findingthemojo no 182

Hi again

Wise weekend words

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• "No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land" - Helen Keller, quoted in the Monterey County Herald, California

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• "To aquire knowledge, one must study; but to aquire wisdom. one must observe" - Marilyn vos Savant, quoted in the Toronto Globe and Mail

cheers and enjoy the break
jp

findingthemojo no 181

Hello - organised your weekend yet?  Here are some suggestions for your Sunday, so get the shopping done on Saturday - quickly, before the schools close for the year

Amber's handcrafted quilted bags

• The Holistic Life.Style and Eco Fair takes place on Sunday at The Gardens Commercial High School from 10:00-16:00, never mind the weather (wind!)

    

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• the Festive Lights Switch-on takes place on Sunday at 8pm but the fun will start at 3pm at the Grand Parade with a fab music festival featuring "a host of renowned and emerging local artists, including Jimmy Dludlu, Freshlyground, Lira and DJ Ready D amongst others."  The Festival Carnival of Lights Street Parade will follow with " performers in giant costumes, dazzling floats, big brass bands, dancers and stilt walkers proceeding from the City Hall, up Darling Street and into Adderley Street."  Sounds like a good party!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 180

Hi there

Arty surfboards and film

Manuela Gray

• Wavescape Art Surfboard Exhibition and Charity Auction - 10 surfboards and 10 SA artists will be on view at Superette in the Woodstock Exchange from Thursday 29 Nov and the auction will take place on Wed 5 Dec.  For details of the Film Festival, see www.wavescapefilmfestival.co.za.  Artists involved in the project are:  Guy Tillim, Peter van Straaten, Kim Longhurst and Scott Robertson, Wim Botha, One Love Studio, Isiqalo Board, Fuzzy Slippers, Brett Murray, Manuela Gray, Simon Berndt, Roger Ballen

• and, more interesting film news: go to www.thegalileo.co.za for news on an innovative new open air cinema at Kirstenbosch Gardens from Nov thru' to April 2013. Memorable movies will be shown once a week, see the program for details but basic idea is

1st  week of the month: Documentaries
2nd week of the month: Best Foreign
3rd  week of the month: Adventure Sports
4th  week of the month: All-Time Classics


enjoy and cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 179

Morning - wow, what a day!

Lots on in the Mother City at the moment.  It's vitally important that we support our talented local actors/actresses and artists

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• recently saw Pieter Dirk Uys (that national treasure!) in An Audience with Eish! @ The Baxter Theatre - great entertainment, as ever

 

Gideon Lombard & Chi Mhende in Special Thanks to Guests from Afar

• also saw Nicholas Spagnoletti's new play, Special Thanks to Guests from Afar @ Artscape, with brilliant performances by Gideon Lombard and Chi Mhende

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 178

A good day for film and theatre news

• the man of the moment - Daniel Craig, having garnered rave reviews for his recent Bond movie Skyfall, has signed up to play the lead in the next two Bond movies, in 2014 and 2016, respectively.  Craig will earn 31 million pounds from these two movies, "making him the highest-paid 007 of all time".  As ever, we wonder 'what one does with all those bucks??'

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• amazing! 60 years after opening, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap celebrated it's 25,000th performance in London, recently.  Christie's grandson was in the audience and was given the play's royalties for his ninth birthday.  Lucky chap!

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cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 177

Morning

Weekend winners

• The Green Expo Cape Town starts today @ 10:00 till Sunday, at the CTICC, tickets R50 and R30, go to www.thegreenexpo.co.za for all the details

• get out there and on your way back from the beach/mountain/whatever tap into The Cape Town Festival of Beer at Hamilton's Rugby Club, Green Point, starts today @12pm till Sunday, more info on their website

• The Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts start this weekend, always a fab event to take visitors to.  Visit their website or buy tickets directly: info@webtickets.co.za  Here's the line-up

• 25 Nov 2012 :   Daniel Bedingfield             
• 02 Dec 2012: Mango Groove      
• 09 Dec 2012: Zebra & Giraffe      
• 13 Dec 2012: Carols by Candlelight           
• 23 Dec 2012 : Prime Circle            
• 30 Dec 2012: Yoav & Tailor           
• 31 Dec 2012:NYE Hugh Masekela & Hot Water   
• 06 Jan 2013:Arno Carstens          
• 13 Jan 2013:The Parlotones        
• 20 Jan 2013:Jimmy Dludlu            
• 27 Jan 2013:Toya Delazy & Lindiwe Suttle             
• 03 Feb 2013:Freshlyground         
• 10 Feb 2013:Cape Town Folk n Acoustic Music Festival   
• 17 Feb 2013:Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse      
• 24 Feb 2013:The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra   
• 03 Mar 2013:Goldfish    
• 10 Mar 2013:Jeremy Loops         
• 17 Mar 2013:Ringo Madlingozi   
• 24 Mar 2013:Shadowclub & Gangs of Ballet         
• 31 Mar 2013:Mi Casa & Natasha Meister               
• 07 Apr 2013:Johnny Clegg

enjoy your weekend
cheers
jp
 
 

findingthemojo no 176

Hello

Today is Thanksgiving Day and none of that turkey and stuffing  ritual is necessary, simply

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• grab a loved one(s) or friend (s) and spend some time together in a lovely setting outdoors: on a beach (Llandadno/Clifton/Muizenberg), in a park (Kirstenbosch/Green Point Park), on a mountain (Lion's Head/Table Mountain) - we live in a heavenly place!

