Make the most of the weekend by checking out some of these cool events

• HospiceWits Tree of Light

26 Nov

Does a picnic under starry skies sound good to you? Come along with family and friends to celebrate life at this special tree-lighting ceremony.

As you count down to turning on the lights of remembrance, enjoy some good food, good music and great company. And, there is always room on the tree for you to add your remembrance globe in celebration of a loved one who has gone before us.

Funds from this initiative ensure that hope, comfort and support are provided to patients and families on the journey of a life-limiting illness.

Venue: Johannesburg Zoo

Time: 5pm

Entrance: Free

Enquiries: Goodwill Maseko: 011 483 9131; events@hospicewits.co.za

• Gin and Tonic Festival

26 Nov

What better way to spend a month-end weekend than at the Gin and Tonic Festival. The festival will feature some of the best local gin distilleries and a selection of international stalwarts with more than 20 distillers showcasing their craft. A host of local musicians and DJs will keep you dancing all day long.

Time: 11am

Where: Neighbourgoods Market

Details: www.ginandtonicfestival.co.za

• Wits Directors Festival

Until 28 Nov

Ten Directors, five days, four theatres, one festival. Come see what the Wits Final Year directors have to offer when they showcase their best work. It will be multi-disciplinary – having serious drama pieces, experimental post-modern pieces, and physical theatre as well as dance pieces.

Date: Until 28 November

Time: 10am to 9pm

Where: Wits Theatre

Details: www.wits.ac.za/witstheatre

• Dead Yellow Sands

Until 10 Dec

Dead Yellow Sands is a collection of portraitures by Graham Weir which ‘live’ for a brief moment and return to the darkness of black space. Based on people Weir has met or observed over the years, the characters are all at a winding-down moment in their lives, some of them even looking into the silence of death.

Venue: Barney Simon Theatre, Market Theatre, 56 Margaret Mcingana Street, Newtown

Time: Tue to Sat 8.15pm; Sun 3.15pm

Cost: R90 to R150

Inquiries: 011 832 1641; lusandaz@markettheatre.co.za

• Joburg Ballet’s Popular Studio Soirées:

Nov & Dec

This year the Studio Soirées features The Sleeping Beauty Suite and The Angel Trilogy. Using music by The Rolling Stones, Chopin and Mozart, choreographer Esther Nasser stages The Angel Trilogy for the first time with Joburg Ballet, a three-part contemporary piece exploring the idea of personal energies.

Venue: Joburg Ballet Studios, Joburg Theatre, Hoofd Street, Braamfontein

Time: 25 Nov at 5pm; 26 Nov and 3 Dec at 3pm

Cost: R150

Bookings: www.joburgballet.com

Enquiries: 011 877 6898; edgar@joburgballet.com

• Drink & Draw Joburg

Last Sunday every month

Drink & Draw hosts a monthly event where visitors draw and socialise with the option of enjoying drink specials. Each month sees a new drawing theme. All visitors are asked to bring their own drawing materials.

Venue: The Artisan, 12 Gleneagles Road, Greenside, Johannesburg

Time: 2pm to 6pm

Cost: Free

Enquiries: 011 027 3707; info@theartisan.joburg