Test potjie skills or party at Bucs

Shave, spray, donate

GET your hair shaved, sprayed and donated! The annual Cansa shavathon is back this Friday at Beacon Bay Country Club at 5pm. Bring the whole family. Adults pay R50, and R25 for kids under 12. Contact the club on bbccadmin@eln.co.za or call (042)748-3566 for more information.

Party at Bucs 

CATCH Black Friday at Buccaneers in East London this Friday for a night of indulgence, great music and live acts. The theme is All Black. Tickets are R80 and R120.

Ready, set, race

THE Survive the Race event is happening this Saturday at the Caddy Shack just outside East London from 11am. One car, six people and 12 challenges. Start and finish at Python Park, at R450 a team. All money raised goes straight to Cansa. E-mail: patrickschwulst@gmail.com for more information.

‘Kiss and Tell’

THE cabaret ‘Kiss and Tell’ is showing at the Arts Theatre, Paterson Street, Arcadia, East London, every evening until Saturday. Guests can bring their own picnic basket and enjoy melodies from a seasoned production team (Amanda Bothma, Kerry Hiles and Vicky Luff) from 7.30pm each evening. Go to the Arts Theatre Facebook page to see how you can make a booking to benefit your favourite charity.

Test your potjie skills

LIONS Club of Cambridge will be having a potjiekos competition and open day at McClelland Adult Centre on Saturday. Entrance fee is R50 per pot. Enjoy the live sounds of Willie Marais & Vriende. Fires will be ready at 9am, and lunch will be served at 12 noon. Contact Lizette de Lange-Peach on (043)741-1193 for entry forms.

Bridal nostalgia

HOTEL Osner, in conjunction with East London Animal Welfare presents the first annual Bridal Nostalgia High Tea at the hotel from 12pm this Saturday. Take a walk down memory lane and revel in moments passed. Contact 084-701-7044 for more information.

Music awards

THE long-anticipated Eastern Cape Music Awards are taking place this Saturday at the Abbotsford Christian Centre from 7pm. The show will feature the likes of Nathi, Ntando, Yves, Berita, Mashava, Betusile and Khanyisa. Tickets cost R190 and are available from Computicket.

Casper goes live

SOUTH African comedian Casper de Vries will be live at The Venue at Hemingways in East London this Saturday at 8pm. Join him for an evening of endless laughter as he brings his latest show Alive & Vrolik. Visit: www.hemingways.co.za to book your ticket. Tickets from R120 a person.

Merrifield Mile

THE 15th Merrifield Mile at Wriggleswade Dam near Stutterheim is on this Sunday from 11am. This open water swimming event is in an idyllic setting – a wonderful place for an outing for the whole family. Entry forms available at Sportsmans Warehouse, Cycle HQ and Merrifield Prep School and College or enter online at: www.merrifieldmile.co.za.

Coming soon

lMUSIC lovers, don’t miss Amanda Black live at Orient Theatre on Friday, March 3, from 6pm. Tickets are R120 a person. Visit Computicket at: www.computicket.com for bookings.

lTHE HA! Man show will be at the Arts Theatre from 7.30pm on March 3. Entrance is R90. Contact (043)743-0704 for more information.

lTHE Gonubie Round Table Red Race will be at the East London Grand Prix Circuit on March 4. Contact Nico: 076-793-9905 or Mark: 060-483-2535 for more information.

lThe Royal Moscow Ballet is at the Guild Theatre from 7pm on Monday, March 13. The ballet will perform an enchanting programme as a tribute to the great Russian composers, Sergei Rachmaninov (Paginini And All By Myself) Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty) and Aleksander Borodin (Polovtsian Dance). Tickets: R200 - R300, book at Computicket.

lFNB Regional Wine Show returns to The Venue at Hemingways, East London on March 30 and 31. Tickets R170 per night.

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