2012

Chris Brown set to rock the Mother City

14 December, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Multi-award winning rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and artist Chris Brown needs little introduction. Famed also for his somewhat tumultuous off-again-on-again relationship with Rihanna and a bar brawl with Drake, the Grammy® winner is set to rock Capetonian fans on the 19th and 20th December from 8pm. Aimed to coincide with the release of his 2012 album Fortune, his fifth studio album Chris Brown performs on South African soil for three concerts only, after a whirlwind tour of Europe, including appearances in Copenhagen, Paris, Stuttgart, Stockholm and Basel, as well as the UAE. Cape Town’s intimate Grandwest Arena is set to play host to the Carpe Diem C.T. leg of his tour. Along with Yeah X3, Don’t Wake Me Up, and She

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Festivals

Rock the River 2012

10 December, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

December Holidays are upon us… appropriate time to breathe a sigh of relief! Organised folks have arranged their holidays well in advance and for the not-so-organised, the question still looms “What are your New Year’s Plans?” Good news peeps, there is no need to fret about securing a venue for a New Year’s party as this year’s Rock the River SA Festival will take place from 28th of December till the 1st of January 2013. Rock the River SA has become one of Cape Town’s premier New Year’s events, and with good reason. The festival provides a crazy entertainment line-up at a convenient location close to Cape Town and for a reasonable price. After the sell-out success of last years Rock the River, the organisers

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New Years

PARTY; PARTIES; and “PARTYTJIES”: NEW YEAR IN CAPE TOWN #CapeNewYear

20 November, 2012 by Wotz

A new year, A new beginning, A time to reflect. Oh wait, a time to Party. What are you doing for New Years? For most of us, there is this hasty search for that very “special” place to see in the New Year. We all want to know the ‘Where and the When’ of New Year’s parties in Cape Town. There is no doubt about the ‘When’ for this 2012/2013 new year’s, but where are all the parties and how do we find them? We aim to encourage as many party organizers in Cape Town and surrounds to LIST THEIR VENUES AND EVENTS. So, Please email us a flier and/or description of Parties happening in Cape Town on the 31'st December 2012. The info, and fliers submitted will be added to this post to make your choice of where to see in

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Wine & Wineries

Do you have what it takes to win the 2012 Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award?

18 May, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Entries for the First Round of The Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award 2012 are now open. (entries close May 31st, 2012). Similar to lat years event, the winner of the 2012 Competition will be announced at The Swartland Revolution in November 2012 and will win a trip to France including a trip to the prestigious House of Champagne Bollinger. This annual Competition, which is aimed at enhancing and recognising the calibre of local sommeliers and wine service staff, was launched in 201. As Neil Grant, Chairperson of the South African Sommelier Association (SASA) and one of the judges of the 2011 Competition, says: “Wine service has a poor history in South Africa and only with incentives such as

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Movie

German film maker Fassbinder commemorated

26 April, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

As part of the international commemoration of the life and work of the controversial German film maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, two of his films, a documentary regarding his working methods, and a stage production will be showcased in Stellenbosch at Aan De Braak theatre. The stage adaptation of Fassbinder’s Die Bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant by playwright and director Charles J. Fourie will be performed by the talented young actresses Hilda Cronje, Cintaine Schutte, Carin Bester and Nieke Lombard. Fourie’s version ‘The Sweet Tears of Petrus Pansegrouw’ sees the main characters in contrast to Fassbinder’s orginal text engendered as love tormented males who struggle with

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Wine & Wineries

Franschhoek Summer Wines

19 March, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Celebrate the last few days of summer in style and head off to Leopard’s Leap Vineyards on 31 March, set in the picturesque Franschhoek Wine Valley, for the inaugural Franschhoek Summer Wines. Known as one of SA’s leading wine destinations, most of the valley’s top wineries will be showcasing their top summer wines at this exclusive event. Participating wineries include La Bri, Morena, Colmant, Môreson, Anthonji Rupert’s Cape of Good Hope and Terra del Capo, Franschhoek Cellars, Bellingham, Noble Hill, Leopard’s Leap, La Motte, Solms-Delta and Haut Espoir. Wine lovers will have the opportunity to browse at their leisure or engage with the winemakers, who would have just

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Festivals

Cape Town Carnival

5 March, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The annual Cape Town Carnival ignites the Mother City with life for the third time on Saturday, March 24 at the Fanwalk, Somerset Street, Greenpoint, bringing together a spectacular celebration of art, music and dance. The Fanwalk opens with street performers at 5pm and the Carnival parade starts at 8pm. This year the venue moves from Long Street to the popular Fanwalk and promises to transform this Carnival corridor into an explosion of colour, music and dance. “Due to the overwhelming support the carnival garnered last year, we had no choice but to move to a larger space to accommodate the continually growing audience.’’ said Jay Douwes, CEO of the Cape Town Carnival. "The Cape to Cairo

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Lifestyle

Café Caprice Annual Volley Ball Tournament this Weekend.

1 March, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

In true Café Caprice style, 24 Teams of Cape Town and Brazil's beautiful have been invited to play in the Annual Industry Volleyball Tournament on 3 March 2012 on Camps Bay Beach from 11h00 – 17h00, made possible by Havana Club Rum. A breathless day is forecast and will set the stage for one of the city's most fun and eye-candy filled events this year, with teams battling it out for the 2012 trophy, Sunglass Hut sponsored sunnies, Havaianas vouchers and Havana Club beach kits. Gorgeous sun protection girls also come standard on this day of fun in the sun, armed with sun spray to ensure that all players remain sunburn free, whilst spectators are spoilt to summer beats by Rich Hardiman of

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Competitions

High Heels 4 Horns: Crowning Miss Summer Heat, Cape Town.

1 March, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Who of you wouldn’t mind checking this out and help with Rhino conservation at the same time? Join in the fun at N1 City Mall in the food court on Saturday 3rd March at 15.30 when a bevy of bikini-clad beauties take to the stage in the hope of being crowned as the 2012 Miss Summer Heat Cape Town winner. The exciting news for the Miss Summer Heat SA 2012 pageant is that is officially recognised as a premier pageant for automatic entry into the Miss South Africa contest! What this means is that the queen and her princesses in the 18-25 year category will automatically go through to the regional interview round for Miss South Africa, provided they meet the criteria. A queen and two princesses in

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Theatre

The story of the sinking of the SS Mendi.

17 February, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The story of the sinking of the SS Mendi - one of the worst marine disasters in history - hits the Baxter in February for a short season. One of the greatest tragedies in the history of the South African military will be vividly brought to life when Did We Dance: UkutshonakoMendi (The Sinking of the Mendi) hits the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 23 February to 10 March at 7pm nightly with matinees on 25 February and 10 March at 2pm. A formidable creative team and eight-member cast has been assembled to tell the epic story of South African soldiers trapped on the SS Mendi which sank in British waters during World War I in 1917. The script is based on the book Black Valour by Norman Clothier. For discounted

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