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Writers brief

It has come to that point in time that, once again, we are preparing for the next edition
We are looking for creative pieces of writing and art that are insightful and well written/executed, its important that the writers/artists express their own voice and allow the work to reflect the ethos of Abletown (visit the ‘what’s all this about then?’ section on the site to see what Abletown is all about). Please read the brief below to get an idea of the direction we want the next edition to go


Abletown 3rd edition writers/artists brief

As usual, there is a loose/ambiguously non-descript theme to which you must adhere. The phrase;” Una, duma, umpsakfuma” will form the foundation of any creative pieces done (translated from the Italian dialect of a small inland village, it means shall we stay, shall we go, I don’t know?) Now, it is important that we you guys stay reigned in on this one. We want themes to run along the lines of destinations…of the heart, the mind, the body, soul…. and any other ‘destination’ that takes your fancy. As we have said we are looking for bits of creative writing, design, art, illustrations, story’s, thoughts spilled out onto a page…any thing that you would like to make your canvas or avenue of expression.

Artists/designers

Please be advised that if you are going to be working on a creative art/design piece this issue will be coming out in black and white. This is because we are working towards printing the magazine. Although you might think this is limiting try embrace it. If the black and white editions get off to a good start you will have as much colour as you want to play with later.

Writers:

Word count not to exceed 1500 words. Please submit all written work in a normal MS words document.


Deadlines: final contributions ideas to be submitted by end of November. Final draft due end of December.

Submit all work to: mail

BLOC PARTY - A WEEKEND IN THE CITY UPDATE

Kele sings, 'tonight make me unstoppable,' on 'The Prayer' from the forthcoming Bloc Party record, A Weekend In the City, but it's pretty clear he already is. After so many tours behind their debut record Silent Alarm, through the release of Silent Alarm Remixed and the God Bless Bloc Party DVD, a kick-ass new record full of epic, thumping, pumping, dark and hopeful songs was the only possible next step.

On February 6 A Weekend In the City will be in stores. If you're one of the first 1000 people to PRE-ORDER A Weekend in the City from Insound you'll receive a limited edition Bloc Party 7 inch featuring 'I Still Remember' and the exclusive b-side 'We Were Lovers.'



Bloc Party are returning. Long live Bloc Party.

Hear 'The Prayer'
Hear Kele talk about 'The Prayer'
Text BLOC to 50505 for mobile updates including tour dates, news and exclusives
Text VICE to 73804 for Bloc Party ringtones

Join Bloc Party on MySpace for all the latest news and fan forums
www.blocparty.com
www.vicerecords.com

Liquid Fridge - ICEBOX 02 UPDATE

ICEBOX 02 UPDATE

The call for entries for ICEBOX 02 closes tomorrow, Friday. No
extension, sorry. However, if your parcel is postmarked November 24,
your entry will be considered for selection in December, but let us know
at submissions@liquidfridge.co.za. If you haven't yet received
confirmation of receipt from us and it's been 2-3 weeks since you've
sent your entry, please e-mail the aforementioned address.

Workshop, club night and gallery exhibition/performance proposals
requiring minimal or no funding may still be delivered. The deadline is
Friday, December 8.

ICEBOX 02 enters production in December. Stay tuned for further details.
Audio/visual event suggestions for the next week are added below.

- Hein Bekker, Director guy


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ICEBOX is a collaborative festival of contemporary creativity in
audio/visual art. With the focus on the electronic, open and South
African, the festival combines music, film, video and interactive media
through a programme of screenings, multimedia performances, club nights,
workshops and an online exhibition.

Liquid Fridge, partnered by MTKidu and rustpunk, presents ICEBOX 02 in
February/March 2007 in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa.
The festival is calling for the participation of established and
emerging South African and international artists and professionals
working in a broad range of disciplines including electronic music,
sound art, digital film, animation, photography, video art, graphic
design, interactive and generative media, Net art, video game art and
electronics.

Supported by Bell-Roberts and CAPE Africa Platform, and endorsed by
Creative Commons South Africa.

Web: www.liquidfridge.co.za/icebox


Gallery Exhibition

Sound and video installations, digital projections, prints and
computer-based multimedia presented at the Bell-Roberts Contemporary Art
Gallery in Cape Town from 1-10 March 2007. Visit
www.liquidfridge.co.za/?p=icebox_02_events to learn more.


