What’s on in your area

OCTOBER

NEW 27 WRAP like a pro! With only nine weeks left to Christmas, this may be an excellent opportunity to hone in on your gift-wrapping skills.

A four-hour fun-filled workshop to be hosted by Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services will equip you with practical skills and ideas to unleash your creative side and have you wrapping like a pro. Join the Art Of Gift Wrapping Workshop with Annelise Boot on October 27 from 9am to 1pm at The Charity Shop, Stats Building, Fore Street, New Redruth, Alberton. Cost is R340 per person (includes refreshments). Pay on the day. Booking essential. Contact Brenda 083 289 0380 or email: brenda@steppingstonehospice.co.za

27 CELEBRATE with Glenvista Renaissance Retirement Village for their 30th birthday on October 27 from 10am to 4pm at the village. Join in the fun and laughter, browse through the flea market stalls selling biltong, dry wors, jewellery, needlework and more. Enjoy all the good food like boerewors rolls, hamburgers, potjiekos, pancakes in the tea garden and sit back and relax to the sounds of live entertainment. Visit the white elephant table with goodies made by the residents. You can also take part in the 1km fun walk at only R10 per entry for non-residents. For more information contact Martie Craig 083 702 1427 or 011 682 3344.

27 SKITTER 2018 is ’n meisieskonferensie wat by LewenSentrum op 27 Oktober vanaf 8vm tot 1.30nm gehou gaan word. Sprekers soos Clarice Pieterse, Suna Robberts, Dr Therina Mol, Lindi Delport en Jaunita Velts gaan tydens die dag meisies toespreek oor ‘Hoe skitter ons regtig tot ons ware Godgegewe potensiaal as meisies?’ Meisies van die ouderdomme 10 tot 18 jaar word uitgenooi na die spogfunksie. Kaartjies kos R20 en meisies word gevra om naellak (cutex) saam te bring. Kaartjies word by die kerkkantoor vanaf 8.30vm tot 4nm weekliks verkoop asook by die deure. Daar sal ook ’n gelukkige kaartjietrekking gedoen word. Vir meer inligting skakel Lewensentrum op 011 867 7244. Kom ontdek hoe om werklik te skitter. Clarice Pieterse is een van die sprekers by die konferensie. (Foto krediet: Voelgoed)

NEW 27 STUDIO 55 dance studio will hold their October Showcase on October 27 at 10.30am at Glenview Primary School. Come and support the dancers with their annual dance showcase. It will be an event for young and old. Tickets will be sold at the door only. For more information on this, contact Michaila Hepburn on 082 219 8365.

28 BIG Top Rock is the biggest, most entertaining and daring show ever produced by The Barnyard Theatres and Stepping Stone Hospice and Care Services. They are giving you the opportunity to experience this show first-hand at The Barnyard Theatre Emperors Palace on October 28 to Stepping Stone Hospice as part of the hospice’s on-going fund-raising. A rock concert to remember featuring live music, aerial acts, funky dance routines and an electrical atmosphere awaits you at only R170 per ticket. You will be taken on a musical journey with music from Def Leppard, ACDC, Kings of Leon, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elvis Presley, Pink, Elton John and Michael Jackson and also get to experience a variety of acts that include pole, acrobatics, silk, trapeze and lyra. Doors open at 12.30pm. Show starts at 2pm. You are welcome to bring your own food (no beverages). A cash bar will be available. Kindly contact Michelle Varner, michelle@steppingstonehospice.co.za or Marietjie Tame, marietjie@steppingstonehospice.co.za to book your tickets.

29 DIE bakkers van die Pannekoekden bak weer op 29 Oktober en belangstellendes moet hulle bestellings op 25 Oktober plaas. Van pannekoeke tot vetkoeke word gebak by die Alberton Aftree-Oord en pryse wissel van R4 tot R25. Die volgende bakdae is op 12 November en 26 November. Maak seker alle bestellings word op die Donderdag voor die Maandag geplaas. Vir meer inligting of om pryse uit te vind, skakel Lynette by 079 523 5437 of stuur ’n epos na cathy@arvb.co.za

NEW 31 ANYONE interested in gym for young at heart seniors, come and join us on Monday and Wednesday morning from 8am till 9am at the Alberton Service Centre, 33 Louis Trichard Street Alberton Central. For more information phone Lucy at 072 4181682.

