Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dinner at Harveys


Andrew Draper has turned on the magic with his new Restaurant Harvey's which opened in Durban recently. Our Facebook group Gay Durban organised a dinner there this week and the 9 of us were each overawed by the taste extravaganza and mouthwatering creations.
The dishes come in portions of 4, so it's best to go in a group and share the spread - in the photos from top are Lee and Mark, Wayne, and myself (Dave) and Llewellyn. Well done Andrew, we will be back!!
You will find Harvey's in Innes Road, at the top end of Florida Road and bookings can be made on tel: 031- 3125706.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Pink Mynah Festival 2008

The first ever Gay and Lesbian festival in KwaZulu-Natal, to be held in Pietermaritzburg, will feature a parade, picnics, film screenings, workshops and parties.
The Gay and Lesbian Network will be hosting the festival from 29 November to 6 December 2008. The event encompasses World Aids Day and as such many workshops will be held on that topic.
However, it's not just all serious business - the festival kicks off on Saturday, 29 November with a carnival-style street parade through the Capital, and includes such events as nightly film screenings (courtesy of Out In Africa G&L Film Festival), workshops on various topics, an exhibition, and so on...
The grand finale of the festival is the Mr. and Miss Gay KZN pageant.
For more information, pageant application forms, to register as a volunteer or to sponsor, please contact:
Ponie on 033 342 6165Anthony on 072 536 2978Emma on 072 024 4899

Overview of The Queer Zulu Natal Festival Program
Saturday, 29th November - Festival Opening at 8.30am: Press and Public Welcome, Street Parade, entertainers, expo, After Party
Sunday, 30th November - 1 - 5 pm: Community Picnic - Various entertainment sports & games
Monday 1 December - World Aids Day Partner with Department of Health on World Aids Day campaign with workspops and Film screenings
Tuesday, 2nd December - 10.30am: Workshops, Pink Tuesday at Café Vacca Matta and film screenings
Wednesday, 3rd December - 10:30: Workshops & Film screeningse (lesbian film)
Thursday, 4th December - 11am Workshops
Friday, 5th December - 8pm: Kismet Hotel Christmas Party
Saturday, 6th December - 5pm: Mr and Miss KwaZulu Natal Pageant


So lets support this "family" event. Come stay with us at Durban View Gay Guest House and drive through for the day to attend the events of your choice.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Directions to Durban View Gay Guesthouse


Oh dear, oh dear!! The name-changing savages at the local Council have been doing damage in Durban, changing the names of some over 100-year old road names in the municipality. Many of these affect us near the Guesthouse and here are some new directions, lest any guest should get lost....

Directions from the Airport (south of Durban):
Take the N2 freeway north, then at the N3 interchange take N3 to Durban, take the 3rd off-ramp later under the main bridge overlooking the city to go down Berea Road, 400m down at the first traffic lights take a left turn into Essenwood Road - now Steven Dlamini Road - see photo top. Travel along Steven Dlamini Road past the Musgrave Shopping Centre for 2kms until you get to the intersection pictured above of Steven Dlamini and Gladys Mazibuko Road - formerly Marriott Road. Turn right down Gladys Mazibuko and go for 600m crossing over Musgrave and Currie Roads. Take the 4th left from the top into Holstead Gardens. Beware that the road forks to the left as it shares the start to the road with Catterick Ave. Do not take the left fork but continue down the straight narrow section which is Holstead to the Guesthouse at number 16. And the you have it... lost no more, and Llewellyn and I will be there to meet you. Dave

Monday, October 13, 2008

Cru Wine Bar opens





Cru Wine Bar and Deli in Hillcrest, just a short drive west of Durban, opened recently to much acclaim. The Wine Bar is owned by Riaan and Willem and is a new concept to Durban - boutique and carefully selected wines are sold by the glass from self-service cooler machines accessed by a smart card which has a pre-loaded value. As the card value diminishes, it can be topped up to a value of your choice. In this way you can afford to have a tester amount, a half glass or full glass of expensive wines you may not wish to ever buy by the bottle. There are over 40 wines to choose from as well as a selection of fine whisky and cognac.

In the photos are from top Llewellyn, Willem, Riaan and Dave toasting the opening of Cru, Dave and Llewellyn enjoying the Blues and Jazz evening held there from 4 - 7pm on Sundays, and Callan, the excellent singer who provided the entertainment.