Club Nights

The ICEBOX sound system promises a selection of DJ'd and live
retro-tech-future-funk rather difficult to define. Overlay a hearty
serving of videoboxing and performing pixels, and you have an eclectic
evening where the notions of "underground" and "overground" are
irrelevant. We are looking for DJ sets, band and electroacoustic
performances, VJ/video performances, and various styles in between.
Visit www.liquidfridge.co.za/?p=icebox_02_events to learn more.


Workshops

To facilitate exchange between the traditional creative practices and
electronic subcultures, ICEBOX invites presentations, performances,
demonstrations, discussion panels and hands-on experiments in all
disciplines. Visit www.liquidfridge.co.za/?p=icebox_02_events to learn more.


Screenings (closed for entries)

ICEBOX is open for submissions of short-form narratives, documentaries,
music videos, experimental motion graphics and recorded visual
performances.


Online Exhibition (closed for entries)

Interactive media, generative art, Net art and other forms using
Director, Flash or Java software, as well as digital photography,
illustration and graphic design work, may be entered for the online
exhibition and a live presentation at ICEBOX.


Sponsorship

As ICEBOX is a non-profit initiative, contributions from private and
corporate donors and sponsors in the creative and technology industries
will be greatly appreciated. These include hiring of audiovisual
equipment and venues, videography, photography, audio recording,
printing and courier services, media exposure, and prizes. Please
contact us if you are interested in supporting this project: Hein Bekker
at hein@liquidfridge.co.za or +27 (0)82 508 2922. Formal proposals can
be presented.

Bluntmag Awards

Blunt magazine and Xbox 360 (the next generation of gaming) will be
rewarding those individuals that continuously push the boundaries of
normalcy and take their chosen professions to even greater heights.

Blunt magazine is looking for the 2006 rider, band and artist of the year.
Readers can get involved by voting for the nominees they believe are at the
cutting edge of alternative youth culture. Readers are able to vote via the
bluntmag website, via the mobizine as well as by sms. There is also a
wildcard option for the individual or band that has not been nominated by
us, but has received a fantastic response from reader votes. Each category
winner will win him/herself a limited edition Xbox 360 console complete with
a radical accessory kit and an awesome game. The wildcard winner will also
win him/herself an Xbox 360 console as well as a game. Readers who vote also
stand a chance of winning one of two Xbox 360 consoles and the latest game.

The winners will be chosen by an expert panel of judges as well as by reader
votes. Check out www.bluntmag.co.za from to cast your vote!

Its really great to see the level of design up for awards and to note that we've had the pleasure of working with so many of them.

The Bin wishes all nominated the best of luck!

GET READY TO FLEX, this Saturday at Disco K.

GET READY TO FLEX, this Saturday at Disco K.

4 DJ’s play the most day-glo old skool rave, techno-pop, happy hardcore, Nu-rave & Hi NRG that you were too F@*#ed to hear properly the last time it was played, or you were too young. Expect to dance a lot!! And if you can’t anymore, there’s Kareoke with the Chinese sailors upstairs too.

R10 at the door, the dress code is strictly ‘TROPI-CORE’, use your imagination.....if you’re not dressed in something bright and fabulous, you will be charged double.

Corner of Loop and Prestwich St, Foreshore.

Commemoration Day - 1st December

At midnight of 1 December 1834, the Cape celebrated the formal end of slavery. Church services and general celebrations marked the occasion, with bonfires being lit on Table Mountain and on Signal Hill and fireworks being set off at the harbour. This became an annual day of remembrance which connects to the New Year carnival still celebrated each year.

This year, an initiative led by the Prestwich Place Project Committee and the District Six Museum, aims to call attention to this often-forgotten chapter of our history. A broader network of participating individuals and organisations have been drawn in to plan for a public commemoration aimed at developing public awareness of forgotten elements of history, telling the stories of forgotten places of the city, and reflecting on their importance and place in our current lives. This will be done through music and song, speeches, poetry and performance, enacted in a procession through the city.

The public are invited to join this initiative on Thursday 30 November, starting at 21h30 at the site of the Slave Tree in Spin Street (just behind the Slave Lodge). The procession will then proceed through Adderley Street into Greenmarket Square which will be the next stop; into Wale Street, up to Rose Street in the Bokaap and then to Strand Street. A small vigil will be kept at Prestwich Street from 23h00, and this group will then join the larger procession at the corner of Strand and Rose Streets and walk together to the Quarry at Strand Street where participants will gather around a large bonfire at midnight, marking the 1 December. Those who are not able to join for the entire procession are invited to join at the various points along the way. Please call the District Six Museum at 466 7200, or Michael Weeder at the Prestwich Place Project Committee at 462 6355 for a detailed map, information about transport or any other information which you might need.