Your weekend what’s on guide
ABBA AGAIN
Centrestage tribute show Abba: Here We Go Again is on at the PE Opera House until Saturday, at 7.30pm, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets are R160 at Computicket. Selected discounted R95 tickets for under 18s are available. Inquiries: Wendy, 082-661-6921.
VICTORY RACEWAY
Victory Raceway will host the regional championship on Friday. Gates open at 2pm and racing starts at 5pm. Competing classes are Junior Hot Rods, Pinkrods, 1660s, 2.1 Modifieds, Heavy Metals, Hot Rods and V8 American Saloons. Admission is R50 for adults and R20 for children under 13. Track parking is R20 per vehicle.
Inquiries: Maggie, 082-656-8830.
CALLIGRAPHY
The East Cape Calligraphers meet at 1.45 pm on Saturday at their new venue, the Mill Park Bowling Club. Beginners classes available by private arrangement.
Inquiries: Roma, 041-379-1849.
INDIAN DANCE
Internationally acclaimed Indian dancer Dr Janaki Rangarajan will perform in Port Elizabeth on Saturday at the Barn Theatre, in the Nirvana Performing Art Circle Samah evening of Bharatanatyam dance. She also will give a lecture demonstration on Saturday. Samah is at 7pm and tickets are R100.
Inquiries: Narotam, 082-5569847.
UNATHI SINGS
Singer, television and radio personality Unathi Msengana brings Brave, True & Strong to the Boardwalk in Summerstrand on Saturday. She also performs in two benefit concerts for Rhodes University students. On Friday, Unathi will perform alongside Victoria Girls High School choir, Sokhana Sinama and Bamanye Saki. Tickets for the PE show are R150 at Computicket. Msengana’s performance at from 5.30pm to 8pm on September 14. Tickets are R100 (R80 for students and under18s) and on sale at Alumni House and the Oppidani and SRC offices in Grahamstown. Inquiries: Tickets for the PE show are R150 at Computicket.
BIRDING
Birdlife Eastern Cape is going on a bird watching outing to the Gamtoos river mouth led by Cliff Hopkins on Saturday, September 15. Meet at 6am Schultz's, West Street in Newton Wessa and Sanccob at Cape Recife are organising several cleanups to celebrate International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday September 15 at the following beaches.
● Blue Water Bay. Meet at 9.30am at the Blue Water Bay swimming beach, at the bottom of Weinronk Way. Bags provided but bring gloves.
Inquiries: Jenny Rump 082-853-0700
● Motherwell storm water canal. Meet at 9.30am at Tyinira Street in Motherwell, just off the M17. Bags and gloves provided.
Inquiries: Luthando Gxowa 083-228-7325.
● Swartkops River Mouth. Meet at 9.30am at Wavecrest Drive next to Bluewater Bay surf Livesavers Club.
Inquiries: 042-235-1436.
● Baakens Valley. Meet at 09.30am at Valley Crag Climbing gym.
Inquiries: 082-576-4623.
● Hobie beach. Meet at 12.30pm by the pier. Bags provided but bring gloves.
Inquiries: Linda, 079-352-0965
● Cape Recife. Meet at 9.30am at Sanccob. Bags provided.
Inquiries: Luc Hosten, 072-265-4073.
● Schoenies. Meet at 9.30am in front of the Sacramento restaurant. Bags provided but bring gloves.
Inquiries: Krag Lohry, 083-290- 0414.
● Maitlands beach. Meet at 9:30am at the car park. Bags provided but bring gloves.
Inquiries: Lloyd Edwards, 084552-2277.
● Blue Horizon Bay. Organised by the local community.
Inquiries: johann@sapicasso.co.za
● Seaview, Beachview Shoreline. Meet at the bus stop / parking opposite the old Seaview Hotel site at 09:30am. Bags and gloves will be supplied.
Inquiries email: timandisa@gmail.com
● Brighton Beach Community Clean-Up will start from 9am to midday. There is also a surfing demonstration.
Inquiries e-mail: timandisa@gmail.com
PARKRUNS IN PE
Take part in one of four parkruns in Port Elizabeth: PE Hobie Beach, Lady Slipper, Wells Estate and Sardinia Bay. The parkrun is a 5km fun run at 8am every Saturday, which is free and open to all but if you want a time please register for a barcode at www.parkrun.co.za. The Hobie run starts at the palm tree next to Shark Rock Pier; Sardinia Bay is at the Grass Roof in Heron Road; Lady Slipper is at Slipperfields, and Wells Estate is at St George’s Strand. There are also runs in Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay, with contact details as follows for the respective runs: PE Hobie Beach: pehobiebeachoffice@parkrun.com; Sardinia Bay: sardiniabayoffice@parkrun.com; Lady Slipper: ladyslipperoffice@parkrun.com; Wells Estate: wellsestateoffice@parkrun.com; Jeffreys Bay: jeffreysbayoffice@parkrun.com; St Francis Bay: stfrancisoffice@parkrun.com. Inquiries: Tammy Ellis, tammy.ellis@parkrun.com.
LIVE JAZZ
Lunga General Jazz Café will host live jazz by bassist Edgar Kaye Muzah on Sunday at 5pm. Entrance is free. Inquiries: Lunga,072-5594276.
BOOK LAUNCHES
Fogarty’s Bookshop hosts James-Brent Styan on Monday at 5.30 for 6pm at the GFI Art Gallery in Park Drive, to discuss his book Steinhoff: Inside SA’s Biggest Corporate Crash. Dave Baker will speak on his new novel The Khaki Boer at 5.30 for 6pm on Wednesday September 19.
Inquiries: fogartys@global.co.za, 041-368-1425, WhatsApp 084-497-9774.
JAZZ’AFRO
Jazz’Afro Sundays at the PE Opera House presents saxophonist Winston Peterson and vocalist Linda Tsoana in a Heritage Month series of concerts at the Barn Theatre. The show is at 5pm on Sunday, tickets R70 (R50 for pensioners). Inquiries: Cingiwe, 041-5851300.