Weekend Diary – Do you have plans?
Come rain or shine this weekend, there are plenty of fun or informative activities and events around Durban to keep you and the whole family busy and entertained.
FRIDAY, 19 FEBRUARY
Heidi Shedlock will speak on ‘Inspiring Through Daily Art’ and demonstrate how to paint a picture to the Minds Alive group at 10am at the La Lucia Library. Visitors are welcome and refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Jessie Spencer on 031 572 2697.
SATURDAY, 20 FEBRUARY
Open Strings will host Kahn Morbee (of The Parlotones) at Villa Brae, 16 Jameson Terrace, Kloof, from 6pm. After 12 years of fronting South African rock/pop band, The Parlotones, Kahn Morbee is performing as KAHN. His artistic and musical contributions on all seven of The Parlotones studio albums have received critical acclaim across the globe and his solo project is set to follow the same path. Entrance is R150. Booking is essential. E-mail rodnichols@telkomsa.net to secure your booking. Cash bar available. Home-cooked burgers and chips on sale.
The South African Writers’ Circle will meet at the Westville Library (room G2) at 11am. The circle will be holding its AGM followed by a talk by Rob Opie entitled, ‘The Game Changers – Good to Great to Greater’. Afterwards a cocktail party will be held. Visitors welcome. Cost is R10 for members and R20 for visitors. Contact Brigitta Simpson on 071 681 8378 or e-mail southafricanwriterscircle@gmail.com.
The Garden and House Plant Club will meet at the Musgrave Methodist Church hall (entrance in St Thomas Road) every third Saturday of the month at 2.15pm. This weekend the AGM will be held and there will be a talk about mosses, their uses and contrasts with lichen, with David Tighe’s incredible little Penjing Gardens in mind. Cost is R10 for members and R15 for visitors. Contact Naomi Stapersma on 031 465 7358, 072 103 9591 or raywake@telkomsa.net.
Birdlife Port Natal will hold its AGM at the Palmiet Nature Reserve in Westville at 2pm. Guest speaker, Mark Brown, will present a talk on ‘Cities, Beaches and Birds – Striving for Co-existence’. Take along food to share at the bring-and-braai. Contact Lesley on 083 231 3408.
The KZN Beach Clean-up will host the next clean-up at the Beachwood Mangroves from 9am to 11am. Take along a hat, sunscreen, gumboots and drinking water. Gloves and refuse bags will be provided. For more information, visit the Facebook page at https://on.fb.me/1mJnmcq.
The Happiness Course, a meditation programme for everyone, runs every Saturday morning at 10.30am to noon at 26 Menston Road, Westville. During this course, based on a special arrangement of meditations known as Lamrim, learn how to connect to your inner potential for peace, love and freedom and begin our journey to a happiness we hardly knew existed. Everyone is welcome, suitable for absolute beginners. R60 donation to non-profit organisation.
SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
Go on a guided short walk (three to four hours) at Krantzkloof Nature Reserve at 8am. It is easy and suitable for the whole family. Meet at the picnic site, 152 Kloof Falls Road. No booking required. Cost is R35 each. Contact John Terblanche on 082 456 3805 or visit us at the Krantzkloof page on Facebook.
The Morning Trade – Durban’s weekly artisan food and produce market – is every Sunday from 8am to 1pm at The Plant – 5 Station Drive, Station Drive Precinct, Durban. The Morning Trade is a top-quality weekly food market which focuses on providing an urban space for Durbanites to buy their weekly fresh produce, top quality meats, farm fresh ingredients, delectable specialities and community-conscious foods, as well as being a cool space to meet friends over delicious artisan food and drink. Free entrance for customers.
