The Fringe Arts has lined up a series of workshops to rekindle the kid in you, as part of Freeworld Design Centre’s Kidult Exhibition.

Facilitated by well-known Cape Town creatives such as Lauren Fowler, Vincent Urbain and Keri Muller, the workshops will give you the op…portunity to create your very own work of art ranging from a cross stitched hoop to a ceramic carved heart and origami. Work created will form part of Kidult Exhibition and can be collected by workshop participants upon the closing of the exhibition on 23 March.

The workshops are for kidults 18+, unless specified otherwise. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Workshop fees include material costs. Don’t forget to bring your lunch box!

You can secure your seat by doing an EFT into the account below, and to send an email with proof of payment, the workshop you wish to attend and your name and number to hello@thefringearts.co.za.
Standard Bank – The Fringe
Account 070254621
Branch 020009

Venue: Freeworld Design Centre, 71 Waterkant Street, Cape Town

CROSS STITCHING
Who: Lauren Fowler is a illustrator, graphic designer and thing maker. With a love of all things old and forgotten, she enjoys bringing life to old crafts such as cross stitch, embroidery and knitting.
What: You’ll learn the basics of cross stitch and create our own wall hanging.
When: Wednesday 15 February, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R95 per person

FELT SUGAR SKULL
Who: Miriam Anderson is in love with fabric and is a devoted yogini. She also loves Rihanna, tea and Simon and Garfunkel. And her cat and dog, in no particular order of preference. Combining her adoration of fabric, felt and Mexican sugar skulls, Miriam will be hosting a stitch and bitch session.
What: You will make a sugar skull inspired hoop and she will make tea.
When: Friday 17 February, 3 to 4 pm
Costs: R95 per person

GLASS DOMED PENDANT NECKLACE
Who: Hanici is one of the creative and business minds behind The Pendant Warehouse, a successful manufacturer of hand crafted pendants since 2004.
What: You will create your own unique design using vintage ephemera, photos, pen and ink; and then set it into a custom-made pendant topped with a crystal glass dome. All materials are supplied, but you are welcome to bring along a picture that you would like to use in your pendant (your image should fit into a 18x 25 mm rectangle).
When: Wednesday 22 February, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R95 per person

CERAMIC CARVED HEART
Who: Daya Heller works in mediums of sculpture, drawing and painting. She has graduated in sculpture from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, designed the ‘open’ room in the Daddy long legs boutique art hotel, and has constructed many large interactive sculptures, creatures and giant puppets for festivals, carnivals, theatre and events.
What: You will learn how to press mold and carve/engrave into clay, producing ceramic hearts in a ‘white on white’ style, with your very own designs.
When: Friday 24 February, 3 to 4 pm
Costs: R120

PLAY WITH LEATHER
Who: Vincent Urbain loves leather. What started as a hobby in 2005 soon turned into Urban Africa, Vincent ‘s company. Today, Vincent’s elegant designs can be found in more than 70 boutiques worldwide.
What: Having just one hour to play with, in this workshop you’ll create small pieces out of leather, punch a few holes, work with punches, rivets, eyelets… Vincent will also teach hand stitching techniques.
When: Wednesday 29 February, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R95

ORIGAMI FLOWERS & HORSES
Who: Keri is a maker of stuff. She folds, glues and cuts paper and old books into artworks, traditional origami shapes and more abstract pieces. Collecting and hoarding abandoned objects and books and giving them another life through artworks forms the basis of much of her work.
What: Origami has been around for centuries and Keri Muller has become a big fan of folding over the past year. Flowers and Horses are easy to make and look great when finished. The class will include step by step instructions on how to fold these 2 items as well as a copy of the instructions to take home with you.
When: Wednesday 7 March, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R85

YARN BOMBING: FORK KNITTING (kids & kidults)
Who: Isabeau Joubert is a craft entrepreneur and yarn bomber, passionate about unusual materials, techniques and the magic of hand-made. Yarn bombing or yarn graffiti is a growing trend where knitters & crocheters take their craft to the streets to express themselves and beautify their urban environments much like graffiti artists.
What: You will be making crafty cord by simply using a fork. Yes, that’s right, a fork! Everyday objects can be transformed into your very own craft tools with just a little imagination. Beginners will be able to enjoy the very basics of knitting & hand craft while using this very unusual knitting tool. PS. Suitable for age 7+ or any child that can safely handle a prickly fork and a pointy needle.
When: Friday 9 March, 3 to 4 pm
Costs: R95 kidults, R65 kids

