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Well happy short-week Wednesday. I hope a happening Heritage Day is planned for all! This long weekend features both Music Exchange and the Cape Town Music Week, including the Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference, as well as the start of the Cape Town Fringe Festival all taking place in the Mother City, while in Gauteng the saucy Sexpo and the Hawaii meets Soweto events take place.

We've got two new comps for you this week: two tickets to In the City featuring The Kooks, as well as tickets to see Jazzanova in Joburg are up for grabs!

Happy Heritage Day!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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A feast for theatre lovers at the Cape Town Fringe Festival
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PE flies its geek flag at Con.ect 2015

Natalie Le Clue

It was English actor Simon Pegg who said that being a geek means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. This was certainly the sentiment over the weekend as hundreds of Port Elizabeth geeks flocked to Con.ect 2015. Read

Cape Town Music Week 2015 events highlighted

Cape Town Music Week 2015 is to take place between 26 September and 4 October a will comprise a week-long celebration of music across a diversity of genres. Read

Music
Grassy Spark win Vodacom Open The City
After thousands of votes were cast and counted Grassy Spark emerged as winner, together with December Streets, Nomadic Orchestra, Early Hours, and Timo ODV who were chosen as the five finalists for Vodacom Open The City. read
Cox and Bakshi for Music Exchange
Music Exchange, the music, film and entertainment programme running at GrandWest, Cape Town on 25 and 26 September, 2015, has some of the world's most respected names in the business appearing. read
Theatre
UK poet Mr Gee to support Russell Brand
Mr Gee, declared a "charming and politically articulate street poet" by London's The Times, is the supporting artist for superstar comedian, actor and author Russell Brand's forthcoming SA shows... read
The fervent passion of dance

Daniel Dercksen

The raucous rhythm of the highly acclaimed New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world's most popular global modern dance companies, raised the roof in Cape Town this week... read
#FeedADream Comedy Fundraiser
The #FeedADream Comedy Fundraiser will take place at the Slug & Lettuce, The River Club, Observatory, Cape Town, on the 24 and 25 September, 2015, at 8.30pm to support the fight against childhood hunger. read
Movies
Music transforms lives in We Are Your Friends

Daniel Dercksen

"Music is made to bring people together, and We Are Your Friends speaks to our generation; this is our music, it comes from us. We can create it and maybe we can change the world in some small way, and that's really exciting," says Zac Efron who plays an aspiring 23-year-old DJ who spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. read
SA Recovery Film Festival to focus on addiction
The South African Recovery Film Festival will be hosted in both Cape Town and Joburg from 24 to 27 September at the Labia in Cape Town and The Bioscope in Johannesburg. It will focus on documentary films that explore the themes of addiction and mental health issues. read
Events
Hawaii meets Soweto beach experience
Hawaii meets Soweto is a three-day beach experience event from 24 to 26 September to be held at Walter Sisulu Square. read
Sexpo to bring Rio to Joburg
This year's Sexpo will be taking attendees to the steamy underworld of Rio's red-light district with its 2015 Rio Carnival theme from 24 to 27 September at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Joburg. read
Food & Wine
Diners Club Winelist Award winners selected
Sixty-five restaurants in the Western Cape have been awarded the Diners Club Winelist Award, which recognises eateries that take great care in their wine selection and pairing of food with wine. read
Sport
Kenyans shine at Sanlam Cape Town Marathon
Shadrack Kemboi and Isabella Ochichi, both from Kenya, proved to be the strongest athletes at the second edition of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon... read
Company news
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POPI business myths popped

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Multimedia
Blood Brothers - People Gotta Know
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Gangs Of Ballet - Always
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New events to diarise
Ballito Strawberry Festival
Cappeny Estates - 26 Sep 2015, Ballito


Hidden Lives, Hidden Talents Show
Publicity SA - 1 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Africa Code Week comes to Cape Town
Cape Town Science Centre - 1 Oct 2015 to 10 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Cape Gate Charity Run
HIPPO Communications - 3 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Newtown Juction's Cape Malay Experience
Newtown Junction Mall - 4 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Retail Therapy on Auction
Stephan Welz & Co - 20 Oct 2015 to 21 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Prime Circle in Concert
Hillcrest Quarry - 29 Nov 2015, Durbanville


Upcoming events
Vila Kasi Expo Festival
Vilakasi Holdings (PTY) LTD - 24 Sep 2015 to 27 Sep 2015, Johannesburg


Symphonic Praise
Origin South Africa - 24 Sep 2015, Cape Town


Madeliefie Makietie
24 Sep 2015 to 27 Sep 2015, Vredendal


Celebrating Heritage in Style - Rugby and Braai
President Hotel - 24 Sep 2015, Cape Town


Cape Town Fringe Festival
Cape Town Fringe - 24 Sep 2015 to 4 Oct 2015, Cape Town


A Perfect Pairing
Taste Festivals - 24 Sep 2015 to 27 Sep 2015, Johannesburg


Greyton Creative Arts Festival
25 Sep 2015 to 27 Sep 2015, Cape Town


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