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There is a flourish of festivals and events taking place this weekend. Get your sultry sizzle on at Sexpo in Joburg or rub shoulders with the fashionable at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Cape Town opening today or enjoy a fabulous musical as Priscilla Queen of the Desert opens at Artscape this Sunday!

In other top story news, I review the awe-inspiring Blue Man Group and Martin Myers chats to Freshlyground drummer Peter Cohen.

We've got a bunch of new competitions for you. Tickets are up for grabs to Corona Sunsets Festival in Joburg, Park Acoustics featuring Jack Parow and next Sunday's Kirstenbosch Concert featuring Shortstraw and Al Bairre!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Go see Blue Man Group!
Go see Blue Man Group!
[Ruth Cooper] Blue Man Group now gives Cape Town a taste of their unique entertainment with their New World Tour at GrandWest in Cape Town till 26 March. read
#MusicExchange: Freshlyground's Peter Cohen
Freshlyground's Peter Cohen

Martin Myers

Martin Myers spoke to musician and all round nice man Peter Cohen, the drummer for Freshlyground, ahead of the group and Sipho “Hotsix” Mabuse's show with Siphokazi Jonas, entitled Together in Concert... Read

Top tips for Sexpo 2017
Top tips for Sexpo 2017

Sharon Gordon

Sexpo, SA's health, sexuality and lifestyle expo, will be hitting the Sandton Convention Centre from Wednesday, 22 to Saturday, 25 March. To make sure that Sexpo-goers enjoy every minute of the sultry show, we've put together a list of nifty tips on how to get the best out of Sexpo. Read

AFI celebrate a decade of design at #MBFWCT17
AFI celebrate a decade of design at #MBFWCT17

Set at the Camps Bay Sports Complex, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town 2017 tent will emulate the likes of Bryant Park for New York Fashion Week with a host of exciting experiences from 23 to 25 March 2017. Read

Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert comes to SA
Priscilla Queen of the Desert comes to SA
On Sunday 26 March Priscilla Queen of the Desert, a critically-acclaimed hit musical based on the Oscar-winning hit film, will make its South African premiere at Artscape, Cape Town. It will run until 23 April and thereafter move to Montecasino's Teatro from 29 April to 18 June. read
Movies
Miss Sloane will seduce your sensibility
Miss Sloane will seduce your sensibility

Daniel Dercksen

If you are looking for a first-rate political thriller with bite that is savvy and shrewd, Miss Sloane will seduce your senses and twist your perception. read
SA Eco Film Festival 2017
SA Eco Film Festival 2017
The Labia Theatre will host the fourth annual SA Eco film Festival from 23-30 March 2017. The festival, themed Change is Here, is supported by Western Cape ECO friendly business partners Sustainable.co.za, Ballo, Reliance and Hemporium. read
Food & Wine
ATKV Oesfees celebrates 10 years
ATKV Oesfees celebrates 10 years
On Saturday, 25 March 2017 the diverse cultural event, ATKV Oesfees, will celebrate its 10th year milestone at Solms-Delta, Franschhoek. read
Travel
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Explore Africa's havens for bikers

Josephine Wawira

From mountain biking to road cycling, BMX racing, or just leisure biking, Africa is an awe-inspiring destination for bikers across the world... read
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10 destinations South Africans can visit visa-free
There is a number of beautiful destination South Africans can travel to without a visa. Here's a list of the top ten visa-free destinations with insights and must-see locations... read

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Motoring news
How much is your car depreciating?
How much is your car depreciating?

Sherryn de Vos

It is an unfortunate fact that all cars depreciate in value annually. In fact, as soon as your brand new car has been driven off the showroom floor, the car is already worth less... read
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Business
What your business can learn from the #NerdNation
What your business can learn from the #NerdNation

Gary Willmott

They wear black hoodies, live in California, write code and give quirky and inspiring TED Talks. Some build annoyingly addictive social media networks and have movies made about them... read
Multimedia
Nasty C - Bad Hair
Nasty C - Bad Hair
Nasty C releases the music video for Bad Hair. Directed by Arcade Content's Kyle Lewis the 14-minute music video topped the Apple Music video charts in South Africa for the week of its release. - View/Rate
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