ABOUT
WELCOME TO &FRIENDS
A cultural space in Johannesburg shaped by rhythm, conversation and community. This October, Another Village, curated by Other Village People, joins the programme, creating space for queer artists, perspectives and communities. Join us as we open our doors and begin the month in motion.
SATURDAY — 2 OCTOBER
&WORK
10:00–17:00
COWORKING AT &FRIENDS
Book your visit with us and make &Friends your workspace for the day. We have 30 seated spaces available, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Please be open to sharing a table, as our coworking space is designed to be a shared environment.
WEDNESDAY — 7 OCTOBER
&TALKS
THE LECTURE SERIES FT. SANDULELA ASANDA
17:00-21:00
The Lecture Series hosts structured talks and presentations by practitioners and thinkers whose work contributes meaningfully to cultural discourse
FRIDAY — 9 OCTOBER
&WORK
10:00–17:00
COWORKING AT &FRIENDS
Book your visit with us and make &Friends your workspace for the day. We have 30 seated spaces available, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Please be open to sharing a table, as our coworking space is designed to be a shared environment.
SATURDAY — 10 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
WINE DOWN FT. LAVAS
16:00–22:00
Wine Down is our warm, open-format DJ experience — easy listening, groove-led and genre-fluid, designed to carry guests gently out of the workweek.
TUESDAY — 13 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
TRACK BY TRACK FT. DATO SEIKO
17:00–21:00
The format is intimate and deeply listening-centred, where the album unfolds in sequence and you gently guide the room through its journey — part conversation, part reflection, part shared experience. It is less a performance and more a moment of unfolding, where sound becomes a space for connection, understanding, and collective presence.
WEDNESDAY — 14 OCTOBER
&TALKS
SALON SERIES FT. DADA KHANYISA
17:00–21:00
The Salon Series creates an intimate space for conversation, ideas and exchange, bringing together artists, thinkers and cultural practitioners to explore their practices, perspectives and the ideas shaping their work.
THURSDAY — 15 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
TRACK BY TRACK FT. LANGA MAVUSO
17:00-21:00
The format is intimate and deeply listening-centred, where the album unfolds in sequence and you gently guide the room through its journey — part conversation, part reflection, part shared experience. It is less a performance and more a moment of unfolding, where sound becomes a space for connection, understanding, and collective presence.
FRIDAY — 16 OCTOBER
&WORK
COWORKING AT &FRIENDS
10:00–17:00
Book your visit with us and make &Friends your workspace for the day. We have 30 seated spaces available, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Please be open to sharing a table, as our coworking space is designed to be a shared environment.
FRIDAY — 16 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
WINE DOWN FT. NEO BAEPI
16:00–22:00
Wine Down is our warm, open-format DJ experience — easy listening, groove-led and genre-fluid, designed to carry guests gently out of the workweek.
TUESDAY — 20 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
TRACK BY TRACK FT. LIKYLIKS
17:00–21:00
The format is intimate and deeply listening-centred, where the album unfolds in sequence and you gently guide the room through its journey — part conversation, part reflection, part shared experience. It is less a performance and more a moment of unfolding, where sound becomes a space for connection, understanding, and collective presence.
FRIDAY — 23 OCTOBER
&WORK
COWORKING AT &FRIENDS
10:00–17:00
Book your visit with us and make &Friends your workspace for the day. We have 30 seated spaces available, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Please be open to sharing a table, as our coworking space is designed to be a shared environment.
FRIDAY — 23 OCTOBER
&MUSIC
WINE DOWN FT. LELOWHATSGOOD
16:00–22:00
Wine Down is our warm, open-format DJ experience — easy listening, groove-led and genre-fluid, designed to carry guests gently out of the workweek.
WEDNESDAY — 28 OCTOBER
&TALKS
SALON SERIES FT. AN.D, LELOWHATSGOOD & NANDI DLEPU
17:00–21:00
The Salon Series creates an intimate space for conversation, ideas and exchange, bringing together artists, thinkers and cultural practitioners to explore their practices, perspectives and the ideas shaping their work.
FRIDAY — 30 OCTOBER
&WORK
COWORKING AT &FRIENDS
10:00–17:00
Book your visit with us and make &Friends your workspace for the day. We have 30 seated spaces available, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Please be open to sharing a table, as our coworking space is designed to be a shared environment.