Attendees are encouraged to come out and meet others going to The Roo, share their own festival experiences, and learn about other music festivals that take place throughout the south. Groth will host a book discussion at The Mirage Bar and Hookah Lounge on Friday, April 1st at 8PM in historic Savannah. Those who bring or buy a copy of How Do You Roo will enjoy complimentary hookah use. The Mirage is located at 20 East Broughton Street. On Saturday, April 2nd at 1PM the author visits Blue Bicycle Books in downtown Charleston for a book talk and signing. Blue Bicycle is ...

EnGenius International, one of the world's top wireless solution providers, today signed a contract appointing Prologix Distribution, a leading IT & telecom value added distributor in the Middle East, as an exclusive distributor of its entire range of wireless data and voice communication solutions in the Middle East (excluding Lebanon). Announcing the partnership, Mr. Leo Meng Chee, General Manager, EnGenius said, "Prologix has an extensive reseller network in the Middle East region and has established itself as a formidable value added distributor, with a highly capable ...

Link-Assistant.com has announced the release of the Spanish and the Slovak versions of its top-notch SEO software - SEO PowerSuite. Until today, the multi-lingual SEO toolkit had been available in 5 languages: English, German, French, Russian and Dutch. From now on, SEO PowerSuite users will benefit from two additional interface tongues to opt for. SEO in a nutshell SEO (search engine optimization) is the craft of bringing a website to the top of search results listings on Google, Bing and other search engines. People look for things according to key terms, and optimizing ...

South Pole Carbon Asset Management (South Pole) has formed a new partnership with Wardour And Oxford. The partnership aims to drive smart and efficient carbon-offsetting solutions for individuals and online businesses. Wardour And Oxford's high-level global network and experience is a welcome addition to South Pole's expertise in greenhouse gas reductions and smart carbon offsetting solutions. The partnership is expected to "push" corporations and consumers to take action against climate change. From this point forward, the two companies are committed to shaping voluntary ...

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Some of the finest ice hockey players in the world will be on the team sheets in Paris next month for the France v Canada match. It looks set to be a tough game for the French side as they try to contain the brutal strength and technical skill of the North Americans. Ice hockey is one of the national sports in Canada and the country has walked away with the gold medals at two of the past three Winter Olympic events. They were victorious at Salt Lake City in 2002 and Vancouver in 2010. The two sides will take the ice on April 24th at the Palais Omnisports Paris ...

Rolando Villazon has built up a fabulous reputation in the opera world and he will showcase his acclaimed vocal talents in Barcelona next month. The Mexican singer will take the Gran Teatre del Liceu stage on April 3rd. Since breaking out on to the international opera scene in 1999, he has received widespread acclaim for the expressive way he portrays every part. "Villazon has a firm reputation as one of the most celebrated lyric tenors in opera, appreciated for his magnificent voice, his mastery of the art of singing and his pleasant personality," noted the organisers. They ...

A new version of controversial play Spring Awakening can be seen at the Theatre by the Lake next month. First performed in 1906, German dramatist Frank Wedekind's work explores the traumas of adolescence and the repression faced by young people in a provincial society. The Next Stage theatre company will present its interpretation of the play, adapted by Edward Bond, between Sunday April 24th and Wednesday April 27th at the Keswick venue. Evening performances are scheduled to begin at 19:30 BST and tickets are priced at GBP9 plus booking fee. Written during ...

Truro's third annual Art in the City festival is set to run from Monday April 18th to Monday May 2nd. People visiting the Cornish city during this two-week period will find a special programme of cultural events and public art installations taking place on the streets. The festival is organised by Totally Truro, a not-for-profit company responsible for delivering the first Business Improvement District in Cornwall. As well as enjoying special activities at the various galleries and art retailers, visitors will be able to explore the city's creative side at the ...

Prague's O2 Arena will welcome two giants of the thrash metal genre on Sunday April 10th. Slayer and Megadeth are due to perform at the venue as part of their co-headlining tour European Carnage 2011, which kicked off in Kiev earlier this month. Both bands have legions of devoted followers across the continent. Along with Metallica and Anthrax, they form the 'big four' of thrash - the American groups credited with developing and popularising the style among heavy metal fans during the 1980s. Megadeth formed in 1983 after Dave Mustaine left Metallica in acrimonious ...

Lena Meyer-Landrut, the darling of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, is due to appear in Berlin next month. Fans of the 19-year-old singer can see her perform live at the German capital's O2 World on Wednesday April 13th. Known simply as Lena, the vocalist has become one of the biggest pop stars in her native country since clinching Germany's first Eurovision victory since 1982 in Oslo last year. Her song Satellite received a total of 246 points in the Norwegian capital, beating Turkey's second-placed entry by a margin of 76. Composed by American Julie Frost ...

