Durban gig guide: fun things to do this weekend & next week
Here are some great events coming up in Durbs
MUSIC
Mrubata Hauser Project
Saxophonists McCoy Mrubata and Mark Hauser perform with a band of top South African musicians
When: Saturday, February 11, 7pm to 10pm
Where: Seaman's Corner Shisanyama, Unit 3, Hammarsdale. R30
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Twisted Valentine's: Holy Smokes & The Godforsaken Rollers
US blues music, with spaghetti western, country blues and bluegrass arrangements
When: Tuesday, February 14, 5pm until late
Where: S43 Home of That Brewing Co, 43 Station Drive. Free entrance.
FILM
Ciné Club: Chocolat
When: Monday, February 13, 6pm
Where: Alliance Française de Durban, 22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside. Free entrance. RSVP to afdbn@global.co.za or on 031-312-9582
Valentine's Open Air Cinema: 'Notting Hill'
Let Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts join you for an evening picnic with your beloved
When: Tuesday, February 14, 7pm
Where: Durban Botanic Gardens, John Zikhali Road. R40 to R95. Visit webtickets.co.za
LIFESTYLE
#Hashtag Bookstore opening and book launch
Durban's newest second-hand bookshop of mainly South African titles opens with a talk titled "100 years of the Padavatan Six - Africa's Greatest Civilian Rescue", with Legends of the Tide co-author Viroshen Chetty. A book signing will follow.
When: Saturday, February 11, 2pm
Where: Shannon Drive Shopping Centre, Reservoir Hills. Free entrance.
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Valentine's Day Adventure Train Trip
Take the train to the Shongweni Farmers' Market Music Festival or for a chilled day out to Scottsburgh with your loved one
When: Sunday, February 12, and again on February 18 and 19
Where: Durban to Shongweni and back or Durban to Scottsburgh and back. R200 to R880. Visit theholidayexpress.co.za
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Afternoon High Tea with the BWA
Take tea with business's movers and change-makers to share your ideas about what the Businesswomen's Association should add to its projects and initiatives
When: Friday, February 17, 4pm to 6.30pm
Where: Coastlands Hotel Umhlanga, 329 Umhlanga Rocks Drive. R150 to R195. Visit quicket.co.za
Royal Moscow Ballet
Scenes from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, The Prince Igor and a performance of the one-act ballet Paganini
When: March 11, 2pm and 7pm
Where: The Playhouse Opera Theatre, 29 Anton Lembede Street.
• This article was first published in The Times.