Thrilling racing, comedy, Art in the Park and more
RACE DAY
Round 7 of the Club Championship at Victory Raceway will be held from 5pm at Victory Raceway, Walmer, tomorrow.
Competing classes are Junior Hot Rods, Pinkrods, 1660s, 2.1 Modifieds, Heavy Metals and American Saloons.
Gates open at 1pm. Tickets cost R50 for adults and R20 for children under the age of 12.
Track parking costs R50 per vehicle.
Inquiries: 082-656-8830.
BOOT SALE
The next Forest Hill boot sale will be on July 10 at Clover Crescent from 7am to 2pm.
Inquiries: 081-468-5077.
BONSAI MEETING
The Eastern Province Bonsai Society will hold its monthly meeting at the Newton Park Methodist Church Hall on Saturday July 9 at 11am.
Les Kingma will give a talk and demo on a new growing medium.
Members are advised to bring their trees for a hands-on workshop and visitors can bring trees for advice from senior members.
Inquiries: 083-999-1058.
DIABETES WELLNESS MEETINGS
Diabetes SA will hold its monthly meetings in Malabar, Newton Park and Springdale on July 12 and 13.
The Malabar Wellness Group will meet at the Malabar Community Hall in Haworthia Drive, where biokineticist Morag Heydenrych will speak on the topic “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can”.
The meeting on July 12 will start at 7pm.
The Springdale Wellness Group will also meet at 7pm on July 12 at the Gospel Hall, corner of Geldenhuys and Olympia streets, where Fatima Shabudin will speak on the benefits of cupping for overall wellness as well as assisting in control of diabetes.
The Gqeberha branch group will meet at 7.30pm on July 13 at the Caritas Service Centre Hall, 16 West Street, Newton Park, where GP Dr Eddelene Bouwer will speak on the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for people with diabetes.
Inquiries: 083-653-1491 for
Malabar, 083-500-9394 for
Springdale and 082-579-9059 for Newton Park.
ART IN THE PARK
Art in the Park will be held on Sunday at St George’s Park in Park Drive from 9am to 2pm.
There will be live music, food, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac and other stalls. Inquiries: 082-257-4691.
QUILTERS’ MEETING
The Dias Quilters’ Guild will hold their monthly meeting tomorrow from 2pm at Victoria
Park Grey Primary School in First Avenue, Walmer.
Entry costs R20 for members and R40 for visitors.
Inquiries: 084-506-4493.
COMEDY NIGHT
Comedian Skhumba Hlophe brings his show #CanWeLaughAlready to the Boardwalk in Gqeberha tomorrow.
It starts at 8pm and tickets cost R200 at Computicket. Inquiries: 071-875-5177.
EXHIBITIONS
Remains of the Visible, a photography exhibition by Margot Muir, is at the Bird Street Gallery in Gqeberha as part of the National Arts Festival Fringe programme until Sunday.
Muir will hold a walkabout at 11am tomorrow.
Viewings are open from 9am to 4pm on weekdays and 10am to 2pm on weekends.
Inquiries: 041-504-3293.
● Wood and Wind, a multisensory exhibition by sculptor Michael Roderick Wedderburn in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela University’s department of music and performing
arts, is at the university’s Business School until July 20.
The exhibition is open for public viewing on weekdays between 9am and 4pm.
Inquiries: jonathan.vanderwalt@mandela.ac.za
● Asanda Kupa’s exhibition, Time, is at the GFI Gallery in Park Drive until July 19.
The gallery is open from 10am to 4pm on weekdays and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Inquiries: 041-586-3973.
KARAOKE NIGHTS
Enjoy karaoke at Liquid Lounge in Central every Tuesday from 7pm and stand a chance to win prizes. Entry is free.
Inquiries: 082-051-2011.
SANGRIA SUNDAYS
Enjoy live music while sipping on a sangria at Tapas in Walmer on Sundays.
The weekly event starts at 1pm.
Inquiries: 087-702-1335.
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