Be a part of the mix this October
GREENSIDE – Watch a movie, watch a game and visit a market this week.
03 Oct: The longest running multigenre film festival has come around again. Taking place at a few venues around Joburg, the Jozi Film Festival will have screenings for locally made films this week. Support local talent and head out for some inspiring, motivational and just plain amazing films. Hyde Park Corner. 3 to 6 October. From 3pm. R120. Details: www.quicket.co.za
04 Oct: Get your game face on. It’s time for Varsity 7s Festival 2019. Known as one of the biggest and best rugby festivals this year, they’re doing it all. Don’t miss out on all the action, be there or be square. Pirates Club, Greenside. 4 October. 9am to 10pm. R20. Details: varsitysportssa.com
05 Oct: Come one, come all and learn about alternative ways of learning. Have open conversations about what it means to learn and selfdevelopment at the Reimagined Learning Centre: Open House and Discussions. Visit the open day and see what it means to be unschooled, and a new term of self-directed learning and living. Reimagined Learning Centre, Troyeville. 5 October. 10am. Details: 073 007 7903
05 Oct: It’s the 6th edition of the annual By Word of Mouth Festive Market. With a host of experience in the catering industry, owner Karen Short has now added a special touch by hosting her very own market. Fabulous food, gifts and a whole lot of things will be on offer. Enjoy a fun day out with over 40 stalls to choose from. 5 and 6 October. The Polo Room, Inanda Club, Sandton. From 9am. R70. Details: zelda. Nhapi@bywordofmouth.co.za
04 Oct: Catch Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz in this Spanish drama directed by Pedro Almodóvar. In the film, Pain and Glory, Banderas plays a stuck filmmaker, struggling to move forward. He reflects on the choices he’s made in life as past and present come crashing down around him. Banderas’ performance sets up the film for Oscar honours. In recovering his past, Banderas’ character finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he also finds his salvation. In cinemas 4 October. Details: www.sterkinekor.com • Dreams delayed are not dreams denied – unless prison time is in the mix. After serving 17 years in prison for a violent mistake made in his youth, a once-aspiring baseball player returns to his Bronx neighbourhood. Joe Magnaniello and Sofia Vegara star in Bottom of the 9th, a drama that sees Magnaniello’s character seek redemption, land a job assisting his former minor league baseball coach and possibly get a second chance to make his way back to Major League baseball. (In cinemas October 4.) Details: www.sterkinekor.com
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