Your weekend what’s on guide
THE HERALD CONTINENTAL CYCLE TOUR
The Herald Continental Cycle Tour continues this weekend with the Team Corporate Challenge and the Junior Cycle Tour at Pollok Beach on Saturday February 23 and the Road Race on Sunday February 24. Inquiries: 041-504-7911 (ask for The Herald Continental Cycle Tour race office) or e-mail heraldcycletour@tisoblack star.co.za
RICHARD COCK
Conductor Richard Cock presents Muffins & Marimba accompanied by classical marimba player Magda de Vries at the PE Women’s Club in Louise Botha Crescent, Summerstrand, at 10am on Friday, February 22. Tickets are R100 (includes muffins/tea/coffee) for guests, R80 for members.
Inquiries: Lyn Louw, 041-583-3923.
SAXOPHONIST
British saxophone player Andrew Young will play in Sax Man at 7.30pm at the Savoy Theatre in Parson’s Hill on Friday February 22. Tickets are R180 at Computicket.
JAZZ AFRO SUNDAYS
Singer Lisa Yengeni will perform at Jazz Afro Sundays at 5pm on February 24 at the Barn Theatre at the PE Opera House. Tickets are R70 (R50 for pensioners). A cash bar opens one hour before the show. Inquiries: Cingiwe, e-mail: cingiwe.skosana@gmail.com, or Nomgcobo Mkize, nomgcobo mkize@gmail.com, or call 041-586-2256.
ART ON TARGET
Art on Target opens its Milestone exhibition on Friday February 22 at 6pm, with work by top students Alvarito Felix, Tristan Drewry, Debra de Beer, as well as a selection from its most promising students. Milestone runs until March 11, with viewing hours from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday. Inquiries: BA Moolman, 041-373-3334.
BIRDLIFE TRIP
Birdlife Eastern Cape is going on an all-day outing on Saturday February 23 to Innikloof farm at Hankey, led by Andy Nixon. Meet at 6am on Saturday at the Pick n Pay carpark on the corner of Fourth Avenue in Newton Park. Petrol is R90 per passenger and there is an R20 entry fee to the farm, which has a forested kloof where you can spot the African warbler and African finfoot. Inquiries: Andy Nixon, 041-585-1114, 076-419-3756.
HIKING CLUB
The Voetsac Hiking Club will do two hikes on Saturday February 23. One group will visit Maitland Reserve for an easy forest hike of 13km. Both hikes cost R5. A second group will go to Van Stadens Dam, for a moderate hike of 12km. Both hikes cost R5.
Inquiries: Ralph SheffieldWebb for Maitland, 082-459-4839; Elbie Weitz for Van Stadens, 084-581-0134.
KNIGHTS OF DA GAMA MARKET
The Knights of Da Gama market is on Saturday February 23 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church grounds in Cape Road, Kabega Park. Enjoy crafts, home industry, bric-a-brac, clothes, books, food and more. Weather permitting, gates open at 6am for stall holders and 7am for the public.
Inquiries: Duncan Taft, 083-357-2238.
QUILTERS MEET
The Dias Quilters Guild meets on Saturday February 23 at Victoria Park Grey Primary School in First Avenue, Walmer, at 2pm. There is a fee of R20 for visitors and R15 for members. Inquiries: Nicolette Potgieter, 084-506-4493.
ECPO MUSIC AT THE MARKET
The Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will play at Algoa FM’s Music @ the Market at 5pm on Saturday and at midday on Sunday February 23 and 24 at the Feather Market Centre. Richard Cock will conduct the concerts, with Rocco de Villiers on piano, Magda de Vries on marimba, vocalist Asemahle Tsholoba and the Bruckner University Big Band from Austria. There will also be food trucks. Music @ the Market is at 5pm on Saturday and at midday on Sunday. Tickets are on sale at Computicket, ranging from R20 to R120. Inquiries: Computicket at the PE Opera House, 041-586-2256.
SARDS BARK PARK
The Sards Market in the Park is on Saturday February 23 from 9am to 2pm at the Sards Bark Park, 418 Sardinia Bay Road, Lovemore Park. Entry is free and there will be food, crafts and gifts on sale, with live music, paintball and jumping castles. The market is open to families, children and dogs. Inquiries: WhatsApp 083-567-6308.
ART IN THE PARK
Art in the Park will be held in St George’s Park on Sunday February 24 from 9am to 2pm. Stalls include arts, crafts, bric-abrac, vintage goods and food, and children get a free stall at the Kids Market. Applications for new stall holders are open. Inquiries: Maureen, 082-257-4691.
RE-SECONDS MARKET
The Re-Seconds Market is on Sunday February 24 at the Walmer Town Hall, with many stall holders selling locally crafted, revamped, re-used, repurposed or re-cycled items. There is children’s entertainment and food available. The market is from 9am to 2pm. Inquiries: Alida Malan, 083588-5823, e-mail: theresec ondsmarket@gmail.com
FREE PLAY AT ART MUSEUM
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is hosting the play Broken Lens by Nelson Mandela Bay playwright Xolisa Ngubelanga on Monday February 25 at 6pm. The play will be performed by Xolani Ngesi and Fiks Mahola and entrance is free. Inquiries: Please RSVP to 041-506-2000, e-mail: artmuseum@mandelametro. gov.za
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: sardiniabay office@parkrun.com ;Lady Slipper: ladyslipperoffice@parkrun. com; Wells Estate: wellsestate office@parkrun.com; Jeffreys Bay: jeffreysbayoffice@parkrun. com; St Francis Bay: stfrancisof fice@parkrun.com. Inquiries: Giano September, 061-237-7894, e-mail: giano. september@parkrun.com
LADY SLIPPER MARKET
Lady Slipper Farmers Market is on Saturday on Cape Road just past St Alban’s Prison, from 8am to midday. The stalls offer a variety of products such as fresh vegetables, farm-style breakfast, coffee, plants, homemade confectionery, a dog school and “white elephant” items.
Inquiries: Annamarie Fourie, 084-200-0331, fourielee@ymail.com
LAKE FARM TEA
Spend time in the country at the Lake Farm Centre Coffee and Craft shop, Kragga Kamma. It is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 12.30pm. Enjoy scones with jam and cream, freshly baked rusks, biscuits, fudge, jams, pickles, preserves, pottery items and just picked veggies. Inquiries: 041-379-1555.
ART EXHIBITIONS
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 the museum’s collection of traditional Southern Nguni beadwork and textiles, and selected works by textile designer Laduma gxokolo. Inquiries: 041-506-2000.
CREATIVE BLOCK
The GFI Art Gallery is exhibiting items from the Spier Creative Block collection. It also is hosting Essence of India, a photographic exhibition by Leon Hugo, until Monday February 25. 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.