ENJOY social Line dancing every Thursday from 6pm to 7pm at Stella Park Bowling Club, 337 Bartle Road, Umbilo. Contact Peter on 031 205 2488.
THE Watercolour Society – KZN 's annual art exhibition is on from 5 to 30 August at Longmynd Gallery, 24 Old Main Road, Hillcrest. Twenty artists, including well-known South African watercolourists, are participating in this exhibition which is titled “All About Colour”. The opening will be on Wednesday 5 August at 6pm. Contact 082 338 8876 or 031 765 2878.
THE KwaZulu-Natal Branch of the South African Military History Society will meet on Thursday 13 August at the Murray Lecture Theatre, Department of Civil Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus at 7pm.
The speakers will be Jesse Wesseloo on The World of Admiral de Ruyter and Stephen Coan on The Great Escape; The South African Connection.
Visitors are welcome to attend. Contact Roy Bowman on 084 951 2921 or Ken Gillings on 031 702 4828.
FROM Friday 14 August at 9am to Sunday 16 August 4pm, there will be a local art group’s annual exhibition, the Heather Fitchet art exhibition, at The Norwegian Hall, St Thomas’ Road, Berea.
Official opening is on Friday evening at 6pm, bar service and edibles. Secure parking.
Contact 082 553 9389.
PAMPER Me Fabulous, a womens`s lifestyle expo, and Victorian style High Tea, will be at Audacia Manor Boutique Hotel, Sir Arthur Road, Morningside, on 15 August from 2pm to 8pm.
Fashion shows, shopping, cooking demos and lots more.
Cost is R200 which includes pamper sessions. Contact devika.pillay@telkomsa.net
THE South African Writers' Circle will meet on Saturday, 15 August at the Westville Library (Room G3) at 11am.
Published author Ian Tennent will talk on Write like a Boss! This will be followed by a workshop entitled I am absolutely entitled by my own point of view! Or am I? led by Ian. Members and and visitors are most welcome. Cost is R20. Contact Brigitta Simpson on 071 681 8378 or southafricanwriterscircle@gmail.com
LIFELONG Learning presents: Smartphones – what they are and why you should have one, at 6pm on 18 August and Internet safety for everyday users at 6pm on 19 August at Varsity College, Durban North; TED Talks – the coming crisis in antibiotics at 10am on 20 August at Musgrave Library. Contact Rochelle on 073 725 7381 .
THE Durban Seniors Social Club will meet on Wednesday 19 August at Berea Congregational Church hall, Pardy Gardens Road, off Musgrave Road at 9am for 9.30am.
Guest speakers will be Zoe, a journalist, and her husband Schalk van der Merwe, a biokineticist. All welcome. Go and enjoy an interesting morning.
Cost is R10 for members and R12 for visitors, which includes tea, coffee and refreshments.
Contact Mona on 031 303 8336.
THE Morning Trade has moved from 8 Morrison Street to much larger warehouse premises at the Station Drive Precinct, 15 Station Drive.
Join The Morning Traders every Sunday between 8am and 1pm to shop for your farm fresh ingredients, delectable homemade specialties, fresh cut flowers, top quality meats and wholesome, locally produced food – or just to meet friends over delicious artisan food and drink.
NAZARETH House Charity Shop, 82 South Ridge Road, Berea is open daily Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 2.30pm.The charity shop raises much-needed funds for the home and needs the support of the public.
Any donations of clothing, bric-a-brac etc are welcome. Nazarerth House will collect. Contact 031 261 2207.
TAFTA will host a support group for friends, family members and care givers of Alzheimers patients at TAFTA Lodge, 42 South Beach Avenue, Durban. Contact Nivashnee on 031 332 3721 for more information.
SASFA, South African Senior Fitness Association, will hold exercise classes for the over 50s every Thursday morning from 9am to 10am at the Masonic Lodge, 25 Hunt Road. SASFA guarantees seniors will have fun and meet new friends. To join and for more information, contact Gill on 031 702 6522.
CHESHIRE Home Sparks Estate, 145 Mary Road, Sydenham, invites the public to support its charity shop every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 11.30am. All welcome.