Your Easter weekend what’s on guide
POETRY FESTIVAL
The Praat Poetry Festival will be held in the Barn, PE Opera House, on Friday April 18 from 11am to 5.30pm. Entry is free for the festival of spoken word, with 11 poets performing. Inquiries: Cingiwe Skosana, cingiwe.skosana@gmail.com, 041-586-2256, 061-996-0200.
JAZZ FOR ALL
Jazz 33 presents Jazz for All with five local bands on Saturday April 20 from 3pm until late at Lawson Brown sports field in Roosevelt Road, Glendinningvale. Tickets re R100 for adults, children under 12 free. There will be food stalls, jumping castles and an open bar. Inquiries: Pat Kivido, 082-9280883 or Beulah Attwell, 083458-5645.
SPLASH FESTIVAL
Snotkop, DJ Ganyani and Sdudla NoMa1000 headline the entertainment at the Splash Festival at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth from Friday April 19 to Monday April 22. More than 40 artists will perform and there is a wrestling extravaganza on Friday evening and fireworks at 8pm on Saturday. Inquiries: Soul Good, rsvp@soulgood.co.za 041-3640028, 064-918-4328.
EASTER AT WILLOW DAM
The second annual Easter Picnic will be held at Willow Dam in Uitenhage from 1pm on Saturday April 20 with a line-up of DJs and rappers. There will be a Hawaii theme, and food stalls. Tickets at R120 (R350 for VIP), on sale at Computicket. Inquiries: 071-335-7894.
VOETSAC HIKING CLUB OUTINGS
The Voetsac Hiking Club is taking a group up Lady Slipper on Saturday April 20. There are two hikes: the easy front face hike of 6km, and the moderate hike to the tower of 9km. Each hike will cost R25.
Inquiries: Robin Holmes, 041365-0996, 082-374-9227.
QUARRY BIRDING
Andy Nixon will lead a bird watching outing on Saturday April 20 to the Morgrove Quarry in Cotswold. Meet at the Pick and Pay parking area in Fourth Avenue, Newton Park, at 7am for the short outing. Target birds include the peregrine falcon and cape grassbird. Inquiries: Andy Nixon, 041585-1114, 076-419-3756.
SARDS BARK PARK
The Sards Market in the Park is holding an Easter afternoon on Saturday April 20 from 1pm to 6pm 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. Pre-book for the Easter egg hunt at 5pm. Inquiries: WhatsApp 083-5676308.
KEISKAMMA ART
The Keiskamma Trust has brought selected works, including the Keiskamma Guernica, to Port Elizabeth for an exhibition at the NMM Art Museum in Park Drive.
Inquiries: artmuseum@mandelametro.gov.za, 041-506-2000.
BOATS GAME AT SANCCOB
The African Youth Waste Network invites schoolchildren to compete in a Boats powered by Tangibl tournament at Sanccob on Tuesday April 23 from 1pm to 4.30pm. Boats is a mobile game which educates players about plastics in the ocean. RSVP by April 18.
Inquiries: Alexie Kalenga, 076342-7707, alexie@africanwastenetwork.org.za
CITEKO EXHIBIT
Nelson Mandela Bay artist Phumla Citeko is holding an exhibition of her abstract art titled Ihlombe – The Matrix at the Alliance Francaise in Mackay Street, Richmond Hill. It will run until April 25.
Inquiries: Clara, 041-585-7889 or Neil, 083-502-3544.
CERAMIC FAIR WORKSHOPS
The GFI Ceramic Fair 2019 is on show at the art gallery in Park Drive with weekend workshops on Saturday April 20: at 10am Kate Malan will demonstrate slip-casting; at 11am Lookout Sibando will demonstrate decorating, at 12 Bililie McNaughton will show the sgraffito technique and at 1pm Lynnley Watson will demonstrate decoration of porcelain vessels. Bianca Whitehead and Margie Higgs will demonstrate on Saturday April 27. Inquiries: 041-586-3973, info@gfiartgallery.com
MASKS AT ARTEC
The Njouonkou Moustapha Mama curated exhibition at the ArtEC Gallery in Bird Street, Central, is titled Behind the Mask 2019. The exhibition is on show from 9am to 4pm weekdays and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday until April 27. Inquiries: Bamanye Lethu Ngxale, 041-585-3641, manager@artecpe.co.za
MUSIC KITCHEN
Stone Jets play at the Music Kitchen in Newton Park on Thursday April 18 and Basson Laubscher and the Violent Free Peace will perform on Saturday April 20. Shows start at 7.30pm and tickets are R100 on sale at Quicket.
PUPPET SHOWS
The Boardwalk in conjunction with Obed Productions will host puppet shows at 2pm from Saturday to Monday April 20 to 22 at the amphitheatre. Tickets are R20, with proceeds going to charity.
Inquiries: Boardwalk, 041-5077877.
FANI AT JAZZ AFRO SUNDAYS
Port Alfred singer-songwriter Monde Fani will perform at Jazz Afro Sunday at 5pm on Sunday April 21 at the Barn Theatre, PE Opera House. Tickets are R70 (R50 for pensioners). The cash bar opens one hour before the show and after. Inquiries: Cingiwe, e-mail: cingiwe.skosana@gmail.com, or Nomgcobo Mkize, nomgcobo mkize@gmail.com
OPERA AT NMU
Nelson Mandela University’s Music Department Vocal Ensemble and the Umthombo Arts Development will perform extracts from Mozart’s opera Così fan Tutte at 7pm on Tuesday April 23 at the South Campus auditorium. Tickets on sale at the door for R100 (R60 for pensioners, R30 for students). Inquiries: Nicky Bosman, 041504-4235.