WHAT’S ON
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THURSDAY
La Pentola Food & Wine Pairing Join Chef Shane Sauvage and Neethlingshof Wines for a delectable four-course dinner expertly paired with four wines. Booking is essential at R350 pp. Call 028 313 1685. La Pentola, Marine Drive, Hermanus | from 18:30
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FRIDAY
Wine Down Friday Celebrate that TGIF feeling at The Wine Glass at the end of a busy week! Enjoy the vibe and get two for the price of one on selected wines, beers and nibbles. Book via www.thewineglass.guru or call 082 082 0007. The Wine Glass, 2 Harbour Rd, Hermanus | 16:00 – 18:00 Bottomless Bubbles Fridays Start the weekend in style at the iconic Marine Hotel with bottomless bubbles from L’Ormarins and chef’s welcome canapés at R200 pp, every Friday. Booking is essential on 028 313 1000 or bookings@themarine. co.za. The Marine | 17:00 – 19:00 Bottomless Coffee Band Book your tickets now to enjoy a live performance by this popular band at your favourite seafront restaurant. Limited tickets at R150 pp. Call 028 312 2800. Burgundy Restaurant | 19:00
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SATURDAY
MyRyde Put your skills to the test over an exciting course including various terrains, from gravel roads to grass and sand. MyRyde is not only an event for young riders from the age of 8 years across all ability levels, but for the whole family. Bonus: If you enter for a race category, you can also join the social race as a family at no additional cost. Coaching will be available before the first race kicks off, for anyone interested. There
will also be face painting, boerewors rolls, coffee and snacks on sale. Register at www.myryde.life. Curro Hermanus, Sandbaai | registration from 07:00 (first race starts at 08:00) Hermanus Country Market A favourite among the locals. Young, old, two-legged and four-legged family members are all welcome. You’ll find wholesome goodies, home-made crafts, local produce, beers and wine, speciality foods, coffee and live music. Next to Hermanus Cricket Field | 09:00 – 13:00 Stanford Saturday Morning Market Come and sample the artisanal delights on display, from home-made sheep and goats’ cheeses to woodfired ciabattas, pastries and pies, farmfresh vegetables, free-range eggs, flowers, preserves and deli delights (including gluten-free, wheat-free and vegan goodies) to tantalise your taste buds! #Nomasksnoservice. Stanford Hotel Stoep | 09:00 – 12:00 Gansbaai Farmers’ Market Specialising in fresh produce, homebaked foods, and crafts. Come and enjoy entertainment and refreshments at this popular kuierplek. For enquiries, contact 028 384 1439 or doulene@gansbaaitourism.co.za Kapokblom Street, opposite Gansbaai Tourism | 09:00 – 13:00 Lomond Harvest Festival Enjoy live music and a picnic next to the dam on this picturesque wine farm near Gansbaai. (No entrance fee but book your picnic spot to avoid disappointment.) For more serious wine lovers there will be a Masterclass Wine Tasting presented by the winemaker in the Milkwood Forest at R250 pp (incl. a harvest table) on Sat and Sun. The theme on Sat is Soil & Sauvignon and on Sun it’s the Art of Blending. Booking is essential. Contact info@lomond.co.za or WhatsApp 082 908 0099. Lomond Wine Farm | 10:00 – 16:00 (Sat & Sun)
Craft Beer & Bratwurst Celebration Enjoy an afternoon of good vibes in The Courtyard with local craft beers, delicious bratwurst, live music, wine and cocktails. The Wine Glass’s full menu will also be available. Call 082 082 0007 to book. The Wine Glass, 2 Harbour Rd, Hermanus | 13:00 – 18:00 Gansbaai Coastal Cleanup Everyone is welcome at Gansbaai Tourism’s first coastal cleanup of 2021. All bags, data sheets, pencils, gloves, etc. will be provided, but bring along something to drink to keep you hydrated. All Covid-19 protocols will be observed. To RSVP, contact Doulene on 082 841 1670 / 028 384 1439 or doulene@gansbaaitourism.co.za. Anyone with a bakkie willing to transport the collections and any companies or individuals who would like to sponsor these clean-up events should please also contact Doulene. Meet at Strandveld Museum | 13:00
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MONDAY
Human Rights Trail Run Celebrate your human right to run (or walk)! Choose between a 5km and 10km route (no loops) on this beautiful wine estate in the Bot River Valley. Everyone will be timed and receive a medal. Stay for breakfast afterwards and enjoy a free wine tasting (over 18s only). There will be prizes for the top three men and the top three women in both the short and the long routes, plus lucky draws and prizes for the best Instagram pictures of your run. Tickets are R120 per person. Enter at raceday.co.za or contact Japie Swanepoel on 082 4433 033. Wildekrans Wine Estate | 07:00 OnVerWag AGM All residents are welcome at the annual general meeting of the Onrus-Vermont Neighbourhood Watch. Please contact theowl@onverwag. org.za for more information. Dutch Reformed Church, Berg St, Onrus | 14:00
18 MAR - 4 APR 2021 Send your events to hedda@thevillagenews.co.za
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TUESDAY
What a Wonderful World! Whale Coast Conservation, Footprint Press and Hermanus FynArts invite you to the launch of Anina Lee’s book, What a wonderful world! and an exhibition of the book’s original illustrations. The book comprises essays by Anina about flora and fauna, all previously published in The Village NEWS, to raise funds for WCC’s chameleon rescue project. (To purchase the book and help save the chameleons you can also go directly to the publisher's website at footprintpress. co.za/product/what-a-wonderfulworld/) FynArts Gallery, The Courtyard | 17:30
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FRIDAY
What a Wonderful World! Whale Coast Conservation, Footprint Press and Hermanus FynArts invite you to the launch of Anina Lee’s book, What a wonderful world! and an exhibition of the book’s original illustrations. The book comprises essays by Anina about flora and fauna, all previously published in The Village NEWS, to raise funds for WCC’s chameleon rescue project. (To purchase the book and help save the chameleons you can also go directly to the publisher's website at footprintpress.co.za/product/what-a-wonderful-world/) FynArts Gallery, The Courtyard | 17:30
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egg hunt and pony rides for the little ones. Your entry includes the trail permit, timing and a medal. There will be prizes for each distance, male and female, as well as lucky draws. Online entries only at entryninja. com/events/76525-easter-festival. For enquiries, contact japie@interactiveconcepts.co.za or 082 4433 033. Honingklip Farm, R43 | from 07:00 (Fri – Sun)
FRIDAY
Easter Running Festival With single track sections, jeep track, some sand, some forest and lots of natural beauty, Honingklip farm is the ideal spot for a running festival over three days on Easter weekend. Join in the Friday Sunset Run or opt for one of 3 Trail Runs (6km, 15km & 25km) on Sat & Sun. There will be music, wine tasting, Betty’s Barista coffee, craft beer and the Co-unity food truck on site, as well as an Easter
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SUNDAY
Easter Sunday Cello & Piano Concert Overstrand Arts/Kunste (OAK) is proud to bring the Karlsruhe Concert Duo of cellist Reinhard Armleder and pianist Dagmar Hartmann to Hermanus. Originally scheduled for Feb 2020 but cancelled due to the pandemic, the Duo is at last able to travel from Germany and will play two concerts on Easter Sunday. They will present works by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Fauré, Rachmaninov and Gershwin. Limited seats are available. Tickets are R150 and reservations can be made by contacting OAK secretary René on renedup@telkomsa.net or 082 940 42387. All covid protocols will apply and patrons must please wear masks. Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus | 12:00 & 15:30 (two concerts)
