GIG OF THE WEEK

Pecanwood Oktoberfest

TOMORROW offers some great entertainment as the Pecanwood Oktoberfest Lifestyle Festival takes place in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

The line-up includes local acts Veranda Panda, Freddie L, Abbey Grange, Casino, Matthew Gardiner and more. This is the last Pecanwood event this year. It will include the world’s longest Slip and Slide (650m) which will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records.

Durban-based electronic duo

TONIGHT

■ L Azar Nightclub, 6 Harvey Rd, Greyville, Berea presents Black Coffee. 5pm. Call 082 469 6833.

■ La Montange Resort, 100 Compensation Beach Road Ballito presents Jack Parow. 7.30pm. R180 pp and VIP R350. Call 032 946 2121.

■ Tiger Tiger, 67 Isaiah Ntshangase Road (Walter Gilbert) presents Ruby Deep featuring LA Cruz and more. R60-R80. Call 082 724 5198.

■ Zacks Winderemere, Lillian Ngoyi Rd (Winderemere) presents acoustic sets with Steve Fataar. 7.30pm. Free. Call 031 312 0755.

TOMORROW

■ Mayor's Garden, Pietermaritzburg presents Soul Revolution, a soul music event featuring local DJs and bands. 10am. R70-R300 at Computicket.

■ The Winston Pub, 112 Umbilo Rd, Glenwood, presents Season of the Witch with Mad God, Ruff Majik and more. R20-R30. Call 031 202 7889.

■ Westville Boys’ High, Roy Couzens Theatre presents BellyFusion’s annual show Greatest Hits featuring Bollywood, belly dance, Hula dance and Latin American. 7pm. R100 for adults and R60 for under 12s. Email alison@bellyfusion. co.za

■ Tiger Tiger, 67 Isaiah Ntshangase Road (Walter Gilbert) presents Veranda Panda and other DJs on deck. R60-R80. Call 082 724 5198.

■ Absolute, 258 Florida Rd presents The Absolute Experience with Wiz, Dazz, Sanks, Eazy and more. 8pm. Call 082 893 7608.

■ Suncoast Casino, Suncoast Boulevard Veranda Panda consists of Liam Magner and Jane Baillie.

Known as a violinist-DJ combo, Magner said he and Baillie work well together because they’re very close friends: “We understand each other musically, and manage our strengths and weaknesses very well. It’s the balance between our understanding of the craft and of each other that makes all the difference.”

In the Oktoberfest, the popular 7km beer-shot run and the 14km presents Sunday Beats with live music. 2pm. Call 031 328 3000.

■ The BAT Centre, 45 Maritime Place, Small Craft Harbour, Victoria Embankment Avenue presents Jazz Sundowners. 3pm. Free. Bookings: 031 332 0451/events@ batcentre.co.za

■ Northwood Crusaders Sports Club, 10 Ranleigh Crescent Durban North presents Sol Sunday Sessions featuring Noshe Zulu and her band. 1.30pm. Free. Call 082 892 6176.

MONDAY

■ The Glenwood Village, 397 Che Guevara Road, Glenwood presents Karaoke Nights at Villinns. 8pm. Free. Call 031 202 2366.

TUESDAY

■ The Winston Pub, 9 Clark Road presents Open Mic Tuesday. 7pm. Free. Call 031 201 2652.

■ Zacks, Wilsons Wharf presents Open Mic Night. Free. 7.30pm- 10pm. Call 031 305 1677.

WEDNESDAY

■ Drakensburg Boys’ Choir School, R600, Cathkin Park presents a performance by this choir school. 3.30pm. R135-R175 at webtickets. Call 036 468 1012.

■ The Winston Pub, 112 Umbilo Rd, Glenwood presents Wildcard Wednesdays bands night. Free. Call 031 202 7889.

THURSDAY

■ Westville Boys High School, 26 Wandsbeck Road Westville presents Soundtrack.

■ Villinns Sports Pool Bar, first floor, above Glenwood Superspar presents live mountain goat trail run will take place through indigenous forests, valleys and escarpments. In addition to the sporting experiences such as the trail run, volleyball and action soccer, there is also a 4x4 show.

■ Don’t miss the Pecanwood Oktoberfest tomorrow on the Pecanwood Farm in the KZN Midlands. Tickets are R200 (including camping spot) through Webtickets. | Tonight Reporter music by Murphy (Music Unlimited). Free. Call 084 060 9078. ■ Bertoua Cafe Lounge (221A Musgrave Centre, 115 Musgrave Road, Durban) presents Serious Jazz Sessions at Bertoua every Thursday. 4pm. Free. Call 031 828 1979 .

COMING UP

■ Amsterdam Comedy Club (Glenwood): The final Amsterdam Comedy Club of 2018 takes place on October 2 featuring Comics’ Choice Award-nominated comedian – Richelieu B, Prins, Prins, Eugene Khoza, Liam Johns, Andrew Hughes and Akhil Maharaj. Originally from KwaZulu-Natal, Richelieu B is well-known for his various TV appearances as well as his highly acclaimed one-man comedy show, From Where I Stand. The show starts at 8.30am. R50 at the door. Info/ Table Bookings: 031 811 5449 ; info@ onfirecomedy.co.za.

■ Hexagon Theatre/Elizabeth Sneddon: The newest Pieter-Dirk Uys show, When in Doubt, Say Darling will have two seasons in KwaZulu-Natal: at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg on October 30-31 and again on November 6 and 7 and at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on Durban’s UKZN Campus, on November 1- 4 and again on November 8-11. Sometimes politics repeats itself, not only taking history and turning it into farce, but taking farce and turning into the fake news which is now called entertainment. PieterDirk Uys is sorting out 40 years of distress, disguise and disgust: from apartheid to tripartite, from amandla to Nkandla – and happily back to amandla. Booking through Computicket for Durban and webtickets for Pietermaritzburg.