What’s on: community diary 27 August – 7 September

28 August: Ron Smerczak will talk about extraordinary vegetable growing and cooking, at the Horticultural Society meeting at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Garden, Olifants Road, Emmarentia, 9.30am. Phone 082-951-1432.

28 August: Join fitness classes at the Parkhurst Recreation Centre, corner of 5th Avenue and 13th Street, 6.15pm. All ages welcome. Phone 011-678-0559, 082-735-2595.

28 August: The Greenside Toastmasters Club meets at the Bones Room, Pirates Sports Club, Braeside Road, Greenside, 7pm. Phone 083-513-4985.

31 August: The Craigpark Village Market takes place at the Wesleyan Church, 4 Norfolk Avenue, Craighall Park, from 8.30am.

31 August: The Reea Bookshop will run the Bookworm Café at the bookshop, corner of Marlborough and Richmond avenues, Craighall Park, from 9.30am until 12.30pm. Phone 083-2520-0625.

1 September: Jazz on the Lake takes place at Zoo Lake, Lower Park Drive, Parkwood, from 11am.

7 September: Find out more about cubs and scouting at the 1st Rosebank Scouts open day at the scout hall, corner of Bolton and Blanford Roads, Parkwood, 10am until 3pm. Phone 011-440-9999.

7 September: Commemorate the 69th anniversary of the historic Warsaw Flights with a service at the Katyn Memorial, James and Ethel Gray Park, Birdhaven, at 11am. The service will be followed by a reception at the military history museum, Erlswold Way, Saxonwold. Phone 011-440-4184.