When The Loerie Awards comes to town from 1 – 3 October 2010 to commemorate the year’s greatest talent in the brand communication industry, Capetonians need not be left to sit on the sidelines but are invited to take part in the first ever Creative Week Cape Town. 

Organised in partnership with Creative Cape Town, and christened after its godfather - New York Creative Week - this brainchild is a week-long explosion of innovation right in the heart of the Mother City. 

Whether your talents lie in film, design, words, music, architecture, live performance, crafts or even a passion for making quilted socks, we want to help you broaden your fan base. For ten days, creatives can host events, demonstrations and presentations served to enthral, enlighten and ignite interest around their work and the creative community at large.

Events can be staged anywhere in the City – and with Creative Week Cape Town culminating in the Loeries Festival Weekend (1 – 3 Oct), there is plenty of opportunity for hosts to exploit their creative talent to the thousands of Loeries attendees nestling in the city for the awards ceremony.

You are invited to get in first, to get the party started and fill Cape Town with your colours, thoughts, motions and notions. Yes that’s right, it’s time to show off.

What’s already happening during Creative Week?
24-27 Sept: 
My Cape Town in the Company’s Gardens programme – during the Heritage Weekend all museums are free.  Plus there is a programme of activities including a competition entitled “Diss the Art” – speak your mind on the art you hate!
 
24 Sept-3 Oct:  
Free screenings of 2009 Loerie winners at the Labia
Labia on Orange Street 13h00-13h40
Labia on Kloof Street 18h00-18h40

28 Sept-2 Oct:  Pan African Space Station cross-cultural & cyber-spatial explosion – diverse pan-African sounds from ancient grooves to future hip-hop:
Congolese Kabako’s More More Future Band, afro-futurist Punk Opera (28 Sept, Cape Town City Hall);
Legendary guitarist Philip Tabane (30 Sept, St Georges Cathedral);
US Hip Hop artists Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime (30 Sept, Albert Hall Woodstock and 2 Oct, Guga S’thebe).

1 Oct:  
Loeries registration at the Grand Daddy Hotel, Long Street;

Discussion by Design Editors at new Free World Coating HQ organised by Cape Town Design Network (corner Buitengracht & Waterkant Streets);

The launch of Sound Space Design by Don Albert and Partners, a new architectural book, at the Book Lounge;

Mayor’s Welcome Function – starts at 17h30, for Loerie VIP ticketholders (and by invitation) only.  Mingle with the Mayor and industry elite;

Battle of the Bands at 20h00 – a chance for agency bands to battle it out on stage.  Entry is free for all Loerie ticketholders. 
Enter your band by emailing Battle of the Bands;

Chairman’s Party at 22h00 – party with the Loeries chairman late into the night – entry is free for Loerie ticketholders.

2 Oct:   
Loeries registration at the Grand Daddy Hotel, Long Street;
  
Student portfolio day at the South African Slave Church Museum – a chance for students to display their best work to top industry creatives;

Camps Bay – the strip comes alive with agency lunches, media lunch and the industry’s most sought-after parties.  Restaurants along Camps Bay have been pre-booked for Loerie delegates – book your spot by emailing Media Lunch (a list of venues is available on the Loeries website);

The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards at the Good Hope Centre – pre-drinks open at 17h30 and last entry is at 19h30. The first night of awards includes Communication Design, Print media and Student awards. Tickets available from Computicket.

After-Parties – Long Street lights up with the Loeries after-party centred round the Long Street Café, plus agencies parties to keep the street rocking all night.

3 Oct: 
Golf at Erinvale Golf Club, Somerset West – tee-offs in the morning have been reserved for Loerie delegates.  Email Golf before Friday 3 Sept to reserve a tee-off time (first-come, first-served basis);

The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards at the Good Hope Centre – pre-drinks open at 17h30 and last entry is at 19h30. The second night includes all electronic media, as well as the inaugural Ubuntu Award for social and environmental contributions. Tickets available from Computicket.

After-Parties – Once again, Long Street lights up with the Loeries after-party centred round the Long Street Café, plus agencies parties to keep the street rocking all night.

4-7 Oct:  
Free screenings of 2010 Loerie winners at the Labia
Labia on Orange Street 13h00-13h40
Labia on Kloof Street 18h00-18h40

To participate, go to Creative Week and click on events to plan and post your event.