Book Review - The Real Meal Revolution

The Book - The Real Meal Revolution
Written by - Prof Tim Noakes, Sally-Ann Creed, Jonno Proudfoot and David Grier
Photography - Craig Fraser
(Quivertree Publications)

This is indeed an interesting food, recipe and diet book.

I know I can hear you already. Oh gosh not another revolutionary diet.  Give it a try first before you turn it down.  Features some wonderful photography by Craig Fraser.

The book is written by quite a mixture of characters.  You have a scientist (Prof Tim Noakes) then a Nutritionist (Sally-Ann Creed) and add two chef-athletes (Jonno Proudfoot and David Grier.)

So what is the book about?  Well part recipe book, part lifestyle change and even have a look at it if you are looking for that new diet.  

You have to get used to some interesting phrases such as 'banting' don't even ask me what that is, read the book to find out.

Some of the interesting recipe's that caught my eye were:

• A Fermented Pickles Recipe 
• Kale with Chorizo and Eggs
• Blueberry and Cream Cheese Hotcakes
• There take on a Chicken Tikka Masala
• Spicy Bacon Nuts
• Chocolate Fat Shake

Features an introduction by Gary Player.

Look out for the websites in the bibliography section.  Well worth a visit.

The book is available at Exclusive Books - http://www.exclus1ves.co.za/

Review by +Fred Felton 

Book Launches & Events Around South Africa

Calling all super parents! Do you believe in the power of reading? Bring your little bookworm into any Exclusive Books store at 10am on Saturday 29 March (and Sunday 30 March at the Killarney and Melrose Arch stores). One of South Africa’s heroes will read them a story from the fantastic Dewey’s Big Book Guide for Kids. We are excited to welcome Ruda Landman, Simphiwe Dana, Zapiro, Gcina Mhlophe, Tony Leon, Catherine Grenfell from 5FM, Jenny Crwys-Williams from Talk Radio 702, Jaco Jacobs, Fanie Viljoen, Katlego Maboe from Expresso, Eloise Pretorius from Smile FM and others to our stores for Dewey’s League.

To find out who will be reading at each of the stores, please visit www.blog.exclus1ves.co.za/join-us-for-reading-events-this-march-at-all-exclusive-books-stores/ or follow Exclusive Books on Twitter (@exclusivescoza) or like the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ExclusiveBooks). There is no entry fee, but please do bring along some stationery that will be donated to a local charity. With Human Rights Day on 21 March, Exclusive Books would like to share the message that every child has the right to read!

  The Dewey’s League books are about more than good marks or homework assignments. The books in this guide are the stepping-stones that will lead your child into the magical world of reading for fun, while improving their literacy level. After all, there’s no such thing as a child that doesn’t like stories - just a child that hasn’t found the perfect book yet.

Adams & Ike’s Books invite you to the launch of Billy Keniston’s biography of  RICK TURNER . 

Date :  TUES 11 MARCH , 5.30 for 6.00 pm

Venue :  IKE’s Books , 48A Florida Road , phone Joanne on  031 303 9214

Guest speaker:  Professor Gerry Mare (ex-CCRRI & Dept of Sociology at UKZN)

Rsvp :  cedric@adamsbooks.co.za or phone 082 873 2702

Rick Turner was one of South Africa’s most original and powerful thinkers and is remembered today as a remarkable teacher and activist.

Article by +Fred Felton 

Exclusive Books has a Summer Sale and Competition Coming Up & We Have Auditions For You

Exclusive Books Summer Sale

The details: the Summer Sale has over 115,000 books, averaging at R60 a book. It will begin with a Fanatics-only preview at all stores (excluding airport stores) from 5pm on the 25th of February. The sale begins on the 26th of February as soon as stores open. You’ll still accrue Fanatics points on all purchases, and they happily accept gift vouchers. There’s no maximum number of books per customer, but they do insist on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Join them for an abundance of stories this Summer Sale, and fill your shelves, coffee tables and bedside tables with the best of human creativity.

Competition:

They are excited to announce that they are giving you the chance to live that most special of childhood ambitions: a two minute dash though one of their stores, in which you will scoop and KEEP as many books as you can grab.

Want it? Of course you do.

To enter, you must take a picture of yourself in front of our sales tables on the night of the Fanatics Preview on the 25th of February. Yes, we are asking you to take a shelfie, which is what readers do. Email the photo along with your Fanatics number to win@exclusives.co.za to stand a chance to enter. They will pick a Fanatics number at random, and that winner will get to choose the store they want to do their dash in.

It's that simple!

