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The Sapphires glitter bright

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:00 +0200

True talent is priceless and with the magnificent independent Australian film The Sapphires, the voices and lives of four gutsy young Australian Aboriginal women will live in your hearts forever.
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Abdullah Ibrahim to headline at Standard Bank Joy of Jazz

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:00 +0200

South African jazz giant Abdullah Ibrahim joins Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard and pianist Ahmad Jamal at the opening night of Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, which runs in Newtown from 22 to 24 August, 2013.
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Bomba Estéreo to tour southern Africa

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:00 +0200

Colombian band Bomba Estéreo will be playing in SA as part of the band's tour through the Fire Fest Route - a music festival network that seeks to encourage and promote cultural exchange and arts development - in South Africa (Fire Ball in Cape Town), Mozambique (Azgo Festival) and Swaziland (MTN BushFire Festival).
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Cape Town's one and only drive-in cinema short film event

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:00 +0200

Short & Sweet Cinema is inviting you to share in a unique short film experience, rich in the romance of one of cinema's fondest bygone eras. Cape Town's short film drive-in will take place in a secluded urban field, framed by Lion's Head and fringing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Twitch takes flight

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:00 +0200

Inspiration can strike at any moment. For Robert Fridjhon, whose award-winning stage career spans over twenty years, it came when he worked for FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre back in 2006. Given that most of the cases he worked on involved birds, and that he was reading African Genesis by Robert Audrey, it was only a matter of time before the idea for Twitch was born.
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Bonnie Tyler to play SA

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:00 +0200

Bonnie Tyler, the husky voiced pop-rock diva behind hits such as Lost In France, It's A Heartache, Holding Out For A Hero, and Total Eclipse Of The Heart will perform at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on 29 and 30 August and at the Cape Town Convention Centre on 6 and 7 September 2013.
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Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia opening for Chevelle! Last chance to win tickets

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200

Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia are to be the support acts for Chevelle in Cape Town, and Shadowclub as the only opening act in Joburg . The concerts will take place at the Grand Arena, GrandWest on Friday, 31 May and a sold-out show in Johannesburg at The Big Top Arena, Carnival City on Sunday, 2 June, 2013.
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Getting lost on Long Street Nights

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:47:00 +0200

Cape Town's Long Street has earned a reputation as one of the city's favourite party spots, what with all its restaurants, bars, and clubs. Many local residents and international visitors make this place their home late into the night and early into the morning. But do you really know who they are?
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The Miser is rich and rewarding

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:48:00 +0200

"Miss Molière's The Miser," wrote a reviewer in The Star, "and you are sacrificing the South African production of the year. Any year." Part satire and part farce, the adapted 17th-century classic, which won four Naledi Theatre Awards following its premiere at Johannesburg's Market Theatre last October, is now showing in Cape Town.
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Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominate SAMAs 2013

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:04:00 +0200

Millions of SABC1 viewers were witness to the 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards as Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominated the evening taking home three awards each at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 11 May, 2013.
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