The obscenely brilliant Molly Bloom, starring acclaimed South African actress Jennifer Steyn directed by Nicky Rebelo, is set to steam up the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 14 September to 9 October at 8.15pm nightly.

The time has come once again to make DJ history in South Africa as the DMC Championships 2010 crowns the best scratch vinyl DJ/turntablist in the country. DJs wishing to take part can fill out an entry form online at or call 071 228 1111 for more information.

Celebrity chefs Reuben Riffel and Margot Janse are used to preparing sumptuous meals for the who’s who of South African society at their Franschhoek restaurants, but the ingredients used for a special fundraising dinner on October 9 will be very different from the usual.

From 21 August to 7 September 2010, the South African College of Music (SACM) celebrates its Centenary with a series of concerts showcasing the many genres at the College. Mike Campbell and the UCT Big Band open the festival at the Baxter Concert Hall, honouring Count Basie on his birthday. The festival ends with a flourish at the Cape Town City Hall with François du Toit playing a Mozart Piano Concerto with the UCT Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernhard Geuller.

The Steve Biko Foundation is offering Gautengers a rare chance to spend “An Evening with Alice Walker”.

The poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, anthologist, teacher, editor, publisher and activist will be in South Africa for the first time in early September to deliver the 11^th annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at the University of Cape Town at 6 pm on September 9^th.

From the creators of the multi-award-winning Karoo Moose, joined by the popular theatre actor and television personality Rob Van Vuuren, comes the brilliant tale of Woyzeck, directed by Lara Foot, at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 26 August to 11 September at 18h30 or 20h15 nightly.

The South African National Dance Trust (SANDT) has been formed to promote, preserve and support the art form of classical ballet and contemporary dance throughout South Africa. The first project of the SANDT is Veronica Paeper’s Spartacus, which will be re-choreographed and staged as a grand scale national production, The Spartacus Of Africa, in 2011.

Cape Town is the centre of the world – if you’re in it or passing through it, that is.  It is the place where all who love expression congregate to celebrate a City that breathes art, history and culture.  When The Loerie Awards comes to town from 1 – 3 October 2010 to commemorate the year’s greatest talent in the brand communication industry, Capetonians need not be left to sit on the sidelines but are invited to take part in the first ever Creative Week Cape Town.

Good Hope FM and M-Net in association with Graca are proud to present the Nando’s Cape Town Comedy Festival starring the world’s hottest comedy acts at the Baxter Theatre in the heart of the Mother City.

2010 sees the Youth Music Festival (YMF) celebrating its 39^th year with 12 extraordinarily talented young classical music instrumentalists and singers who will perform with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) on Saturday 21 August at 19.30 in the Artscape Theatre.  This annual classical music festival is presented by Artscape and the CPO and serves as a launching pad for young accomplished musicians in playing on a professional concert stage.

So let’s jet back to 1991 when ‘Salt ‘n Pepa’ released a song titled ‘Let’s talk about Sex’ from their ‘Blacks Magic’ album. They doubted that it would be played on the radio but took a bold step and their song became a number one hit across the world. The most whispered word in history, made waves as heads bopped and bodies rocked to the song, proclaiming that S.E.X existed, and so the chorus went…

The Franschhoek Literary Festival team is delighted that so many readers and writers from across the South African spectrum came to Franschhoek to celebrate books for a fourth year over the weekend 14 – 16 May.

Can you imagine dialling a number on your cellphone, using only your tongue? Typing an email using only your toes? How about driving a car with no hands?

It all sounds a bit far-fetched, but for Milnerton clinical psychologist Nicky Abdinor, they are all part of her everyday life.

 

An exciting new space for music has been established in the Cape Town City Hall as part of the Imagine City Hall campaign.

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.

The moving life-story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin was first published in 2003 in an internationally acclaimed autobiography entitled Mao’s Last Dancer.  His story caught the imagination of film producers and soon the film version of Li’s book will preview at Nu Metro cinemas in South Africa.

One would not expect to find the find some of the best jazz at what would appear to be a biker joint, yet it is the perfect environment for some of the finest musicians to express themselves.

Joshua Miles is one of the few young accomplished artists who left Cape Town for the purpose of extending on living a creative and fore filling life. To this extent Joshua together with contemporaries have pioneered a new artists settlement at Baardskeerdersbos, with the living out  their core values and creativity.

WHEN THEY SAY “TALK TO MY PEOPLE” – WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE

CELEBRITY SERVICES AFRICA has fully re-engaged its Artist & Celebrity management division as one of the company’s three expansion pillars (the others being event management and public relations).