic talent and intellectual power. Yes, we entertain, but we also play an enormous role in fulfilling dreams. With more funds, the sky is the limit.

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Cities are cool, hip and trendy, but they are also redefining how the world thinks about design and living space. By 2050, more than three-quarters of the world’s population will live in cities, and 50% are expected to live in informal settlements. It’s predictions like these that are making architects across the globe pay attention to the developing world, or what Cape Town architect Ilze Wolff calls “the periphery”. Wolff is the programme director for Architecture ZA 2012 Biennial, whose theme is Rescripting Architecture. The theme of the biennial, which will be held in Cape Town during September, is a considered response to challenging times and a world increasingly in flux, and the organisers hope to motivate architects to take pioneering roles in creating better environments as we move into the Urban Age. One of many renowned and cutting-edge speakers is Rahul Mehrotra, a Mumbai-based architect and urban designer who is currently leading the Master Plan for the Taj Mahal and its surroundings. Mehrotra was a contributor to Living in the Endless City, a popular work by thinkers based on a series of conferences held by the London School of Economics, which explored the cities of Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Istanbul. With mutual colonial pasts, poverty and migrant populations, India and South Africa have much

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in common, says Wolff, and it’s extremely valuable to have someone like Mehrotra to compare slum conditions in Mumbai with those of the townships of Langa or Gugulethu. “We can learn from each other through an easy exchange of ideas,” she says. There is no doubt that “The Endless City” is a phenomenon that even the developed world needs to concern itself with, and South Africa is adding to the discourse with the AZA 2012 Biennial. With other top international speakers such as David Adjaye, Atelier Bow-Wow and Kibwe Tavares, and local talent like Robert Silke, Andrew Makin and Thorsten Deckler, it’s a conference that will get people talking about architecture’s role in designing the future, in our own backyard and beyond. It’s also a warm-up for World Design Capital 2014, when all eyes will be on Cape Town for its innovative use of urban design and space. But for now, as Wolff says, “Let’s do what we do best and be who we are, and not worry too much about teaching the rest of the world.”

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It’s whale see-son, Hermanus Whale Festival, 28 Sept–1 Oct UNTIL 9 SEPT / NANDO’S CAPE TOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL Biggest comedy festival in Africa. 3-7 Sept 7.30pm, 8 and 9 Sept at 6pm, and additional show 9 Sept at 9pm. With David Kau (host), Orlando Jones, Michael Winslow, Brian Haner, Lil Rel, Loni Love, Louis Katz. Artscape Opera House, DF Malan Street, Foreshore, 021 410 9800, www.artscape.co.za 13–16 SEPT / CAPE TOWN BIERFEST 2012 Newlands Brewery Village Green, 3 Main Road, Newlands, 073 790 5946, www.bierfest.co.za 14–16 SEPT / 9AM–5PM DAILY / 95TH DARLING WILD FLOWER SHOW The Darling Sports Club, Jakaranda Street, Darling, 022 492 3361. (For more information on wildflowers see the discovery section of 021.) 14–18 SEPT / 10TH TRI CULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL Documentaries, fictional, short and feature length films from or about Africa, Asia or Latin America. All films are subtitled in English and produced after January 2011. Various movie theatres, www.3continentsfestival.co.za 15 SEPT/ BRAAI DAY 15–23 SEPT / CREATIVE WEEK CAPE TOWN promotes creativity in design, music, film, theatre, business, innovation, digital media, fine arts and crafts in Cape Town. Many events are hosted at the Fringe, an area between Canterbury Street, Darling Street, Buitenkant Street and Roeland Street (Inner City East). www.creativeweekct.co.za 21–23 SEPT / EARTHDANCE CAPE TOWN Gates open from 1pm. Entertainment stages, food stalls, craft market. Nekkies Resort, 12km from Rawsonville towards Worcester, www. earthdancecapetown.co.za 21–24 SEPT / NIEU-BETHESDA FESTIVAL 049 841 1635 22–23 SEPT / 34TH ANNUAL LOERIES AWARDS Advertising, communication, design and experiential media exhibition and awards ceremony with a black-tie event both nights. The Pendoring Awards for Afrikaans advertising are held on 21 Sept, while the Loerie Awards happen on 22 and 23 September at the CITCC. www.theloerieawards.co.za 20–24 SEPT / OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL Various locations

in Cape Town such as the Book Lounge. 082 358 7332, www.openbookfestival.co.za. Participating authors include AbdouMaliq Simone, Alan Hollinghurst, André P. Brink, Atiq Rahimi, Cat Hellisen, Cathy Park Hong, Edgar Morin, Eliane Glaser, Emily Gravett, Esi Edugyan, Ifeanyi Ajaegbo, James Gleick, Joanne Harris, John Crace, Justine Picardie, Kathryn Schulz, Kiran Desai, Lionel Shriver, Lola Shoneyin, Mark Forsyth, Mark Kurlansky, Michela Wrong, Nadine Gordimer, Neal Stephenson, Nédim Gürsel, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Patrick Flanery, Rotimi Babatunde, Sarah Wild, Tom Mueller, Tommy Wieringa and others. In partnership with the Open Book Festival, Étonnants Voyageurs, a French international festival of books and films held at Saint-Malo, Bamako and Port-au-Prince, brings 13 of the

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best francophone writers to Cape Town on 22 and 23 September. Étonnants Voyageurs was founded more than two decades ago in France as a forum for travelling French writers who – in the tradition of Joseph Conrad, for example – created literature reflecting on the societies that they visited. It gradually came to accommodate writers from these visited countries, creating a platform for rich dialogue among writers from many lands. Participating authors include Serge Bramly, Michel LeBris, Gaston Paul Effa, Natacha Appanah, Daniel Rondeau, Edgar Morin, Jacques de Loustal (who also exhibits at the Alliance Francaise in Cape Town), Atiq Rahimi, Dai Sijie, Veronique Tadjo, Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud, Yanick Lahens, Veronique Tadjo and Anne Nivat. Some of these writers present their books, while others participate in roundtable discussions. Étonnants Voyageur is part of Seasons of France. www.etonnants-voyageurs.com, www.openbookfestival.co.za/authors 24 SEPT / HERITAGE DAY 25–27 SEPT / CAPEWINE 2012 AND VINDABA Cape Wine is the flagship business showcase of the South African wine industry. Vindaba, South Africa’s first wine tourism event, will run simultaneously with Cape Wine and include events and a photo exhibition on the French wine region of Burgundy as part of Seasons of France in South Africa. CTICC, 021 883 3860, www.capewine2012.co.za 27 SEPT–31 OCT / 5TH CAPE TOWN MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL (MOP5) with more than 100 exhibitions and events at the Castle of Good Hope, art galleries, museums, cinemas, event halls and city venues. The official grand opening happens at the Castle of Good Hope on 27 September. Core exhibitions in the Castle until 31 Oct. Festival events continue until mid-November. Workshops, masterclasses, walkabouts, seminars. Three Projection evenings in the city with eight bodies of work showcasing each

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SHOW CTICC and the V&A Waterfront, 082 411 8769, www.boatshow.co.za

28–29 SEPT / 38TH NEDERBURG RARE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE AUCTION with keynote address by US author and wine expert Mike Veseth on 29 September. Nederburg Wine Estate, Paarl, 021 809 7737, www.nederburgauction.co.za

13 OCT / PINOTAGE ON TAP FESTIVAL Celebrating the launch of the 2012 vintage of the Diemersfontein Coffee & Chocolate style Pinotage. Live music with Good Luck, Albert Frost and Gerald Clark. Diemersfontein Wine and Country Estate, Jan van Riebeck Drive (R301), Wellington, www.diemersfontein.co.za

28–30 SEPT / HOT WATER FESTIVAL: ART AND CLIMATE CHANGE This programme probes the relationship between the threat of climate change and its representation in the creative and performing arts, and includes cross-faculty workshops, speakers from the humanities, sciences and commerce, and artists. The Hot Water Festival is a collaboration with Seasons of France in South Africa. Hiddingh Hall, Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Gardens, 021 480 7156, www.gipca.uct.ac.za 28 SEPT–1 OCT / 21ST HERMANUS WHALE FESTIVAL Enviroarts festival, Hermanus, 028 313 0928, www.whalefestival.co.za 28 SEPT / WLRB CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL with 20 participating artisan beer brewers from across South Africa. Neighbourgoods Market, Old Biscuit Mill, 373-375 Albert Road, Woodstock, www. neighbourgoodsmarket.co.za 1–3 OCT / WHISKEY LIVE FESTIVAL CTICC www.whiskeylivefestival.co.za 4–7 OCT / 7TH ROCKING THE DAISIES with international headline act Bloc Party, a British indie rock band, which has so far sold two million albums, on Saturday at 11.20pm. Participating on the main stage are Arno Carstens, Beast, Beatenberg, Bilderberg, Kongos, Isochronous, Machineri, Moving House, Natasha Meister, Desmond & The Tutus, Shortstraw, The Dirty Bounce, Shadowclub, The Sleepers and Trenton & Free Radical. Seasons in France South Africa adds French reggae/world music group Dub Incorporation to the line-up. Cloof Wine Estate, Off the R315, Between Malmesbury & Darling, Darling, 021 461 9822, www.rockingthedaisies.com 12–14 OCT / THE CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL BOAT

15 OCT–15 NOV / PLAISIRS DE FRANCE A month of French flair in Franschhoek with French food and beverage delights. The campaign will culminate in a “Beaujolais Nouveau” cocktail party organised by the Franco South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Part of Seasons in France South Africa. Various venues in Franschhoek, www. franschhoek.org.za 17–21 OCT / KUNJANI’MATION Animation festival with free movie screenings, exhibition of animation artwork, character animation and presentations on animation business, art and culture. Organised with Gobelins School of Image, Paris (Gobelins École de l’image), the festival is part of Seasons of France in South Africa. Ster Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau at The V&A Waterfront for screenings, Alliance Française du Cap, 155 Loop Street for the exhibition. More information 084 518 3150, www.kunjanimation.org 18–27 OCT / WESTGATE MALL FESTIVAL Concerts and shows by Jackson 5 Tribute (26 Oct), Vicky Sampson (20 Oct), Wrongly Accused (25 Oct), IS JA (18 Oct), The Drifters (21 Oct), Voice Search Semi Final (20 Oct), and Voice Search Final (27 Oct), Platform 9 (27 Oct), and Funny Plein (19 Oct). At 8pm. Westgate Mall, cnr Morgenster and Vanguard Drive, Mitchell’s Plain. Tickets with Computicket 0861 915 8000 19–21 OCT / ROBERTSON WINE ON THE RIVER More than 300 locally produced wines, live music. Riverside Farm, R317, Wakkerstroom, 023 626 3167 22–27 OCT / KAMERS VOL GESKENKE from 4–9pm, on Friday night from 2–10pm. Lourensford Estate, Somerset West, 021 847 2259, www.lourensford.co.za

24 OCT–2 NOV / 8TH HORRORFEST Movies, short films, literature, Halloween dress-up, photography, and an alternative market. Labia Theatre on Orange, www. horrorfest.info. Also connected to 31 OCT / HALLOWEEN is 28 OCT / 3.30PM / THE GREAT CAPE TOWN ZOMBIE WALK OF 2012 which departs from Company Gardens to arrive at the V&A Waterfront. 25–28 OCT / 7TH INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL DANCE FESTIVAL V&A Waterfront, www.iodfcapetown.com 26–28 OCT / OPEN GARDEN FESTIVAL 10 open gardens on show, and tea and bubbly gardens. 021 876 3495 27–28 OCT / THE SECRET FESTIVAL reveals its secrets during a two-day conference, with workshops, small talks, food art installations, secret dinners, Chenin Blanc tastings and a Saturday market. Spier Conference Centre, R310 near Stellenbosch, www.spier.co.za 29–31 OCT / AFRICA-ASIA-EUROPE TRADE AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT The AAE Summit, themed “Breaking the Ground” brings together African, Asian, and European governments, businesses, civic societies, academics and think tanks to debate trade and investment policies. The event will host 300 exhibitors, 48 speakers and will see almost 3000 delegates from 61 participating countries across the three continents. CTICC, 021 683 8890, www.africa-europe.com 31 OCT / HALLOWEEN 2–4 NOV / WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CAPE TOWN The festival, part of Seasons of France in South Africa, is aimed at building the bridge between the very successful Cape Town Jazz Festival and the big rock festivals that are sprouting in the Western Cape. French and South African collaborations will be featured in the programme. Venue to be confirmed. 3–4 NOV / 18TH INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL on the lawns surrounding Zandvlei. Themed “all about ability”, this year’s festival is again a fundraiser for Cape Mental Health. Muizenberg, www.capementalhealth.co.za 5 NOV / GUY FAWKES NIGHT with bonfires across the 021 area.

International Kite Festival

7–11 NOV / CONSTANTIA GIFT FAIR Brommersvlei Road, 021 794 4393, and Durbanville Gift Fair 29 Nov–2 Dec at D’Aria Wine Estate, Tygerberg Road, Durbanville, www. thegiftfair.co.za 22 NOV–2 DEC / LIVE ART FESTIVAL Hosted by GIPCA, the festival is staged at the Cape Town City Hall, the University of Cape Town’s Hiddingh Campus and the Baxter Theatre Centre. “Live Art” is a broad term encompassing performance art, installations, experimental theatre and dance, and time. 021 480 7156, www.gipca.uct.ac.za 29–30 NOV / 10TH RMB WINEX with more than 500 wines from 100 wine estates. CTICC, tickets with Computicket, www. winex.co.za 30 NOV–2 DEC / CAP CLASSIQUE AND CHAMPAGNE FESTIVAL Various venues in Franschhoek, 021 876 2861

Also watch out for the annual KIRSTENBOSCH SUMMER CONCERTS at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Rhodes Drive, Newlands. Starting in late November. 021 762 9585, www.sanbi.org

CAPE TOWN OPERA PRESENTS “the vibrancy and quality of the choral singing is inspiring throughout.” THE TELEGRAPH

“disarming and electrifying” INDEPENDENT

29 SEP & 4,6 OCT 2012

“energy surges off the stage” LONDON EVENING STANDARD

OPERA HOUSE ARTSCAPE

CAPE TOWN OPERA IN COLLABORATION WITH UCT OPERA SCHOOL PRESENTS South African operatic legend Angelo Gobbato directs a new production of Offenbach’s crowning achievement, conducted by Kamal Khan. The Tales of Hoffmann has proved to be Offenbach’s most popular stage work – an eccentric gem which charms the ear and tickles the imagination. The story unfolds…Hoffmann entertains his friends with tales of his failed love affairs with three women.

24 - 29 NOV 2012 THEATRE ARTSCAPE

BOOK AT COMPUTICKET

www.capetownopera.co.za

classical MUSIC diary

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4PM / MOVIE OF THE ROYAL BALLET COMPANY’S ROMEO AND JULIET Fugard Theatre Bioscope 14 SEPT 9.30AM / CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST commemorating the life of Steve Biko. St George’s Cathedral, Wale Street, 021 424 7360 4PM / MOVIE OF THE ROYAL BALLET COMPANY’S ROMEO AND JULIET Fugard Theatre Bioscope 7.30PM / HANDEL’S JUDAS MACCABAEUS with Erica Eloff, Julianne Young, Colin Lee and William Berger. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 15 SEPT 4PM / MOVIE OF THE TEATRO DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO’S AIDA Fugard Theatre Bioscope 7.30PM / HANDEL’S JUDAS MACCABAEUS with Erica Eloff, Julianne Young, Colin Lee and William Berger, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8PM / CHAMBER MUSIC UCT TRIO Liesl Stolz (flute), Farida Bacharova (violin) and Albie van Schalkwyk (piano) perform works by Migot, Ibert, Martinů and Cui. Endler Concert Hall 16 SEPT 4PM / MOVIE OF THE TEATRO DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO’S AIDA Fugard Theatre Bioscope 4.30PM / CHAMPAGNE CONCERT WITH MICHELLE MAXWELL Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, RSVP 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za 5PM / STRING ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre

William Berger 8 SEPT 2PM & 5PM / MOVIE OF THE BOLSHOI BALLET COMPANY’S ESMERALDA Fugard Theatre Bioscope 7PM / ABRAHAM MENNEN (SAXOPHONE) AND PHILIPPUS HUGO (PIANO) La Motte Wine Estate 8PM / AN EVENING OF LIGHT CLASSICAL MUSIC Proceeds in aid of Tygerberg Soup Kitchen, Milnerton Playhouse, Pienaar Road, Milnerton, 021 555 3180, www.milnertonplayers.com 8PM / CON SPIRITO PHILHARMONICA St Cecilia Mass by Gounod. Soloists and Con Spirito Choir and Orchestra. Violin Concerto by Mendelssohn with soloist Marc Uys. NG Kerk, Welgemoed, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 10 SEPT / 7.30PM / SACM QUARTERLY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Baxter Concert Hall 11 SEPT / 8.15PM / FRANKLIN LAREY (PIANO) An all-Russian concert including Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, The Baxter Concert Hall. 12 SEPT 2PM / SACM QUARTERLY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Baxter Concert Hall 7.30PM / AFRICAN RENAISSANCE Dizu and Plaatjies in collaboration with members of Ibuyambo and UCT African Music students play Xhosa music utilising instruments such as uhadi bows, mbiras, kuda horns, xylophones, and drums. St George’s Cathedral 13 SEPT / 1PM AND 7.30PM / SACM QUARTERLY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Baxter Concert Hall

17 SEPT / 8PM / CON SPIRITO PHILHARMONICA Beethoven with Fantasy for piano, choir, soloists and orchestra. Mass in C Op. 86 with soloist Stefan Lombard. DRC Welgemoed Auditorium, Dias Street, Welgemoed, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 18 SEPT 6PM / WINAND GRUNDLING (ORGAN) with works by Bach and Franck. Baxter Concert Hall 7PM / CHAMBER CONCERT Hugo Lambrecht 8.15PM / FARIDA BACHAROVA AND FRIENDS The programme includes a world premiere of a sonata for violin and piano composed by Martin Watt. Baxter Concert Hall 19 SEPT / 10.30AM / A MORNING AT THE MUSCIALS Niel Rademan (baritone), Marlie Kock (mezzo-soprano) and Lucas Heinen (piano). Baxter Theatre 21 SEPT 8PM / INSOMNIA with William Berger (baritone) and Albert Combrink (piano). Works by Mozart, Debussy, Warlock, Schubert, Wolf, Yiu and Richard Strauss. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8PM / ORCHESTRAL SERIES The University of Stellenbosch Symphony Wind Ensemble performs Concertos with Band. Featuring guest conductor Sean Kierman. Endler Concert Hall 25 SEPT / 8.15PM / THE SCHOCK FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC The fifth edition of the annual competition for ensemble playing. Baxter Concert Hall 26 SEPT 1.15 PM / LUNCHTIME CONCERT by the Herschel School Music Department. St George’s Cathedral 7PM / OPERA Y FLAMENCO Spanish dance and song. Baxter Concert Hall 7.30PM / RAISE THE ROOF CONCERT Amanda Tiffin, the UCT Big Band and the Jazz Singers. St George’s Cathedral

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Top classical music stages in the 021 area: ARTSCAPE 1–10 DF Malan Street, Foreshore, 021 421 7839, www.artscape.co.za THE BAXTER THEATRE COMPLEX Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880, www.baxter.co.za CAPE TOWN CITY HALL Darling Street (opposite Grand Parade) ENDLER CONCERT HALL Cnr Neethling and Victoria streets, Stellenbosch, 021 808 2345 HUGO LAMBRECHTS MUSIC CENTRE Picton Street, Parow, 021 939 9105, www.hugolambrechts.co.za LA MOTTE WINE ESTATE R45 Main Road, Franschhoek, 021 876 8000, www.la-motte.com NEDERBURG MANOR HOUSE Sonstraal Road, Paarl, 021 809 8345 ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Cnr Buitengracht and Somerset roads, De Waterkant, 083 355 6371 ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL Wale Street, 021 424 7360, 083 388 3444, www.stgeorgescathedral.com 28 SEPT 7.30PM / SWEDISH SHOWCASE with Wilhelm Carlsson and Leif Lundberg and a German repertoire. Baxter Concert Hall 8PM / NICOL VILJOEN (piano) plays Schubert’s Moments Musicaux. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8PM / PRESTIGE SERIES Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (cello) performs works by Solima and Vivaldi with the University of Stellenbosch University Camerata. Featuring Peter Martens (cello) and guest conductor Arjan Tien. Endler Concert Hall 29 SEPT 7.30PM / CAPE TOWN OPERA PRESENTS PORGY AND BESS Artscape 8PM / CELLO RECITAL Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt is accompanied by Bryan Wallick. For the Cape Town Concert Series. Baxter Concert Hall 30 SEPT 9.30AM / SOLEMN SUNG EUCHARIST Communion Service in F (Charles Wood). St George’s Cathedral 5PM / NEDERBURG CONCERT SERIES featuring the winner of the ATKV song competition. Nederburg Manor House, Sonstraal Road, Paarl, 021 809 8345 2 OCT / 8.15PM / UCT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTO FESTIVAL with Alexander Fokkens conducting. Six of the best students from the SACM appear as soloists with the orchestra. Baxter Concert Hall 4 OCT / 7.30PM / CAPE TOWN OPERA PRESENTS PORGY AND BESS Artscape 5 OCT / 8PM / GREAT HYMNS OF OUR FAITH Loyiso Bala, Neville D and Ivan Siegelaar perform hymns of faith with the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. St James Church, 114 Third Avenue, Kenilworth, 021 671 7070, www.stjames.org.za 6 OCT 7.30PM / CAPE TOWN OPERA PRESENTS PORGY AND BESS Artscape 8PM / ORCHESTRAL SERIES The University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Corvin Matei performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, Temmingh’s Violin Concerto with soloist Peter Schoeman and Roosenschoon’s Magic Marimba. Endler Concert Hall

cape town city ballet ( T h e S o u t h A f r i ca n Nat i o n a l B a l l e t )

presents

he Artscape Opera House 12–23 December 2012

utcracker

the world’s favourite Christmas ballet

accompanied by the

CAPE PHILHARMONIC Orchestra at selected performances

Bo ok at C ompu ti cket o r Ar tscape Dial- A- Seat 021 421 7695

classical MUSIC diary

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7 OCT TBA / MORAVIAN BRASS BAND The Moravian Brass Band Union of South Africa feature 24 Brass Bands from the different Moravian congregations in the Western Cape. Artscape 4PM / SONG RECITAL with Vanessa Tait-Jones (soprano) and Philippus Hugo (piano). St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 9 OCT / 8.15PM / UCT SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE with conductor Alexander Fokkens. Baxter Concert Hall 13 OCT 8PM / RECITAL SERIES KEMUS Benjamin Fourie performs contemporary classical compositions by Zaidel-Rudolph, Van Rensburg, Klatzow and De Klerk. Endler Concert Hall 8.15PM / MOZART – C MINOR MASS, K.427 with the Symphony Choir of Cape Town. Baxter Concert Hall 14 OCT 7PM / ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL HYMN FESTIVAL St George’s Cathedral 4.30PM / STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY CHOIR GALA CONCERT Endler Concert Hall 8PM / CON SPIRITO CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES with Sabina Mossolow, Annamarie Bam and Bennie van Eeden. George & Annie Starck Homes Manor House, cnr Pienaar Boulevard and Frans Conradie Drive, Bellville, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 16 OCT 6PM / ORGAN CONCERT Part of the SA College of Music Concerts 2012 with works by Bach and Mendelssohn. Baxter Concert Hall 8.15PM / STUDENTS’ QUARTERLY CONCERT A concert arranged by Martin Watt. Baxter Concert Hall

17 OCT 7.30PM / RAISE THE ROOF CONCERT Piped music with David Orr and Friends. St George’s Cathedral 8PM / MUSIC IN THE CITY – JUSTIN KRAWITZ opens with Arnold van Wyk’s Tristia, followed by Hendrik Hofmeyr’s new Piano Sonata. The concert will conclude with a performance of Karel Husa’s Piano Sonata No.1. UCT Hiddingh Campus, 31 Orange Street, 021 480 7156, www.gipca.uct.ac.za 20 OCT / 8PM / CHORAL SERIES The Schola Cantorum Choir is conducted by Kåre Hanken and features Peter Martens on cello. Endler Concert Hall 21 OCT 4PM / RECITAL with Matthew Reid (clarinet), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano) and the Amici Quartet with works by Wolf, Mozart, Rajna and Prokofiev. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 4.30PM / MATINEE SERIES Rising Star Song Recital: Vanessa Tait-Jones (soprano), accompanied on piano by Phillippus Hugo perform works by Puccini, Catalani, Dvořák, Strauss and Bernstein. Endler Concert Hall

2 NOV / 8PM / PIANO RECITAL with Francois Botha and works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Scriabin and Liszt. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 3 NOV / 8PM / PRESTIGE SERIES Steinway artist Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) performs a recital of Schubert and Liszt. Endler Concert Hall 3 NOV / 8.15PM / THE GUITAR SPEAKS with guitarist Dimmitrios Giannakis with works for the classical and Spanish guitar, as well as his own compositions. Baxter Concert Hall

23 OCT / 8.15PM / INTO ESIYIVILEYO – WHAT WE HAVE HEARD Reflections of musical Africa presented by the UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra. Baxter Concert Hall

4 NOV / 7PM / SOLEMN SUNG REQUIEM FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 between 1887 and 1890. St George’s Cathedral

24 OCT / 10.30AM / CAMPANELLA – SOUNDING THE BELLS WITH CHOPIN AND LISZT with Albert Combrink (piano), the programme includes scherzos and waltzes by Chopin, and etudes by Liszt. Baxter Theatre

6 NOV / 8.15PM / THE SCHOCK FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR SINGING An annual voice competition sponsored by the Schock Foundation. Baxter Concert Hall

26 OCT / 8PM / NICK DE JAGER (TENOR) AND BARRY SMITH (PIANO) perform works by Schubert. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 27 OCT / 8PM / KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV (PIANO) RECITAL with works by Schubert, Liszt and Saint-Saëns. For the Cape Town Concert Series. Baxter Concert Hall 28 OCT / 5PM / 8PM / ZANNE STAPELBERG (SOPRANO) AND FRANCOIS DU TOIT (PIANO) with works of French and Spanish composers, including Astor Piazolla’s tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires. Nederburg Manor House 30 OCT / 8.15PM / UCT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The programme includes Rajna’s Video Games and Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1 in G minor. Baxter Concert Hall 31 OCT / 1.15PM / LUNCHTIME CONCERT St Cyprian’s School Music Department. St George’s Cathedral 1 NOV / 8PM / CAPE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY CONCERT SERIES Mozart’s The Magic Flute Overture K.620, Allan Stephenson’s Cello Concerto and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 (Scottish). With Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) and Peter Martens (cello). The Magic Flute first played in late September of 1791, shortly before Mozart died. The opera was an instant success and would celebrate its 100th performance only 14 months after its premiere. The overture is followed by a cello concerto by Allan Stephenson, who was born in 1949 near Liverpool, but who works as a composer, conductor and cellist in Cape Town. His cello concerto was composed in 2004. Dedicated to Queen Victoria, Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony introduces Scottish folk music and components of Scottish dance. Mendelssohn, who visited Scotland in 1829 as a 20-year-old, would only complete the symphony in 1842, when it premiered in Leipzig.

Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg

principal opera conductor at the Royal Academy of Music and music director of Broomhill Opera. Born in Cape Town, cellist Peter Martens studied at Stellenbosch University before he was to participate in the World Youth Orchestra in Michigan, USA. He then continued his studies at the Mozarteum, Salzburg. In 1993 he returned to South Africa. He currently holds the positions of artistic administrator and director of the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival at Stellenbosch University. Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street

Conductor Nicolas Cleobury was recently appointed as the new artistic director of Mid Wales Opera, and had been

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7 NOV 7.30PM / RAISE THE ROOF CONCERT: EIGHT HANDS Francois du Toit and Friends. This programme features four pianists playing music for two pianos. St George’s Cathedral 8PM / THE GENIUS OF VIVALDI with Camerata Tinta Barocca, and Grant Basler on the organ performing two Bach transcriptions. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8 NOV / 8PM / CAPE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY CONCERT SERIES Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37 and Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral), Op.125. With Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) and soloists Konstantin Scherbakov (piano), Arlene Jaftha (soprano), Elizabeth Frandsen (mezzo), Lukhanyo Moyake (tenor), Thatho Machona (bass) and the New Apostolic Church Choir. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 premiered in 1803 with the composer as soloist. As the score was incomplete at its first performance, Beethoven’s friend Ignaz von Siegfried, who turned the pages of music for him, would confess: “I saw almost nothing but empty pages. For he played nearly all the solo part from memory since, as was so often the case, he had not had time to set it all down on paper.” The 9th symphony, the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony, is often considered Beethoven’s greatest work. It has served as a national anthem when East and West Germany sent their sportsmen to Olympic Games from 1956 and 1968 as one unified team. Kosovo first used the symphony as its national anthem when it declared independence, as did the old Rhodesia in its final years between 1974 and 1979. Today it is the official anthem of the European Union. Boasting a concerto repertoire of over 50 concertos, Konstantin Scherbakov performed as soloist with more than 60 orchestras including the Russian State Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, St Petersburg Symphony, Stuttgart and Duisburg Philharmonic. He has given solo performances in 35 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, in the USA, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street

Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

September- December

2012

SATURDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, Artscape Opera House, 19:30 THURSDAY 4 & SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER, Artscape Opera House, 19:30

Porgy and Bess, an opera by Gershwin with singers from Cape Town Opera Conductor: SEBASTIAN LANG-LESSING

THURSDAY, 15 NOvEMBER, City Hall, 20:00

Curtain Raiser CAPE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA Under the direction of Brandon Phillips Conductor: CONRAD VAN ALPHEN Soloist: ALEXANDER GILMAN (violin) BRAHMS PROKOFIEV

Artscape Youth Music Competition Finalists will perform various Concerti Conductor: VICTOR YAMPOLSKY

BRAHMS

November Symphony Season

Conductor: Soloist:

CONRAD VAN ALPHEN INON BARNATAN

THURSDAY, 1 NOvEMBER, City Hall, 20:00

BERLIOz FRANCK RAVEL

Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 Symphonic Variations Piano Conerto (Left Hand) in D major L’après-midi d’un faune La Mer

Conductor: Soloist:

NICHOLAS CLEOBURY PETER MARTENS (cello)

MOzART “The Magic Flute” Overture ALLAN STEPHENSON Cello Concerto MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op. 37 THURSDAY, 8 NOvEMBER, City Hall, 20:00

Conductor: Soloists:

BEETHOVEN

NICHOLAS CLEOBURY KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV (piano) ARLENE JAFTHA (soprano) ELIzABETH FRANDSEN (mezzo) LUKHANYO MOYAKE (tenor) THATHO MACHONA (bass) NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH CHOIR Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral), Op. 125

COMPUTICKET

International AIDS Day Concert Soloist: JIMMIE PERRY Conductor: MARIO VERSTER FRIDAY, 7 DECEMBER, Endler Hall, 20:00

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Violin Concerto No. 2, Op 63 in G minor Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

SATURDAY, 13 OCTOBER, Artscape Theatre, 19:30

Huberte Rupert Memorial Concert Conductor: BRANDON PHILLIPS Soloist: AVIGAIL BUSHAKEVITz (violin) THOMAS RAJNA Violin Concerto No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.5 (Reformation)

THURSDAY, 22 NOvEMBER, City Hall, 20:00

DEBUSSY

SATURDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER, Artscape Opera House, 19:30

WEDNESDAY, 19 DECEMBER, CTICC, 20:00

Brother Love Musical Conductor: BRANDON PHILLIPS THURSDAY 13 TO MONDAY 24 DECEMBER, Artscape Opera House, 20:00

Nutcracker, ballet by Tchaikovsky with Cape Town City Ballet Conductor: ALLAN STEPHENSON

SATURDAY, 24 NOvEMBER, 19:30 & SUNDAY, 25 NOvEMBER, 18:00,

MONDAY, 31 DECEMBER, Nederburg Wine Farm

TUESDAY 27, WEDNESDAY 28 & THURSDAY 29 NOvEMBER, 19:30, Artscape Theatre

New Year’s Eve Spectacular Conductor: RICHARD COCK Soloists: to be announced

The Tales of Hoffman an opera by Jacques Offenbach with singers from UCT Opera School Conductor: KAMAL KHAN

