Gig guide for Buffalo City Metro

2024-03-01 - gig@dispatch.co.za Fax: 043 748 1723 *ANY COOL EVENT YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT? Fax 043 748-1723 or e-mail gig@dispatch.co.za before noon on a Tuesday. The Dispatch reserves the right to publish or discard any information

MARCH 1-8 FRIDAY

House 87 in Quigney presents the ‘After Grind Comedy Night’ featuring two-time Savanna Comics’ Choice Award winner Siya Seya at 7pm. Tickets cost R100 on Webtickets. Contact 067-1266242.

SATURDAY

Gonubie Lions Craft Market at Kings Mall from 9am-1pm in aid of Spay A Stray. Contact 082-9246217.

LinkFM Family Market Day at Baysville School from 9am-3pm. Live broadcast, craft and food stalls, jumping castles, face painting, balloons, animals for children and car display. Entrance: R10 per adult and R5 per child.

Fine & Fabulous Creators Market at Beacon Bay Country Club from 10am-1.30pm. Contact: Sindy 062-256-4901.

Kempston Ladies Nite Race at Oxford Striders from 4-6 pm. 10km start at 5pm; 5km start at 4pm. Entry link: https://zfrmz.com/ lAuwY9FPnqVjuhi0F06j. Contact: Tanzi 083-978-8817.

Montywood Film Awards at the Guild Theatre from 5pm. Honour local creators for their contributions to the local film industry. Tickets are available from Computicket. Contact: 043743-0704.

Third Degree at O’Donoghue’s from 7pm. Tickets: R50 pre-sold (contact Joan on 074-184-9784) or R60 at the door.

TUESDAY

Stirling High School presents ‘Hairspray, the Broadway Musical’ at the Guild Theatre at 6.30pm. Tickets range from R100 to R150 at Computicket. Contact: 043743-0704.

FRIDAY

The 4th annual Harry’s Book Fair at Harry’s in Vincent on March 8-9. The two-day event will feature talks and events such as publishing and writing tips and tricks, poetry readings, children’s book readings, free face painting, samosas and milkshakes for sale, live owls talk and the launch of the 2024 edition of the Vrij and Karuna Harry Writing

Competition. Due to space limitations, tickets must be obtained (free of charge) on Quicket for certain talks and events. All other events will be on a first come first served basis. Contact 043-703-8800.

Spruce up your Mexican cuisine skills by joining Claire’s cooking class at 35 Oakhill Road, Berea, from 5.30pm. For ticket prices, contact 066-223-5038.

The Border-Kei Chamber of Business presents the International Women’s Day celebration at the Mercedes-Benz Visitor Centre in Bunkers Hill at 8.30am. The day’s guest speaker is Taryn Woodbridge, the chamber’s 2023 Business Woman Of The Year award winner. RSVP to Volenti on members@bkcob.co.za or call 043-743-8438.

SATURDAY 9

Learn more about more about branding, social media and more at The Social Media Empowerment Workshop at Beacon Bay Country Club from 8.30am. For more info, contact 062-256-4901.

CANSA Eastern Cape is hosting the East London CANSA Relay For Life from 2pm to 10pm at the Hamilton Club, Selborne. The relay features teams of 10-15 people who commit to having at least one team member walking around the track at all times for 8 hours, because cancer neither slumbers nor sleeps. Registration is R800 per team. Teams can register by contacting Michelle Goddard on 082-359-1071.