Aweh! Find out what’s popping in Durban this weekend
There is so much to do in Durban this weekend! Don't miss out.
View works of art at annual exhibition
GO along to 13 Rockhaven Road in Cowies Hill from Saturday, December 3 to Sunday, December 4 from 09:30 to 16:30 to view the latest works of local artists. The annual exhibition will be held at Lorraine Wilson’s house. Wilson is a well-renowned artist who has taught pottery to both adults and children for many years and exhibited her paintings and ceramics throughout South Africa. She will be joined by Corri Hook, Lindsay Scott, Noreen Hepker, Jo-Anne Kuter, Brenda Kuhn and Olivia Bambus. There is no entrance fee to the exhibition, and tea, coffee and cake will be served. Contact Lorraine Wilson at 031 702 5648 or 084 891 5014.
SPCA hosts Christmas market
THE Durban & Coast SPCA will host its Christmas Market at its Springfield Park premises (2 Willowfield Crescent) on Saturday, December 3. The market runs from 08:00 to noon. “There are no hot-food stalls, but everything and everybody else is welcome,” explained marketing manager of the SPCA, Tanya Fleischer. For more information, email tanya@spcadbn.org.za.
Antique and collectable fair
THE La Lucia Antique Fair and Collectable Fair takes place on Sunday, December 4 at La Lucia Mall (Lower Ground Floor) from 09:00 to 14:00. There will be a vast collection of beautiful and unusual items from a past era as well as porcelain, crystal, silver and even vintage woodworking hand tools. The heirlooms of yesterday are perfect Christmas gifts.
Funny family panto returns
FUN returns to the Highway area this holiday season with the Westville Theatre Club’s fabulously funny family panto, Puss in Boots. Show times are at 18:30 for 19:00 on December 1–3 and December 8–10. Tickets are R100 or R80 for scholars and pensioners. To buy tickets, email dorothyannoneill@gmail.com or phone 083 776 1754.
Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust to hold candle-lighting ceremony
THE annual Candle Lighting and Remembrance ceremony at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT) will be held on December 1, to commemorate World Aids Day. Davidson thanked HACT’s partners who continue to support and strengthen its holistic services to address HIV and Aids. For more information, go to www.hillaids.org.za or call 031 765 5866.
Hillcrest NPO hosts Christmas party
THE Valley Trust (TVT) is due to host its annual Christmas party for 100 children on Friday, December 9. The NPO welcomes assistance with party items to make the day memorable for their small attendees. The Christmas party will be held on the Valley Trust property in conjunction with the Halley Stott Clinic. The party is for children that benefit from the services of the clinic and the Trust’s Khula Kahle Mntwana Programme (Grow Well Child), and also for the benefit of other vulnerable children in the area. For inquiries, contact Pippa at 081 413 3996 or Sindi at 084 276 5609.
KZN Philharmonic Orchestra comes to Kloof
THE KZN Philharmonic Orchestra concert will take place at St Agnes Church, Abelia Road, Kloof on Sunday, December 4 at 15:00. The programme will be comprised of beautiful Christmas music as well as a variety of other light classics.
Items include Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival, excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite, Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission, and many other beautiful pieces of music.
The event will be in aid of Youth Education and Support Trust, a non-profit organisation that supports promising and underprivileged tertiary-level students in need.
Light refreshments will be served at interval, and there will be great prizes to be won. Tickets cost R200 and are available online from www.webtickets.co.za or at Pick ’n Pay.
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