Art, Band, Graffiti and a Dinosaur Smash Together at Sci-Bono for The Night of a 1000Drawings 2013
The venue for this year’s Night of a 1000Drawings has been announced! This mass art exhibition for charity will take place on Thursday 7 November 2013 at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg. Sci-Bono began life as the Electric Workshop. The building was initially the First President Street Power Station, commissioned in 1906 to power the new electric tram system. During Newtown’s years of decline as an industrial centre in the mid-1970s, the building stood derelict. In the 1990s, the building was often used as a music venue particularly after the elections of 1994. In 2004, the Gauteng Department of Education and the private sector initiated plans to develop a major interactive science centre. The new Sci-Bono Discovery Centre was to become the largest science centre in Southern Africa. Doors open at 6pm with the artwork on view until 8pm. Then the race to get a sticker on your coveted A5 masterpiece begins! At 9pm the artwork is taken down and collected by its new owners, and then the party begins. Four live bands will take to the stage, followed by DJ’s. A live Doodle Battle will take place in amongst the crowd, and party-goers can also expect to see Jozi’s hottest graffiti artists battle it out on the night. Partners Converse, Adobe and Red Bull have generously donated some great prizes for the artists participating in the battles, as well as those that have created artwork for the exhibition. Over 1000 pieces of artwork have been collected to date, and we’re still collecting! Join the 1000Drawings team at the regular Doodle events held around Jozi where A5 paper and drawing implements are supplied at the city’s hippest venues in a fun and chilled atmosphere. The public can also drop-off their A5 creations at any one of the partner coffee shops around town. For a list of these venues, go to the Drop-Off Points page on the website. The Night of a 1000Drawings is all about uplifting the inner-city and while things have improved since 2006 when 1000Drawings began, there are still many people who live extremely hard lives on the streets of Johannesburg. Paballo, our main charity, continues to feed and support homeless people living in the inner-city every week. Entirely run and funded by volunteers and donors, they need all the help they can get. These volunteers will be working at the Night of a 1000Drawings. Our second charity, Mmabana began when one of Paballo’s success stories – Nosiku Kalonga returned to her home in Zambia and decided to create an organisation that would do for the children of Choma, what Paballo had done for her...
Fête de la Musique 2013
Melville Music Day This is a song and a dance day not to be missed Joburgers. Details after the jump. The Fête de La Musique held in Melville in 2012 was celebrated by more than 5,000 people and was one of the first events of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013. Based on last year’s success, and now dubbed Melville Music Day, the event, supported by a range of sponsors, promises to be even bigger and better. This year, as last year’s edition, the street will be brought to life with over 30 live performances along 7th Street, within restaurants and bars and on various stages. The event will also feature a wide range of live music, food, drinks and also a touch of French flair. The 2nd annual “Fête de La Musique”, Melville Music Day, welcomes everyone, including families, with the addition this year of a youth zone at Faan Smit Park, an additional food market, pop-up shops and secure designated paid parking areas. Melville Music Day is free and open to the public. It is a fun and exciting showcase of diverse local music, celebrated in a safe and inclusive atmosphere that brings communities together. This year’s music line-up includes: Tumi, Labelle (DJ from the Reunion Island), Stone Aged Souls, The Means, Shadow Club, Nakhane Toure, The Muffinz, Planet Lindela, Bongeziwe Mabandla and many more. Visitors will also be able to enjoy unique experiences offered by the sponsors: Converse and their famous truck, Redbull, Renault’s Va-va-voom experience, and Kaya FM who will be doing live crossovers from the event. In addition, meet the Alliance Française’s team in their dedicated space at Melon situated on 7th Street. The zone is an intimate French quarter with French style catering made by our partners “Chocola J” and more. Important information for Fête de la Musique-goers and Melville residents: * 7th Street is pedestrian friendly for the entire day * Youth zone closes at 5pm * Event starts from 12pm to 7pm, last performance starts at 7pm * Road closure: starts as early as 6am, on the day, roads will be closed in the following perimeter: from 8th street to 5th street and from 1st avenue to 5th avenue. * Parking: four officials designated paid parking areas The “Fête de La Musique”, Melville Music Day, is presented by: • The Melville Resident Association • The Melville Business Community • The Alliance Francaise of Johannesburg • The French Institute of South Africa And with the generous support of • Converse • Renault • Redbull • Kaya FM • Dibukids • The University of Johannesburg • Sight and Sound • Région Réunion • France Volontaire...
Wear your Converse and party on
We’re so sick of bouncers looking at our “tekkie-covered” feet with disdain, declaring that we shall not enter unless we’re in ‘proper shoes.’ How much more comfy, fabulara and danceable can you get than Converse? Damn – isn’t that what shoes are supposed to be about? Any venue that bounces us for not wearing some ugly pointy shoes gets written off our list. Right after our mad friend tells them where to stick it. So get revenge on all those steroid dumbsters and go to the Converse party this weekend in your Converse and get in for free… Parties in Jozi and Durbs. Here’s the deal click on the flyer for more info but apparently it’s going to be “original.” Converse celebrates true Originality with a series of events held in top urban nightspots. Free entry to Converse wearers. In addition to music, vibe and entertainment; there are unique prizes to be won. Parties will be held on 15th June at Roka in Jozi and on the 14th June at The BAT Centre in...
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