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NEWS and ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC James Blunt Botanic Gardens 26 May Tickets R300 Call 083 915 8000 Josh Groban Greyville Racecourse 16 March Call: 0861 121 333 Live Jazz Centre for Jazz University of KwaZulu-Natal Every Wednesday Call: 031 260 3385 Jazz on the Deck BAT Centre Every Sunday Call: 031 332 0451 Roly Struckmeyer & Friends Rouge, Umhlanga Every Friday Call: 031 561 5346 Maskandi music City Hall steps Every Wednesday at 1pm Call: 031 312 1236 Siphokazi Sibaya 20 March Tickets: R265 Call: 031 580 5555 Remembering Kenya Howard College Theatre 10 March Call: 031 573 1818 Graham Lea-cox Howard College Theatre 12 March Call: 031 573 1818 Karin Bengmark Howard College Theatre 17 March Call: 031 573 1818 Filip Kormuth Howard College Theatre 19 March Call: 031 573 1818 Sweet Concept UKZN 12 March Call: 031 260 3385 Darius Brubeck and UKZN Rolling Reunion Band UKZN 12 March Call: 031 260 3385 Live entertainment by Murphy (Music Unlimited) Chandlers Every Friday Merseyside Pub &Tavern, Every Saturday Tapas, Spanish theme restaurant Every Sunday Call: 084 060 9078 DANCE, THEATRE AND COMEDY Natural Woman Barnyard Theatre Until 9 March Tickets R40 – R100 Call: 031 566 3045 The Very Weathered Girls The Rhubelow Theatre 9, 15, 16 March Ticket: R70 Call: 031 205 7602 Dance de Elegance 2008 Portuguese Club 8 March Ticket: R30 for adults and R15 for children under 13 Your Momma Don’t Dance But Your Daddy Can Rock ‘’n Roll The Barnyard Theatre 11 March to 20 April Call: 031 561 4151 Beauty and the BEE 2008 Sneddon Theatre 31 March to 21 April Tickets: R60 – R80 De Compleat Hstry of Dbn Without the Boring Bits Catalina Theatre Until 15 March Tickets: R30 – R75 Call: 031 305 6889 VISUAL ART Toon Age Moments KZNSA GALLERY Until 30 March Call: 031 277 1703 Cream KZNSA GALLERY Until 30 March Call: 031 277 1703 Forward artSPACE durban Until 8 March Call: 031 312 0793 KZN Schools Exhibition Durban Art Gallery Until 30 March Call: 031 311 2264 Then and Now Durban Art Gallery Until 23 March Call: 031 311 2264 Little Travellers Durban Art Gallery Until 30 March Call: 031 311 2264 Solo Exhibition By Anton Benzon Crouse Art Gallery KZN Call: 031 312 2315 Art exhibitions for charity The Village Green, Umhlanga Every Sunday Call: 031 337 0208 Matthew William’s Breaking Bounds Photographic exhibition Le Domaine 11 March Ticket: R70 Call: 031 716 8000 Art Amongst the Roses Off the Wall Gallery, Heritage Market Every Sunday Call: 031 765 7606 OTHERS Mr, Miss and Junior Miss uShaka Marine World Entries close 14 March Semi-finals: 29 March Gala finals: 12 April Call: 031 301 2777 Miss Suncoast Pageant 20 March Call: 083 658 6953 NWJ Bridal Fair Durban Exhibition Centre Until 9 March Call: 031 202 4571 11th Time of the Writer Centre for Creative Arts University of KwaZulu-Natal 25 – 30 March Call: 031 260 2506 Auditions for The Rocky Horror Show Barnyard Theatre 10 March Call: 031 561 4151 ❏ Compiled by Premilla Hariganesh. To have your event included in the Durban Diary, e-mail [email protected] or fax 031 306 4603. DURBAN DIARY: Your guide to entertainment in the city Page 6 7 March 2008 MULTI-PLATINUM: Singer Josh Groban will be performing at the Greyville Racecourse on 16 March. Tickets range from R210 to R460 FEATHERED FRIEND: From the Toon Age Moments Exhibition, opening at the KZNSA on 11 March SAMANTHA MOODLEY SOME of the world’s best young footballers will be in Durban in July when the city hosts the One Nation Cup. The six-day competition for under-15s is set to take place at George Campbell Tech- nical School, with more than 12 teams competing, in- cluding Germany, Turkey, Japan, China, Reunion, Mali and Zimbabwe. The tournament is seen by some as a useful measure of the city’s readiness for the 2010 World Cup. Project Manager Teddi Adams said the Cup, which was initiated in 2006 by the city of Bremen, Germany, promotes the ‘One World’ concept, of a game that transcends boundaries of language, gender, religions and culture. South Africa won the inau- gural event. Adams said: “The Cup pro- vides an opportunity for people from around the world to experience South African culture. It allows for international and local schools to link up, it builds friendship, it will pave the way for 2010, and gives Durban a chance to show off the new Moses Mabhida stadium.” For details, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] or visit www.durban.gov.za . JOE MAJOLA TWENTY-FOUR musicians and singers have been selected from hundreds who attended a recent talent search at Cato Manor’s Um- khumbane community hall. They will receive training in music theory and practice, under the guidance of George and Debbie Mari of the Stem Project. The one-year training programme starts on 13 March. It is part of the City’s Cato Manor Area Based Manage- ment project to help mus- icians earn a living. Gospel singer Ruth Thipe, 36, was delighted with the auditions. “People should use their talent and the project will take kids off the streets and fight crime,” she said. The project is still looking to recruit 11 more instru- mentalists, and interested musicians from Cato Manor should call Nathi Zondi on 031 261 6640 or 082 930 4811. [email protected] Durbs to host top tourney NUMBER ONE: The South African team that in 2006 won the inaugural One Nation Cup for under-15 footballers Picture: SIYABONGA MSIMANG SAMANTHA MOODLEY and ROMITA HANUMAN THE review process of the City’s planning document, the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is set to come to a close this month, culminating in the multi- stakeholder forum, “Big Mama Seven” on 15 March. The IDP is the muni- cipality’s five-year plan, which drives strategies for the City’s budgets and perfor- mance management systems to realise its 2020 vision. It contains eight plans, which prioritise development issues, including responding to important challenges such as poverty, economic growth, access to services and skills development. The document is reviewed every year to ensure its core values are relevant and response is given to identified development priorities. This process began in November 2007 with work- shops to determine what areas to change in the revised version. Update In February this year, councillors met to consider the document and look at ways to improve its content and update plans before taking it to ward committees and other key stakeholders. The ward committee review process is now complete and stakeholders will be meeting next week to look at what should be done before the IDP for 2008/2009 is revised and adopted in June. Sharm Maharaj, co-ordi- nator of the event in Whet- stone, Phoenix, said: “The IDP needs to determine what the community needs, not only what officials think. They should all work together in this regard. People were positive and it is good to see they were enthusiastic that improved community involvement in planning is going to take place. “Many priorities were high- lighted from the workshop. Among these were basic services, electricity and housing. “People are looking forward to sessions where feedback would be given. It is the start of a good process,” said Maharaj. [email protected] It’s time for IDP Big Mama Seven Talent search
