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Updated: 8am GMT -- Thursday, 15 April, 2004
Ongoing Abatwa Rock Art Museum and outings, bookings Victor Biggs 0437820687.
Arts Unlimited: For all art enthusiasts at 6 Bell Road, Vincent, 0437263355.
Art videos: Ann Bryant Art Gallery every Wednesday, 1pm-2pm until the end of the year, 0437224044.
Birdlife Border: Bird watching club, day and weekend outings, Gertie or Ken Griffith 043 7352195.
Bonza Bay Super Slide: Daily 9am-5pm and weekends, 043 7483938.
Bridge Club: Every Wednesday evening from 7.15pm and every Saturday at 2pm at Berea Gardens, Meryl Mann 0437486 410.
Buffalo City Toastmasters Club: First and third Tuesday of every month at 6pm at the Border Technikon facility, Absa Stadium, Recreation Road, Arcadia.
Buffalo Flats Support Group: Meeting every Thursday evening from 7pm-8pm at Alphendale Clinic, Alphen Road, Barbara 0437434350.
Calgary Transport Museum: daily 9am-4pm, 0437307244.
Deep Sea Fishing: Saturday and Sunday, Gloria 0437352604.
Fishing: Two-to seven-day fishing safari, rock and surf, deep-sea trip included. Wild Coast hunting, fishing, horse trails and safaris, Clint 0438311087.
Fun science and rocketry workshops: At Experilab Vincent Park Shopping Centre every Saturday and school holidays, inquire at Experilab 0437262620.
GAMANON: Support group for family and friends of compulsive gamblers, meets every Thursday at 6.30pm at 263 Oxford St (Famsa), Carol 0437438277 or 0836455506.
Gonubie Orchid Society: meets first Sunday of month at Pioneer Nursery at 2.45pm, Tracy Moss 0437321394.
Horserides at Mkulu Kei: Kei Mouth, Morgan Bay and Wild Coast. Cheryl 0836327298 or 0438411525.
Horse-riding: at Glendale Trekking Centre, 0437385141.
Horse riding: Wild Coast Horse Trails - from 1 hour to 10 day rides to suit everyone. Call 082 567 0972 or 043-831 1087.
Inner Space Diving: Social scuba diving and snorkelling, David 0832806113.
Kei Mouth, American Painted Horse Beach and Game Rides: Judy 0824735599.
Khayalabantu Cultural Village: Xhosa culture, dancing, food, past Mooiplaas on right, 0438511011.
Kiddy Craft Classes: 10am- 12pm at Floradale every Saturday, bookings essential, Karen Ferreira 0437411891.
Learn to surf with Terry's Surf and Tackle 0834559290.
Marijuana Trail: Day trips to various areas in the legendary Unimog, Wild Coast, Double Drift Game Reserve, Morgan's Meander and canoe trips, 0826491919.
Mgwali Cultural Village: Near Amatola Mountains, Ncamiso Kotobe 0436832721.
Nahoon Mouth Bowling Club: Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1.45pm. Sundays at 9.15am.
Narcotics Anonymous: Support group run by recovering drug addicts for anyone with a genuine desire to stop using drugs, meetings every Tuesday at 40 King St, Southernwood at 6.30pm, 043 7222766.
Queen's Park Zoo: Daily 9am-4.30pm, with night walks in the zoo on request, 043 722 1171.
Rolypolys: Exotic curry evenings in Gonubie, 043 740 5540.
Round Table No 1: Smartie Train and four-wheeler bikes at EL Zoo.
Share A Pony: Pony rides, Main Road Gonubie, 0437321854.
Skateboard Park at Hemingways Casino, from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Sunday, Johno's Skate Shop 0437270195.
Strandloper Trail: Unique coastal hiking experience from Kei Mouth to Gonubie with overnight accommodation, 043 841 1046 or e-mail strandloper @net4u.co.za, website: http:// strandlopertrail@tripod.com
Summerpride Foods Pineapple Cannery: Factory tours Monday to Friday from 10.30am, Cleo Klaasen 0437311770.
Surfing Development Training at Nahoon Beachbreak every Saturday from 9am, Peter Venter 0834558126.
Umzi Wethu: African art and crafts, 0437433069.
Waterworld and Funpark: Weekends 10am to 5pm weather permitting 0437484265 or 0845138778.
Wildlife Curio and Gift Shop: 11 Chamberlain Road Berea, 0437270728.
Yacht Misky: Sailing trips, Ken Webb on 0839538899 or 0437352232.
Diary Dates
April 2, 4, 6: Limp Bizkit tour of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg 0839158000.
April 3: Tony Cox guitar workshop at 13 Arum Road Gonubie at 2pm, R200. Contact 0437401751. A live performance at 8pm at Old Boys Club, contact 0437351586. April 10-11: National Power Festival at the Grand Prix Track, Des 0837284163. April 10: Umbhiyoza Carnival at Morgan's Bay/Kei Mouth. May 27-30: The Coca-Cola East London Show, Theunis 0832819556.
Monday
9am: Queen Motor Spares National Inflatable Boat Championship long haul from Orient Beach. 4.30pm: South African Games opening ceremony at Absa Stadium (until Saturday). Sasol Scifest 2004, Grahamstown, 0466031106 (until tomorrow).
Tuesday
6.30pm: Drum circle at Hemingways Casino, all welcome, lessons R20 plus R20 for drum hire, contact 0836527932. 8pm: Robin Auld and Mark Sampson show at Old Boys Club, tickets R50 from Lee Gold Music on 0437351586
Thursday
5pm: Cancer Information Group meeting on radiotherapy and managing side-effects at GVI Oncology Unit, St Dominic's Hospital, Andrea 0437221222. 7.30pm: Melanie Lowe Live The Music national tour at the Guild Theatre, tickets R70 adults, R50 scholars, 0437430704.
Friday
8am: Black Watch Cruise Liner in EL Port, 0437484639. 9am-6pm: Border Orchid Autumn Show at the Courtney Latimer Hall EL Museum, R5pp, Gary 0832766970 (until Sunday). 9.30am-12.30pm: Stained Glass Course, learn to make lampshades at Faerie Fayre and Functions, R700, bookings 0437267444 (and April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 31). 8pm: Just Jazz Buffalo City Weekend Jazz Fever 2004 featuring Claude Gawe, Retsi Pule with guest artist The East London Clan Sound at Nolizwe Hall Zwelitsha King William's Town, R30.
Saturday
9am: NPA annual Port Festival 2004 at EL Harbour, 0437001200. 3pm: The East London Classical Players concert at the Nahoon Methodist Church: Christopher Summers 0437210450.
Sunday
8.45am: Wild Flower Club outing to Stutterheim, Mary 0836501349. 9am: NPA annual Port Festival 2004 at EL Harbour, 0437001200. 2pm: Just Jazz Buffalo City Weekend Jazz Fever 2004
* E-mail: samanthak@dispatch.co.za
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