Don’t Miss This: March 6 – 12

JOHANNESBURG

• Stars of the North: Revisiting Sculpture from Limpopo draws from Wits Arts Museum’s substantial historical holdings and is prompted by the recent donation by Trent Read. It features artists Noria Mabasa, Nelson Mukhuba, Jackson Hlungwani, Johannes Maswanganyi, Johannes Segogela, Samson Mudzunga, Paul Tavhana, Philip Rikhotso, Owen and Goldwin Ndou, Freddy Ramabulana and Johannes Chauke. WHEN Until March 21. WHERE Wits Arts Museum. INFO The opening event was on March 3; Drop in Drawing is on March?7 at 12pm, Family Talkabout is on March?14 at 12pm and a Talkabout is on March?21 at 12pm. Museum opening hours are Wednesdays to Sundays from 10am to 4pm. 

• Gauteng Opera celebrates its recent move to Johannesburg with a concert by its singing group, Forté. It will feature Forté soloists Khumbuzile Dlamini, Phenye Modiane and Kagiso Boroko, with guest appearances by the Gauteng Opera choral ensemble and Gauteng Opera chamber band and will be conducted by Eddie Clayton. Audiences can expect a mixed bag of musical treats, ranging from South African and African standards such as Paradise Road, African Dream, Malaika, Weeping and Wathula Nje to popular favourites such as Andrea Bocelli’s Canto della Terra and Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up. WHEN March?6 at 8pm. WHERE Linder Auditorium, Parktown. INFO Tickets range from R150 to R250 from computicket.com. Visit gautengopera.org or follow @GautengOpera on Twitter. 

• Catch a literary talk with Ugandan writer and filmmaker Dilman Dila and South African writer, director, producer and poet Napo Masheane. Dila’s most recent works include the sci-fi Lights on Water, published in The Short Anthology, the novelette The Terminal Move and the romance novella Cranes Crest at Sunset. Masheane is a founding member of the Feela Sista! Spoken Word Collective as well as co-director of Colour of the Diaspora, an international collective of black women. She has just published her poetry and essay anthology Caves Speak in Metaphors. WHEN March 12 at 7pm. WHERE Goethe-Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue.
  INFO Visit goethe.de/joburg

• Journalist and writer Percy Mabandu will read excepts from his forthcoming book Yakhal’inkomo — Portrait of a Jazz Classic accompanied by a band led by Sama-nominated jazz drummer Tumi Mogorosi. Mabandu’s book and performance on the night draw inspiration from the classic jazz record by Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Yakhal’inkomo, recorded in 1968. WHEN March 8 at 8.30pm. WHERE The Orbit Live Music & Bistro, 81 De Korte Street, Braamfontein. INFO Tickets cost R120.

CAPE TOWN 

• An initiative of Chimurenga, Pan African Space Station presents Floating Points aka Sam Shepherd, a musician, composer, producer, DJ and neuroscientist based in London. He will be performing a deep-house-oriented vinyl DJ set using his rotary “travel” mixer to combine his own productions with a vast array of influences. Supporting acts are Sakhile Moleshe and Xee, who come together as Globalize Yourself Stereo (GYS). WHEN March?7 from 6pm until midnight. WHERE Guga S’thebe Theatre, Langa. INFO R70 presale at selected outlets or R100 at the door. Visit panafricanspacestation.org.za or email [email protected]

• Stevenson Cape Town presents two solo exhibitions: paintings by Nigerian-born, United States resident Odili Donald Odita titled Third Degree of Separation; and two photographic series by Sabelo Mlangeni — My Storie, which focuses on one of Johannesburg’s oldest suburbs, Bertrams, and premiered at the Liverpool Biennale in 2012, and No Problem photographed in Alexandra township between 2011 and 2013. WHEN Until April 11. WHERE Stevenson Cape Town. INFO Visit stevenson.info/exhibitions

Cape Mongo by Francois Knoetze (Photo by Anton Scholtz)

• Infecting the City 2015 sees a new format with a team of curators presenting a programme of works. Each group on the programme (lettered A-E) is loosely clustered around an idea or theme. The team members (under the leadership of Jay Pather, who has curated four iterations of Infecting the City) were chosen for their different backgrounds and disciplines and have diverse ideas about how art functions in public space and how audiences interact with public art. WHEN March 9-14. WHERE Streets of Cape Town. INFO All the events are free. Visit infectingthecity.com

DURBAN 

• Pulcinella’s Secret is a solo exhibition of acrylic paintings and drawings inspired by the 
  Pulcinella (Punch) character from commedia dell’arte by Trui Roozeveld van der Ven. “In Italian and French, and probably a few other languages, the expression ‘Pulchinella’s Secret’ means that it is an open secret. Ironically, in this world of commercial make-believe, my views are occasionally blurred and at times it is hard to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit, right and wrong. This dilemma was the starting point of the works in this exhibition,” says Roozeveld van der Ven. WHEN March 9-23. WHERE artSPACE, 3 Millar Road. INFO Visit artspace-durban.com

• The Consol Craft Revolution Beer Festival heads to Durban for the first time and features craft breweries such as Shongweni Brewery, Bassett Brewery, Two Okes Brewery, the Standeavon Brewery, Craft Republic and That Brewing Co. There will also be one artisan winery for nonbeer drinkers. Gourmet street food is available from eateries such Unity Brasserie & Bar, Renegade Kitchen, Maddison Bakery and Café Vigour, as well as enjoy live music. WHEN March 7 from 12pm-6pm. WHERE Suncoast Boulevard Marine Parade. INFO Tickets cost R100 (includes free beer glass) from itickets.co.za and thecraftrevolution.co.za

VEREENIGING 

• Jack Parow and Francois Van Coke collaborate in an 80-minute acoustic show that will feature Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel. They will perform in a more intimate setting stripped of the loud guitars and electronic elements. WHEN March?12 from 6pm. WHERE Barnyard Theatre, corner of General Hertzog and Club streets, Three Rivers. INFO Tickets cost R150 a person. Visit barnyardvereeniging.co.za or call 016?454?8388.