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The Unisa Library and the Philippine Embassy invite you to F I R S T E N C O U N T E R between PHILIPPINE and SOUTH AFRICAN POETS Krip Yuson & Virgilio Reyes, jr read with Lisa Combrinck, Mpho Mothoagae, Leon de Kock, Henning Pieterse, Willie Kgotsitsile, Aryan Kaganof, Natalia Molebatsi, Peter Horn, Robert Pearce, & Andries Walter Oliphant STRONG on Thursday, 6 October, 17:00 – 19:00 Unisa Library Atrium, third floor. Free admission. C O N T A C T : Dawie tel 012 429 3212 EMAIL or Raquel tel 012-346 0451 EMAIL...
You can dance @ Headrush Tactics in Durban
Some Durb’s people are getting a little tired of same old same old doofdoof – so they putting together some more “intelligent” dance music parties… sounds lank deep bru. Get down to the fabulous Trans Africa-Express – the gorgeous restaurant down at the harbour… here it is: Picking up the slack and satisfying the needs of those who like their dance music intelligent, HEADRUS…H TACTICS is being staged at Trans-Africa Express at the B.A.T. Centre on Friday 10 February. The event promises to be a loving earful for those hedonists out there who have had their fill of bland dance music which bears more than a passing resemblance to the spin cycle of a washing machine. Teaming up for the first time in the interests of furthering the musical integrity of the heathen port of Durban are One Track Mike and Kid Colt of local breakbeat outfit Triphazard and die-hard retro-electro-alternative proponents Captain Asthma and Lo-Boob Oscillator. Strange titles aside, this combination guarantees a wide range of cutting-edge dance music which is light years away from the all-too-familiar bubblegum house which is the defining sound of too many nighttime haunts in our dear seaside town. Click here for the Bat Centre site – this is the view at sunset fromTrans-Africa. HEADRUSH TACTICS ONE TRACK MIKE KID COLT CAPTAIN ASTHMA LO-BOOB OSCILLATOR Friday 10 February Doors Open 8pm Trans Africa Express @ BAT Couvert R 25 Info – 082 292 0744...
Walking the Walk Talking the Talk
Thanks to Penelope for her story – We were so inspired that Editorista and her friend BoogieLuv have been walking around the early morning city falling in love with a waking Joburg all over again (remember those early school days?) We think it’s high time for a walking revolution. Yes lots of us walk to work, but not enough people in the suburbs …(you know who you are) walk around the streets. Come on, reclaim the streets. Reclaim your health. GET WALKING! Click here for The Walking Site that can tell you all about how to walk to get fit. Need to shed the extra kilos gained over the festive season? Feeling just a little guilty about the hours sitting in front of a screen… .be it the computer or the T.V. Can’t face joining the gym and paying joining fees yet again whilst knowing its not going to last? Beginning to think just a little about cholestral, blood pressure etc. problems…Well the answer is simple start walking! And its Free! It’s a fact that you only use up 250 calories for an hour of walking in comparison to scrubbing floors and using up 275 calories or mowing the lawn and burning up 400 calories!! This is fun, fun, fun!! First you need decent shoes and then you need a friend. A friend who is supportive and lives conveniently close by. A friend who acts as your early morning alarm clock and conscience! Trust me I know and its working for me. I have a friend Bernie who is 61 years old and joined the gym a year ago where she does Tai Chi, Pilates, dancing classes and water aerobics so she is rather fit! She lives downstairs from where I do which is just so convenient. While I am a middle aged whitey, Bernie is of “colour” and I do believe my first real friend of colour whilst living in South Africa!! This friendship has only just happened during the hours of five and seven a.m. whilst we pound the pavements and chat. Every day is like starting a new chapter in my novel as Bernie shares another segment of her life. While we walk the walk she talks the talk and all my aches and pains are forgotten as I concentrate on the stories of her fascinating life. How we have been robbed of sharing the experiences of each others lives by our separate lifestyles and the regime of the day. Due to our paranoia of being safe (wisely so I think) I shed myself of our jewelry “just in case” but not Bernie…she wears rings on...
Feed your sole – Sushi shoe show
Now this is original – a shoe fashion show on a Sushi conveyor belt – every Sandton Darl’s dream event… fabulous shoes coming straight past your beady eyes within arms reach! Easy now fashionista’s! No Grabbing! Click here to go to Taboo’s site. Experience shoe heaven. Experience the Sushi Shoe Show. Feeling decadent, indulgent and yearni…ng to experience shoe heaven? Indulge your senses in sensuous stilettos, delicate sushi, luxurious Lindt chocolate & classic Campari cocktails at Taboo, Johannesburg on 29 March, Cnr Fredman Dr & Gwen Lane, Sandton, JHB. Largely women’s shoe collectables and accessories will showcase on sushi conveyer belts with a limited range of fantastic men’s designs with a new level of opulence. The Sushi Shoe Show offers women and men something special laced with enduring delights. As a shoe fashion first, fashionistas and shoe gurus alike will find the association unprecedented and the combination irresistible. Our sushi shoe show shoes are amongst others NINE WEST, GUESS shoes, JIMMY CHOO, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, BOTTEGA VENETA, ALDO, CASTELO, SOCRATI, PALAZZO PITITE, EUROPA ART, EMPORIO BRASIL, SPITZ presenting – PRADA, KURT GEIGER, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, CARVELA, JESSICA BENNET, STUART WEITZMAN, FURLA bags, DKNY & many exclusive give-aways! The Sushi Shoe Show was born out of the need to bring the fashion of shoes closer to the audience, replacing the distance traditional fashion shows place between the audience and the ramp. Shoes and accessories on a sushi conveyer belt present a tactile ride, whereby one is able to sensibly touch, smell, weigh and see the sexy items. The shoe is now part of an experiential presentation and no longer a distant attachment to upper body fashion on the ramp. The Sushi Shoe Show lives up to be slightly more opulent, delectable, overtly flamboyant and certainly a platform for those yearning for a unique urban fashion experience; stylish and accessible! Authenticate your AAA status and for ticket enquiries call Mzansi Solutions on 011 544 2313...
OSCAR TIME – SA students in with a chance!
UPDATE! SO Tsotsi made it! It’s up for Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars – let’s hold thumbs guys – we have a pretty good chance! Today is the day of the official Oscar Nominations… we wish everyone luck but particularly these young students from AFDA whose talent and tenacity may have bagged them a nomination! You go guys! Clic…k here to go to the OSCARS AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) are proud to announce the nomination of 2005 fourth-year graduation film, ELALINI, for the Honorary Foreign Student Academy Awards. The aim of this competition is to support and encourage filmmakers with no previous professional experience who are enrolled in CILECT- affiliated colleges and universities outside the borders of the United States “ELALINI is an aesthetically and technically eloquent film that resonates with the rich cultural relevance of our new democratic South Africa and we believe that it can stand up as a contender for an Academy nomination,” says AFDA’s executive chairman, Garth Holmes. ELALINI’s producer, Daniel Rumbak, had the following to say: “ELALINI is undoubtedly the best film we’ve ever made. Director Tristan Holmes breaks through with his vivid visuals, mature storytelling style and his signature approach to South African Cinema, while Ayanda Sithole and her ensemble cast deliver powerfully emotive performances that illuminate a very real and emotionally relevant problem in South Africa Today.” “I have always believed that I was born in an era of miracles and endless opportunities. I’m blessed to have been a part of this movie. It is one I will always be proud of,” comments actress, Ayanda Sithole, on her experience of making the film. For more information email Garth...
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