THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY
Strand: SUNSET BOOKS on Beach Road has become quite the community hub, especially for seniors. Every Thursday transforms into Pensioner’s Day, creating a warm social atmosphere where the over-sixties can enjoy a slice of cake and cappuccino for just R59 while stocks last. The Thursday routine includes morning art therapy sessions from 10:00 to 12:00, where participants engage in relaxing doodling processes that make everyone feel like an artist. These sessions require bringing your own materials but offer free entry and a peaceful creative outlet. Later in the afternoon, the knitting circle gathers from 13:30 to 14:30, working together on meaningful projects like blankets and prostheses for breast cancer survivors. The organisers provide all necessary materials to anyone who wants to contribute while enjoying social connection.
VRYDAG 27 FEBRUARIE
Stellenbosch: Die Wits-trio, bestaande uit Malcolm Nay (klavier), Zanta Hofmery (viool) en Susan Mouton (tjello) is om 19:00 op die verhoog van die ENDLER-SAAL in War and Peace. In dié emosioneel gelaaide program, wat deel vorm van die Endler-konsertreeks, word twee ikoniese werke uitvoer, Beethoven se “Archduke”, wat dikwels met ideale van vryheid en hoop verbind word, en Shostakovich se Klaviertrio No. 2, ‘n skroeiende reaksie op die verwoesting van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog. Kaartjiepryse beloop R170 (algemene toegang), R130 (pensioentrekkers) en R50 (studente). Universiteit Stellenbosch-studente met ‘n studente- kaart geniet gratis toegang. Bespreek jou plek aanlyn deur Webtickets.
SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Somerset West: The COUNTRY CRAFT MARKET is a genuine craft market offering a wide assortment of quality handmade arts and crafts, with the added bonus of the crafter himself selling his crafts. It will be open from 09:00 to 14:00 at Southey’s Vines, 186 Main Road. There is a variety of food on offer, with the opportunity to relax in the shade with music. Plenty of safe parking is available off Dummer Street. The market is pet-friendly, with pooches on leashes welcome. For more information, contact Lesley on 083 590 9197 or info@countrycraftmarket.org.
WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH
Somerset West: Gordon Forbes (pictured), a former construction project manager turned adventurer with an extraordinary athletic career spanning marathons, iron man competitions, and travel to fifty countries, will share his remarkable Everest Base Camp experience at the UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) HELDERBERG meeting at 10:00. The event takes place at the Dutch Reformed church Helderberg, where this inspiring speaker will recount his successful trek to Mount Everest’s base camp in April 2024. Members attend free, visitors pay R20 at the door. For enquiries, call Denise Fourie on 072 211 1173.
DONDERDAG 5 MAART
Strand: ‘n Inspirerende skrywersgesprek vind by SUNSET BOOKS plaas waar twee romanse-skrywers uit verskillende generasies byeenkom om oor “Konneksies” te gesels. Die gevestigde Pretoria-skrywer Francine Beaton, met meer as 50 gepubliseerde boeke, deel die verhoog met die opkomende romanse-skrywer Stephanie du Toit, wat reeds vinnig ‘n indruk in die genre maak. Die gesprek fokus op daardie onsigbare drade wat mense, stories en emosies aan mekaar bind, en hoe verhoudings boeke vorm en verdiep. Die skrywers verken waarom romanse nie net oor liefde gaan nie, maar oor gevoel, ontsnapping, rou emosie en die menswees agter elke hartklop. Lesers, skrywers en boekliefhebbers word uitgenooi om die gratis geleentheid by te woon waar hulle vrae kan vra, stories kan vier, en selfs boekpryse kan wen. Vir navrae, skakel 078 801 8218.
WOENSDAG 11 MAART
Strand: STRAND-BUURTWAG se jaarvergadering vind om 18:30 in die Strand-buurtwagsaal by Masonicstraat 3 plaas. Die agenda sluit in ‘n oorsig van 2025, finansies, verkiesing van bestuurslede en algemene sake. Tans is daar twee vakante poste in die bestuur, naamlik onder-voorsitter en intel-bestuurslid, waarvoor nominasies verwelkom word. Nominasievorms vir beide vakante en huidige poste kan verkry word by die saal op Donderdag 26 Februarie om 18:00, of by Carl Gersbach by 083 635 2114. Alle nominasies moet ingedien word teen Vrydag 6 Maart. Die gemeenskap word hartlik uitgenooi om die jaarlikse AGM by te woon en deel te neem aan hierdie belangrike geleentheid waar die organisasie se voortgang hersien word en nuwe leierskap verkies word.