NOVEMBER

1 ALBERTON SPCA is holding its annual golf day on November 1 with a shotgun start at noon. The event will take place at the Reading Country Club and registrations will open at 10am. The cost of a four-ball is R2 000 and hole sponsorship is R1 200. The four-ball includes a light dinner. The SPCA welcomes any sponsors for the day. All sponsors and prize-givers will receive recognition of their support through their various media channels. For further information please contact Alberton SPCA on 011 907 1568 or email fundraising@spcaalberton.org.za.

2 PREPARE yourself for Punk Goes Pop 2 – ’80s Edition on November 2 at Sundowners. We’re teaming up with Made For Broadway and Held On Till May to bring you the most epic series of shows that will happen this year with 50 per cent originals, 50 per cent pop punk covers of your favourite ’80s hits! Pure guilty pleasure. Line Up: 8.30pm – Held On Till May, 9.30pm – Made For Broadway and 10.30pm – CrashCarBurn. Contact 082 255 5823 for more information

3 LAZY Daisy Stitchers invite you to an embroidery exhibition on November 3 from 9am to 4pm at Marist Brothers, Diedricks Avenue, Linmeyer. Entrance of R30 includes parking, tea or coffee and eats. All proceeds will be donated to charity. Come and see a beautiful display of Ukrainian needlework. For more information contact 072 861 4276.

3 BRACKENDOWNS SAPS reservists are hosting a car wash every Saturday to raise much-needed funds. The car wash takes place at Brackendowns SAPS, 88 Lethaba Street, Brackendowns, from 8am to 4pm. Funds raised will go towards equipment and resources in order for the reservists to assist members of the public. No card facilities at this point and cash payments only, please. A car wash will cost you only R80 and donations towards the reservists’ cause is most welcome should you not need your car to be washed.

3 DO you have the best “pot” recipe? Then make sure that you enter the potjiekos competition to be hosted on November 3 at the Reformed Church Johannesburg South in Victoria Street, Oakdene. Entry fee is R200. A plate goes for R50. All the proceeds will go towards community outreach programmes. There will also be lots of prizes to be won. Contact Leandi van de Merwe on 082 857 3863 for more information.

NEW 4 MEN Who Care will be hosted by Cansa East Rand on November 4 at 8am to 3pm at Rietvlei Zoo Farm. This is the second annual Men’s Health fun walk and run. This project is to help raise funds for Cansa and also to make people aware. Tickets cost R80 which includes a water bottle or bag. For more information contact 011 869 5644.

7 JOIN Lifeline for a dinner and dance over an inspirational talk by Zelda la Grange who served for 19 years as a presidential aide. The dance will be hosted at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club at 6pm on November 7. Tickets sell at R550 per person or R5 000 for a table of 10 and all proceeds will go towards Lifeline. Dress code is smart. For bookings or more information please contact Gary 083 449 3040 or email lifelinegary@gmail.com or Dawn 082 926 3817 or email dawncollard1962@gmail.com

8 SA MILITARY History Society, Johannesburg branch will meet again on November 8 at the auditorium of the Museum of Military History, Erlswold Way, Saxonwold (next to the Zoo) at 8pm. The first event will be Rupert Broole, Poetic Icon of World War I by Marjorie Dean with the main lecture The End(s) of the First World War in Africa by Anne Samson. The society holds meetings with lectures on the second Thursday of each month, at which a wide variety of topics of military historical interest are discussed. Wives are welcome to come along with their husbands. Visitors are charged R30 per person, which includes tea or coffee after the lecture. For more information, call the SA National Museum of Military History 011 646 5513, or e-mail scribe@samilitaryhistory.org.

