Markets
Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market: (today) Fun and safe family outing in the country from 6.30am to 12.30pm. Fresh produce, crafts, ready-made foods, decor items, furniture, pet products, outdoor goods, nursery and jewellery. Call 031 777 4686.
Musgrave Market: (today) Under the trees at Berea Park for food, music and stalls selling arts and crafts, clothing, accessories, confectionery, baked goods, books, toys, plants, good quality second-hand items and more. From 9am to 2pm.
Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) Family-friendly market under the mango trees at Golden Hours School from 10am to 2pm. Live music and food stalls. Call Lyn at 083 262 3693.
Rotary Uvongo Flea Market: (today and tomorrow) Stalls offering crafts, toys, beadwork, wire work, clothing and food every Saturday, 8.30am to 1pm and Sunday, 9am to 2pm. Call Brian at 082 829 0059.
uMhlanga Farmers Market: Autumn Drive, Prestondale, every Wednesday from 8am to noon. Call Ethel at 060 303 3957.
Scarborough Fair: Featuring vintage, retro and upcycled antiques and collectables, art, food and music at the Macnut Farm, Assagay, on March 20. Call Hannah at 074 603 0000.
uMhlanga Antiques Fair: An array of antiques, vintage and collectables at prices to suit all pockets. uMhlanga Centre, March 20 from 9am to 2pm. Call Rod at 084 548 0366.
Shows
Barnyard Theatre: (today and tomorrow) Nite Fever takes in the ’ 70s and some of the greatest music of our time. Until May 22. Tickets at barnyardtheatre.co.za.
Rhumbelow, Durban: (today and tomorrow) Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday stars saxophonist Andrew Young with multi-instrumentalist Paul Williams in a nostalgic look at the Motown era. March 12 at 7pm, March 13 at 6.30pm. Tickets R200 from Computicket or call 082 499 8636 or email [email protected].
Rhumbelow, Durban: (tomorrow) Single showing of Mama Mia! – The Movie. Dress up for fun and sing along to your favourite Abba songs. Starts at 2pm. Tickets R 100 from Computicket or call 082 499 8636 or email [email protected].
Rhumbelow, Pietermaritzburg: (tomorrow) The Reals bring you Rock Guitar Legends II paying tribute to some of the greatest guitarists of all time at 2pm. Tickets R180 from Computicket or call 082 499 8636 or email [email protected].
Seabrooke’s Theatre: (today and tomorrow) Go Big! starring Aaron Mcilroy and Lisa Bobbert. Today at 7pm, tomorrow at 3pm. Tickets R180 at Webtickets.
St Clements, Berea: Durban-born actor, director and theatre personality Maurice Podbrey is the special guest at the monthly Monday at St Clements gathering, performing his one-man show, The Kid Who Did it for Nothing. March 14 March at 6pm. Tickets a minimum donation of R50 must be prebooked at 031 202 2511.
Playhouse Loft: Free Fall is part action drama, part ghost story. March 17 to 19 at 7.30pm. Tickets R50 from Webtickets.
Playhouse Loft: Xova, written and directed by Joseph Komani, is an award-winning play about a young woman having to raise a child without the father. March 23 to 27 at 7pm. Tickets R150 from Webtickets.
Durban Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre: KickstArt’s Charlotte’s Web returns this holiday season with the original cast. March 26 to April 3 at 2.30pm, with shows at 11am on Saturdays and on April 3. Bring your own picnic. Tickets R150, children under12 and pensioners R120 from Webtickets.
Pringle Theatre, Pietermaritzburg: Umalusi Arts is poetry infused with theatre, music, motivation and comedy. March 26 from 11am. Tickets R200 from Webtickets.
Comedy
Backstage@266: After two years of lockdown, Mark Banks blazes back with a booster shot of an all-new comedy variant, Mask About Face. March 16 to 17 at 7.30pm. Tickets R200 on Quicket.
Gateway Hotel: Jokers Corner features Simphiwe Shembe and his funniest of friends. March 26 at 8pm. Tickets R200 from Webtickets.
Music
Playhouse Opera: The final concert in the KZNPO Summer Season on March 17 features conductor Daniel Boico conducting an all-Beethoven programme with acclaimed Russian/Israeli pianist Ilya Friedberg. Starts 7pm. Tickets from Quicket.
Durban Jewish Centre: Friends of Music hosts Dr Andrew Warburton in his 40th anniversary concert playing Bach, Scarlatti and Mozart. March 20 at 3pm. Tickets R120 (members) R140 (non-members) from Bernice at 083 253 7935 or Keith at 071 505 1021.
