Cape Town

The Jonathan Rubain Band, Cape Town’s much-loved jazz ensemble, is launching their debut album Happy People on Friday 26 March at a concert to be held in the AFM Goodwood main auditorium at 19:30.

Leading South African contemporary integrated dance initiative, the award-winning Remix Dance Company, celebrates its 10th anniversary and its new home at the Baxter Theatre Centre with five performances only of a brand new production, Lovaffair, from March 30 until April 3 at 8pm.

OmmiBerg ‘Round the Rock 2010’ hits the Paarl Wine Route on Saturday March 13th.  A unique opportunity to taste the first of the 2010 vintage across the route - unfiltered and straight from the tank in the middle of harvest time - the event pairs the wines with creative adaptations of the traditional onion tart; along with other unusual gourmet offerings.

The Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch never ceases to amaze, with creative and vibrant new productions. From 18-20 March this year, in collaboration with the Rupert Music Foundation, Oude Libertas will produce an a capella version of Handel’s much-loved Messiah. Media Manager for the Oude Libertas Heinrich von Wielligh reports on this mammoth undertaking, a first for South Africa.

Imagine a City Hall which is the hub of a vibrant cultural community. Imagine a place of memories, restored to its former glory. Imagine a venue where every citizen can have a say in what they want this space to be.

FBI and Camel Rock Entertainment today announced the launch of the all new BEACH SPORT SPECTACULAR festival which kicks off on the 27th March at Muizenberg Pavilion. In keeping with its theme – this, the first of four such events planned for 2010, is to be hosted “on the beach“while an eclectic array of exciting activities and events are planned to coincide over the four day period.

Cape Town guitarist Derek Gripper will perform three shows with master Indian tabla player Udai Mazumdar who will be visiting Cape Town this March for a short tour.  

Marking the 100 day countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, GrandWest staff entered into the spirit of the event by enthusiastically flying the flag for Goodwood. 

Live Earth, organizer of The Dow Live Earth Run for Water, and Wildlands Conservation Trust, Cape Town race director, today announced that The Parlotones, highest grossing rock band in South Africa, will perform live at the event taking place at the Speir Wine Estate in Cape Town on April 18, 2010. 

In 2010 the popular award-winning Ikhwezi Theatre Festival celebrates 12 years of development theatre with 12 dynamic productions which take to the Baxter Golden Arrow stage daily for one week only from 11 to 20 March.