9 PUBNITERS promises you an evening out with music from the legends like Abba, Beach Boys, Elvis and many more. A night with the legends is a fund-raising event for Ekurhuleni LifeLine and will be hosted at Summerfields Primary School, Rolls Royce Street, Impala Park on November 9 at 6.30am for 7am. Tickets sell at R100 per person – please note no u-18s allowed. For more information and bookings contact Celia 076 105 2820 or email celia.amdur@gmail.com

10 NG KERK Brackendal hou vanjaar hul kermis motorskou op 10 November en verwag meer as 150 voertuie vir die ‘show and shine’ met veteraan en nuwer voertuie. Albertonners word hartlik uitgenooi na hierdie kuierdag. Manne om na daardie motors te kom kyk, dames om te snuffel tussen al die mooi goed wat daar gaan wees, kinders om lekker te kom speel en almal om te kom smul aan die beste kermiskos ooit. Dit word by NG Brackendal, Vaal Straat 54, Brackendowns vanaf 8vm tot 2nm gehou. Skoumotors toegang in Vaal Straat en publieke parkering en toegang in Lindastraat, Brackendowns (straat agter die kerk). Kontak gerus ngbrackendal@telkomsa.net of sonblig@gmail.com vir meer besonderhede.

24 THIS is one car show bringing you everything you love about cars and motorcycles with high-end vehicles, street and hot rods and a touch of the classics – make sure you make your way to Hoërskool Dinamika on November 24. The day is hosted by the Brackendowns police reservists to raise much-needed funds to equip them to effectively protect and serve the community. The day also offers a children’s play area with jumping castles and a variety of games as well as food and drink stalls. There is also a raffle and tickets will be sold at the gate. An entrance fee of R50 per person will be charged and children under 12 enter free of charge. Stalls are available at R150 and trailers at R300. Book now. For more information and bookings contact Chris 081 015 3888 or Ashley 084 786 1982.

NEW 25 JOBURG Ice Cream Run, which is hosted by The Ice Cream Fun Fest SA, will take place on November 25 at 10am to 4pm at Rietvlei Zoo Farm. Everyone is invited to this day filled with loads of outdoor activities and fun. The Ice Cream Fun Fest SA is a community platform that celebrates the power of food to bring people together. Their events showcase different ice creams. For more information send an email to admin@icecreamrun.co.za *Photo: Taste

DECEMBER

1 WHAT comes to mind when you think of endless entertainment options, gorgeous people, drinks a flow and the grandest horse racing event of the year? Well, two things … the holiday season and of course, The G-BETS Gauteng Summer Cup (Joburg’s oldest and largest horse-racing event). With massive prize money to be won, a gorgeous setup alongside the historic Turffontein Racecourse, a host of entertainment options to look forward to and, of course, tons of betting opportunities, you won’t want to miss out. Dress in your summer best and be sure to be seen at the sexiest event of the season. Tickets are available from R75 per person. Remember to diarise December 1 and make sure you don’t miss out. Turffontein Racecourse is situated at 14 Turf Club Street, Johannesburg. Details: https://gautengsummercup.co.za

7 CHRISTMAS Market at Sha-Mani Lodge, 30 Doncaster Rd, New Market, Alberton for December 7 to December 9. This promises to be a spectacular weekend event running into the night with delicious food from various stalls, more than 80 craft and market stalls, gift-wrapping station in support of Irwin Animal Rescue Centre, kids’ activities throughout market hours with Olaf, Anna and Elsa is visiting on Saturday – come play in the snow with them, jumping castle, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, free dance mouse class (Saturday) and free playball session (Saturday). Christmas lights will be on in the gardens in the evenings with music entertainment on the Friday evening and Carols by Candlelight on the Saturday evening. Market is open Friday from 1pm to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 9pm and Sunday from 9am to 3pm. Entry fee is R20 per person with children under the age of 7 enter free. Visit www.facebook.com/albertonchristmascraftmarket for more information.

8 RAWSON Properties will host a family fun day at Jackson Dam on December 8 to raise funds for various initiatives around Alberton. There will be a craft market, food stalls, dog shows, a DJ, a magician, Santa Claus and his elf, a fitness gym and a jumping castle for the children, an auction and “Habib’s Boxing Hand Pad Expo”. Entrance is free, or you can book a table for R150. Please bring along any unwanted items that can benefit the less fortunate. Donations and funds raised will go towards the Help Empower the Less Fortunate (Help) Forum, Alberton SPCA, Alberton Child Welfare, Animal Protection Network (APN) and the Community Policing Forum (CPF). For more information, or to book a table, please call Chantelle on 078 492 5216.

