The Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA), in collaboration with the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism (JWTC) and The University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI), will be hosting Futures of Nature/Facts that Matter, on 7 February at 17:00 at Hiddingh Hall. Convened by leading cultural commentator and critic Sarah Nuttall (University of Stellenbosch) and GIPCA Director Jay Pather, this discussion will include leading international academics Cori Hayden, Ackbar Abbas, Dick Hebdige, Karim Makdisi, Achille Mbembe and David Goldberg. The dualism between humans and nature has been a defining characteristic of modernity, alongside the incorporation of the world into global markets and the attendant production of waste on a scale never seen before. Yet there is a growing recognition that the rate of change of natural processes is shrinking towards the time scales of human society. The time lines of nature are now converging with those of society in a mutual lockstep. This panel will discuss questions such as to what extent is the convergence of social and natural time opening up to possible disasters in the future? What are the implications of this foreshortening of social and natural time for artistic and aesthetic experimentation, new modes of politics and broader issues of equity and justice?
Venue:
Hiddingh Hall, UCT's Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street< Cape Town
Contact details:
For more information please contact the GIPCA office on 021 480 1756 or fin-gipca@uct.ac.za

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Time: 17:00 for 17:30
Entrance: free
Type of Event: Other

It has just been Christmas and for most of us that means over indulging in both food and wine.Unfortunately,that also results in a bulging waistline and flabby thighs.One of the most popular New Years resolutions is to 'detox' and loose weight.However,many people want to detox but are not sure where to begin.Join Anel Kirsten, Clinical Dietitian at the Vergelegen Nutrition Centre, who will be discussing the myths and truths of 'detox' diets and why we struggle to loose weight.Anel will be giving step-by-step guides and detailed information.Bring R5 to enter our raffle for a nutritional goodie bag.
Venue:
Medi Clinic Vergelegen Restaurant in Somerset West
Contact details:
Phone Tracy 021 851 6228 to book your seat

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Time: 18h00
Entrance: Free
Type of Event: Other

We are proud to announce that the launch of Adore Me is here. Simone Roelofse and Merissa Snyman will host a fashion show for their latest summer range. The Adore Me originals will include dresses for all occasions. Seating is limited, but each person who purchase a ticket will get 10% off from any item that was manufactured by Adore Me (including wedding dresses and matric ball gowns) when presenting their ticket within 2012. You also stand a chance to win Christiaan Dior hampers and a GHD flat iron. Snacks & Cash Bar Tickets are R60 @ http://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=4280654
Venue:
Kelvin Grove Newlands Ballroom
Contact details:
Simone Roelofse 072 731 8303

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Time: 19:30
Entrance: R60
Type of Event: Theatre, Expo

Firmly fixed and top of the ladder, the Bovim Ballet Company does it again! QUEEN AT THE BALLET is ballet with a twist and audiences will walk away enthralled and uplifted. High artistic standards and artistic integrity always counts. Towering performances of the dancers and their impeccable interpretation will linger in the memory long after the final curtain has fallen. This time carefully selected music of QUEEN is used and guest singers with their crisp vocal agility performing with the Bovim company will keep audiences spellbound. With breathtaking, thrilling, captivating and astonishing footwork audiences will fly with the dancers on glistening wings to the music of QUEEN.
Venue:
Oude Libertas Amphitheatre, Stellenbosch
Contact details:
Bondina Osterhoff

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Time: 18h30
Entrance: R120-R150
Type of Event: Music, Theatre, Outdoors, Other, Bandstand

Come and enjoy our Valentines dance. Combined with Jaggers Bowling Club. Platters being served. Dress in Red. prizes for the best dressed. Cash Bar at club prices, We play a variety of music. excellent dance floor . Good atmosphere with lovlely company. All welcome, singles and couples come and meet new friends
Venue:
Jaggers Bowling Club, St Strubens Road, Mowbray
Contact details:
Marie 083 627 0770 Billy 084 233 59 59

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Time: 8 pm till late
Entrance: R100.00pp
Type of Event: Other

The Darling Music Experience : Johann Sebastian Bach and friends on vacation in Darling from 3 -12 February 2012 In 2012, the programme of this West Coast Classical Music Festival focuses on some of the greatest music ever written. Exemplary South African and international artists will perform fresh interpretations of classical music in the lighthearted atmosphere that has distinguished this festival since its inception in 2006.
Venue:
Various venues in Darling
Contact details:
For more information : www.darlingmusic.org or please write to info@darlingmusic.org For bookings call Chanda 078 297 0221 or 022 492 3955; e-mail: chanda@intekom.co.za

