WHAT’S THE BUZZ
MARKETS Sunday● Amphimarket. Pavilion site. 8am-4pm.Hill Market. Call Cnr 031 Old 301 Main3080. Botha’sRoad and Call Rob083 564 Roy 3335. Crescent. 10am-3pm.
Market.● The Golden Uitsig Hours Road, Family Durban North.083 262 10am-3.30pm.3693. Call
uMhlanga● uMhlanga Centre, Antique 138 Fair. Ridge Road. 9am-2pm. Call 084 548 0366. Regulars● Fragrance Street Market, Chatsworth.opposite RK Khan Fragrance Hospital. Street, Wednesdays to Saturdays, 9am-5pm. Sundays, 10am-4pm.
● Kloof and Highway SPCA Market: 29 Village Road. Every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, 8am-noon. Last Sunday of the month, 8.30am-12.30pm. Call 031 764 1212. Upcoming Litchi Orchard Market. Seaforth Road, Umhlali. June 24. 9am-1pm. Call 032 525 5118.
● Wonder Market. Chris Saunders Park, Centenary Boulevard, uMhlanga Ridge. Craft, design and food. June 25. 9am-2pm. info@ ridgemanagement.co.za MUSIC Sunday
● African Drumshack Entertainment. Stables Lifestyle Market. 9 Jacko Jackson Drive. Family drumming. Every Sunday, 3pm-4pm. Adults R85, children under 12 R50 and under two free. Call 083 704 4879. ● Wahooz! uShaka Marine World. Noon-4pm. Free. Call 031 328 8000.
● Sol Sunday Sessions at Crusaders. Northwood Crusaders Sports Club in Durban North. Pretoria all-girl band Tuin and country music artist Gerhard Supra. Noon. Call 031 563 0824.
● Fathers’ Day Fun at the ‘Toti Brewery, 10 Dipping Tank Lane, Illovo Business Park, Lower Illovo. Music by The Undusted from 11: 30am. Free entry. Phone 0319161128. Regulars
● Wahooz! Amplified Vibez, the ultimate DJ battle. uShaka. Featuring aspiring DJs who will audition their tracks. June 17, 24 and July 8,15. Each Saturday, a select number of DJs will be notified and given the opportunity to wow the judges and crowds with a 30-minute performance slot. 11am-6pm. Call 031 328 8103.
● Roberta Reddy: Pianist at the Oyster Box Hotel on alternate Saturdays and Sundays. 2.30pm5pm. Call 082 321 2698. Roberta Reddy: Resident pianist at Coastlands uMhlanga Hotel on Friday and Coastlands Musgrave on Saturday. 7pm-10pm. Call 082 321 2698. Upcoming
● Baroqueswing. Durban Jewish Centre at 44 KE Masinga (Old Fort). Features Charl du Plessis with his long-term associates Werner Spies (bass) and Hugo Radyn (drums), du Plessis has recast familiar material by Bach, Gluck and Vivaldi for the jazz trio format. June 20. 7.30pm. Members: R80. Nonmembers: R100. Students: R20. friendsofmusic@webmail.co.za
● The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Symphony Season 2017. Durban City Hall. Until June 22. Call 031 369 9438.
● 4 KZN – DECODA Ensemble – KZNPO World Symphony Series Festival. Durban City Hall. Van Dijk Drop Lutoslawski Dance Preludes Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B flat, Op. 84 Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 * DECODA is an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall in New York.
June 22. 7.30pm. R30-R230. Computicket.
● Thaba Zizi the gifted Quartet featuring Nick Pitman. The Jazzy Rainbow. (Morningside). He will perform music out of African and American jazz genre. June 24. 7pm. R60. Call 031 303 8398.
● Durban Pride After Party 2017 – The Baddest Of Them All. Urban Lounge. Featuring: DJ Cndo (Afrotainment) Mzamo (Bigbrother Mzansi). On Stage; Earah And Ndisoh Tamatiso. June 24. 6pm. R70R120. Call 073 707 5266.
● Avade – Refugee Launch. RepubliK. Unit 8 Broadway, Durban North. Rock concert. June 25. 6pm. R70. Call 031 573 1429.
● Umkhumbane Jazz Ensemble. The Rainbow Restaurant. UJE has more than a century of musical experience between them, the number of years of musical prowess goes up even further when you factor in the 12 original band members and 9 featured musicians who held the band’s hand in the creation process. June 25. 2pm. R80. Call 083 463 8044.
● KZN Scottish Gathering. Shongweni Framers and Craft Market. Pipe band competition,
solo piping and drumming and more. June 24. 8am. Free entry. kenmustard@mcclungs.co.za
● Liberty Corporate Music at Makaranga featuring Freshlyground. June 25. Noon. Call 031 563 4298. ART
● African Art Centre. Group exhibition by Zainab Ismail, Iain Robinson and Levi Matthew Arrikum. These local artists were the winners of the Fine Art category at the Interpret Durban 7 (ID7) competition held in September 2016. Call 031 303 4634.
● artSPACE. Sign usage. A solo exhibition by Terence King. The exhibition comprises works selected chiefly from two extended series undertaken over the past several years. Rooted in observation of the physical environment and of utilitarian implements, the paintings and drawings are related in that they are intended to reflect a world of work – hence usage. Until June 29. Call 031 312 0793.
