FEBRUARY 16
MARKETS SHONGWENI FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET:
(Today) Get the best fresh produce and local craftsmanship in a fun-filled, family, country environment. From 6am to 11.30am
THE KARKLOOF FARMERS’ MARKET: (Today) Indoor market with a wide variety of stalls offering everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to homebaked treats and organic products. Every Saturday 7am-11am. Call 082 820 8986.
UMHLANGA ANTIQUES FAIR: (Tomorrow) Catch a great selection of antiques, vintage, retro, collectibles, jewellery and decor items at the uMhlanga Centre, Ridge Road from 9am to 2pm. Call Rod at 084 548 0366.
BLYTHEDALE COASTAL ADVENTURE MARKET: (Tomorrow) Get to the Blythedale Events Bowl for action with go-carts, train rides, paintball, a beach bar and helicopter flip some of the highlights. 9am to 4pm every Sunday.
UMHLANGA FARMERS’ MARKET: Includes local produce at 206 Autumn Drive, Prestondale, uMhlanga. Runs on Wednesday, February 20. 8am-12pm. Call Alexa on 074 445 6186.
MUSIC
PEOPLE’S PARK, MOSES MABHIDA STADIUM: (Today) The Lovers and Friends Concert features top South African artists such as Freshly Ground, Sjava, Busiswa, Shekhinah, Zakwe and Kwesta. A buffet and mobile spa treatment for beauty and wellness is available. Tickets are from R200-R3 000 at Computicket. GARDENS AT THE DURBAN NORTH OPEN MARKET: (Tomorrow) Cnr. uMhlanga Rocks Drive
and Longwoods Drive, Durban North presents Murphy (Music Unlimited) performing live. 10am. Free. Call Estelle 084 060 9078.
BALLITO, ASHTON INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE: Christopher Duigan’s Music Revival Concerts presents a selection of music on February 19 which includes piano sonatas – in D major and F major – by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 7pm. Visit www.musicrevival.co.za
ART
KZNSA: A solo exhibition by Themba Shibase titled Push & Pull, which consolidates a range of his thematic interests, predominantly his preoccupation with visually exploring the interrelatedness of themes such as power, masculinity and violence. It runs at the gallery until March 10. Call 031 277 1705. THE GREEN GALLERY: The gallery in Flanders Mall, Mount Edgecombe presents original art by Michelle Offerman, Andy Anderson, Allan Kupeta, Shirley Brandon, Sheena Povall and bronzes by Owen Llewellyn-Davies and Sarah Richards. Call 031 502 2757
SHOWS
IZULU THEATRE: (Today) A multicultural comedy show, Durban Comedy Stars runs at Sibaya featuring Masood Boomgaard, Nabeel Peer, Rory Petzer, Monde Blose, Daryl Williams, Kelvin Stoffels and Neil Green. R120 from Computicket, Shoprite/Checkers or Sibaya Box Office.
DURBAN ICC: (Today) Now in its seventh year, Kings & Queens of Comedy features Angel Campey, Carvin Goldstone, Muthu Murugan, Ndumiso Lindi, Riaad Moosa, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Tumi Morake and Conrad Koch (Chester Missing) and more. The show is rated PG16. Tickets from R200 from Computicket. ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE: (Today and tomorrow) Ian von Memerty teams up with musician/ comedian Gino Fabbri in an outrageous musical comedy, Common and Class. The show includes a mix of rock to rocky horror, boeremusiek to Broadway and country to classical. Tickets through Computicket.
IZULU THEATRE, SIBAYA: (Today) The Indian Idol live show takes place at Sibaya’s Sun Park featuring singers from the popular TV series Indian Idol. The performers include Salman Ali, Neelanjana Ray and Nitin Kumar. 8pm. Tickets are R150 to R1 500, available at Computicket.
ROCKWOOD THEATRE, SIBAYA: (Today and tomorrow) Hollywood Hits is a tribute to the most popular music from Hollywood’s greatest movies, with the music from movies of the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Tickets are available for R99 on Thursday, Friday – Sunday, R130. Book at www.rockwoodtheatre.co.za
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE: School productions, The Silent Screams and Mas’hambisane, We walk together run until March 9. The Silent Screams takes us on an emotional journey of a South African woman beginning with the first women’s march of 1913 to the 1956 march. Mas’hambisane follows the journeys of dancers and their success and struggles. Call 031 369 9407/5
BARNYARD, SUNCOAST: (Today and tomorrow) Catch Big Top Rock for a musical journey to acts that include pole, acrobatics, silk and trapeze. Until Feb 24 at 7.30pm, matinees at 1.30pm.
RHUMBELOW, TINA’S: (Today and tomorrow) Celebrate Valentines with The Carpenters. It features Durban performers Samantha Landers, Evan Roberts and Shylo Pereira with The Carpenters’ biggest hits such as We’ve Only Just Begun, Only Yesterday and more. Tickets are R130-R150. Book at Computicket or email roland@stansell.co.za
EVENTS
BOTANIC GARDENS EDUCATION CENTRE: The February lecture of the Decorative Arts Society takes place at 9A John Zikhali Rd, Musgrave on February 19, entitled “The Talana Glass Collection”. The speaker is Pam McFadden, who is the curator of the Talana Museum. 12pm. Call 083 281 2994. HUTCHISON PARK: (Tomorrow) The Dick King Half Marathon has two distance options: 21.1km and 10km. Route starts at Hutchinson Park off Riverside Road. Race pack collection at Lords and Legends Conference Room, Hutchison Park. 5.30am. Book at webtickets.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE DURBAN: During the 9th edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival.com,
The Alliance Française will screen four movies on Wednesdays. Next screening takes place on February 20. Free. Call 031 312 9582. To feature in the What’s On column, email your event to satevents@inl.co.za by Tuesday before publication.