Two sailing regattas are being sailed from the Algoa Bay Yacht Club this weekend. The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals will be sailed from 20 to 23 March 2014 and promises a spectacle for sailors and spectators on Hobie beach and the Shark Rock Pier. In addition the International 505 Sailing class is expecting 14 boats and this year's current world champion to sail in a practise regatta ahead of the hosting of the 505 World Championships in Nelson Mandela Bay. The 505 Regatta will run on a … [Read more...] about A feast of Sailing in the Bay
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International guest stars headline Mainstream Jazz at Fest
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2013 incorporates a variety of disciplines into their programme. Mainstream is one of the genres that will be highlighted at the festival this year, though it is just one part of the formidable line-up which includes Blues / Funk / World Music, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz and Youth. Trombonist Steve Turre of the Juilliard School of Music, New York, has played and recorded with many artists around the world. These include Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, … [Read more...] about International guest stars headline Mainstream Jazz at Fest
Festival Favourites succeed beyond Grahamstown
The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is proud of the previous Young Artists and Festival productions that are doing exceptionally well, locally and internationally. The Baxter Theatre Centre’s hard-hitting adaptation of Strindberg’s classic, Mies Julie, written and directed by 2002 Standard Bank Young Artist award-winner Yael Farber, has received unprecedented acclaim both locally and internationally. Starring Thoko Ntshinga as Christine, Bongile Mantsai as John and Hilda Cronje as Julie; … [Read more...] about Festival Favourites succeed beyond Grahamstown
Boomtown wins silver in the CLIO Healthcare awards
Boomtown Strategy Brand Agency secured a silver at the 2012 CLIO Healthcare awards in New York last night for its direct mail campaign for Africa Health Placements, an organisation that places doctors from the US and Europe in public service roles across Africa. Targeting medical graduates in first world countries, the direct mail campaign titled The World’s First Stethoscope Radio Ad worked by the recipient placing their stethoscope on the box, where a pressure sensor would activate the … [Read more...] about Boomtown wins silver in the CLIO Healthcare awards
Boomtown goes international
Boomtown Strategic Brand Agency recently joined global networking agency ComVort to expand its reach to an international level. ComVort is one of the world’s largest networks of advertising and marketing agencies with over 170 offices, in 140 cities across more than 60 countries worldwide - giving Boomtown access to global trends and research on international consumer behaviour. “Many of our clients are looking to tap into their industry specific global trends or launch products into … [Read more...] about Boomtown goes international
Need an Excuse to Take Time off Work?
Or maybe you need to squeeze an extra day out in order to turn that looooong weekend into a two week break away from your idiot boss or work 'peers'? In the interests of your mental health and in the promotion of "longer holidays for all", MyPE presents this list of International 'holidays': 2 February 2011 - World Wetlands Day 22 February 2011 - International Spay Day 22 March 2011 - World Day for Water 23 March 2011 - World Meteorological Day 26 March 2011 - Earth Hour 22 … [Read more...] about Need an Excuse to Take Time off Work?
Tell me the REAL Reason why you watch Swimming
The South African swim stars and a rising pool of talent that competed at the recent Zone 6 as well as Zone 3 & 4 Championships will be out in search of top honors when the inaugural SA International Invitational Swimming meet takes place in Port Elizabeth on 29 and 30 January 2011. Natalie du Toit's extraordinary performance during 2010 is sure to continue in 2011 when she competes in the 400 and 800m freestyle races. Du Toit broke 8 World Records at the Telkom SA Short Course … [Read more...] about Tell me the REAL Reason why you watch Swimming
