Do you always mean to go to great sounding events but they’ve come and gone before you know it? To prevent that from happening this month, here’s the heads up on some fun things to do in Cape Town this October to pre-book or put in the diary: 15 October: Dragon Boat Festival at Zandvlei [...]
When does beadwork go from craft to art? The answer is when it comes out of the workshop of Beloved Beadwork! Not only is their wearable beadwork art but it’s science too as designs are often based on nature’s own mathematics and geometry (the Golden Ratio), and the number of beads and time it takes [...]
With rugby players taking all the limelight at the moment, it’s interesting to know who makes up the team behind the Springbok team in this 2011 World Cup Rugby. Herewith a quick introduction: Head Coach: Peter de Villiers. Assistant Coach 1: Gary Gold – concentrating on forward play, lineout strategy and defence. Assistant Coach 2: [...]
You are what you eat, as they say – but did you know that food can affect your mood as well as help you fight stress? Poor diet can have a strong influence on your concentration and wellbeing. Help yourself to feel better this spring by making the right food choices: Good Mood Food Ideas [...]
Truly unique art is always recognisable and Philippa Green’s jewellery, supplied to Cape Grace through Imagenius, fits this prerequisite. Looking at a beautiful perspex cuff, overlaid with strips of silver, you just know this is a Philippa Green. It could also be studded with beads, stitched with flower or animal designs, engraved or adorned with [...]
Welcome to Lesson 3 of our monthly ‘menu deconstruction’. Today we’re focusing on cakes and deserts. Don’t forget to keep an eye on these posts as we’ll soon be testing your knowledge in the form of an exciting competition! GATEAUX [pronounced ga-TOE] – any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly [...]
Oprah has said a good many things about love, life and the universe but one statement she permanently has up in her workplace is: “You are responsible for the energy you bring to this place.” It’s amazing how something so simple can be so profound. The art of positive thinking and thereby positive actions must [...]
What better way to encourage cultural relationships than through storytelling and performance art in intimate surroundings? This is exactly how the NPO I am Somebody! is doing it. Their Soirees in living rooms in and around Cape Town are proving to be one of Cape Town’s best kept secrets, known only to a diverse few [...]
Did you know that Fynbos has 1200 types of flowering plants? It’s not just vygies that bring colour to the landscape, there are lots of little flower festivals bustling to show you their blooms, and if you’re lucky, the veldt flowers will also make an appearance. Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show (26 August -31 August 2011): [...]
Women are the flavour of the month and this is reflected in some of the high-energy shows around Cape Town this August: Stand-up Comedy: Women don’t do stand-up like men, they approach it with much more finesse, which is why ‘Cracks and the City’ Part 2 is going to rock your boat. At the Baxter [...]