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• and share a meal together:  enjoy your al fresco picnic, head off to one of our awesomely creative restaurants,or simply share a beautifully cooked meal at home

 We have so much to be grateful for, take a few minutes to reflect on all the good

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 175

Hello

As we approach December, things seem to be getting more and more hectic and slightly out of control

Planning will calm us all down, to be sure

• don't assume you will just walk into your favorite restaurant and be offered a table - the visitors have started arriving in a big way and you DO need to book ahead

• don't assume it will take x... amount of time to get from a to b in CT, it will definitely take longer than you anticipated - lots more people on the road and everyone seems to be in doze mode......

Chill out and take care
cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 174

Morning

Interesting statistics recently picked up in The Week

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• from The Sunday Telegraph: "Of the nearly 200 countries in the world, only 22 have never experienced a British invasion.  These include Guatemala, Tajikistan and Luxembourg."

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• and, from The Sunday Times: "More than two-thirds of Land Rovers made since 1948 are still on the road, many in Africa."

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 173

Hi there

Summer is here, hallelujah! and it smells like HOLIDAYS....... sun, surf, sand, and siestas!

• plenty of energizing exercise just outside - get outdoors and soak-up some Vitamin D

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• lots of lovely books to read and escape into - can't wait!

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• delicious fresh fare and yummy wine/bubbly to go with the flow........

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Just a reminder that we live in a wonderful part of the world

Cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 172

Hello

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Take these classic quotes with you this weekend

• "Just put the best person into the job.  It is not about gender, it's about experience, leadership and vision.  A man could do this job" - said Angela Ahrendts, chief executive of Burberry, quoted in the Evening Standard

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        "You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad" - Adlai Stevenson, quoted in the Associated Press
 










cheers and enjoy!
jp

findingthemojo no 171

Greetings

The weekend is just around the corner and here are a couple of ideas you might like to look at

Nicholas Dallas, Chi Mhende and Gideon Lombard  appear in Special Thanks to Guests from Afar

• Special Thanks to Guests From Afar is on at the Artscape Arena theatre till 24 Nov.  Written by Nicholas Spagnoletti who wrote London Road.  Go to www.artscape.co.za for all the details

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• on Sunday, the "madrigal music of 16th century composer Claudio Monteverdi" will be performed by the Cape Consort, "a talented ensemble of vocalists and period instrumentalists" at The Fugard Theatre.  More info on www.thefugard.com or tickets from www.computicket.com

Cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 170

Greetings! loving being back in CT but also love London - the arts and culture buzz, the cosmopolitan vibe, the oyster card..... but especially

a fellow queue friend, Sloane Square

• for it's stylish and original streetwear - wonderful and inspiring!

Selfridges, Oxford St

• and, at this festive time of year, nothing beats the amazing shop window displays - outstanding!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 169

Morning

Looks like it's going to be a blissful weekend.  Here are some gems from The Week

• is your name Brian or Helen? then you will be pleased to know that you should receive "the best credit rating" as, according to comparison website, confused.com, "credit histories tend to be better among older people who were brought up to avoid debt".  Should your name be Lisa or Daniel however, you will sadly receive the worst.  Jammer hoor!

• a US computer programmer, Maneesh Sethi has employed a woman to "slap him every time he tries to log onto facebook".  Sethi calculated that he was "wasting 19 hours" a week on social media sites and since hiring his 'slapper' his productivity "has more than doubled".  For sure!

•  themojo is taking a break and we'll be back on Wednesday14 November 2012

Enjoy this heavenly weather - Summer is here!
Lovely weekend
cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 168

Hello again

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Weekend plans?

• take a trip out to the winelands (stock up for the festive season), in particular the Franschhoek area and while there, check out the Art in Clay ceramics exhibition featured in the following galleries:  Artefact, The Ceramics Gallery, Ebony, The Gallery at Grand Provence, IS ART and La Motte - fabulous work on display

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•  closer to home, remind yourself why you live in CT and (wind permitting) walk up Lion's Head this weekend.  Leave before 4pm and you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the breathtaking view, relax with a glass of something good and watch the sun set over our magnificent pond, before heading back down, full of the joys!

cheers
jp