Dancing in the Street at the Barnyard Show will have a countdown into the new year.  31 Dec 2011 – 1 Jan 2012 @ 21h00Price R 300.00Venue Barnyard Theatre Cresta Shopping Centre270 Beyers Naude Drive, Blackheath Ext 1Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaLatitude: -26.131976396864605Longitude: 27.973809242248535Booking Information; The Barnyard Theatre Iris Pather 27112804370iris@barnyardtheatres.co.za http://www.barnyardtheatre.co.za/

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 [...]

Candlelight shopping Parkhurst : The outdoor shopping event Jozi looks forward to every year: Parkhurst 4th Avenue’s Candlelight Shopping. Enjoy 2 evenings of late night dining and Christmas shopping on Thursday November 24 and Thursday December 1  from 5pm to 10pm.
Parkview Charity Christmas Market The 2011 Christmas Market at the George Hay Park, Parkview (opposite [...]

Have posted before on what is new and happening in Braamfontein. The ‘Renaissance’ includes: the Neighbourhood Goods Market , the South Point building refurbishments for urban accommodation (sorely needed for Wits students), and the public art,  starting with Van den Berg’s iconic Eland marking the entry into Braamies from the north and including the quirky metal trees [...]

  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 [...]

So much to do over weekends in Joburg: Why not head out to Toadbury Hall in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. Toadbury Hall offers specially packed picnic baskets to enjoy outdoors under a shady tree or in the warm sunshine. The menu changes with the seasons and includes a range of handmade snacks, [...]

During October, Katzy’s in the Firs in Rosebank, the favourite haunt of the ’black diamonds’ where expensive whiskey and cigars are the order of the day,  will  host resident bands such as the Afrique Band, Julia Lamberti, Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels and Tokyo Groove, among others.  For more see  http://www.rosebank.co.za/view/index/katzys/62/1/134

 
 
Sunday Morning 16th October At 10 Am. Westcliff Historical Walking Tour. Great value at R40 per person and includes buildings such as Glenshiel designed by Baker for Sir William Dalrymple and his wife, the Hope School, Pallinghurst, The Stables also designed by Baker for Raymond and Hope Schumacher. The Tour starts from The Ridge School. [...]

There’s a walkabout of the group exhibition Horse, curated by Ricky Burnett, at Everard Read Gallery in Lower Rosebank at 4.30 pm Friday 16th September and then another walkabout of Ayana V Jackson’s exhibition at Gallery Momo 52 7th Ave Parktown North on Saturday 17th Sept at 11 am.   There are markets in Jozi’s inner [...]

If you can face the freezing weather you can have yourself a cultural feast day on Saturday 30th July. 10 am: Catch Phillemon Hlungwane’s walkabout of his exhibition at Everard Read Gallery Rosebank (Jellicoe Ave)        Now for your 11 o’clock fill  …..  which will you choose ..  ?? 11am  Hot foot it  down to David [...]