Want to celebrate with the family over New Year and don’t know what to do?  There are a couple of different options:
Jozi Carnival   The 2011 theme of the annual Joburg Carnival is Jozi my Jozi 125 celebrating the anniversary of the city’s existence.  It will take place on 31 December from 12pm and leaves [...]

Laurice Taitz is one of Jozi’s champions, particularly of the inner city.  Here she writes about some of the public artworks among the 50 odd sites around Johannesburg.  Her anecdote about a man coming up to her near Diagonal Street and begging her to take him to America,  speaks volumes.  His assumption that she must be American [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A collaborative exhibition of  lighting designs by Adam Hoets of Willowlamp and abstract paintings by contemporary abstract artist Caro Allum runs from 18th—20th November at  Arts on Main – opening night Friday 18th November. The two artists’ work  – Hoets’  designs inspired by his study of nature and sacred geometry, and Caro’s bold abstractions, promise to be a powerful, daring and [...]

  You can’t complain about the lack of variety of what’s on in Jozi this weekend:
* Sat …5th Nov at 14.00 Join Parktown Heritage Association for the last Jacaranda Walk of 2011; park at the La Roche offices, 54 The Valley Road; no booking necessary; R40; stunning views of Parktown & Forest Town; more info [...]

Picture courtesy Maboneng Precinct newsletter (wk ending 23/10)

 
 
 
 
 
Hannelie Coetzee has been working on a 50 sq m  public art piece in Fox Street Studios which was a special commission for the Main Change facade. It is now ready for installation so watch as the installation takes place over the next 2 weeks on the corner of [...]

 
 
 
 
 
It’s the first Thursday of the month so it’s Market on Main’s night market tonight. Live music by The Fridge and digestif. Starts at 7pm.