What's on in CX

KNYSNA NEWS - What is happening in and around Knysna in the next while?

Park it at the market

Knysna: The Friday Market at Knysna Montessori School in Kanonkop Street, 16:00 - 20:00. Supervised parking, seating and shelter, bonfires and live music, a quality craft selection, a bar and an amazing choice of locally produced food to be enjoyed on the premises or at home.

Sedgefield: Wild Oats Community farmers' market every Saturday morning (an award-winning market with over 60 stalls of the finest local farm produce, home bakes, plants and flowers, outdoor breakfast and live music), Scarab Craft Village and Mosaic Market, all in close proximity along the N2.

Plettenberg Bay: Harkerville Saturday Market every Saturday morning offers food, art and craft and more, on the N2 midway between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.

Time in nature

Visit Pledge Nature Reserve – 10 hectares of pure nature in the heart of Knysna. Open every day from 07:00 to 18:00. Entry off Main Road between Postnet and Steers. Dogs on leashes welcome. Ticket sales at Knysna Tourism, Polvo Coffee and Wayside Inn. For yearly/monthly tickets, call the manager on 083 629 9201.

Steenbok Nature Reserve, Leisure Isle, Knysna (all year). Dog friendly. Info: Knysna Tourism 044 382 5510

Networking Wednesdays

• The Knysna Networking group comes together for two Wednesdays every month, with like-minded business individuals meeting to network. For more information, contact Gudrun Cox on 072 699 4174.

LIVE MUSIC CIRCUIT

Under the covers

• The weekend will kick off early at Surf Cafe Plett, where Pride and Joy will be serenading patrons tonight, Thursday 24 June. They will be followed by Dave Dale on Friday 25 June, Julian Wenntertainment on Saturday 26 June, with Driftwinds rounding out the weekend on Sunday 27 June. All acts will be on stage from 19:00 onwards.

• As part of their usual weekly line-ups, Tapas will be featuring Tigger on stage tomorrow, Friday 25 June, from 18:30 up to 21:30. Meanwhile, Drydock will be hosting Brighitte on Saturday 26 June from 13:00 to 16:00.

• At Blend Country Restaurant, local singer Shaza will be putting on a show from 18:00 to 21:00 on Friday 25 June and Stretch will be performing on Sunday 27 June.

Shaza

Original offerings

• Mel's Place will be alive in two weeks' time when they welcome SA music legend Jak de Priester to Keurbooms for a show on Friday 9 July.

• This Friday, 25 June, Muse Fusion Food will be welcoming the musical stylings of 16-year veteran of the South African music industry, Wiam Otto, for an evening filled with foot-stomping bluegrass, country and folk sounds, with one or two Afrikaans covers thrown into the mix.Wiam Otto