by 2summers | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Music/Festivals
Last weekend I attended the Brixton Light Festival (hereafter referred to as the BLF) for the second consecutive year. I wrote a comprehensive post about the BLF last year, so in the days leading up to this year’s event I thought maybe I wouldn’t need to...
by 2summers | Jun 29, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Eastern Cape, Music/Festivals
I recently returned from a weekend at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), where I was invited to participate in the Standard Bank Art “Be Part of the Arts” social media campaign. The National Arts Festival (NAF) has been running...
by 2summers | Jun 21, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Music/Festivals
After last year’s Brixton Light Festival, lots of people read my blog post and were sad they missed the festival and asked how they could be sure not to miss the next one. So consider yourselves warned: The next Brixton Light Festival takes place on Saturday,...
by 2summers | Feb 8, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Music/Festivals
Johannesburg is not an easy place in which to exist. We’ve got electricity problems and water problems and crime problems. Obtaining a visa to live in South Africa is a near-impossible task that keeps getting harder. I don’t like to admit this, but...
by 2summers | Mar 1, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Music/Festivals
A couple of weeks ago I visited Hallmark House, a hip hotel in downtown Joburg, for my friend Gilda’s birthday celebration. Hallmark House has an interesting story. It was built a few years ago (at great expense) by Propertuity, the real estate company that...
by 2summers | Jul 29, 2019 | Johannesburg, Music/Festivals
I’d never really considered signing up for MTN Walk the Talk with 702. Even though I knew this is one of the most iconic events in Johannesburg with 55,000 participants, and even though lots of people told me it’s great, and even though the walk starts and...