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We've got tickets up for grabs to [Incubus]( in Pretoria and Cape Town, [Elrow SA]( in Joburg and the Kirstenbosch Summer Concert featuring [Lira]( Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager ([@Biz_Lounge]( Go mobile with [apps]( and [m.bizcommunity.com](. Engage with us on [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( and [Google+](. Subscribe to [YouTube]( and via [RSS](. Send all your lifestyle news and event invitations to lifestylenews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-lifestyle@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read ["How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news"](. [Biz] Top stories [Shakespeare in the time of the #MeToo movement: The Taming of the Shrew is on again at Maynardville] [Shakespeare in the time of the #MeToo movement: The Taming of the Shrew is on again at Maynardville]( [John Cooper]( William Shakespeare's dark comedy The Taming of the Shrew was the first play put on in Cape Town's Open Air Theatre at Maynardville, way back in 1956. Since then it has been produced at the theatre four times, the last in 2011. Now only seven years later it is on again, currently showing at Maynardville until 1 March 2018.[read]( [Crash Test Dummies: Q&A with Brad Roberts] [][Crash Test Dummies: Q&A with Brad Roberts]( [Ruth Cooper]( Canadian 90s rock band Crash Test Dummies will be touring their greatest hits in South Africa this February. We sent a few questions through to the lead and the distinctive baritone vocalist Brad Roberts to get the inside scoop.[read]( [Top 10 trends from SAMW AW18] [][Top 10 trends from SAMW AW18]( [Meagan Duckitt]( South African menswear designers showcased their 2018 autumn/winter ranges at SA Menswear Week, which was held from 8-11 February 2018.[read]( [Mind baffling magic from The Illusionists] [][Mind baffling magic from The Illusionists]( [Ruth Cooper]( Do you believe in magic? This was a question often asked by David Williamson aka The Trickster and one of the performers from the smash hit show The Illusionists on opening night at Grandwest Casino.[read]( [Music]( [Bowling for Soup to perform at 2018 LUSH Festival] [][Bowling for Soup to perform at 2018 LUSH Festival]( The first batch of performers for the 2018 LUSH Festival has been announced. The LUSH Festival will take place at the Linwood Farm in Clarens, Free State from 29 March - 2 April 2018. [read]( [Art]( [#ICTAF2018: Q&A with SOLO curator Nontobeko Ntombela] [][#ICTAF2018: Q&A with SOLO curator Nontobeko Ntombela]( [Ruth Cooper]( The 2018 Investec Cape Town Art Fair will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16-18 February 2018. The fair will be launching a new section titled SOLO that will focus on the production of women artists. We got in touch with the curator Nontobeko Ntombela to find out more. [read]( [Ten must-see experiences at the 2018 Cape Town Art Fair] [][Ten must-see experiences at the 2018 Cape Town Art Fair]( The 2018 Investec Cape Town Art Fair will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16-18 February 2018... [read]( [][Live Art Network Africa launch]( gallery]( [Events]( [Backsberg Picnic Concert Series line-up announced] [][Backsberg Picnic Concert Series line-up announced]( The line-up for the 2018 Picnic Concert Series has been announced. The concert series will take place at the Backsberg Wine Estate in Paarl every Sunday from 18 February to 18 March 2018. [read]( [Littlegig to bring 24 hours of creativity to Stellenbosch] [][Littlegig to bring 24 hours of creativity to Stellenbosch]( The Littlegig 24H Festival is set to take place 17-18 February at the Wiesenhof Farm in Stellenbosch. [read]( [][Zando Cape Town 10s]( gallery]( [Film]( [Q&A with Raaiselkind screenwriter Pieter Esterhuizen] [][Q&A with Raaiselkind screenwriter Pieter Esterhuizen]( [Daniel Dercksen]( The powerful South African film Raaiselkind explores the unrelenting burden of autism on an average, loving family and shows the disintegration of the family as a result. It drives home the inescapable truth that society can be cruelly indifferent to whatever it perceives to be aberrant. [read]( [Travel]( [An opulent view of the Radisson Blu] [][An opulent view of the Radisson Blu]( [Kim Lawrence]( The Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton is situated in the heart of Johannesburg city's upscale business district - a prime location which is only minutes away from attractions such as Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton City shopping centre and many restaurants. [read]( Business [Significant growth in festive retail spending driven by stronger rand and lower inflation] [][Significant growth in festive retail spending driven by stronger rand and lower inflation]( South African consumer spending showed a healthy improvement over the festive season, with retail sales volumes rising 3.8% year-on-year... [read]( Jobs offered - [Production Coordinator]( - Cape Town [More jobs]( [Submit a job]( [Customise jobs]( &mi=1067513&nh=5wntA) New events to diarise [Affinity - Spirit of Scotland]( - 20 Apr 2018 to 21 Apr 2018, Johannesburg Spirit of Scotland, is a Celtic spectacular. 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