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PHOTOS WITH SANTA & GIVING BACK AT LA LUCIA MALL<br />
Who doesn’t love a photo opportunity with the ‘big man’ himself! La Lucia Mall<br />
will be offering photographs with Santa daily from 16 to 26 <strong>Dec</strong>ember from 10am to<br />
4pm in their Centre Court. An A5 photograph and digital copy will cost you R80. You can<br />
also have your presents gift-wrapped with love by the Rainbows and Smiles foundations<br />
(supporting kids with cancer) from 16 to 24 <strong>Dec</strong>ember from 9am to 5pm daily in the<br />
Exclusive Books court. The mall is also hosting an SA Guide Dogs fundraiser where you can<br />
buy a puppy pack for a special guide dog for R100 (includes their first collar, toy, jacket<br />
and a vet visit.) This runs from 2-5 <strong>Dec</strong>ember, 9-12 <strong>Dec</strong>ember and 16-24 <strong>Dec</strong>ember in the<br />
Dream Nails beauty court.<br />
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MAGICAL CHRISTMAS BALLET<br />
The Nutcracker is one of the most<br />
popular and beloved Christmas classical<br />
ballets in the world, transporting audiences<br />
into a Christmas fairy tale where toys<br />
come to life, mice wage war, snowflakes<br />
delight, sweets dance and Clara meets her<br />
Nutcracker Prince! Joburg Ballet brings<br />
to sparkling life this beloved ballet with<br />
an enchanting new production of The<br />
Nutcracker on 18 <strong>Dec</strong>ember (2pm and 6pm)<br />
and 19 <strong>Dec</strong>ember (2pm) in The Playhouse<br />
Opera Theatre with live accompaniment<br />
by the mighty KZN Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
under the baton of Lykele Temmingh.<br />
Tickets are R120, www.webtickets.co.za<br />
or Webtickets outlets (select Pick ‘n Pay<br />
stores) or call: 031 369 9540. Details:<br />
playhousecompany.com.<br />
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LITCHI PICKING FUN<br />
Always a massive hit with the<br />
kids (big and small), the 16th annual<br />
Litchi Picking festival will run from 16<br />
to 31 <strong>Dec</strong>ember this year. Nothing<br />
beats spending a few hours’ picking<br />
and eating beautiful, sweet litchis<br />
straight off the tree with friends and<br />
family. Picking takes place on a farm<br />
situated just after the Flag Farm<br />
Animal Farm on Sheffield Beach<br />
Road (search for Litchi Festival in<br />
Google maps) and runs from 9am<br />
to 3pm daily (24 <strong>Dec</strong>ember only<br />
until 12, closed on 25 <strong>Dec</strong>ember and<br />
bookings required for 26 <strong>Dec</strong>ember:<br />
litchifestival@gmail.com). Entrance<br />
is R160 (cash only) per person<br />
(includes eating as many as you can<br />
while picking and taking home 1.6kg<br />
litchis). Kids 3 and under are R50 (no<br />
bucket to take home). Food (Halaal)<br />
and drinks will be available and no<br />
bags or cooler boxes are allowed<br />
to be brought in. Bookings are<br />
taken with full payment in advance.<br />
Details: litchifestival@gmail.com,<br />
0647636457 (WhatsApp), FB and IG<br />
@litchifestival, www.lifewithheidie.<br />
com/litchi-picki
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