For more information: www.cpo.org.za

FIVE MORNING CONCERTS BY THE LINDBERGH ARTS FOUNDATION

the age of 12. Cape Town City Hall 16 NOV 8PM / ZANNE STAPELBERG (SOPRANO) AND JOSE DIAS (PIANO) with works by Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8.15PM / THE LAURA SEARLE PRIZE FOR CONCERTO PLAYING Open to all piano students at the South African College of Music. Baxter Concert Hall

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9 NOV 8PM / HAYDN, BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT by the Michaelis Players. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8.30PM / JANNIE MOOLMAN LIVE Dorpstraat Teater, Summerhill Farm, “The Shed”, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158, www.dorpstraat.co.za 10 NOV / TBA / PRESTIGE CONCERT Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre 11 NOV 3PM / TYGERBERG CHILDREN’S CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT conducted by Hendrik D. Loock with Theresa Loock as accompanist and arranger. The choir celebrates its 40-year existence in 2012. Endler Hall 8PM / CON SPIRITO CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT with Maria du Toit (clarinet), Joachim Müller- Crépon (cello) and Stefan Lombard (piano). George & Annie Starck Homes Manor House, c/o Pienaar Boulevard and Frans Conradie Drive, Bellville, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 13–15 NOV / 7.30PM / SACM QUARTERLY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL The concerts are arranged by Becky Steltzner and feature students from the SACM. The Baxter Theatre 15 NOV / 8PM / CAPE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY CONCERT SERIES Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2, Op.63 in G minor, and Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68. Conductor Conrad van Alphen and Alexander Gilman (violin). The Academic Festival Overture was written by Johannes Brahms as a musical “thank you note” to the University of Breslau, which had awarded him an honorary doctorate. Brahms himself conducted the 10-minute overture at the premiere in 1891 to an audience of academics, who easily grasped the potpourri of student drinking songs that had inspired Brahms. Prokofiev was leading a nomadic life at the time he composed his second violin concerto, and declared: “The main theme of the first movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the second movement at Voronezh (today Russia), the orchestration was finished in Baku (today Azerbaijan) and the premiere was given in Madrid.” The music itself incorporates Russian folk music and a Spanish rondo with clacking castanets. Brahms’ first symphony, which took him 21 years to finalise, is often called Beethoven’s Tenth, because of similarities to Beethoven’s compositions. South African-born conductor Conrad van Alphen is the artistic director and chief conductor of Sinfonia Rotterdam which host their own concert series in Rotterdam and in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Alexander Gilman performed his concert debut at the Gasteig in Munich when he was seven. After scooping various prizes in the Jugend Musiziert programme, Gilman became an honorary citizen of his hometown near Munich at

17 NOV 8PM / CON SPIRITO PHILHARMONICA Coronation Mass (Mozart) with four soloists and Con Spirito Choir and orchestra. Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms) with soloist Francois du Toit. NG Kerk, Welgemoed, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 8PM / ALEXANDER GILMAN VIOLIN RECITAL with works by Franck, Waxman, Schumann and Van Dijk. For the Cape Town Concert Series. Baxter Concert Hall 18 NOV / 6PM / MONTEVERDI PART II Italian madrigals, presented by the Cape Consort with animated projections, are the ubiquitous metaphor of love as a kind of warfare (“All lovers are warriors”), as well as the depiction of some actual battle scenes with inevitable fatalities and ensuing lamentations. Closely following the bellicose imagery of Renaissance poetry, the music portrays rivalry and allegiance, aggression and agony, as well as tenderness and loss. Five voices, period instruments, animated projections, inspired interpretations of baroque music in contemporary performances. The Fugard Studio 19 NOV / 8PM / CON SPIRITO PHILHARMONICA’S HANDEL THE MESSIAH DRC Welgemoed Auditorium, Dias Street, Welgemoed, 082 571 6712, www.conspirito.co.za 21 NOV / 10.30AM / FLAUTIST LIESL STOLTZ, PIANIST ALBIE VAN SCHALKWYK, percussionist Frank Mallows and bassist Brydon Bolton perform music written by French composer Claude Bolling. Baxter Theatre 21 NOV / 7PM / GEORGE HILL PRESENTS AN EVENING CONCERT WITH SUZANNE MARTENS (VIOLIN) with Peter Martens (cello), and Nina Schumann (piano). Dress code is Cocktail Wear. Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, RSVP 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za 22 NOV / 8PM / CAPE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY CONCERT SERIES Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture, Op.21, Franck Symphonic Variations, Ravel Piano Concerto (Left Hand) in D major, Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune and La Mer. With Conrad van Alphen (conductor) and soloist Inon Barnatan. Hector Berlioz wrote a number of popular overtures. Le Corsaire was composed after a vacation in Nice in 1844. César Franck’s compositions met with indifference during his lifetime, and his variations (1886) too did not garner much interest. It was only after his death that his works were performed by major orchestras. Ravel’s piano concerto for the left hand was commissioned by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in the First World War. Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was inspired by a poem of Mallarmé, and was later used for the ballet Afternoon of a Faun by Nijinsky. Debussy himself wrote: “The music of this prelude is a very free illustration of Mallarmé’s beautiful poem. By no means does it claim to be a synthesis of it. Rather there is a succession of scenes through which pass the desires and dreams of the faun in the heat of the afternoon. Then, tired

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of pursuing the flight of nymphs and naiads, he succumbs to intoxicating sleep, in which he can finally realise his dreams of possession in universal Nature.” The composition is often referred to as one of the awakenings of modern music. Cape Town City Hall 24 NOV 5PM / NEDERBURG PICNIC CONCERT with James Bhemgee and Niel Rademan, as well as Coda. Nederburg Manor House 7.30PM / THE TALES OF HOFFMANN presented by the Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the UCT Opera school. Directed by Angelo Gobbato, conducted by Kamal Khan. The German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann’s stories have inspired a number of stage works, including the ballets The Nutcracker and Coppélia, but none as extravagant as Offenbach’s operatic account of his life. Newly besotted with the actress Stella, Hoffmann entertains his friends with tales of his failed love affairs with three women: a winsome clockwork doll, a frail musician determined to sing herself to death, and a Venetian courtesan to whom he gives his shadow. With spectacular roles for a succession of leading ladies, meltingly lovely numbers including the evergreen “Barcarolle” and sparkling “Doll Song” and plenty of opportunities for spectacular staging, Hoffmann has proved to be Offenbach’s most popular stage work. An unfinished masterpiece left incomplete at the time of Offenbach’s death, Hoffmann presents unique challenges to scholars, directors and conductors – with no authentic text. As interpreters have been free to try out numerous creative ways to make the piece succeed on stage, the audience is likely to hear different music in different running orders each time they encounter it. Artscape 25 NOV 4PM / CAPE TOWN CONCERT BRASS conducted by Gerhard de Jager with a programme of popular classical music for brass orchestra. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 6PM / THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Artscape 27 NOV / 7.30PM / THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Artscape 28 NOV 1.15PM / LUNCHTIME CONCERT Richard Haigh on organ. St George’s Cathedral 7.30PM / PIANO CONCERT Hugo Lambrecht 7.30PM/ THE TALES OF HOFFMAN Artscape 29 NOV / TBA / THE TALES OF HOFFMAN Artscape 1 DEC / 8.30PM / GUGULETHU TENORS Dorpstraat Teater, Summerhill Farm, “The Shed”, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158, www.dorpstraat.co.za 2 DEC 5PM / FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Advent Lessons and Carols. Cathedral Choirs with invited choirs. St George’s Cathedral 6PM / CAPE CONSORT – MONTEVERDI PROJECT II The Fugard 4 DEC / TBA / CHRISTMAS CONCERT Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre 8 DEC / 7.30PM / TYGERBERG CHILDREN’S CHOIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONCERT Artscape

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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess Cape Town Opera’s international smashhit production of Porgy and Bess on the London stage comes to Cape Town. Known around the world as ‘the peoples’ opera, it’s a gripping story of constantly threatened love, hope and happiness, amidst poverty and hardship. This compelling work contains some of the most stirring and ever-lasting songs including Summertime, I Got Plenty Of Nuttin, It Ain’t Necessarily So and I Loves You Porgy. Here’s what the British critics had to say: Disarming and electrifying. The Independent What lifts the show... is the energy that surges off the stage like the Act Two hurricane. The Evening Standard Xolela Sixaba’s performance as the disabled hero is a tremendous achievement, acted with dignity and heart-stopping humanity. His super-enriched bass-baritone is superb as an instrument and deployed with indelible eloquence. The Stage A “feisty, passionate and accomplished production... so spiritual is the singing, particularly in the gospel choruses, where the intensity seems to send tingles through the audience”. The Public Review

Angelo Gobbato

021 chats with South African operatic legend Angelo Gobbato, director of a new production of Offenbach’s crowning achievement The Tales of Hoffmann. What excites you about The Tales of Hoffmann? Hoffmann is a challenging opera, which I have directed several times in the past but it remains forever fresh. Since Offenbach died before completing a final version of the piece, various musical editors have re-created several possible versions. This, combined with the fantastical and surreal nature of ETA Hoffmann’s original stories, always makes it a very exciting prospect. You have been a passionate advocate for South African opera for years. What is the state of opera in the country today? South Africa possesses a multitude of exceptionally gifted opera singers who are passionate about singing the great operas. South Africa is also well equipped with excellent opera schools. Regrettably however, opera is an expensive art form and box office income can’t come close to paying for production expenses. It is thus essential for an opera company to obtain financial support from possible sponsors. Most European opera houses are fortunate in receiving financial support through government funding. Unfortunately, as this is not an urgent national

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issue in South Africa, the professional future of our operatic graduates is bleak indeed. Most of our great talents have only one real choice – to leave the country and find work for themselves overseas. What was your operatic highlight this season? The last opera I saw was Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at La Scala in Milano with our own Pretty Yende singing the leading role of Norina. She was stunning and provided one of the great highlights in my recent opera viewing experience. If you had the choice, what is an opera you would like to be involved with? Given freedom to choose my next possible operatic production, I would opt for either a Mozart or a Verdi score, two composers who, in my opinion, found great truth in the medium and succeeded in creating unique balances between musical and dramatic content in their operas. Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the UCT Opera School presents Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann on 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29 November at Artscape.

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8–9 SEPT / 10AM / SPRUNG Alien Safari Trance Party. With Azax, Syndrom, Ritmo, Archive, Anestetic, Deleriant, Edit & Run, Gandalf, Mad Piper, Neonglo, PlusMinus, Rubix Qube, SnowBot, Strain, Upsydown and others. Near Stanford, GPS 34° 24’ 41.30” S, 19° 33’ 41.08” E, 082 741 8981 12 SEPT / 8PM / JONATHAN BUTLER EVOLUTION Athlone native Jonathan Butler made history more than once. Having joined a travelling stage show in 1968, at age 7, he soon became a local teen idol. Later his first hit single won him a Sarie award and made him the first non-white artist to be played by white radio stations. In 1978 he played with Pacific Express, one of the most popular Cape jazz bands at the time, before he moved to the UK, where he landed Grammy nominations on several occasions. He will be joined on stage by fellow musicians Ronnie Joyce and Lionel Peterson. Grand Arena, Grand West 14–15 SEPT / 6PM / ROLLING STONE WEEKEND Afrikaans rock band Willim Welsyn en die Sunrise Toffees, and 20-yearyoung rap artist Youngsta, whose real name (pssst) is Riyadh Roberts. Youngsta won the title of King of Rap in 2011 and is the only hip hop artist to appear in the 2012 “200 Mail & Guardian Young South Africans”. Mercury Live and The Shack, De Villiers Street, www.mercuryl.co.za 18–22 SEPT / 7.15PM / ABDULLAH IBRAHIM SOLO PIANO Legendary jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim presents a series of

three solo piano concerts. Everard Read Gallery, 3 Portswood Road, 021 418 4527 26 SEPT / 8PM / ZEBRA & GIRAFFE – THE WISEST ONES TOUR Zebra & Giraffe won Best Alternative Band at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2009 and Best Rock Album in the same year at the SAMAs. They are touring to promote their latest album Wisest Ones. Mystic Boer, Bergzicht Plein, Du Toit Street, Stellenbosch, www.diemysticboer.co.za. Also 28 SEPT / 9PM / ZEBRA & GIRAFFE ALBUM LAUNCH Mercury Live 29 SEPT–6 OCT / 8PM / HEINEKEN SYMPHONIC ROCKS Cross-genre of rock to pop, adult contemporary, R&B, hip hop, electro and soul, all set against the onstage backing of a 65-piece symphonic orchestra. Line-up includes Tumi & the Volume, Ard Matthews, aKING, Zolani Mahola, Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel and ChianoSky. Also on stage is Zahara, whose 2011 debut album Loliwe went Platinum in 13 days. Another big act is MiCasa, made up of Dr Duda , J’Something (singer and composer) and Mo-T (trumpeter). And then there is Toya Delazy. Similar to Zahara, who moved at age nine from the kids school choir to the senior one because of her strong vocal talents, Toya’s early career took off when she was introduced to the piano at the age of nine while in boarding school. In 2011 she was signed to Sony Music Africa. Her style is a mix of pop, jazz and classical music. She reached fame with her single “Pump It”. Grand Arena, Grand West

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Trance Season 2012 8 Sept / Alien Safari’s Sprung, Stanford 15 Sept / Revolution Events’ Summer Love 21–23 Sept / Earthdance Worcester 29 Sept / Psytribes SA Outdoor Festival 6 Oct / Cosmic Connection V.4: Beach Party Oudekraal Beach Resort 13–14 Oct / The Village presents The Gathering, Flenterskloof Farm, Franschhoek 20 Oct / Organik. Gaian Dream 27 Oct / Disasterpeace Halloween 3 Nov / Zone Festival 2012 – PsynOpticz and Nexus Media 9 Nov / Groovy Troopers – Mandala Project 17 Nov / Beartrap – Remanufacture 24 Nov / Equinox Experience N7 near Philadelphia 1 Dec / Altered States – Sun Spot Activity 7–9 Dec / Vortex “Let There Be Light v:04” Riviersonderend 15 Dec / Alien Safari’s Flying Circus 18–23 Dec / Disasterpeace 20 Dec / PsynOpticz – “Till the end of time” 21 Dec / Cosmogenesis 21–31 Dec / Psybliminal Records – Twist of Fate 29 Dec–1 Jan Boomerang NYE 29 Dec–1 Jan Rezonance NYE

Album Reviews By Charis Le Riche

Natasha Meister – Half Way

The Muffinz – Have you heard?

Glaskas – Verganklik en Afhanklik

This is the year of Natasha Meister. You can’t go anywhere without hearing her name. It’s as if she’s consistently doing gigs around South Africa, 24/7. Though you may have only heard of her now, she’s been on the scene for a couple of years now. She’s Canadian-born, the daughter of two SA expats who eventually returned home.

The Muffinz have been playing in Johannesburg since 2010, but it’s since the release of their debut album that they’ve got everyone’s attention. Mthabisi (acoustic guitar and vocals), Simphiwe (electric guitar and vocals), and Sifiso (lead electric guitar and vocals) met when they were in the choir together at the University of Johannesburg. They were discovered when they entered a competition at Cool Runnings. Gregory (lead guitar and vocals) and Karabo (bass guitar and vocals) joined them in 2011 and, like they say in the movies, the rest is history.

This is the fourth studio album from Afrikaans pop-rockers Glaskas. Deon Meiring (vocals, guitar), Lolke-Louis “Buddha” Claassen (drums, backing vocals), and Francois Kleynhans (bass, backing vocals) have been together since 2004 when they entered the Jip Rockspaaider competition.

Half Way is Natasha’s debut album and it’s promising. Easy-to-listen-to melodies that get stuck in your head so much that you find yourself humming “Safe in the Silence” while grocery shopping. Her voice is strong, full of soul and beauty. This girl has talent. Now for the bad news … You might want to see her live rather than listen to this album. It just doesn’t do her any justice, which isn’t her fault but has more to do with the recording. And although I know she must be talented on the guitar as she’s the only South Africa female to be endorsed by Fender, her talent isn’t shown off as much as it should be. Having said that, you can’t deny how good she is, and I’m willing to bet that the next album will blow all critics away. Even me. Favourite track: Winter Storm Facebook: www.facebook.com/meisternatasha Twitter: @natashameister Website: www.natashameister.com

The first thing you notice in their opening track “Have you heard” is their crisp, clear vocals. It’s smooth and easy to listen to. Their sound is a fusion of RnB, soul and jazz with some indie undertones thrown in for good measure. How refreshing to come across a band of talented songwriters and talented musicians. It’s a rare combination. The only negative is that they play it a bit too safe. But don’t let that discourage you, there’s a big future for The Muffinz and they’re definitely a band worth keeping an eye out for.

Asked about the album title, they explain it’s about “the part of our human nature that always fights to be remembered and to stand out, but we can’t deny that we are also dependent on others and other things for our existence”. I have to be honest that I was not a fan of Glaskas. I heard them ages ago and it wasn’t for me – but this album changed that. Deon still isn’t the greatest singer, but this album feels more real and gritty than their previous let’s-write-a-song-thatwill-get-on-MK output. They had me at “Wegbreek”. They did a collaboration with rapper HemelBesem and there’s no denying that Cape Town flavour.

The album puts you at ease and is soulful and relaxing. Something you listen to after a hard day’s work.

Hopefully they can keep it up and stay on this route, because if they do I foresee an even better album from them next.

Favourite track: “Khumbul ‘Ekhaya” Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMuffinzLive Twitter: @Muffinz_live

Favourite track: “Wegbreek” Facebook: www.facebook.com/Glaskas Website: www.glaskas.co.za

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24 NOV / 5PM / NEDERBURG PICNIC CONCERT with James Bhemgee and Niel Rademan, as well as Coda. Sonstraal Road, Paarl 27 NOV–1 DEC / 8PM / KAREN ZOID UNDER THE COVERS Karen, who only recently launched her sixth album, Zoid Afrika, gives unplugged versions of the well-known tunes by Lady Gaga, Queen, Miriam Makeba, Modern Talking, The Beatles and even Beethoven. Theatre on The Bay, Camps Bay, 0 21 438 3301 1 DEC / 8PM / WORLD AIDS DAY GALA The 8th Annual World AIDS Day Gala features the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Golda Schultz and other sopranos, violinist Farida Bacharova and many more. Artscape Opera House 3 DEC / 7PM / LADY GAGA LIVE Five-time Grammy Awardwinning Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, shot to fame with the release of her debut album in 2008. She is one of the best-selling artists of all time and has sold over 23 million albums and 64 million singles. Lady Gaga is known for her flamboyant fashion sense and went to the 2010 MTV Awards in a dress made entirely of raw beef. With special guests The Darkness and Lady Starlight. Cape Town Stadium

Belinda Carlisle

2 OCT / 8PM / CELTIC WOMAN Celtic Woman is an all-Irish, female ensemble group featuring vocalists Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Celtic violinist Mairead Nesbitt and newest member Susan McFadden. Since 2004 these pretty women have sold over six million records worldwide by singing classic Irish songs, timeless pop anthems, and inspirational songs. The Grand Arena, Grand West 4–7 OCT / ROCKING THE DAISIES This year’s international headlining act is British indie rock band Bloc Party. Their 2005 debut album Silent Alarm was named indie album of the year. The band is made up of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Lissack (lead guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals, glockenspiel), and Matt Tong (drums, backing vocals). Other musicians include Arno Carstens, Beast, Iso (formerly Isochronous), Desmond and the Tutus, Kongos, Guy Buttery and Nibs van der Spuy, Machineri, Natasha Meister, Shadowclub, Two Minute Puzzle, Zaki Ibrahim and Lindiwe Suttle. Cloof Wine Estate, off the R315 near Darling, 021 461 9822, www.rockingthedaisies.com 10 OCT / 8PM / ZOLANI AND ZOID LIVE Zolani Mahola is the infamous lead singer and magnetic front-stage personality of the Grammy-winning band Freshlyground. Karen Zoid’s (SAMA winner for Best Female Artist) name is now the byword for emotionally charged, downright incendiary South African rock music. Together they come to deliver a double serving of brilliant music in an outstanding collaboration which is not to be missed. Unplugged. The Fugard Theatre 11 & 13 OCT / GUY BUTTERY AND NIBS VAN DER SPUY Guy Buttery opened for Mozambican musician Gito Baloi, and

Nibs van der Spuy in 2001, at the age of 17. His debut single “When I Grow Up” was released a year later and made him the youngest nominee in the history of the SAMAs. Nibs van der Spuy, originally from Benoni, started playing guitar at the age of 14. He recorded four acoustic instrumental albums with Landscape Prayers, and the duo album Sweet-Thorn in 2004 with Gito Baloi, who at that time was one of the most famous musicians in southern Africa. Shortly after the recording, and driving home from a gig, Gito was shot dead in an armed robbery in Jo’burg. 11 Oct, 7pm at Die Boer, 6 Chenoweth Road, Durbanville, 021 979 1911, and 13 Oct 8.30pm at Dorpstraat Teater, Summerhill Farm, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158 18–27 OCT WESTGATE MALL FESTIVAL Mitchell’s Plain. See 021’s onstage listings 31 OCT / 7PM / ’80s REWIND with Rick Astley, ABC, Nik Kershaw, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Lee John and Belinda Carlisle, former lead vocalist of the Go-Go’s, one of the most successful all-female bands, with whom she sold more than seven million albums in just three years. Grand Arena, Grand West 7 NOV / 8PM / LINKIN PARK SA TOUR The nu-metal and rap-rock band rose to fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory. With over 50 million albums and two Grammys, the band has experimented extensively with new sounds to eventually developing their now more mature rock style. The track “Powerless” from their most recent album Living Things featured in the closing titles of the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer which opened in SA in August this year. Cape Town Stadium

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7 DEC / STEVE AOKI whose father was a Japanese Olympic wrestler, grew up in Miami before he moved to California. His tour schedule is truly one of Olympic proportions (up to 250 gigs per year), as is his income (in July this year Pollstar Top 100 North American Tours designated Aoki the highest-grossing dance artist in North America for the first half of the year). Known for his dramatic onstage performance, Steve Aoki offers up a head-banging, foot-stomping, extremely high-energy performance. Harrington Street block party, 079 915 3468 7–9 DEC / 12PM / VORTEX “Circle of Dreams.” Two nights, three days of psychedelic trance. With Danish group Koxbox (who became famous with their Goa trance style in the 1990s), Materia, Tron, Spiros Wom, Lox, Tim Duster (one of the most respected psychedelic DJs in Finland), Connecto, Skragg, Jester, Wobblez, Tuneraider, Magnus Corona, Zion Linguist, Biorhythm, Rubix Qube, Sonic, Ganeisha, Guapa Lee, Mark, Xueno, Bernz, K-Jos, Gandalf, I-Mike, PsydStep, Dala and special mystery guests. Riviersonderend, DR1306, 021 531 2173, www.intothevortex.co.za 8 DEC / 7PM / BAKGAT SOMER OPSKOP 2012 with Steve Hofmeyr, Adam, Sorina Flooze, Jay, Lianie May, Riana Nel, Emo Adams and Take Note Band. Grand Arena, Grand West, 082 895 5093

For more gigs go to www.021magazine.co.za Zebra and Giraffe

KEEPER OF MEMORIES

Derek Gripper

There is something extremely soothing about traditional music, and Mali’s music in particular. Is it that these sounds and rhythms, which have infiltrated the lives and dreams of toddlers and adults, of nomads covering the greatest desert on earth, and settlers braving sand, heat and locust swarms, for centuries or more, dish up a notion of eternity, of unwavering Homo sapiens? Perhaps that’s only my romantic idea, but I feel strangely at home in the world of the Gravi-koras. Cape Town has not often had the chance to listen live to the sounds of one of Africa’s most exciting musical provinces. I remember a night at Manenberg Jazz Club in the V&A Waterfront a few years back, when no other than the semigod himself, Ali Farka Touré descended onto stage, surrounded by some of the big names of jazz in this country. A few years later he had passed on, just like some that were present that day, Miriam Makeba included. That is the rhythm we humans follow, but as Ali Farka Touré shared songs that tasted of glistening sunsets, and the slow murmur of the Niger River, few could have imagined that today his land too, is no longer. Times of turmoil have altered the spirit of Timbuktu and the Tuareg beyond recognition, and the Festival au Désert, if it ever gets resurrected, will never be the same. That’s why Derek Gripper is so important. He, who spends his life lifting the treasures of India, Brazil, Europe and Africa (including the Cape’s ghoema), and who is always distilling new musical languages from his travels, has all the right in the world to claim a citizenship with the music of Mali. His latest album, released on 1 September, is part of a new voice, that of a diaspora. Gripper

might not have intended it, but all of a sudden it is impossible not to hear a faint shiver of tragedy, of mourning, in its recurrent sequences. Had it always been there? (Bernard Franz)

When the Knysna lagoon is just one bend away from the Niger River… Derek Gripper recounts recording One Night on Earth: We started at about 1am. It was a day or so from full moon. Rivendel is a small church a few minutes outside of Knysna. Howard and Chris had brought a studio’s worth of equipment from Peace of Eden and everything was set up in this small stone church, with the music piped into the van parked at the front door. We waited until the traffic from the nearby highway had stopped, making way for the rich sounds of a warm summer night. I think the first sitting was two or three hours without stopping, without getting up even once. Then we listened. Then another sitting, with a gentler approach, where I did a few new pieces and a few for a second time. We stopped when the crickets went to sleep and the birds began to sing. Then we went outside to have a look at the morning sky. One Night on Earth – Music from the Strings of Mali Derek Gripper – solo guitar Launch: 1 September 2012 To order CD or download the album for any price, go to www.derekgripper.com.

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SEPTEMBER GIGS OF SEASONS OF FRANCE IN CAPE TOWN 12 SEPT / 8.30PM / INSTANT DONNÉ French music ensemble of nine musicians, whose repertoire stretches from 19th-century chamber music to compositions of the 21st century. Alliance Francaise, Loop Street 15 SEPT / 8PM / KILL THE DJ Chloé (contemporary electronic) and radio host Ivan Smagghe present the latest from Paris. Chloé became one of the emblematic figures of the legendary Pulp Club in Paris through her monthly residency. She continues to DJ at all of the most prestigious European clubs and music venues, including places such as Robert Johnson, Mondo and Rex Club, as well as being a regular headliner on the festival circuit. France’s most wanted radio host and selector, Ivan Smagghe stands at the crossroads between glamorous Parisian hype and musical integrity. www.killthedj.com. Fiction Night Club, Long Street (they also perform on 14 Sept at the Capital Music Café, cnr Tyrwhitt and Keys Avenue in Rosebank, Johannesburg). For more information visit http://nux. mylogomail.com/sendlink 27 SEPT / 8.30PM GRAN KINO Rock, electro, hip hop or traditional music: Gran Kino’s four musicians have decided not to limit their musical identity to a particular genre. www. grankino.com, Alliance Francaise, Loop Street

021 went to the original Club Montreal in Sherwood Estate, Manenberg, with Stan Davids and Keith Williams, who are behind the re-launch of “Remembering Club Montreal” at Zouke Bar in Kensington, off Voortrekker Road. Today only a signboard is left of Cape Town’s premier jazz club of the ’70s and ’80s. The monthly gigs bring back bands who performed at Club Montreal before it closed down in 1992.

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“At Montreal, you can always have a ball! Club Montreal, where the jazz is wild and free” Abdullah Ibrahim

Stan Getz it, and Keith Wonders why.

Andrew Ford By Mike Laatz If you’re a fan of Oscar Peterson or Gene Harris, then you’ve got to love the piano playing of Andrew Ford. Yes, we have some top-notch pianists in Cape Town, but the prevailing opinion is that not one of them comes even close to Andrew in terms of his entertainment value. Andrew not only has the “chops”, he knows how to work with light and shade, creating and then releasing tension, and playing games with the emotions of his audience. But above all, this man can swing! When he’s not playing straight-ahead jazz or the more contemporary styles as part of VJR (Virtual Jazz Reality), Andrew wears a variety of musical hats: he plays drums (often with the Jonny Cooper Big Band), he’s a whiz on the vibraphone, and he’s an arranger of note (excuse the pun). He has produced more than 850 radio, cinema and TV jingles, including ads for Audi, Richelieu

and Brothers for Life, and has done movie soundtracks for Turner-Warner, the Discovery Channel’s cartoon series. In his Nuthouse recording studios (no, he’s not altogether crazy, it’s in Almond Street) Andrew has recorded more artists than he can remember, often providing piano accompaniment on the beautiful concert grand that lives in the studio. Recently, in collaboration with Herbie Hancock, the Nuthouse Studio did a satellite link with studios in New York, France and Rio, and did a simultaneous worldwide broadcast for International World Jazz Day. This involved Ian Smith’s Delft Band playing Herbie’s “Watermelon Man” in synch with bands in the other centres. Andrew was the Musical Director for S.A Artists for Aids which was held in Cape Town recently. So where can you hear Andrew Ford play? On weekends, he’s often booked for corporate functions and weddings, but on Monday and Thursday nights you’ll usually find him at

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Andrew Ford tickles the ivories, while the ebonies look on in envy. Pigalle in Greenpoint, and on Wednesday nights he runs the band at Jackson Hall at Grand West casino. He also often plays in the Jazz at the Nassau concerts. For information about Andrew’s gigs (and other jazz gigs in Cape Town) log on to www. capetownjazz.com and join the mailing list.

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Airwaves Once Naledi discovered the on button they couldn’t turn her off

021 chats with Naledi and Lebo, two urban youth music DJs at internet station Zone Radio. Naledi Tlailane, (“Star”), 24, born in Pretoria “One day I’m gonna be a star.” What inspired you to become a radio DJ? I went to Grahamstown in 2006 and watched a DJ. I found his work so fascinating, and when we spoke he told me that this is actually a job – oh wow. What do you like most about your work? I find it’s amazing that people request so much local music. For me it’s an honour to play it for them. We also communicate with everyone on Facebook while we do the show, which helps to stay in touch and have instant feedback. Favourite bands Absinthe (brilliant!), Smoking Mojos, Crimson House. What’s your favourite club in town? The Melting Pot in Muizenberg. What do people request most from you at the moment? Peachy Keen, Charlie King, Mark Haze, Aidan Martin, Ratrod Cats, to name a few. What keeps you going? My mom. She believes in my dream.

Lebo Olebogng Magogoba (“Gratitude”), 21, born in Botswana “I’ll be a talk show host.” What inspired you to work at Zone Radio? I attribute this to my upbringing. Although my family had very little money, from early on I was taught to make an effort before I would get a reward. It was like that in school, or with my first phone. It’s the right attitude. Later I was inspired by Oprah, or by Kgomotso. Eventually I heard about Zone Radio and that they give everyone a chance. After a three-week training I was on air, by myself! What’s your favourite genre? African jazz, like Hugh Masekela, Simphiwe Dana or Miriam Makeba. I also love Motswako, or rap from Botswana. What do listeners most request? Drake, Jax Panik, Professor are all big. David Guetta (French). MiCasa is often requested too. Who is the musician you most admire? Dbanji. He is Nigerian, fuses Afro-beats and electronic dance, won several MTV awards, and landed in the top 10 in the UK this year. He is famous but he never changed his accent. He is who he is – epic.

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Zone Radio is situated in the V&A’s Red Shed. Launched in April 2011 (their first song played was Queen’s “We Will Rock You”), Zone Radio tries to show that radio can be different. As initiator Richard Griggs explains: “We are a station by the people for the people. We give everyone who comes though our door a chance to become a presenter. We play the music people request. We feature music genres that don’t get much airtime at commercial radio stations, we broadcast free ads for many charity organisations and we try to support quality upstart musicians, who find it difficult to get on air elsewhere.” Find out more at www.zoneradio.co.za.

