October 7 to 30
Donate old or broken electronic and electrical items such as monitors, keyboards, computers or household appliances. Items can be dropped off at the recycling centre, Lakeside Mall, Entrance Five, 7am until 4pm (Mondays to Saturdays) and 7am until 1pm on Sundays (Beaulieu Maré beaulieu@eram.co.za)
October 7 to 23
Protea Stage Productions presents a comedy play “Who opened the curtains?” Fee charged, no under 13s, Tom Newby School, Airfield, Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30pm and 2.30pm on Sundays (Margaret Todd 011 420 2883 or Michael Brownhill 082 877 5832)
October 8
Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum) show, variety of colours available, free entrance, Imbali Nursery, 27 Pretoria Road, Petit, 9am until 4pm (Rita Booysens 083 659 7651)
•Benoni Christian Men’s Fellowship Breakfast, guest speaker Chris Hart, entrance fee charged, Benoni Central Methodist Church, 26 Cranbourne Avenue, 7.30am (church office 011 845 2953)
•Pug Rescue fund-raiser for animal welfare and awareness of animal sterilisation, theme “Pug Olympics”, prizes for best dressed person, child, couple dog (doesn’t have to be a pug), 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings, noon until 4pm (Dee van Enter 084 777 7999)
•All Souls Church car boot and book sale, 42 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 8am until 1pm (Betty Chard 082 455 6752)
•Startime Players Barn Dance, entrance fee charged, prizes for best dressed, line dancing, build-a-burger dinner, Benoni Northerns Hall, Brodigan Street, Northmead, 7pm until 11pm (Alice Davies 072 120 2479)
•Fashion Show in aid of The Almond Tree Baby Home, entrance fee charged, Chickita’s Fashion Boutique, corner Second Street and Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 2.30pm until 4.30pm (Grace van Zyl 083 333 7766)
•Low Tea fund-raiser in aid of Couture Educational Foundation, fee charged, back and shoulder massage, live entertainment, Norton Home Estates, Auret Road, Brentwood Park, 10am until 2pm (Fiona Smith 082 784 3891)
October 15
Rynpark Open Garden Day, entrance fee charged, tea garden, children’s activities, marimba and pipe band, Rynpark Four, Five, Six and Seven, entry through Rynpark Four and Five, Parker Street, Rynfield, 10am until 4.30pm (Glenda Hewitt 082 579 7180)
•Diabetic Support Group meeting, corner Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 6pm (Louise Choate 082 783 4792)
October 17
Hospice East Rand annual general meeting (AGM), open to the public, 218 Kemston Avenue, Western Extension, 8am (Hospice office 011 422 1531)
October 30
Benoni Art Route, lovely artworks by various artists will be on display. Visit www.benoniartroute.co.za to view the map, or collect one at any store (Elaine Marx 084 581 6340)
GENERAL
October 10
Telefriend Ministries, Practical Tools for Ministry course, Maranatha Community Church, corner Dann Road and Veld Street, Kempton Park, 7pm (Jenny Smit 011 391 2222 or 082 552 7538)
October 23
Hospice East Rand trip to Ian von Memerty’s Keyboard Killers. Fee charged for ticket and transport, Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, depart from 218 Kemston Avenue, Western Extension, noon (Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288 or laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za)
November 5
•Dutch Market, Dutch and other stalls, kids entertainment, Oranjehof, 57 Ascalona Street, Bonaero Park, Kempton Park, 8.30am until 2pm (Martha Jansma 071 642 9456 or 011 973 3019)
Reunion of Hoërskool JG Strijdom, corner Philip and Valda streets, Townsview, Johannesburg, 11 am (Louisa Kruis 082 447 1571)
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