More Events to attend in November

Oh boy, November is still jam packed with fun things to do, so if you are run­ning out of ideas to keep your­self enter­tained this month then why not take a look at what you can still look for­ward to?

The Western Cape cer­tainly has been busy this month and it doesn’t seem to be slow­ing down as there is still plenty to keep you occu­pied. I know the weather hasn’t been that fant­astic this week, but why not dust off your run­ning (in my case walk­ing) shoes and take part in the Global Diabetes Run / Walk on Saturday 14 November 2009.

Take part in either the 5km or 10km option and you can decide if you’d like to run it or walk it, either way is fine. Did you know that approx­im­ately 1 in 5 people in South Africa who are over the age of 35 years have type 2 dia­betes and more than half of them are not even aware of this? By tak­ing part in this event you will be pro­mot­ing aware­ness about these shock­ing stat­ist­ics. You will also be able to have your blood pres­sure and gluc­ose checked out.

Get down to the Moullie Point Light House in Green Point before 08h30 (start time) and don’t for­get to bring your entry fee money (R30 for adults, R20 for chil­dren). Also avail­able are fam­ily rates and dis­counts for DSA (Diabetes South Africa) mem­bers. If you need some more inform­a­tion con­tact DSA on +27 (0)21 425‑4440.

The Cape Town Spoken Word Festival takes place from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 November at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch and will be a first for Cape Town (the Jozi Spoken Word Festival took place earlier this year). If you are inter­ested in any form of spoken word then you should make your way to a seat in this theatre because you will be able to hear and see everything from storytelling, per­form­ance poetry and more with inter­est­ing beat box sounds provid­ing some of the soundtrack to these pieces. Enjoy per­form­ances from Durban based Ewok, vocal­ist Brandon Florus and Reggae artist Teba. For more inform­a­tion you can tele­phone the Baxter Theatre on +27 (0)21 685‑7880.

For some­thing a little dif­fer­ent why don’t you take your fam­ily and friends Apricot Picking at De Krans? The sea­son starts from 26 November until 6 December 2009, be warned it is closed on Sundays. However on all other days of the week bring your own con­tainer and pick your own apricots, mmm deli­cious ... and while you are there (Wednesday to Saturday) why not enjoy a barbe­que for lunch? (Please note it is essen­tial to book).

De Krans Wine Cellar is situ­ated along the upper reaches of the pic­tur­esque Gamka River Valley near Calitzdorp with a his­tory dat­ing back to 1890. If you’d like some more inform­a­tion about these activ­it­ies or about the wine at De Krans please con­tact Hannacke Fourie or Helet Viljoen on +27 (0)44 213‑3314 / 364.

In Gauteng throw on your most gor­geous pair of heels on Saturday 28 November 2009, no not for a night out with your girl friends, but for either a 4km or 16km walk aimed to raise aware­ness about viol­ence and abuse that hap­pens to women and chil­dren. Registration for Sister with Blisters (see pre­vi­ous art­icle) starts from 06h30 at the Campus in Bryanston. However if you don’t own a pair of heels, don’t be dis­cour­aged as you are also most wel­come to take part. If you’d like some more inform­a­tion then please tele­phone +27 (0)11 807‑3596.

In pre­par­a­tion for the Midmar Mile which takes place in February in KwaZulu Natal, Theunissen in the Free State hosts the Erfenis Dam Mile which is a qual­i­fier for the Midmar Mile Event. This swim­ming, moun­tain bik­ing and run­ning event takes place at the Erfenis Dam (which is known for its clean water).

Some of the events tak­ing place are a full stand­ard x-terra (triath­lon with TSA rules); a team triath­lon;  80km, 40km and 20km moun­tain bike race; 10km off road run in nature reserve;  1.5km swim­ming (Midmar Mile 2010 qual­i­fy­ing) and a 3km swim. As you can see there is some­thing for every sports enthu­si­ast here. For more inform­a­tion please tele­phone +27 (0)57 733‑0164 only between 08h00 and 13h00 please.

As you can see there is still plenty hap­pen­ing in November to get you into gear (and in shape) for the fest­ive season!

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