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Time: See website www.darlingmusic.org
Entrance: Free - R300
Type of Event: Music

The Cape Town City Ballet will be performing TWO BALLETS at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, situated in Maynardville Park, Wynberg. The spectacular green wooded park has earned it the repution for is one of the best-loved outdoor theatre venues in the Cape Region. This is a diverse programme, taking the audience from the delightfully wistful SOLITAIRE to the quirky and charming classic, GRADUATION BALL.
Venue:
Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
Contact details:
021-6504673

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Time: 20h15
Entrance: R110 - R130
Type of Event: Theatre

STORYSHOP – The Joy and Call of Stories. Find the Storyteller inside. Climb inside stories and tell them from the inside. Listen to them, Shape them. Taste them on your tongue. Reconnect to creativity, memory and imagination. A four-week story workshop series. Runs every Saturday afternoon, 14:00 – 17:00, 04 - 25 February 2012.
Venue:
Frank Joubert Art Centre, Newlands
Contact details:
0829361898

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Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Entrance: R1300.00
Type of Event: Other

Situated at the Constantia Waldorf School, tucked away in the Kindergarten building is the only permanent Puppet Theatre in South Africa. The Rainbow Puppet Theatre has been performing to the public every Saturday morning at 10h00 and 11h15 for 20 years (on 14th May 2012)! Our artistically painted theatre has a permanent team of five puppeteers complimented with full stage lighting, beautiful glove, rod and shadow puppets and even live music. We can seat up to 80 guests! Although our shows are widely regarded as entertainment for children, adults who come into contact with it soon fall under its enchanted spell. Aside from a few other stories, our Rainbow Puppet Theatre usually performs well-known Grimm’s Fairy Tales such as ‘Snow White and Rose Red’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’. We have about 16 different stories altogether which rotates on a monthly basis. The show for the Month of February is The Frog Prince. The Duration of the show is approx 35min.Parking is ample and free and we also have tea, coffee, juices and eats on sale.
Venue:
The Rainbow Puppet Theatre situated at The Constantia Waldorf School, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia
Contact details:
Alison 021 783 2063 therainbow.puppettheatre@gmail.com

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Time: 10am and 11.15am
Entrance: R20 children & R20 adults
Type of Event: Theatre

An invigorating ending to a summer day Enjoy balmy summer evenings at Twelve Apostles Hotel, tucking into the most South African of meals, a traditional braai which includes a variety of deliciously crisp fresh salads and a range of succulent meat cooked over coals. The picturesque views of the ocean and whiff of grilled to perfection tender roasted meat are available every Thursday from 18:30 during the month of February in the Café Grill at the Twelve Apostles Hotel.
Venue:
Twelve Apostles Hotel
Contact details:
Nicita 021 424 0470

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Time: 18:30
Entrance: R 350 per person
Type of Event: Outdoors

Every Saturday from 9 pm David Berman will play live at Caturra Coffee Shop
Venue:
Caturra Coffee Shop 41 Regent Road, Sea Point
Contact details:
Mark 021 434 5160

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Time: 9 pm
Entrance: R0
Type of Event: Music