YARN BOMBING: CROCHET PLANTER
Who: Isabeau Joubert is a craft entrepreneur and yarn bomber, passionate about unusual materials, techniques and the magic of hand-made. Yarn bombing or yarn graffiti is a growing trend where knitters & crocheters take their craft to the streets to express themselves and beautify their urban environments much like graffiti artists. this summer by learning how to crochet a colourful vertical planter to hang in your favourite public space!
What: You will learn how to do (1) basic crochet stitch with multiple yarn thread, (2) a little gardening and (3) craft without boundaries, resulting in a colourful vertical planter to hang in your favourite public space. PS. Some knowledge of handwork would be great but not necessary. If you dabbled with knitting/crochet in school it would be perfect.
When: Monday 12 March, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R95

WEAVING WITH BEADS
Who: Anna Richerby is the proud owner of Beloved Beadwork, where tiny perfect spheres of glass are woven into beautiful items of adornment. She caught the bead addiction early, aged 11, and surprised even herself when the addiction became a career!
What: This introductory workshop will help you taking your first steps into the intoxicating world of weaving with beads.
When: Wednesday 14 March, 12 to 1 pm
Costs: R95

FIBRE COLLAGE (kids & kidults)
Who: Bridget Henderson is a crafter, artist/designer and businesswoman. Under the cowgirlblues label she designs and makes contemporary, handcrafted knitwear, accessories and decor from hand-dyed South African wool and mohair. Bridget is also a trained life coach and particularly enjoys creative play and exploration with children.
What: Each child/adult pair will get to make their own collage, using strands of thread instead of paper, paint, crayons or traditional materials. We will be exploring our local natural environment as a theme, using objects found on and around the mountain for inspiration – think feathers, seed pods, wood, leaves, flowers, etc. At the end of the workshop the individual pieces will be combined into a bigger collage to make one complete artwork.
When: Friday 16 March, 3 to 4 pm
Costs: R95 kidults, R65 kids

-Theatre on the Bay in Link Street, Camps Bay has a special Valentine’s package for R365 for Menopause – the Musical. www.thetheatreonthebay.co.za
-Darling Railway Station. For the weekend before and after Valentine’s day, the choice of Icons And Aikonas and Desperate First Ladies @ R225 for a meal and a show. www.evita.co.za
-Enjoy a romantic picnic on Camps Bay, Clifton or Bakoven beach and while watching the sun set.
-For ideas of restaurants in Camps Bay visit http://www.campsbayapartments.com/restaurants.htm
-For a list of restaurants in Cape Town visit http://www.capeinternetaccommodation.com/CapeTown_restaurants.htm
-Book for the Comedy of Errors in Maynardville. http://www.maynardville.co.za/www/pages/productions.php
-Stay at the luxurious Ebb Tide, situated opposite the sea on the Beach Road in Camps Bay. www.ebb-tide.co.za
-Take the cable car up Table Mountain and enjoy a picnic with a fantastic view.

The Helderberg Nature Reserve Concerts

The programme for the 2012 concert season.

22 January 2012 Shiraz
5 February 2012 Virtual Jazz Reality
19 February 2012 The SA Navy Staff Band
11 March 2012 Banned in Evolution

All concerts start at 17:30
Tickets at the gate: R40 Adults, R10 Scholars, Free for children under the age of five
Enquiries: Information Centre: (021) 851-4060
(open daily from 10:00-16:30)