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JOL GUIDE 260 live events every week – your pull out and keep best of the Cape

Every Monday 6pm / Jenie Oliver Leopard Bar, Twelve Apostles Hotel, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 7pm / Gabriel The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Guy’s Night Harveys at Winchester Mansions, 221 Beach Road, Sea Point, 021 434 2351 7pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 7pm / Classic Movie Screenings Pink Flamingos, Grand Daddy Hotel, 38 Long Street, 021 424 7247 7pm / Solo guitarist Pirates Steakhouse, Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 5659 7pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap, 021 423 5412 8pm / Live Music / Marimba Bands Mama Africa, 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing and Contemporary Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / Off the Wall Poetry Touch of Madness, 12 Nuttall Road, Observatory, 021 448 2266 8pm / Barleycorn’s Live Mondays Villagers Rugby Club, Lansdowne Road, Claremont, 072 500 2163 9pm / Manic Mondays and Sixgun Sessions Mercury Live, De Villiers Street, 021 465 2106 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, Corner of Main Road and Stegmann Road, Claremont, 021 674-6888 9pm / DJs Vacca Matta, 72–76 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 1067 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 10pm / Jazz Jam with Alvyn Dyers Swingers Lounge 021, Dolphin Way, Wetton, 021 762 2443 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212

Every Tuesday 6pm / Jenie Oliver Leopard Bar, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 7pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 7pm / Grimson The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Live Music Aandklas, 43A Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 021 883 3545 7pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap, 021 423 5412 7pm / Gary G Pirates Steakhouse, Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 5659 7pm / Classic Movie Night (once a month) Cafe Chic, 7 Breda Street, Gardens, 021 465 7218 8pm / Live Music / Marimba Bands Mama Africa, 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing and Contemporary Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / Open Tuesday (2nd Tue), Die Boer, 6 Chenoweth Street, Durbanville, 021 979 1911 7pm / Live Music Doodles, 110 Beach Boulevard, Tableview, 021 554 1080 8pm/ Theatrical dining (Tue-Sat), Stardust, 165 Main Road,

Rondebosch, 021 686 6280 8pm / Acoustic Tuesday Obviouzly Armchair, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 021 460 0458 8pm / Karaoke Night Dizzy’s Jazz Bar, 41 The Drive, Camps Bay, 021 438 2686 8pm / Live Music &Union, Heritage Square, 110 Bree Street, City Centre, 021 422 2770 9pm / DJ / Live Music Gandalf’s, 299 Lower Main Road, 083 330 0700 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, Corner of Main Road and Stegmann Road, Claremont, 021 674 6888 9pm / Untamed Youth Fiction Bar, Long Street, 021 424 5709 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 9pm / DJ / Live Music The Waiting Room, 273 Long Street, 021 422 4536 9pm / Tuesday Jazz Night Asoka, Kloof Street, 021 418 0624 9pm / DJs / Live Bands Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442 9pm / Open Mic Night Ragazzi Live Bar, 2 Loop Street, 083 926 6736 9pm / Bitchy Bingo Night Live Show Beefcakes, 40 Somerset Road, Green Point, 021 425 9019 9pm / Jo Martin Bohemia 1 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 882 8375 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212

Every Wednesday 5pm / Ladies Night Harveys at Winchester Mansions, 221 Beach Road, Sea Point, 021 434 2351 5pm / DJs Groove Lounge (Ace), E525 Phakamani Road, Khayelitsha, 083 581 3923 6pm / Live Music Ferryman’s Tavern, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 7748 6pm / Light Jazz Leopard Bar, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 6pm / Live Music Manna Epicure, 151 Kloof Street, 021 426 2413 7pm / DJs Julep, Vredenburg Lane off Long Street, 021 423 4276 7pm / DJs The Nameless Pub, 101 Main Road, Somerset-West, 021 850 0413 7pm / Ladies Night and Live Latin Music Bascule Bar, Cape Grace, 021 410 7082 7pm / Shen FM The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Open Mic Night Alma Café, 20 Alma Road, Rosebank, 021 685 7377 7pm / Live Music (Last Wed) Alma Café, 20 Alma Road, Rosebank, 021 685 7377 7pm / Live Music Red Herring, cnr Beach and Pine Road, Fish Hoek, 021 789 1783, 7pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 7pm / In House DJs Blakes, 189 Buitengracht Street, 021 426 2369 7pm / Pub Quiz Trenchtown, 92 Station Road, Observatory, 021 448 0516 7pm / Cheryl – Just Me Pirates Steakhouse, Main Road,

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Plumstead, 021 797 5659 7pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo Kaap, 021 423 5412 7pm / Rock the Flock (once a month) Jam Rock Theatre, Brackenfell Shopping Centre, Shop 57, Old Paarl Road, Brackenfell, 021 981 1313 7pm / DJs Cougar Lounge, 92 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 4963 8pm / Live Music &Union, Heritage Square, 110 Bree Street, 021 422 2770 8pm/ Theatrical dining (Tue–Sat), Stardust, 165 Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 686 6280 8pm / Live Music/ Marimba Bands Mama Africa, 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing and Contemporary Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / See you next Wednesday The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, 021 465 7286 8pm / Live Music Mambo’s, Grey Street, Plumstead, 021 797 6341 8pm / Live Music Club Obz Café, 115 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 021 448 5555 8.30pm / Jazz – set 1 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697 8pm / Live Music & DJs Pirates, 160 Main Road Plumstead 021 797 5659 8pm / Psy – Kick Trance Party Club Ambition, 102 Edward Street, Bellville, 076 065 6368, 8pm / Stand-Up comedy, or Waxing Lyrical Mercury Live, De Villiers Street, 021 465 2106 9pm / Live Music Tavern ’n Ale, 224 Main Road, Diep River, 021 715 0669 9pm / Vintage Wednesday (once a month) Café Chic, 7 Breda Street, Gardens, 021 465 7218 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, cnr Main and Stegmann roads, Claremont, 021 674 6888 9pm / Djs Vacca Matta, 72–76 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 1067 9pm / Acoustic Wednesdays Jolly Roger, 155 Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 7272 9pm / Live Music Zanzibar at Carnival Court Backpackers, 255 Long Street, 021 423 9003 9 pm / Rand-a-Brand The Concept, 6 Pepper Street, 083 700 6078 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 9pm / DJs / Live Bands Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442 9pm / DJs / Live Music The Waiting Room, 273 Long Street, 021 422 4536 9pm / Variety Drag Show Beefcakes Burger Bar, 40 Somerset Road, Green Point, 021 425 9019, 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 10pm / Live Band Dizzy’s Jazz Bar, 41 The Drive, Camps Bay, 021 438 2686 10pm / Live Music Tagore’s, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, 073 195 5747 10.30pm / Jazz – set 2 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697

Every Thursday 5pm / DJs Groova Lounge (Ace ), E525 Phakamani Road, Khayelitsha, 083 581 3923 5pm / Live Music Bistro 1682, Steenberg Road, Steenberg Estate, 021 713 2211 6pm / DJs Café Caprice, 37 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 021 438 8315 6pm / Live Music Vista Lounge and Bar, One and Only, V&A Waterfront, 021 431 5888 6pm / Live Music Pastis Brasserie, High Constantia Center, Constantia Main Road, 021 794 8334 7pm / Latino Jazz Nights / DJs Alba Lounge, Pierhead, V&A Waterfront, 021 425 3385 7pm / Live Music Ferrymans, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 7748 7pm / Live Jazz Leopard Lounge, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 7pm / Rimix The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 7pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap, 021 423 5412 7pm / In House DJs Blakes, 189 Buitengracht Street, 021 426 2369 7pm / DJs Julep, Vredenburg Lane off Long Street, 021 423 4276 7pm / DJs Cougar Lounge, 92 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 4963 8pm / DJs Tiger Tiger, Stadium on Main, Main Road, Claremont, 021 683 2220 8pm / The Rites The Nameless Pub, 101 Main Road, SomersetWest, 021 850 0413 8pm / Jazz Open Mic Night C’est La Vie Restaurant, 122 Main Road, Somerset West, 021 851 8504 8pm/ Theatrical dining (Tue–Sat), Stardust, 165 Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 686 6280 8pm / Solo Guitarist Moyo, Shop 50, Eden on the Bay Centre, Big Bay, 021 554 9671 8pm / Live Music Marimba Bands Mama Africa 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing and Contemporary Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / Irish Music Touch of Madness, 12 Nuttall Road, Observatory, 021 448 2266 8pm / Bluestown Sessions (2nd and last), and Classics Party (1st), Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, 021 465 2106 8pm / Live Music Pirates, Main Road, Plumstead 021 797 5659 8pm / DJs Doodles, 110 Beach Boulevard, Tableview, 021 554 1080 8pm / Live Music Jackal and Hide, 108 Kloof Street, 021 424 1020 8.30pm / Jazz – set 1 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697 9pm / Live Music Tavern ’n Ale, 224 Main Road, Diep River, 021 715 0669 9pm / DJs Vacca Matta, 72–76 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 1067 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, cnr Main and Stegmann roads, Claremont, 021 674 6888 9pm / Alternating Book launches, poetry nights, comedy shows, drum circles and DJs. Ragazzi Live, 2 Loop Street, 083 926 6736 9pm / Karoake and Open Mic Highlanders Sports Bar, Brakenfell, 021 982 7741 9pm / Quiz Night Aandklas, 43a Bird Street Stellenbosch, 021 883 3545 9pm / Leggo Thursdays Waiting Room, 273 Long Street (above Royale Eatery), 072 891 3937 9pm / Ladies Night, Live Bands and DJs Gandalf’s, 299 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 083 330 0700 9pm / Variety Drag Show Beefcakes, 40 Somerset Road, Green Point, 021 425 9019 9pm / Live Music Bohemia, 1 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 882 8375

9pm / DJs / Live Bands Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442 9pm / Live Music / DJs The Waiting Room, 273 Long Street, 021 422 4536 9pm / Hip Hop & R&B Party Jade, Main Road, Green Point, 021 439 4108 9pm / Party Galaxy, College Road, Rylands Estate, 021 637 9027 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 9pm / It Came From The Jungle Fiction, Long Street, 021 424 5709 10pm / Live Music Tagore’s, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, 073 195 5747 10pm / Obsession Concept, 6 Pepper Street, 082 700 6078 10pm / DJs Asoka, 68 Kloof Street, Gardens, 021 422 0909 10pm / Karaoke Swingers Lounge 021, Wetton Main Road off Dolphin Way, 021 762 2443 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 10pm / Student Night Dizzy’s Jazz Bar, 41 The Drive, Camps Bay, 021 438 2686 10.30pm / Jazz – set 2 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697

Every Friday 6pm / Jenie Oliver Light Jazz Leopard Bar, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 6pm / Mike Laatz Jazz Cru Café, cape Quarter, De Waterkant, 021 418 6293 6pm / DJs Café Caprice, 37 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 021 438 8315 7pm / Live Music (every 2nd) Red Herring, cnr Beach and Pine Road, Fish Hoek, 021 789 1783 7pm / DJs Alba Lounge, Pierhead, V&A Waterfront, 021 425 3385 7pm / Crimson Live The Lookout Deck, Hout Bay Harbour, 021 790 0900 7pm / Shen FM Bascule Bar, Cape Grace, 021 410 7082 6pm / Sundowner Sessions Live Music Grand Daddy Rooftop, 38 Long Street, 021 424 7247 7pm / Live Music Ferrymans, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 7748 7pm / Paradigm The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 7pm / Live Music Manukas, Reddam Avenue, Steenberg Village, 021 701 9777 7pm / Live Music The Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay Harbour, 082 570 5997 7pm / DJs Blakes, 189 Buitengracht Street, 021 426 2369 7pm / DJs Julep, Vredenburg Lane off Long Street, 021 423 4276 7pm / DJs Cougar Lounge, 92 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 4963 7pm / Expose Music Live Bands (last Fri), Blue Gecko, 81 Main Road, Fish Hoek, 021 782 5723 8pm / Ladies Night Tiger Tiger, Stadium on Main, Main Road, Claremont, 021 683 2220 8pm / Live Band / DJs The Nameless Pub, 101 Main Road, Somerset-West, 021 850 0413 8pm / Open Mic Night C’est La Vie Restaurant, 122 Main Rd, Somerset-West, 021 851 8504 8pm / Live Music Braza Shop 425 La Piazza Canal Walk, 021 555 0335 8pm/ Theatrical Dining (Tue–Sat), Stardust, 165 Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 686 6280 8pm / DJs Doodles, 110 Beach Boulevard, Tableview, 021 554 1080 8pm / Live Jazz with Glenn Robertson Kaleidoscope, 85 Main Road, Claremont, 021 674 5761 8pm / Live Music Moyo, Shop 50, Eden on the Bay Centre, Big Bay, 021 554 9671 8pm / Live Music Alma Café, 20 Alma Road, Rosebank, 021 685 7377

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8pm / Live Music Marimba Bands, Mama Africa, 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / Stage Fright Italian Club – Fratelli Palmieri, 16 Donegal Street, Milnerton, 021 511 5956 8pm / Live Music Mambo’s Grey Street, Plumstead, 021 797 6341 8.30pm / Jazz – set 1 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697 8pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap, 021 423 5412 9pm / Live Music Tavern‘n Ale, 224 Main Road, Diep River, 021 715 0669 9pm / DJs Vacca Matta, 72–76 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 1067 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, cnr Main Road and Stegmann Road, Claremont, 021 674-6888 9pm / Live Music Ragazzi Live, 2 Loop Str, 083 926 6736 9pm / Live Music Highlanders Sports Bar, Brakenfell, 021 982 7741 9pm / Fiction Fridays Fiction, Long Street, 021 424 5709 9pm / Live Band / DJs Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, 021 465 7286 9pm / DJs / Live Music Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442 9pm / Live Music Obviouzly Armchair, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 021 460 0458 9pm / Gabriel Shai Pirates Steakhouse, 160 Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 5659 9pm / Live Music Berties Mooring, The Boardwalk, Gordon’s Bay, 021 856 3343 9pm / Live Music and DJs The Waiting Room, 273 Long Street, 021 422 4536 9pm / Discotheque The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, 021 465 7286 9pm / Psy-Trans Purple Turtle, cnr Long and Shortmarket, 021 424 0811 9pm / House Music Jade Lounge, Main Road, Green Point, 021 439 4108 / 082 341 0669 9pm / Music Without Borders (1st Fri) and Play it Forward (3rd Fri), Mercury Lounge, 43 De Villiers Street, 021 465 2106 9pm / Live Music Jolly Roger, 155 Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 7272 9pm / Salsation Party with Angus Price & Fred Spider (most Fri) Grand Daddy, 38 Long St, 021 424 7245 9pm / DJs Asoka, 68 Kloof Street, Gardens, 021 422 0909 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 9pm / Live Music and DJs ROAR/Gandalf’s, 299 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 083 330 0700 9pm / DJs Amadoda Braai, 1 Strand Street, Woodstock, 021 447 2133 10pm / Ladies Night The Concept, 6 Pepper Street, 083 700 6078 10pm / DJs Zanzibar at Carnival Court Backpackers, 255 Long Street, 021 423 9003 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 10pm / Live Music and DJs Tagore’s, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, 073 195 5747 9pm / DJs/ Live Music Dizzy’s Jazz Bar 41, The Drive, Camps Bay, 021 438 2686 10pm / Live Music Polana, Kalk Bay Main Road, Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay, 021 788 7162 10pm / Club Swingers Swingers Lounge, Main Road off Dolphin Way, Wetton, 021 762 2443 10pm / Friday Night Sure Thing The Dragon Room, 84 Harrington Street, 082 077 0335 10.30pm / Jazz – set 2 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697

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Every Saturday 12pm / Day-Dreaming various events, Ragaazi Live, 2 Loop Street, 083 926 6736 1pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 1pm / Live Jazz Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay Harbour, 082 570 5997 2pm / Live Music Vista Lounge and Bar, One and Only, V&A Waterfront, 021 431 5888 3pm / DJ on the Deck Moyo, Shop 50, Eden on the Bay Centre, Big Bay, 021 554 9671 4pm / Braai and Party DJ Mastercash, Mzoli’s, NY 115, Gugulethu, 082 487 0980 / 021 419 0130 6pm / DJs Café Caprice, 37 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 021 438 8315 7pm / Live Music Ferrymans, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 7748 7pm / Live Music Aandklas, 43A Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 021883 3545 7pm / Live Music (Swing, Latin) Manuka, Reddam Avenue, Steenberg Village, 021 701 9777 7pm / Fire&Styx The Dubliner, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 7pm / Live Music Alma Café, 20 Alma Road, Rosebank 021 685 7377 7pm / Live Music Moyo, Shop 50, Eden on the Bay Centre, Big Bay, 021 554 9671 7pm / Kwaito / House Groova Lounge (Ace), E525 Phakamani Road, Khayelitsha, 083 581 3923 7pm / DJs Julep, Vredenburg Lane off Long Street, 021 423 4276 7pm / DJs Cougar Lounge, 92 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 4963 8pm / DJs Tiger Tiger, Stadium on Main, Main Road, Claremont, 021 683 2220 8pm / Concert Night C’est La Vie Restaurant, 122 Main Road, Somerset-West, 021 851 8504 8pm / Theatrical Dining (Tue–Sat), Stardust, 165 Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 686 6280 8pm / Live Music / Marimba Bands Mama Africa, 187 Long Street, 021 426 1017 8pm / Jazz, Swing and Contemporary Pigalle, Highfield Road, Green Point, 021 421 4848 8pm / Live Music Brass Bell, Kalk Bay Station, Kalk Bay, 021 788 5455 8pm / The Mix Live Music and Dancing Italian Club, 16 Donegal Street, Milnerton, 021 511 5956 8pm / Live Music Doodles, 110 Beach Boulevard, Tableview, 021 554 1080 8pm / Live Music Marco’s African Place, 15 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap, 021 423 5412 8.30pm / Jazz – set 1 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street,

076 679 2697 9pm / Live Music Tavern ’n Ale, 224 Main Road, Diep River, 021 715 0669 9pm / Live Bands / DJs Ragazzi Live, 2 Loop Str, 083 926 6736 9pm / DJs Tin Roof, Corner of Main Road and Stegmann Road, Claremont, 021 674 6888 9pm / DJs Vacca Matta, 72–76 Edward Street, Bellville, 021 910 1067 9pm / Live Music Highlanders Sports Bar, Brakenfell, 021 982 7741 9pm / DJs Die Mystic Boer, 3 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 886 8870 9pm / Live Music Gandalf’s, 299 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 083 330 0700 9pm / Switch Pirates Steakhouse, Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 5659 9pm / DJs Amadoda Braai, 1 Strand Street, Woodstock, 021 447 2133 9pm / Peroxide Fiction, Long Street, www.fictionbar.co.za 9pm / 80s and Commercial Party Jade Lounge, Main Road, Green Point, 021 439 4108 9pm / Live Music Jolly Roger, 155 Main Road, Plumstead, 021 797 7272 9pm / DJs / Live Music Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442 9pm / Live Music Obviouzly Armchair, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, 021 460 0458 9pm / After Hours ’80s Music Party The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, 021 465 7286 9pm / Homegrown (1st Sat), Rubadub (2nd Sat) Mercury Lounge, 43 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, 021 465 2106 9pm / Live Music/ DJs Pirates Steakhouse, 160 Main Road, Plumstead 021 797 5659 10pm / Essentials The Concept, 6 Pepper Street, 083700 6078 10pm / DJs Zanzibar, Carnival Court, Backpackers, 255 Long Street, 021 423 9003 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 10pm / DJs Asoka, 68 Kloof Street, Gardens, 021 422 0909 10pm / Live Music Tagore’s, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, 073 195 5747 10pm / Live Music Dizzy’s Jazz Bar, 41 The Drive, Camps Bay, 021 438 2686 10pm / Live Music Kennedy’s Cigar Bar, 251 Long Street, 021 424 1212 10pm / Live Music Polana, Kalk Bay Main Road, Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay, 021 788 7162 10pm / Club Swingers Lounge 021, Wetton Main Road off Dolphin Way, Wetton, 021 762 2443 10pm / DJs The Dragon Room, 84 Harrington Street, 082 077 0335 10.30pm / Jazz – set 2 The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant Street, 076 679 2697

Every Sunday 9am–7pm / Braai and Party Mzoli’s, NY 115, Gugulethu, 082 487 0980 11am / Sunday Jazz Brunch Winchester Mansions, 221 Beach Road, Sea Point, 021 434 2351 12pm / Live Jazz Catharina’s Tokai Road, Constantia Valley, 021 713 2222 12pm / Sunday Jazz Lunch Table Bay Hotel, Quay 6, V&A Waterfront, 021 406 5000 1pm / Live Music Quay Four, Quay 4, V&A Waterfront, 021 419 2008 1pm / Light Jazz The Azure Restaurant, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, 021 437 9000 1pm / Live Music The Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay Harbour, 082 570 5997 1pm / Light Jazz Red Herring, cnr Beach and Pine Road, Fish

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roads, Somerset West, 084 555 0656, The Playhouse Theatre DANCE UCT 2012 (8–10 NOV) The annual showcase of the students of the UCT School of Dance is a culmination of activities conducted throughout the academic year. The programme offers dance works in African dance, classical ballet and contemporary dance. 8–10 Nov 7.30pm, and 10 Nov matinee at 2pm, Baxter Concert Hall DER KONTRABASS (1–4 NOV) A 35-year-old bass musician (played by Wolfgang Hartmann) holds a monologue on his life as a less-than-cherished musician, while fantasizing about young soprano Sarah, who he wants to woo with a stellar performance in Wagner’s

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ADAPT OR FLY (15, 22, 29 SEPT, 13, 20 OCT, 24 NOV, 1, 8 DEC) It is 30 years since Pieter-Dirk Uys started his total onslaught on politics with Adapt or Dye. Everything has changed so radically that some issues have become the same! Julius Malema’s recent outbursts have led to some citizens enquiring about emigration. An ANC spokesman added fuel to the fire by suggesting that “all cowards can go if they can’t take the future here”. Adapt or Fly! 1981 and 2011 rollick handin-hand through the ups and downs of South African politics. 2pm, Evita se Perron in Darling AFRICA CLOCKWISE (23–29 SEPT) What happens when Mark Sampson, an eco-terrorist game show host in a gamble to save the planet, simultaneously takes on exploring Africa and Climate Change while preparing to take his family around the continent in a 10-ton truck? This solar-powered off-the-grid ECOmedy will make you feel so much better about the end of the world as we know it. 7.30pm, Masque Theatre ALAN COMMITTIE: NO, SERIOUSLY!... IT’S JUST COMEDY! (4 DEC–5 JAN) Theatre on the Bay AN AUDIENCE WITH PITER-DIRK EISH! (29 OCT–17 NOV) Pieter-Dirk Uys celebrates free speech on the road to Mangaung. The indomitable Evita Bezuidenhout graces us with her perennial style, diplomacy and koeksister campaigns. With a cast of clever caricatures featuring favourites like the grand dame herself, Uys presents a different show each night depending on audience choices. An interactive and engaging programme that promises an unbridled celebration of free speech and a massacring of sacred cows. Make sure you cast your democratic vote and exercise your right to be entertained. 8pm Mon–Sat, excl. 7, 8 Nov, The Baxter Theatre ART OF ROCK 2 (14–16 SEPT) Zip Zap Circus School’s 20th birthday celebrated with live music of Freshlyground and the circus magic of Zip Zap. 7pm Fri–Sat, 3pm Sun, Founder’s Garden, Jan Smuts Street, 021 421

8622, www.zip-zap.co.za, Zip Zap Dome BAXTER DANCE FESTIVAL (4–13 OCT) Featuring established choreographers and companies as well as the best of up-and-coming talent, the festival is a celebration of South African dance, with a reputation for being artistically “en pointe”. The programme premiers young talent and polished professionals. Main Programme 4, 5, 8–13 Oct 8pm, 021 680 3964, The Baxter Theatre BLITHE SPIRIT (12–20 OCT) Amusing ghost story. 12, 18, 19 Oct 8pm, 13, 20 Oct 2.30pm and 6.30pm, Masque Theatre BLOED (21–22 SEPT) A Clover Aardklop production in Afrikaans, with Lulu Botha, Stephanie Hough and Vicky Stemmet. 8pm, Meulstraat, Paarl, 083 564 00 56, www.oumeulteater.co.za, Ou Meul Teater BOESMAN AND LENA (7–29 SEPT) A small-cast play set in the Swartkops mudflats just outside Port Elizabeth deals with two lonely weather-beaten squatters trapped in a struggle for freedom and dignity. Written by Athol Fugard, directed by James Ngcob. Mon–Sat 8.15pm, except 21 Sept 6pm, The Baxter Theatre BUTLERS AND BILLIONAIRES (28 NOV–1 DEC) When a wealthy playboy is found dead, all evidence seems to point to his eccentric butler. However, as the investigation into the murder deepens, it appears that all is not as it seems… Times to be confirmed. Artscape CRIMES OF THE HEART (3–12 OCT) Tragi-comedy by Beth Henley, directed by Kelly Westraad. The Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe and Lenny, reunite at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi after Babe shoots her abusive husband. During the play, each of the sisters is forced to face the consequences of their “crimes of the heart”. 3–6, 10–12 Oct, 8pm, cnr Swalle and Lourensford

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IS JA! (18 OCT) From “boggerol” to Broadway! From Woodstock to the West End! From the Cape Flats to international acclaim, that is the life story of award-winning local actor Jody Abrahams. Is Ja! is a roller-coaster ride that uses music and song to tell the sometimes sad, often hilarious, yet always truthful account of Abrahams’ life. 8.15pm FUNNY PLEIN (19 OCT) Born and bred Mitchell’s Plain comedian Kurt Schoonraad (the king of Cape Flats comedy) is joined on stage by Mel Jones (KFM & Plain Goose) and Muneel Jacobs (The Flat Guy) to present Funny Plein. This comedy show promises to take the audience on a side-splitting journey through the interesting places and faces of Mitchell’s Plain. 8.15pm JACKSON 5 TRIBUTE (26 OCT) The Jackson 5 tribute show returns to Cape Town after may years abroad. This high-energy show features the fabulous music and moves that made the Jackson 5 one of the hottest groups of all time. The cast have performed around the world and bring a special talent to this not-tobe-missed tribute show. 8.15pm THE DRIFTERS (21 OCT) The Drifters/The Platters is led by internationally acclaimed Giempie Vaardien, known locally for his work in the Kramer/Pietersen musicals. The tribute extravaganza remains one of the top tribute shows to travel abroad. Giempie is supported by a talented cast of international performers who know their slick Motown moves and harmonies. 8.15pm WRONGLY ACCUSED (25 OCT) A robbery takes place in an Indian man’s cellphone shop while he tries to rescue Aunty Gerty’s pension from two evil-eyed gangsters. Later, the five possible robbers, including Aunty Gerty, appear in court where the fun begins. Wassef Piekaan and his new-style comedy as well as a live band promises to please the crowd. 8.15pm PLATFORM 9 (27 OCT) The two friends (Theodore Jantjies and Maurice Paige) plan a train journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg in search of their dream – fame in the city of gold. An unfortunate event causes them to miss the train and leaves them stranded on Platform 9 where they meet a few interesting Capetonians. 8.15pm

021’s top stages ARTSCAPE 1–10 DF Malan Street, Foreshore, 021 421 7839, www.artscape.co.za THE BAXTER THEATRE Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880, www.baxter.co.za CTICC 1 Lower Long Street, CBD, 021 410 5000, www.cticc.co.za THE FUGARD THEATRE Caledon Street, cnr of Harrington Street, District Six, 021 461 4554, www.thefugard.com KALK BAY THEATRE 52 Main Road, Kalk Bay, 073 220 5430, www.kbt.co.za

Other stages BARNYARD THEATRE Willowbridge Mall, Tygervalley, www.barnyardtheatre.co.za DIE BOER 6 Chenoweth Street, Durbanville, 021 979 1911, www.dieboer.com DORPSTRAAT TEATER R44 near Stellenbosch, 021 889 9158, www.website.dorpstraat.co.za EVITA SE PERRON Old Darling Station, 8 Arcadia Street, Darling, 022 492 2851, www.evita.co.za GRAND ARENA Grandwest Casino, 1 Vanguard Drive, Goodwood, 021 535 3611, www.suninternational.com H.B. THOM THEATRE (University of Stellenbosch), Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, 021 808 3216 INTIMATE/ARENA/ THEATRE UCT Hiddingh Campus, 37 Orange Street, Gardens, 021 480 7129, www.intimatetheatre.net KLEIN LIBERTAS TEATER Bergzight Plein, Du Toit Street, Stellenbosch, 021 883 8164, www.kleinlibertasteater.co.za MAGNET THEATRE Unit 1, The Old Match Factory, cnr St Michaels and Lower Main roads, Observatory, 021 448 3436, www.magnettheatre.co.za MASQUE THEATRE 37 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 1898, www.masquetheatre.co.za THE MILNERTON PLAYHOUSE Pienaar Road (behind Milnerton Library), 021 557 3206, www.milnertonplayers.com OLD MILL THEATRE Meulstraat, Paarl, 083 564 0056, www.oumeulteater.co.za PLAYHOUSE THEATRE cnr Swalle and Lourensford roads, Somerset West, 021 852 5182, www.theplayhouse.org.za SPIER AMPHITHEATRE Stellenbosch, 021 809 1177 THEATRE IN THE MUZE 19 Atlantic Road, Muizenberg, 076 042 4653 THEATRE ON THE BAY 1 Link Street, Camps Bay, 021 438 3300, www.theatreonthebay.co.za THE RAINBOW PUPPET THEATRE Constantia Waldorf School, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia, 021 783 2063 VILLA PASCAL 28 Van der Westhuizen Street, Valmary Park, Durbanville, 021 975 2566, www.villapascal.co.za ZIP ZAP DOME Founders Garden, Foreshore, 021 421 8622, www.zip-zap.co.za

Rheingold. Written by Patrick Süskind (Perfume), Der Kontrabass is one of the most popular dramas in German theatre. In German. 1–2 Nov 8pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, cnr Upper Orange Street and De Waal, Gardens. 3–4 Nov, 8pm, Lourensford Road, Somerset West. www.deutsches-theateram-kap-trust.com, Somerset Playhouse Theatre DESPERATE FIRST LADIES (8, 22, 29 SEPT, 13, 20, 27 OCT, 18, 24 NOV, 1, 8, 13 DEC) 7pm Evita se Perron in Darling DIRTY DANCING ( 26 OCT–10 FEB 13) Musical. Times to be confirmed. Artscape Opera House THE MIKADO (23 NOV 8 DEC) Milnerton Players presents the musical farce The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Operatic Society’s Production of The Mikado by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin JNR. Direction: Reinette Steyn. Times to be confirmed.

