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Summer Sunset Season

Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert season, the best time of year, is just around the corner. Check the recently announced 2015/16 line-up here! In other top-story news, Of Monsters & Men and Jungle have been announced to tour SA next year, tickets now on sale. Johann Smith interviews poet and performer Napo Masheane about his forthcoming production and I review Russell Brand's Trew World Order stand-up show.

This weekend sees the mother city painted pink for shnit, the international short film festival. Daniel Derksen gives us the run down on what to expect.

Aaand...we've got tickets to the Cape Town Colour Run and Mass Hysteria up for grabs!

P.S. Check our fomo-inducing galleries of RTD 2015.

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2015/16 line-up
The line-up for the 2015/2016 Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts has been announced. read


It's shnit time in Cape Town

Daniel Dercksen

Film buffs are in for a reel treat with the shnit International Short film festival, which is on in Cape Town until 11 October. Read

This interview won't go viral

Johann M. Smith

How do you start a revolution in an age when a quirky Johannesburg traffic officer gets more press than politics? Read

Trew love for Russell Brand

Ruth Cooper

On the drive to see Russell Brand's Trew World Order at GrandWest last Saturday night, I jokingly remarked to my plus-one that he better hold me back from rushing the stage once the sexually sparkly Brand appeared... Read

Music
Of Monsters And Men and Jungle to tour SA
Sowing the Seeds and Seed Experiences have announced two international acts, Of Monsters And Men & Jungle as the festival headliners, taking place at Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg on Saturday 2nd April 2016... read
Bittereinder till the death

Ruth Cooper

Today sees the release of Bittereinder's latest album, 'Dans Tot Die Dood'. We swung a few questions to vocalist and one-third of the band Jaco van der Merwe to find out more. read
Smokie to play in SA in October
British pop group Smokie will be touring South Africa from 9 to 11 October as part of their Anthology World Tour, which celebrates their 40 successful years in the entertainment business. read
Jennifer Rush to tour southern Africa
International singing superstar and 80s' icon Jennifer Rush is set to tour southern Africa over October and November 2015 with a series of concerts across South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. read



Theatre
Spectacular Symphony of Dance

Daniel Dercksen

Symphony of Dance unites the Cape Town City Ballet and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra for this spectacular production featuring six breathtaking ballets danced to famous orchestral and instrumental masterpieces by Strauss, Rachmaninov, Ponchielli, Barber and Pärt. read
Fun with a glittering capital F

Daniel Dercksen

Dragging 30 is a fabulous fresh burst of energy for theatre goers at the new Kalk Bay Theatre, where women are women, and men frock up. read
Proper English theatre at its finest

Daniel Dercksen

The National Theatre's raucous Restoration Comedy The Beaux' Stratagem gives cinema-goers a wonderful opportunity of experiencing the best of English theatre at Cinema Nouveau cinemas... read
Art
Strauss spring auction set to surprise and delight

Issued by Strauss & Co

Strauss & Co's spring auction on 12 October at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands promises a veritable cornucopia of rare and beautiful South African and international art... read
Randlord's furniture appears on market 65 years later

Issued by Strauss & Co

Items which emerged from the sale in 1942 of The Contents of Vergelegen, the property of Sir Lionel and Lady Phillips, will be offered for sale at Strauss & Co, in Cape Town, on 12 October... read
Sport
Madiba inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
Nelson Mandela had been posthumously inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame... read
South Africa's Duke strikes again

Issued by Celebrity Services Africa

On 12 September, Duke of Marmalade's filly, Simple Verse, triumphed in the St Leger horse race - the first time ever that a horse winning a British Classic was sired by a stallion standing in South Africa... read
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
Creativity 101: The secrets of business brainstorming

Leigh Andrews

Play Pictionary, make lists to get the brain going and work in groups of two to five people to improve your business brainstorming, says Ross Chowles - ECD/creative strategist at The Jupiter Drawing Room... read
Big data: Man vs the machine

Leigh Andrews

Principa CEO, Jaco Rossouw, explains how they've developed algorithms and models that have been highly accurate in predicting the results of the #RWC2015 rugby matches so far... read
Multimedia
aKing- Prey To The Birds
aKing- Prey To The Birds
aKing release new music video for Prey to the Birds from album Morning After. Created by filmmakers, Ferdinand van Zyl and Barry de Villiers. - View/Rate
New events to diarise
Khakhathi Launches New Album in Style
Vhadino Entertainment - 10 Oct 2015, Soweto Chiawelo


Pink Day High Tea
Grape Events - 24 Oct 2015, Melkbos, Cape Town


Roots Reggae Music
Kusengo Brand Promoters Pty (Ltd) - 31 Oct 2015 to 1 Nov 2015, Pretoria


Halloween Gala Dinner
HIPPO Communications - 31 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Gabrielskloof Favourite Things Market
Gabrielskloof Estate - 11 Dec 2015 to 12 Dec 2015, Bot River


Upcoming events
L'Agulhas - Struisbaai Hengel/Angling Skins 2015
Zoetendal Akakdemie - 9 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Struisbaai


International Stars of Magic at GrandWest
College of Magic - 9 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Nissan Trailseeker #3 Hemel & Aarde
Advendurance - 10 Oct 2015, Hermanus


SwenkXpress 2015
Iqembu Langempela - 10 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Spring Crush Party
ShimmyBeach Club - 11 Oct 2015 to 12 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Mass Hysteria 2015 Cape Town
Whacked Special Project - 14 Oct 2015 to 25 Oct 2015, Cape Town


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