NEWS

ANTIQUE FAIR



A new antique and craft fair has opened on the Berea with the Musgrave Antique and Craft Fair. Held every Saturday from 08h30 to 13h00 at the Standard Bank Centre, 135 Musgrave Road, the stalls start outside on the plaza and continue through the centre. Parking is available next door in the Musgrave Centre.

On offer is a wide selection of antique artifacts, including silver, jewellery, furniture and bric-a-brac.

One of the most impressive stalls dis-plays Jane Bedford's superb beaded waistcoats and necklaces. There's also wrought iron work, trendy clothes for children, hand-made belts, beautiful linen and embroidered babywear as well as Zulu pots, handmade chocolates and non-slip baby socks!

Oganiser is Sara Owen of the Naughty Nineties shop, which forms part of the Fair. For details phone 083 264-0823.

JAZZ HAPPY HOURS



Jazz Happy Hours are held at the University of Natal's Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on Wednesdays at 17h00. The dates to note this month are: Fiona and Friends (Sept 4); From the US of A (Sept 11); and Jazz Guitar with Rankitsen Ramela (Sept 18).

For details contact 260-3385.

HIGHWAY CHOIRS



On September 11 the St Mary's DSG, Kloof, will hold a musical evening featuring the UCT choir and local Highway school choirs.

Phone 764-1337 for details.



NATAL TECH FOUNDRY



"We can do it". That's the positive attitude of former Technikon Natal fine arts student George Holloway who recently took over the Natal Tech Foundry from sculptor Etienne de Kock. "We're fortunate that the groundwork has already been done," says George, who is assisted by his artist wife Janine. "The foundry has become a huge resource base for a broad variety of technical skills and processes. It represents years of expertise gained from the wealth of talented people that have passed through here. They've all left a valuable deposit."

UNIQUE

The Tech foundry is the only one in South Africa operating on a commer-cial basis within an educational institution. While serving as a training facility, its major function is to take on work from both the artistic and commercial fields. Judging by the two-ton sculptor by Andries Botha the foundry worked on some years back, nothing is too big or too small! Artists like Hannah Lurie, Andrew Verster and David Brown have also used the foundry.

SPECIALISED

Specialised mould-making is another service, not only for bronze but for materials such as concrete and resins. "And if we can't do it, we'll certainly know someone who can," says George. "The foundry has a huge potential, both in the artistic and commercial fields - and we're hoping to emulate Etienne's professional and efficient client service."

Phone the Foundry on 22-2332.

JACK GLATZER



The Friends of Music Society present well-known American violinist Jack Glatzer in concert with Andrew Warburton on piano in a programme of works by Beethoven, Bach, Saint Saens and Block. They will also perform the Baal Shem Suite in a concert to be held on September 17 in the Durban Jewish Club at 19h45.

Texas-born Glatzer regularly makes international concert tours and has played on every continent and in over 40 countries in some of the world's most prestigious venues. His particular interest is the unaccompanied reper-toire for the violin and he is celebrated for his interpretations of Bach, Paganini and Bartok. He released a CD in 1994.