Get ready for the best wine and lifestyle festival in the Klein Karoo! Calitzdorp, the Port Capital of South Africa, is the place to be over the weekend of 18 to 20 May as visitors from across the country make their way to the annual Absa Calitzdorp Port & Wine Festival. Promising to be bigger and better in 2012, new programme events assure visitors that the festival will be a guaranteed social calendar highlight. Furthermore, the organising committee is extremely proud to announce that Absa has awarded the festival a 3-year headline sponsorship contract. So come join us in Calitzdorp in celebration of our wonderful diversity of wines, local produce, fauna, flora and natural beauty – the tourism destination of choice! The Absa Calitzdorp Port & Wine Festival will be hosted by renowned Port producers, Axe Hill, Boplaas, Calitzdorp Cellar, De Krans, Du’SwaRoo, Peter Bayly, TTT and Withoek in partnership with naming right sponsor Absa, from 2012 to 2014. Following the outstanding success of the2009 and 2011 Festivals, the 2012 Absa Calitzdorp Port & Wine Festival will again be centred at the historic Calitzdorp Railway Station, well-complimented by a full and fabulous programme of events at the various wine cellars and village venues. The annual domino competition winners will once again be awarded at the Festival but due to the earlier festival date, the vine pruning competition will be held in June when the vines are at their best for their annual trim. TICKETS: Pre-book through Computicket (from mid-March 2012) or book during the festival at the Calitzdorp Computicket Box Office which will be conveniently located at the Calitzdorp Station festival grounds. Check the Computicket website from mid-March 2012 for early bird entrance ticket specials. ACCOMMODATION: Contact Calitzdorp Tourism on 044 2133 775 or tourism@calitzdorp.org.za or visit the website at www.calitzdorp.org.za .
Venue:
Calitzdorp
Contact details:
For more details on the festival, as well as tourism and accommodation information visit www.portwinefestival.co.za.

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Time: whole day event
Entrance: refer to website for details
Type of Event: Outdoors, Other

On Friday 18 May reggae band the Rivertones take to the Brampton Sound Stage at the Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay for Friday Night LIVE! Playing on Saturday, May 19, is jazz band Cardigan Buzz. The weekend draws to a close on Sunday May 20 with top SA guitarists Jimi Curve and Dan Boshoff. The market is open from 5pm to 9pm on Friday; and 9.30am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. Entrance is free. Enquiries to Paul 082 570 5997 or info@bayharbour.co.za.
Venue:
Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay 31 Harbour Road Hout Bay Cape Town 7806
Contact details:
More information: Tel: 082 570 5997; Email: info@bayharbour.co.za Website: http://www.bayharbour.co.za Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bayharbour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bayharbourmkt

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Time: 5pm-9pm (Fri); 9.30am-4pm (Sat & Sun)
Entrance: FREE
Type of Event: Music

Your pet could be just what the judges are looking for in the SPCA Royal Canin Mutt & Meow of the Year online pet photo competition, which runs from 10 April to 21 May 2012 and aims to help hundreds of homeless pets by finding the most-loved and adored cat and dog online. An adaptation of the Cape of Good Hope (CoGH) SPCA’s popular Mutt of the Year competition, which was held annually for 15 years, the new online competition makes it possible for many more dogs to stand a chance of winning the coveted Mutt of the Year title and for the first time gives cat-lovers an opportunity to brag about their feline friends in the new Meow of the Year category. Unlike traditional pet competitions which reward dogs and cats with fancy pedigrees and pure-bred characteristics, the SPCA Royal Canin Mutt & Meow of the Year will celebrate the unconditional love and special companionship between pet owners and their canine and feline friends, regardless of their breed. The competition also aims to help hundreds of stray and abandoned animals not as fortunate as those being entered for the titles of Mutt & Meow of the Year, by encouraging pet owners to get their friends and family to vote and donate online to the CoGH SPCA. The four competition prize categories include the Mutt of the Year and Meow of the Year, which is open to all cats and dogs and the Mutt Top Fundraiser and Meow Top Fundraiser, which will be awarded to the pet and owner who through their votes raises the most amount of money for the CoGH SPCA. For more details and to enter visit www.muttandmeow.co.za
Venue:
www.muttandmeow.co.za
Contact details:
021 700 4141

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Time: You can register anytime online
Entrance: R50
Type of Event: Charity

Every Friday evening at the Wild Clover Farm we have Tanglewood playing vocal, folk rock music form the late 60's, early 70's with a grand following, join us for a pizza or pasta at the Morituri Restaurant on the Farm.
Venue:
Wild Clover Farm Stellenbosch. on the R304 (N1 side)
Contact details:
for table bookings pls call: 021 865 22 48

