Night-time markets, Hip-hop battles, Children's entertainment, Indigenous plant sale

TWO MARKETS

Predictably there are dozens of markets at this point in the season, and these two are guaranteed to be especially stylish and absolutely packed...but hard to resist anyway.  Neighbourgoods is having a rare night market tonight (Wednesday), and there's a new Designer-Maker market  featuring over 40 local designer exhibitors on the fanwalk near to the bridge  ... also tonight. 

AFRICAN BATTLE CRY: HIP HOP DANCE COMPETITION


Tomorrow at the Joseph Stone in Athlone is an event featuring hip-hop dance battles with talent from throughout the Western Cape.  A hip-hop development programme was started in 1996 and under the umbrella of a project called "Heal the Hood" this competition has happened annually ever since.  I've seen it on tv, badly filmed, and even then it's quite amazing, so it must be a thrill to watch it live.

Joseph Stone Auditorium  cnr Klipfontein & Protea Rds  Athlone  
Thursday 16  14h00
Cost: R 40    Tel: 021 706 0481




PEDRO AT THE KALK BAY THEATRE

A lovely description of the show from the theatre's newsletter:

At 11h00 every day Monday to Saturday is Pedro the Music Man with his enchanting brand of entertainment for younger theatre-goers - suitable for ages 4 to 10.  Pedro takes the kids on a magical, musical journey showing them how seaweed, stones, pumpkins and lots of other everyday things can be made into fantastical musical instruments.  Saturday's audience sang, hummed, clapped and danced with Pedro and didn't want to let him go. 

Every day except Sunday till Thurs 23   11h00
Kalk Bay Theatre
Book by phoning 073-2205430

FYNBOS SUMMER SALE

Early in this blog's life, I listed a fynbos sale/open day at Good Hope Nursery in Scarborough.  I went out there that day and it was so well worth the journey - a beautiful array of indigenous plants at 20% discount, expert advice.   This Thurday their fynbos Summer Sale is happening with the same deal on plants plus children's activities, food stalls, talks at 11h00 and free guided fynbos walk at 13h00.  Drive through Scarborough and at the T-junction turn right - it's along that road on the left.

Good Hope Nursery  Plateau Rd  outside Scarborough   Time:
Thursday 16   10h00 -  16h00
Tel: 021 780 9299 / 072 234 4804

Play about art, art about flowers, stories about music, music and dance about Harlem, poems about.....

THIS WEEK

It feels like a rather random set of events this week, and quite a few of them quite frothy.  Don't forget the on-going events listed in the blog before last, including the exhibitions at SANG.

ART AT THE LITTLE THEATRE

Art is directed by Marthinus Basson with three graduate actors from Stellenbosch university drama school.   By French playwright Yasmina Reza, the play was first performed in 1994 and since been translated into 20 languages and had a huge success.     It's described by reviewers as very funny, witty and sharp.  Three friends get together and one of them proudly displays an all-white painting which he has bought for 200,000 francs.  The ensuing disagreement about the painting leads to an intense verbal duel which is more about friendship than about art.

The Little Theatre    Hiddingh Campus
Wednesday 8, Friday 10   20h00
(next week Tuesday 14 Thursday 16 Saturday 18)
Tel: 079 054 6238   www.teaterteater.com

 POETRY AT  KALK BAY BOOKS

1.

Nigerian/British poet Akwe Amosu will be introduced by poet Ingrid de Kok at Kalk Bay Books on Tuesday evening and she'll read from her first collection Not Goodbye. Amosu is a human rights activist and writer/broadcaster specializing in Africa. In these poems she "meditates on a rich range of experiences in Africa and elswhere, and on the joys and sorrows of attachment....in  language that alternates between sharp analysis, lyrical precision and lamentation."

Kalk Bay Books

Tuesday 7   18h00 for 18h30


2.
OFF THE WALL POETRY EVENING

Off the Wall will be hosting their last session for the year at Kalk Bay Books on Wednesday.  Guest poet will be Finuala Dowling, who has recently won the Olive Schreiner prize for her wonderful Notes from the Dementia Ward;  there's also an open mic.

Kalk Bay Books
Wednesday 8   19h00

MICHAELIS ART SCHOOL GRADUATE EXHIBITION

The annual exhibition of work by final year students opens at Michaelis on Wednesday evening.

Michaelis School of Fine Art
Opening  Wednesday 8    18h00
Thereafter  Tuesday to Friday  11h00 to 16h00 and Saturday  10h00 to  13h00




CASA LABIA IN BLOOM

In the exquisite upstairs space of the recently renovated Casa Labia in Muizenberg (reclaimed by the family from the state in a scandalous court case) is an exhibition "celebrating our indigenous Flowers in Paint, Print, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Jewelry & Floral Design."  Curated by Africa Nova, it's worth the outing, and there's good food at the fancy new cafe.

Till 29th January 2011
Casa Labia  Museum    192 Main Road   Muizenberg
Tuesdays to Saturdays    10h00 to 16h00








FREE FLIGHT DOES COTTON CLUB MOVES

If you're in the mood for some super-light entertainment, Free Flight Dance company is opening a "sexy, jazzy and high-spirited" show at the Baxter this Thursday called Cotton Club Moves.  Director Adele Blank "was inspired by that era in Harlem’s history when all these legendary artists - musicians, singers and dancers - were launched from the Cotton Club. Many different genres including tapping and hoofing were platformed there."  As in the old South Africa, black performers could light up the stage but were not allowed  in the audience.

Flipside at the Baxter
from Thursday 9   18h00

VINTAGE AND COLLECTIBLES FAIR

The Sunday vintage market at the Old Biscuit Mill is back - much less crowded than the Saturday market and a lovely experience.

Old  Biscuit Mill    Albert Road   Woodstock
Sunday 12  10h00 - 15h00

PEDRO THE MUSIC MAN AT the KALK BAY THEATRE

Some more unbiased reporting: Pedro is doing two musical story-telling shows for children (aged about 4 to 9) at the Kalk Bay Theatre, starting on Saturday and running till the 23rd.  The first show this week has original stories each featuring a magical African instrument; next week will be some great tales from Zimbabwe.   Children love him, and parents will have a good time too - at Pedro's school shows the teachers laugh at least much as the children do, and there's the wonder of the music.

Kalk Bay Theatre
Saturday 11 to Thursday 23     11h00