More than 200 real ales from across the UK will be available at the Big Bournemouth Beer Festival next month. Returning to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) following the success of last year's edition, the event is due to run from Friday April 22nd to Sunday April 24th. As well as the chance to sample many of the country's finest beers and ciders, the festival will offer a programme of live music in association with the Bournemouth Folk Club. Admission is priced at GBP5.50, including a souvenir glass and tasting guide, for people attending the BIC on ...

Cowboys and girls will head to the Gold Coast at the start of next month to compete in the 2011 National Finals Rodeo (NFR). The event was originally scheduled to take place in January, but Queensland's flood emergency caused a three-month delay. It is now set to run between April 7th and 10th at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. Millions of dollars will be on the line at Australia's largest rodeo, which will see sportsmen and women compete in six categories - bareback bronc riding, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc, steer wrestling and team ...

Pupils from the Silpakorn Summer Music School (SSMS) will show off their newly-acquired skills at two concerts in Hua Hin next month. Hikotaro Yazaki, the famous Japanese conductor, has been lined up to lead the performances. Yazaki's prestigious career began in 1970 when he was appointed as apprentice conductor for the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then he has gone on to work with numerous high-profile European groups, including the Opera de Paris and Orchestre de Lyon. The SSMS's Hua Hin shows are scheduled to take place on April 6th and 9th 2011 at the ...

Serving the mining community in Zambia, CEC provides reliable electricity as well as expanding into telecommunications. African Business Review finds out more... Managing Director for Operations Neil Croucher has been with the company six years, but has a wealth of power utility experience behind him. He believes that CEC is fully committed to providing secure and reliable power to the mining community. Croucher says: "We recognise the needs of our customer and nothing will ever compromise that. We have customers we understand well and a lot of our employees used ...

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Cape Gate Fence and Wire Works remains a family-run business but is still growing and continues to enter new African markets. "It is ironic we started with the name Cape Gate as we are now starting to put a range of security gates on the market. These are steel gates that are used in front of your doorway for security purposes. Having a problem with crime in South Africa, it is something that is unavoidable so every household needs a security gate," says Roux. Cape Gate currently employs 400 people at its 20,000sqm Cape Town plant. The company has a footprint of ...

Bauer Technologies, a subsidiary of Bauer Resources GmbH headquartered near Munich in Germany, is based in Johannesburg with an annual turnover of around R70 million. The Bauer Group worldwide is split into three divisions; foundation contractors, drilling equipment suppliers and operators under one umbrella. Area Manager Africa Lars Roesler explains: "We are a globalised company with a lot of synergies in our group. Bauer Technologies in South Africa is a one-stop shop for the resource industry. Clients can come to us for engineering and either the supply of materials ...

Safika Oosthuizens Transport was established in 1948 by Frik Oosthuizen, who had 'nothing more than a dream to improve his family's current standard of living, during the midst of the Depression.' The company today is a far cry from the small transportation firm established in 1948; 90 percent of the company's focus is concentrated on coal and it transports between four and five million tonnes of coal per month between 12 depots in three African countries. In 2005 Safika Holdings Ltd - a black empowerment group - bought into the business and they have since increased ...

Managing Director Marcel Lamprecht tells African Business Review that he believes CIC Holdings manages risk so the customer does not have to Managing Director Marcel Lamprecht believes that CIC are able to provide a complete logistics service to its clients. "Our unique selling point is we give our customers the full spectrum of service here," says Lamprecht. "We take the risk of purchasing a product and selling it on. The 36 principals we handle only have one debtor in Namibia which is CIC; this makes it easier for them to manage their risk." CIC has been able to ...

Northern Haulage, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, began operations in 2002. The company operates in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, servicing cross border transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Northern Haulage, with 260 employees, specialises in the supply and transportation to the agricultural, mining and civil engineering sectors that by their very nature include abnormal loads. Northern Haulage, through strategic alliances, has offices located in Johannesburg, Harare, ...

Park West Gallery's global goodwill initiative, Park West Gallery CARES, spread the joy of art appreciation to a group of elementary students in the Detroit Public Schools system. On Thursday, March 3, Park West Gallery Director Morris Shapiro gave an inspiring lecture to ninety fifth grade students at Thirkell Elementary in Detroit, Michigan. Fine art from the Park West Gallery collection was brought to the inner city school and exhibited as Shapiro spoke to the fascinated students. Park West Gallery also presented Principal Clara Smith with a framed work of art and ...

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