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20 CULTURE & EVENTS<br />
02.04 Wednesday – 08.04 Tuesday<br />
SA Fashion Week<br />
Crowne Plaza Hotel Johannesburg, cnr Tyrwhitt and<br />
Sturdee Aves, Rosebank, tel. +27 11 442 7812, www.<br />
safashionweek.co.za. The country’s premier fashion event.<br />
In addition to all the swooning, networking and inevitable flood<br />
of Instagram shots, there are opportunities for retail therapy<br />
at the pop-up shop.QFor programme and ticket information<br />
see SA Fashion Week website.<br />
The Rise and Fall of Apartheid, Museum Africa<br />
13.02 Thursday – 29.06 Sunday<br />
Rise and Fall of Apartheid<br />
B-4, MuseuMAfricA, 121 Bree St, Newtown, tel. +27<br />
11 833 5624, www.riseandfallofapartheid.co.za. An<br />
award-winning international exhibition coinciding with the<br />
20th anniversary of democracy in South Africa offers a comprehensive<br />
historical overview of the varying responses to<br />
apartheid.QOpen 09:00–17:00. Closed Mon.<br />
06.03 Thursday – 25.03 Tuesday<br />
Johannesburg Sensorium<br />
Lizamore and Associates, 1 Chester Court, 142 Jan<br />
Smuts Ave, Parkwood, tel. +27 11 880 8802, www.<br />
lizamore.co.za. Dirk Bahmann’s work involves his existential<br />
search for a sense of place in the city.QOpen 10:00–17:30,<br />
Sat 10:00–15:30. Closed Sun, Mon.<br />
27.03 Thursday – 19.04 Saturday<br />
AKA (Round 2)<br />
B-4, Two By Two Art Studio, 41 Gwigwi Mrwebi St,<br />
Newtown, tel. +27 81 831 3557, www.twobytwo.co.za.<br />
All works on show are created by artists active in the Joburg<br />
graffiti scene. Opening event 27.03 at 18:00.QOpen Tue–Sat<br />
10:00–16:00 only or by prior appointment.<br />
27.03 Thursday – 07.05 Wednesday<br />
Simon Gush: Red<br />
Goethe Gallery, Goethe-Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Ave,<br />
Parkwood, tel. +27 11 442 3232, www.goethe.de/<br />
<strong>johannesburg</strong>. In July 1990 workers at a Mercedes-Benz<br />
plant gave Nelson Mandela a red 500 SE, made in their free<br />
time with parts supplied by the factory. A look at what the<br />
gift represented.QOpening event 18:30 on 27.03. Open<br />
09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00, Fri 09:00–14:30.<br />
Parties<br />
Every Sunday, rain or shine, salsa fans gather on the<br />
roof of Canteen Restaurant (Arts on Main), G-4, 264<br />
Fox St, Maboneng, City Centre, www.rooftopsalsa.<br />
co.za for a fun salsa dancing party.QFrom 12:00–18:00.<br />
Entrance free.<br />
Johannesburg In Your Pocket<br />
09.04 Wednesday – 20.07 Sunday<br />
Ukuhamba Ngezinyawo, Migrant Journeys<br />
B-2, Wits Arts Museum (WAM), University Corner, cnr<br />
Bertha St (extension of Jan Smuts Ave) and Jorissen St,<br />
Braamfontein, tel. +27 11 717 1358, www.wits.ac.za/<br />
wam. A powerful exhibition of the dangers, difficulties and<br />
feelings of dispossession faced by migrant workers who<br />
journey from rural South Africa to find employment in Joburg.<br />
The works span a period of 120 years and include personal<br />
items, contemporary art, historical archives, photography, film<br />
and music.QOpen 10:00–16:00. Closed Mon, Tue.<br />
24.04 Thursday – 25.05 Sunday<br />
Media Monster<br />
B-4, Two By Two Art Studio, 41 Gwigwi Mrwebi St,<br />
Newtown, tel. +27 81 831 3557, www.twobytwo.co.za.<br />
An illustration-based exhibition forming a dialogue between<br />
Cape Town artist Rayaan Cassim and Johannesburg artist<br />
Nic Hooper, both very active on the graffiti scene. Opening<br />
event on 24.04 at 18:00.QOpen 10:00–16:00 only or by<br />
prior appointment. Closed Sun, Mon.<br />
Cinemas<br />
Nu Metro tel. 0861 246 362, www.numetro.co.za. Cinema<br />
complexes at Hyde Park Corner, Montecasino and other<br />
northern-suburb malls screening mainstream Hollywood and<br />
British films.QTickets R53.<br />
Ster-Kinekor tel. +27 82 167 89, www.sterkinekor.<br />
com. 3D-screens, Prestige cinema and Cinema Nouveau<br />
art-house movie theatres. Romantics can book love-nest<br />
seats.QTickets from R58.<br />
The Bioscope G-4, 286 Fox St, Maboneng, City Centre,<br />
tel. +27 11 039 7306, www.thebioscope.co.za. Joburg’s<br />
only independent cinema for arthouse, indie, documentary<br />
and foreign films. Especially recommended for African films.<br />
QTickets R40, or R100 for a pizza-and-drink combo.<br />
Sport<br />
12.02 Wednesday – 16.02 Sunday<br />
First Sunfoil Cricket Test Match South Africa<br />
vs Australia<br />
SuperSport Park, Centurion West Rd, Centurion, tel. +27<br />
12 663 1005, www.cricket.co.za.QTickets R30–R60.<br />
15.02 Saturday – 02.08 Saturday<br />
Vodacom SuperRugby Championship 2014<br />
G-2, Ellis Park Stadium, 44 Staib St, Doornfontein, tel.<br />
+27 11 402 8644, www.ellispark.co.za. Fifteen top rugby<br />
union teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa<br />
vie for the top spot. Joburg’s MTN Lions play all their home<br />
games at this venue.<br />
22.02 MTN Lions vs DHL Stormers (Cape Town)<br />
15.03 MTN Lions vs Blues (Auckland, New Zealand)<br />
22.03 MTN Lions vs Reds (Queensland, Australia)<br />
05.04 MTN Lions vs Crusaders (Christchurch, New Zealand)<br />
12.04 MTN Lions vs Sharks (Durban)<br />
<strong>johannesburg</strong>.inyourpocket.com
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