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Orchestra<br />
in Overdrive<br />
Heineken Symphonic Rocks is a cross-genre music show<br />
which showcases rock, pop, adult contemporary, R&B and<br />
hip-hop, all set against the breathtaking backing of a 65 piece<br />
symphonic orchestra. The impressive list of artists this year<br />
includes MiCasa, Ard Matthews, pop-rock band Macstanley,<br />
Van Coke Kartel and aKing as well as international superstars<br />
Collective Soul. Audiences can expect to hear a range of<br />
hit songs, each painstakingly rearranged by John Walton<br />
from the Cape Town Pops Orchestra. Each performer will<br />
be backed by 22 violins, eight violas, six cellos, four double<br />
bases and a harp, as well as full woodwind, brass and<br />
percussion sections. Symphonic Rocks will take place at<br />
Grand West Casino in Cape Town on 29 th September, before<br />
moving to Carnival City on 6 th October. Tickets are available<br />
from Computicket.<br />
No Need for Highways<br />
Speedweek SA in conjunction with the Northern Cape Tourism<br />
Authority will be hosting the inaugural Kalahari Desert Speedweek at<br />
Hakskeenpan in the Northern Cape from 22 nd to 30 th September. Different<br />
classes of vehicles and motorcycles, ranging from pre-war classics to<br />
modern day supercars and superbikes, will be eligible to participate<br />
in the competition, which will be a timed race over a track featuring a<br />
7 km straight. The Kalahari Desert Speedweek will share the location<br />
of Hakskeenspan with the global BLOODHOUND Project, which will<br />
attempt to set a new world land-speed record attempt of 1,600 km per<br />
hours in 2014. For more information, visit www.speedweeksa.com.<br />
29 th<br />
A Watery<br />
Wonderland<br />
Calling all water sports, boating,<br />
fishing and scuba diving<br />
enthusiasts: The National Boat<br />
Show & Dive Expo will once<br />
again be making a splash at the<br />
Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg<br />
from 7 th to 9 th September. Visitors<br />
can look forward to scuba<br />
diving talks, the Wake Wars<br />
wakeboarding competition, an<br />
indoor dive tank, the Boatyard<br />
Farmer’s Market, the Kidz<br />
Zone and a pre-owned boat<br />
pavilion. To celebrate the show’s<br />
tenth anniversary this year, the<br />
organisers will be giving away<br />
loads of exciting prizes, while<br />
exhibitors are promising exciting<br />
new products and special show<br />
offers. Visit www.myboatshow.co.za<br />
for more information.<br />
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