The Adventure is back! WOODSTOCK
Rockers unite at the awesome Woodstock festival – kick off summer bunny season in Harrismith (only 270 km’s from Jozi) with this growing festival that offers everything a festival junkie could wish for. Get there from Thurs 29 November to Monday 2nd December 2007 – http://www.woodstock.co.za/ Woodstock is the only music and lifestyle festival in South Africa which makes us unique and fun for all fun loving people. You will find several stages with over 70 different bands throughout the weekend. These bands will range in styles from rock to pop to hard rock to punk to acoustic rock to hip hop and reggae. From some of the biggest bands in the country to some of the best kept secrets and some international surprises along the way. There are also many different arenas with different deejays through out the weekend playing everything from hip hop to house to rock to indie. You will find sporting activities including extreme motor-cross from the Ride Authority team, The Riot BMX Team and the Converse Skate Park. You will find human pac man, PS3, unplugged arenas, comedy, poets, break-dancers, beat-boxing, and many wondrous types of foods and creative stalls. Woodstock provides an overall view of most pop culture aspects. Cassette, Crossing Point, Farryl Purkiss, Fevertree, HiKaToRi, His Dying Wish, Jo Day, Josie Field, Just About Done, Lonehill Estate, Niemand, Namuh, One Day Remains, Prime Circle, Redhouse, Running With Scissors, Sheepdown, The Hellphones, The Uncut, Underbelly, Unlisted, Van Coke Cartel, Walt, Japan and I, Bloodline, Kidofdoom, Desmond and the Tutu’s, Submachine, Vendetta Cartel, The Kiff, New Born Fire, Harris Tweed (and many more still to be announced.) Full weekend ticket from Computicket – R295 Half weekend ticket available at the gate on Saturday morning, cash only – R200. Call 011 646 6467 for more information. Woodstock falls over the world’s weekend for AIDS awareness. There will be pamphlets and consultants on hand to discuss the virus with you. Please be responsible. Durex has provided us with ten thousand complimentary condoms which you will find in the over eighteen’s bar areas. Please join us on Stage 3 for the Music Saved My Life initiative on Saturday the 1st. They’re also looking for street teams to promote the festival in return for tickets – We are looking for twenty street teams in JHB, PTA, DBN, PMB and Bloem. A Street Team should consist of two people. You are given Woodstock merchandise and flyers and you choose an area close to you to promote the festival (varsity/shopping centres/night spots etc.). You help us distribute flyers and posters and we reward you with two tickets and merchandise completely...
Whisky’s Getting Back to Basics
Whisky lovers or those curious about the honey-coloured tipple, make sure to get to the 2007 FNB Whisky Live Festival at Sandton on the 7 – 9 Nov, this year’s festival falls under the theme of “Back to Basics” and will provide anyone who’s interested in the history of whisky with everything they need to know: As the build-up to the FNB Whisky Live Festival gains momentum, the organizers have decided to return to source and employ a very direct approach in marketing whisky, thus branding this year’s event with the title, Back to Basics. The FNB Whisky Live Festival will take place from 7 to 9 November at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Stylish innovation and a focus on educating the consumer have been key factors in the success of the show and this year new angles to enhance the consumer experience and grow their whisky knowledge and passion will be featured. The Back to Basics Zone will be developed each year at the Festival and this year, the focus will be on the art of making Scotch whisky with an interactive journey where consumers can visually see the whole process from a typical floor malting process, smell the burning peat, understand the differences between rye/barley and even taste a new make whisky. Celebrated international whisky writer and consultant, Dave Broom will lead short presentations in this area throughout the festival. Another stylish inclusion this year is the Lexus Connoisseur’s Experience – the Ultimate Guided Tour. This includes a point to point chauffeur drive to the whisky festival and then a guided tour of specialty whiskies, hand selected by master distillers/global ambassador exclusively for the tour generally not available to the public. A global trend in whisky markets, is discovering the taste and flavour of whisky and pairing whisky with fine foods. The Salticrax Sensory Zone and will be demonstrating perfect whisky pairing with oysters/cheese/carpaccio/salmon and chocolates. A private contemporary whisky lounge and cocktail bar has also been incorporated into the show, providing an ideal platform for private client entertaining or a meeting forum for like minded whisky friends. South Africa is now the 5th largest Scotch whisky market by volume and the 8th by value and is now worth over R2.8 billion rand per annum with a 30% growth in the premium sector. This year, the FNB Whisky Live Festival will witness the largest contingent of international whisky representatives that South Africa has ever hosted. The international line up of master distillers/global whisky ambassadors at this year’s event is testimony to the fact that the global players have recognized SA as a strong emerging premium market. ...
