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MR. GAY WORLD 2012 IN JOBURG Mr. Gay World 2012, to be hosted in Johannesburg, is just a few months away. Tickets for the Grand Finale are already on sale at discounted rates. Make sure you get your seat! - Read More...

Clubs

AVICII IN SA Avicii (real name Tim Berg), the hot Grammy nominated Swedish producer, remixer and DJ, is performing live in South Africa this March. Durban: 20 March & Joburg & Cape Town: 31 March. Don't miss it!Computicket

Events & Places

PINK LOERIE 2012 26 April - 1 May. A parade, parties, pageants and arts and culture events. Start making plans now for the 12th annual Pink Loerie festival taking place at the gorgeous town of Knysna under the theme of "Ain't No Closet Big Enough". Read More

MR. GAY WORLD 2012 IN JOBURG Mr. Gay World 2012, to be hosted in Johannesburg, is just a few months away. Tickets for the Grand Finale are already on sale at discounted rates. Make sure you get your seat! Read More

CAPE TOWN PRIDE 2012 2 - 11 March. Despite teething problems, Cape Town Pride will be taking place this year, with the parade on 10 March. Details are still to be ironed out but we'll keep you up to date on developments. Read More

REWIND – THE 80S FESTIVAL If you're a fan of the 80s, then catch this gaggle of genuine 80s stars on stage in SA, including Rick Astley, Go West, The Village People, Nik Kershaw and more! Read More

ODIDIVA: HIS LADY STORY 17 - 18 Feb. Don't miss one of Cape Town's most acclaimed (no lip-synching) and popular drag cabaret performers, with international shows to her credit, at the Artscape theatre for two nights this February. Website

KAT-MAN-DOO ROMANCE WEEKEND 17 - 20 Feb. Kat-Man-Doo, the all-male luxury gay weekend in Dullstroom, launches its 2012 season this Feb. It's a great post-Valentines romantic getaway or an opportunity to meet new people. Read More

TITANIC DINNER AT LE CANARD Tues 14 Feb. Le Canard, Sandton hosts its annual 'Last Dinner on the Titanic' on Valentine’s Day. With Daline Wilson (violin), Kevin Kraak (piano) and ballet dancer Anya Carstens in performance. Facebook

SPICE UP YOUR SEX LIFE Make 2012 a year to remember with a renewed focus on sensuality and sexual intimacy, at the workshops hosted by Jonti Searll, SA’s leading teacher in the field of Tantra. Read More

NATANIËL COMES TO THE BIG SCREEN For the first time, singer, songwriter and entertainer Nataniël comes to the big screen in a cinema presentation of his acclaimed Combat stage production. Read More

BACKSBERG PICNIC CONCERTS 22 Jan - 19 Feb. The Backsberg Estate in Paarl will be hosting more of their Picnic Concert Series, featuring Robin Auld, Laurie Levine, Francois van Coke, Blues Broers and Die Tuin Dwergies. Read More

Television

84TH ACADEMY AWARDS Mon 27 Feb. Oscar veteran Billy Crystal hosts Hollywood's biggest celebration of moviemaking. A must for film fundis, celebrity watchers and red carpet fashion aficionados. M-Net at 8.30pm.

54 ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS Mon 13 Feb. With the most noms, will Kanye West sweep the board or will he make a twit of himself again? America's music glitterati battle it out for the industry's most prestigious honour. Channel 0, 3am.

On Stage

PANDORA SE DOOS Wed 29 Feb. Delene van Dyk presents an English version of her adults-only one woman show, sharing stories, often tongue-in-the-cheek, about her work in the field of sexuality. Centurion Theatre, Pta. Facebook

IL DIVO & ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT Simon Cowell's operatic pop group Il Divo, who've amassed worldwide sales of 26-million albums, will be performing in Joburg and Cape Town with an orchestra this February. Read More

PJ POWERS STARS IN DUSTY South African music legend PJ Powers stars in Dusty – a musical biography about the life, times and distinctive sound of the British pop singer dubbed The White Queen of Soul. Read More

SOMEWHERE ON THE BORDER

 10 Jan - 12 Feb. The horrors of a lost generation will be brought into stark relief when Anthony Akerman's Somewhere on the Border is presented at the Market Theatre. Read More

movies

DURBAN GAY FILM FEST REVIEWS Reviews of a number of films at the inaugural Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) now on until Sunday 6 November at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts Gallery. Read review

REVIEW: SKOONHEID This is no Leon Schuster family film outing… Skoonheid is a disturbing, insightful and extremely well-made film, confirming once-again that South African film really has come of age. Read review

REVIEW: CHLOE Chloe, 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: INCEPTION Inception 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 MORRIS Jim 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: ECLIPSE It’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 2 Just 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 2 The 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 HUNTER In 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 LOCKER Kathyrn 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