Bring in the Festive at Evo Lokxion.
Oh yes it’s on… the Festive Season is now, and I hope you’ve lined up your party zone all through the month. Editorista has been out of action bringing in her baby to this crazy world, but she’s back and on her way to SA for the holidays… Watch out! Representah’s, please don’t drink and drive, catch a taxi, take turns (enough parties to go round), sleep over, go on the Rea Vaya, walk… Let’s look after our precious lives South Africans and bring down the road accidents, violence and babelaas mess ups this party season. And what a line up to kick it off… at EVO Lokxion… That time has come, as we mark the end of a chapter that has been on the 6th of December 2009 is the date and who better to headline the last edition than one of finest emcees in the land… MAWE-2 the timing is picture perfect o this one as the Vaal born emcee is to release a mix-tape titled a “colorful tunnel “ …the tape will feature some material that did not make his successful debut album “A Fool’s Hope”. So brace yourself for a performance to remember. On the 1’s & 2’s our guest, all the way from Cape Town with a bag full of them funky fresh soulful grooves… Slowpoke is the man accompany the in-house duo DJ BlaQt (The MTN Hype DJ of the year 2009 Awards Nominee) and The Backyard Selekta together as Evo Lokxion All-Stars are to take us down memory lane with evo’s all time tunes and anthems since September 3rd 2006 to date. It all goes down from 3pm till midnight and R20 gets you in by now ladies you know the deal, ladies free till 4h30pm and for the guys drinks are on special… @ ALDO’s Lounge(Naledi Mall) Vosloorus. See you...
Shake hands with the Devil @ First Wed Film Club
We just checked and it’s been nearly 5 years since the First Wednesday Film Club was started by John Barker and Ziggy Hofmeyer with Johnothan at Atlas Studio’s – and as we’ve always said, if you live in Jozi and love film, you should be going at the beginning of every month… in fact, the first Wednesday of every month. This month features the Canadian drama “SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL” and the actors will be present NOGAL for questions. GO GO GO DIRECTOR: Roger Spottiswoode GENRE: Drama STORYLINE: Shake Hands with the Devil is a Canadian drama feature film starring Roy Dupuis as Roméo Dallaire, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in August 2007. Based on Dallaire’s autobiographical book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, the film recounts Dallaire’s harrowing personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and how the United Nations failed to heed Dallaire’s urgent pleas for further assistance to halt the massacre. FILM NOMINATIONS: The film received 12 nominations at the 28th Genie Awards and tied with the film Eastern Promises for most nominations. ADDRESS: 33 FROST AVE, MILPARK TEL: +27 11 482 7111 EMAIL: INFO@ATLASSTUDIOS.CO.ZA WEB:...
Don’t miss Usha Seejarim @ Gallery Momo
While waiting for a very important pitch (VIP) at MTN headoffice a few years back (that big bold building situated way too far outside of our Jozi bubble but it’s ok cos they got larney furniture and fittings…) we were met in the foyer by an amused client who found the bunch of us staring awestruck, mouths agape at this massive cascading paperclip chandelier suspended from the roof. That was when we first heard the name Usha Seejarim; and we’ve never forgotten it since. Flash forward to 2009 and you too can stare dumbstruck at her work at the Momo Gallery – I miss going there for opening nights – always lots of wine, a fab crowd and good Jozi vibe. Wine is important. Oh ja, and by the way, of course we won the pitch. Usha Seejarim – Mine over Matter opening 5 november @ 18h30 – 20h00 concludes 30 november 09 # 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, 2193,...
Mweet Muzi Mohale & retweet to win fab travel prizes.
