What’s on in September

 

MARKETS

Market open seven days a week:

The Shed@1Fox and the Greenside markets trade during the week and are also open on weekends.

Markets open on Saturday:

• Bryanston Organic Market
• Neighbourgoods Market
• Fordsburg Market
• Markets open on Sunday
• Rosebank Sunday Market
• Market on Main
• Fourways Farmers Market

LIFESTYLE

Walking on sunshine spring walk

(13 September)

The Walking on sunshine spring walk is a 5km walk that celebrates the beauty of Johannesburg in spring.

Starting with beautiful music to entertain the crowds, the walk begins at Melrose Boulevard at 9am on 13 September and continues through the leafy suburb to James and Ethel Gray Park and back to the Piazza. The walk ends with entertainment and plenty of kids’ activities on the Melrose Arch Piazza.

Details: Walking on sunshine spring walk on Facebook.

SAF walking tour #1: First Chinatown walking tour:

(26 September)

The first Chinatown on the edge of Ferreirasdorp is one of those spaces where a Chinese cultural enclave has formed. This area was occupied by the first wave of Cantonese miners who descended on Johannesburg. This precinct was known as Malay Camp, or Malaikem as the Chinese called it. Over time, this hidden space was re-appropriated by the Cantonese. What was a mining camp then transformed into a Chinese cultural hub of services and trades.

The tour starts at The Shed@1Fox at 10am.

Details: www.eventbrite.com

Science and Cocktails:

(22 September)

This session, which will also be hosted at The Orbit, is called You can roll it, but I wouldn’t smoke it. Using dung beetles as the theme, Marcus Byrne will take guests on a tour around South Africa to show how evolution has shaped a simple animal’s relationship with its food and enabled it to overcome the challenges of life at the back end of the food chain. The Science and Cocktails sessions, which happen once a month, touch on greater issues affecting the country and aim to combat them – a talk which is followed with beautiful jazz and cocktails.

Details: www.scienceandcocktails.org/jozi

EXHIBITIONS

Sexpo:

(24 to 27 September)

Sexpo returns to Gallagher Estate in Midrand with the theme, Rio Carnival, and guests are invited to dress up and enjoy the exhibition.

The Rio Carnival is most commonly known for its fiery parties, but even more than that, it’s known for the sensual, barely-there outfits donned by the ladies. It is for this reason that the theme was chosen, allowing organisers to give the public an experience that is not only sexy but vibrant and playful. There will be a number of theatres, rooms and lounges which will each host different entertainment acts which include industry experts throughout the duration of the expo.

Details: www.sexpo.co.za

SEAexpo:

(5 to 6 September)

SEAexpo (The Showbiz, Entertainment and Arts expo) returns to Joburg in September to provide people within the entertainment and arts industries with a place to sharpen their skills and meet others just like themselves. Simultaneously, a conference is held each day where industry leaders impart wisdom to attendees with themed conversation focuses. The conference is packed with topics that are geared towards empowering talent, artist managers and entrepreneurs with vital information that is needed for success in the industry. The expo will take place in the heart of Newtown at Museum Africa from 5 to 6 September.

Details: seaexpoafrica.com

MUSIC

Tony Braxton and Babyface

(3 September)

Fans will be treated to a Braxton and Babyface double bill as they each perform their own shows with songs from their outstanding catalogues of classics for the first time in Africa. The two superstars will make their way to Zimbabwe on 28 August, after which they will proceed to perform a three-date tour in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Joburg leg of the tour is set to take place at the TicketPro Dome.

Details: www.ticketpro.co.za

Pharrell Williams with Woolies:

(24 September)

From his beginnings as a teenage prodigy and multi-instrumentalist in Virginia Beach back in the early 90s, to enough hits to earn him Billboard’s Producer of the Decade in 2010 with over 100 million copies of his productions sold worldwide, Pharrell Williams is set to grace the South Africa stage. He has helped create such classics as Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, Nelly’s Hot in Here, Jay-Z’s I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me), Britney Spears’ I’m a Slave 4 U and Justin Timberlake’s Like I Love You. The concert takes place at the TicketPro Dome in Joburg, so don’t miss out.

Details: www.ticketpro.co.za

Markus Schultz:

(12 September)

Markus Schulz is a German-American DJ and music producer, born in Eschwege, Germany and currently based in Miami, Florida. He has been part of the electronic dance music scene starting in the early 90s, and has since become a successful producer. However, he still is very much a performer and continues to tour the world playing his electronic sounds for the masses. He is set to perform at The Station in Newtown.

Details: songkick.com

ON STAGE

Undone/ONT

(3 to 20 September)

It’s the tale of a poet examining how his dysfunctional family helped shape him into who he is. It’s the story of a man’s journey from cradle to adulthood, told through poetry and prose, vivid imagery and sensual movement, with a smattering of religious and literary references blended in. Performed in English or Afrikaans, this show will take to the Market Theatre stage.

Details: markettheatre.co.za

Don Quixote

(28 August to 13 September)

One of the great 19th-century ballet classics, the scintillating Don Quixote, set in bustling Barcelona, tells the story of the beautiful, audacious Kitri and the dashing, but poor Basilio. Love conquers all in a cascade of classical ballet featuring celebrated showpieces, including the famous Don Quixote pas de deux. Performed by members of the Joburg Ballet company at the Joburg Theatre, this is a show not to be missed.

Details: www.joburgtheatre.co.za

Jonathan Roxmouth: From the Footlights

(18 to 20 September)

Following sold-out performances of his smash hit show STAGE by STAGE in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this year, and as a first for the Teatro at Montecasino and Jonathan Roxmouth, the multi-award winning star of local theatre will perform three concerts titled From the Footlights. The show will feature a variety of hits from internationally-acclaimed Broadway and West End musicals.

Details: www.montecasino.co.za

FESTIVALS

Joburg Live Loud

(12 September)

The musical spectacular has been described as the official launch of a project that aims to bring social cohesion and nation building.

With more than 30 South African acts and DJs in a full-day event, it promises to be nothing less than legendary. This multi music genre extravaganza is aimed at generating a feel-good spirit that brings together the youth of South Africa in the celebration of good music.

Details: www.facebook.com/ThePowerof5FM