Here's a list of events that are happening in Durban from 28 July until 06 August 2017.
Tune Recreation Committee (TRC) Album Launch
Prominent local jazz outfit, the Tune Recreation Committee (TRC) will launch their new album, Voices of Our Vision, with a tour that takes in Durban’s Chairman Club tonight.The quintet comprises some of South Africa’s finest young musicians – Clement Benny on drums, Nicholas Williams on bass, Keenan Ahrends on guitar, Mandla Mlangeni on trumpet and Mark Fransman on alto saxophone, flute and accordion. The band's name is based on Mlangeni’s experience of living through the TRC. His grandmother testified how her son Bhekisizwe died when he opened a parcel that was a bomb.
Venues: The Chairman at 146 Mahatma Gandhi
Date: 28 July 2017
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R100
Pieter-Dirk Uys brings The Echo of a Noise
Master satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys brings The Echo of a Noise for two weeks. In this one-man memoir, Uys opens his heart and talks about his private and public life with stories that can evoke surprise, laughter and tears.
Venue: Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
Dates: 25 July 2017 - 06 August 2017
Tickets: R150, available at
Durban Ramblers Hiking Club
A moderate 12km hike of Beachwood Mangroves Swamps. Meet at the Pick’n Pay Hyper Durban North at 1.45pm, to leave at 2pm. Guided tour of the Beachwood Mangroves as well as a suburb walk to Virginia Circle and back.
Venue: Beachwood Mangroves Swamps
Dates: 29 July 2017
Time: 14:00
Price: R20
‘Notties Sunday Live’
‘Notties Sunday Live’ on August 6 features acoustic duo Qadasi & Maqhinga, ‘human jukebox’ Don Seagreen, as well as Luke Lovemore, a Top 7 finalist on this year’s The Voice SA.
Venue: Nottingham Road Hotel:
Time: 10:00
Dates: 06 August 2017
Price: R75, available at Quicket
Durban High School: A travelling exhibition, The Promise
Durban High School: A travelling exhibition, The Promise, showcases Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, in partnership with the Durban Holocaust Centre
Venue: Durban High School
Date: 08 June - 18 August 2017
Time: 08:30 – 16:00
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