REGULARS

THE Art Farm is open seven days a week and offers a restaurant, coffee shop, gallery, craft yard, pottery wine tasting, homebrew craft beer and craft yard every Saturday. For more information or bookings contact 079 208 8716 or bookings@the-artfarm.co.za Plot 56, Klipriver Road, R550, Alewynspoort.

ARE you interested in playing darts? If so join other players from Joburg South at the Kibler Park Recreation Centre in Peggy Vera Street on a Thursday evening for a fun-filled evening. Men and women of all ages are welcome to join. The club is also trying to build a junior side, so bring your young ones with you. Play starts at 8pm until 11pm. Even if you just want to come and feel the vibe you are more than welcome. For more information contact Bradley 071 648 8008.

DO you want to become a Freemason? It’s great fun, it’s enjoyable and it offers great satisfaction. They meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 7.30pm. Freemasonry is not a religion or a secret society but a society of good, true men with high ethical standards and morals. Friendship and trust are highly valued. Contact Bill on 083 377 9919 or email teleland@worldonline.co.za

SUNDAY guided walks take place every fourth Sunday at 8am through the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve. The cost is R20 per person. Meet at the entrance precinct, Peggy Vera Road. Bookings: leabrash@kolisa.co.za

WANT to play your favourite Star Wars character or Marvel hero? Join us on Saturdays from 10am to 5pm to play a demo game of Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures or Marvel Dice Masters at 33 Chrissie Street, Brackenhurst. Contact Adrian on 082 820 6995.

QUIZ Nights SA will host quiz nights every Thursday from 7pm at the Kraal at the Thaba Eco Hotel. The average quiz lasts about two hours and can be played in teams of four to six players. Thaba also presents the Kraal quiz promotion which allows you to buy any meal for R100 and get a free drink.

COUNTRY Crafters is looking for new crafters. Contact Connie on 084 010 0500 or Jenny on 084 610 1733 or email countrycraftmarket@tiscali.co.za

CHURCH services are held at the Abundant Life Family Church in the Lido Hotel Chapel every Sunday at 9am on the corner of the R554 and the R82 Old Johannesburg Road, Eikenhof (enter from Shell garage at the Lido Hotel Chapel).

WRITERS’ Group meets every third Saturday of the month from 2pm to 4pm at Mayberry Park. Contact Denise on 082 082 0875.

FARMERS’ Crafter Market with crafts, fresh produce, woodwork, mosaics, décor and much more is held every Saturday from 9am to noon at The Art Farm, Plot 56, Klipriver Road, R550, Alewynspoort. Contact Tanet on 079 208 8716.

RIETVLEI Boeremark. Come and join in every first Saturday of the month from 7am to noon at the Rietvlei Lifestyle Centre, Swartkoppies Road (between Alberton and Liefde en Vrede). For stall bookings contact Anelia on 079 199 8641.

ALBERTON Voortrekkers vergader elke Maandag tussen 4nm en 5nm agter die Stallion vulstasie, Ringpad-Oos, Alberton. Kontak Riana by 083 767 6327 om deel van hierdie groep te word.

ALBERTON Sports Shooting Club. Every Saturday is club day and you’re invited to join other members for a day of shooting. Contact 082 959 9310.

HEADWAY Support Group. The support group is for people with brain injuries and their families. Headway also runs an activity day-care centre. Contact June or Ann on 011 442 5733.

BRANDPUNT Kameraklub. Kom geniet elke eerste Dinsdag van die maand ons kameraklubaand. Dit word om 7.15nm in die Alberton Biblioteek gehou en word in Afrikaans en Engels aangebied. Kontak Theo Landman by 011 898 1357 of 082 462 1682.

BORDUURWERK en laslappies. Wou u nog altyd dit probeer het? Kom geniet die tydjie saam met vriende. Kontak Jeanette by 011 902 6997.

ALBERTON Volkspelegroep kom weekliks vir ’n lekker tiekiedraai bymekaar. Almal, insluitend ouers en kinders, is welkom. Kontak 084 787 9999.