Milnerton Playhouse GILAN GORK – BEYOND THE MIND (7–24 NOV) An evening of magic. 8pm, Theatre on the Bay GREASE: THE MUSICAL (11–14 OCT) 11–13 Oct 7.30pm, 12, 13 Oct additional shows at 3pm, Bergkroon Teater, Bainskloof Road, Wellington, 021 873 5667 HIP HOP KASLAM AWARDS (15 SEPT) Hip Hop Kaslam is an event where spaza emcees perform in their indigenous languages, paying tribute to their heritage through hip hop music, poetry, song and dance. This year the first-ever Hip Hop Kaslam Awards will recognise the achievements of spaza artists. 5pm, Baxter Concert Hall ICONS AND AIKONAS (8, 15 SEPT, 27 OCT, 4 NOV, 15 DEC) 2pm, Evita se Perron in Darling I DON’T WORK ON SUNDAYS (20 NOV–5 JAN) With comedian Marc Lottering. 8.15pm Tue–Sat, Special New Year’s Eve performance on 31 Dec 10pm, Baxter Concert Hall INZYNC POETRY SLAMS Monthly INZYNC poetry slam (the next one confirmed for 12 Oct), comes with cash prizes on offer for the most gifted, resulting in edgy, competitive, and audacious performances of both amateurs and pros to full audiences. 6pm, Khayamandi, Stellenbosch, www.amazink.co.za, 072 993 9173, Amazink medEia (12–15 SEPT) Designed and directed by Brett Bailey and hailed as the “best production of the decade” by the Mail & Guardian, this is Brett Bailey’s sexy, slick, contemporary adaptation of the Greek tragedy of betrayal and revenge. 8pm, Baxter Theatre MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY TOUR (10–28 OCT) Michael Jackson’s biography performed by Las Vegas musician Kenny Wizz, who takes fans right back to the Jackson 5 era, before continuing on a journey through Michael Jackon’s musical career. 10–13, 17–20, 23–27 Oct 8pm, 14, 21 and 28 Oct 6pm, Artscape Theatre NIGHT & DAY (26 OCT–2 NOV) The ageless appeal of the music of Cole Porter is interpreted in dance, bringing to life the melodies and characters that are misted in the nostalgia of the 1940s and 1950s, when Porter was the master of the musicals. After a sell-out season at the Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg in May, the Cape Town City Ballet brings this smash hit production back to the Artscape stage for only six performances. Many of Porter’s most popular songs feature in this production, including You’re the Top, Anything Goes and Let’s Misbehave. Choreographed by Robin van Wyk, Mervyn Williams, Nigel Lucas, Paul Johnson and Kirsten Isenberg, this is dance entertainment at its best, presented by the country’s top dance ensemble. Ticket prices range from R110 to R130. Booking opens on 17 September at Computicket or 021 421 7695. Artscape Theatre NIK RABINOWITZ – STAND AND DELIVER (19–20 SEPT) Nik Rabinowitz emerges from politically infested waters to bring the Northern Suburbs his brave new comedy solo show. 8pm, 6 Chenoweth, Durbanville, 021 979 1911, www.dieboer. com, Die Boer THE NUTCRACKER (12–23 DEC) Presented by the Cape Town City Ballet. Accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra at selected performances, Artscape Opera House

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PORGY AND BESS (29 SEPT, 4, 6 OCT) After being lauded by London critics, Cape Town Opera and the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra bring Heyward and Gershwin’s canonical opera Porgy and Bess home in triumph. CTO made headlines during their first-ever UK tour with the London Times declaring “Cape Town as the next stop on the operatic talent spotter’s itinerary”. The aurally opulent opera is originally set against the landscape of Charleston, South Carolina, at the height of segregation, and features a unique, innovative synthesis of European orchestration with modern American folk and jazz idioms. CTO’s artistic director Christine Crouse adapts the work’s original context and presents enraptured audiences with a rambling representation of Soweto in the 1970s, creating a juxtaposition of two very similar socio-cultural contexts. Musically, the company is described as faultless and has been hailed for honouring Gershwin’s original arrangements yet adding a distinctly South African edge. This production is work of technical excellence, but perhaps more importantly it has garnered a global reputation for being “extraordinary in energy and spirit” (MusicalAmerica.com). Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with Artscape and the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, 7.30pm, Artscape RACE CARD (1–13 OCT) Siv Ngesi, the knockout star of the hit comedy Dekaf, is back with a brand-new show. Based on The Racist’s Guide to the People of South Africa, Race Card is set to expose all the wacky

Cape Town goes variété From 6 to 20 October, 65 acts of comedy are performed in hotel lobbies, cafés, an oyster bar, and a hotel restaurant. Comedian Marc Lottering and pianist Godfrey Johnson have chosen the St George Conference Room at the Taj Hotel for their performance, while The Villa at the Tsogo Sun, formerly the Cape Sun, hosts the Faulty Towers for a Dining Experience. Tina C, the mistress of satire, shares music and clever lyrics at the Twankey Oyster and Champagne Bar at the Taj Hotel, not far from the Taj’s Lobby Lounge, where Canadian Sharron Matthews plays it out cabaret-style. Finally, Café St George next to St George’s Cathedral is the stage of comedienne Shimmy Isaacs. A special gala show with all artists is happening at the Baxter Theatre on 14 October. FNB Variété Festival, Computicket or 021 438 2595

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doll, a frail musician determined to sing herself to death, and a Venetian courtesan to whom he gives his shadow. With the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Kamal Khan, and director Angelo Gobbato. Artscape TORCHBEARERS (8–10 NOV) Torchbearers is told by artists from South African townships and the South Wales valleys in a cross-cultural performance mixing drama, music, circus and dance. Times to be confirmed, Artscape TREVOR NOAH – THAT’S RACIST (18 NOV) Comedy. 8pm, The Baxter

spring Shows at the Kalk Bay Theatre Kalk Bay Theatre’s line-up for the next few months is sure to put a spring in your step. Combine one of the worldclass shows on offer with a delicious two- or three-course meal, including dessert and coffee after the show when guests can meet the performers.

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“truths” about the colourful people of our country. 8.15pm Mon–Sat, Baxter Golden Arrow Studio RAY OF HOPE (25–27 OCT) Dance production of modern, lyrical, hip hop and contemporary styles with each dance telling a story or sending a message of hope. 25, 26 Oct 7pm, 27 Oct 2pm and 6pm, Masque Theatre RED (24 OCT–3 NOV) Written by John Logan. Mark Rothko insisted that he was not an abstractionist and that such a description was as inaccurate as labelling him a great colourist. His interest was “only in expressing basic human emotions – tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on. And the fact that a lot of people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions. The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them. And if you, as you say, are moved only by their colour relationship, then you miss the point.” Times to be confirmed, Theatre on the Bay SAINT JOAN (14–22 SEPT) George Bernard Shaw’s classic play Saint Joan (written in 1923, soon after Joan of Arc’s canonisation as a saint and more than 500 years after her execution) explores the struggle of politics and gender. Director Richard Higgs sets the play in the contemporary corporate environment of commerce, government and the media. 14, 20, 21 Sept 8pm, 15, 22 Sept 2.30pm and 6.30pm, Masque Theatre SANTA’S STORY (UNTIL 9 SEPT) Opera Diva Aviva Pelham has dominated the stage as Violetta in La Traviata, Rosina in Barber of Seville and is equally at home as Musetta in La Boheme, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto, Norina in Don Pasquale, Marcellina in Fidelio, Adina in L’Elisir D’Amore, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera. Santa’s Story is directed by multi-award-winning Janice Honeyman, with designs by Mannie Manim and Dicky Longhurst. The final performance in this limited season is scheduled for Sunday 9 Sept, 3pm. The Fugard Theatre

THEATRESPORTS (RECURRING) Improvisation show, which has been running in Cape Town for 17 years, every Monday night at 8.30pm at the Intimate Theatre, and every Tuesday night at 8.30pm at Kalk Bay Theatre. 072 939 3351 THE SEWING MACHINE and NORMALITY (16 OCT–10 NOV) 82-year-old Magdaleen sits in her old-age home, preparing to say goodbye to her sewing machine, her constant companion for more than 55 years. 16, 23, 24 Oct, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 Nov at 7pm, 4 Nov 3pm. In Normality, Alex, a mid-30s bachelor, has a sardonic sense of humour and is physically disabled. He employs his sharp sense of humour to defuse reactions to his body. Until he meets Lisa and everything goes awry. 16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 30, 31 Oct 7pm, 21, 28 Oct 3pm, The Baxter Theatre SONGS OF MIGRATION (7–11 NOV) This musical tribute, created by acclaimed trumpeter Hugh Masekela, is inspired by the great trek from the village to the city, from traditional, communal and ancestral lands to the townships and the cities. 7–10 Nov 8pm, 11 Nov 6pm, Artscape SPECIAL THANKS TO GUESTS FROM AFAR (8–24 NOV) Two old friends re-unite at a wedding in Switzerland. When an enigmatic and attractive stranger befriends them, their friendship is challenged on many levels. 8, 9, 13, 20 Nov 7.30pm, 10, 14–17, 21–24 Nov 8.15pm, 17, 24 Nov 3pm, Artscape THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA (13–16 SEPT) National Ballet of Cuba, one of the great ballet companies of the world, captures the Magic of the Dance in highlights from Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and other classics. 13, 14, 15 Sept 8pm, 15, 16 Sept additional 3pm, Artscape THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (24–29 NOV) The German Romantic writer ETA Hoffmann’s fantastical stories have inspired a number of stage works, including ballets The Nutcracker and Coppélia, but none as extravagant as Offenbach’s operatic account of his life. Newly besotted with the actress Stella, Hoffmann entertains his friends with tales of his failed love affairs with three women: a winsome clockwork

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Bench is a gritty comedy-drama about two small-time crooks sat on a park bench, on the brink of their most daring job to date. When one of them gets a crisis of conscience and begins to question the job, the planning takes an interesting turn. 12 Sept–7 Oct, 8.30pm Wed–Sat, 7.30pm Sun Sam’s journey in The Adventures of Sam Swallow highlights the effects of global warming, while transporting the audience on a magical journey using physical theatre and shadow puppetry. Designed for ages 7 to 13, but fun for all us older kids too! 29 Sept–7 Oct. 11am daily Apartment 107 is an electrifying journey through the life of a home and the people that live there, told through a breathtaking selection of Latin, ballroom, hip hop, jazz and contemporary dance. 8–13 Oct, 8.30pm Mon-Sat Gavin Bonner showcases his dazzling array of skills as a percussionist, storyteller, comedian and astounding improvisational poet in Rapid Fire Fairytales. 18–20 Oct, 8.30pm Pierre Malherbe presents his much-acclaimed and hilarious non-musical tribute to music Another Friggin Tribute Show. It’s a stand-up comedy about the bands, artists and musically related experiences that have shaped and influenced his life from his earliest recollections. 24 Oct–3 Nov, 8.30pm Wed–Sat Winner of the 2011 Standard Bank Ovation Award for Comedy, storytelling comedian Martin Evans returns with hilarious new stories and tales in FBPK. It’s a comical retelling of one man’s road to recovery and self-discovery following a life-changing accident. 7–24 Nov, 8.30pm Wed–Sat Darlings of the South African cabaret stage, Emile Minnie and Godfrey Johnson join forces to bring you an evening of fun, humour and fabulous songs in The Minne & Johnson Show, performing raucous hits from the Sixties to the Naughties with just a piano, a clarinet and a wine glass for percussion. 28 Nov–8 Dec, 8.30pm Wed-Sat For bookings and more information, visit www.kbt.co.za Kalk Bay Theatre, 52 Main Road, Kalk Bay

discoverY DIARY 021’s boerebull Lolly discovers spring all over again Grow talk with Karen Watkins, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, www.sanbi.org 22 SEPT / INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS Guides, summative assessment (chakra perception), The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www.novalis.org.za 22 SEPT / 10AM / ZORGVLIET AND DE WAAL PARK Guided historical walk with Len Raymond, meet at end of Upper Orange Street, Gardens, Simon van der Stel Foundation, www. simonvdstel.org, 021 794 7464 22 SEPT / 12.30PM / WORLD RHINO DAY Galeo Saintz talks about a walk through Zululand to raise awareness for the rhino. Includes three-course meal and wine pairing (R230). Reubens at The One&Only Hotel, V&A Waterfront, 021 431 4511 24 SEPT / 9AM / HERITAGE DAY Breakfast talk and book launch with André Brink. Traditional breakfast served. SolmsDelta, Delta Road, off the R45, Groot Drakenstein, Franschhoek Valley, 021 874 3937, www.solms-delta.co.za 25 SEPT / 7PM / FROM CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN VIA TWO CANALS, TWO YELLOW FEVERS, AND SOME AMAZING CHARACTERS Talk by JP van Niekerk for the Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Iziko South African Museum, 072 225 6893

Spring flowers It’s that time of year again when the Cape is aglow with colour as orange gousblom, yellow spring, skilpad tebossie, sukkelbossie, bobbejaankool, hongerblom, spinnekopblom, gousblomme, harpuisbos, geelmelkbos, blouflaks, and so many other species with poetic names display their simple yet striking beauty. Here are the best spots to see them on the West Coast and in the Swartland. West Coast National Park: Throughout the park, but especially in the Postberg Reserve, which is only open to the public every year from 1 August to 30 September. The reserve combines views, granite outcrops, fields of flowers, and a wide variety of bucks and other animals. St Helena Bay: Throughout town, Britannica Heights, Da Gama Monument, road to Shelley Point. Saldanha: Near Malgaskop. To use the entrance at the Military Academy call 082 320 5499. Also on the road to Langebaan. Hopefield: R45, 5km outside Hopefield. Paternoster: Cape Columbine Reserve, and on the smallholding Pelgrimsrust. Darling: Renosterveld Reserve, Groenekloof Reserve on R315 and the Tienie Versfeld Reserve on R315 towards Yzerfontein: The Darling Flower Shop is on 14–16 September this year at the Darling Sports Club.

5–7 SEPT / IFLA CONFERENCE ON LANDSCAPES IN TRANSITION Landscape architects and speakers such as Charles Waldheim, Kathryn Gustafson, Charles Hutchinson and Anthony Wain, Townhouse Hotel and City Hall, www. ifla2012.com 9–14 SEPT / 8TH INTERNATIONAL AQUARIUM CONGRESS For the first time in Africa, hosted by the Two Oceans Aquarium, CTICC, www. iac2012.co.za 10–12 SEPT / SA GENETICS AND BIOINFORMATIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE Themed “The Data-Mining Revolution”, The

Conservatoire, University of Stellenbosch, www. genetics. cmc-uct.co.za 5 SEPT / 10.30AM / ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GARDENS Talk by Linda Dolan, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, 021 799 8899, www. sanbi.org

25 SEPT / 7.30PM / SOLDIERS OF THE KING – THE MILITARY IN ANCIENT EGYPT Talk by Jean Smith, The Jenny Mallet Hall, St George’s Grammar School, Richmond Road, Mowbray, www. egyptiansociety.co.za 26 SEPT / 5.30PM / THE BATTLE OF MUIZENBERG – THE CAUSES AND THE CONSEQUENCES by Chris Taylor. One consequence being that in South Africa today we speak English rather than French! Simon’s Town Museum, The Residency, Court Road, Simon’s Town, 021 786 4404, www.simonstown.org

8 SEPT / INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS Intuitive senses, intuitive development exercise, summative assessment (energy perception), The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www.novalis.org.za

28–30 SEPT / STANFORD BIRDING FAIR Lectures, walks and photo exhibitions on birds but also Stanford’s historical homes and more, www.stanfordbirding.co.za

11 SEPT / 6PM / JOHN PARKINGTON “What did it mean to be a Modern Human?” Lecture on the genetic origin of the Cape’s first humans, SA Astronomical Observatory, www. archaeologysa.co.za

28 SEPT–30 NOV / HOT WATER FESTIVAL: ART AND CLIMATE CHANGE Presented in association with the African Climate and Development Initiative, the 2012 Hot Water Festival includes cross-faculty workshops, speakers from the

12 SEPT / 4.30PM / EDWARD SAUNDERS ON MOGULS AND MAHARAJAS Third and final lecture. Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068, www. casalabia.co.za 14 SEPT / 9AM / BONTEBOK AND BIRDING Environmental walk with Gerald Wright, Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 021 847 1346 15–16 SEPT / 8.30AM / GROW TO LIVE WORKSHOPS Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stable Lane, Constantia, 021 794 4982, www.soilforlife.co.za 18 SEPT / 8PM / ART THERAPY WORK WITH SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Speaker Liora Somer, Iziko SA Museum, Queen Victoria Street, 021 689 6090, www. jungsouthernafrica.org.za 19 SEPT / 10.30AM / OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Room to

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Babylonstoren celebrates Clivia Month September is peak flowering season, not only of the Cape’s vyggies but also of clivias, which are indigenous to southern Africa. Mostly clivias occur as undergrowth in forests, with the exception of the Cape’s Clivia mirabilis that can endure direct sunlight. Find out more about these plants at Babylonstoren, situated between Franschhoek and Paarl. The garden boasts more than 9000 Clivia plants, with flowers that range in colours from yellow, peach and orange to deep red. A 70m-long Clivia tunnel has been erected to offer shade. Babylonstoren recently acquired the Mick Dower Clivia Collection, which is regarded as one of the top Clivia collections in the world with all six Clivia species and many unusual hybrids. Babylonstoren, near the R45, 021 863 1727

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humanities, sciences and commerce, artists working in the field and collaboration with Seasons of France in South Africa. Hiddingh Hall, Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Gardens, 021 480 7156, www.gipca.uct.ac.za 28 SEPT / 8PM / THE WATERWAYS AND TUNNELS OF THE MOTHER CITY Matt Weisse describes the streams that descended from Table Mountain and provided the only drinking water for centuries until the first dams were built in the late 1800s. The Athenaeum, 1 Mariendahl Lane, Newlands, 021 762 1779, www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za 30 SEPT / 7PM / MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR! FROM NITROGLYCERINE TO NITRIC OXIDE A talk on explosives, Alfred Nobel and the law of unintended consequences, by Joe Tyrell. Iziko South African Museum, 072 225 6893 2 OCT / 7PM / MOVIE NIGHT – THE WAITRESS Steenberg Vineyard upstairs boardroom, 021 713 2211 3 OCT / 10.30AM / GROWING VEGETABLES FOR HOME CONSUMPTION Room to Grow talk with Harold Mills, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, www.sanbi.org 4 OCT / DIGITAL EDGE LIVE SHOW Digital marketing conference with Nathan Martin, Matthew Buckland, Nichloas Wittenberg, Pete Case, Graham Warsop and others, Cape Town City Hall, 021 180 4111 4 –6 OCT / 10TH HERITAGE SA SYMPOSIUM about the rise of the Cape Dutch Manor House, Paarl, www.heritagesa.org 5–7 OCT / LOOK AND FEEL GOOD EXPO CTICC, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, 021 410 5000 6 OCT / 9AM / ENVIRONMENTAL WALK With Gerald Wright, Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 021 847 1346 7 OCT / 10AM / LEARN TO MEDITATE Half-day workshop with Gen Pagpa. Tushita Centre, Seaforth Road, Simon’s Town, 021 685 3428, www.meditateincapetown.org 10 OCT / 11AM / JUNE BOTHA ON CLEOPATRA First in a lecture series on women who influenced history, Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za

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16 OCT / 8PM / EROS AND PSYCHE Speaker Sheila Coburn, Iziko SA Museum, Queen Victoria Street, 021 689 6090, www. jungsouthernafrica.org.za 17 OCT / 11AM / JUNE BOTHA ON ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE (second in a lecture series on women who influenced history), Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za 18 OCT / 1PM / GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS Public seminar given by Hania Zlotnik, past director of United Nations Population Division on Demography in Africa, UCT Beattie Theatre 114, Level 1, Beattie Building 19 OCT / 12.15PM / FRIDAY MEDITATION The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www.novalis.org.za 19 OCT / 8PM / TONY REBELO ON THE RESTORATION OF THE TOKAI FYNBOS Tony has for several years been the driving force behind the controversial project to remove the aliens from Tokai forest, burn the veld where possible and let the remaining fynbos seeds lying fallow in the ground, regenerate. The Athenaeum, 1 Mariendahl Lane, Newlands, 021 762 1779 , www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za 20 OCT / 10AM / HEX RIVER TRAIN TROLLEY TRIP The old Hex River train line became redundant when the new one was built. It is accessible by train trolley. Meet at Velskoen Padstal, De Doorns, RSVP Simon van der Stel Foundation, www. simonvdstel.org, 021 794 7464 20 OCT / 6PM–10.30PM / SHOOTING STAR TRAILS PHOTOGRAPHY Workshop with Peter Haarhoff of the Cape Photographic Company. Taalmonument, Paarl, 021 863 0543 (also on 12 Jan, 16 Feb 2013), www.taalmonument.co.za 21 OCT / 10AM / WATER TUNNEL EXPLORATION Parts of the underground canals and rivers in the City Centre and

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11 OCT / 6.30PM / PIERNEEF AND WHAT INFLUENCED HIM Talk on the painter by Manada Botha, La Motte Wine Estate, R45 Franschhoek, 021 876 8850 12 OCT / 12.15PM / FRIDAY MEDITATION The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www.novalis.org.za 13 OCT / TBC / INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS Fundamental concepts, callisthenics, symbolism and exercise, The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www.novalis.org.za 13 OCT / 10AM / NATTE VALLEIJ AND LE BONHEUR Dutch manor houses, meet at Natte Valleji, R44 direction Stellenbosch. More information Simon van der Stel Foundation, www.simonvdstel.org, 021 794 7464 13–14 OCT / 8.30AM / GROW TO LIVE WORKSHOPS Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stable Lane, Constantia, 021

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The state of South Africa’s animation film industry is at a critical point. Recently, feature films were released into the international market, and local studios celebrated international contracts to produce advertising, visual effects and gaming. At the same time a number of large studios have closed in the past few years, and projects in TV series and in games have struggled. Following the unexpected success of last year’s Kunjani’mation #1, Kunjani’mation #2 will expand from two days to five days, and will address professionals and the general public. The key workshops are presented by Les Gobelins l’école de l’image, currently regarded as the world’s leading animation school for character animation, and given by Alexandre Heboyan from Dreamworks Animation, most famous for his work on Kung Fu Panda and Monster vs Aliens. Other workshops are held by Judd Simantov and Rob van den Bragt. Triggerfish’s Stuart Forrest discusses the new digital models that are emerging versus the old American studio models, and Anthony Silverston presents a work in progress on Khumba, Triggerfish’s next feature. Public screenings of animated feature films, as well as short films or music videos, will be staged at various locations in Cape Town. The opening event is the Cape Town premiere of Adventures in Zambezia, which won best South African Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival in July. French sponsor Annecy International Animation Festival will provide a selection of the best short films from around the world, and Animation SA presents local short films. Where possible, each screening is presented by the author, and followed by a Q&A. In addition to this, an exhibition on the creation of Adventures in Zambezia will be held at Alliance Française du Cap, 155 Loop Street. Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront. Workshops are held mostly at the The Animation School, Searle Street, Woodstock. www.kunjanimation.org

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Pleasures of France in Franschhoek Part of the activities of Seasons of France in South Africa, Plaisirs de France runs from 15 October to 15 November in and around Franschhoek. Some highlights include visiting chefs from France cooking with Franschhoek chefs, the delights of a French Pique Nique, special cooking classes, cheese tastings, French-inspired menus at local restaurants and pop-up kitchens serving French lunches at select art galleries. Visit www.franschhoek.org.za for a full list of participants, contact details as well as regular updates.

11 NOV / 7.30AM / A SURPRISING COLLECTION OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND RELATED ARTEFACTS Travel from Cape Town by coach to a farm in the Malmesbury area to meet Lambert Vorster, expert on Egyptology. RSVP 021 762 1779, www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za 14 NOV / 10.30AM / WATERWISE GARDENING Room to Grow talk with Ernst van Jaarsveld, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, www.sanbi.org 14–15 NOV / AFRICA COM African communications exhibition, CTICC Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, 021 410 5000

Gardens date back to 1652. They used to supply the passing ships with fresh water. Later these rivers flowing through the City became pleasant walkways shaded by oaks with bridges going over them. As the years passed and the City expanded they were eventually covered up and forgotten. The Castle Parking, Darling Street, RSVP 082 482 4006, www. capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za 23 OCT / 7.30PM / ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MATHEMATICS Talk by Peter Loyson, Jenny Mallet Hall, St George’s Grammar School, Richmond Road, Mowbray, www. egyptiansociety.co.za 23 OCT / 8.15PM / INTO ESIYIVILEYO – WHAT WE HAVE HEARD Reflections of musical Africa presented by the UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra, Baxter Concert Hall 27 OCT / 9AM / HERB GARDENS Bridget Kitley’s Herb Nursery, Nooitgedacht Wine Estate on the R304, 079 499 2209 31 OCT / 10.30AM / THE GARDENING WORLD CUP 2012 IN NAGASAKI Room to Grow talk with David Davidson,

Shooting stars Meteor streams peak twice this spring. To see the Orionids stream, with 25 or more shooting stars per hour, look northeast near the constellation of Orion. The Orionids meteor shower is active from 2 October to 7 November and peaks on 21 October. The best time of night to observe them is from around midnight to dawn. A whopping 120 meteors per hour are visible a few days later, when Leonids (constellation of Leo) hits. It is active from 10 to 23 November, and peaks on the 17th of that month. The best time to view the Leonids is from around 3am for about an hour and a half, when dawn breaks. You can see them in the north-east. They are very fast and very bright.

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, www.sanbi.org 31 OCT / 5.30PM / THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORT IN CAPE TOWN By Peter Coates. From horse-drawn cabs and trams to tramlines, and including the overhead electrically powered tram, Simon’s Town Museum, The Residency, Court Road, Simon’s Town, 021 7864404, www.simonstown.org 1 & 2 NOV / 11.30AM & 6.30PM / ROB CASKIE TALKS ON SCOTT, AMUNDSEN AND SHACKELTON IN ANTARCTICA One&Only Hotel, V&A Waterfront, RSVP 021 431 4511 2 NOV / 12.15PM / FRIDAY MEDITATION The Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 021 797 1857, www. novalis.org.za 3 NOV / 10AM / GOEDE HOOP, RHODES COTTAGE AND SOLMS-DELTA History exploration, meet at Goede Hoop, RSVP Simon van der Stel Foundation, www.simonvdstel.org, 021 794 7464 3 NOV / 9AM / NGUNI Environmental walk with Gerald Wright, Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 021 847 1346 7 NOV / 4.30PM / ROSALIND MALANDRINOS ON MICHELANGELO Lecture on Michelangelo as sculptor and painter, Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za

9 NOV / 8PM / CHRISTINA MOSELEY TALK ON AFRICAN PENGUINS The Athenaeum, 1 Mariendahl Lane, Newlands, 021 762 1779, www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za 10–11 NOV / 8.30AM / GROW TO LIVE WORKSHOPS Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stable Lane, Constantia, 021 794 4982, www.soilforlife.co.za

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14 NOV / 4.30PM / ROSALIND MALANDRINOS ON MICHELANGELO Lecture on Michelangelo as a Christocentric iconographer, Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.za 20 NOV / 8PM / THE GNOSTIC MYTH OF THE SONG OF THE PEARL Speaker John Gosling, Iziko SA Museum, Queen Victoria Street, 021 689 6090, www.jungsouthernafrica.org.za 22 NOV–2 DEC /1ST LIVE ART FESTIVAL “Live Art” encompasses performance art, installations, experimental theatre and dance. Various venues throughout the city such as Cape Town City Hall, the University of Cape Town’s Hiddingh Campus and the Baxter Theatre Centre, 021 480 7156, www. gipca.uct.ac.za 24 NOV / 5PM / SUNSET WALK V&A HARBOUR With John Muir. Meet in front of Vaughan Johnson’s Wine Shop, RSVP Simon van der Stel Foundation, 021 794 7464, www. simonvdstel.org 24 NOV / 9AM / HERB NURSERY WORKSHOPS A-Z of growing, germinating, propagating and growing your own plants, saving you money, Bridget Kitley’s Herb Nursery, Nooitgedacht Wine Estate on the R304, 079 499 2209 27 NOV / 7PM / FROM LANGEBAAN TO LESOTHO: SATELLITE-TAGGING BLACK HARRIERS Reveals a new migration route for an endangered species. A talk by UCT’s Rob Simmons (Percy Fitzpatrick Institute), Iziko South African Museum, 072 225 6893 28 NOV / 10.30AM / OWLS Room to Grow talk with Peter Steyn, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, www.sanbi.org 28 NOV / 5.30PM / THE RIVER DUORO FROM PORTO TO THE SPANISH BORDER By Audrey Read, Simon’s Town Museum, The Residency, Court Road, Simon’s Town, 021 7864404, www.simonstown.org

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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE City centre 10–30 SEPT Jacque de Loustal Road Trip French illustrator and artist, Jacque de Loustal gives a pictorial and poetic account of his journey during the winter of 2011, mainly throughout the Karoo but also on the coastal roads around Cape Town and through the Wild Coast. 155 Loop Street, 021 423 5699, www.alliance.org.za ARTS ASSOCIATION OF BELLVILLE Bellville 3–27 OCT Barbara Wildenboer exhibition organised by Erdmann Contemporary Gallery. Carel van Aswegen Street, 021 918 2301, www.artb.co.za BARNARD GALLERY Newlands UNTIL 3 October Cacophony Collection Various collection of artworks by represented artists. 55 Main Street, 021 671 1553, www.barnardgallery.com, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri BRUNDYN + GONSALVES (formerly IART GALLERY) City Centre 10 OCT–21 NOV Elizabeth Gunter Fugitive Lives: “Some lives we allow to slip away. The quietness of such violence – its intimacies as near as the place where birth and death meet – forms the themes of my work.” Keith Dietrich Fragile Histories: Dietrich, who currently holds the Chair of the Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University, explores themes of birth and death through renditions of animals that float weightlessly on their paper backing. Graphite and charcoal dust drawings and small-scale sculptures cast in polyurethane, wax and silicone. 71 Loop Street, 021 424 5150, www.brundyngonsalves.com, 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat CAPE GALLERY City centre 16 SEPT– 6 OCT Hilary Iwanski Solo exhibition Hilary has studied under Ryno Swart and Maureen Langley and is inspired by her surroundings, and by opera and the music she listens to while painting. The exhibition consists mainly of portraiture.