GOOD NIGHT, A PROVACTIVE ART EXHBITION EXPLORING THE POWER AND FRAGILITY OF WOMEN Established South African artist, Heike Davies, will hold her first solo exhibition since 2005, at the Barnard Gallery from the 2nd of February 2012. The exhibition entitled “Good-Night”, will feature bold figurative mixed media paintings that explore the power of female sexuality. This powerful exhibition of 30 paintings, explores the contradictory perceptions of women as objects of desire, abuse and fear. “The work talks about female sexuality, as one of the most powerful forces, yet it is the very thing that renders women completely vulnerable,” says Davies. The emotive work combines elements from traditional portraiture with something that is more uncomfortable and raw. Her subjects, a pantheon of women, some taken from commercial mass media images, others are women from the sex industry, and some are friends. The differences between them are blurred and merged; it is difficult to tell which are prostitutes, fashion models, friends or porn stars. On the canvases the subjects merge into a nameless, faceless confrontation, they are all portrayed as women in a way that is fragile yet fierce in their strength. The works juxtapose vulnerability and assertion. Many of the subjects shut their eyes in escape from the viewers prying eyes, to evade the questions, judgments, yet somehow they are all very present. Yet, others are painted in a formal frontal perspective and challenge the viewer directly with their very direct confrontational gazes. Yet all somehow manage to present themselves naked before you, vulnerable, defiant and beautiful. This work portrays women in unadulterated honesty, contrasting virtue with a common and underlying primal sense of allure. The over-riding feeling of the works is beauty – and the complexity that surrounds beauty – the blessing and the curse of being female. “Heike’s latest body of work is a both powerful and thought provoking, a must view for those looking to be inspired, “ concludes Chris Barnard, owner of the Barnard Gallery. The exhibition will open on the 2nd of February 2012 and run until of 7th of March 2012. Visit www.barnardgallery.com for more information or email info@barnardgallery.com to receive regular updates about the exhibition. About the Artist: Davies, was born in 1976, has a BA degree in Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, in 2000. During her studies she was awarded the Maciver Scholarship (1999 and 2000) and was placed on the Dean’s Merit List (1999 and 2000. Her work is represented in the public and corporate art collections of: SANG, Pretoria Art Museum, Sanlam, Sandton
Venue:
The Barnard Gallery
Contact details:
021 671 1553

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Time: 18H00
Entrance: Free
Type of Event: Other

A provocative exploration of the power and fragility of women.
Venue:
The Barnard Gallery 58 Main Street Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact details:
Brad Twaddle

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Time: 18h00
Entrance: Free
Type of Event: Other

Six of the Best A Tribute to Freddie Mercury, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Billy Joel, Cher & Pink The Barnyard Theatre Productions presents a tribute to surpass all tributes, as we celebrate the music of the 6 greatest pop icons of all time. Imagine a concert featuring Freddie Mercury, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Billy Joel, Pink and Cher all on one stage in one show singing number one hits from the last four decades of pop music. These artists have dominated the charts to such a degree and made such an impact on the music industry that it is essential to stage a special tribute! The show features an 11- piece cast who make their way through a repertoire that was made in Rock and Roll Heaven. Just imagine Meat Loaf challenging the vocal ability of Freddie who in turn has to compete with Bon Jovi! Then we have the power and beauty of Pink, and the soulfulness of Billy, and of course let’s not forget the flamboyance and decadence of Cher! Six of the Best is about showmanship and charisma and the music all comes together in one big concert that will simply blow your mind!
Venue:
The Barnyardtheatre Willow bridge
Contact details:
Tel: 021 914 8898 Website: www.barnyardtheatre.co.za

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Time: Tuesdays- Saturdays at 20h00,Sunday 14h00
Entrance: Tuesdays abd Sundays R160 per person buy one get one free from a Wednesday till a Saturday it is R120 per person
Type of Event: Music, Theatre, Other

The Cape Peninsula Organisation for the Aged is hosting a Charity Golf Day at the Rondebosch  Golf Course on Friday 23rd of March 2012 for the benefit of our six sub-economic homes. CPOA as a non-profit Organisation for the aged based in Cape Town, has recognised that the plight of indigent older persons living in South Africa is very real and has faithfully accepted the challenge to care for older persons for the past 57 years through community based services and homes for the frail older person.  At present CPOA houses approx. 500 indigent older persons and renders services to another 2000 community based older persons by means of our senior centres and home help projects. The need to recognise that all older persons have contributed to the development of South Africa, albeit some in small ways, should be a challenge to both the corporate world and communities to offer their support in whichever way possible.  It is also a well-known phenomenon that populations are living longer and are increasingly more dependent on care. Our appeal to you is to support us in making this a memorable day. Please complete the attached Golf Schedule and Help us care to continue to make a difference in the lives of older persons in our care. Although we are fully aware that your company is inundated with requests, we anticipate that you will favourably consider our appeal. Should you be unable to enter a FOURBALL or sponsor a WET HOLE, we will gladly accept and ACKNOWLEDGE any DONATION or PRIZES towards this FUNDRAISING event.  You would, of course, be welcome to send along brochures/flyers for display on the day. Thank you and kind regards. Hubert 079 503 1251 
Venue:
Rondebosch Golf Club
Contact details:
Hubert 0795031251 or June 0216867830

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Time: 23
Entrance: R2200
Type of Event: on