RIETVLEI Parkrun is a 5km walk/run every Saturday at 8am, and it’s free. All ages are welcome. Dogs on leads are also welcome. Register on www.parkrun.co.za and download your barcode.

HAPPY Hobblers is a social hiking group for active over 50-year-olds at the Rietvlei Zoo Farm. Stay for coffee afterwards and make some new friends. Contact Harry on 082 414 4469.

VISIT the Southern Suburbs Camera Club. The club meets every second Thursday of the month at Russel James & Co Inc, 21 The Broads Street, Mulbarton, at 6.30pm for 7pm. Contact Bob on 083 994 3092.

REDWING Craft Market brings you all things new. A wide variety of stalls, tasty treats and something to drink. Visit them at Redwing Nursery, Second Avenue from 9am to 2pm every second Saturday of the month. Contact Elsabé on 079 757 7912 to book your stall.

SUPPORT Paws in Motion on the corner of Du Plessis Road and Second Avenue on Saturdays between 10am and 1pm when they sell boerewors rolls at R25 each. Funds raised go towards their pet rescue fund, which helps sick and injured strays.

TOUGH Love Alberton Support Group offers support for families being torn apart by unacceptable behaviour (drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, verbal or physical abuse) on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm. Contact John on 072 341 5455 or Debbie on 082 330 1378.

WALKERVILLE Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday from 9am to 3pm. They have pony rides, face painting, a free honesty library and more, in addition to their usual extensive range of home-made cakes, jams, handmade mosaics, home accessories, pet accessories, plants, fresh vegetables and honey.

Delicious meals are available from their various food court outlets, as well as credit card facilities, free entrance and free parking. The market is at 112 Main Street, Walkerville (on the R82 between Southgate and Vereeniging, just off the four-way stop in Walkerville). Email info@wfmarket.co.za

CALLING all older folk to join the Probus Club of Alberton.Come and make new friends, have fun and support one another. Membership is R50 per year. Afrikaans-speaking members are also welcome. Contact Ken on 083 276 2351, Karin on 082 512 2569 or Amy on 082 800 9074.

DIE Afrikaanse Toastmasters kom elke tweede en vierde Donderdag van die maand om 7nm by die NG Kerk op die hoek van Jan Meyer- en Bassonstrate in South Crest bymekaar. Kontak Adri Rothmann by 072 686 3549.

WOULD you like to play contract bridge in a congenial environment? Mondeor Bridge Club meets every Thursday at 7.15pm in the community hall of the Glenzicht Retirement Village on the corner of East and Victoria streets, Linmeyer. While some experience is useful, you do not have to be an Omar Sharif. Contact Anne du Plessis on 011 682 2368 or 083 252 1882 or Wim van Gils on 011 907 5094 or 082 952 7459.

A STEP-PARENT support group meets on the first and third Saturday of every month from 9am to 11am at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4 FH Odendaal Street, Germiston. Contact Alice Swanepoel on 082 541 1667.

PANORAMA Flea Market. Come and take a look at the new stores opening up at the flea market over the next few weeks. The market is situated just off Kliprivier Drive in Mulbarton and is the busiest flea market in the South with almost 400 stalls. Open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

DEALING with the death of a child? Circle of Compassion is a support group for families dealing with this situation. It is a very difficult, long and lonely process for families. You can start the healing process. Contact Madeleine on 076 318 4244.

VEK Lofdal, Vyfdelaan 55, Alberton-Noord, se dienste vind Sondae om 9vm plaas. Kontak Raymond en Christa Ambrose by 011 740 6172 of 084 235 0288.

BINGO is played on Thursdays at 10am at the Crown Gardens Recreation Centre. Contact Audrey on 011 680 3774.

CHRISTIAN Book Club meets every first Saturday of the month at 1.30pm at Shatopia, 56 Hennie Alberts Street, Brackenhurst, Alberton. Please bring a book with your refreshments and money for tea, etc. Contact 079 072 5424.

TOUGHLOVE South Africa, a non-profit organisation, runs a group to support families in the Lenasia community. The meetings are held every Saturday from 9.30am to 11.30am at Thames House, 10 Corobrick Road, Lenasia.