All abuzz: dragonflies, dungbeetles and honeybees at Salon Hecate

All abuzz: dragonflies, dungbeetles and honeybees at Salon Hecate

It’s October, so it’s time for African daisies flashing at the sun, dung beetles dancing by starlight, spiderwebs spangled with dew, and a celebration of spring bursting out all around us here in the Deep South — especially in the gardens of our...
Salon Hecate at Open Book Festival

Salon Hecate at Open Book Festival

There was great excitement when Salon Hecate was asked to stage a panel at the always vibrant Open Book Festival, happening from 8-10 September. This annual feast of books, poetry and conversations on current issues is the most influential literary event in Cape Town,...
Art from our gallery on a book cover

Art from our gallery on a book cover

Salon Hecate and Noordhoek Art Point gallery are delighted to announce the launch of the very first book featuring art from the gallery on the cover. Tuesday Houston, take a bow! The contents are equally special: short stories about the blissful and not-so-blissful...
Recipes and toads at Salon Hecate

Recipes and toads at Salon Hecate

Relish! Salon Hecate hosts the Great Recipe and Homemade Goodie Jar Extravaganza (with bonus toads)   Something completely different at Salon Hecate for August. We’ll be reading recipes/spells (because what is a recipe if not a spell? And how many recipes...
A tale of tails at Salon Hecate in July

A tale of tails at Salon Hecate in July

By special request of the wonderful organisation TEARS, who do heroic work to help animals and humans in crisis in our neighbourhood, Salon Hecate will relaunch STRAY, a charity anthology of animal stories and poems on Monday 3rd July. This beautiful collection...