Happenings in Brakpan this month
Do not miss these happenings in Brakpan, it is right on your doorstep.
• 12 Mei
’n Boeremark word by die Brakpan Tuinsentrum te Dirk van der Hoffweg vanaf 9vm gehou. Kosstalletjies, vermaak en musiek.
• May 12
Friends of Suikerbosrand will hold a screening of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power at Suikerbosrand at 9.30am. This is a follow-on to the 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth and is about former US vice-president Al Gore’s mission to battle climate change. Contact Margaret Bennett (011 969 2818 or 083 667 7519).
• May 17
Hirsch’s Carnival will host its monthly business networking morning at 8.30am. There is no charge but booking is essential. Contact Chantelle du Plessis (chantelled@hirschs.co.za or 010 822 2050).
• May 19
The East Rand Children’s Haven will host a fund-raising Mad Hatter’s High Tea from 11am to 2pm. Prizes will be given for best hats and best tables. Beaded jewellery items made by the children will be on sale. Contact Natalie Bibbey (083 597 1303) for more information.
• May 26
The annual Just Wheels Show will be held at Muriel Brand School from 8am. Hundreds of cars will be on display, 4×4 activities, several exhibitions, flea market stalls and entertainment. For more information contact Bart Zaayman (083 390 8589).
• May 27
Baritone Andries Aldrich and soprano Khumbu Dlamini, accompanied by Marion Pillay on piano, will perform some of the most beautiful opera arias and duets from Turandot, Rusalka, The Magic Flute, Macbeth, La Wally and The Merry Widow. The concert will be held at the NG-kerk Moedergemeente, Victoria Avenue at 3pm. For tickets contact Andries Aldrich (071 141 4938).
• May 31
Hirsch’s Carnival will host a Domestic Workers Course at 9am. There is no charge but booking is essential. Contact Chantelle du Plessis (chantelled@hirschs.co.za or 010 822 2050).
• 1 Junie
Die NG-kerk Brakpan-Oos, wat op die hoek van Lapping- en Boundaryweg geleë is, hou ’n feesmark vanaf 3nm tot 8nm. Heerlike eetgoed soos pannekoek, kerrie-en-rys, poedings, hamburgers en tuisgebak sal te koop wees. Die SANBS sal vanaf 3nm reg wees vir mense wat wil bloed skenk. Vlooimarkstalletjie kan bespreek word by Alta Rudolph (083 396 7591).
• June 2
A flea market will be held at the Cosy Corner Shellhole, situated at 2 Zeeman Street, Brenthurst. Entertainment for the children and music will be provided and tasty food will be on sale. To book a stall, contact Marietjie Fraser (074 928 7383).
• June 16
A Youth Day market will be held at the Cosy Corner Shellhole, situated at 2 Zeeman Street, Brenthurst. To book a stall, contact Marietjie Fraser (074 928 7383).
• June 9
Auditions for The Sound of Musicals, presented by Noteworthy Events, will take place at the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (corner Struben and de Mist streets) in Rynfield, Benoni. Should your audition be successful, you will be included in The Sound of Musicals cast. The show will be held at the NG-kerk, Dalpark, on September 8. To book your audition, call Lanie Coetzer (082 940 9001).
General:
• Monday
Brakpan residents are invited to join the Nigel Bridge Group. Bridge is played every Monday from 9am to 1pm in the NG-kerk hall on the corner of Rudd and Harries roads, Dunnottar. New members, with or without a partner, are welcome. For more information, contact Sylvia Gallichan (082 756 3223).
• Tuesday
The Brakpan Homecrafts Society meets every first Tuesday of the month at the St Peter’s Anglican Church hall at 10am. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Jane Donker (011 915 2539).
A Narcotics Anonymous meeting for people who have a problem with drugs, or think they may have a problem with drugs, is held every Tuesday at 7.30pm at the St John the Baptist Catholic Church, 74 Queen Avenue.
Die Brakpan-tak van die Vroue Landbou-Unie vergader elke tweede Dinsdag van die maand om 10vm in die saal van die NH-kerk te Dirk van der Hoffstraat.
Belangstellendes kan vir Isobel van Eeden kontak (084 585 5157).
• Wednesday
Christian Missionary Fellowship International invites you to an interdenominational prayer fellowship every Wednesday from 5.30pm to 7pm at 121 Athlone Avenue, Dalview. For more information, contact Ariel Mesa (083 480 4737).
A soup kitchen is held every Wednesday from 4.30pm to 6.30pm at the St John the Baptist Catholic Church, 74 Queen Avenue.
• Thursday
Tutela Brakpan, geleë te 106a Northdenelaan, gaan voortaan elke tweede en laaste Donderdag van die maand ’n klereverkoping by die kantoor hou.
The East Rand Amateur Radio Club meets every Thursday at 7pm at its clubhouse in Ebenezer Street, Arrow Park, Benoni. For more information, contact Paul Connel (083 627 3576).
Business owners are invited to join a prayer hour hosted by the Christian Family Church, Brakpan. The church is situated at 2 Carmyllie Avenue, Dalview, and the prayer hour starts at 1pm every Thursday. For more information contact Past Linda-Lee Brits (071 493 6454).
A Parkinson’s Disease support group meeting takes place every last Thursday of the month at Rynpark Six, corner of Struben and Parker streets in Rynfield, Benoni. The meeting starts at 10am. Contact Heather Smith for more information (011 849 8509).
• Sunday
The Just Wheels Car Club hosts an open day at the clubhouse, every last Sunday of the month. The club is situated at 169 Kritzinger Avenue, Dalview.
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