1. Remember that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
2. Keep the promises you make to others – and to yourself.
3. The project that most scares you is the project you need to do first.
4. Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results.
5. Stop being busy being busy. This New Year, clean out the distractions from your work+life and devote to a monomaniacal focus on the few things that matter.
6. Read “The War of Art”.
7. Watch “The Fighter”.
8. In a world where technology is causing some of us to forget how to act human, become the politest person you know.
9. Remember that all great ideas were first ridiculed.
10. Remember that critics are dreamers gone scared.
11. Be “Apple-Like” in your obsession with getting the details right.
12. Take 60 minutes every weekend to craft a blueprint for the coming seven days. As Saul Bellow once said: “A plan relieves you of the torment of choice.”
13. Release your need to be liked this New Year. You can’t be a visionary if you long to be liked.
14. Disrupt or be disrupted.
15. Hire a personal trainer to get you into the best shape of your life. Superstars focus on the value they receive versus the cost of the service.
16. Give your teammates, customers and family one of the greatest gifts of all: the gift of your attention (and presence).
17. Every morning ask yourself: “How may I best serve the most people?”
18. Every night ask yourself: “What 5 good things happened to me this day?”
19. Don’t waste your most valuable hours (the morning) doing low value work.
20. Leave every project you touch at work better than you found it.
21. Your job is not just to work. Your job is to leave a trail of leaders behind you.
22. A job is not “just a job”. Every job is a gorgeous vehicle to express your gifts and talents – and to model exceptionalism for all around you.
23. Fears unfaced become your limits.
24. Get up at 5 am and take 60 minutes to prepare your mind, body, emotions and spirit to be remarkable during the hours that follow. Being a superstar is not the domain of the gifted but the prepared.
25. Write love letters to your family.
26. Smile at strangers.
27. Drink more water.
28. Keep a journal. Your life’s story is worth recording.
29. Do more than you’re paid to do and do work that leaves your teammates breathless.
30. Leave your ego at the door every morning.
31. Set 5 daily goals every morning. These small wins will lead to nearly 2000 little victories by the end of the year.
32. Say “please” and “thank you”.
33. Remember the secret to happiness is doing work that matters and being an instrument of service.
34. Don’t be the richest person in the graveyard. Health is wealth.
35. Life’s short. The greatest risk is risk-less living. And settling for average.

Apparently it takes one day per time zone to recover from the effects of flying. Try these tips after a long-haul flight:

Avoid alcohol during the flight. The pressurised air in the cabin causes your body to dehydrate substantially.
Drink as much water as possible.
Move regularly to get your circulation going. Do leg exercises in your seat, stretch often or get up and walk around.
Avoid stimulates like caffeine.
To combat nerves or irritation, try deep yogic breathing. Breathe into your belly for a count of eight.
Acclimatise yourself to your destination. Reset your watch and sleep according to the local time. This helps your body clock change, so you have less of an adjustment on arrival.
If you arrive at your destination during the day, don’t sleep – even if you are tired.
A body massage is an excellent way to rehabilitate after a long flight. When staying at one of our apartments and villas in Camps Bay you can book a massage on arrival and enjoy it in the privacy of your own home.

You have probably noticed the roadworks in Camps Bay. Most Camps Bay residents were under the impression that they were laying pipes but the fantastic news is that it is for the new Myciti bus stops. There are at least 4 stops coming down Camps Bay Drive and then another stop or two in Victoria Road or the Beach Road as it is better known. Here are the new routes:

Hout Bay to Cape Town via Camps Bay and Seapoint:

From Cape Town, the bus leaves the Civic Centre station and travels via Adderley and Riebeeck streets along Somerset Road in Green Point. The route continues through Seapoint Main Road, Victoria Road, Clifton, Camps Bay and past Llundudno into Hout Bay. There are several stops along Main Road, opposite the police station at Imizamo Yethu, along Princess Street past the Mainstream Shopping Centre, along Harbour Road, Atlantic Skipper, Karbonkel Road and Martin Crescent before the route turns back in the directions of Cape Town through Camps Bay.

Waterfront via Central City and Kloofnek to Camps Bay:

This route runs from the Clock Tower in the V&A Waterfront via Dock Road, past the Convention Centre to the Civic Centre Station. It then goes up Adderley Street, Long Street, Kloof Street before turning into Kloof Nek to Camps Bay. The route winds it’s way down Camps Bay Drive, into Victoria Road and back to Geneva Drive over the nek to Cape Town.

