Your daily what’s on guide

HOGSBACK CONCERT

Gwyneth Lloyd and Des Bonfiglio will sing popular folk songs at 5pm on Sunday at Back o' the Moon, 2 Orchard Lane in Hogsback. Pianist Norma van Niekerk will accompany the singers and the performance will be interspersed with poems by six South African poets read by Silke Heiss. Tickets are R100, with snacks and refreshments also on sale. Inquiries: Gwyneth, 082-9285770, Silke, 074-132-3101 or Norma, 082-414-7743.

VOETSAC HIKING CLUB

The Voetsac Hiking Club hosts regular weekend hikes and day walks, starting its 2019 programme with an easy 10km walk at Blue Horizon Bay on Saturday January 5. This hike is open to all and costs R5. Voetsac is taking up to 12 hikers on a more challenging excursion to Lower Blindekloof, also on Saturday January 5. This route of 9km is graded as a moderate hike and participants are asked to pay R62.

Inquiries: Rob Witte for Blue Horizon Bay, 082-372-9401, and Hennie Olivier for Blindekloof, 041-995-2000, 079-619-3617.

CREATIVE BLOCK

The GFI Art Gallery is exhibiting items from the Spier Creative Block collection until January 26. The gallery is at 30 Park Drive in Central and is open from 10am to 4pm on weekdays and from 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.

Inquiries: 041-586-3973.

SOUTH END MUSEUM OPEN

The South End Museum Trust is hosting the Shamrocks Football Club’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition. It will be open from 10am to 3pm during the holiday season (until January 14). Inquiries: CC Abrahams, 083-371-5736.

XHOSA ART AND FASHION

An exhibition The Mother Tongue: The Influence of Traditional Xhosa Fashion on Contemporary Design is on at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. Mother Tongue celebrates local fashion and features traditional Southern Nguni beadwork and textiles alongside selected works by textile designer Laduma Ngxokolo.

Inquiries: 041-506-2000.