Represent gets in touch with another inspirational Southern African this week who has followed their dreams and made them a reality… Meet Muzi Mohale, the intrepid travel blogger and tweeter who spends his days sharing useful information on his growing SA travel and tourism blog TravelWires – Muzi is celebrating his blog’s 3rd birthday with a bunch of freaking awesome travel prizes – all you have to do is tweet away… read below and enter fast. Sharpile Muzi for your words and hey… hook us up with the Rastafarian community in Knysna1 Hi Muzi, thanks for meeting with us, tell us a little bit about yourself: My name is Muzi Mohale born 35 years ago in Swaziland where I attended both primary and secondary education. A year after my O’ levels in 1994 I relocated to Johannesburg to study Financial Management at Benoni Technical College. Between 2000 to 2002 I was employed by Classic FM and therefore by Moneyweb until I resigned in March this year to nurture my dreams of being a fulltime blogger. What attracted you to the tourism industry? My love for travelling and the internet attracted me to the tourism industry. Since discovering the internet in 2000 I’ve been hooked and have made it a point to learn more about running an online business. Through my work at Moneyweb, where I was involved with updating their in-house websites, I figured out that I could also earn an income from running a website as well. Then in 2003 I created www.accommodate.co.za which was basically a lodging booking portal focused on B&B’s in Soweto. Tell me about Travelwires.com – what is it and why/how did you start it? I started adding industry news on www.accommodate.co.za just to spice up the offering, as displaying only lodging facilities on a website was a stagnant exercise. Updating industry news daily was meant to generate interest with browsers so they could visit the website on a regular basis. Then in 2006, Christine Searle the owner of www.sa-venues.com sponsored the creation of www.travelwires.com a standalone website to exclusively cater for tourism news. I now blog fulltime, which allows me the opportunity to discover the various tourism routes the country has on offer and to earn a living doing what I love. Who is your ideal target audience? I’m more focused on helping small tourism operators on running profitable websites for their operations. A website if used properly can greatly improve the bottom line of your business. Besides helping small tourism operators I also blog about the latest trends within the industry in South Africa. May I also take this opportunity to invite...
Win tickets: Rocking the Gardens
Cape Town’s bringing it’s massively successful jol Rocking the Daisies to Emmarentia where they’re Rocking the Gardens this Saturday… We have a pair of tickets to give-away to one lucky reader… All ya gotta do is email Editorista with your name, id number, cell number and the name of 3 of the bands performing on Saturday. We’ll let you know who the winners are on Friday! Read all about it: Complete Events, in partnership with Oppikoppi Productions, is bringing Rocking the Daisies to Johannesburg. By popular demand, Rocking the Gardens will be a one day event hosted on 3 October 2009 as part of the Old Mutual Encounters Series at Emmarentia Dam. Boasting some of SA’s hottest bands including Freshlyground, aKING, 340ml, Gang of Instrumentals and even more exciting up and coming bands. Rocking the Gardens will offer Johannesburg the best in live entertainment, lifestyle exhibitions and gourmet food. Taking a leaf from Rocking the Daisies, South Africa’s premier eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival, Rocking the Gardens too will be ‘green’. By partnering with Food and Trees for Africa, and other leading NGO’s, the event will continue to spread the ‘play hard, tread lightly’ message in the Northern regions of South Africa. Date: 3 October 2009 Venue: Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg Botanical Gardens Gates open: 12:00 ADMISSION: Ticket sales Pre-sale online – R100 At the gate – R130 Children: Free for children under 13. Buy your tickets at www.tunegum.com RTG WAP SITE “SMS ‘GARDENS’ to 32424 (SMS cost R1) to receive the link to the Rocking the Gardens WAP site which includes the festival line-up, tracks, videos and wallpaper downloads, a map to the event, ticket information and much, much more!” FACILITIES AT THE FESTIVAL • Gourmet food village • Main stage • Bar facilities • Vendor village • Clean toilets • Day-care facilities available for children. This facility includes trained nannies, a jumping castle and various other facilities to make sure your little ones are entertained. Operating hours: Saturday: 12:00 – 23:00 • Medical and security staff • Shaded areas Bring it leave it What to bring and what to leave to make sure you enjoy the festival to the max. Bring it: • An open mind and a green attitude • Your festival ticket • ID document/driver’s license • Money • Rubbish bags • Warm jacket/clothing • Sunglasses • Suntan lotion • Raincoat/umbrella – just in case Leave it: • No fires allowed • No illegal substances • No firearms or weapons • No glass • No damaging the natural environment • No litter • No bad...
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