25-08-2014: Jazz on the Lake’s – Road Closures & Housekeeping Rules
The Johannesburg Arts Alive International Festival will kick off with the Jazz on the Lake concert, the annual daytime concert that's become known as Joburg's unofficial welcome to spring.
Set to take place on Sunday, August 31 from 11:00 to 17:30, the festival has maintained its proud 22 year tradition of offering quality, free entertainment to Joburg residents and visitors.
The performance line up for Jazz on the Lake consists of the iconic, Johnny Clegg who is joined by jazz specialist, Mbuso Khoza; acapella trio, The Soil; Afro soul crooner, Vusi Nova and Limpopo reggae star, Colbert Mukwevho. International acts include Afro jazz muso Josh Meck from Zimbabwe; Remna Schwarz (Cape Verde) and Vidya Shah (India).
The usual house-rules and logistics around the free show will be in effect this year – a strict cordon of road closures will be placed around the area and a system of park and rides will be in place to ferry audiences to the venue. An initiative that will bring much relief to Jazz on the Lake audiences is the inclusion of the e-Tuk-Tuks, which will relieve those who've chosen to walk, by ferrying them to the venue within the cordoned off area.
The Park and Ride buses will be available from the following points:
1. Joburg Metro Building, Braamfontein
2. Alexandra Football Stadium – Alexandra
The Park and Ride Service will run from 9h00 until 21h00– frequency of the runs as follows:
· From 9h00 – 13h00 – every half hour
· From 17h30 – 20h00 – every half hour.
Members of the public can catch the Rea Vaya bus service to the Metro Building in Braamfontein, (Opposite Joburg Theatre) from where they can access the Park & Ride buses to Zoo Lake.
Without resident parking passes, members of the public will not be able to access the area by car. The road closures will be strictly enforced. Members of the public are encouraged to utilise the park and ride facilities in place.
As a family event, Jazz on the Lake enforces a strict no weapons, and no alcohol policy – there will be vendors and a beer garden on site where beverages will be on sale. Audiences are encouraged to come equipped with picnic baskets, camp-chairs and blankets for maximum comfort at the Zoo Lake lawns.
The road closures will be located at the following points on Sunday, August 31 between 7:00 and 19:00
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) External Road Closures between 7:00 and 19:00:
Jan Smuts AT Loch Avenue
Jan Smuts AND The Valley Road
Westcliff Drive AND Hillcrest Road
Emmerentia Avenue AND Hillcrest Road / Carlow Road
Wicklow Avenue AND Greenhill Road / Greenway
Chester Road AND Dunkald Avenue / Lower Park Drive
Chester Road AND Denbright Street
Chester Road AND Dorset Road
Chester Road AND Cardiff Road
Chester Road AND Cardigan Road
Chester Road AND Flint Road
Chester Road AND Swansea Road
Chester Road AND Glamorgan Road
Chester Road AND Torqay Road
Jan Smuts Avenue AT Chester Road
Bolton Road AND Newport Road
Bolton Road AND Sussex Road
Bolton Road AND Dudley Road
Bolton Road AND Blandford Road
Bolton Road AND Bath Road
Bolton Road AND 4th Avenue
Oxford Road AND Ashford Road
Oxford Road AND Wantage Road
Oxford Road AND Rutland Road
Oxford Road AND Worcester Road
Oxford Road AND Bristol Road
Oxford Road AND Northwold Drive
Oxford Road AND Cotswold Drive
Oxford Road AND Griswold Road
Oxford Road AND Abbotswold Road
Oxford Road AND Engelwold Drive
Oxford Road AND Methwold Road
Oxford Road AND Eastwold Way
Oxford Road AND Restanwold Drive
Oxford Road AND Waltham Road
Oxford Road AND Ettrick Way
Oxford Road AND Birnam Road
Oxford Road AND Sherwood Road
Oxford Road AND Epping Road
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Eton Road
Lower Park Drive AND Ennis Road
Dunkalk Avenue AND Ennis Road
Lower Park Drive AND Westwold Way
Westwold Way AND Dorset Road
Westwold Way AND Cardigan Road
Westwold Way AND Glamorgan Road
Westwold Way AND Newport Road
Westwold Way AT Avonwold Road
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Northwold Drive
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Westwold Way
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Princess of Wales Terrace
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Lower Park Drive
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Dunkald Avenue
Dunkalk Avenue AND Kilkeney Road
Dunkalk Avenue AND Kerry Road
Dunkalk Avenue AND Westmeath Road
Dunkalk Avenue AND Roscommon Road
Jan Smuts Avenue AND Erlswold Way / Lystanwold
Road
In In addition the festival has included the use of the e-Tuk Tuk for the relief of patron walking distances
with 10 identified routes:
1. JMPD 4 – Emmerantia Avenue / Carlow Road
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Westcliffe Drive and drop off at Eyethu 14
2. JMPD 5 – Wicklow Avenue / Emmerantia Avenue
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Ennis Road and drop off at Eyethu 2
3. JMPD 5 – Chester Road / Dundalk Road
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Dundalk road and drop off Eyethu 2
4. JMPD 9 – Chester Road / Carolaan Road
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Carolaan Road and drop off at Eyethu 5
5. JMPD 14 – Chester Road / Jan Smuts Avenue
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Jan Smuts Avenue and drop off at Eyethu 8
6. JMPD 18 – Bolton Road / Brandford Road
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Brandford Road / Rutland Road and drop off at Eyethu 8
7. JMPD 27 Cotswold Road / Oxford Road
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Catswold and drop off at Eyethu 9
8. JMPD 29 – Oxfords / Abbotswold
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Abbotswold / Lyston Road and will drop off at Eyethu 18
9. JMPD 32 – Oxford / Eastwold Way
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Eastwold Way / Eastwold Way and drop of at Eyethu 18
10. JMPD 37 – Oxford / Sherood
e-Tuk Tuk will travel on Upperpard Drive / Erlswold Way and drop off at Eyethu 18
@Arts_Alive Joburg Arts Alive International FestivalWebsite: www.arts-alive.co.za
For further information, please contact
Ashveer Kewalpershad
011 447 5612 / 071 885 3925
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Or
Kgomotso Moncho
011 447 5612/ 072 435 4632
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