Don’t Miss This: October 31 – November 6

DURBAN

• Enjoy a family picnic while listening to four-times Grammy winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Johnny Clegg in concert as part of the Old Mutual Music at the Lake series. WHEN Sunday, November 9, at 3pm. WHERE The Durban Botanical Gardens, 9A Zikhale (Sydenham) Road. COST Pre-sold tickets are R180, R220 on the day, children aged 8-12 pay R50, and entry is free for those under eight. INFO Tickets are available online at webtickets.co.za. Gates open at 12.30pm for ­pre-sold tickets and at 1pm for on-the-day sales.

CAPE TOWN

• The World Is Your Oyster ­Festival, sponsored by Ultra Liquors, offers an impressive line-up of top Cap Classiques and ­Champagne of different ages paired with oysters, as well as live music by Jose Vilandy and his Docetones big band. WHEN Saturday, November 1. WHERE Mondiall Kitchen & Bar, V&A Waterfront. INFO Tickets cost R250 and are available at webtickets.co.za or call 021?418?3003.

• Enjoy a pop-up picnic with French Sunset at a secret location in Constantia, which will be revealed to tickets holders on the day of the event. The festivities will be hosted by DJ Didier and actor and comedian Siv Ngesi, and guests can look forward to a poetry session, an art exhibition, music, a short film screening and lucky draws. WHEN Saturday, November 8, 3pm-10pm. COST General tickets are R250 and seated tickets cost R350. Bookings at Computicket.co.za. INFO The ticket price gets you a complimentary hamper that includes a bottle of wine, cheese, a baguette and a crépe suzette. You can bring more goodies or order from frenchsunset.co.za

JOHANNESBURG

• Following two successful tours in Cape Town and Durban, the I See a Different You trio will host an exclusive exhibition in collaboration with Grant’s whisky. The group’s vision is to shape the voice of the youth as brave, creative and imaginative through their #StandTogetherMzansi concept. It brings together people from all walks of life to celebrate and engage with the raw, unedited journey of people they photograph. WHEN November 6-7 at 6pm. WHERE The Bullion, 17 Wolmarans Street, Braamfontein. INFO To be part of the exhibition, visit standtogether.co.za or follow @GrantsWhiskySA on Twitter or Instagram.

• Join the beasties for Halloween tricks and treats at the Night Fox market where the critical mass cyclists will also stop as part of their cycle route through the city. Enjoy live music while browsing in more than 40 stalls of gourmet food, clothing, crafts and books. WHEN October 31, 4-7pm. WHERE The Sheds@1Fox. INFO Tables and seating for 500 people. Visit 1fox.co.za

• #55Necklaces Show is a new collection of necklaces by some of the country’s most talented designers, put together by Tinsel and the Liz Loubser Gallery. Each piece is an original and one-of-a-kind design. WHEN From November 8-21, 10am-4pm. WHERE Liz Loubser Gallery, 11 Cecelia Avenue, Risidale. INFO Gallery hours are weekdays 8.30am–5pm. Call 011?782?4051.

• Angus Taylor presents From Explicit to Implicit, inspired by the book by Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, first printed in paperback in 2010. McGilchrist relates “explicit thought” to the “human body and its experience”, by way of metaphor. And metaphor is implicit in every part of ­Taylor’s multidimensional exhibition, which spreads out over four rooms in the gallery. WHEN On now until ­November 15. WHERE Everard Read Johannesburg, 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank. INFO Call 011?788?4805 or visit everard-read.co.za

PORT ELIZABETH

• Launched in 2006, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Biennial Exhibition was born out of the desire to foster local talent and ­artistic excellence and to present a noteworthy contemporary exhibition of Eastern Cape art. Twenty-six artists, including Nicholas Hlobo, Tanya Poole and Athi Patra-Ruga, have been selected from nominations received to participate in this year’s celebration. WHERE The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive. WHEN On now until February 2015.