City of Cape Town - Environmental and Conservation publications

Note that the City of Cape Town has made available some excellent booklets and posters relating to Cape Town environmental and conservation issues and areas.I am sure that in some of these publications you will discover flora, fauna and other things that you do not know about, but exist right on your door step.Go explore your own city. Click H...

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Melanie Scholtz - web site

For those of us who wonder what happened to Melanie Scholtz's website - it is now at http://www.melaniescholtz.net/.Click here to go there.Read about her bio, her cd and much more...

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Kyle Shepherd - Jazz Musician

Award winning jazz pianist Kyle Shepherd has performed on a number of stages in South Africa and abroad. With artists such as Cape legends Robbie Jansen, Errol Dyers and Alvyn Dyers,and other artists such as Zim Nqawana, Louis Moholo. In 2005,Kyle was awarded the first of the now annual Fmr/Pick n Pay travel awards for an original composition.As a leader Shepherd fronts his own trio and quintet (The Silent Messengers), which performed on the Cape...

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Catch the Cable Car up Table Mountain after six

Please take note of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company's summer sunset special. From 1 December 2007 until 23 December 2007 and 3 January 2008 until 31 January 2008 after 18:00 ticket cost will be halved.Prices:-Adult return: R65Child return(under 18): R36Last car up: 20:30Last car down: 21:30For weather info call 021 4248181or visit Table Mountain Aerial Comp...

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Hanepoot and the Biggish Band - live at Cape Farmhouse, Sat 24 Nov

Hanepoot & the Biggish Band, an 18-piece big band playing South African Jazz, will be playing at the Cape Farmhouse Restaurant at Redhill (near Scarborough) on Saturday, November 24th.Come and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of great food and local jazz out on the beautiful Cape Peninsula.The Cape Farmhouse Restaurant has for some time now been presenting Saturday concerts showcasing our local musicians. These are outdoor events with food from the...

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Monique Hellenberg - Jazz Vocalist

Monique Hellenberg completed her BMus in jazz studies at the University of Cape Town in 2004. She has performed with many jazz groups including the Jonny Cooper Big Band and jazz vocal group Track 5. Aside from jazz, Monique has performed as lead female vocalist with Afro-Cuban Salsa Band, Maquina Loca and she has also participated in various 60's/70's stage shows. At the beginning of 2007, Monique has also performed in the Cape Town International...

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Jason Reolon Quartet feat Buddy Wells

Take saxophone legend, Buddy Wells, add the Jason Reolon Trio, throw in a real Fender Rhodes, all in the jazzy confines of the Armchair Theatre and you got yourself an evening of music that'll groove the very depths of your soultheir set will consist of original material mixed in with some other hip tunesthursday 22 november 2007, starts 9pm, advisable to get there early for a seatR30 cover chargeLights , camera, action...ARMCHAIR HEADSET Independent...

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Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2008 news

One of the first recordings that I experienced in the SACD format, was the recording Another Mind by the Japanese piano player Hiromi. This is a highly recommended recording and is one of those recordings that you can listen to over and over.This is how she describes her music:“I don’t want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It’s just the union of what I’ve been listening to and what I’ve been learning. It has some elements of classical music, it has some rock, it has some jazz, but I don’t want to give it a name.”...

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Live Recording with Airborne and Guests

Attend a live recording with Airborne and Guests.DATE: 5 December 2007 19h30 for 20h00 till 23h30TICKET SALES: Florence O'Connell 082 374 2664 mattoni@telkomsa.netTICKET PRICE: R250VENUE: Nassau Centre, Groote Schuur High School, Palmyra Road, NewlandsClick here for the bigger pictureAIRBORNE RECO...

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in concert North Sea Big Band

As Arne Hiorth is saying "So , finally , we are getting Shannon to Norway , and at the same time starting up a wonderful new big band....""...this will be a new international band , and we are looking for gigs / workshops all overthe world..."Check out the details for the concert, click here.Some of these musicians have visited South Africa many times. We are also looking forward to see the North Sea Big Band in South Afri...

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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra

Who is the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra?Fifteen exuberant musicians and two wonderful vocalists in a well-oiled, freewheeling ensemble that is both adventurous and polished.program devoted to creative interpretations of the tremendously inspired and varied music of Duke Ellington, along with original works by bandleader Mark Harvey and others.When: This Friday, November 16, 7:30 PMWhere: Cape Elizabeth High School345 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USAAdmission: $10 ($5 students)Information and reservations: 207-799-3309, ext 111Also on the...

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SEKUNJALO EduJazz Concert 2007

The Sekunjalo EduJazz concert is one of those annual events on the jazz calendar not to be missed.This year the concert will happen on Sunday, 2 December 2007 at the Baxter Theatre, in Rosebank, starting at 19:00. Price R60. Tickets available from Computicket.Bands participating include The Darryl Andrews Band, The Little Giants and The Muizenberg High Jazz Ba...

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Visual Studio 2008 Jumpstart DevChat

Introducing you to a lot of the fabulous features in Visual Studio 2008 - releasing in the next few months.Smaller citiesBloemfontein - 12 Nov 07East London - 14 Nov 07Port Elizabeth - 16 Nov 07Larger citiesJohannesburg - 19 Nov 07Durban - 20 Nov 07Cape Town - 22 Nov 07Space is limited! Book your seat today!AgendaTimeDescription08:30Registration09:00Quick lap around Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.509:45What’s new in C# 3.0 and Visual Basic.NET 911:00Tea Break11:15LINQ (LINQ-to-XML; LINQ-to-Objects; LINQ-to-SQL)12:30.NET Framework 3.5 enhancements13:00Lunch13:30Building...

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HOTSPOTS

The word "hotspot" can be used in so many different contexts and for diffrent meanings. If you really have our environment at heart, go have a look at the online book, "Hotspots Revisited: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions". Click HereIt covers hotspots all over the globe and include two of our own regions: Cape Floristic Region and Succulent Kar...

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