It’s Hanepoot Harvest time at Lourensford Wine Estate! Enjoy family time-out sessions while munching on the sweetest Hanepoot bites at the grape picking to be held at the Somerset West estate on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February. Bring the whole family, scissors and a container or bag, and pick all the Hanepoot you can carry!
Somerset West: The U3A Palaeontology Group meets in the activity room at Heritage Manor in Hazelden Drive at 14:00. Presenter Andreas Groenewald, freelance environmental educator, field and nature guide, will be covering the aftermath of the Alaskan
Puss in Boots The Pantomime is on at The Playhouse Theatre in Somerset West, both this month and next (December). Jack the miller’s son uses his last shilling to buy his cat some boots and, suddenly, he has the most fabulous talking cat! And with Puss to help him, just about anything is possible, even defeating the fearsome Ogre Grimgrab and marrying the Princess! Expect plenty of song, laughter and audience participation – and some very dangerous Killer Rabbits!
Helderberg Village Music Society hosts a classical concert by Viviamo per l’Arte– We Live for Art (comprising trio Albie van Schalkwyk, Nerina von Mayer and Pamela Wijnberg) at Talani Terrace, Helderberg Village, on Sunday 22 October at 16:00. The concert’s theme, “Beautiful Music inspired by Legend and Fantasy”, features the classical works of Bach, Ravel, De Bussy, Bizet and Clarke, performed by the inspiringly wonderful ensemble consisting of piano (Albie van Schalkwyk), two flutes (Nerina von Mayer and Pamela Wijnberg), piccolo and gong.
The Friends of Somerset Library will host a violin recital by François Voges, retired music teacher of Beaumont Primary School, in the Somerset West Library hall on Saturday 21 October from 11:00 to 12:00. He will be joined by an accompanist. Entrance is free. His will be the second recital hosted by Voges and the Friends, the previous one being a great success.