May 11
Benoni Community Policing Forum (CPF) public meeting, The Lake Club Benoni, 1 Lakefield Avenue, 6pm for 6.30pm (Marinda Beukes on 082 920 1548)
May 12, 13 and 14
Startime Players’ production, Hairspray, entry fee charged, Willowmoore High School, Cecil Jackson Road. May 12: 8pm. May 13: 8pm. May 14: 3pm (Alice Davies 072 120 2479 or startimeplayers@gmail.com)
May 13
Benoni Nursery School and pre-school open day, corner Kwartz and Marmer streets, Farrarmere, 9am until 11.30am (Wendy Scott 011 425 2680 or 011 849 2111)
• The Festival at St Dunstan’s, Crystal Park, Rubber Duc, Kahn Morbee, Chunda Munki, Euphonik, DJ Voltrex, TiMO ODV and Locnville will perform, gates open at 1pm, tickets available at the Benoni City Times office and at the gate on the day
• Northfield Methodist Church business breakfast with economist Chris Hart, corner Aerodrome Drive and Webb Street, Airfield, 7am (Claire Thomson 011 140 0210)
• Eddy House – Methodist Homes Mother’s Day champagne breakfast, 133 Ampthill Avenue, 9am (Estelle Boshoff 011 421 2712 or 072 563 8338)
• All Souls Church car boot and book sale, 42 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 7am until 1pm (Betty Chard 082 455 6752)
May 16
East Rand Bird Club meeting, guest speaker Ashraf Sayed talking on Kruger National Park Honorary Rangers, visitors welcome, Benoni Library Auditorium, 7.30pm (Awie Coetzee 083 677 7097)
May 18
Diabetic Support Group meeting, 5 Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 6pm (Louise Choate 082 783 4792)
May 19, 20 and 21
Benoni Lakes Lions Club second-hand book sale, Entrance Five, Lakeside Mall, Friday and Saturday, 9am until 4pm and Sunday 9am until noon (Beaulieu Maré 082 971 5472)
May 20
Sing for Joy choral concert A Musical Mosaic, St Dunstan’s Cathedral, Woburn Avenue, Benoni CBD, 2.30pm and 6.30pm, tickets available at Daniella’s Jewellers at The Square at Farrarmere, (Barbara Arthur 083 306 8130 or Margaret Cary 082 852 0278)
• Benoni Horticultural Society, talk by Paul Bonk, ‘Seeds and Pulses’, Four Season Nursery, Eva Road, Fairleads, 2.15pm for 2.30pm (Stephen Rehbock 011 849 2657)
May 25
The Garland Ladies Luncheon Club meeting, speaker Bill Anderson, topic ‘Bringing your garden indoors through interior design’, Benoni Country Club, Morris Avenue, noon for 12.30pm (Margie Kostelac 082 417 3649)
May 27
All Souls Church morning market and tea garden, 42 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 7am until 1pm (Betty Chard 082 455 6752)
May 28
Hospice East Rand adventure road trip, follow specified clues to various destinations on the East Rand, prizes to be won, participation fee required, start 218 Kemston Avenue, Western Extension, 9am (Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288 or laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za)
• Lemongrass Urban Market, home-made food, art and crafts, music and live entertainment and children’s art competition or exhibition, prizes to be won, proceeds will go towards the Benoni SPCA, entry fee animal food, 38 Russel Street, Western Extension, 10am until 3pm (Ivonne Taylor 083 284 4777)
May 28
Bokkie Park Food and Craft Market, art and crafts, tea garden, live entertainment, Bokkie Park, Southvale road, Parkdene, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332)
May 27
Wonder of Women (WoW) free open day, Alexander’s Café, 37 Finch Street, Atlasville, Boksburg, 10am until 2pm (Sharon Keys 082 540 1446 or wow.wonderofwomen@gmail.com)
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Also read:
The Festival: what you need to know
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