Lifestyle and entertainment
Stimulate your senses and express yourself: LitNet makes room for every lifestyle preference.
Proudly South African: we are a nation of eaters
2012-03-27 The 2012 Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards were announced on 24th March at a fabulous, special market at the Stellenbosch Slowmarket. Naomi Meyer asked Deon van Wyk, one of the judges, about his background, the event and the world of food.
Group exhibition at Trent Gallery
2012-03-26 Stuart Trent invites you to a group exhibition at Trent Gallery @ Cameo Framers. Works by Dylan Graham, Lein Smuts and Minitza van der Walt wil be on show from 29 March – 4 April.Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 09:00 to 16:30 and Saturdays 09:00 to 12:30.
Governing Bodies – An exhibition of mixed media works by Erica Schoeman
2012-03-26 Erica Schoeman’s exhibition poses an exciting challenge to the discerning art lover. At the same time, it has a singular appeal also on the visual level.
The Parlotones return with brand new album, Journey Through The Shadows
2012-03-26 The Parlotones are back with a brand new album in May, called Journey Through The Shadows. They chat to Steyn du Toit about the themes behind it, as well as their upcoming concert series at KKNK.
Dans Dans Lisa wins Sing 'it music video!
2012-03-22 After four exciting weeks the Sing ’it download phase has closed. To find out which of the competition artists walked away with a music video from MK (DStv channel 324), click here.
Blown in from the East: A selection of works from the Walter Battiss Art Museum
2012-03-20 A selection of works from the Walter Battiss Art Museum in Somerset East
Godfrey Johnson on his love for the music of Coward and Porter
2012-03-16 Coward and Cole sees the music of two of the most popular composers ever performed by two of the best piano men around today. Godfrey Johnson talks about his new show with Roland Perold at the Kalk Bay Theatre.
“Africa worldwide”: ZAM magazine goes international
2012-03-16Photographer Menán van Heerden attended the 2012 launch of the edgy, contemporary African magazine’s first international issue in LitNet’s home away from home, Amsterdam.
SA-illustreerders: Theo Krynauw
2012-03-13 Theo Krynauw shares his passion for art and his experiences abroad with Bibi Slippers.
Film Competition: Write a review of an Oscar-worthy film
2012-02-29 Attention all cinephiles! This year's Academy Awards have just been announced and LitNet is catching Oscar Fever by inviting our readers to submit a review of a memorable film.
The Flyover Show to bring street-cred to Jozi
2012-02-27 UK hip-hop and jazz guru Soweto Kinch will host a groundbreaking show featuring a diverse and brilliant line-up in Freedom Square on 31 March 2012 between 10am and 6pm.
Holiday Murray – March Tour
2012-02-27 Catch Cape Town band Holiday Murray at The Bioscope in Johannesburg on Monday, 12 March for a very special performance. The show will be an intimate acoustic evening where the audience will be invited to ask questions between tracks.
The Dagenham Dialogues at Foxwood Theatre
2012-02-22 Get your dose! with David Butler and Malcolm Terrey.
Black sheep white sheep: who’s cartoon is it anyway?
2012-02-14 LitNet has been publishing the blacksheeptv.net cartoon strip for a few months now. Naomi Meyer asked the creators of the cartoon to give LitNet readers some background to the strip. She wanted to talk to the humans drawing the strip. Strangely enough, she didn’t receive the answers from the person she thought she’d e-mailed.
Brothers in Blood opens at the Artscape Arena
2012-02-13 Brothers in Blood is an explosive drama about Jewish, Muslim and Christian relations set in Cape Town in the late 1990’s and against the background of PAGAD’s activities against crime and the drug trade.
RAMfest 2012 – 5 cities, 5 days
2012-02-13 SA fans were thrilled when RAMfest announced the first headliner In Flames in November last year. In Flames vocalist Anders Friden says that the band is excited about their upcoming performances at RAMfest.
Nik Rabinowitz will Stand and Deliver at Montecasino
2012-02-13 After a hugely successful season at Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre, Nik Rabinowitz’s hit solo show Stand and Deliver comes to Pieter Toerien’s Theatre at Montecasino in Johannesburg.
Follow The Way to the Labia on Orange in aid of StreetSmart SA
2012-02-13 The intimate drama, The Way, starring Martin Sheen, set on the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain, will be showing at the Labia on Orange at 13h45 on Saturday 18 February and at 16h00 on Sunday 19 February 2012 in aid of StreetSmart SA.
Significant exhibition at Stellenbosch University Gallery
2012-02-09 Female learners from two socio-economically disparate Stellenbosch schools were given disposable cameras to document their surroundings. These images form the heart of the Significant exhibition to be held at the Stellenbosch University Gallery.