Hale Mary will perform on the main stage at the Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market today. Hale Mary will perform on the main stage at the Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market today.
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Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market: Spend time with family (pets included) and friends outdoors. Traders sell everything from fresh produce and deli food to arts and crafts. Walk the short nature trail or have a zipline adventure. Open rain or shine, and wheelchair accessible from 7am to 1pm. Today on the main stage at 10am catch Hale Mary, with TChristian on the Village Stage. Also open on the last Sunday of every month.
Musgrave Market: Head to Berea Park for food, music, arts and crafts. From 9am to 2pm.
Glenwood Street Market: Community market at 106 Bulwer Road, 8am to 2pm. WhatsApp 061 663 9430.
Buzz Market: Community market at 38 Pitlochry Road, Westville, 9am to 2pm.
Ballito Farmers Market: More than 150 traders offer fresh farm produce, cut flowers and a nursery, retail, fashion, kids’ entertainment, art, hobbies, crafted goods and lifestyle products. R103 at Umhlali. 7am to 2pm.
Harlequins Flea Market: Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm. New vendors welcome. WhatsApp 083 595 7033 or email harlequinsmarket@gmail.com
Rotary Uvongo Flea Market: Crafts, toys, bead work, wire work, clothing and food every Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm and Sunday 9am to 2pm, opposite Douglas Mitchell Sports Grounds. Call 082 829 0059.
Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) Family-friendly market at Golden Hours School, 10am to 2pm. Live music and food stalls. Call 083 262 3693.
Macnut Farm, Assagay: (tomorrow) Fresh produce market for locals, 11am to 2pm. Sunday lunch, drinks and bar. Call 031 765 2572 or 074 603 0000.
uMhlanga Farmers Market: Autumn Drive, Prestondale, every Wednesday from 8am to noon. Call Ethel at 060 303 3957.
I heart Market: (today) It’s March Magic at the I Heart Market, Durban’s favourite artisanal retail experience at Northlands Primary School, Durban North on Saturday, March 1, from 9am to 2pm. Focus is on products that are home-made, handmade and made-with-love, the market offers a vibrant experience to find local treasures and inspired creativity.
La Lucia Antiques Fair: (tomorrow) Province’s premier antiques fair offers a feast of fun, funky and forgotten treasures from yesteryear. From the gloriously grand to the quixotic and quirky. Sunday March 2 from 9am to 4pm on the lower ground floor of the La Lucia Mall.
Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert are anything but normal in the show Mr & Mrs Normal. Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert are anything but normal in the show Mr & Mrs Normal.
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KZNSA Gallery: (today) The Flatfoot Dance Company create Happenstance, an evocative series of meetings and partings that trace contemporary relationships. “Happenstance” is a synonym for coincidence, accident, a chance event or encounter … but usually producing positive results. March 1 at 6.30pm. The KZNSA Arts Café will be open from 5pm to 8pm for dinner and beverages. Tickets from Clare on flatfootdancecompany@gmail.com. No tickets at the door.
Rhumbelow Theatre: (today and tomorrow) Andre The Hilarious Hypnotist is returning to his birth place for another unforgettable season filled with laughter and some strange moments in-between. The ultimate family entertainment experience. March 1 at 7.30pm, March 2 at 2pm. Tickets R200 Tickets R175 from 082 499 8636 or roland@stansell.co.za or from Webtickets. Also at Rhumbelow Northlands March 7-8.
Playhouse Opera: Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady comes to the Playhouse for 10 performances from March after sold out seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Produced by Pieter Toerien Productions and Cape Town Opera, directed by Steven Stead, and designed by Greg King, It features a cast of 38 actors drawn from across the country, and stars Craig Urbani as Henry Higgins and Durban’s own Leah Mari as Eliza Doolittle. Tickets from webtickets.
St Agnes Auditorium, Kloof: Mr & Mrs Normal, headlined by comedy legends Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert, serves up a zany mix of new and familiar characters, laugh-out-loud moments, and show-stopping musical numbers. March 7 at 6.30pm. Tickets R180 from webtickets.
Playhouse Drama: KZN Dance Academy Presents Peter and The Wolf, a fairy tale about a boy living in the Russian wilderness, meeting a host of animal friends, exploring the outdoors until his grandfather warns him of the dangers of the wolf, which indeed come true. March 15 at noon and 3pm. Tickets R150 from webtickets.