Oh, and if you tweet the picture to @Exclusivescoza, then they will share your good taste with their fans ;)

Auditions

**URGENT CASTING: Female Actress**

We are looking for a strong, powerful, skillful and multy talented actress to play in a one woman show "Giving Birth to My Father". She must be very good in comic timings and a clever actress. The Production will be staged at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival this year Produced by Mncube Productions and Mentored by Roel Twijnstra

Character:
Nomathemba is 37 years old. She is arrested for the past 18 years.  On the day that she is getting her Freedom back, she is afraid to walk out of jail. She survived 18 years of imprisonment by using her imagination. She doesn’t know that imagination is waiting for her outside.


If you think you have what it takes, join us at the auditions:

Date: 22 Febuary 2014

Venue: Stable Theatre

Time: 9h00 - 13h00


*Please prepare a 1 minute comic/dramatic Monologue
NB, its must be comic and dramatic at the sametime.

*Prepare a song of your choice

Please send a mail to azitozn@yahoo.com to book your slot

Shows, Book Launches, Castings, Workshops, Theatre News and do you want to be in a flash mob?

THEATRE

Criss Cross Christmas

The Zone, Suncoast Casino:7 – 24 December

This festive season join the energetic trio performing in an original, delightful merry tale, Criss Cross Christmas at The Zone, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World from 7 – 24 December. 

Renowned actress, Clare Mortimer has penned this charming play especially for the young ones which promises to be full of laughter, song, and dance and enthusiastic children even get to be a part of the play with audience participation. Joining Mortimer on stage for this comic Christmas story is much loved children’s theatre actors Bryan Hiles (Peter Pan, Cinderella, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin) as Holly.

Date                7 – 24 December

Time               Daily at 11am

Venue             The Zone, Suncoast

Price               R60

Booking          Computicket, at the door or contact Ailsa on 083 250 2690

Book Launches

Free Arts Workshops 

PERFORM AT YOUR BEST! 
As a prelude to the 2014 PANSA MUSHO! Festival, the Dutch performing artist Nick Steur will be presenting two FREE workshops in Durban for interested arts practitioners.  
The workshops focus on finding your passion, researching it, and find the strongest ways of communicating it to an audience.
The workshops will be held on Tuesday 14 January from 10.00 - 12.00, and Thursday 16 January from 10.00 - 12.00. Each workshop will hold only 15 participants, so you must sign up for one of these now!
Selected participants will be asked to do a short assignment before the workshop, and during the workshop there will be activities/assignments and discussions about how to make a stronger presentation.

Please register for the workshop that you would prefer to attend by emailing Radwinn in the PANSA office on kzn@pansa.org.za by 15 December.
You will then receive a confirmatory email and the assignment early in January.  
This is an amazing opportunity to engage with an inspiring young artist from the Netherlands, who is creating waves with his performance art piece "Freeze" that will feature at the Musho! Festival on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January.  
Nick will be in Durban courtesy of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through Twist Theatre Development Projects, and the workshop is supported by the Arts and Culture Trust

DANCE VACANCIES FOR YOUNG DANCERS

There are vacancies for senior dancer students between 18-21yrs on the 2014 Dance for All Bridging Programme in 2014

To audition, please contact Dance for All if you have recently matriculated as a dance student, or have formal training in Contemporary Dance or Ballet, are between the age of 18-21, and will not be attending any other academic or dance institution during the day in 2014.

Class times:

- Monday - Thursday: 10h00 - 16h00

- Friday: 10H00 - 13H00

Contact details:

021 697 5509

allison@danceforall.co.za

*CASTING* Mark Twain’s

“The Diary of Adam and EVE”

One Act Comedy

Seeking actors in Durban/KZN area. Please send CV & head-shot to Catarina on diaryofadamandeve@gmail.com ASAP to reserve an audition slot.

Auditions will be held in the 2^nd week of December.

Production Dates: Provisionally 6^th, 7^th, 8^th March 2014.

“This fresh adaptation of the story by Mark Twain is a hilarious exploration of the relationship between men and women. Lonely and bored, Adam is sent Eve, an inquisitive woman with a flair for giving Earth's creatures their proper names. And though inarticulate Adam would rather play with rocks than talk to Eve, he eventually discovers a new-found appreciation for her as they weather expulsion from Eden and become new parents.”

ROLES CASTING:

ADAM: (MALE) 20’s – 40’s. Must be able to do a British Accent.

THE SNAKE: (MALE) “Gangster” type.

International Opportunities for Singers

Masterclass and International Scholarship Programme Opportunities for Singers

Applications are invited from prospective participants in Masterclass, to be held in Pretoria in February 2014, conducted by Professor Josef Protschka from the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany.

Once again, in February 2014, Professor Protschka will be offering a Masterclass for South African singers - this time in conjunction with the University of Pretoria. The Masterclass will run from Monday 3 to Saturday 8 February 2014 at the University of Pretoria. Prospective candidates are asked to forward their applications to cb@join-mozart-festival.org. The application should include a CV and an audio recording (preferably mp3 files). The recording should include the following repertoire: one work each from the Baroque and Classical periods (preferably Mozart), a 19th Century opera aria, a 20th Century opera aria, plus a lied of the candidate's own choice.

