Lifestyle lovin'
Yet another week almost over, and welcome yet again to your Lifestyle Thursday! This week we review some well-worth visiting getaway options;
Majeka House and
Le Franschhoek, and well-worth seeing movies;
Godzilla and
Filth.
In music news, teeny-boppers can start practicing their screeches for
One Direction's SA tour - tickets on sale tomorrow, and the first international artists for
RTD 2014 have just been announced.
We take a look at past events;
G-Star Raw and the
Joburg Neon Run in photographic form, while upcoming events include the
Jive Funny Festival in Cape Town and
Old Mutual Music in the Gardens in Pretoria.
Two
Park Acoustics tickets are still up for grabs so, if you're keen to celebrate their fourth birthday with them in Pretoria, better enter now!
Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)
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 | Rocking the Daisies are excited to play host to Brit 2014 Award winner Rudimental, and the wonk-funk, alternative dance band Crystal Fighters. Both acts are fresh out of London's underground music scene and are the first set of international artists confirmed to perform at this year's festival. Read more >>
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 | The Converse Get Out Of The Garage Competition, which encourages artists from all across South Africa to upload their demos to SoundCloud or YouTube and then submit them to Converse via www.myssl.co.za/converse, is back and is asking more unsigned musicians out of the garage and into a studio to record their own tracks. Read more >>
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 | The Henley Business School is to begin its MBA in the Music & Creative Industries with the participation of businessman and entertainer DJ S'Bu and TV anchor man Peter Ndoro. Read more >>
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 | The 2014 season of The Old Mutual Music In The Gardens gets underway from May to November and Jimmy Dludu, The Muffinz, AKA, Reason, Johnny Clegg, Mi Casa, Donald, Mango Groove, Josie Field and Shortstraw are some of the artists lined up for the season at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens and the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens. Read more >>
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 | The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Baxter Theatre this year, with a run that includes both local heavy weights and top international performers. The festival enjoys the support of the City of Cape Town, as the project has grown into a blue-chip event on the Mother City's winter event calendar. Read more >>
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 | Charles Siboto I went to go see Captain America: The Winter Soldier some time ago and it was the best movie I've seen so far this year - and that made me think about toys and storytelling. Read more >>
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 | Daniel Dercksen It was pulp sci-fi author Sydney J Bounds's short story, The Animators, which provided the basis for what would become The Last Days on Mars. First published in 1975 in the anthology Tales of Terror from Outer Space - the story of a group of astronauts exploring the Martian surface fascinated screenwriter Clive Dawson, who brought the project to producer Michael Kuhn at Qwerty Films. Read more >>
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 | Daniel Dercksen Filmmaker Jon S Baird felt a very personal connection to the world of Filth from the moment he picked up the book. Irvine Welsh's much-loved novel recounts the story of not only one of the most iconic, foul-mouthed, irate and downright hilarious policemen in modern fiction, but also one of the most tragic. Read more >>
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 | The City of Cape Town has awarded Madame Zingara The Company's Garden restaurant tender, which was put up for public tender in June 2013 as part of the Company's Garden revitalisation project. The restaurant, Zingara's sixth, will be named Haarlem & Hope. Read more >>
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 | Nina Timm Every kitchen should have a big pan in it and every cook should learn the art of one-pan wonders. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Rentokil Initial Troubles with insects? Eat 'em. That's what today's trendy, fun-loving set are into. Come and see for yourself at Cape Town's Good Food and Wine Show at the CTICC on 31 May. Read more >>
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 | Ruth Cooper Franschhoek has always been a town I felt an affinity towards; the sophisticated French cousin to my hip Mother City if you will. With great food, wine, art, culture and scenery it's hard not to be seduced by her many charms. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Grapevine Communications With sport and entertainment having become increasingly central in South Africans' lives, sports sponsorship has never been more powerful or more effective. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Private Property Last year Private Property partnered with SABC3's Top Billing and millions of viewers watched over the 21 weeks of the competition as Private Property gave away a lifestyle worth more than R5m. Read more >>
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 | STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: US rapper Eminem is the most played artist on the world's biggest music streaming service Spotify, the Swedish company said, announcing it had reached ten million premium users. Read more >>
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Slanghoek Cellar, situated in the Slanghoek Valley, close to Rawsonville, seeks a suitably qualified and experienced individual to appoint as winemaker. Read more >>
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Fine art photographyVega School of Brand Leadership - 24 May 2014 to 3 Jul 2014 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria |
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