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DURBAN is bringing entertainment for everyone these next few days. From markets, musical concerts and a fun run, residents are spoilt for choice.

Browse upmarket lifestyle stalls

Born from humble thrift community roots, the Upper Highway Thrifted and Vintage Treasures Market has evolved to showcase extraordinary and upmarket lifestyle stalls.

Be part of a fun-filled day with DJ vibes on Saturday, June 21 from 09:00 to 14:00.

With more than 40 stalls, people can discover vintage treasures, antique valuations, preloved items from R20, handmade art, jewellery, decadent food stalls, and homemade treats.

Located just across Kloof Village Mall, the market offers spacious indoor and outdoor stalls, expansive sports grounds, and a lush environment. Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere, food stalls, visitor chill-out areas, safe parking, and hall facilities. This is a home from home market with a great vendor community.

Look out for the ‘What’s Your Treasure Worth?’ section and the Antiques and Vintage Valuation Roadshow.

Theatre welcomes film lovers

The Rhumbelow Theatre, home to cabarets, comedy and musical theatre, opens its doors every Wednesday for a smorgasbord of fabulous films from old vintage and classics to more modern and interesting films. The Rhumbelow Film Club is also screening the BBC Documentary, the War on Worlds monthly on a Tuesday.

Rhumbelow film lovers get together weekly. The film club is membership-based, with Cinephiles (lovers of movies) paying a subscription to join. This June, Roland Stansell, who runs the Rhumbelow, is inviting members and guests to bring a couple of friends along to experience the relaxed and affordable atmosphere. Membership is R300 for six months, with a WhatsApp group informing you of what’s on and what’s coming.

SASSA grant recipients can join the film club for free. Once you are a member, there will be no further charge to attend the movie nights.

The theatre is situated at 42 Cunningham Road, Umbilo. Food can be purchased at the venue. Limited secure parking available. Booking is essential. A bar is available and there is a tea/coffee station (no drinks may be brought onto the premises). Call 082 499 8636 or email roland@stansell.co.za or visit https://events.durbantheatre.com/ for details.

Music for trumpet and organ

A GLORIOUS winter morning concert of music for trumpet and organ will be performed at St Cyprian’s Church, 603 Umbilo Road on Sunday, June 22 at 11:00.
The music morning will feature Margrit Deppe on organ and Yosuke Matsui on trumpet. Three festive choral pieces will be performed – by Albinoni, Stephenson and Vierne. They are known for their deep lyricism and majestic triumphant sounds, which show off the many colours of the organ, and the emotional rousing qualities of the trumpet. Included in the programme will be short stand-alone hymns and praise and worship pieces for organ and trumpet.

Matsui is a Yamaha performing artist, and principal trumpet player with the KZN Philharmonic, who has served as principal trumpet of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra; Chiba Symphony Orchestra in Japan, and tutti trumpet in the Sydney Orchestra in Australia. He holds a master’s degree from Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. His expertise ranges across various types of trumpets.

Deppe on organ is the co-principal oboe and cor anglais at the KZN Philharmonic. She teaches piano at Clifton school and for 2023 was the church musician / Cantor at the Nauen Rathenow Church District in Germany. She studied Church music in Halle, Saxony Anhalt in Germany and did her BA honours at the University of KZN.

Tickets are R140/R100 concessions at Quicket in advance, or cash at the door. There is off road and guarded parking at the church. Tea and coffee will be served after the concert, and the Vicar’s Arms pub will be open.

Give the gift of music this Father’s Day month

There is still a chance to spoil your dad this month. Give him a gift of music with KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra’s two-concert 2025 Winter Symphony Season which runs in The Playhouse Opera on June 19 and 26, starting at 19:00.

Concert one on June 19 sees Daniel Boico conduct Andrei Gugnin (piano) in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the programme are Qinisela Sibisi: Heritage Overture and Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70. On June 26, the programme features KZN Youth Orchestra; Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole and Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’. Conrad van Alphen conducts and soloist is Andrey Baranov (violin).

Tickets through Quicket. For more information, call 031 369 9438, email bookings@kznphil.org.za or visit www.kznphil.org.za.

Run for paws

Come for paws, join the run, stay for the beers and socialise with your community at the DvH Beer Run on Saturday, June 21.

This is a fun day for a worthy cause with funds raised going towards Paw Prints Rescue and Rehoming, a non-profit organisation based in Botha’s Hill that specialises in the rehoming and rehabilitation of puppies.

Local businesses and Dykes van Heerden Attorneys have united to bring the community together while supporting the animal rescue organisation.

The family-orientated and festive event includes a 6km walk or run in the Kloof community that will start and finish at the Dykes van Heerden Attorneys office.

There will be beers / juice along the route, a kid zone at the home base, music and a Craneflower coffee stall. Early bird entries will receive a T-shirt.
Tickets cost R150 and are available via Quicket.

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