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Time: 7pm onwards
Entrance: free
Type of Event: Music

You Can’t Stop The Beat! And you can’t miss this show!! Elkanah House High School students will dazzle their audience yet again this year with their performance of HAIRSPRAY. It is an Elkanah House production which promises to be fabulous! Join us back in the day when BIG HAIR, BIG SKIRTS and BANDSTANDS was just the thing. Go to Computicket to book your seats.
Venue:
Theatre@Elkanah Elkanah House High School Campus 85 Sunningdale Drive Sunningdale
Contact details:
Michelle Johnson 021 554 8586

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Time: 19:00
Entrance: R90
Type of Event: Music, Theatre, Bandstand

Asoka Bar brings you a series of sensational nights of live music to feature Sylvestre Kabassidi. Sylvestre Kabassidi is a rebel with a sensitive soul whose music breaks stereotypes and takes African song into a new dimension. Armed with acoustic guitar and accompanied by percussion and rich vocals, Sylvestre is part of a quiet revolution in African music that is passionate, classic, and expressive. Representing the new generation of African artists whose music emphasizes fragile melodies and poetic lyrics, his music is cosmopolitan, yet rooted in tradition, simple in arrangement, but rich in sentiments. Join us for a guaranteed great Monday dining experience. Sylverstr Kabassidi will perform every Monday nights in May starting from 20:00 to 22:00
Venue:
Asoka Restaurant and Bar, 68 Kloof Street, Cape Town
Contact details:
021 44 0909

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Time: 20:00 to 22:00
Entrance: Table Reservetion is essential
Type of Event: Music

Milnerton Players present Second Time Around, a saucy, fast moving romantic comedy by Derek Benfield at the Milnerton Playhouse on 18, 19, 24, 25 May @ 20.15 & 26 May @ 14.15 @ 20.15. This deliciously funny production is directed by Gordon Molloy with Michelle Galloway and James King in the two challenging roles. Fast-moving, delightfully witty and energetic the comedy involves a couple Bernard and Marion who meet by chance 22 years after their love affair broke up. Could they - should they let this moment go?
Venue:
Milnerton Playhouse, Pienaar Road, Milnerton
Contact details:
Online: www.milnertonplayers.com bookings@milnertonplayers.com or 082 267 1061 Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 6pm

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Time: 20h15 18,19 24, 25, 14h15 on 26/5 only
Entrance: R60
Type of Event: Theatre

The next Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fairs will be held on Sunday 13 and 27 May 2012 at the Alphen Centre Hall, Constantia Main Road, from 10am - 4pm. A variety of items will be on sale. Entry is free, there is ample parking and refreshments are available. Enquiries: Des 0846267499; desd@cybersmart.co.za; www.antiqueking.co.za
Venue:
Alphen Centre Hall
Contact details:
Des 0846267499

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Time: 10am - 4pm
Entrance: Free entry
Type of Event: Other

Join us every Sunday for a relaxed day under the oaks. Fresh organinc produce, home baked treats, a wide selection of food vendors and spectacular crafts on offer. DJ/Singer Kyle Gilmore entertains, with jumping castle and face painting for the kids. Animal Rescue is our permanent charity, selling T_Shirts & books to raise funds. Donations in the form of food, beds & toys welcome. A family friendly venue with fully licensed pub and plenty of parking
Venue:
3 Derrick drive, Somerset west Business Park, Somerset west
Contact details:
Mandy Nunn 082 374 6648

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Time: 10 - 3
Entrance: FREE
Type of Event: Outdoors

On Thursdays – May 17th , 24th and 31st Very intimate - the venue only takes 40 people – so get there early. Special Guests: Londi Gamedze; Exclusive swing and funk set by DJ Adrian Gemini (Mutha FM) Mr Bong DJ set
Venue:
Gypsy Bar (48 Till Road / Obs)
Contact details:
Marilyn Thompson 082 571 3261

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Time: Music Starts at 8:30
Entrance: R20 at the door (R60 with Giant Step Album)
Type of Event: Music

Open Studio Exhibition Featuring the work of Marcelle Sprong Date: Thursday 3 May 2012 From 5.30pm Exhibition closes 31 May 2012 Also featuring the work of studio artists Donna McKellar and Gill Cowen.
Venue:
Donna McKellar Studio, The Majestic Village, 120 Main Road,, Kalk Bay
Contact details:
Donna McKellar 083 778 2737

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Time: Open weekdays and by appointment
Entrance: R0.00
Type of Event: Other

Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award at the 2011 National Arts Festival. ‘An excellently acted drama” (Cue) Berlin, 1945. The Third Reich has collapsed : the Russians are hours away. An SS officer’s orders are to question a young woman. Who is she ? Someone who just wants to stay alive. The woman and the officer have a history. Does she know how to get out of Berlin safely ? Will she tell him if she does ? What will persuade her to tell him if she does know ? Sie Weiss Alles.
Venue:
Kalk Bay Theatre
Contact details:
www.kbt.co.za

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Time: 20:30
Entrance: R75/R95
Type of Event: Theatre

The Carole and Christopher Charitable Trust will be holding a Joint Replacement Walk to raise funds to assist those people who desperately need, but cannot afford joint replacement surgery.The Trust is a registered NPO. Athritis affects more people than any other disease and the the impact of pain and severely limited mobility destroys lives. The Trust changes those lives. The walk enables us to raise the funds needed to provide surgery and hence to transform lives.
Venue:
Green Point Urban Park South Gate
Contact details:
Karin Davidson 0828078766

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Time: 9h30
Entrance: R100 entry per person
Type of Event: Charity

When Ferris agrees to look after his sister's seedy hotel in the country, he doesn't anticipate the arrival of a notorious journalist who writes a critical column in a Sunday newspaper. Or that this will coincide with a visit to the hotel of an assortment of guests whose guilty secrets they don't wish to have divulged. As a result, Ferris is caught up in a dizzy round of lies and subterfuge as he tries to protect the hotel's reputation - a task made more difficult by the fact that he doesn't know which of his guests is the journalist!
Venue:
Theatre on the Bay
Contact details:
021 438 3300

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Time: Tue to Fri at 8pm | Sat at 5pm and 8pm | Sat 0
Entrance: R90 - R160
Type of Event: Theatre

Big Top Rock is a Barnyard Theatre rock concert with a difference and is the sequel to the very popular show The Rock Circus. The show includes music, aerial acts, jugglers and a circus atmosphere that will rock you like no other. After the success of The Rock Circus, Big Top Rock continues to mesmerize the audience in an action packed show featuring an extended stage into the auditorium. Hosting the show as ringmaster is the talented rock singer extraordinaire Kyle Matthews who is joined by Nadine Sisam and Stefan Huisteen on vocals and a rocking 5 piece band! The 4 piece international aerial act Sircusynergy fronted by Orlando and Natalie Vargas add the icing to the cake. Sircusynergy perform a variety of acts that include the running wall, pole acrobatics, juggling, flying rope, and strap acts which are all performed to the beat of the rocking live band and singers. 6 decades of music is featured from icons like Prince, Lenny Kravitz and Pink to rock bands like ACDC, U2, Journey, Santana and many more. Big Top Rock is the biggest, most entertaining and most daring show ever produced by The Barnyard Theatres. So welcome to the show and Let Us Entertain You!
Venue:
The Barnyard Theatres Willow bridge
Contact details:
Tel: 021 914 8898 Website: www.barnyardtheatres.co.za

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Time: Tues-Sat 20h00 and Sunday at 14h00
Entrance: Tues&Sun R160p.p buy one get one free Wed-Sat R120 p.p
Type of Event: Music, Theatre, Other

An interactive weekly mini workshop, on Wednesday evenings, where Claire Brandon will help you understand the gifts given to you by each Planet at birth, so you can find clearer direction in your career or love life. Fantastic for teenagers needing career guidance.
Venue:
SAMSARA - 70 De Keur St, Vierlanden, Durbanville
Contact details:
Claire: 021 9750094 Cell: 0834604646

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Time: 7pm
Entrance: R20
Type of Event: Other

Over the months of May and June, all visitors to the eclectic Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay will have the opportunity to seek, find and meet the Bay Harbour Market celebrity pig, Viola – Queen of the Bay, and effect ‘change for change’ by making donations into this unusual piggy bank. Viola – Queen of the Bay, so named by fans via Bay Harbour Market’s Facebook page, has a very important job to do at Bay Harbour Market - this being to raise funds for community-based project HOUT BAY C.A.R.E.S, making her the most important piggy bank in Hout Bay.
Venue:
Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay 31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay, Cape Town, 7806
Contact details:
More information: Tel: 082 570 5997; Email: info@bayharbour.co.za Website: http://www.bayharbour.co.za Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bayharbour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bayharbourmkt

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Time: 5pm-9pm (Fri); 9.30am-4pm (Sat & Sun)
Entrance: FREE
Type of Event: Music, Charity, Expo