The Kayser String Quartet – featuring Geza Kayser on first violin, Jitske Brien on second violin, Claire Hamilton on viola and Nigel Fish on cello – will be giving a concert in the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Road, Pietermaritzburg at 11 am on Sunday, October 11. Continue reading
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Don’t miss Poetry Africa in Durban next week
Lebo Mashile
POETS from South Africa and around the world will gather for a week showcasing thespoken word and storytelling at the 19th Poetry Africa Festival, which takes place in Durban from October 12 to 17. Continue reading
LOL with Darren Maule and Neville Pillay at Hilton College
Time for a giggle with these funnymen
Fans of comedy are in for a treat with a duet of laughs from two of KwaZulu-Natal’s most well-known voices, Darren Maule and Neville Pillay, when they take to the stage at Hilton College Theatre for their show LOL on Friday, October 23. Continue reading
Enjoy A Song For You: A Carpenters Revival at the Rhumbelow Theatre in Pietermaritzburg
Belinda Dolphin and Karen Campbell-Gillies present A Song For You: A Carpenters Revival – a nostalgic look at the beautiful music of the Carpenters – at the Rhumbelow Theatre in Pietermaritzburg at 2 pm and 6.30 pm on Sunday, October 11. Continue reading
Book now for the Wayne Scott fundraiser
Get ready for an electric evening with Rock Royalty at The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway in Umhlanga on Thursday, Otcober 8.
The event which pays tribute to the kings and queens of rock is being staged to raise funds for Wayne Scott, a husband, friend, artist, producer, entertainment and events manager at uShaka Marine World, and job creator for artists, who has been suffering with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) since 2010. The funds will enable Wayne to obtain medication for treatment prior to the planned bone-marrow stemcell transplant.
Rock Royalty is a vibrant tribute to the androgynous, flamboyant and outrageous music legends that will give audiences a musical experience as close to the real thing as possible.
Tickets are R150. For bookings and enquiries, please contact
Shelly McClean on 071 417 1272 or e-mail: shelleymclean@mighty.co.za
For a preview of the show go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcyfGsdowEI
Enjoy a Froggy Fairytale in Durban
Adam Dore and Bryan Hiles in A Froggy Fairytale
Bryan Hiles and Adam Dore feature in the charming holiday time children’s story, A Froggy Fairytale at the Rhumbelow Theatre in Umbilo from October 5 to 11. Continue reading
New home for Art in the Park – move to Botanic Gardens aims to revitalise an iconic event
Art in the Park will be staged in the iconic London Plane Tree avenue in the botanical gardens next year. Celebrating the news are (from left) Lihle Dlamini, director of marketing and communications at Sanbi, artist Francoise Cheyne and Dumisani Mhlongo, director of Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism. PHOTO: Estelle Sinkins
RESEARCH conducted at the 53rd Art in the Park exhibition this year found that for the event to thrive it needed a new home and new attractions to increase foot traffic and drive art sales. Continue reading
Mouthwatering market food
Dianne Stewart and her daughters, Lissa Stewart and Jessica Cairns.
THE mother and daughters team of Dianne Stewart, Jessica Cairns and Lissa Stewart, have created a captivating book which takes a closer look at markets across South Africa. In Market Food South Africa, they aim to find and showcase the most innovative and creative culinary experts who sell their food. Continue reading
Read the pavement bookseller’s uplifting story
Philani Dladla
BLACKBIRD Books’ latest offering The Pavement Bookworm is the memoir of Philani Dladla (24), who used his love for books to overcome drug addiction and change his lot in life, while trying to do the same for others. Continue reading
Join Adams Bookshop for a look at Dear Old Durban
Adams’ Shop from 1865 until about 1900.
AS part of the celebrations to mark Adams’ 150 years, the book store has published a revised edition of Dear Old Durban, the book which Barbara Maud Stone developed from the diaries of Yvonne Miller. Continue reading
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