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4 The Assembly 106 Chapel St, District Six ■
young, fashionable Long St club- 176 Sir Lowry Road ■ 021 462 7573

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bing types – will knock your socks www.goodmangallerycape.com
District Six ■ 021 465 7286 www.theatreinthedistrict.co.za
off. Mind the queue. This is where icons of the South African
■ www.theassembly.co.za
artistic landscape, from William Kentridge THE COMPANY’S GARDEN was laid out in 1652 to The Theatre stands in an old church
A slick live-music venue 15 Iziko South African National and Kagiso Pat Mautloa to Brett Murray provide passing ships with fresh produce. Today, the building and is situated in the original

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offering the best in alternative Gallery and Willem Boshoff, are exhibited. Almost park and botanical garden is the setting for District Six. It’s a platform for innovative
9 Zula Sound Bar
rock and electro and more, Government Ave, Company’s Garden ■ some of the best museums, galleries and new productions as well as the long-
196 Long St ■ 021 424 2442 ■ 40 years old, it’s one of the country’s leading
attracting creatives from the ad 021 467 4660 ■ www.iziko.org.za/sang cultural venues in the city. standing, award-winning Woza Cape
www.zulabar.co.za contemporary art galleries.

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agencies and young trendies. Paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, 24 210 on Long Town, which looks at Cape Town through
A foremost live venue that serves
beadwork, textiles and architecture depict the wide 210 Long St ■ 021 481 1820 the eyes of three young South Africans
up good food and fresh, relevant
entertainment. Emphasis is on hip-
range of aesthetic production in this country, this
22 WhatIfTheWorld www.210onlong.co.za LONG ST
and off Long is remarkable for from different cultural backgrounds.
Mercury Live continent and beyond. A hot sustainable-shopping its numerous well-restored Victorian buildings. It
5 hop, funk, kwaito and other modern First Floor, 208 Albert Road, Woodstock
43 De Villiers Street, District mall that houses edgy local teems with tourists and locals, is a fantastic shopping
African genres. Beat poets, one- ■ 021 448 1438
Six ■ 021 465 2106 ■ designers and crafters with destination and harbours interesting side streets 38 Gordon Institute for
man bands and culturally aware www.whatiftheworld.com
www.mercuryl.co.za Association for Visual Arts (AVA) an eco-friendly bent, including that hold treasures of their own. It’s at the heart of Performing and Creative
performers make their mark. It’s a 16 A great space to find emerging South
The granddaddy of alternative 35 Church St ■ 021 424 7436 www.ava.co.za Gravy, Jellyfish, Moss Clothing, the city’s nightlife. Arts
café during the day. African contemporary artists, innovative
music in Cape Town is a firm One of the oldest non-profit galleries, the AVA Never on a Sunday, Hemporium Hiddingh Campus, 32 to 37 Orange
work and new names.

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favourite, and features new rock promotes visual art with an emphasis on established or and more. St, Gardens ■ 021 480 7156 ■
bands and established indie out- emerging, trained or self-taught, Western Cape artists. www.gipca.uct.ac.za
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turning heads since 2002. The

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label’s signature afro-comb has

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theatre spaces. The restaurants, bars

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goth, punk music and much more.

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and shops downstairs make for a great

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the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra

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Pan African Market

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some of the best in contemporary,

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76 Long St ■ 021 426 4478

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handmade South African jewellery in

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Three storeys of goods from across Africa,

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Riebeeck Square ■ 021 853 4987

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from tin frames to large, intricate carvings

