Markets
Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market: (today) Spend time with family (pets included) and friends outdoors. Sly Dunn is on the main stage from 10am to 1pm. Traders sell everything from fresh produce and deli food to arts and crafts. Walk the short nature trail or have an adventure on the zipline. Open rain or shine, and wheelchair accessible. Every Saturday 7am to 1pm.
Musgrave Market: (today) Head to Berea Park for food, music, arts and crafts, clothing, accessories, confectionery, baked goods, books, toys, plants and second-hand items. From 9am to 2pm.
Glenwood Street Market: (today) Community market with organic produce, sourdough loaves, sauces and pickles, books, records, movies, coffee, cakes and so on. 106 Bulwer Road, 8am to 2pm. WhatsApp 061 663 9430.
Buzz Market: (today) Community market for organic vegetables, funky clothing, decadent treats, boerie rolls, Indian delights and home-made sauces, decor, jewellery, second-hand books and coffee. 38 Pitlochry Road, Westville, 9am to 2pm.
Ballito Farmers Market: (today and tomorrow) More than 150 traders offer fresh farm produce, cut flowers and a nursery, retail, fashion, kids’ entertainment, art, hobbies, crafted goods and lifestyle products. R103 at Umhlali. 7am to 2pm.
I heart Market: (today) Northlands Primary School, Durban North, 9am-2pm. Premium goods crafted by passionate individuals and delicious artisanal food. Play area and a pram park.
Harlequins Flea Market: (today) Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm, with stalls selling pre-loved items, crafts, food and more. New vendors welcome. WhatsApp 083 595 7033 or email [email protected].
La Lucia Antiques Fair: (tomorrow) More than 25 traders offer treasures from yesteryear. From fine crystal and Georgian silver, linen, books, mirrors, lamps, porcelain, jewellery, nick nacks, toys and weird and quirky items from the past. From 9am to 4pm on the ground floor of the La Lucia Mall. Call Rod at 084 548 0366.
Rotary Uvongo Flea Market: (today and tomorrow) Crafts, toys, beadwork, wire work, clothing and food every Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm and Sunday 9am to 2pm, opposite Douglas Mitchell Sports Grounds. Call 082 829 0059.
Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) Family-friendly market at Golden Hours School, 10am to 2pm. Live music and food stalls. Call 083 262 3693.
Macnut Farm, Assagay: (tomorrow) Fresh produce market for locals to buy and sell home-grown produce, 11am to 2pm. Sunday lunch, drinks and bar. Call 031 765 2572 or 074 603 0000.
uMhlanga Farmers Market: Autumn Drive, Prestondale, every Wednesday from 8am to noon. Call Ethel at 060 303 3957.
Shows
Hilton Arts Festival: (today and tomorrow) At Hilton College, outside Pietermaritzburg. comedy, music, theatre and magic, art exhibition, fun activities and shows for kids, more than 100 upmarket crafters, classic cars and a smorgasbord of food. Bookings via Webtickets. See the full programme at www.hiltonfestival.co.za
iZulu Theatre Sibaya Casino: (today) Chutney & Nagara Nite, a night of glamour, entertainment and music for the entire family today, Saturday, August 3, featuring Flash Entertainers and The Phoenix Dancing Company. At 8pm. Tickets at R120, R150 and R180 from Ticketpro or at Spar outlets.
Wild Coast Sun Globe: He Said, She Said, They Said, a comedy dance drama by comedy writer, creator and performer Melanie Kisten on Saturday August 10 at 8pm about a small town, a mother and her 40-year-old son navigating the complexities of their relationship while dealing with the influences of the aunties’ gossip network that lead to chaos. Tickets from R150 Via Ticketpro.
Music
Rhumbelow Theatre, Durban: (tomorrow) Keep Bad Company with Barry Thomson & The Reals ‒ Dawn Selby, Andy Turrell, Mali Sewell and Shaun Dragt ‒ tomorrow at 2pm. Tickets R200. Bookings at 082 499 8636 or [email protected] or Webtickets.
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, UKZN: Lu Dlamini live on Wednesday August 7. Dlamini, a talented Durban-based vocalist and traditional instrumentalist, celebrated for her unique approach as an Umakhweyana player and her guitar skills, will perform with a stellar ensemble featuring Zibusiso Makhathini on piano, Ntobeko Shandu on bass, Marius Botha on guitar and Riley Giandhari on drums. Doors open at 5pm, music starts at 5.30pm. Tickets: R120, R90 for pensioners, R60 for students at Webtickets. For information, please email [email protected].
KZN Philharmonic: (today and tomorrow) The KZNPO is putting on a flurry of concerts: Today at noon: Ashton International College, Ballito and at 2pm the wind quintet at the Hilton Arts Festival; tomorrow at 11am, Hilton Arts Festival with Baroque is Back. Early Spring Season at the Playhouse Opera on Thursday August 22 and August 29 at 7pm. Book through Quicket / subscribers book through KZNPO offices. For more information call 031 369 9438, email [email protected] or visit www.kznphil.org.za
St Agnes Chapel: (tomorrow) Concerto Festival by Durban City Orchestra, Sunday, August 4 at 3.30pm (Quicket). One movement will be played from four concertos: the second movement of Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G Minor. the first movement of Haydn Trumpet Concerto, the second movement of Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto and the third movement of Weber’s Clarinet Concerto.
Music Revival: Christopher Duigan presents soothing mid-winter classics including Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 26, Chopin ‒ Nocturne Op. 62 and Impromptu No. 1, and a selection from Schubert’s Impromptus Op. 90. Tomorrow, August 4 at 3pm at All Souls Anglican Church in Ballito: and on Tuesday, August 6 at 7pm at St Agnes Church, Kloof. Visit www.musicrevival.co.za for details.
Film
Rhumbelow Theatre Film Club: July to December membership subs are open. Call 082 499 8636 or email [email protected].
Outdoors
Amblers Hiking Club: (tomorrow) Hike from uMhlanga to Umdloti Beach through the now open uMhlanga/Hawaan Forest and lagoon. Meet at Umdloti Beach adjacent the main traffic circle at 9.30am sharp. Early lunch at Bush Tavern after. Contact David at 072 615 0559. Wednesdays at 8am at Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park for relaxed hikes for all levels of fitness. WhatsApp Mandy at 083 235 6123.
Recycles Group: Meet at 9am on Tuesdays at the Mini Town car park on North Beach for a casual promenade cycle. Contact Ian at 083 675 2125.
Mountain Biking Rides: Saturdays at 6am, meet at Dura Cycles, Uvongo. Call 039 315 7359.
Events
Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre, Chatsworth: Yoga for juniors every Sunday from 9am to 10am. Bring a mat, bottle of water and towel. Adult every Sunday from 8 to 9am. Call instructor Tony Pillay at 082 870 9121.
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