Jazz artists performing at a fund raiser for the Denis Hurley Centre on Sunday are, from left, George Mari on trumpet, Thuto Motsemme on bass, Debbie Mari on vocals, Melvin Peters on piano and Johan van Molen on saxophone. Picture: Shelley Kjonstad Jazz artists performing at a fund raiser for the Denis Hurley Centre on Sunday are, from left, George Mari on trumpet, Thuto Motsemme on bass, Debbie Mari on vocals, Melvin Peters on piano and Johan van Molen on saxophone. Picture: Shelley Kjonstad
Image: Shelley Kjonstad
Playhouse Opera: (today) The Love Tour with Cici & Friends is a live concert inspiring hope. March 1 at 6pm. Tickets R350-R450 from webtickets.
St Agnes Church, Kloof: Pianist Chris Duigan performs a programme titled The Magnificent Classics. It includes George Frederic Handel’s Chaconne, Beethoven’s exhilarating ‘Waldstein’ Sonata, Claude Debussy’s Reflets dans l’eau and Liszt’s Harmonies du soir. The programme ends with the ‘Heroic’ Polonaise in A-flat by Frederic Chopin. Tuesday March 4 at 7pm. Tickets R130. And at All Souls Anglican Church, Salt Rock on Sunday March 16 at 3pm. Tickets R150. Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473.
Durban Jewish Centre: (tomorrow) A Jazzy Afternoon from some of the city’s finest jazz musicians: Melvin Peters with George and Debbie Mari in a fundraiser for the Denis Hurley Centre. Invite your friends to join you: feel free to bring snacks and drinks. A table costs R2 000 and will accommodate 10-12 people. Single tickets R220 for table seats, and R150 for regular from Quicket: Sunday March 2 at 3pm. Plenty of safe free parking.
Crusaders Sports Club: Dust off your vinyls, dig out those old cassettes, and shine up your dancing shoes! RETRO-FEST is coming to Crusaders on March 4 and 5, bringing with it a high-energy celebration of the best music from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Starring Durban's own Aaron McIlroy & Lisa Bobbert, alongside Liam & Jane Magner of the popular duo Veranda Panda. At 7pm. Tickets R220 from webtickets.
Rhumbelow Northlands: Saxophonist Andrew Young returns to Durban with Rockin’ All Over the World. Reflecting on his world tours, his storytelling will offer more than just melodies; it is an intimate sharing of experiences, from bustling cities in China to the Caribbean, South America to Europe. Accompanying him is Durban pianist Shem Mahabeer. March 15 at 7.30pm. Tickets R200-R220 from webtickets. Also a Rhumbelow Durban on March 16 at 2pm.
KZNSA Gallery: Opened this week is an the ArtsResearchLab exhibition, titled The InBetween, a group show featuring Lusanda Ndita, Jess Bothma, Tabea Erhart, Camila Mejia, Gabriela Valdespino, John Sempe, Abdulgaffar Tammaa, Ilona Karácsony and Kenneth Shandu.
KZNSA Gallery: (today) Get involved in the KZNSA Portrait Party on March 1 from 10am to 4pm. The gallery has created a large-scale portrait mural and needs help to reach the goal of 100 photographic portraits to be wheatpasted onto the main gallery wall. Bring your family, enjoy a drink, explore the exhibition, and sit for your photographic portrait made by some of Durban’s finest photographers. Featuring photographers: Paige Furness, Paulo Menezes, Gift Banda, Niamh Walsh-Vorster, Roger Jardine and Gabriela Valdespino. Entertainment from Vinyl & Vibes. Free but donations appreciated.
Amblers Hiking Club: (tomorrow) At 2pm on March 2 hike Springside Reserve off Springside Road. Easy hike through through grass land and forest, including low elevation trails. Call David at 072 615 0559.
Recycles Group: Meet at 9am on Tuesdays at the parking area behind Pirates life saving club. For a 20 km ride on the promenade. Open to beginners, sociable, safe and an option for a breakfast at Pirates coffee shop. Call Ian to join on 083 675 2125.
Retreads walking group: Join for a 3 or 5 km social walk on the promenade followed with an option of breakfast at Pirates. Call Michele on 083 779 7443
Mountain Biking Rides: Saturdays at 6am, meet at Dura Cycles, Uvongo. Call 039 315 7359.
Centre of Creative Arts, UKZN: The Time of the Writer festival celebrates literature as a medium to promote social justice and equality. It features panel discussions by the likes of Chancellor Professor Reuel Khoza, Professor Salim Abdool Karim and Dr Mogale. Key engagements include journalist Antony Loewenstein on his book The Palestine Laboratory in which he investigates the Israeli military-techno complex, and Dr Gavin Evans from the University of London on his book, White Supremacy, which explores its roots from Darwin to Apartheid. The festival takes place from March 18 to 23. Full details from https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/
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