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industry-related expos and

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impressive. in local and foreign crowds with its cultural www.greatmoreart.org 65 Rose Lane, Bo-Kaap ■ 021 426 0145
Touted as Cape Town’s original market, scientific and economic interests of theatre that hosts opera, ballet,
Fourteen studios are rented out ■ www.monkeybiz.co.za
celebration, indigenous African and Cape France.
antiques, jewellery, second-hand shoes, or This non-profit organisation has revived contemporary dance and other
Malay food, and live local music that 19 34 Long Street on a full-time basis to local artists,
The Book Lounge and another three to visiting artists. fine china can be picked up at the stalls that the ancient beading tradition associated performances in its three venues.
2 ranges from traditional to jazz. 021 426 4594 ■ www.34long.com
71 Roeland St ■ 021 462 2425 The artist-run initiative counts line this pedestrian-only area. with Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele and Sotho
The gallery is situated in a beautiful Victorian building
An independent bookstore that among modern office blocks. A revolving selection cultural exchange among its key communities. MonkeyBiz supplies glass
THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY’S
specialises in South African reads, Albert Hall of established and emerging South African artists is drivers. Visitors are welcome and beads to women in the townships of Cape 42 Zip Zap School of
CREATIVE AND COSMOPOLITAN PULSE AND HELPS YOU 14
plays host to book launches and has occasional exhibitions take place. Town, who produce unique hand-beaded Circus
TRAVERSE “TOWN’S” HISTORICAL DYNAMICS. DISCOVER 208 Albert Road, Woodstock ■ complemented by work by influential international names.
artworks. Cape Craft and Design Founders Garden, Jan Smuts St
THROUGH IT A PAST THAT INFORMS AND INSPIRES OUR FUTURE. a cosy coffee shop in the basement. 021 447 0851 ■ www.alberthall.co.za 34
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Institute 021 421 8622 ■
Very close to Parliament and historic

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75 Harrington St ■ 021 460 3982 www.zip-zap.co.za
District Six. for Jou Ma Se Comedy Club, parties and 20 Michael Stevenson Gallery
33 Streetwires www.capecraftanddesign.org.za This social-development initiative
live music. A bar complements the out- 160 Sir Lowry Road ■ 021 462 1500
77 Shortmarket St ■ 021 426 2475 ■ The Gift trading initiative provides a link empowers disadvantaged children
there experience. www.michaelstevenson.com

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between craft producers and corporate- by teaching them valuable circus
3 Clarke’s Bookshop A dynamic space committed to showing some www.streetwires.co.za
PAY FREE DAY NIGHT gift buyers. It economically skills. Zip Zap circus acts are
211 Long St ■ 021 423 5739 of the best in contemporary South African and Wire art is everywhere and here you can
The symbols shown here indicate the times a venue is best viewed or shop and meet the 120-plus formerly empowers producers in available for corporate events.
www.clarkesbooks.co.za African art. Hosts acclaimed solo and
experienced, and whether one can expect to pay an entrance fee or not. unemployed artists who create the huge, the Western Cape by Public performances are held
Opened in 1956, Clarke’s is an group exhibitions.
original range of functional pieces. facilitating sales and periodically.
institution. Old, rare, out-of-print and
marketing.
handmade books line the walls. It’s
the go-to spot for southern African

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literature, Africana and art books.
35 African Home
41 Caledon St ■ 021 461 1700

CAPE CRAFT DESIGN STUDIO

www.africanhome.co.za
2 Stockist of décor products rooted
CREATIVE CAPE TOWN in African aesthetics and traditional
Creative Cape Town supports and nurtures the creative workmanship. Fair-trade is upheld,
and knowledge economy of the Central City of Cape environmental awareness is key and
Town. Its aim is to ensure that the Central City becomes sustainable employment is created.
a leading centre for knowledge, innovation, creativity
and culture in Africa and the South. It is a programme
of the Cape Town Partnership, an organisation man- 36 The Old Biscuit Mill
dated by the City of Cape Town to develop, promote 373 to 375 Albert Road ■
021 462 6361 ■
and manage the Cape Town Central City
www.theoldbiscuitmill.co.za
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www.creativecapetown.net
Previous incarnations included a
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host of factories, but today this

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CCID building is a meeting place for artists,

In a fix and need help quick? Call the CCID’s 24-hour photographers and entrepreneurs,
ARTIST: BRETT MURRAY

security hotline on 082 415 7127 and we’ll come and a number of great design stores.

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to your aid. With 200 officers working all day, every day, It’s also a venue for music events.
we’ve got Town covered! Home of the bustling Neighbourgoods
market – every Saturday morning.
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Traditional Street procession www.encounters.co.za
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