Aweh! Find out what’s happening in Durbs
Don't miss out on the exciting events coming up in Durban in the next few days.
FROM dance, classical music and 60s and 70s hits, there is plenty of entertainment coming up. The flight fanatics can have their fill at the airshow, and market lovers can take part in the usual pickings.
Community events
Up, up and away
The Durban Virginia Airshow, brought to you by Standard Bank, returns to the city on Saturday, August 31. Some of the best aviation performers in the country are heading up the airshow this year, and that, coupled with the Indian Ocean, is the perfect backdrop for these incredible displays. Gates open at 08:30, and tickets cost R140 for adults and R100 for U18s. Get your tickets from Ticketpro or at the gate on the day. Only a limited number of tickets are available.
Remember, celebrate, fight back
Join CANSA and celebrate the brave individuals who have triumphed over cancer at the CANSA Relay For Life at TPA Grounds in Reservoir Hills on Saturday, August 31. The event starts at 14:00 and ends at 02:00. Entry is R30 for adults and R10 for children.
Shows/entertainment:
Women power
To celebrate Women’s Month this August, the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra will host their second Early Spring Season concert on Thursday, August 29 at the Playhouse Opera, starting at 19:00.
The internationally acclaimed Panamanian American maestra Kalena Bovell conducts the second and closing concert of the season. She opens her programme with Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, a popular work for string orchestra, which takes its name from St Pauls Girls School in London – one of the many pieces he wrote for the school’s students.
Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, a much admired figure with SA audiences, returns to wow her admirers performing Saint-Saëns’ glittering Piano Concerto No 2. Composed in 1868, it is the most popular of the composer’s five piano concertos.
The second half of the programme comprises Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony which draws on a number of older musical traditions.
For those who prefer not to self-drive to town for the two evening concerts, buses will run from Caister Lodge (R60 return, departing at 18:20); Westville Senior (R80 return, departing 18:10); St Agnes, Kloof (R100 return, departing 17:50); Grace Church, Umhlanga (R100 return, departing 18:10). Bus ticket sales close at 16:00 on the Monday before each concert. Concert and park-and-ride tickets can be booked through Quicket while subscribers can book for both via the KZNPO offices. For more information, call 031-369 9438, email info@kznphil.org.za or visit www.kznphil.org.za.
Calm before the storm
The Black Lapels will perform Fortunate Son, a Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival at The Rhumbelow Theatre at the Northlands Bowling Club. Returning by popular demand, allow the Black Lapels to whisk you away to the late 60s and early 70s with their sold-out and unparalleled musical homage to Creedence Clearwater Revival. Expect to hear all your favourite hits, including Fortunate Son, Looking out My Back Door, Down on the Corner, Up Around the Bend, Born on the Bayou, Green River, and many more. Tickets are R180 for members and R200 for visitors. Show times are Friday, August 30, and Saturday, August 31, both at 19:30.
To book, call 082 499 8636 or email roland@stansell.co.za. Tickets are also available on Webtickets.
For the thrill of the dance
The 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts 13-day feast of dance performances, workshops and discussions, takes place in Durban from August 27 to September 8 at venues around Durban.
Dancemakers from Germany, France, Japan, India, the USA and South Africa will feature. Key to the artistic exchange that happens at the festival are the various workshops and discussions taking place with these artists and other creatives. Artists include Jazzart (SA), Yaseen Manuel (SA), Boyzie Cekwana (SA) and Maritri Garret (USA), Robyn Orlin (Germany/South Africa) and Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy (India). Bookings for performances are via Computicket. For more information and to see the full programme, visit www.jomba.ukzn.ac.za.
To the market
Saturday fare at The Buzz
A market with all sorts, including fresh farm produce, has been a mainstay in Westville North since the 2021 riots. They are excited to announce that they have new vendors.
The Buzz is a local, community market. You can join The Buzz every Saturday from 08:30 to 13:00 at 38 Pitlochry Road, Westville, next door to the Garden Centre.
You are sure to find something at their market: that perfect local, unique and authentic gift; delicious organic vegetables; unique clothing with a local flair; decadent treats, including brownies, biscotti, muffins and malva; a wide variety of decor and jewellery, and, of course, books by Buzz Books.
If you are interested in selling from this unique local market, email info@buzzmarket.co.za.
Sunday market in Assagay
The proactive and resourceful team from Macnut Farm in Lello Road, Assagay, hosts a Sunday Fresh Produce Market from 11:00 to 14:00 for locals to buy and sell homegrown produce in picture-perfect surroundings. There will be a Sunday lunch, drinks and a bar available. There is no charge either to sell or to enter. Traders are very welcome. For more details, call 031 765 2572 or 074 603 0000.
Macnut can be found at 13 Lello Road, Assagay. On-site parking is available.
