What’s on...
Knysna Garden Club
The club meets on Wednesday 30 October at 09:45 for 10:00 at Bright Berries farm on the Barrington road. The farm has been rebuilt and replanted after being destroyed in the 2017 fires. Bring chair, hat, walking shoes and refreshments. Visitors welcome. Directions: phone 044 387 1966.
Coast trace fossils talk
On Thursday 31 October, Knysna U3A will have Dr Charles Helm do a presentation on the highlights of his trace fossil discoveries of the past decade along the Southern Cape's coast at Brenton community hall at 10:00. These discoveries include evidence of hominin activity such as 90 000-year-old footprints on the coast near Knysna. A portion of the talk will be devoted to sites along the Breton stretch of coastline. Helm is a research associate with the African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, NMU. He has made numerous fossil discoveries, and led the creation of the Tumbler Ridge Unesco Global Geopark in 2014. Doors open 09:30 for refreshments served. Members R5, visitors R10, all welcome. Info: Judy Dixon 072 390 6667
Gardening @ Leisure
On Friday 1 November at 10:00, DP Ferreira will talk on "Gardening for the vase" at a lovely property in Bibby's Hoek. Directions: Take Rheenendal road off the N2, follow for 14km. At Tottie's Country
Store on left, take next right onto Bibby's Hoek road. Follow 1.5km until you boom for Goudveld, turn right and proceed to last property on left, with a small gate and sign "Woodcutters Forest Cottages". Visitors welcome at R20. Bring chair, hat, mug & money for raffle. We will be serving Liqui Fruits and water, plus our normal eats.
Tree Society outing
The Dendrological (Tree) Society Outeniqua visits Diepwalle Forest Station in the Knysna forest on Sunday 3 November at 10:00. There will be an introduction talk by ex-forrester Georg vd Bussche, a visit to the forest museum and the indigenous tree arboretum, followed by a short walk along the Elephant Walk. Afterwards a BYO picnic at Velbroeks Draai with a short walk to the Big Tree. Visitors welcome at R20. Directions: on the N2, take the Uniondale turn-off (R339 about 6km east of Knysna), drive about 18km to King Edward Big Tree on left – entry to forest station almost directly opposite. Info: Georg 082 415 4321
Musical Gifts
The Knysna Singers concert Musical Gifts will take place on Sunday 3 November at 15:00 in St George's Church Hall. Tickets R75 at the door or from choir members. Proceeds donated to Knysna Animal Welfare Society (Kaws).
Beautiful Rebellion concerts
In the first of their Beautiful Rebellion concert series, maestros Martin Wolfaardt and David Leadbetter intend to take the listener into a musical world illuminated by melody, rhythm and, of course, plenty of improvisation, at Stofpad Playhouse, Sunday 10 November, 17:00. Tickets R100. Book at 060 715 3607 /playon@candiceludick.com / Quicket
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KDF AGM
All welcome at the Knysna Disaster Fund AGM (NPO. 225-178) on Tuesday 26 November, 14:30 at Child Welfare office, Waterfront Drive. Info: Jill 074 474 8368 Saturday Market every Saturday morning offers food, art and craft and more, on the N2 midway between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
Find it online!
For a comprehensive listing of what to enjoy in the Greater Knysna and Plettenberg Bay area, go to the Knysna Tourism website on www.visitknysna.co.za/things-to-do. Plett Tourism’s Daily Diary and Calendar of Events are also updated on a daily basis on www.plett-tourism.co.za/do/event and www.plett-tourism.co.za/do/daily-diary.
Also visit www.n2rs.com/knysna for a wealth of information, including a monthly diary of events as well as activities in our area.