Franschhoek Art in Clay 2012, 27 Oct–16 Nov Six participating Franschhoek galleries show their selections of ceramics by contemporary South African artists. For more information on this festival of pots go to www.franschhoek.org.za or call 021 876 4304

2–29 NOV Araminta de Clermont Transformations with the South African Centre for Photography, Month of Photography (MOP) 13 SEPT 11am, Curator Joao Ferreira walkabout 4 DEC–28 FEB The Summer Show Contemporary Cape Town artists. 15 DEC, 12 JAN, 9 FEB 11am,walkabouts with curator Joao Ferreira 192 Main Road, 021 788 6068, www.casalabia.co.z, 10am–4pm Tue–Sun COMMUNE 1 City centre 14 SEPT–14 OCT SELVO Group show The gallery is dedicated to large-format installation and sculpture. 64 Wale Street, 021 423 5600, 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat, www.commune1.com DAVID KRUT PROJECTS Newlands UNTIL 13 OCT Maja Maljević Ex Nihilo “Although we think we may recognise a television test pattern, a chess board, an aeroplane or a snow man, following conventional associations with these things would ultimately lead nowhere. Maljević is not concerned that the shapes or drips or blocks of colour might resemble things in the world outside the painting – the work is a world in and of itself, appearing to have sprung up ex nihilo.” 20 OCT–1 DEC Virginia Mackenny 8 DEC–12 JAN 10 Years of DKW Montebello Design Centre, 31 Newlands Avenue, 021 685 8676, www.davidkrutprojects.com, 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat

ERDMANN CONTEMPORARY City centre SEPT Roger Ballen/Die Antwoord Drawn from Ballen’s series of work entitled Shadow Chamber as well as stills from Die Antwoord’s successful music video, I fink u freeky, directed by Ballen. OCT Jurgen Schadeberg Great Britain 1964–1984 (photography) Schadeberg was official photographer of Drum magazine, and photographed many of South Africa’s iconic images of politicians, musicians and ordinary people during apartheid, before he was forced to leave the country in 1964. The exhibition focuses on the time he spent in Britain from 1964. 63 Shortmarket Street, 021 422 2762, www. erdmanncontemporary.co.za, 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 11am–1pm Sat EVERARD READ V&A Waterfront 25 SEPT–3 OCT Sasha Hartslief Berlin 4–18 OCT Brad Gray ‘Thoughts in G Minor’ Explores light and dark, peace and violence, life and death, conveying the absurdity of a situation. 25 OCT–7 NOV Paula Louw Deconstructed artworks, made from typewriters, sewing machines and firearms. 8–21 NOV Kerri Evans Paintings. 22 NOV–6 DEC Florian Wozniak New bronzes. 3 Portswood Road, 021 418 4527, www.everard-read-capetown. co.za, 9am–6pm Mon–Fri, 9am–1pm Sat GRANDE PROVENCE Franschhoek UNTIL 26 SEPT Walk this Earth Alone Group exhibition OCT Louise Hall Fine Lines NOV Donna Mc Kellar DEC I am an African Main Road, 021 876 8630, www.grandeprovence.co.za, 10am–5pm daily (Oct–April 10am–6pm) LOVELL Woodstock 18 SEPT Opening of Month of Photography

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7–27 OCT Noel Ashton 52 Artworks “In 2012, it appears we have all become significantly more aware of the connections and balances between humans and nature.” Noel Ashton has embarked on a project in which he produces one artwork each week for a year. At the end of each week, he posts an image of the artwork on his blog (http://52artworks. wordpress.com), along with his thoughts of contemplation about the subject. The culmination of this process will be a solo exhibition at The Cape Gallery, where the works will be exhibited. 28 OCT–17 NOV Leon de Bliquy Solo exhibition Leon has had a long relationship with The Cape Gallery. He has been travelling this year in order to develop his solo exhibition, which promises to be visually and conceptually exciting. 18 NOV–8DEC Anton Bosch ceramics Anton Bosch, an artist well known for his ceramic work, held a successful exhibition at The Cape Gallery at the end of 2011. Anton’s work has been included in collections across South Africa, as well as internationally, including a white stoneware fountain commissioned for the Vineyard Hotel. He has mastered a technically challenging inlay process which is unique to his work. 60 Church Street, 021 423 5309, www.capegallery.co.za, 9.30am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat CASA LABIA GALLERY Muizenberg UNTIL 30 SEPT Peter van Straten An Invitation from the Depths 8 SEPT 10am, walkabout with the artist and curator Joao Ferreira

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SALON91 Gardens 126 NOV Frank van Reenen Happy Ending Frank van Reenen returns to Salon91 this November with “Happy Ending”, his second solo offering at the gallery to date. The artist’s work draws inspiration from a multitude of subject matters, ranging from toys, pop culture, anime, suburbia, everyday life in SA, to his loyal sidekick Truman, a French bulldog. Expect to see a fresh collection of all-new sculptures and paintings rendered in his signature style – iconic, wacky, inventive, humorous, cute and twisted as ever, but on a whole other level. Frank van Reenen at his best! Salon91 is a salon-style gallery and art consultation service based in Kloof Street, Cape Town, showcasing works by emerging, as well as established contemporary artists of all disciplines, and is passionate about developing a new brand of local talent. Exhibitions rotate every three to four weeks, keeping things fresh and exciting. 91 Kloof Street, 021 424 6930, 082 679 3906, info@ salon91art.co.za, www.salon91art.co.za, 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat

SA PRINT GALLERY Woodstock 29 SEPT-24 OCT Alma Vorster and Christiaan Diedericks 26 OCT–28 NOV Gabriel Clark-Brown 29 NOV–JAN Josh Miles 109 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, 109 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, 021 462 6851

concurrently, painting was released from its documentary role. With the internet, mass media and the moving image all streaming simultaneously, portraiture continues to penetrate deeply into our everyday experience. The phenomenon of social media platforms exemplifies our current obsession with our own images. 48 Sedgemoor Road, 021 438 9152, www.rosekorberart.com, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri

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24 SEPT One Day in Woodstock Photo Competiton 6 NOV–17 NOV 4th Year Students of UNISA Exhibition 139 Albert Road, 021 820 5505, www.lovell.co.za, 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat ROSE KORBER ART Camps Bay Until 30 NOV Making Faces Group exhibition with Jurgen Schadeberg, William Kentridge, Richard Smith, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Robert Slingby, Anthony Lane, Claudette Schreuders, Pamela Stretton, Georgia Lane and Hanneke Benade. The invention of the camera revolutionised the concept of portraiture as a whole, and,

RUST-EN-VREDE Durbanville UNTIL 20 SEPT Alter Ego, a group exhibition with Hugo Maritz, Annelie Venter, Lynie Olivier, Paul Birchall, Robert Plotz, Leon Vermeulen, Anthony Holmes, Brad Gray, Annette Pretorius, Corlie de Kock, Dee Donaldson, Natasha de Wet, Lyn Gilbert, Gregory Kerr, Audrey Anderson, Marie Stander, Lance Friedlande, Aidon Westcott, Henk Seymore, Jan du Toit, Claire Menck, Jaco Benade, Rafal Karcz, Janna Prinsloo, Anita Bodenstein Booyens, Christiaan Diedericks Clay Museum – Ian Calder Majolica works 25 SEPT–18 OCT Theo Kleynhans Island Vasti Wilkinson The Swan and the Beauty Shop Paula van Coller “Siklus” At the Clay Museum Yvonne Martin and Ineke Nicolle Ceramics 23 OCT–15NOV Johan Coetzee Watercolours of street scenes in Bristol and Bath Titia Ballot and Muller Ballot Prints and Pots Sandra Hanekom Fatal Brides and Femmes Fatales At the Clay Museum David and Sarah Walters 20 NOV–20 DEC Hennie Meyer Quinci inspired (ceramics) and Tabu Stegman (photographs) 10 Wellington Street, 021 976 4691, www.rust-en-vrede.com, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–1pm Sat

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SMAC Stellenbosch 10 SEPT–15 NOV Sandile Zulu Solo exhibition. Zulu explores the interconnectedness of all cells, bodies, plants and planets. He began his formal arts education in 1982 at the competitive Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre. 1st Floor, De Wet Centre, Church Street, 021 887 7624, www. smacgallery. 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–3pm, Sat STEVENSON Woodstock UNTIL 13 OCTOBER Zander Blom New Paintings 18 OCT–24 NOV Steven Cohen and Odili Donald Odita. Steven Cohen was born in 1962 in South Africa and lives in Lille, France. He is a performance artist who stages interventions in the public realm and in gallery/theatre spaces. Odita was born in Nigeria in 1966 and creates abstract wall paintings that operate at the intersection of Western modernism and African culture. One example is on permanent display in the entrance hall of Stevenson. 29 NOV–12 JAN Trade Routes Part 3 Fiction as Fiction. Revisiting elements of the controversial second Johannesburg Biennale (entitled Trade Routes: History and Geography), which took place in Johannesburg and Cape Town in 1997. Buchanan Building, 160 Sir Lowry Road, 021 462 1500, www. stevenson.info, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm Sat WHATIFTHEWORLD Woodstock 20 SEPT–27 OCT PIERRE FOUCHE These Waves 4 NOV–8 DEC Michael Taylor Cnr Argyle and Albert roads, 021 802 3111, www. whatiftheworld.com, 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat 34 FINE ART Woodstock 16 OCT–10 NOV Motel7 Daydreamers Street artist Motel7 shows images of sculls, toys, fruit and sweets. “It’s all about symbolising daydreaming and nostalgia and the past.” Second Floor, Hills Building, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, 082 354 1500, www.34fineart.com, 10.34am–4.34pm Tue– Fri, 10.34am–1.34pm Sat

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Open Mon - fri: 9h30 - 17h00 Sat: 10h00 - 14h00 27 21 423 5309 cgallery@mweb.co.za www.capegallery .co.za

RUST-EN-VREDE GALLERY 10 Wellington Road, Durbanville

The historic RUST-EN-VREDE art centre houses an Art Gallery, Rust-en-Vrede Coffee Shop, Clay Museum, exhibiting contemporary SA Ceramics, and various Art Studios. www.rust-en-vrede.com

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Other exceptional art and culture collections: RUPERT MUSEUM Stellentia Avenue, Stellenbosch, 9.30am– 1pm, 2pm–4pm Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm Sat, 021 888 3344, www. rupertmuseum.org LA MOTTE R45, Franschhoek, 9am–5pm Tue–Sun, 021 876 3119, www.la-motte.com CASA LABIA, NATALE LABIA MUSEUM 192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 10am–4pm Tue–Sun, 021 788 4106, www.casalabia.co.za DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM 15A Buitenkant Street, 9am–4pm Mon–Sat, 021 466 7200, www. districtsix.co.za FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM Ormarins Wine Estate, R45 between Pniel and Franschhoek, 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat, Sun, 021 874 9000, www. fmm.co.za GOLD OF AFRICA BARBIER MUELLER MUSEUM 96 Strand Street, 9.30am–5pm Mon–Sat, 021 405 1540, www. goldofafrica.com HESS ART COLLECTION AT GLEN CARLOU Simondium Road near Klapmuts, 8.30am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–3pm Sat, Sun, 021 875 5528, www.glencarlou.co.za SASOL ART MUSEUM Stellenbosch University, 52 Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, 9am–4.30pm Tue–Fri, 9am–4pm Sat, 021 808 3691

Other galleries: GOODMAN GALLERY CAPE Woodstock 3rd Floor Fairweather House, 176 Sir Lowry Road, 021 462 7573/4, www.goodman-gallery.com, 9.30am–5.30pm Tue–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat ART IN THE FOREST Constantia Rhodes Drive, Constantia Nek, 021 794 0291, www. lightfromafricafoundation.co.za, 10am–4pm daily

Paul Birchall, Rust-en-Vrede

IRMA STERN MUSEUM Rosebank 21–29 SEPT Michael Cope jewellery 15 SEPT–31 OCT Month of Photography Tarquin Wyeth and Dylan Culhane 6–20 OCT Carol Mangiagalli paintings and book launch 30 OCT–24 NOV Richard Smith paintings 8 DEC–19 JAN Clementina van der Walt ceramics Cecil Road, 10am–5pm Tue–Sat, 021 685 5686, www.irmastern.co.za SA JEWISH MUSEUM 21 SEPT Month of Photography Home 12 NOV The Jews of District Six – Another Time, Another Place 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, 10am–5pm Sun–Thur, 10am–2pm Fri, 021 465 1546, www.sajm.co.za SANLAM ART GALLERY UNTIL 28 SEPT GERARD DE LEEUW (1912 –1985) a Centenary Exhibition De Leeuw’s work resists easy categorisation, being at once humorous and complex, commonplace and ideologically loaded, naïve and recondite. In its commitment to the figure it remains part and parcel of the European humanist tradition in which he was trained – hence his success both as a portraitist and a sculptor whose work, if not always profound, is enduringly whimsical and charming (as the rise in recent auction values for his work attests). As with the work of other white artists of his generation, his commitment to finding an “authentic” African voice is, with postcolonial hindsight, less easy to assimilate – at best it comes across as benignly patronising, and at worst as reductive and essentialist. Nonetheless, it locates him squarely within a powerful rubric

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that allowed South African modern art to break decisively from European forms and points of reference, and to develop that elusive quality of contingency (on time, place and culture) that continues to characterise the best of South African art. NOV INTERCLUB Photography show Sanlam Head Office, 2 Strand Road, Bellville, 9am–4.30pm Mon–Fri, 021 947 3359, www.sanlam.co.za

Marco Cianfanelli brings dying slave to life Based on Michelangelo’s image of a dying slave – a male figure in the ecstatic throes of dying – Johannesburgborn Cianfanelli created the image from mosaic because of the medium’s pixilation effect. Using a photographic source, the image was then “digitised” into lines of pixels. Mosaic panels were placed on both sides of nine 4.1m-tall columns, with one side of the column featuring a “positive” image and the other an inverted “negative” of the same image. Thus both columns and the 225 000 tessearae (1.5 tons) of mosaic form the image of the Dying Slave. It took 10 artists five months, or almost 7000 hours, to complete the artwork. The Dying Slave is part of the Cape Town-based Spier Arts Academy, which offers employment-based training in contemporary mosaic. A concurrent indoor exhibition features contemporarystyle mosaics by David Southwood, Tom Cullberg, Zanele Muholi, Marlise Keith, Wonder Marthinus, Alfred Budaza, and Kagiso Pat Mautloa. Spier 310, Stellenbosch, 021 421 0430, www.spier.co.za

LEARN GERMAN WITH THE EXPERTS!

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Learn German in a professional, personalised environment with Germany´s official cultural institute in Cape Town 155 Buitenkant Street Gardens Tel: 021-465 13 17 www.goethe.de/capetown

MyCiTi opens up Cape Town for “special needs” groups MyCiTi is leading the way on universal access, which includes access for the disabled, children, the elderly, passengers with large suitcases or prams and pregnant women. Guy Davies, the universal access consultant for MyCiTi, has been approached for advice on the MyCiTi universal access plan by organisations that include the World Bank, the Dublin Area Rapid Transit System and Bus Rapid Transit System planners in other South African cities.

Felicia February, 70, is healthy aside from a knee problem. Her neighbour, Leanne Roy, is eight months pregnant. Leanne’s brother, Wayne Roberts, is slightly deaf. These three people do not see themselves as disabled but could never use public transport – until a year ago. They all live in Table View, close to the MyCiTi bus station. All three of them are now travelling on MyCiTi’s main route between Table View and Cape Town, which makes a host of provisions for “special needs” passengers. Just outside the station, an audio signal tells Felicia when she can cross the road safely. There is a gentle ramp onto the station platform, allowing Leanne and Felicia to manage their way with ease. Wayne can use an induction loop, which overcomes his hearing difficulties, to speak to MyCiTi staff at the kiosk. Gaps between the station and bus or train are the bane of public transport systems worldwide, but the MyCiTi buses have a special boarding bridge that eliminates this gap. CCTV cameras have been installed on the buses and at the stations and, with roving law enforcement officers, help passengers to feel safe day and night. Felicia, Leanne and Wayne are fictional characters, but they represent the many special needs groups whom MyCiTi caters for. Such groups include the disabled as well as the elderly, young children, pregnant women, people with slight sight and hearing problems, people

travelling alone at night and those with large amounts of luggage, such as prams, suitcases or even surfboards. Disabled people tend to lose spontaneity due to feeling vulnerable – with justification. The London Metro Police found that people with disabilities were seven times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime than able-bodied people. Disabled people no doubt face similar dangers in Cape Town. As a result, the disabled tend to stick to routes that are familiar to them, and which they know they can manage. MyCiTi is providing such a service. The full complement of “special needs” facilities will be provided on all permanent MyCiTi routes, as these are rolled out. One of these facilities will be boarding bridges on all the buses serving permanent residential routes. This means that all special needs groups will be able to board a bus with ease, at a stop close to home. We look forward to seeing rising numbers of special-needs passengers on the bus, and providing a transport service that is truly accessible for all.

This is an edited extract from an op-ed by Councillor Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, for the City of Cape Town. For more information, log on to www.capetown.gov.za/ myciti or phone 0800 65 64 63.

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Mapping the world that was South Africa, Iziko, November

Le Vaillant Giraffe, Iziko

On show at IZIKO this spring Iziko Slave Lodge recently opened Afrikaans aan die praat, an opportunity to explore the history of the Afrikaans language (until 30 July 2013). Uncontained, the Community Art Project closes on 30 September this year at the South African National Gallery in Company Gardens. Sounds and Silences from a San Archive is a continuing small ethnographic presentation at Bertram House, while Silvia Zulu, a controversial movie made by Italian anthropologist Lidio Cipriani in the 1920s is presented at the Slave Lodge until 31 January 2013. A new show is that of the Ernest Mancoba Education Poster Project. Also opening are SOS Save Our Seabirds and the MTN Young Contemporaries, a performance installation at the Castle of Good Hope. Later this year the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition gets under way at the South African Museum of Natural History. Also opening at the same venue is Rats, especially curated for those who always wanted to find out more about them. For more details and opening times, see www.iziko.org.za Other ongoing exhibitions include: BAROQUE MEETS MODERN at the Michaelis Collection, Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, 10am–5pm Mon– Sat, 021 481 3933 FIRED – CERAMICS SOUTH AFRICA in the Castle of Good Hope, Buitenkant Street, 9.30am–5pm daily, 021 467 7205 THE WORLD’S OLDEST CHEMISTRY SET? NEW DISCOVERIES FROM BLOMBOS CAVE (Until 13 Oct 2014) at the South African Museum, 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, 10am–5pm daily, 021 481 3800 PATTERN OF BEAUTY Islamic artefacts from the Iziko Social History Collections department. Bo-Kaap Iziko, 71 Wale Street, 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, 021 481 3939 For more information on some of these exhibitions go to www.021magazine.co.za and read a selection of feature articles

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The Carte de la partie Maridionale del ‘Africque servir d’intelligence aux deux voyages de Levaillant is a rare object – the most valuable map that exists of South Africa. It was con structed in France in 1790, from memory, under the direction of explorer and author François Le Vaillant, and commissioned by King Louis XVI. After the king’s execution in the wake of the French Revolution, the map found its way to a marine museum in Paris, until the French capital was at risk from German artillery during World War II. It was evacuated to Brest, and returned to Paris, where it remained in the vaults of the Biblio thèque Nationale ever since. It has never been to South Africa – until now. In October, for the first time, it will be on show at Cape Town’s Iziko South African National Gallery.

An exhibition of the work of 20 young artists from five continents offers a rare opportunity to engage with contemporary art.

Scientist Ian Glenn described his first encounter with the original in Paris: “In its physicality, the map is striking. Published maps give the appearance of certainty and perfection and precision. Here, the impression is of creativity, innovation, uncertainty, invention.”

The entrance of the exhibition is an olfactory delight, with 13 roughly hewn columns carved from oak, walnut, hornbeam, alder, cherry, pear, yew, Douglas-fir and aspen woods, which create a crypt-like space, thanks to Julia Cottin’s Forêt de Juma.

The exhibition is about this astonishing map, which includes (wrongly placed) dot marks of Le Vaillant’s travels, and annotations about the whereabouts of lions and leopards, and even the bloubok, now extinct. Yet the map is not only a mirror of South Africa – it also reflects the life of one of its most illustrious explorers.

The profane and sacred clash and intersect in the body of the exhibition. Rubbish and consumerism are recurring themes. Inspired by travellers, Native Americans and hippies, Liverpool native Richard Profitt’s work is a kind of “spiritual carnage”. Bringing together consumerism and ancient spirituality, he creates a scene that has the eerie feel of an abandoned ceremony.

Born in Dutch Guayana (Surinam), young François often accompanied his father, the French consul, on journeys into the tropical interior. At the age of 10 he was sent to France where he grew up without formal education, but with a passion for nature, a mastery of the gun and a familiarity with the ornithological collections and cabinets of his time. Little did he know that his four-year stay in the Cape Province from 1781 to 1784 would initiate a successful career as an ornithologist, anthropologist, and writer. Travelling into the hinterland of the Cape, Le Vaillant discovered many new species, drew sensitive descriptions of landscape, animals and people, and kept a travel journal that later disappeared but which he drew on to create travel books such as the 1790 Voyage dans l’interieur de l’Afrique (Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa). Criticised by many scientists of his time for his not-always-immaculate scientific research, and especially a rather sloppy approach to precise detail, the public loved the book’s informal, journalistic style, the spicy tales of exotic people, lands and beasts, and the hardships suffered by the author. An equally successful second volume, New Travels (as the English version was titled), came out a few years later. The adventure books were translated into nine languages, making Le Vaillant a celebrity across Europe. Dickens called Le Vaillant his favourite travel writer. They were the most popular and influential volumes on Africa in the 18th century. As Ian Glenn says: “Le Vaillant was the first traveller to South Africa who saw nature and human nature not as the Dutch or the British. Before him, nature was a problem of farming and trade and killing pests; after him, nature is a space of liberty, revelation and adventure. Before him, the hunting expedition and safari were unthinkable; after him, they were inevitable.”

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Outside the South African National Gallery the final changes are being added to a bright mural. Children dance to the French chanson that emits from the loud speakers. The lively scene sparkles with joie de vivre. This exhibition is as much about creating relationships as displaying art. As the gallery’s director Riason Naidoo says, “Given our long isolation under the apartheid years, such exposure to global youthful influences is vital.”

Mattheus Rocha Pitta comments on consumerism by showing alternating images of people carrying home heavy shopping bags and then emptying heavy bags of rubbish. The clothing worn in the photos is assembled on the floor and filled with consumables: tins of beer, tomato sauce and pasta. As a kind of antithesis, Sandra Lorenzi’s Cabinet of Reflection creates an empty space, filled with violet light, like a modern-day confessional. It is ironic to see the exquisite detail of draughtsmanship applied to the ugly mess of a rubbish dump in Émilie Peythieu’s nine framed charcoal-on-paper drawings. Camille Llobet’s astounding image of Thessalonique, a black and white photograph on Dibond aluminium, reveals an incredible pixellated image of a city. The artist is exploring a theme of finding the texture of each city and is going to attempt to create a similar image of Cape Town during her stay. In contrast to Camille’s wide-angle view, are Viriya Chotpanyavisut’s images. He takes a meditative approach to his work, which he describes as “a search for profound solitude”. He says, “I wait for decisive meetings with chance. I want to be completely open at that moment so that I can notice all these things and absorb them.” Rendez-vous is on show at the Iziko South African National Gallery until 14 October. 25 Queen Victoria Street, 021 481 3800. For more information on the exhibition and the artists, visit http://rendezvous12. ensba-lyon.fr

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Gerard de Leeuw (1912–1985): A Centenary Exhibition Until 28 September 2012 This is a unique opportunity to view one of South Africa’s enigmatic bronze casters. De Leeuw immigrated to South Africa in 1932 as a trained sculptor and quickly integrated into the SA art world. His subject matter ranged from animal studies and portrait commissions to interpretations of African myths and legends. Many of these bronzes were cast in his own back yard in Johannesburg. The 42 works on this exhibition provide a representative overview of this exceptional sculptor who only recently has begun to enjoy the recognition he deserves. Accompanying this exhibition is a selection of paintings by De Leeuw’s closest companions, including Stefan and Iris Ampenberger, Francois Krige, Frans Claerhout, Lippy Lipshitz, Jacob Pierneef, Eben van der Merwe, Walter Westbrook, Gregoire Boonzaier, Alexander and Mariaan Podlashuc and Frans David Oerder, to name a few. Western Cape Interclub Photography Competition 26 October–9 November 2012 This annual photographic competition showcases the best digital and print photographs from 10 amateur photographic clubs in the Western Cape. It reflects the result of local competitions held throughout the year in the different photographic clubs. There is some exuberant talent amongst photographers in the Western Cape who have approached a diversity of themes, from landscape to the closeup fragment, from the patently contrived still life to that unique instant of play between light and object. For the budding photographer, this show is a must-see as it demonstrates once again that the equipment doesn’t make the photographer. The Sanlam Art Collection 27 November 2012–February 2013 This will showcase some of the gems from the collection rarely seen in one space. A selection of paintings and sculpture ranging from the naturalist paintings of Thomas Baines through to the expressive works of Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern and Harry Trevor, to the contemporary installations of Gavin Younge, Jan van der Merwe and Adam Letch. This selection provides an eclectic overview of more than a century of South African art production.

Irma Stern, Nude, oil on canvas, 1947

Gavin Younge, Forces Favourites, bicycle, velum, televisions and video recording, 2000

Locusts, 1968, bronze, 64cm, (private collection)

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Sanlam Art Gallery 2 Strand Road, Bellville, 021 947 3359 9am–4.30pm Mon–Fri (other times by appointment) Entry is free.

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THIS SPRING/SUMMER FASHION IS FUN AND AWASH WITH COLOUR AND PRINTS, with a dash of cool mint for ice maidens, reports Dawn Kennedy. The big surprise this season is the passion for mint green. Women will look as cool as a mint sorbet. In contrast, accessories appear in splashes of not-so-subtle neons: electric blues, canary yellows, loud oranges, and hot pinks. Finally, we kiss goodbye to skinny jeans as the highwaisted flare pants immortalised by Katharine Hepburn make a long-awaited comeback. Complete this sexily insouciant look with tailored blazers, cute fitted cardigans and a great pair of heels. If you’re not the kind of girl who wears the pants, opt for angelic feminine dresses and blouses. Fashion goes floral with a multitude of bouquets, from soft muted pastels to South Pacific tropical prints. If you want whimsical, bird, deer, fruit and feather patterns adorn everything from blouses to dresses. Stripes seem to survive every summer. Once again, you can wear them from head to toe without going wrong. The oh-so-sexy one-shoulder look is big this summer. With a nod to ancient Greece and Rome, designers have given the two-sleeve look the cold shoulder. Wear it in red to be absolutely in vogue. Nurture your inner granny with crochet and lace. Maybe we are hankering for the good old days when we had time on our hands, but lace and crochet will be ubiquitous. Wear it added to blouses, skirts, and dresses. Crochet vests come in all shapes and styles. For a sporty look, a huge trend this summer is justabove-the-knee boyish long shorts paired with feminine

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tops and worn with flip-flops or heels for a more elegant look. Feet will be thankful that the bias in footwear is towards the comfy, feminine, and classic kitten heel. Men’s fashion goes bananas with all-too-often-avoided yellow as the dominant colour. Bolder yellows, mustard and gold hues all look great if you get the right shade for your skin tone. Coloured chinos are a perennial favourite and a bold pair in yellow is a fantastic statement piece. Pair them with a short-sleeve printed shirt and navy loafers to look as though you have stepped off a Milan catwalk. If you buy one item this season, make it a mustard blazer. The darker tone is incredibly versatile, and goes perfectly with a light shirt and white trousers. For a more risqué look, see-through mesh knitwear is the male equivalent to lace for women. Sexy yet sophisticated, these knits are the perfect way to show some flesh and keep cool in the heat. Dolce & Gabbana has taken the trend further with a range of net-wear presented in different sizes, colours and materials and used either transparent or lined for jackets, trousers, shorts, T-shirts, bomber jackets, tracksuits and ankle-cropped trousers. Reminiscent of the 1950s mod subculture, tapered pants are perfect for an alternative summer formal look. Finally, the shirt jacket is one of the season’s hottest items. Printed tops make a flamboyant statement in men’s fashion. The jersey versions with collars are an up-to-the-minute alternative to the classic polo shirt. The bolder the print the better.

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FREDSATHAL “My inspiration comes from accidents, the unexpected, and my desire to have my art thriving towards a wild universe in an infinite range of perceptions and intuitions.

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relationship between seeing and touching has an element of surprise.

An approach based on a profound instinct for freedom, layering ideas, techniques and effects. An undefined road where my gestures are only guided by my capacity to follow the energy flows.” French visual artist Fred Sathal is at the Africa Fashion Week in Gauteng (14 October to 4 November).

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A PASSION FOR PREDATORS Dawn Kennedy takes a civilised walk with wild cats in the Cedarberg

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A person diminishes amid the Cedarberg’s landscape of sedimentary rock, sandstone and shale. Jagged stones stand like ancient tombs, paying tribute to the glacier that scraped the exposed rock, 340 million years ago.

slowly, details in the red landscape come alive: mossy outcrops like miniature Zen gardens cover rock surfaces and bright pink flowers, like sudden gasps of beauty, push through invisible cracks in the rock.

Evidence of geological time immemorial makes one’s own personal biography a meaningless blip. Goal-setting, striving and daily drama seem absurd viewed against this backdrop. As we lose cell phone reception, the false web of online intimacy dissipates. My mind goes blank and settles on a hallucinatory appreciation of the landscape – rocks turn to people, dragons and reptiles.

Back at Bushman’s Lodge, we enjoy an educational presentation before dinner. I learn that the Cape leopards have massive territories that are 10 times larger than other African leopards. For example, a Kruger male leopard has a range of 25–50km², whereas a Cape leopard has a range of 200–1000km². Usually, Cape leopards are fairly small, almost half the size of their Kruger counterparts. These diminutive predators pose no threats to humans, but our small leopard faces big problems.

Yet, despite appearing impenetrable, humans have managed to have a negative impact on this landscape. Large numbers of the cedar trees that baptised this region were felled for construction: 7200 trees were used as telephone poles between Piketberg and Calvinia. Fires added to the destruction until the removal of dead cedar trees was banned in 1967. All other exploitation ended in 1973 with the proclamation of the Cederberg Wilderness. In 2004, the Cederberg Wilderness received World Heritage Site status as part of the Cape Floral Region. Combine this area’s natural credentials with Bushman’s Kloof, voted the best hotel in the world in 2009 by Travel + Leisure, USA, and you have a heady combination. In fact, it’s surreal. While the landscape makes you feel puny, as though it could swallow you in one gulp, the delightful staff at Bushman’s Kloof make every effort to restore your sense of importance. You matter enough to be offered a sherry on arrival, to have your linen turned down, a piece of chocolate and bedtime story on your pillow and your name known to every staff member. Here the borderline between the human and the animal feels flimsy, as though you could step from one realm into the other. This is leopard country. Among the estimated less-than-1000 roaming Cape leopards, 35 of them live here, perfectly at home in the rocky mountain ranges. Our weekend begins with a sunset drive. We see blesbok, gemsbok, and even an African hare with its oversize ears illuminated by the setting sun. However, the animals that we are here to track – the leopard and caracal – remain elusive. I know the odds of seeing either are minimal and too much to hope for, but I do so all the same, gluing my eyes to the rugged horizon. Somewhere in the cracks and fissures of this rugged landscape, 35 leopards are getting ready to stalk the animals that we watch with delight and, click-whirr, capture on celluloid. Some unfortunate ones might be captured later by a leopard in another way. Seppi, our Namibian ranger, pulls up by the purple stained lake, arranges a bar, and offers us gin and tonics, complete with ice and a slice of lemon. As the gin warms my throat, I revel in my position at the top of the food chain. Sipping

Humans have always had a trigger-happy response to animals in South Africa. It is hard to believe that when Europeans first arrived in the Cape there was an abundance of large mammals, including lions, hyenas, and black rhinos and elephants. All have vanished, except the wily leopard, who has survived in the rugged fynbos and Karoo mountains. Written accounts of leopards in the Cape date back to the early 1600s. Then they were known as tijger, tiger or tiere. They were considered vermin, and there were records of them being shot in Bishopscourt, Newlands, Rondebosch and Hout Bay. Records suggest that the leopard population around Cape Town and the peninsula was already decimated by the mid-1800s. South Africa’s leopard expert, Dr Quinton Martins, known affectionately as tierman (leopard man) describes leopards as “beautiful, enigmatic creatures that epitomise wilderness”. But apart from the soulful response that they evoke, he explains that leopards are ecologically important. They are the top predator in the Cape, and by protecting them we simultaneously protect all the other animals that inhabit their ecosystem. Ecosystems are delicate and dynamic, with each part of the food chain playing an important role. Taking out a predator can create an even greater problem. Quinton explains: “Apex predators such as the leopard play a vital role in ensuring functioning ecosystems. As an apex predator, flagship species and umbrella species, leopards do very well for broader environmental conservation. One would also not draw the public’s attention as much if one were to start the Cape Angulate Tortoise Trust.” The Cape Leopard Trust, founded by Quinton in 2004, is working to help farmers understand that shooting leopards is not the solution. For one reason, when one leopard is killed, another swiftly moves in to take over its territory. Quinton stresses protecting the livestock rather than killing the predator. For example, farmers can keep livestock in an adequately fenced leopardproof kraal at night and use a combination of Anatolian sheepdogs and herders. Only two leopards have been killed since the trust was formed.

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Wild Cats in 021 Residents in the Cape Winelands are not only blessed with great wine and important historic architecture, but also with wild cats in their back yard. The Boland Project camera trap survey was initiated in March 2010. It observes an area that covers 2000km², incorporating the Limietberg and Du Toit’s Kloof mountains overlooking Paarl, the Jonkershoek mountains near Stellenbosch, the Hottentots-Holland Mountains in the Grabouw area, the Helderberg mountains of Somerset West and the Steenbras mountains above Gordon’s Bay. So far, the project has identified 52 adult leopards. At least 11 leopards live in the Helderberg and Kogelberg reserves. Caracal (rooikat) and African wildcat (vaalboskat) are also seen in the area.

Beware! Leopard’s crossing If you are in the Cape mountains, listen for bird and animal alarms – almost all animals have particular sounds that they make to warn others of the presence of a predator. If you see http:// capeleopard.org.za/research/black-eagle black eagles dive-bombing an animal, they are probably going for a leopard. Also look out for fresh leopard tracks: cats have retractable claws, so you won’t see many claw marks. They have two indentations on the back of the main pad, creating three bulges. A Cape leopard’s track is between 6.5cm and 8.5cm from the front of the longest toe to the back of the main pad. The tracks of females are smaller than the tracks of males, and a leopard’s front paws are bigger and rounder than its hind paws. Count your blessings if you see a leopard and don’t be scared. Cape leopards are too small to be a danger to people. There are no reports of attacks on people. However, if you corner them, or threaten a female’s cubs, they could be very dangerous. If you are ever lucky enough to see a leopard, best not to run away, it may mistake you for prey. Watch and enjoy the experience and if you can, take a photo, and send it to us. If you ever manage to take a photo of a leopard in the Boland mountains, please send it to boland@ capeleopard.org.za for them to try to identify the cat. And CC 021 Magazine (editor@021magazine. co.za). We’ll publish it!

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all predator cats, are difficult to track. Born in the Champagne region of France, Marine Drouilly has come to the Western Cape to study how leopards influence caracal populations. While studies of both leopards and caracals are scant, so far, no one has studied even the basic (spatial) ecology of caracals.

Night shot of leopard at Vergelegen courtesy of Jacques van Rensburg

Unlike leopards, caracals live in closae proximity to humans. They are opportunistic feeders who, in the absence of any other food, will even eat potatoes. Marine has received several calls from people that have spotted a caracal in their garden.