Whingeing English show their true colours online
Ag Shame. Not only were the English poor losers that brushed off our president Thabo Mbeki in front of the whole world when he tried to shake their hands (you should be ashamed of yourselves) but they also took some ugly digs at us online in the run up to the final match. Now while we all love the English wit and enjoy The Office for it’s cringe-worthy humour, we don’t believe that bad taste slurs disguised as “cocky British humour” but clearly aimed below-the-belt at South Africa and it’s people, are the way to stir the pot. We are not perfect, but we certainly try to avoid getting overly personal or dredging up our heinous past to motivate us. Sadly, some of the English press have shown their old colonial colours and illustrated just how out of touch they are with SA today…. although some South African’s living in London are probably to blame for setting a bad example. I have heard the most unpatriotic, shocking statements from Saffers in London who do nothing to promote our land. Come on you lot, cheer up luv! We received this email from James: http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/World_Cup/Story/0,21043,13089_2808433,00.html Im actually astounded by this “article”. It is precisely that kind of english attitude in the press that earns the English team so much hate throughout the world. If it werent for these types of nationalistic xenophobes England as a rugby team might be better respected. Point 2 in this guys “article” is unashamed, out-right, virtually gleeful racism. Its embarrasing. You can see that he’s so pleased with himself and that he thinks he’s writing something ingeniously witty and clever. On top of it he represents Skysports. Does anyone know how to pass this along to Francois Pienaar? see if Tony “BNP” Curtis has the nerve to tell Francois to his face what he thinks of the “Afrikaner” accent. In this day and age you are perfectly entitled to these opinions but spewing them out onto the webpage of a major news network is outrageous. Tony Curtis of skysports news obviously thought he was blogging on his private little network of “Britain for the British”. Would this empire-phile prefer his bar tenders to be proper english people “oo li’ taw’ propa li'”? That charming bunch of Brits that mill around social housing compunds mugging people or impregnating teenagers. Perhaps he would he prefer his bar tenders to be more of the ever so posh, stuttering, Hugh Grant clone? “er…wha…wha can can I get you? Stella o…o..ok..right you are”. Theres no picture of Tony on the skysports webpage but from the tabloid tone of his “article” I bet he...
The Ins and Outs of Ponte City Flats
We can categorically state that it is not an urban legend that Ponte City Flats has three-storey penthouses with (crusty now) retro carpeted walls. And that’s because on Saturday we went to hang out with all the adrenaline junkies who were abseiling and rap (?) jumping off the 54 floors of Ponte as part of a marketing stint to promote Ponte – And we got to explore the entire building including the penthouses and roof!! We can also confirm that Ponte has been bought and is being redone and fixed up and sold off… not chipile – but dang… those views. Rumour has it bachelor flats are going for round R400k furnished and bigger than that up to the millions – we can’t imagine what the penthouses will go for. Let’s not forget it’s one of the WORLD’s most iconic buildings, a darling of the global architecture community and probably one of the most famous addresses in Africa – so if you’re really into urban living and would like a view to die for – go and put your city regeneration money where your mouth is. You can see all the photos on our flickr site here and you can visit both of these websites to find out more and to set up your appointment to go and ogle Ponte. Enjoy! http://www.spacemarketing.co.za/ http://www.newponte.co.za/...
Represent Recommends: Attachments 1-7
We first caught Attachments in July 2005 and seeing the name in our inbox brings back warm memories of the early days of Represent. Moving on from nostalgia, the point is that it’s back again after more than two years, which in our minds is affirmation of it’s appeal and success. Read our review from ’05 here and see the PR below – we’d love to know if you agree! Catch the show at the Dance factory, Newtown in November. Back to The Dance Factory by public demand is ATTACHMENTS, that delightful series of duets created by Gerard Bester with performers Athena Mazarakis and Craig Morris. ATTACHMENTS (1-3) was first staged at the FNB Dance Umbrella 2004, followed by ATTACHMENTS (1-6) a year later on the same platform. This was followed by a record-breaking season at The Dance Factory, with Mazarakis receiving the Gauteng MEC Award for Most Outstanding Female Dancer and Morris, the equivalent award as Most Outstanding Male. ATTACHMENTS is theatre for the discerning – distilled pieces of physical lyricism that slip from comedy to heartbreak. The work explores the coming together of bodies, desires, fantasies and territories. It uncovers the negotiations in the various stages of a relationship: When we first: The electricity of the first encounter transports us from the familiar into the space of another. Blue Bathroom: The spark of the first meeting transforms into the playfulness and madness of discovering new love and shared spaces. Sleep Talk: In our most intimate space we are challenged by the fulfilment of and surrender to another. Take Out: What are we distracted from? What if (For my mother): The fantasy of a brief escape reveals the paradox of being together and alone. Lost in Away: How do we return, having lost where we were? From the outside in: Negotiating the pathway to what we had. Zingi Mkefa in the Sunday Times wrote: Delicate, emotionally charged and even humorous at times…Ultimately, Bester’s choreography reveals the power and potency of simplicity… In the Jewish Report, Robyn Sassen said: Draws on physical theatre idioms, clear in their narrative value, but beautiful in their physical interpretation of emotions and abstract values…contemplates the evolution of love, devoid of fairytale fantasies or commercialised dreams…blends comedy and heartbreak. The duo of Mazarakis and Morris onstage offers a dynamism, lyricism and sense of timing that is delightful to watch. The work is powerful, yet subtle, entertaining and inspiring. Adrienne Sichel for The Star wrote: Athena Mazarakis and Craig Morris use their extraordinary articulate bodies and sharply honed senses to resonate recognisable nuances in intimate relationships…What is so significant about this refreshing work is the originality brought to the choreography by the virtuosity and...
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