What’s On in Benoni
What’s On is a community-based bulletin board and is not meant for profit-making business ventures. Items are included at our discretion. To have events included fax details and name and surname of a contact person to Penelope Masilela on 011 849 5966, or email whatsonbct@caxton.co.za by no later than 2pm on the Friday of the week before the item should appear.
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July 6
Hospice East Rand handmade craft sale, book shop will also be open, 157 Victoria Avenue, Western Extension, 9.30am to 12.30pm (Office 011 422 1531).
• Pug Rescue SA annual general meeting (AGM) in boardroom at 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings, 2.30pm to 4pm (Malcolm Gaw 082 458 7255).
• Pug Rescue SA monthly jumble sale, 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings, 9am until noon (Malcolm Gaw 082 458 7255).
• All Souls Church morning market every Saturday at 38 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 7am until 1pm (Trevor 084 060 3233).
July 8
Healing, Educating, Addicted, Lives (Heal) meeting, every Monday night, they offer support for families or people suffering from the consequences of addictions, St Andrew’s Community Church, Rynfield, 7pm (Neal 083 291 3344).
July 13
Home-Start SA Charity shop, variety of items available, open every second Saturday of the month, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 1pm, Tuesday and Thursday from 1pm to 4pm, 18 Mowbray Avenue, Western Extension (Dee Carton-Barber 011 845 1116).
• Pug Rescue SA monthly Yappy PUGMAS fund-raiser, 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings, noon to 4pm (Malcolm Gaw 082 458 7255).
July 16
Benoni SPCA annual general meeting (AGM), public welcome, notice of points in the item under general discussion by members only must be forwarded to the committee within five days prior to the AGM date via the email to spcabenoni@telkomsa.net, Carl Pheiffer room, Lake Club Benoni, 5.30pm (RSVP to 011 894 2814/5).
July 26 and 27
Friends of the Benoni Library book bash, donation of books welcome, large selection of book available, Benoni Library, Friday, 9am until 4pm and Saturday 9am until noon (Ann Smith 083 229 9024).
August 18
Johannesburg Awakening Minds and The Shed & Silo Café present Shakespeare at the Shea, 10 homeless men to give you a unique Shakespeare experience, trained by Ann Gould, entry fee charged, food and drinks will be sold, 77 Thomas road, Norton’s Home Estates, 10am until 4pm (To book tickets call 063 294 6157 or email info@theshednsilo.co.za).
GENERAL
July 6
Bokkie Park Craft Market and Caxton Car Boot Sale, over 80 food and craft stalls, live entertainment, children’s activities, Bokkie Park, Southvale Road, Parkdene, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm (Janine 072 713 3332 or Elize 087 285 6464 for car boot sale).
July 7
Melville Koppies Nature Reserve three-hour guided tour, park in the upper car parking lot, Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmarentia, opposite the entrance, 2pm. (For more details, see our Calendar/Map on www.mk.org.za or call Wendy Carstens on 011 482 4797.)
July 13
St. Benedict’s College 2019 Pipe Band fun day for the whole family, pipe band competition, Highland dancing, Massed band, craft market, beer tent and more, entrance charged per person, Harcus Road, Bedfordview, 9am until 5pm.
August 3
Noteworthy Events presents SING! to commemorate the fifth birthday of Cantare Jubiloso choir, featuring The Requiem by Gabriel Fauré and other beautiful selected choral works with Douwe Bijkersma as soloist, accompanied by a professional chamber orchestra and Prof Theo van Wyk on the organ, entry fee charged per person, tickets available at Noteworthy Events Box Office, NG Universiteitsoord, Pretoria, 3pm (SMS or WhatsApp Lanie Coetzer on 082 940 9001 or e-mail mmcoetzer@mweb.co.za to book your tickets).
August 17
Benoni van Rhyn Lions Club Annual Dance “Put a Spring In Your Step”, dress code colour me spring (optional), entry fee charged person including supper, cash bar available, Dolphins Corner, 230 8th Avenue and Orchard Road, Pomona, Kempton, 6.30pm for 7pm (Jill Walden on 072 430 9838).
August 25 to 28
Hospice East Rand trip Treasures on our Doorstep, Muldersdrift, spend three nights at La Vue Guest Lodge and daily trips to heritage sites, tour price includes dinner, bed, breakfast, transport, bus driver tips and daily outing as per itinerary, lunches during outing will be at your own cost, tour price charged per person or per person sharing, the tour will depart from 216 Kemston Avenue, Western Extension (Laura Kirsten on 083 274 5288 or laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za).
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