Back at Bushman’s Kloof, there is great excitement on Saturday morning. Seppi has spotted signs of a leopard kill, and before the sun has had a chance to chase away the evening chill, we’re off on another drive, nestled within khaki fleece-lined ponchos, our breath forming ghosts in the air.

While Marine regularly sees photos of caracals on cameras, until 17 June 2012 she had never seen one in the flesh. On that day, she wrote with great excitement on her blog: “I spotted my first caracal in the wild in the Cederberg mountains. The cat was walking in a vlei, its big black ears pricked up, vigilant to the surrounding noises. It was so beautiful! I wish I could have taken a picture before it disappeared in the reed bed.”

Motion-sensor cameras enable us to sight shy animals such as aardvark, aardwolf, African wildcat, cape fox, caracal, and genet. The cameras at Bushman’s Kloof have captured breathtaking images of leopards walking insouciantly in front of cameras. This morning we go to check activity at the site of a springbok carcass. Along the way, Seppi reads the landscape’s ancient hieroglyphics that I can’t interpret. Pointing at the dust, he says: “Here is a leopard paw print – you see, it’s a cat and has no nail imprints. Look here – you can see how it dragged the animal between its legs. See there is a spot of blood.” Suddenly a scene of struggle and carnage, life sacrificing itself to life, comes into clear focus. While we were eating a five-star meal, accompanied by wine, with mint and chocolate amuse bouche, leopards have been stalking and killing their prey, probably dragging it to a thick bush or rock crevice for safekeeping. The time prophesied in the bible when The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid (Isa: 11:6) has not yet come. Today technology has let us down. A flat battery means that there are no images on the camera. The next morning, we visit a bushman’s cave and examine recent paintings that are maybe 1500 years old. Images of tiny men with large arrows aimed at elephant. There are no leopards – perhaps they were as elusive then as now – but there is what appears to be a caracal. While leopards are the top cats, predators such as caracals are also significant. Caracals, like

In May this year a court row erupted over the culling of a leopard in Ceres in September 2011. At issue is whether the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (CapeNature) had the necessary authority to cull the leopard, which had caused losses for cattle farmers in the area. As there are believed to be less than 500 leopards left in the Cape’s mountains, the loss of a single leopard “is a genetic disaster and escalates the risk to the species locally,” claims Bool Smuts, the outspoken director of the Landmark Foundation, which researches leopards in the Western and Eastern Cape. Cape High Court Judge Sirai Desai postponed the matter for hearing from 21 August. There is one collared caracal in Bushman’s Kloof, called Easter, who has a cub called Rooibos. At R40 000, collars are not cheap, but they yield invaluable information. Marine’s passion for the caracals is palpable as she scans the horizon, intently moving a piece of equipment like a television aerial, back and forth. This detects signals from Easter’s collar. Suddenly, she picks up heartbeat-like beeps. “She’s close, very close. She must be in those bushes,” says Marine, pointing to some shrubs 20m away. We inch slowly forward. For a moment, the beeps remain constant, but then they suddenly stop. “She must have moved west,” says Marine, while Seppi, an eager accomplice in our tracking expedition, accelerates to the right. However, despite running around in circles for half an hour, we don’t pick up the signal again. 021 was hosted at Bushman’s Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat, Cederberg courtesy of Red Carnation.

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Leopards near Franschhoek vineyards Surrounded by the Klein Drakenstein and Wemmershoek mountains, the Wemmershoek Dam basin is a popular area for leopards. La Motte has a remote sensing camera situated on the tourist hiking trail, a mere 200m from the vineyards. It has recorded both a male and female leopard. The king cat is an adult male leopard who has been photographed at seven camera traps situated in and around the dam basin. Images of the first adult female leopard taken in May 2010 revealed that she had two small cubs. A few months later, CapeNature field rangers saw the female and her grown cubs during a routine patrol and enjoyed the rare privilege of observing them for a quarter of an hour. Leopards outside Stellenbosch On 9 May this year at 12.49am a leopard was caught on camera on Tokara Wine Estate. It was the first sighting of a Cape leopard on the Simonsberg. Watch out for Scott, the leopard, when you drive along the N2 One top cat, named Scott, needs to cross the N2 to patrol a territory that stretches from the southern peaks of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains, southwards through the Steenbras Nature Reserve and eastwards into the Kogelberg Nature Reserve! Another one, named Popeye, was captured on camera at nine different sites. He roams from the high peaks of the Hottentots-Holland that fringe Somerset-West, south-eastwards through the Groenlandberg, and south into the Houwhoek region. Leopards in a residential garden in Gordon’s Bay In September 2011 two Cape leopards, a mother with her cub, were discovered by a resident in a garden off Suikerbossie Drive. Conservation official Hayley-May Wittridge and her team were called to the scene, and as they tried to round a corner in the overgrown garden, they startled the cats. “The mother let me know that she was not happy,” Wittridge said. Leopards at Vergelegen in Somerset-West Researchers set up monitoring stations at Vergelegen and the estate installed cameras in two locations, each at a distance of about 1km from the wine cellar. On 14 October 2010 at 1.36am the first adult male Cape leopard triggered the camera. Since then three different male Cape leopards have been caught on camera in about 10 different sightings. Leopard hit by car Late in the evening on 6 August 2012, a motorist on Clarence Drive between Gordon’s Bay and Rooiels hit one of two Cape leopards. A management team was deployed to the scene to investigate the condition of the injured leopard, but the animal had fled the scene. It has not been found.

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was how South African author Damon Galgut described the Open Book Festival adding, “I had one of the best times I can remember in the nearly thirty years I’ve lived here.” This year’s festival (20 - 24 September) once again offers a feast of exhilarating talks and readings and the opportunity to meet and mingle with wordsmiths from every discipline, from poets to war correspondents and fiction writers that you normally only see lined up on your bookshelf, including established, popular authors such as Joanne Harris who charmed readers with her best selling Chocolat to hot newcomers like Nigerian Lola Shoneyin. For a full programme, visit www. openbookfestival.co.za Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan From Second World War Berlin and Paris to modern-day Baltimore and back, the prize-winning Half-Blood Blues is a haunting, deftly executed novel about truth and betrayal. Edugyan tells about a racially mixed group of jazz musicians who flee Berlin for Paris in the late 1930s before they fall prey to Nazi persecution. Edugyan’s is gifted in her ability to evoke time and place through street slang, black dialect, and jazz vernacular. When she describes a jam session, the reader hears the music.

Esi Edugyan The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth Do you suffer from uhtceare (a tendency to lie in bed before dawn worrying)? Did you know that it can lead to dysania (inability to get out of bed)? The Horologicon means “a book of things appropriate to each hour”. From encounters with office ultracrepidarians, lunchtime scamblers and six o’clock sturmovschinas to the post-work joys of thelyphthoric grinagogs and nimtopsical nympholepsy the reader follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. The sequel to The Etymologicon. The Horologicon Mark Forsyth Profile Books R194.00

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives Lola Shoneyin Serpent’s Tail R144.95

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin Set in Nigeria, this debut novel examines the jealousies and complexities of a polygamous family. The household of Baba Segi, a patriarch with three wives and many children, is upset by the arrival of a fourth wife, the young, well-educated, attractive Bolanle. As the novel is told from the alternating perspectives of the wives, the background of each woman prior to her marriage is revealed, providing insight into her fears and motivations. Baba Segi himself doesn’t have a voice until near the end of the story. The novel is deeply insightful about relationships and the idea of sacrificing one’s self for security. Lola Shoneyin Half Blood Blues Esi Edugyan Serpent’s Tail R149.00

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021 meets the author of the witty, ribald Sunday Times number one bestseller The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language How and when did your interest in the connections between words begin? I was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and I’ve never really recovered. Is your aim to entertain or educate? My plan was to write a book to be read on the lavatory. My highest literary aim was to give the world slightly more informative and entertaining emunctions. So I wanted to make people laugh, but not too hard. Just how intertwined is language? It’s everywhere, but you just don’t notice unless you stop and think. So awful (meaning bad) and awesome (meaning good) are quite obviously from the same root, but you’d never notice. You go further back and find that video and wisdom and the Sanskrit Vedas all come from the same root, which meant to see and understand.

everything is true. Almost everything in The Etymologicon is backed up by the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, what I liked most was chasing up more original citations, which can lead you to some very strange places. I particularly enjoyed finding an actual recipe for humble pie in a book of 1736 that nobody has seen in print since then. Are we losing something as more people use an increasingly bland form of English for commercial purposes? I don’t think there’s anything bland at all about commercial language. It contains amazing surprises. In The Etymologicon I tell the story of how a pharmaceutical company wanted a brand name for their new cough medicine, diacetylmorphine. The people who had tried it said the medicine made them feel wonderful and heroic. So they decided to call it heroin, which was a registered trademark right up till the First World War. Your book began as a blog, The Inky Fool. How big a following did you build on your blog and how long did it take to build? The blog began in 2009 as a place for me to tell amusing stories about the origins of words. It started slowly – I think all blogs do unless you’re a superstar – but I kept knocking out a post a day and by 2011 it was up to 10 000 hits a week, which is when I got an offer to write a whole book.

Apparently most of English springs from a root called proto Indo-European… Back in the 18th century there was a brilliant British classical scholar who went out to India to be a judge. He set himself to learn the ancient language of Sanskrit, from which the northern Indian languages derive. He realised that it was very, very, very like bits of Ancient Greek and Latin, and that they must have just been three dialects of a single language that existed before writing was invented. Since then people have discovered that the Germanic and Celtic languages come from the same origin. What’s lovely is that you can still hear some connections six millennia later. So the first syllable of Punjab, the land of the five rivers, still sounds like pentagon, the shape with five sides, or punch, the drink with five ingredients.

Have you been surprised at your success? Did you imagine that so many people are fascinated by words? I was absolutely flabbergasted when The Etymologicon got to no. 1 on the bestseller list, but I always knew that people are interested in words. The English language is so familiar to us, so much a part of our everyday lives, that to discover, for example, that cappuccinos are named after capuchin monks (who have creamy brown robes) is like discovering an incident you never knew about in the life of one of your best friends.

What is your favourite example of intertwining that you have come across? Bluetooth technology that unites your phone with your computer is named after King Harold Bluetooth who united the warring provinces of Denmark a thousand years ago (the chap who invented it was reading a historical novel at the time). That’s reasonably well known. But Harold Bluetooth had a daughter-in-law called Queen Gunhilda. When cannons were invented they used to name them after famous women and that’s why there was one in Windsor Castle called the Queen Gunhilda. That got shortened to Gunhilda and then to gun. And every single gun in the world is still named after her. So you’ve got two modern technologies named after one little family a thousand years ago, and nobody realises.

Will you ever run out of words? I shouldn’t think so. English is the largest language the world has ever known. There are 600 000 entries in the OED, and 50 000 words (give or take) in the average educated person’s vocabulary. So the few hundred interesting stories in The Etymologicon barely scratch the surface. And people are always thinking up new words. Only yesterday I was wondering what the fi in wi-fi internet stood for. It turns out that it doesn’t stand for anything, and is only there to make it sound like hi-fi, which came as a complete surprise to me.

How do you research it? Most of it is done in the British Library in London chasing up leads and hunting down references. The internet can be a wonderful resource, but you have to be very careful to make sure that

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Bel Ami (14 September) is the story of Georges Duroy, who travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach-ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession. It features some great performances from Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Robert Pattinson, and is a must for discerning viewers. Undoubtedly one of the best films of 2012, Flowers of War (21 September) is the latest masterwork from internationally celebrated director Zhang Yimou. Behind a walled church within the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937, the danger in the streets has thrown together an unimaginably contrary group of refugees: a flock of shell-shocked school children, a dozen provocatively seductive courtesans, and a renegade American posing as a priest to save his own skin (in an Oscar-worthy performance by Christian Bale). Trapped by marauding soldiers, over the next few days they will struggle not only to survive but also to do what seems impossible under the circumstances – understand and trust one another. The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in The Bourne Legacy (21 September) and expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films. A sharp, modern take on the Pygmalion myth, Ruby Sparks (21 September) is the story of a novelist’s character who inexplicably comes to life, only to prove far more complicated than even he could have imagined. With a light touch and a dash of magic realism, the first screenplay from actress and playwright Zoe Kazan takes an unpredictable route into fantasy, identity and the ways we invent love – and how love can reinvent us.

Action and sci-fi adrenaline junkies will enjoy Dredd (28 September), that takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot if necessary. The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Peter Travis bring Dredd to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s revered comic strip. In David Koepp’s action-packed Premium Rush (5 October), Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays one of New York’s most agile and aggressive bicycle messengers who gets more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day – a routine “premium rush” run – turns into a life-or-death chase through the streets of Manhattan. Based on true events, the dramatic thriller Argo (26 October) chronicles the covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis – the truth of which was unknown to the public for decades. It is directed by Ben Affleck who plays a CIA “exfiltration” specialist who comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies. In The Words (23 November) Bradley Cooper plays a writer who publishes his first book, one that takes the literary world and the public imagination by storm. Friends breathlessly recommend it, critics rave about it, it’s everywhere – from book clubs, to airliners, to college campuses. With a voice that’s fresh, and a wisdom about life that somehow seems to be timeless, Rory becomes an instant literary star. Charismatic, talented, intelligent, the young author seems to have it all: a beautiful life, a loving wife (Zoë Saldana), the world at his fingertips – and it’s all because of his words. But whose words are they? And whose story is this, after all?

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Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in Skyfall (30 November), the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. Directed by Sam Mendes, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Film reviews The NT Live series at Cinema Nouveau offers three great plays that were filmed live at the National Theatre in London. On 12 October, Simon Stephens’ adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time offers a richly theatrical exploration of the touching and bleakly humorous, award-winning novel by Mark Haddon. It tells of a 15-year-old boy who wants to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington the dog. On 16 November, Stephen Beresford’s The Last of the Haussmans examines the fate of the revolutionary generation and offers a funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that’s losing its grip. Julie Walters plays Judy Haussman, a high-school dropout who is anarchic and feisty but growing old, and holds court in her dilapidated Art Deco house on the Devon coast. And on 7 December, Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Timon of Athens, Shakespeare’s strange fable of conspicuous consumption, debt and ruin, written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton.

Movies selected by Daniel Derecksen, who has been teaching workshops in screenwriting, creative writing and filmmaking throughout South Africa for the past 18 years. If you’re an aspiring storyteller, The Writing Studio’s The Write Journey will teach you the fundamentals of telling a compelling story. Visit www.writingstudio.co.za or email info@writingstudio.co.za.

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021 asked you to name your favourite sushi place in town. Here are some of your top choices:

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Shehaam Damon Hendricks Salushi in Claremont has the best salmon roses ever! Yummy! Alana Leigh Johns Lemon butter in Tygerwaterfront Marilyn Levendal Bolton CTFM in Steenberg Village June Anne A great value place to delight in yummy sushi is Active Sushi in Strand Street.

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Akhona Wang-Yen Zimasa Mapundu Wakame, Mouille Point

Visit Peru without leaving Cape Town, suggests Ciro DeSiena. Stepping into a McDonald’s makes you feel like you could be anywhere in the world. In exactly the opposite way, stepping into Keenwä, on Waterkant Street in the heart of Cape Town, transports you to only one location: Peru. The Andean country has experienced a myriad of cultural influences, ranging from a historic Chinese slave population to the Spanish conquest of the land. These and many more have created and fostered a cuisine which is quite unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Owner German de la Melena personally took my better half and me on a culinary vacation to a country about which he is extremely passionate and knowledgeable. The highlight is certainly ceviche. Essentially Peru’s national dish, cubes of raw fish are cured in lime juice and topped with red onions and coriander, resulting in a taste that is somewhere between Carpaccio and sashimi, which happen to be two of my favourite things on the planet. The mains are hearty, and if you’ve been a bit too brave with starters, there’s almost no way you’ll finish the portion. Flavours are earthy; the foundations of the dishes are rice and quinoa, but layered with textures and spices that are sometimes curious but entirely unique. The meal was rounded off perfectly with a portion of lucuma fruit ice-cream. Close to coffee ice-cream in appearance, this otherworldly fruit is handmade into a creamy sorbet which will confuse as much as it delights. I wish I could say “it tastes like …” but I just can’t, because like most of that evening, similarities and references just fail. Keenwä is located on the “fan walk” just before the foot bridge over Buitengracht. The upstairs bar is a great venue for a before- or after-dinner drink. 021 419 2633, www.keenwa.co.za

Stephan Ritter Food Lover’s Market in Willowbridge, Tygervalley

Upper Eastside Hotel Tucked away in a corner on Brickfield Road in Woodstock is a breath of fresh air: the funky Upper Eastside Hotel. Dinner is served in the Liberty Restaurant set in an airy double-volume space (take a warm jacket in winter!). Adjacent is the e-street bar where an array of hip cocktails are mixed. The welcome is warm and friendly and the staff efficient and professional. The menu is varied and offers something for everyone, from weekly seasonal specials, lighter meals such as burgers and wraps, to a short tapas menu. The fine dining menu is comprehensive and ambitious. My partner sampled the tempura prawns – alas they were soggy and heavily battered. My chilli prawns from the tapas menu were more successful, but beware of the chilli burn! Our main courses were much more on standard, with delicious, perfectly grilled char siu salmon, served with crunchy stir-fried vegetables – a good dish. Also enjoyed was the Thai chicken and prawn curry. Both dishes were beautifully presented. For dessert, my partner opted for an off-the-menu fruit platter and basil sorbet whipped up by chef Simon. Again the presentation was spot on and enticing, with the refreshing sorbet complementing the fruit. For chocolate lovers, there is a special chocolate dessert menu! The Amarula and dark chocolate fondant hit the spot. The atmosphere is great and you will be sitting on some of the most comfortable dining chairs in Cape Town! Tuesdays and Thursday offer live music, so be sure to book well in advance for a good night out. Liberty Restaurant Upper East Side Hotel 31 Brickfield Road Woodstock, 021 4040570 www. uppereastsidehotel.co.za

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Stephen Bell Beluga in Green Point – best for sushi as well as for setting Lindsay Meyerowitz 1890 Sushi House, Observatory Penny Smorenburg Rock Sushi in Meadowridge Séan Kelly Wasabi at Constantia Village Nikki van Rensburg Hong’s in Stadium on Main in Claremont. We have tried all the very fancy places in the 021 area, and we always come back to it. Michelle Smith My house! Tableview!

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GOING FOR GREEN If you are searching for delicious, The Greenhouse is a great place to start.

It is a wild winter evening when we arrive at Cellars-Hohenort in Constantia. A fleet of cars are lined up outside the restaurant, belonging not to guests, as we are later told, but to kitchen staff. While there’s a waiting list to eat at The Greenhouse, on this wet and windy night, there are many cancelations, leaving a ratio of 14 chefs to 17 diners. Eating at The Greenhouse must be a very different experience on a balmy summer evening, with the outside/inside design offering views of the hotel’s breathtaking gardens. The space works well, but differently in winter, when rain beats a soothing calypso on the window panes creating an intimate ambience in a dining area which has limited seating, for just 45 people. On the cover of The Greenhouse’s menu is an unattributed quote: “A beautiful plate of food is eaten with the eyes first.” Indeed, the presentation of the food at The Greenhouse is fabulous. It’s a burlesque show with dishes arriving in a dazzling variety of costumes: popping coyly out of ostrich eggs or wrapped in a swathe of carbon dioxide steam. The visual variety references a cross-cultural array of aesthetics – Grand Chef Peter Tempelhoff’s globetrotting gastronomic lifestyle is evident in the plates alone, which range from New York city-slicker-style rectangular glass to Japanese wabi-sabi-style wooden. Emphasising the visual stimulation are different waiters who bring out our various dishes throughout the evening, giving the effect of an entire host of people taking care of us. A

constant in all this fluctuation is the sommelier. I have a real soft spot for these characters. I love how, under their gentle tutelage, wine assumes an aura of magic. All my best evenings have a lot to do with these people steering me gently towards a state of story-filled inebriation. Slightly stooped, Joshua Crowe carries a tinge of Gormenghast melancholy. Whilst the presentation of the food makes far-flung geographic references, the wines selected (with the exception of one) come from the Constantia area, giving a deeply rooted feeling that balances the otherwise exotic influences. Now for the food: fabulous and fascinating. The tasting menu consists of four courses. Each plate contains such a fascinating array of detail. My partner says, “You can spend the entire evening just figuring out what you are eating.” The influence of master Japanese chefs Kiyomi Mikuni and Yoshi Takazawa, with whom Peter recently spent time, reflects in the first dish I tried: the blackened yellowtail and West Coast oysters. This was my least favourite part of an evening that increasingly stroked my taste buds. I just don’t like chilled soba noodles. The oyster, nature’s perfect food, was adulterated beyond recognition. I believe the flavour of an oyster cannot be improved, and deserves to be revered in its naked glory. Still, the delicate slices of blackened yellowtail and the apple wasabi pannacota were divine. The Foie Grasnola and Big Numnum brought sighs of appreciation from my partner who said, “Thank goodness for something voluptuous: I’m

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hungry, after all.” The crunchy honey nut granola in this dish worked with surprisingly good effect alongside the succulent foie grass. My Cape Malay Kabeljou was exquisite. Lobster dhal, aubergine ragout, coconut jelly and crispy onions were served on a plate while the spicy bisque bubbled separately in a cute potjie, allowing me to spoon it as I pleased. It was accompanied by my new favourite wine, the Groot Constantia Shiraz 2010, a red that is light enough to serve with fish. By the time we reached the puddings, we had cosied up close to perfection. The Naartjie and Baobab was utterly delicious. Served in a coconut dish and eaten with a wooden spoon, it hinted at tropical Copacabana nights. Maybe more suited to the current weather was the sublime Camembert cheesecake. Whilst Grand Chef Peter Tempelhoff is acclaimed for his imaginative, conceptual approach to cooking, speaking to him later, he emphasised his respect for simplicity, stressing that local, carefully selected ingredients and indigenous flavours are the mainstay of his approach to cooking at The Greenhouse. His eyes glaze over when he remembers his favourite meal, an impromptu and informal affair in an inconspicuous Japanese restaurant run by a husband and wife. The Greenhouse menu ends with the words Good food is the shortest-lived art, but I enjoyed an evening of sensual pleasure that will linger pleasantly in my memory for a long time. The Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenort, 93 Bommersvlei Road, Constantia, 021 794 2137

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021’s Dawn Kennedy discovers where to slake the global thirst for gourmet tea in Cape Town. Tea, the staple beverage in the East, is becoming the drink of choice for an increasing number of people. Many are exploring ancient cultures and traditions and discovering the pleasures of, for example, the Japanese tea ceremony and Indian chai. As the pace of life increases, tea is touted for its contemplative, even spiritual, qualities in preference to its more hyperactive counterpart – coffee. But think beyond milky rooibos or mugs of stewed tea, thick with sugar. We are returning to the luxury of loose-leaf tea, which, in defiance of instant gratification, takes time to brew. Loose-leaf only “With tea leaves you learn to slow down and appreciate the potent natural energy of the earth, water and its plant gifts,” explains Oways owner Lisa Tsai. With a menu consisting of over 70 Nigiro teas, Oways offers the widest range of loose-leaf teas in Cape Town. Ranging from roasted mate tea from Argentina to unique rooibos blends, Oways teas are sourced from over 20 countries. Lisa says that the drinking of loose-leaf tea is not a new culture, but the revival of an old tradition, enjoyed by all our grandmothers. Tea bags first appeared commercially nearly 100 years ago, thanks to a thrifty New York tea merchant Thomas Sullivan. The tea bags resembled small sacks. It was only in 1944 that the familiar rectangular tea bag was invented. While tea bags have had a deleterious effect on the quality of the tea we drink, they have led to the development of a new art form in the

Netherlands – tea bag folding – which, since 2000, has spread and become a popular craft in the US and UK. Still, you won’t spot any tea bags lurking at Oways. Here, loose-leaf tea is stocked in cylindrical tin jars and brewed in special tea pots with perforated glass receptacles that are placed in glass pots. Tea is served with a timer as each tea has an optimal brewing time. Equally important is the water temperature. Whereas black and rooibos teas are best brewed at 100 degrees, green and oolong teas prefer lower temperatures. The bitterness that many attribute to these teas only occurs when they are brewed at 100 degrees. Lower temperatures elicit the subtle grassy, citrus tones of the tea. If you are used to drinking strong, milky tea with sugar, ordering from the menu can be a challenge. A tea tasting is a great introduction to the intricate range of flavours available. For my tasting, Lisa chooses six samples of tea from categories of green, oolong, black, fruit infusion and rooibos. The colours green and black describe the amount of fermentation: green tea is not fermented at all, black is fermented the most and oolong is moderately fermented. Whilst Lisa is a native of Taiwan and grew up drinking only oolong tea, she now enjoys rooibos, for which she developed a taste when she came to Cape Town at age 13. Lisa encourages South Africans to appreciate their indigenous rooibos and honeybush teas, grown

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Herbal tea created at Babylonstoren’s new Greenhouse Tea Garden. Babylonstoren is situated 4km from the R45 between Franschhoek and Paarl. 021 863 3852. www.babylonstoren.com

in the Cederberg and near Port Elizabeth. While overseas visitors often buy bags of rooibos tea to take home, locals rarely order its variants from the menu. She suspects this is because of overexposure to poor quality tea throughout their childhood. I plan to work my way through all 70 blends on the menu at Oways. So far my favourite is the Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls, which is a limited-production jasmine tea from the Chinese province of Fujian. Long-leaf tips are infused with freshly cut jasmine blossoms and then hand-rolled into small pearls that unfurl delicately as the tea brews. Nectar of the gods The Tibetan Teahouse grew out of owners Maryna Kruger and Anna Slabbert’s yearning to create a sacred space. Inside, a recording of the ubiquitous Buddhist mantra om mani padme hum blends with the scent of sandalwood incense to dissolve away your troubles. The walls, painted in the rich orange hues of Tibetan Buddhism and decorated with mandalas and silk paintings known as thankas, create a warm, full-hearted space. Tea is served in hand-carved wooden teacups and saucers, since Tibetan folklore states that “drinking tea from a wooden cup makes you handsome, popular and wise”. These traditional artefacts, sourced from Bhutan, are becoming increasingly difficult to find as they are being replaced by inferior and costly tourist versions.

A CHOICE OF WHERE TO SIP IT IN STYLE High Tea

Here is the only place in Cape Town where you can sample Tibetan butter tea. Tibetan nomads are said to drink up to 40 cups of this salty beverage a day to counteract the cold at high altitudes. They mix it with barley that has been cooked in sand, sifted and ground to a fine powder, which is then mixed with the tea to make nutritious balls that they eat throughout the day. As Anna says, it’s probably better to think of butter tea as a soup. To suit western palettes, the teahouse serves a mild version of the tea, using ordinary butter that is churned with milk and with only a touch of salt added. However, even without the wild flavour of yak butter, the tea is surprising to our palettes.

The Mount Nelson Hotel Gardens – daily morning tea from 9.30am–12.30pm, and afternoon tea from 2.30–5.30pm with live music. Try the signature Mount Nelson Tea, a blend of six teas with rose petals from the hotel’s very own garden. 76 Orange Street, Gardens, 021 483 1948 Table Bay Hotel,– daily high tea from 2.30–5.30pm. V&A Waterfront, 021 406 5918 One&Only Hotel – high tea daily from 2.30– 5.30pm, with a selection of oolong, green, black, white, infused and fruit teas. V&A Waterfront, Dock Road, 021 431 5800

More accessible is the divine home-made chai tea. One sip and I’m surrounded by the swish of silk saris. The secret to this delicious beverage is in blending whole cardamon pods; the remaining stringy pieces are chopped with scissors before adding an equal amount of cinnamon and a pinch of white and black pepper. This leaves remnants of cardamon at the bottom of each cup, which are delicious to chew. Simply splendid The high vaulted wooden ceilings in The Lounge at the Table Bay Hotel evokes the grandeur of bygone days, when the idle rich nibbled delicately on cucumber sandwiches to fill the empty hours between lunch and dinner. The Table Bay is the only hotel in Africa serving TWG, which describes itself as the finest luxury tea brand in the world. It’s not an empty boast. High tea at Table Bay is a truly sumptuous three-course affair. Each course is paired with a tea selected from a list of recommendations. The first course, a selection of quiches and sandwiches, is enjoyed with the mesmerising crown jewel flower. This tea does a delicate dance as it brews: white tea leaves are handsewn around an amaranth flower, which takes eight minutes to unfurl and sink to the bottom of the glass pot before it is ready to drink. Next, scones, served with thick clotted cream, tangy lemon curd and home-made grape jam, are accompanied by an intoxicating earl grey, infused with citrus fruits and speckled with French blue cornflowers. The grand finale, a splendid array of deserts, deserves to be enjoyed with something special: I choose Bain de Rose Tea, infused with the scent of delicate rose buds, picked in the area of Grasse during May when France’s Provence luxuriates in their incomparable scent.

Grande Provence, Franschhoek – high tea on Saturdays and Sundays from 3–5pm with Earl Grey lavender, tropical green, golden chamomile herbal, English breakfast, southern mint herbal, white pear, sweet ginger peach, Bombay chai and dragon eye oolong. Off Main Road, Franschhoek, 021 876 8600 Grande Roche Hotel Paarl – daily high tea from 3–5pm (Saturdays from 9am–2pm) with 21 different teas. Plantation Street, Paarl, 021 863 5100 Vineyard Hotel – daily high tea from noon–3pm with a variety of Twinings and Dilmah teas. 54 Colinton Road, Newlands, 021 657 4500 12 Apostles Hotel – daily from 2–6pm. Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 021 437 4015

Soon near you? In June this year, McDonald’s launched “bubble tea” in their 800 German McCafés. Bubble tea, a Taiwanese invention (boba tea), has won a following in Asia, North America and Europe, but with its endorsement from the fast-food giant, it might soon become a full-on global trend. To prepare for it, here is a first glimpse at what it’s made of: tea (black, white or green) and hot water, plus a choice of seven flavours of syrup, flavoured tapioca balls (mango, strawberry, lychee) and two jelly options (passion fruit and coffee). Bubble tea is served with an oversized straw from a big, open cup. Ads promoting the tea feature Chinese comedy character Chan McTi, who wields the straws like a kung fu-inspired chopstick artist (check him out on YouTube). Boasting over 250 different combinations, bubble tea stirs up the inner child to play with food, but consumer watch groups criticise the concoction strongly for being overly calorie-laden, and non-nutrient. Bubble tea sells for a minimum of €2,69 (R28).

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The Cape Grace – daily high tea from 11am–6pm, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, 021 410 7100 Lord Charles Hotel – daily afternoon tea from 2.30–5.30pm with 10 different Dilmah teas. Corner Faure and Stellenbosch roads, Somerset West, 021 855 1040 Tea Rooms Nigiro Tea Merchants – at Origin Coffee Roasting, 8.30am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–2pm Sat–Sun. 28 Hudson Street, De Waterkant, 021 421 1000 Oways – with 66 teas, 7.30am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–2pm Sat. Heritage House, 20 Dreyer Street, Claremont, 021 671 2850 Tibetan Tea House (Sophea Gallery) – with spiced chai and Tibetan salty butter tea, 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. 2 Harrington Road, Simon’s Town, 021 786 1544

CBD: City Bowl Market on Hope 9am–2pm Saturdays Housed in an exquisite old building which was formerly a Zionist hall, Jehovah’s Witness church and Hindu temple. The City Bowl Market on Hope is the place to meet friends and feed the family, while stocking the larder with a range of homemade delicacies. It caters for the whole family with a garden and jungle gym for the kids, draft beer for the dads and lots of goodies to tempt and torment the fussiest of foodies. Plenty of parking available. Every fourth Saturday of the month the City Bowl Fashion Market hosts more than 30 designers. 14 Hope Street, Gardens, 073 270 8043, www.citybowlmarket.co.za Century City: Natural Goods Market 9am–2pm first Sunday of the month It’s the perfect place to chill out with friends and family. If you like to buy your produce fresh and organic, support creative arts and designers, listen to great live music or adopt a pet from African Tails, then this is the place. Stalls are kept cool on the lawns under Bedouin stretch tents. Central Park, Park Lane, Century City, 021 531 2173, naturalgoodsmarket@gmail.com

Large variety of stalls and entertainment in the spacious setting of the school grounds. Live bands performing. Entrance is free. Durbanville: Durbanville Craft Market 8.30am–2pm first Saturday of the month A lovely setting in the middle of Durbanville, in a park under old oak trees, right next to the appropriately named Rust-en-Vrede Cultural Centre (great breakfast!), with 200 stalls selling quality crafts. 072 173 1040, www. durbanvillecraftmarket.co.za Franschhoek: Farmer’s Market 9am–2pm Saturdays (September until late April) Local fresh produce under the trees at the Dutch Reformed Church. Huguenot Street (Main Road), 073 967 3790

Constantia: Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair 10am–4pm every 2nd and 4th Sunday Loads of antiques and collectables for sale, refreshments available. Free entry and parking. Alphen Centre Hall, Constantia Main Road, 084 626 7499.

