Still plenty of fun to be had this month in Durbs

IF YOU thought all the fun ended with the horse race last weekend, there’s plenty more entertainment lined up for the rest of the month.

Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story is on at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from July 23-August 7. Catalina UnLtd presents the show, directed by Themi Venturas. In the lead role is Durban High School pupil Joshua Arnold. Hits include That’ll Be The Day, Everyday, Oh Boy!, Maybe Baby, Peggy Sue, Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace, Ritchie Valens’s La Bamba and Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode. Book at Computicket.

Stand Up and Dance, a dance and comedy show at Suncoast from July 22-24. Dance by Leona Dean and her troupe, and comedy by Anasia Govender, Neville Pillay and Sagie and Muthu Murugan, will mean laughter and fun. Tickets at Computicket. Looking ahead to the following Sunday, July 17, Old Mutual Music at the Lake at Durban Botanic Gardens will feature Dan Patlansky, Albert Frost and Hezron Chetty with a blues rock concert. Food and soft refreshments will be available to buy. Picnic blankets, camp chairs, cooler boxes are allowed. Tickets at Webtickets.

To round it all off with music, get down to Moyo at uShaka Marine World, where the Stay Fresh Saturday lineup brings you hip hop acts and DJs. Bookings at Computicket.

The ECR House and Garden show ends tomorrow at the Durban Exhibition Centre. With everything from tools and pools, workshops and giveaways, and entertainment for children, it has something for the whole family. Visit www. houseandgardenshow.co.za

CLEVER MOVES: Dance and comedy will be part of the line-up at the Stand Up and Dance show at Suncoast later this month.

TRUE BLUE: Dan Patlansky, left, and Albert Frost will be performing at the Durban Botanic Gardens on July 17.

GREEN FINGERS: Gardening guru Tanya Visser will be at the ECR House and Garden show.