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3 Sept:VACCA MATTA transforms into one big girls party for one night this month only! Grab your girls and head out to Jozis hottest lesbian night!
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clubs
SONIQUE TO ROCK STANDARD BANK ARENAPop-star and DJ Sonique will perform at the world-class Standard Bank Arena on October 2nd for the Joburg Pride Official After-party. - Read More
PINK COMEDY ON THURSDAYSComedy nights are back at Beaulah Bar in Green Point, Cape Town, every Thursday night. R30. From 8.30pm. With drinks specials. - Facebook
*SIMPLY BLUE LADIES NIGHT3 Sept: Simply Blue presents a ladies night exclusively for women of colour and those who appreciate colour. Call 082 544 7600
TAG: BACK TO BLACK29 Sept. We invite all you gorgeous LGBTQIAPS people to rock out our new home Cool Running, Victory Park. Mail tagparties@gmail.com
on stage
events & places
GAY & LESBIAN CRUISES15-19 Nov: That’s on a ship girls! We’re off to Maputo & Barra Lodge on the gay-friendly cruise – MSC Sinfonia. Call 082 349 5424
JOBURG PRIDE2 Oct: WE’RE ALL AFRICAN is this year’s theme for the annual queer parade. Don’t miss out on one of the largest gay gatherings in South Africa. More info at www.joburgpride.org
CTL SPRING BEACH PICNIC5 Sept. Celebrate Spring Cape Town style with CTL with a beach picnic at Clifton 3rd Beach. Bring friends, family, blanket and a basket. Call 072 512 1886
SOWETO PRIDE 201025 Sept.10am. Show your Pride, stand together with our community and support Soweto Pride 2010 at Meadowlands Park Zone 2 with FEW. Call 011 339 1867
CTL LION'S HEAD SUNSET HIKE19 Sept. The sunset view from Lion's Head is awesome, come and see it for yourself with us. Call 072 512 1886
SHE SPEAKS: LESBIAN POETRY SEPT30 Sept. 7.30pm Join us as we explore Pride.Revolution.Change @Love and Revolution on 7th in Melville. nicolerudlin@gmail.com
OPEN CLOSET: SEPTEMBER4 Sept. We're having a SPRING SHOWDOWN and you better believe we're not holding back! Visit www.opencloset.biz
MAIL & GUARDIAN LITERARY FEST3 - 5 Sept. Masterclasses, book launches and discussion panels on all matters literary and on the state of writing in SA. 44 Stanley Ave, Joburg. - Website
DAVID TLALE TRUNK SHOWYour chance to own that coveted Tlale number! Fri 3 Sept (3pm - 10pm) and Sat 4 Sept (9 - 5pm). Items from R450 upwards! 50, 7th Ave, Parktown North, Joburg.
OUT GALA DINNERFri 17 Sept. OUT celebrates its 15th anniversary with an exclusive Gala Fundraising Dinner with guest of honour, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. - Read More
OUT WILL ROCK YOU!Sat 18 Sept. An all star line-up of local talent will be performing at the OUT Benefit Concert at Harlequins Rugby Club in Pretoria this September. - Read More
SOWETO PRIDE 2010Sat 25 Sept. The Forum for the Empowerment of Women hosts the 6th annual Soweto Pride - this year themed "Embrace Diversity". From 10am. - Read More
television
movies
REVIEW: CHLOEChloe, a call girl, is hired by gynaecologist Catherine Stewart to test her husband’s fidelity. The doctor soon becomes seduced by more than Chloe’s tales. - Read Review
REVIEW: INCEPTIONInception is a reality-shifting blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who, instead of stealing ideas from the mind, is tasked with implanting them. - Read Review
REVIEW: I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRISJim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in a gay romcom? You'd better believe it. It's a pity that the gay themes will likely sink this movie. - Read Review
REVIEW: ECLIPSEIt’s all about sex in the third film of the Twilight saga; a welcome improvement in what has to-date been a tediously drawn-out affair. - Read Review
REVIEW: SEX AND THE CITY 2Just like the first Sex and the City film, this over-the-top, botox-oozing sequel will be best enjoyed if you’re a fan of the hit television series that it’s based on. - Read Review
IRON MAN 2The greatest challenge when creating a sequel to a successful film is to provide more of the same AND up the ante. So, does Iron Man 2 succeed? - Read Review
REVIEW: THE BOUNTY HUNTERIn an open letter, Christo Oberholzer writes to Jennifer Aniston; questioning her about her increasingly poor choices in film roles of late. - Read Review
THE HURT LOCKERKathyrn Bigelow’s Iraq war film The Hurt Locker was this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture. Christo Oberholzer sizes up this acclaimed movie. - Read Review
NINEA musical film helmed by the director of the Oscar-winning Chicago and starring the biggest female stars in cinema today sounds like a can't-fail proposition. Sadly, it does. - Read Review
THE BOOK OF ELIIt would be easy to dismiss The Book of Eli as simply another post-apocalyptic tale, but it does bring a few new elements to the table. - Read Review