Eight candidates will be accepted as active participants. The deadline for submission of application materials is 20 December 2013. Selected candidates are responsible for organising their own travel to and accommodation in Pretoria, but there is no charge for the Masterclass.

One student will be chosen for an academic year’s study with Professor Protschka at the Music College in Cologne. The Apollo Music Trust will cover the expenses of that year of study.

For further information please email Richard Cock at the Apollo Music Trust (rcock@iafrica.com) or phone 011 447 9264.

National Children's Theatre (NCT: Application for Theatre Workshop Teachers 2014

National Children’s Theatre requires teachers for Saturday Workshops starting January 2014, in the following areas:

- Singing

- Dancing

- Speech and Drama

If you are interested, please forward your CV to Francois: francois@nctt.org.za before 9 December 2013.

For further information: Visit our website on www.nationalchildrenstheatre.org.za

National Children’s Theatre seeks young graduate directors.

National Children’s Theatre (NCT) seeks 4 young, fresh, energetic graduates who are looking to build up their experience as directors.

NCT is providing an opportunity for aspiring young directors to gain experience under the mentorship of the CEO and Artistic Director of NCT.

Applications are hereby invited for short-term contract position of NaCTIES Junior Directors.

NCT has established a new performance group for children (ages 7-17) who can sing/dance and act, called NACTIES. This group is an advanced class selected from our regular Saturday morning Workshops. The aim is to provide the children with practical experience through the rehearsal process. Each director will be required to direct a one-act production with a cast of 5-7 children.

If you have a post graduate degree or diploma in drama/musical theatre/directing and are passionate about children and nurturing young talent, please submit a CV and short motivation to moira@nctt.org.za

Successful candidates will be required to attend pre-production meetings. The NACTIES class will run every Saturday 12h30 -14h30 during the school term beginning Saturday 26 January 2014. The final product will be showcased in our new box theatre at the end of the term, and parents, public and press will be invited to attend. If successful, we may add additional public performances.

Please note that this is a learning opportunity, similar to an internship, and may result in further work in the future.

Applications should be received by no later than Friday 13 December 2013. Successful applicants will be advised of interview dates. If you do not hear from us by 19 December 2013, consider your application as unsuccessful.

For further information: Visit our website on www.nationalchildrenstheatre.org.za or contact Francois Theron or Moira Katz on 011 484 1584.

Want to be in a Flash Mob? 

RSPA Theatre School invite you and your friends to participate in the FIRST EVERBLUE ANGELS CHARITABLE TRUST CHRISTMAS FLASH MOB - (What is a flash mob you say…imagine gate crashing a party en force…singing and dancing the exact same thing…then disappearing into the night…THAT is a flash mob J - lots of You Tube vids if you want to see other Flash mob examples).

GENERAL INFO

·         Christmas Theme Flash Mob.

·         NO CHARGE – as in participation is FREE J

·         No max age (NO EXCUSES SO MOM & DAD CAN JOIN IN!)

·         Min age 7.  

·         All performers of school age will receive a Community Service Certificate from Blue Angels Charitable Trust

·         Songs – Silent Night, O Holy Night, Santa Claus is Coming to Town & Jingle Bells (Glee Version)

·         Dancing – very basic moves!

·         We want people who want to have FUN and put a smile on someone else’s face!

RSVP TO GILL@RSPA.CO.ZA TO CONFIRM PARTICIPATION…WE ARE CLOSING REGISTRATION WHEN WE REACH 50 PEEPS…WHEN CLOSED I WILL MAIL LYRICS SO YOU CAN LEARN THE WORDS

RSVP QUICK STICKS!!!!

NAF 2014 Fringe opens for applications

National Arts Festival 2014 Fringe opens for applications

The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is now accepting applications for Fringe productions wanting to take part in the 2014 edition of the Festival.

The Festival will take place from 3 to 13 July 2014.


“The 2014 edition of the Festival promises to be a particularly exciting one, with the 40th anniversary of the Festival coinciding with our country marking 20 years of democracy. As always, we’re looking forward to programming a diverse selection of productions, and we’re on hand to help with any queries that artists might have before the closing date,” Fringe Manager Zee Nweba said.

Application for the 2014 Fringe can be submitted, via the Festival’s website – www.nationalartsfestival.co.za from Thursday, 31 October. Interested artists, performers, directors and producers can also request application forms and information booklets from the Fringe Office by email - fringe@nationalartsfestival.co.za, telephone – 046 603 1103, or fax – 086 233 2119. The deadline for registration is Friday 17 January 2014.

The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, The Department of Arts and Culture, The Eastern Cape Government, The National Arts Council, City Press and M Net.