We have long since seen Emmerentia Dam as the Central Park of Johannesburg. And now apart from it being a great dog park, and place to kiss a loved one in the shade of a tree, its also become a great live performance venue. Building the permanent thatch stage might have been the park’s most successful endeavor to date!  The programming of the events are so diverse.

Shows take place on the first weekend of every month. The 2009 program was incredibly successful. So we eagerly await whats in store for us in 2010. Already it seems that the Joburg leg of Ram Fest will be held here.

check out the official site

Its a great place to stock up on all sorts of shit you really don’t need but find yourself loving. Find anything from cheap Market Street style sunglasses, to sweet vinyls and artifacts from a childhood growing up in the early nineties. It turns out to be great day when combined with a cold beer any where on the Greenside strip. First Saturday of the month are junk sales where they’re filled out to the pavement with all kinds of hustle and bustle.

They now have this reallly cool blog, so you can get excited about all their stock before coming.

Find them on Greenways Rd. Greenside. Just around the corner from the main Greenside strip

On the first wednesday of every month, the studio holds a film screening of a feature significant in the local/ african cinema scene. The studio is also available as a venue for hire, the most notable of which were the infamous Lucky Strike secret parties in the early 2000’s.

33 Frost ave Milpark.

here’s their official site

Short film screenings that take place on the last sunday of every month. They’ve found their home at the amazing Private Practice in Johannesburg’s CBD