● Blue Caterpillar gallery: hosts a wide selection of local artists as well as an international artists from Spain and also some beautiful investment artworks from William Kentridge, Claerfhou and many more. Current display,
Marion Townsend’s. Mostly acrylic paintings. The paintings show her talent of capturing the light and mood of our beautiful individual landscapes around our wonderful country. Call 033 387 1356.
● Durban Art Gallery: Beauty and its Beasts exhibition examines how the stereotype was created and artists have either perpetuated the phenomenon or subverted it. Until July 30. Call 031 311 2264.
● Durban High School showcase exhibition of Eva Schloss – The Promise. Eva Schloss is a Holocaust survivor and the step-sister of Anne Frank. The intention of this exhibition is teach people the dangers of discrimination and the need to treat refugees with kindness and dignity. Until August 18. E-mail erica.goring@durbanhighschool.co.za
● Green Gallery: Zimbabwean artist Allan Kupeta, and locals Julie Mayo,Nicky Firth, Kirsty Hall and Andy Anderson. Call 083 357 7778.
● KZNSA. Trajectory by Londonbased Jennifer Morrison. These large works explore the medium of oil paint. The experience of making the works is based on unconscious filters, values, past experience and knowledge. Until July 2. Call 031 277 1705. SHOWS Sunday
● Ella Fitzgerald and Erroll Garner. Rhumbelow Theatre. DBN. Vocal extraordinaire Kerry Cherry will take us on a journey that relives the first lady of song. The band is a jazz quartet. Ends today. 8pm. Sunday show 2pm and 6.30pm. R150. Computicket.
● Thomson Verses Thomson – Barry Thomson & Calli Thomson. Rhumbelow Theatre. Tina’s Hotel. Artists featured include Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, Kate Bush, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Sting. Ends today. 8pm and Sunday 2pm and 6.30pm. R150. Call 0824998636. ● Just Me And Elton – Cat Simoni. Rhumbelow Theatre. PMB. Simoni sings the best of Elton John. Today at 2pm and 6.30pm. R150. Computicket. Upcoming ● An Evening of Chemody. Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. John Vlismas, Aaron McIlroy and Jem Atkins, join forces for a night of laughter. June 26. 7.30pm.R225. Computickets.
● Move It. Izulu Theatre, Sibaya Casino. The 4th annual combined show featuring dancers from beginner to professional levels and of all ages, performing belly dance, line dance, latin american and ballroom dances. June 24. 3pm and 8pm. R100. Computicket. EVENTS Sunday
● Amblers’ hike. Palmiet Nature Reserve to helicopter rock and the cascade. Meet at the reserve at Old New Germany road opposite the Westville Hotel. 2pm. Call 082 726 7787.
● The Umgeni Steam Railway: The train leaves Kloof Station at 8.30am and 12.30pm. R240. Children and pensioners R170. May 28. Call 082 353 6003. Regulars
● Birding and general nature walk: Springside Nature Reserve, Hillcrest. Second Wednesday of each month. 8.30am. Call 031 765 6809.
● History and Conservation: SA National Society. KwaMuhle Museum, 130 Bram Fischer (Ordnance) Road. Every second Tuesday of the month, 5.15pm. R20. June 13, address by Prof Franco Frescura: Graphic propaganda during the Great War. Call 071 746 1007. Upcoming
● Father’s day, uShaka Marine World. Sea Animal Encounters Island snorkel lagoon. R50 or enjoy a free combo ticket into Sea World and Wet ’n Wild if accompanied by a paying guest for the day. uShaka Kids World, pay half-price. Until June 30. Kiddies between 2 and 12 pay R35. For those music and food-loving fathers, Wahoo music entertainment, featuring local musos will perform own brand of soul, R&B, jazz, Afro-soul, pop soul. Call 031 328 8000. CLASSES Sunday
● Allotment gardening: Go ’n Grow, Assagay. Call 082 296 3692.
● Adult ballet/dance classes. St Thomas Avenue, Berea. 5.30pm-7pm. Call 082 826 9922. Regulars
● Individual cooking classes for domestic workers. Weekdays in Sunningdale. Call 084 821 6668.
● History and conservation talks: SA National Society, KwaMuhle Museum. Second Tuesday of every month. 5.30pm. Call 073 354 9385.
● Good pet dog training. Obedience training and playgroups for puppies to seniors. Saturday training in Glenwood and Tuesdays and Thursdays in Durban North. Call 061 245 3309. Upcoming
● Judy Farah offers Nudging your body into shape with Iyengar yoga, June 23-25, followed by Deepening your yoga practice, June 25-29. Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo. Call 087 809 1687.
● SA’s Plant Conservation Strategy. Durban Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre. Suvarna Parbhoo, manager of SANBI’s Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers programme in the Summerrainfall Region, will explain the Strategy’s 5 objectives and the 16 targets to be achieved by 2020. June 26. 6pm. R40 for members. R60 for non-members and R30 for students. Call 031 201 5111.
● Decorative Arts Lecture. Botanic gardens Education Centre. A Life Less Ordinary: The Story of a Dancer who came to work with Mandela. A photographic Journey by Matthew Willman. June 20. 12.30pm-1.30pm. Member R30, visitors R50. helensmith@tiscali.co.za
● No Carb Diet - Are You Insulin Resistant? Westville Library Room G3. A Presentation by Lucille Cholerton Nutrition Counselor. June 24. 10am-11.30am. R50. Call 031 716 886.
● Environmental Course for Garden Workers. Springside Nature Reserve, Hillcrest. June 23. R70. Call 073 901 3902.