EL GUAPPO ENTERTAINMENT Still running at El Guappo at Blue Heights in Westville is the successful supper theatre show That'll B The Way. Every Monday and Wednesday evening, Michael Evans and Karen Campbell Gillies take audiences on a romp through the 50's and 60's, accompanied by Andrew Webster and Greg Fockens. There will be a special show at lunch-time on Secretaries Day, September 3. Michael Evans is also the creator of the new show at El Guappo which opens on September 24, Walk on the Wild Side, which features the same cast.Remember LM Radio - the rebel music station that transcended the airways from Mozambique to many homes in South Africa?

Walk on the Wild Side relives moments in history around the world interwoven with the unforgettable music that was the 60's. El Guappo is fully licensed and the food's pretty good, too! There is a set menu with a distinct Italian flavour and the cost of the evening, which includes the show, is R70 pp. Booking is essential on 267-0424.

IN MEMORIAM One of Durban's best-known pianists and personalities in the music world, Jack Dowle, died recently at the age of 85. He became a household name in Durban and was much involved in the local theatre world. For years he was music director for productions staged by Des Morley at the Lyric Theatre in Umbilo. A well-known and respected music teacher, Jack Dowle was noted for his variety concerts in the City Hall as well as for being class pianist for the then Napac Dance Company. He was often the resident pianist at the Grill Room of the Royal Hotel.

TATHAM FOR LUNCH? The Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritz-burg continues its series of free lunch-hour concerts in September with a recital by singer Stephanie Alexander accom-panied by Jean Kudernatsch on the piano on September 9 at 13h10. Details from 0331: 42-1804.

ELTON Extended yet again to September 21 - and this marks your very, VERY last chance to see it - is Elton, the power-charged tribute to pop legend in his own time, Elton John. The show, which is running in the Playhouse Cellar, has to close because the next production, Aladdin, moves in the week thereafter! The hugely successful Elton was devised by Eric Hutton, directed by Peter Court and choreographed by Sharon Braby with musical direction by Evan Roberts.

UND "HAPPY" HOUR The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of Natal holds concerts every Wednesday from 17h00: Sept 3: Claude Gawe with Imbizo; Sept 10: Sazi's Township Jazz Guitar, Sept 17: Luc Houtkamp (sax) and Gert-Jan Prins (percussion) from Holland. For more information, call Glynis on 260-3385. NEWS 15

GRAHAMSTOWN FIGURES The Grahamstown Foundation, organi-sers of the 1997 Standard Bank National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, have now done their arithmetic and come up with the results of this year's festival. Total tickets sold on the main pro-gramme were 53 255 representing a 17% decrease compared to the high sales recorded last year. Fringe tickets sold were 105 270, which represented 12% decrease. The Village Green Craft Market attendance figures were also down by about 30%. There's no denying that it costs a lot of money to `do' Grahamstown now either as participant or visitor and it seems that more people are opting for the smaller and highly popular festivals in their immediate areas. It would therefore make sense for theatre production companies and crafters with small budgets to try their shows out on these smaller festivals to raise enough money for the `main' one because Grahamstown still remains the premier arts event in South Africa. Although there were less people at this festival, it was generally agreed that it was the best event seen in the last 10 years. Some of the top shows can be seen at the Hilton Drama Festival (see back cover).

ARTS MANAGEMENT Safmarine, through its community involvement programme, has donated the full cost of R8 619 for the next arts management workshop co-ordinated by Siphiwo Lubambo to be held from September 5 to 7 at the Glenmore Pastoral Centre. The first workshop in this series was sponsored by Durban Arts and was con-sidered a `resounding success'. It is planned to hold these workshops on a regular basis and Siphiwo Lubambo and Durban Arts fundraiser Lindi Gross are busy preparing proposals.

JOCK LEYDEN Jock Leyden has become a household name in Durban through his distinctive newspaper cartoons in the Daily News. Internationally acclaimed for his works, Jock was born in Grangemouth, Scot-land, in 1908. He is now to be honoured by the people of his birthplace with an exhibition of his works to be held at the Calendar House Museum in Grange-mouth from September 6 to October 18. Jock has bowed to his advancing years and, unfortunately, will not be attending.

WOMEN'S ART The KZN department of education and culture is presenting the Woman's Day Visual Arts and Craft Exhibition at Technikon Natal Art Gallery. This varied exhibition features paintings, sculpture, ceramics and beadwork by women arts and crafters. It runs until September 8. Enter the Technikon campus via Gate No 2 in Mansfield Road.

DECORATIVE ARTS The Decorative Arts Society holds regular monthly talks at 12h00 in Mansfield Hall in Mansfield Road. The next talk will be held on September 30 at 12h00 when Michael Prior (Collectables & Collectable Books) will discuss The Collecting Passion, which deals with old and unusual aspects of collecting, especially books, jewellery, needlework, tools, etc. This talk will be repeated the following day, October 1, at 12h30 in Pieterma-ritzburg at the Royal Showgrounds. For details on how to join the society or to book for any of the above functions contact Lynette Pittaway on 86-5528.

TRUST BURSARIES Official application forms are now avai-lable for tertiary institutions wishing to apply for bursaries for their students from the Arts and Culture Trust of the President for 1998. Bursaries are not granted to individuals. Only applications from institutions will be considered. The Arts and Culture Trust of the President (ACT) was initiated by Nedcor Bank and Sun International as a major vehicle to provide sector funding in support of arts and culture while also serving as a marketing tool for these companies. Last year 13 tertiary institutions received funds towards the support of students at all levels of study from the ACT bursary scheme. This scheme provides for students in the following areas: visual art (any or all of sculpture, painting, ceramics, photography etc.); film and video; dance; theatre; music; arts administration; arts education; heritage; community art and culture; craft and literature. The board of trustees of ACT awards the bursaries to formal or non-formal trai-ning institutions only. The institutions then decide which students should benefit. Applications are only eligible if submitted on the official forms. These are available from Nicky du Plessis. Phone 082 9010 735 or fax 81-5224. The deadline for applications is October 10.

HOWICK FALLS MARKET The Howick Falls Craft Market must certainly have one of the more pic-turesque settings of most craft markets as it overlooks the Howick Falls. This month's market takes place on September 14. For more information phone (0331) 66958.