Kings Park Outer Fields: Fact Durban Rocks picnic on March 20 from 11am features international DJ/producer Hyenah plus artists like DJ Tira, Zakes Bantwini and Big NUZ. Until 11pm. Tickets R350 general or from R950 VIP from Webtickets.
40 Alan Paton Avenue, Pietermaritzburg: Love and soul session with smooth sounds from Sentle Lehoko. March 19 at 2pm. Tickets R100 from Webtickets.
UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music: Trumpeter Feya Faku brings his two new albums to audiences, joined by Bokani Dyer (piano), Shane Cooper (bass), Riley Giandhari (drums) and Leon Sharnick (alto sax). March 25 at 6.30pm. Tickets R60 from Quicket.
JR’s Braai House, Glenwood: Turbulence & Tydal Kamau from Jamaica perform live, backed by KZN reggae artists. March 26 from noon. Tickets R100 to R300 from Webtickets.
Durban Station rooftop: The uYangilwela uBaba tour features gospel star Lungelo Hlongwane launching his EP by the same name. He is joined by Icebo LIngevinjwa, Nothando Ndlovu and Syamphakamisa Shabalala. March 26 from 3pm. Tickets R260 from Webtickets.
Robsons Brewery: House of Apollo brings Gqom vs Amapiano with Stanky, DJ Wobbly, Omagoqa, Sphe Juicy, Ipolo and Banz, Whitesoul, DJ Yaya, and Fundiswa Makhanya, hosted by Thando M. March 26 from 4pm. Tickets R100 to R350 from Webtickets.
Playhouse Opera: Musician and cultural figure Thandiswa Mazwai in A Letter to Azania, a sonic exploration of the utopian idea of Azania. March 26 at 7pm. Tickets R275 to R550 from Webtickets.
Angels Way Farm. Eston: The New Seaweed Festival features three days of top music in the country from April 1 to 3. Tickets from Quicket for the entire festival or per day. See https://www.facebook.com/CWeedFests/.
Art
KZNSA Gallery: (today and tomorrow) Fishers’ Tales is an arts-based storytelling project that collects the tales fishers tell about their ocean adventures. Until April 3.
Durban Art Gallery: Andrea Walters’ exhibition #OverMyDeadBody honours women killed by their partners. Until end of May. Revelations, the power of documentary photography, an exhibition by Cedric Nunn and Samora Chapman. Until March 21.
The Green Gallery: (today) A new selection of paintings by artists Shirley Brandon, Sue Whitmore, Lauren Dely, Nicole Pletts, Hilary Grant-Currie and Nic Human. Flanders Mall, Mount Edgecombe. Call 031 502 2757.
The Gallery, Ballito: (today) The SA Artist 2022 Landscape Award is an exhibition of all the finalists’ work. Until March 21. Call 072 245 8691.
Tamasa Gallery: (today) Exhibition by Hendrik Stroebel titled Interweave. Until March 25. Call 031 207 1223
Outdoors
Amblers Hiking Club: (tomorrow) At 2pm hike Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park to Centre Falls and beyond. Beer and pizza after at Café Umfula. Entrance R35. Call David at 072 615 0559.
Cycle Club: Meet every Tuesday at the Mini Town car park on North Beach at 9am for a cycle on the promenade. Call Ian at 083 675 2125.
Mountain Biking Rides: Every Saturday at 6am meeting at Dura Cycles in Uvongo. Call Siya Mpofana at 039 315 7359.
Events
Denis Hurley Centre: UKUSA, the UKZN community music project, offers free guitar classes for beginners from 9.30 to 11am. If you have a guitar, bring it; if not, come along anyway. No need to book.
UKZN Centre for Creative Arts: More than 100 writers have been assembled for the Time of the Writer festival online from March 14 to 21. The festival is live-streamed at www.facebook.com/timeofthewriter or www.youtube.com/centreforcreativearts
Litchi Orchard, Salt Rock: Orchard Uncorked, the inaugural festival of wine, a picnic-styled event with complementary wine from some of SA's finest estates. April 2 from noon to 6pm. Tickets: R300 from Webtickets include a festival glass and unlimited wine.
Umgeni Steam Railway: Enjoy a vintage train ride through the Valley of a 1 000 Hills on March 27, leaving Kloof Station at 8.30am and 12.30pm for Inchanga. Visit the Inchanga Railway Museum, Thomas & Friends in the Modeller’s Shed and the Inchanga Market which sells a selection of food. Booking essential at http://umgenisteamrailway.com/. Also on Easter weekend, April 16 to 17.
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