Gardens: Life.Style & Eco Fair (formerly Obs Holistic Lifestyle Fair) 10am–4pm first Sunday of every month The Fair’s 100 holistic, alternative, organic and eco-friendly exhibitors showcase more conscious, wholesome, juicier ways of living. Sample a selection of the best health, wellness, vegetarian/vegan/halaal, organic, “green”, bespoke art and artisanal products and services. Lifestyle films and talks. Gardens Commercial High School, off Paddock Avenue and cnr Hatfield and St.John’s streets, 021 788 8088, www. holisticlifestylefair.yolasite.com

Constantia: Waldorf School’s Organic & Biodynamic Market 11am–3pm Fridays (during school term) Specialises in fresh organic produce, seasonal veggies, fruit, and a great variety of really yummy breads, all sourced locally. Plus medicinal, local, dried herbs, freshly squeezed lemonades (with and without sugar), pancakes and small lunches made with the freshest ingredients.

Hout Bay: Bay Harbour Market 5–9pm Fridays, 9.30am–4pm Saturdays and Sundays Located in an old fish factory, Bay Harbour Market consists of over 100 traders, offering fresh and prepared foods, art, craft, fashion and interior design. Key features include a seafood braai and live music. When it’s on, it is the place to be in Hout Bay. 31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay, 082 570 5997, www.facebook.co.za/bayharbour

Constantia: Waldorf School’s Night Market 5–9pm last Friday of the month (closed during school holidays)

Rondebosch: Craft Market 9am–2pm every second Saturday of the month

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Over 100 stalls of quality hand-crafted goods, clothing, jewellery, woodwork, candles, and food. Set under the old oaks of Rondebosch Park, the Craft Market is great for families. Cnr Campground and Sandown roads, 021 531 4236 Rondebosch: Village Market 7.30am–12pm Saturdays Organic farm produce, books, DVDs, greeting cards, soaps, jewellery and special diet foods. St Andrews Road (next to library off Belmont Road bridge), 021 696 5749 Somerset West: Country Craft Market 9am–1pm Saturdays, incl. 3, 10, 16, 17 Dec, 28 Jan, 11, 25 Feb Outdoor art and craft market with 200 stalls. Includes a beer and braai tent. Southey’s Vines, 186 Main Road, 021 852 6608, 021 843 3287 Stellenbosch: Fresh Goods Market 9am–2pm Saturdays The Winelands gourmet-styled open-air market with slowfood purveyors of high quality eats, fresh produce, preserves, boutique wines, artisan beers, lifestyle accessories and design. Picnic lawns, shaded oak trees, parking. Oude Libertas Estate, cnr Adam Tas/Oude Libertas, 021 886 8415, 072 416 4890 Tokai: Porter Estate Produce Market 9am–1pm Saturdays Bordered by Tokai Forest and Table Mountain National Park, this outdoor market is not your hectic buy-and-run Saturday market shopping experience. It’s great for a sumptuous

Spring time is market time. Apart from the regular markets listed here, a lot of special events are staged, often rather spontaneously. One that strikes us particularly is a Chinese one held at the Chinese School in Observatory (at the very end of Liesbeek Road, just behind the Wild Fig Restaurant). It has food stalls and a second-hand book fair. 23 September 10am–4pm. More info from Mr Lai at 083 409 3229.

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breakfast and serious moer koffie, for watching the kids play, or to walk the dogs (on a leash). Sample natural and organic foods from local producers, browse the gift stalls, and bask in the glorious setting while the local marimba band jams Africa style. R5 entrance per car. Gail 082 334 5434, www. outdoormarket.co.za Tygervalley: The Willowbridge Slow Market 9am–2pm Saturdays High street market set in the open-air atrium of Willowbridge’s trendy café and shopping retail space with seasonal produce, preserves, bakes, slow food, lifestyle accessories and design. Easy parking. Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre, 39 Carl Cronje Drive, 021 886 8514, 072 416 4890 Woodstock: Neighbourgoods Market in the Old Biscuit Mill 9am–2pm Saturdays The mother of all urban markets. Hip, busy, great variety of food. The serious customers come before 11am, the late wakers pop in for their coffee fix, followed by oysters and sauvignon. A place to see and be seen. 373–375 Albert Road, 082 370 4075

more markets in the 021 area: Newlands: DEAN STREET FOOD MARKET in Dean Street Arcade, gourmet food, Wednesdays 11am–2pm City Centre: EARTH FAIR MARKET on St George’s Mall, mostly food, Thursdays 11am–3pm Noordhoek: EARTH FAIR MARKET at the Noordhoek Farm Village, mostly food, Thursdays 4–8.30pm City Centre: FRENCH MARKET at Alliance Francaise, 155 Loop Street, CBD, French delicacies, Fridays 10am–2pm (excl. school holidays) Milnerton: FLEA MARKET, R27 Otto du Plessis Road, Saturdays and Sundays, 7am–4pm Rondebosch: BAXTER FOOD AND GOODS MARKET outside the Baxter Theatre Complex on Main Road, 071 493 4329, Sundays 10.30am–5pm De Waterkant: CAPE QUARTER VILLAGE MARKET, 27 Somerset Road, 079 354 2497, Sundays 10am–3pm Muizenberg: FLEA MARKET, Sunrise Circle, especially busy on Sundays 8am–4pm Woodstock: MARKET AT THE PALMS, 145 Sir Lowry Road, specialising in food from the West Coast, 021 462 0394, every 2nd Saturday 9am–2pm (8, 22 Sept, 13, 27 Oct, 10, 24 Nov, 8, 22 Dec) Franschhoek: CHRISTMAS MARKET Town Hall, 072 254 7722, 26 Oct to 4 Nov, daily 9am–6pm, Sundays 10am–4pm

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My choice of the season, by Winifred Bowman Groenland Sauvignon Blanc 2012 Sparkly green-gold colour with lively lime, gooseberry, ripe fig, lychee and grapefruit aromas that waft from the glass. This is just the invitation one needs! On the palate all the tropical fruits pole-dance around the zesty acid core with energy and harmony. This wine finishes with juicy persistence, leaving you wanting more. Serve well-chilled. This overdelivers on value, so stock up! Contact: www.groenland.co.za; 021 903 8203 Chabivin Mademoiselle Mégane NV Welcome spring with a flurry of bubbles! Made purely from Chardonnay and nurtured in the bottle for four years for better enjoyment. This is rich and honeyed with never-ending strings of fine bubbles. On the nose the notes of freshly baked brioche, marzipan and crisp apple immediately seduce. The creamy, concentrated lemon and lime zest sing soprano in the mouth to the lengthy piecrust flavours on the finish. Just moreish! Contact: www.chabivin.co.za; hendrik@chabivin.co.za; 021 880 1643 Anatu Rose 2011 Bright pink with spicy redcurrant, wild strawberry, blood orange aromas jumping out the glass. Made from Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Cinsault grapes – the Rhône river valley varieties that grow so well in South Africa. This is a serious style of pink wine with sappy red berry flavours filling the mouth, joined by a chorus of ginger biscuit, dry lavender, heather and a hint of cinnamon. The light oaking gives extra complexity to this yummy wine that finishes with an echo of red fruit flavours. Contact: www.anatu.co.za; sales@anatu.co.za; 083 307 9333

Andy Mitchell Chenin Blanc 2011 Made from grapes from the now-famous Swartland region, this wine has plenty to say. Light yellow-gold in colour with knockout aromas of baked apple and cinnamon, peardrops, pineapple and lemon peel. All these flavours explode on the palate in a super-rich liquid silk wave that just goes on and on. The subtle oak adds weight to the already complex mouthfeel, but is restrained and harmonious. The wonderfully pure lemon crème brûlée finish stimulates the taste buds – give me some more! Contact: www.andymitchellwines.com; andy@ andymitchellwines.com; 083 558 5085

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Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate: The Grande Provence 2007 The Grande Provence is a blend of the noble varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The special vineyards on the steep slope overlooking the cellar wink at visitors in anticipation of the applause. Stately and regal, the layered aromas of blackberry liqueur, violet, dark mint chocolate and exotic spice, along with an earthy fynbos whiff, instantly make one take notice. Hugely silky, rich and complex with a rounded mouthfeel and the flavours intensifying by the second, mounting impressively and saturating the mouth with fruit, spices, and perfume. No wonder it is regularly served at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship Anniversary Dinners at Windsor Castle. For really special occasions – but is every day not special? Contact: www.grandeprovence.co.za; enquiries@grandeprovence.co.za; 021 876 8600 De Krans Cape Vintage Port 2009 With summer still on the horizon, something is needed for those occasional cold snaps! This is a Cape benchmark Port-style wine from Portuguese varieties, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca and Souzão – a mouthful, but so is the wine! It is pitch black and dense, with aromas of dark berries and plums, dark chocolate, Christmas cake and aromatic spices. Sweet, opulent and velvety in the mouth with concentrated berries and spice flavours, finishing with a delicious nutty grip. This will keep the cold away! Contact: dekrans@mweb. co.za; www.dekrans.co.za

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My best of the season by Tatiana Marcetteau 2009 De Grendel Winifred white blend from Durbanville Few places on earth offer such a spectacular view: De Grendel allows you to marvel at Table Mountain, the city of Cape Town and the Atlantic Seaboard all at once. This wine was blended to be a true food complementary wine: excellent with cheeses or even with meat dishes. The blend consists of 44% Semillon, 30% Viognier, 26% Chardonnay. Gold in colour, the nose has an aroma of white flower and dried fruit. The palate explodes with citrus and tropical flavours at first, followed by sweet peach and dried apricot, finishing off with a butterscotch undertone. The wine spends time in oak which makes it a full-bodied wine with ageing potential. Tatiana Marcetteau is sommelier at Harveys at Winchester Mansions, 221 Beach Road, Sea Point, 021 434 2351, www.winchester.co.za

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Exceptional Dining in the Mother City Lunch Dinner & Degustation Menu Food & Wine Pairing Experience classical cuisine in an elegant setting where innovative combinations of flavours and textures delight even the most jaded palate. Sommeliers advise on pairing wines from an extensive selection of local and international wines.

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8 SEPT 7AM / TRU-CAPE KOGELBERG MOUNTAIN RACE Pringle Bay, 079 413 6610 7.30AM / MEDIHELP TEKKIE CHALLENGE Jan Kriel School, Kuils Rivier, 021 903 0434, www.runnersworld.co.za 8AM / HEXKOEL ORCHARD PS ROAD RACE Orchard Primary School, Boland, 072 222 6925, www.runnersworld.co.za 8AM / CELLAR2CELLAR TRAIL RUN & WINE 12KM AMD 20KM EXPERIENCE Starting and finishing at Blaauwklippen off the R44 near Stellenbosch. Six wine farms offer spectators wines along with Portobello cheeses and music, 082 9244083, www.cellar2cellar.co.za 2PM / CUTTY SARK WINTER SERIES Yacht racing, Royal Cape Yacht Club, Duncan Road, 021 421 1354, www.rcyc.co.za 9 SEPT 8AM / KLEIN KAROO ECO ULTRA WALK from Prince Albert over the Swartberg Mountain Pass to Kruisriver, Seweweekspoort and Montagu. Prince Albert, 082 883 0093, www.ecoventures.co.za FIRST ROBBEN ISLAND TRIATHLON Morning triathlon of 400m swim in the harbour, 14km cycle and 4km run, afternoon race of 800m swim, 27km cycle and 6km run. 082 564 5345, www.tri-robbenisland.com 10–12 SEPT / MALCOLM TODD CHAMPIONSHIP Archery, Bellville Archery Club, Hoheizen Crescent (inside the Tygerberg Nursery), Bellville, 021 913 3721 15 SEPT 7AM / BEACHCOMER RACE AGAINST CRIME 15KM Strandfontein Sports Complex, Spine Road, Strandfontein, 082 926 5840, www.wpa.org.za 7.30AM / THE CRAZY STORE TABLE MOUNTAIN CHALLEGE 37km trail run around Table Mountain for professional athletes and novice runners to enjoy an off-road course traversing fynbos slopes, indigenous forest, and mountain streams. The trail also passes through the Orange Kloof area. 021 424 4760, www.trailrunning.co.za 16 SEPT 7AM / ARD 3 VLEIS 10KM & 5KM An educational race along historical sites, Fairmont High School, Durbanville, 082 574 5323, www.runnersworld.co.za 9AM / CAR RACING MIKE CAMERON TRACK DAY Killarney Racetrack, Potsdam Road, www.motorsport.co.za 3PM / PSL CHIPPA UNITED VS BIDVEST WITS Athlone Stadium, Klipfontein Road, Bridgetown, www.psl.co.za 17–18 SEPT / WESTERN CAPE GOLF PGA 2x2 PRO AM, Stellenbosch

22 SEPT 7AM / JONKERSHOEK HALF MARATHON The first 4km is run through town, before runners head into the mountains, via vineyards, and back down the Eerste River. Coetzenberg Athletics Stadium, Stellenbosch, 021 808 4689 9AM / ARCHERY / WP INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Protea Sports Club, Main Road, Retreat, 072 305 6941, www.archerysa.org 10 AM / CAR RACING NATIONAL WESBANK SUPER SERIES Killarney Racetrack, Potsdam Road, www.motorsport.co.za 12PM / WORLD RHINO DAY TRAIL RUN 12KM AND 6KM Five scheduled on the same day in five different provinces. The proceeds go toward Rhino Conservation. Tokai Forest 2.30PM / ACA JOE CAPE TOWN 5KM FUN RUN & 5 X 4.2KM RELAY Green Point Common, 021 699 0615, www. runnersworld.co.za TBA / DHL WESTERN PROVINCE VS GWK GRIQUAS ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division. Also playing are the DHL Western province under-21 team v Platinum Leopards under-21 team. DHL Newlands Stdium, Boundary Road, Newlands, www. wprugby.co.za 23 SEPT / 6.30AM / CAPE TOWN MARATHON AND FUN RUN The full marathon starts in Adderley Street, and finishes in Vlei Road after completing a loop that includes Rondebosch Common and Seapoint. The 10km race will loop in and around the city centre. There will also be a 5km fun run and a 5 x 4.2km relay for clubs, companies and schools taking place on Saturday 22 September. Adderly Street, 021 699 0615, www. ctmarathon.co.za 24 SEPT 6AM / BAINSKLOOF PASS ULTRA MARATHON & HALF MARATHON 63.3km, 31.65km and 6km Huguenot High Sports Field, Wellington, 084 311 7765, 079 936 0532, www. runnersworld.co.za 8AM / STEENBERG VINEYARD TRAIL 6.5km and 13 km, Steenberg Estate, www.topevents.co.za/calendar/steenbergvineyard-trail 26 SEPT / 7.30PM / PSL CHIPPA UNITED VS BLOEM CELTIC Athlone Stadium, Klipfontein Road, Bridgetown, www.psl.co.za 27–30 SEPT / CRICKET SUNFOIL SERIES CAPE COBRAS VS KNIGHTS Boland Park, Langenhoven Street, Paarl, 021 862 4580 29 SEPT 7AM / TOTAL WHALE FESTIVAL HALF MARATHON & 6KM FUN RUN Part of the route is along the cliff paths. Hermanus High School, Moffat Street, 083 446 7840

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8AM / HEWAT FESTIVAL OF RUNNING Three Anchor Bay Lawn, 072 210 1127 9AM / OYSTER CATCHER TWO-DAY TRAIL RUN from Gourits River mouth to Mossel Bay, 082 579 7595, www. runnersworld.co.za 9AM / VINEYARD SPRING GALA SWIMMING Freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke, Vineyard Swimming Club Newlands, 084 835 5660 TBC / WESTERN PROVINCE VS MTN GOLDEN LIONS ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division, DHL Newlands Stadium, Boundary Road, Newlands, www.wprugby.co.za 3PM / PSL AJAX CAPE TOWN VS UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, www.psl.co.za 6PM / MUIZENBERG MOONLIGHT MEANDER 82 Beach Road Surfers Corner Muizenberg, 021 788 3334 or 082 922 8220, www.safertogether.co.za 30 SEPT TBC / SPUR LOURENSFORD MTB CLASSIC The Spur Lourensford MTB Classic is the oldest fun-ride on the Western Cape MTB calendar and remains one of the favourites. The event was started by the community in the early 1990s and has certainly grown with the mountain bike calendar. Lourensford Estate, Somerset West, 021 884 4752, www.lourensford.co.za 7AM / CAPE TOWN 21.1KM CLASSIC Race along the coast, including the Sea Point Promenade. Beach Road, Sea Point, 072 210 1127, www.runnersworld.co.za 10AM / GHANDI PEACE WALK Beach Road, Sea Point, 072 210 1127, www.wpa.org.za 9PM / MOONLIGHT MASS BIKE RIDE Casual night bicycle ride starting at the Green Point Circle on a full moon once a month, Green Point, www.moonlightmass.co.za 3 OCT / 6.30PM / BAKGAT 10KM NITE A fairly flat route, through a residential area. Premier Fitness and Leisure, 2 Strand Street, Sanlam Head Office, Bellville, 084 404 4933, www.runnersworld.co.za 5 OCT / 8PM / PSL CHIPPA UNITED VS MARITZBERG SUNDOWNS Athlone Stadium, Klipfontein Road, Bridgetown, www.psl.co.za 6 OCT 7AM / CAPE GATE 10KM This is a flat and fast race through the residential areas of Durbanville and Kraaifontein. Pick n Pay entrance, Cape Gate Shopping Centre, Okavango Road, 071 688 4842, www.runnersworld.co.za 8AM / DRAGON BOAT 500M LEAGUE REGATTA V&A Waterfront, 082 297 7184, www.dragonboat.org.za 8AM / HERMANUS HEMEL EN AARDE MOUNTAIN RUN While the 12km features 305m of elevation, the 17km has 435m of challenging climbs. The 6km Bosloop is ideal for novices in search of short bursts of single track, riverside bush trails and river crossings. 082 820 3331, 082 460 2943 TBC / WESTERN PROVINCE V TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS ABSA under-21 teams, DHL Newlands Stadium, Boundary Road, Newlands, www.wprugby.co.za 6 OCT / HOUT BAY TRIPLE TROUBLE The Triple began as a small, informal training run for the 3 Peaks Challenge. It therefore follows a similar format, starting at the Chapmans Peak Beach Hotel in Hout Bay, and ascending to the beacons on Suther Peak, Judas Peak, and Chapmans Peak, returning to and finishing at the hotel. Entries are by invite to those who participated previously, then allocated on a first-come-firstserved basis to a waiting list. 021 785 5345, www.redearth.co.za 6–7 OCT / 7AM / BERG & BEACH 2-DAY STAGE TRAIL RUN

Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Fir Avenue, Hermanus, 082 658 3078, www.runnersworld.co.za 7 OCT 7AM / HOUT BAY 16KM Hout Bay Yacht Club, Hout Bay Harbour, 082 824 9124, www.wpa.org.za 9.15AM / FIRST SUNDAY OF MONTH SWIM CLIFTON BEACH TBC / SUPERSPAR CHAPPIES CHALLENGE Starting in Hout Bay, this race goes over Chapman’s Peak, into Noordhoek for a loop through the village, then back over Chapman’s Peak to finish on Hout Bay’s main beach. Hout Bay Beach Car Park, 079 558 3168, www.runnersworld.co.za 9 OCT / 6PM / 8KM SURFSKI COMPETITION Strand LSC, 082 521 5555, www.surfski.co.za 11–14 OCT / CRICKET SUNFOIL SERIES CAPE COBRAS VS WARRIORS Boland Park, Langenhoven Street, Paarl, 021 862 4580 12 OCT / 5PM / SURFSKI COMPETITION 8KM Fish Hoek LSC, 084 251 5555, www.surfski.co.za 13 OCT TBA / WESTERN PROVINCE VS CHEETAHS ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division. Dating back to 1889, the Currie Cup is the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world. Newlands Rugby Stadium DHL Newlands Stadium, Boundary Road, Newlands, www.wprugby.co.za TBA / LABORIE ROCK RUN 2012 20km AND 10km Laborie Wine Estate, Paarl, 079 558 3168, www.runnersworld.co.za 7AM / BCA MATES TRAIL CHALLENGE The race is organised in conjunction with the Friends of BCA, a non-profit organisation made up of volunteers protecting the Blaauwberg Conservation Area and ensuring it’s utilised to the benefit of the general public, now and for the future. Blaauwberg Conservation Area, 072 583 5221, www.runnersworld.co.za 7AM / MEIRINGSPOORT HALF MARATHON & 10KM This is a downhill race through Meiringspoort, which crosses the river. Expect a slight uphill pull during the final 4km. De Rust, Meiringspoort, 076 130 7920, www.runnersworld.co.za 8AM / ZOMERLUST SPAR ADAM KOK 10KM RUN/WALK A predominantly flat race through the town and surrounding residential areas. Zomerlust Spar, Main Street, Paarl, 083 330 2030, www.runnersworld.co.za 10AM / SA RACE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS Road Running, Cape Town, www.athletics.org.za

18 OCT 1.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 HIGHVELD LIONS VS SYDNEY SIXERS Sahara Park 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 MUMBAI INDIANS VS Q2 WINNERS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 20 OCT TBC / HARKEN ROUND ROBBEN ISLAND PURSUIT Yacht Race, Royal Cape Yacht Club, Duncan Road, Foreshore, 021 421 1354, www.rcyc.co.za 7AM / VOET VAN AFRIKA MARATHON To describe this race as tough and undulating is an understatement. A cross-country run, mountain climb and marathon all in one. Bredasdorp Sport Complex, 021 511 7130 21 OCT 6AM / DIRTOPIA SPRING TRAIL RUN 7km and 14.5km Delvera Farm, on R44 about 10km from Stellenbosch, www.dirtopia.co.za 6.30AM / CONSTANTIA VALLEY GRAPE False Bay Rugby Club, Constantia Sports Complex, Main Road, 021 761 8887, www.wpa.org.za 1.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 PERTH SCORCHERS VS DELHI DAREDEVILS Sahara Park 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS TITANS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 25 OCT / TBC / SPUR ADVENTURE SPRINT RACE #1 Disciplines: MTB, run, obstacles, water obstacles, Oak Valley, Elgin, Western Cape, 082 658 3078, www.runnersworld.co.za 27 OCT 2PM / HORSE RACING CAPE CLASSIC R200 000 race, Kenilworth Racecourse 5PM / BLACKBERRY PINK POLO Val de Vie Estate, Paarl 6PM / PSL AJAX CAPE TOWN VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS Cape Town Stadium 6PM / MUIZENBERG MOONLIGHT MEANDER Monthly moonlit walk in Muizenberg which takes place once a month on the Saturday closest to full moon (subject to weather). 82

13–14 OCT / 10AM / MASTERS AND BLASTERS ROUND 1 Windsurfing competition, Milnerton Aquatic Club, Rietvlei, Otto du Plessis Drive, www.milnertonaquaticclub.co.za 14 OCT / 7AM / GUN RUN 5km, 10km and 21.1km. The race starts outside the Cape Town Stadium and finishes at the Green Point Park. Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, 082 888 2307, 021 511 7130 15 OCT / 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS Q1 WINNERS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 16 OCT 1.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 SYDNEY SIXERS VS Q2 WINNERS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 SYDNEY SIXERS VS Q2 WINNERS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003

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Beach Road, Surfers Corner, Muizenberg, 021 788 3334, 082 922 8220, www.safertogether.co.za 7.15PM / MOUNTAIN BIKE NIGHTRIDE 7km and 14.5km, Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera Farm, R44 near Stellenbosch, www.dirtopia.co.za 29 OCT / 9PM / MOONLIGHT MASS BIKE RIDE Casual night bicycle ride starting at the Green Point Circle on a full moon once a month, Green Point, www.moonlightmass.co.za 31 OCT / 6.15PM / OLD MUTUAL 10KM This a fast and flat race through residential Pinelands. Old Mutual Sports Grounds, Mutual Park, Pinelands, 082 555 8157, www. runnersworld.co.za 2–4 NOV / TBC / CONTEGO WINES2WHALES MTB ADVENTURE Riders start in the Winelands of Somerset West and cross through (and over) 13 wineries, 26 private farms, six mountains, historic roads and mountain passes, nature conservation areas, Grabouw Country Club, 021 851 8167, www. wines2whales.co.za 3 NOV TBA / WP OPEN WATER SWIMMING CHALLENGE Ashanti Dam, Paarl 5AM / THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE Now in its 116th year, this event first took place in 1897 when 25-year-old Carl Schneeberger, started out from the old Johannesburg Hotel in Long Street to climb Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain and Lion’s Head in succession on one day, returning after each ascent to his starting point at the hotel for a short rest. In fact, Schneeberger completed the course in 9 hours and 5 minutes. This tradition was revived in 1997, when 13 runners took part in the commemorative centenary run to firmly establish this now annual event in the Cape’s sporting calendar. As Gavin Snell, the only runner who completed all of the past 14 races, says, “The run is very Cape Town. On the early morning we run past party people who step out of the clubs after a long night, while on the following legs the city comes alive with more and more excitement, which is quite a contrast to the stillness of the mountain. There is also a lot of camaraderie, as runners pass each other on the way up and down.” Currently the record for

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Sports Grounds, Mitchell’s Plain, 076 245 5872, www.wpa.org.za 6PM / MUIZENBERG MOONLIGHT MEANDER Monthly moonlit walk in Muizenberg which takes place on the Saturday closest to full moon (subject to weather), 82 Beach Road, Surfers Corner, Muizenberg, 021 788 3334, 082 922 8220, www. safertogether.co.za 24 –25 NOV / 2PM / WINDSURFING SALDANHA RACE WEEKEND Saldanha Beach Sailing Club, 022 714 0700, www. windsurfingafrica.org 25 NOV 8AM / SUPERSPAR CHAPPIES CHALLENGE Chapman’s Peak, www.energyevents.co.za TBC / PENOC PARK / SCORE Constantia, Western Province, www.runnersworld.co.za 28 NOV 6.15PM / SANLAM NIEL JOUBERT PLAASWEDLOOP Klein Simonsvlei, Klapmuts, 076 171 1297, www.wpa.org.za 9PM / MOONLIGHT MASS BIKE RIDE Casual night bicycle ride starting at the Green Point Circle on a full moon once a month, Green Point, www.moonlightmass.co.za 29 NOV / TBC / PUMA TWILIGHT 8 Yacht racing, Royal Cape Yacht Club, Duncan Road, Foreshore, 021 421 1354, www.rcyc.co.za

the 50km run is held by Andrew Hagan at 5 hours 23 minutes. 120 runners participate, a quarter of whom are women, to tackle the 45km mountain run. 108 Long Street (near Green Market Square), 021 671 4318 7AM / ELSIES RIVER 10KM WP Cricket Club Grounds, 082 462 0715, www.wpa.org.za 3–4 NOV / 10AM / MASTERS AND BLASTERS ROUND 2 Windsurfing competition, Milnerton Aquatic Club, Rietvlei, Otto du Plessis Drive, Milnerton, www.milnertonaquaticclub.co.za 4 NOV 6AM / LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON The 21.1km route passes historical landmarks in the Southern Suburbs, WP Cricket Club Sports Centre, Ave de Mist, Rondebosch, 021 685 4636, www.runnersworld.co.za 9AM / FERRARI TRACK DAY RACING Killarney Racetrack, Potsdam Road, www.motorsport.co.za 9.15AM / CLIFTON 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH SWIM 2PM / HORSE RACING CHOCIE CARRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP Kenilworth Racecourse 6 NOV / 7.30PM / PSL CHIPPA UNITED VS SUPERSPORT UNITED Athlone Stadium, Klipfontein Road, Bridgetown, Athlone, www.psl.co.za 7 NOV / TBA / PUMA TWILIGHT 5 Yacht racing, Royal Cape Yacht Club, Duncan Road, Foreshore, 021 421 1354, www.rcyc.co.za 9 NOV / TBA / CRICKET MOMENTUM ONE-DAY CUP CAPE COBRAS VS HIGHVELD LIONS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 9–11 NOV / TBC / CONTEGO WINES2WHALES MTB RACE Grabouw Country Club, 021 851 8167, www.wines2whales.co.za 10 NOV TBA / KLAAS MAFFA MEMORIAL 16km run, Huguenot Memorial, Franschhoek

6AM / REALTORS INTERNATIONAL 21,1KM Seaside Village Centre, Big Bay, www.energyevents.co.za 10–12 NOV / 12AM / ARCHERY MALCOLM TODD CHAMPIONSHIPS Hoheizen Crescent, Bellville 021 913 3721 11 NOV 6AM / CAPE POINT 21KM Cape Point, www.energyevents.co.za 8.30AM / DISCOVERY CAPE TIMES BIG WALK Various locations around the Western Cape, 35 000 participants, 021 685 3333, www.wpa.org.za 3.30PM / PSL AJAX VS BLACK LEOPARDS Premier League Soccer, Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, www.psl.co.za 17 NOV 5.30AM / MR PRICE WINELANDS MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON Coetzenberg Athletics Stadium, Stellenbosch, 072 290 8179, www.runnersworld.co.za 12PM / HORSE RACING GREEN POINT STAKES R300 000, Kenilworth Racecourse 18 NOV / TBA / CRICKET MOMENTUM ONE-DAY CAPE COBRAS VS KNIGHTS Boland Park, Langenhoven Street, Paarl, 021 862 4580

30 NOV–2 DEC / 10AM / WINDSURFING WSA TOUR Milnerton Aquatic Club, Rietvlei, Milnerton, www. windsurfingafrica.org 1 DEC 10AM / DRAGON BOAT 200M LEAGUE REGATTA Century City, 082 297 7184, www.dragonboat.org.za 6.30AM / VITALRUN HALF MARATHON, 10KM RUN/WALK & 4KM FUN RUN Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West, 083 713 2858, www.runnersworld.co.za 4PM / HORSERACING AVONTUUR ESTATE CAPE FILLIES R750 000, (also 3 DEC 4pm), Kenilworth Racecourse 6PM / UMF MUAYTHAI AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT NIGHT Dragon Power Muaythai, MMA & Fitness Centre, 8 Stirling Street, cnr of De Villiers Street, Cape Town, 021 465 9888, www.dragonpower.co.za 1–8 DEC / 10AM / WINDSURFING MASTERS AND BLASTERS ROUND Milnerton Aquatic Club, Rietvlei, www. windsurfingafrica.org 2 DEC / 10AM / WSA TOUR Wind Surfing Africa Tour, windsurfing competition, Milnerton Aquatic Club, Rietvlei, Otto du Plessis Drive, Milnerton, www.milnertonaquaticclub.co.za 2 DEC / 9.15AM / CLIFTON 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH SWIM

20 NOV 7.30PM / CHIPPA UNITED VS PLATINUM STARS Premier League Soccer, Athlone Stadium, Klipfontein Road, Bridgetown, Athlone, www.psl.co.za 7.30PM / TWILIGHT RUN Founder’s Garden, Cape Town, www. wpa.org.za

5 DEC / 7.30PM / CHIPPA UNITED VS ORLANDO PIRATES Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, www.psl.co.za 7 DEC / 8PM / PSL AJAX CAPE TOWN VS MARITZBURG UNITED Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, www.psl.co.za

23 NOV TBA / CRICKET MOMENTUM ONE-DAY CUP CAPE COBRAS VS DOLPHINS Sahara Park, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, 021 657 2003 8PM / PSL AJAX CAPE TOWN VS CHIPPA UNITED Cape Town Stadium, Green Point, www.psl.co.za

8 DEC / 8AM / 8-HOUR MOTORCYCLE ENDURANCE Killarney Racetrack, Potsdam Road, www.motorsport.co.za

24 NOV 6AM / MITCHELL’S PLAIN 21KM, 10KM, 5KM Rocklands

10 DEC / 1PM / STREETRACING DRAGS Killarney Racetrack, Potsdam Road

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Fitnesstrend Dawn Kennedy tries 24, the fitness trend for stopwatch fanatics. I love the way fitness trends come and go. Suddenly, with the encouragement of a lithe but appropriately muscled instructor, we’re gripping onto the handle bars of a vibrating machine that is used to train astronauts (Power Plate), because the vibration does something to the golgi tendons; or we’re jogging up and down Sea Point promenade before the seagulls have stretched their wings, since more calories are burned before breakfast; or we’re stretching and sweating at the same time (hot yoga) in the belief that sweat removes toxins. These fads give me something to believe in. I’m at the forefront of nearly every one of them. The one that is gripping me right now is the latest Virgin workout: 24 – 24 moves in 24 minutes. I love the idea that less is more, that I’m better off squeezing in a half-hour workout on a regular basis rather than slogging it out for a full hour or even 90 minutes. The reason is simple – time is my most precious commodity and I dish it out as stingily as a toddler sharing jelly tots. The thing I love about Virgin is the sign they have at their door: Everyone welcome – young or old – fit or unfit. It’s all good. But while everyone might be welcome, why is it, at my first 24 class in Constantia, the only ones attending are young, pumped and look like they have stepped out of a casting for Fame? As the new fad 24 is currently attracting the very people who need it the least,

for a moment I contemplate telling them that they should all go home and have sex with each other, as they are physically perfect and needn’t concern themselves too much with fitness for at least 20 years. But before I have a chance to interact with my fellow fitness fanatics, in strides the instructor and up starts the music. Suddenly, we are jogging around the class in a way that I haven’t done since netball practice. Then, oops, I trip on my laces. In their quest for fitness, no one stops to help and everyone jogs around me as though I’m some kind of traffic island. I manage to get up in time for the real exercises. The workout is divided into three sections. For stopwatch fanatics, the people who like to measure time and divide it into equal chunks, this is the perfect workout. I’m not, as a rule, one of those people, but it works for me in this instance. We follow taped instructions issued by a lady with a chavvy English accent (another trend – whatever happened to the great BBC accent? Gone! Tweeted into the stratosphere!) informs me that I’m “halfway through”, and there’s “only 10 seconds to go”. The effect seems to be that the brain feels reassured that someone is in control and so it commands the body to keep moving. What the tape-recorded lady instructor lacks in enthusiasm – and let’s face it, the English just don’t do enthusiasm well – our native South African instructor makes up for with well-placed, kindly remarks, all of which

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seem to be aimed in my direction: “Keep trying. Don’t give up. You can do it.” Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I suspect he might have singled me out for personal instruction. I can’t look up to check, though, as my head is pointing at the floor as I bounce my butt up in the air. The moves are groovy – lots of stuff down on our hands and knees and flipping our bodies over like beetles. Lots of lifting opposite hands and legs, which is not easy but has a kind of hip hop grace to it, once achieved. The music is manic and distorted through the speakers. I can’t be certain, but I think they play the same track for every exercise. It’s the kind of soundtrack that accompanies movies about Vietnam. I guess the female instructor is maybe meant to soften the otherwise militaristic feel of the experience. But it doesn’t work. The entire affair is kind of Full Metal Jacket. Just as it’s starting to hurt like a good workout should … boom, it’s over! No standing around pushing your elbows behind your ears or other dreary stretches. I’m jaded enough to know from the outset that the weight-loss/toning formula is pretty basic – less calories in and more calories burned equals weight-loss. But I’m not yet cynical enough to give up on my latest fitness trend. I’m holding out for 24 to be my path to a well-toned summer. Dawn Kennedy tried 24 at the Virgin Active on Main Road, Constantia, 021 794 5010.