Their events programme is as follows:

Friday 7pm till late: live music with Dominic Holmes

Sat Sharks Rugby on the screen - Open sandwich with ice cold beer: R35

Sunday: Continental Champagne breakfast - from R79pp; then 4pm - 7pm jazz and blues with Callan Maloney


Thursday, October 09, 2008

Welcoming guests

Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn (right) welcomes Marshall and Marie for a drink in our pub. Great to have you with us.. hope you picked up good new business from your conference.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Durban Pride Film Festival 3rd-9th Oct


ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL
Not very well publicised but on at the moment and till the 9th October is the Pride Gay Film Festival showing at Gateway Nouveau.

A popular choice will be the sequel to ANOTHER GAY MOVIE which was about getting laid for the first time. In true gay fashion, ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL: GAYS GONE WILD! is about who can get laid the most.

ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL finds our heroes ANDY, NICO, JAROD and GRIFF reuniting at a gay resort in sunny Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break. They participate in a contest called 'Gays Gone Wild!' to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation.

Between Wet Package contests, Evil Gay Fratboys, and genital crabs the size of kittens, it's a bumpy road to booty victory. But this time around, love proves to be the biggest conflict of all as the boys struggle to rectify just how casual sex fits into their lives.
Showing Mon 6 Oct 6pm, Tues 7 Oct 2.30pm and Thurs 9 Oct 9.45am

HOLDING TREVOR
Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in a telemarketing job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles' vapid party scene. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram, a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor gets poised to make changes.
Showing Sun 5 Oct 2.30pm, Mon 6 Oct 12.30pm, Tues 7 Oct 9.45am, and Wed 8 Oct 2.30pm

KISS THE BRIDE
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman! Matt interrupts his ideal alternative lifestyle to return to his hometown. He plans to rescue his former love from whatever "she-devil" has trapped him into this huge mistake
Showing Sun 5 Oct 8.15pm, Mon 6 Oct 2.30pm, Tues 7 Oct 6pm, and Wed 8 Oct 9.45am

RAINBOW'S END - DOCUMENTARY
With the advent of same sex marriage, homosexuals have achieved near-equality in much of Europe. Everything seems rosy, so why should they keep on fighting? RAINBOW'S END is a revealing and entertaining multinational journey from the center to the borders of Europe. Touching personal stories and social, religious and political insights make this film a must see and a starting point for the most relevant discussions about the future of lesbian, gay and transgender people within Europe and throughout the world.
Showing Tues 7 Oct 8.15pm, and Thurs 9 Oct 12.30pm

SHELTER
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead-end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother, Shaun, returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family.
Showing Sun 5 Oct 12.30pm, Mon 6 Oct 8.15pm, Tues 7 Oct 12.30pm, Wed 8 Oct 6pm and Thurs 9 Oct 2.30pm

TALK STRAIGHT: THE WORLD OF RURAL QUEERS
A controversial documentary about four gay men, who are living on the countryside of Swabia (a rural area in the south west of Germany) far off big cities. Being alone as Gays among a entirely heterosexual environment, they still try to live a rich and happy life. The film provides a bitterly comical portrait of a heterosexual perspective on gay men in Germany's country towns.
Showing Sun 5 Oct 6pm, and Wed 8 Oct 12.30pm

THE WORLD UNSEEN
Free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community in South Africa by running a cafe, a safe haven of laughter, music and home-cooked food; a 'grey area' for those who fall outside the strict 'black and white' rules of the apartheid-led government. Miriam, on the other hand, is a doting mother to her children and a demure and subservient wife to her chauvinistic, frustrated husband, Omar. Quietly intelligent, Miriam has never assumed that she may have choices in life. When Miriam meets Amina, their unexpected attraction throws them both off balance.
Showing Thurs 9 Oct 6pm

MY SUPER 8 SEASON
This is a refreshing account of a youthful gay activist Marc caught up in the events of May 1968. When he is confronted by the realities of a young worker unable to come out at work, his politics and his life begin to collide. He is swept into political engagement, and the film brilliantly conveys the bold ambitions of left wing activism in the period which led to the creation of the French version of the Gay Liberation Front (FHAR).
Showing Wed 8 Oct 8.15pm

EAST/WEST: SEX AND POLITICS
Both in 2006 and 2007, the Gay Pride Parade attempts in Moscow are violently beaten down. For many observers, the attitude towards the sexual minorities seems to be the litmus test of the state of democracy in Russia. The film shows both the organizers of the Pride events and also the survival strategies of the majority Russian lesbians and gays, to whom the fight for democracy on the streets doesn't seem to be an attractive alternative.
Showing Mon 6 Oct 9.45am

Come to Durban's Pride Film Festival