Usha Seejarim’s solo touring museum exhibition, Venus at Home, opens at the Durban Art Gallery on Thursday, August 13. Continue reading
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New exhibitions at artSPACE durban
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artSPACE durban is playing host to two new exhibitions: Reflections on Light and The Essence of Trees. Continue reading
Durban Art Gallery short film project
Durban Art Gallery is inviting film and documentary makers to attend a briefing at the gallery on Monday, August 17 at 9 am to find out more about a project which DAG is initiating in which filmmakers are invited to pitch to make short documentaries of some of the city’s top art makers. Continue reading
5FM’s female DJs release triple album of killer tracks
This Women’s Month 5FM is celebrating powerful women in music by releasing QUEEN OF CLUBS, a triple disc deluxe album featuring hip hop, dance and pop in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Africa.
5FM’s Queen of Clubs contains killer tracks chosen by 5FM’s female DJs Fix, Poppy Ntshongwana, Thando Thabethe, Tumi Voster, Mixi, Stephanie B, Ms Cosmo and Nicole da Silva. QUEEN OF CLUBS DIAMONDS (pop), SPADES (hip hop) and HEARTS (dance) are available on iTunes.
“5FM is proud to celebrate a month in which equal opportunities for the sexes can be showcased,” says 5FM station manager, Justine Cullinan, “we’ve decided to celebrate in the way we know best, which is to party with our people and bring them the best in music through our dazzling ladies of the airwaves.”
Visit http://www.5fm.co.za, or like the Facebook pag: ThePowerof5FM or follow @5FM on Twitter for more information.
Music quiz in Glenwood
The Durban Rock Alliance hosts their next music quiz evening at The Stella Sports Club (Running Section Pub), Helen Joseph Road, Glenwood at 7 pm on Wednesday,September 2. There is off street parking and food is available from the pub upstairs. Entry is R20 and teams are limited to four people. Please note that the quiz covers all genres of music.
Jazzin’ Around in aid of SA Guide-Dogs
Sandton’s Auto & General Theatre on the Square will be hosting two unmissable jazz concerts in aid of South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind. The concerts will be held on Monday, August 10 at 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm. Continue reading
Women empowering women
“Wathinta umfazi, wathinta imbokodo” is an adage associated with the struggles and victories of South African women. This is exactly what will be showcased at this year’s Vavasati International Women’s Festival, taking place from August 9 until August 29, at the South African State Theatre in Tshwane.
Enjoy a murder mystery at the Tatham Art Gallery
Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery (FOTAG) present a murder mystery, The Strange Case Of The Freudian Trip on Friday, August 14 at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg.
Enjoy an intimate evening with an SA music icon
THE Barnyard Theatre at Gateway is hosting five intimate performances with Johnny Clegg, from August 25 to 29. Durban audiences will have a rare opportunity to interact with this South African icon, who is set to receive an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II, as he performs an up-close-and-personal acoustic show.
SA-born Justin Mancer is making waves in LA
The World Hip Hop Championship competitors may find themselves hanging up their shoes, when they see South African Justin William Mancer, 27, take to the floor.
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