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/

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

Info below comes from  Peter Feldman’s Top performers for Joy of Jazz 06/08/2011
Legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is due to perform at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival in Newtown at the end of August.  The amazing line up includes  America’s Dee Dee Bridgewater, McCoy Tyner, Gerald Veasley, Jeff Lorber, Alexander O’Neal and Frank McComb who [...]

If you missed the last two chic Jozi dinners and want a modern Jozi-style dining experience amongst the turbines of Joburg’s first Power Station, round up a group of friends and book a table or 6 or more for February 25th. Three course meal, cash bar R250 per person. RSVP Hazel Ndebele 087 310 3888 [...]

If you did not get Madame Zingara’s the first time around now is your chance as the show has now been extended at Melrose Arch until 14th May. Fab show – not to be missed. Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams is housed in an 80-year-old Spiegelpaleis called Victoria. Audiences are treated to a four-course meal [...]

New place to hang out in Greenside Joburg: oDD café “a new design, art, café culture, coffee and Mediterranean taste sensation”.  See  http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/restaurants/greenside_gone_odd/56187

 See  http://www.jhblive.com/events/ for info what’s on and happening this weekend

See http://www.jhblive.com/news/arts-and-culture/force_behind_newtown_heritage_trail_recognized/55356

Don’t miss Philip Miller’s concert Playing on Image, on Saturday25th  or Sunday 26th September at 8pm September at Arts on Main in eastern downtown Joburg.  Well-known for his  collaboration with Kentridge as well as Bell and Hodghins, Miller composes  music which is evocative and haunting.   Playing on Image  is a two part music, film and performance event. The first [...]

Anglo- Gold Ashanti has done an amazing job of redeveloping Joburg’s first power station, including the orginal space which housed the massive turbines.  Located in Newtown this development is a very succesful example of sustainable and sensitive adaptive re-use of  industrial heritage. I have written about this before: http://lizatlancaster.co.za/blog/the-old-and-the-new-more-on-anglogold-ashantis-turbine-square    If you missed the last evening at [...]