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Krumpit The Royal Fam Kings, a dance group born and bred on the Cape Flats, with 17 members ranging from ages 12 to 30, perform krump, an emerging new street dance characterised by its free, expressive and highly energetic movements. Next krumping events are: 8 Sept / Kingdon vs Worldly – Club Fever, Lansdowne 15 Sept / Bonteheuwel Street Jam – Bonteheuwel Civic Centre 13 Oct / Fam Feuds 6 – Kenwyn Community Hall, Range Road 20 Oct / Mitchell’s Plain Street Jam – Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain Above events happen in the afternoon from 1pm to 6pm. On 8 December the Grand Champs 2 are staged from 7pm to 11pm at the Steenberg High Hall, Symphony Avenue, Steenberg. A workshop is held from 6 to 8 September at a cost of R450 at the Princess Vlei Eco Centre, Princess Vlei, Elfindale. More info at www.converse-sa.co.za

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Toyota finds its way back with the Etios, writes Ciro DeSiena I like the Toyota brand. I like what it stands for. I might be totally naive, but they don’t strike me as a greedy company. They build affordable, reliable cars and sell them at reasonable prices. I was the oldest of four siblings and our chariot growing up was the Toyota Condor. My dad is the sort of person who thinks servicing a car is not entirely necessary, and yet it never, ever broke down. In fact he has always regretted selling it. Toyota doesn’t make the most exciting cars. I imagine you’d buy one with the same consideration as you’d buy a fridge: will it last 10 years? Yes. Is it cheaper than other fridges? Yes. Well hurry up and take my money. But they do make good, budgetfriendly cars, and after years of wallying around with cars like the Prius, I feel like they’re finally back to their level best. If you have just over R100 000 to spend on a car, luckily these days you have a lot of choice. I, however, am the sort of person who isn’t attracted to any of those choices. If a bank did grant me R115 000, I would look to the second-hand market and buy something

interesting. It would most likely break down at an inconvenient time. It would use substantially more fuel than the car we’re talking about today. It would cost a relative fortune to service, and would not have a service plan. Parts might have to be imported from obscure German towns. There would be some days when I’d hate my car. If this lifestyle is not for you, then allow me to introduce you to the Toyota Etios. It’s the spiritual successor to the massively popular Tazz, which was actually my family’s first school run-around until we T-boned an Isuzu bakkie. As much as I’m not a big fan of small cars, I really like the Etios. I have to concede that in the city, especially a city like Cape Town, cars like this make sense. It’s surprisingly fun to drive in the same way that Pac-Man can keep you entertained for hours. This is stripped-down motoring and it works. It reminded me of the times I used to “borrow” my sister’s Citi Golf – it has that fun factor nailed. The little 1.5 litre petrol engine is feisty. I like the word zingy so I’ll use it here. It’s zingy. The interior is comfortable, and if you go for the budget0021 2 1

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breaking XS version – at an additional R5 100 – you get colour coding, all-round electric windows, central locking, four speakers instead of two, front fog lamps and more luxurious cloth seats. The only downsides to the car is having to open the boot with the key – very 1998 – and the wind noise above 120km. Make sure you go for the bigger sound system. The Etios has been designed for developing nations, and, much as we often like to forget that we are in fact a developing country, the little Etios just works here. Available in hatch and sedan body styles, the pricing starts at R115 800 for the 1.5 Xi hatchback, which boasts such niceties and essentials as air-conditioning, power steering, ABS with EBD, two airbags and a two-year/30 000km service plan. Ciro De Siena is the founder of OverdriveTV.co.za, a motoring website based in Cape Town. He only watches sports that involve petrol.

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How to look 10 years younger The new Lexus wants a new image – Lexus GS350 V6 Petrol

Lexus have a tough task on their hands. They have to convince you that you really shouldn’t buy a BMW 5 Series, or a Mercedes E Class, or an Audi A6, or a Jaguar XF, Cadillac CTS or a Volkswagen CC. But like a well-dressed lawyer in a popular courtroom drama series, they are making a damn good case for themselves. The Lexus GS350 has arrived and it wants to be every car you’ll ever need. Comfortable, big, stylish and sporty. These are all attributes that car makers like trying to combine, with varying levels of success. It’s a juggling act – sporty cars tend to be uncomfortable, and of course comfortable cars can’t be bothered with things like “cornering” and “lateral G-load”. Lexus wants to look younger, feel younger and attract younger buyers. But that would risk alienating its loyal (mostly American) fan base of silver-fox-type CEOs who belong to more than one golf club. The answer is technology. There is some seriously clever

tech throughout this car, which if I told you about in detail would almost certainly bore you to tears. Lexus know this, and they’ve made it so user friendly that if you can operate a microwave, then you can change how your Lexus drives. A shiny silver knob that rests under your palm, just behind the gear shift, allows you to flick between Eco, Normal, Sport and Sport+. The resulting change in personality is remarkable. In Normal, it’s every inch the Lexus your dad would love. And in Sport+, well then you’re free to chase the German saloons up any mountain pass you choose. Inside the Lexus is a wonderful place to be. If I had my own office, I think I would like it to look and sound like this. The doors close with a solid, reassuring thud. The leather smells like a wonderful new sofa that you can’t afford and the seats are CEO-spec. Last page of the office catalogue – that sort of comfort. The infotainment tech makes the cabin look

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like a Japanese teenager’s dream bedroom. It has the biggest screen I’ve ever come across in a car; in fact it is the biggest screen available in any car at the moment – it’s about as big as two iPads. The way you interact with it is brilliant, using a sort of super-comfy computer mouse. And then you turn it on. You won’t hear the engine, so don’t let that worry you. But once you get going, it’s got a wonderful sense of purpose about it. And here’s where it really surprised me. It is genuinely sporty. I think the BMW 5 Series rules this roost, but short of that, this is fantastic fun. In the top revs, the engine is throaty and loud, like it’s being encouraged to enjoy itself and shout at the mountains. It’s helluva good fun. And all this will set you back R564 000, with all the trinkets which (whisper) the Germans would charge you for. In that respect, it’s the bargain of the year.

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ON STAGE THE LYRIC 9 SEPT–24 NOV / TREVOR NOAH – THAT’S RACIST comedy 11 SEPT / ROAST OF STEVE HOFMEYR comedy 15 SEPT / NDUMISO LUNDI’S COLOUR MINE comedy 27 SEPT / 8PM / ONE VOICE AFRICAN CELEBRATION Opera with music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vicky Sampson, Toto, Elton John, Miriam Makeba and Koos du Plessis. Graham Scott will conduct the JPO 28 SEPT / PAUL ZERDIN ventriloquist UNTIL 27 OCT / KEVIN PERKINS comedy 2 –3 NOV / LOYISO GOLA comedy Northern Parkway, Ormonde, Gold Reef City, www.goldreefcity.co.za

168 Loveday Street, Braamfontein, www. joburgtheatre.com VICTORY THEATRE UNTIL 29 DEC / AFRICA UMOJA – SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS musical 105 Louis Botha Avenue, Houghton Estate, www. victorytheatre.co.za SA STATE THEATRE UNTIL 9 SEPT / THE LEBO MATHOSA MUSICAL 14–15 SEPT / SPRING GALA musical 19–30 SEPT / MKABAYI KA JAMA Zulu Play Cnr Church and Pretorius streets, Pretoria, www.statetheatre.co.za BARNYARD THEATRES (highlights only) 2–7 OCT / A HANDFUL OF KEYS Rivonia 17 OCT–31 DEC / ROCKING IN A FREE WORLD Cresta 21 OCT / CLASSIC ROCK Rivonia 29 OCT / NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Parkview Pretoria 4 NOV / CLASSIC ROCK Cresta www.barnyardtheatre.co.za

THE MARKET THEATRE UNTIL 23 SEPT / DELIRIUM Ariel Dorfman play 25 SEPT–16 DEC / L’AVARE (THE MISER) adaptation of Moliere’s classic by Silvaine Strike UNTIL 7 OCT / THE BLUE IRIS Athol Fugard’s latest play 56 Margaret Mcinga St, 011 838 1715, markettheatre.co.za

MONTECASINO UNTIL 16 SEPT / NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA Teatro 21 SEPT–18 NOV / KAT AND KINGS musical set in Cape Town’s District Six, Studio UNTIL 7 OCT / MARK LOTTERING comedy, Studio 26 OCT–13 JAN / DIRTY DANCING Teatro 7 NOV–6 JAN / NOEL & GERTIE Studio 16–19 NOV / BLACK TIE COMEDY TOUR Teatro 23 NOV–6 JAN / POTTED POTTER Studio Montecasino Boulevard, www.montecasinotheatre.co.za

THE MANDELA JOBURG THEATRE 6–16 SEPT / THE NUTCRACKER ballet 27–29 SEPT / CHRIS FORREST – THE FLIPSIDE comedy 18 SEPT–7 OCT / THE ESSENCE OF IRELAND musical 2 NOV–30 DEC / JACK THE BEANSTALK play

OLD MUTUTAL THEATRE ON THE SQUARE 16–23 OCT / OWN drama 22 NOV–22 DEC / THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Nelson Mandela Square, Rivonia Road, Sandton, www. theatreonthesquare.co.za

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THE DANCE FACTORY UNTIL 9 SEPT Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake 10 Henry Nxumalo Street, between President and Jeppe Streets, Newtown, www.newtown.co.za UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ARTS CENTRE 17–27 OCT / DANGEROUS LIAISONS dance Kingsway Campus, cn University and Kingsway roads, Auckland Park, www.uj.ac.za SOWETO THEATRE 7–8 SEPT / 8PM / LOYISO GOLA comedy Soweto Theatre, cnr Bolani and Bolani Link roads, Jabulani, Soweto, 0861 915 8000

Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, 2012 Season 4 10 and 11 October VAN DIJK About Nothing, BIZET Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22: Petite suite, BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83, B-flat major. Martin Panteleev as conductor and Boris Giltburg (piano). Linder Auditorium. (14 October at UNISA Pretoria) 17 and 18 October BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op. 62, TEMMINGH Violin Concerto, SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1, Op. 39, E minor. Martin Panteleev as conductor and Pieter Schoeman (violin). Linder Auditorium. 24 and 25 October LISZT Les Préludes, S. 97 (Symphonic Poem No. 3) SIBELIUS Violin Concerto, Op. 47, D minor, RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 1, Op. 13, D minor. Michal Dworzynski as conductor and Svetlin Roussev (violin). Linder Auditorium. (28 October at UNISA Pretoria) 31 October and 1 November SIBELIUS En Saga, Op. 9 RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Op. 74, B minor (Pathétique). Michal Dworzynski as conductor and Claire Huangci (piano). Linder Auditorium 7 and 8 November ROSSINI The Thieving Magpie: Overture, ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto, BRAHMS Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, C minor. With Bernhard Gueller as conductor and Michael Magner (trumpet). Linder Auditorium (11 November at UNISA Pretoria) 14 and 15 November RAVEL Piano Concerto (Left Hand), D major FRANCK Symphonic Variations, HOLST The Planets, with Bernhard Gueller as conductor and Inon Barnaton (piano). Linder Auditorium. For times and more information www.jpo.co.za

011 diary 28 SEPT–7 OCT / DANSE L’AFRIQUE DANSE ! The line-up for the 9th biennial Danse l’Afrique Danse! showcases contemporary dance from across the African continent. Wits Theatre, Market Theatre, and Soweto Theatre and Dance Factory, www.france-southafrica.com 5–9 SEPT / JOBURG FRINGE in association with Goethe Institute. Braamsfontein, www.goethe.de/ins/za

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6–8 SEPT / SOWETO WINE FESTIVAL University of Johannesburg in Soweto 7–9 SEPT / 10AM–7PM (9 SEPT 4PM) / JOBURG ART FAIR with 23 galleries participating. Featuring 11 Special Projects. Sandton Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall 2, 011 482 4459 7–9 SEPT / NATIONAL BOAT SHOW AND DIVE EXPO The Coca Cola Dome

15 SEPT 7.15PM / ABDULLAH IBRAHIM SOLO PIANO Circa on Jellicoe, Rosebank, 0861 915 8000 8PM / ZEBRA AND GIRAFFE Tanz Café, Shop 27, The Buzz, cnr Witkoppen and Nerine roads, Fourways, 011 658 0277 8PM / JOHNNY CLEGG LIVE Montecasino 8.15PM / PSL KAIZER CHIEFS VS BLACK LEOPARDS Soccer City

8 SEPT / 7PM / THE CLASSIC KAILASH Bollywood. Walter Sisulu Hall, Hans Strydom and Hans Schoeman, Malanshof, Randburg

Montecasino MTN Festival (UNTIL 14 OCT) Highlights include: 8 & 9 SEPT / South African Tattoo 13–16 SEPT / HeART 15–16 SEPT /Johnny Clegg Live 16–29 SEPT / MTN Classic FM Soirees 19–23 SEPT / Bafunny Bafunny 22 & 23 SEPT / The Magical Kidsland at Montecasino 27–30 SEPT / Taste of Jo’burg 11–14 OCT / Bierfest 2012 More information www.montecasino.co.za

9 SEPT 3.30PM / SPRING OPERA GALA of classical arias and popular contemporary hits, with Israel Lozano (tenor), Given Nkosi (tenor) and Colin Schachat (baritone). Richard Cock conducts the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra. Linder Auditorium, University of Witwatersrand, 27 Saint Andrews Road, Parktown, 011 717 3223 TBC / DIE HEUWELS FANTASTIES AND SOUTHERN GYPSY QUEEN Botanical Gardens, Johannesburg 12 SEPT / 8PM / ERIC CLAPTON TRIBUTE SHOW Centurion Theatre, Amkor Weg 123, Lyttelton Manor, 012 664 7859, www.centurionteater.co.za 14 SEPT 7.15PM / ABDULLAH IBRAHIM SOLO PIANO Circa on Jellicoe, Rosebank, 0861 915 8000 8PM / ZEBRA AND GIRAFFE Arcade Empire, 265 The Highway Street, Equestria, Pretoria, 087 980 3531

music. 25km outside of Magaliesburg on the R509 towards Koster on Bosparadys Farm, 082 555 2789 21–24 SEPT / 10AM / GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW JOHANNESBURG The Coca-Cola Dome 21–24 SEPT / THE SOWETO FESTIVAL EXPO From cuisine, beauty and business to arts and crafts, music, stand-up comedy, poetry readings and storytelling. Expo Centre, Nasrec, Soweto, 011 646 5630 22 SEPT / 8.30PM / MISS ANGOLA to select Angola’s representative to the Miss Universe competition. Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City 23 SEPT 11AM UNTIL 2AM THE NEXT MORNING / SOWETO BEACH PARTY with 400 tons of sand, fireworks, bikini contests, beauty pageant, beach soccer and laser shows. FNB Stadium, Soweto, www.sowetobeachparty.co.za 8PM / PRIME CIRCLE Live rock. Barnyard Theatre, Cresta

16 SEPT 2PM / JOHNNY CLEGG LIVE Montecasino 7.15PM / ABDULLAH IBRAHIM SOLO PIANO Circa on Jellicoe, Rosebank, 0861 915 8000

25 SEPT / 7.30PM / PSL BIDVEST WITS VS KAIZER CHIEFS Bidvest Stadium 26 SEPT / 7.30PM / PSL ORLANDO PIRATES VS AJAX CAPE TOWN Orlando Stadium

17 SEPT / 1PM / GOLDBERG CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES with Zanta Hofmeyr (violin) and Wess Beukes (cello), Sandton Theatre on the Square

27–30 SEPT / 11AM / WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 3 music stages. Tswaing Crater, Pretoria, ww.samusic.co.za

21–23 SEPT / OPDIEBAAL FESTIVAL Art, food, lifestyle and

27–30 SEPT / SEXPO JOBURG Expo Centre, Nasrec, Hall 6

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Free star, until 25 October Academy Award-winning writer and film director Michel Gondry conceived the Home Movie Factory, which, after shows in Paris and New York, has now come to the MOAD in the Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg. Part of Seasons of France in South Africa, the Home Movie Factory invites the general public to make their very own movies. The filming will take place in a factory within an interactive exhibition of backgrounds, props and costumes that will reflect the iconic and everyday aspects of Johannesburg. This is how it works: participation in the Home Movie Factory is free, and requires no special training or knowledge. Ready-to-use film sets and equipment make an infinite number of storylines possible. Each small group of participants gets to work independently and has creative control over all aspects of the project, including the genre and title of their film, the script, and the acting and actual filming. After a few hours, participants are able to see a screening of their film and are given DVD copies of the final product. Set up by The Bioscope Independent Cinema. www.thebioscope. co.za, www.france-southafrica.com, until 25 October

27 –30 SEPT / CRICKET SUNFOIL SERIES HIGHVELD LIONS VS DOLPHINS Wanderers Stadium, Corlett Drive, Illovo, 011 788 1008 27 SEPT / 8PM / ONE VOICE AFRICAN CELEBRATION Opera with music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vicky Sampson, Toto, Elton John, Miriam Makeba and Koos du Plessis. Graham Scott conducts the JPO. Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City 28 SEPT 8PM / CELTIC WOMEN LIVE `Believe Tour’. With Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Celtic violinist Mairead Nesbitt and Susan McFadden. Big Top Arena, Carnival City Johannesburg 8PM / OPERA GALA by Pro Cantare Choir, Joburg Pro Musica Theatre in Florida Park, 10 Christian de Wet Road, Roodepoort, 073 196 5599 8PM / STRICTLY STREET Street party. Manhattan Club, Rivonia

29 SEPT 11AM / H20 / FULLMOON PARTY Wild Waters, Boksburg 11.30AM / KRANKD UP ROCK FESTIVAL Two stages featuring 28 of the biggest names in rock and metal, with Fuzigish, Pestroy and Agro, Newtown Knife Gang, The Graeme Watkins Project. Sundowners, Alberton 5PM / RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 7.30PM / ALL SAINTS SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Gracepoint Church, 125 Duncan Road, Glenferness, Johannesburg, 0861 915 8000 8 PM / MIA VERDOORN – CARRY ME HOME Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria 8PM / XS MUSIC FESTIVAL Expo Centre, Nasrec, Hall 8 30 SEPT 5PM / WOLFGANG EMMANUEL SCHMIDT CELLO and American pianist Bryan Wallick. Linder Auditorium 6PM / ADNAN SAMI Bollywood, classical, jazz and pop. Emperors Palace Centre Court, 0861 915 8000

joburgpride.org 5PM / 2012 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SA VS NEW ZEALAND FNB Stadium, Soccer City Complex 8PM / HEINEKEN SYMPHONIC ROCKS Rock, pop, adult contemporary, R&B, hip hop, electro, soul, and a 65-piece symphonic orchestra. With MiCasa and Zahara, Tumi & the Volume, Ard Matthews, aKING and MACSTANLEY, Zolani Mahola, Fokofpolisiekar, Van Coke Kartel, ChianoSky, Toya Delazy. Big Top Arena, Carnival City 7 OCT / 7PM / SONOR CLINIC FEATURING JOJO MAYER Drummer Jojo Mayer will be doing two clinics in South Africa. Tanz Café 8 OCT / 5.30PM / UJ ARTS: PIETER JACOBS Piano with works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt and Schubert. University of Johannesburg Arts Centre 12–14 OCT / 9AM / SPORTSLIFE EXPO Coca-Cola Dome, 011 482 8847, www.sportslife.co.za

2-6 OCT / AARDKLOP NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Pretoria, 018 284 7509, www.cloveraardklop.co.za

13 OCT / 8PM / KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV (PIANO) Linder Auditorium

4–7 OCT / AVIS SOUTH AFRICAN DERBY Kyalami Equestrian Park, Kyalami, 011 702-1657

14 OCT 11AM / DOG BOX CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT SERIES includes Dvorak’s Piano Quintet Op. 81, 14 Brighton Avenue, Primrose, 011 828 6259 2PM / BARRY HILTON TRAVELLING CHAMELEON The Barnyard Theatre, Cresta 8PM / JAZZ MONATE SESSIONS Carnival City, cnr Century and Elsburg Road, Brakpan, 011 898 7000

5 OCT 10AM / AFRICAN SHEBEEN Beer festival with live music. Sandton 10AM / RAGE Gaming and technology exhibition, Coca-Cola Dome, 011 704 2679, www.rageexpo.co.za 7PM / BLOC PARTY LIVE Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, www.webtickets.co.za 9PM / UNATHI Soul music. Carousel Entertainment Centre, Babelegi, Pretoria, off the N1, www.thecarousel.co.za 6 OCT 10AM / AFRICAN SHEBEEN Beer festival with live music. Sandton 10AM / RAGE Gaming and technology exhibition. Coca-Cola Dome, 011 704 2679, www.rageexpo.co.za 11AM / JOBURG PRIDE Zoo Lake Sports Club, www.

15 OCT / 8PM / BARRY HILTON TRAVELLING CHAMELEON The Barnyard Theatre, Menlyn, Pretoria 18 – 21 OCT / 9AM / PHOTO & FILM EXPO The largest industry event on the continent attracting visitors and trade delegates from all over the world. With 100 workshops. Coca-Cola Dome, 011 326 2257, www.photofilmexpo.co.za 19 OCT / 1PM GOLDBERG STRING QUARTET Sandton

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7 NOV 3PM / WHISKY LIVE FESTIVAL Sandton Convention Centre, Naude Street, Sandton, www.whiskyfestival.co.za 7.30PM / PSL KAIZER CHIEFS VS GOLDEN ARROWS Soccer City 8PM / STEVE HOFMEYR The Barnyard Theatre, Parkview, Pretoria East 8 NOV 3PM / WHISKY LIVE FESTIVAL Sandton Convention Centre, Naude Street, Sandton, www.whiskyfestival.co.za 8PM / STEVE HOFMEYR The Barnyard Theatre, Parkview, Pretoria East 9 NOV 3PM / WHISKY LIVE FESTIVAL Sandton Convention Centre, Naude Street, Sandton, www.whiskyfestival.co.za 10AM / LOOK & FEEL GOOD EXPO Health, wellness and lifestyle expo. Coca-Cola Dome, 0861 115 318, www. lookandfeelgoodexpo.co.za

Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, off Rivonia Road, Sandton, 011 883 8606 20 OCT / 3PM / MISS POLE DANCE SA 2012 National pole dancing competition. The Lyric, Gold Reef City 24–26 OCT / RMB WineX a celebration of all that is good to savour and experience in the world of wine. Three-night show boasts a selection of South Africa’s top cellars, with boutique cheeses, artisan olives and olive products. The Pavillion, Sandton Convention Centre, Maude Street, Sandton, www. winex.co.za 26 OCT 9AM / RETIREMENT EXPO 1ST DAY Coca Cola Dome, 011 549 8300, www.retirementexpo.co.za 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 SEMI-FINAL 2 Centurion Stadium, Johannesburg 27 OCT 9AM / RETIREMENT EXPO 2ND DAY Coca Cola Dome, 011 549 8300, www.retirementexpo.co.za 10AM / JOZI BOOK FAIR Museum Africa, Newtown 1PM / LARGE ON THE LAWN with Elvis Blue, Karen Zoid, Josie Field, Shadowclub, Ice Project, Absinthe, The Howlin’ Shibanski. Marks Park Sports Club, Emmarentia, Johannesburg, 012 326 0560, www.largeonthelawn.co.za 8PM / VAN COKE KARTEL LIVE Carnival City

10 NOV 10AM / LOOK & FEEL GOOD EXPO Health, wellness and lifestyle expo. Coca-Cola Dome 6PM / PSL ORLANDO PIRATES VS FREE STATE STARS Orlando Stadium 7PM / LINKIN PARK SA TOUR International rock band. FNB Stadium 11 NOV / 10AM / LOOK & FEEL GOOD EXPO Health, wellness and lifestyle expo. Coca-Cola Dome 13 NOV / OPENING OF EXHIBITION PREHISTORY: THE INVESTIGATION Inspired by a prehistoric murder mystery, this Seasons of France in South Africa event sees the public conduct their own police investigation, equipped with a set of modern archaeological tools. Wits Origins Centre, Corner of Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue, Johannesburg, www. origins.org.za 15–18 NOV / SA OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS 2nd oldest open championship in the world with a prize fund of about R10-million. Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate, Ekurhuleni, 011

28 OCT 9AM / RETIREMENT EXPO FINAL DAY Coca Cola Dome, 011 549 8300, www.retirementexpo.co.za 3PM / BEST OF BROADWAY II A choral performance of popular Broadway hits. The Symphony Choir of Johannesburg and soloists with the Johannesburg Festival orchestra conducted by Richard Cock. Linder Auditorium, 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown 3.30PM / PSL ORLANDO PIRATES VS AMAZULU Orlando Stadium 5.30PM / CRICKET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 FINAL Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 28 OCT–APRIL 2013 / FRENCH CONNECTION The centuryold Johannesburg Art Gallery shows French masterpieces from it’s collection. Joubert Park, www.france-southafrica.com 1 NOV / 5.30PM / E = MC GROOVE University of Johannesburg Arts Centre 4 NOV / SOWETO MARATHON starts and ends at the NASREC Expo Centre, Soweto, 011 880 5800

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552 7200, www.serengeti.co.za 17 NOV 8PM / JUDITH SEPHUMA IN CONCERT SA Theatre, Pretoria 8PM / INON BARNATON (PIANO) Linder Auditorium, 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown 20 NOV / 7.30PM / PSL KAIZER CHIEFS VS MOROKA SWALLOWS Soccer City 23 NOV / 1PM GOLDBERG STRING QUARTET Sandton Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, off Rivonia Road, Sandton, 011 883 8606 25 NOV / 4PM / DOG BOX CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT SERIES includes Dvorak’s Piano Quintet Op. 81, 14 Brighton Avenue, Primrose, 011 828 6259 30 NOV / 7PM / LADY GAGA LIVE Five-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga performs live for the first time in South Africa as part of her “Born This Way Ball” with special guests The Darkness and Lady Starlight. Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium 1 DEC / TBA / CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Johannesburg 4 DEC / 7.30PM / PSL KAIZER CHIEFS VS AJAX CAPE TOWN Soccer City 5–23 DEC / LIPPIZIANER CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Lippizianer Stallions and the Welsh Male Voice Choir. Dahlia Road, Kyalami, 011 702 2103 8 DEC 4PM / CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT with the Mzansi Youth Choir. Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Malcolm Road, Roodepoort, 086 100 1278 7PM & 9 DEC 3PM / CHRISTMAS WITH RICHARD COCK Symphony Choir of Johannesburg and soloists with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra conducted by Richard Cock. Linder Auditorium, 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown

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Cosatu members excited for imminent move to Cape Town Stadium CAPE TOWN. Following the proposal by Cosatu’s Western Cape provincial leader Tony Ehrenreich that Cape Town Stadium be converted into lowcost housing, members of the trade unions have been flocking to the stadium in order to pick out a good bit to live in. “Shotgun VIP lounge!” said a NEHAWU shop steward, racing towards the stands, while a SADTU member starting making a “grass angel” on the stadium’s pitch.

social cachet of having bills sent to 1, Cape Town Stadium would make Bishopscourt Avenue seem like a bladdy township”.

Top Cosatu officials were rumoured to be busily dividing up the stadium yesterday for their new homes in Cape Town’s R4.5 billion World Cup structure. Sources in the world of real estate said that the housing developing would likely become one of the most prestigious addresses in the country, offering “plentiful green space, full perimeter security, and sea views to die for”. Pam Golding’s Mona Lisa explained that “the

Some of the most desirable areas within the stadium are projected to be the “split-level loft apartments” in what were previously the nosebleed seats at the top of the stands. “I live in a bungalow now,” said NUMSA worker Socialist Mkhonto. “But if I play my cards right I could have a lovely little three-storey flat in the stadium, though admittedly each storey will be less than a metre above each other.”

“Naturally some portions of the development will need a little TLC,” she added. “But even the toilet cubicles can become cute little lock-upand-go urban -à- with all the convenience of city living and reliable ablutions.”

When Cosatu officials were asked how alreadyscheduled concerts would take place in the stadium-turned-housing-project, they waved away concerns. “We are aware that full-time Satanist and baby-killer Lady Gaga is due to perform at the stadium in December,” said provincial executive Mau-Mau Ncebe. “It is already settled that she will now sing her songs as an intimate set in Gatiepa September’s bathroom, since Gatiepa has already laid claim to the area where the stage would have been.”

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