Brian Smit has been appointed the new Head Chef of The Bay Hotel and Tides Restaurant.

Brian discovered his passion for food when he started as a kitchen porter whilst travelling through Europe. After returning to South Africa he trained at top class restaurants in and around Cape Town such as The Garden of Africa in Stellenbosch, The Railway House in Muizenberg and The Brass Bell in Kalk Bay. In 2006 he partnered a friend in opening the very popular Noisy Oyster Restaurant in the West Coast town of Paternoster. “The Noisy got busier every year and became a sort of cult status. We were definitely doing something right, but the success of the restaurant was, and still is hard work and determination.” “I learnt to know what my customers wanted and gave them quality over and above value for money. In return, they shared with us the joy that food, fine wine and good company bring to a successful dining experience. I hope to create and share this experience with the staff and customers of The Bay Hotel.”

Brian is adventurous in his cooking, combining French cooking techniques with local produce, and a slight Asian twist. His menus are inventive as they change daily incorporating fresh, local and organic produce where possible, and every dish is freshly prepared.

Tides Restaurant, with its curtain of windows overlooking the Camps Bay beachfront, is the perfect place to start and end your day.

The guests at The Bay Hotel are spoilt for choice at breakfast, from the beverage table on arrival, to the buffet flooded with delicious platters, and the option of ordering a hot breakfast.

Tides will be open for dinner Tuesdays to Saturday.

At a glittering awards ceremony held at the Rotunda at the Bay Hotel in Camps Bay Village, the winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards and the prestigious Top 10 restaurants were announced.

Restaurants are judged on food, service and ambience, as well as other aspects that make or break the eating out experience. This year a host of new categories were included, making these the most extensive culinary awards in South Africa. Without further ado, here are the winners:

Chef of the year: Luke Dale-Roberts
Restaurant of the year: The Greenhouse
Service Excellence Award: The Roundhouse in Camps Bay
Best Bistro: Bizerca Bistro in Cape Town
Best Steakhouse: The Local Grill in Boksburg, Parktown North and Sandton
Best Country Style Restaurant: The Table at De Meye
Best Asian Restaurant: Kitima in Hout Bay
Best Italian Restaurant: 95 Keerom in Cape Town
The City Press ViP Sunday Breakfast Award: Salvation Café
The Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award, brought to you by Paarl Media: Garth Stroebel
The Boschendal Style Award: Makaron
Woolworths TASTE Bursary winner: Zahir Isaacs

Eat out top 10 2011
The Test Kitchen in Cape Town
The Greenhouse
The Roundhouse in Camps Bay
Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français in Franchhoek
Overture in Stellenbosch
Jordan in Stellenbosch
Terroir in Stellenbosch
DW Eleven-13
La Colombe in Constantia
Nobu in the V&A Waterfront

Cape Town is the place to be during the Festive Season, you just need to walk around to feel the holiday mood. All the street café’s, bars and beaches are crammed with holiday makers and locals. Spending Xmas in Cape Town is a total different experience if you are used to spending Xmas day in the Northern Hemisphere. We usually tend to have a BBQ and spend the day in the sun and around the swimming pool.

All our apartments and villas in Camps Bay are fully booked over the Festive Season and if there are locals or overseas visitors who feel like going out for Christmas lunch – here are a few options:

- Moyo at Spier Wine Estate, lunch buffet with live entertainment and gifts. 021 809 1133.

- Le Pommier, Stellenbosch, Christmas lunch set menu. 021 885 1269.

- Monneaux Restaurant at the Franschhoek Country House, Franschhoek lunch and dinner buffet. 021 876 3386.

A word of warning: steer clear of the beach and Camps Bay Village on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Christmas events happening in and around Cape Town:

26 November 2011 – Christmas at La Motte with the Libertas Choir. 021 876 8000

2 December 2011 – Carols by Candlelight at Willowbridge Shopping Centre. 021 914 7218

8 December 2011 – Carols by Candlelight at Laborie Estate, Paarl. 021 807 3390

16 – 19 December 2011 – Carols by Candlelight at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town. 021 761 2866.

14 – 16 December 2011 – Carols by Candlelight at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cape Town. 072 615 1560.