What's on... in Knysna

KNYSNA NEWS - All the local info to keep you up to date with what is happening in your area:

Museums

• The Motorcycle Room museum, Thesen Isle, Knysna (daily). Info: 082 414 5167 / www.themotorcycleroom.co.za

• San Ambrosio Church museum in the Gouna Forest, Knysna (daily). Info: 044 382 9762 or info@visitknysna.co.za

• Forest Legend Museum & Café, Diepwalle, Knysna (daily). Info: 044 382 9762

• Millwood House museum, Knysna (Mon-Sat). Info: 044 302 6320

• Holy Trinity church, Belvidere, Knysna (daily). Info: 044 382 1293

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

Park it at the market

• Knysna: The Friday Market at Knysna ontessori 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 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.

Networking Wednesdays

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

Neon Dreams

LIVE MUSIC CIRCUIT

Under the covers

• The weekend will kick off early at Surf Cafe Plett, who have a line-up filled to the brim this week. Pride and Joy will be serenading patrons tonight, Thursday 6 May, from 19:00 up to 21:00. Renegade will follow on 7 May from 19:30 with Mr Ian on 8 May on show from the same time, and DriftWinds will wrap it up on 9 May from 19:00 onwards.

• As part of their usual weekly line-ups, Tapas will be featuring Cloud 9 tomorrow Friday, 7 May, with the show on from 18:30 to 21:30. Meanwhile, Drydock will be hosting Tanya Storm on Saturday 8 May from 13:00 to 16:00.

• For Mother's Day on Sunday 9 May, Mel's Place will welcome music from HardtLand duo Mynhardt Krüger and Andrew Nezar. They will be honouring the most important people of our lives, our mothers, with their show Mother of Honour with songs from Queen to Il Divo. They will be performing from 13:00 to 16:00.

Original offerings

• Following a star-studded Easter season, event organisers Better Live will be welcoming a huge name in music in a couple of weeks.

This time around it will be in the form of award-winning Canadian alt-pop duo Neon Dreams featuring Levi Rowan. They will be stopping in Knysna as part of their tour right across the country that will see them visit many a city, but only one coastal town. This show will happen at Blend Country Restaurant on Friday 7 May, with Neon Dreams set to perform in Knysna for the first time.

HardtLand duo Mynhardt Krüger and Andrew Nezar.