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This Cape Otter family lives near the lagoon at Onrus Beach and can sometimes be seen going into the ocean to hunt for crabs, molluscs and fish. They enjoy the fresh water of the lagoon to wash the salt from their fur. Cape Otters are considered 'near threatened' on the Red List (the endangered species list) Beach-goers should make sure to take their rubbish with them when they leave and observe these magnificent mammals from a safe distance.

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usinesses are bleeding and the workers are suffering. The continuous protest action in the Overstrand must be ended before the economy is permanently crippled.”

That was the message from business owners to the Overstrand Municipality on Monday morning. A group of about 60 business people from Hermanus gathered at the municipal

buildings to hand over a letter of grievances and demands to Municipal Manager, Coenie Groenewald.

Under the banner of the Concerned Community Forum (CCF) the group says the ongoing and substantial financial losses for both businesses and individuals who are prevented from working are not sustainable and unacceptable.

“The damaging and disruptive protest actions over the last few weeks have led to extreme

insecurity in town regarding safety, stability and the economy. Intimidation of business owners, staff and the public, together with the damage to private, commercial and public property cannot be tolerated any longer,” said Marcel Matusik, a spokesperson of the CCF. Hermanus and surrounding towns were once again paralysed by mass action on Monday with several businesses unable to trade due to a lack of staff. In Stanford violent pro-

tests rocked the small community while tyres were burnt and rocks were thrown at cars and school busses. This follows the protest action last week in Hawston and Gansbaai in response to the lack of housing and land in the Overstrand.

The protest action in Hermanus on Monday, however, was not about land or housing issues, but in solidarity with Zwelihle Renewal (ZR) leader Gcobani Ndzongana, who had to appear in court on charges of defamation of character.

ANC Councillor Michelle Sapepa and community leader and previous member of ZR Masibulele Jimlongo claimed that Ndzongana defamed them during speeches held in Zwelihle. Ndzongana denied all the claims against him and the case was postponed.

At the time of going to press, the march was still peaceful, and the marchers dispersed at around 11:00.

According to the CCF’s letter, businesses have experienced

serious losses on trade and income over the past few weeks.

School activities have been disrupted and the good reputation of Hermanus has been tarnished.

“In our assessment the Overstrand Municipality has failed the residents of Hermanus by not implementing the necessary laws and bylaws to control backyard dwellers and illegal structures in various communities, and by allowing and abetting marches and protests to take place.

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Solutions to problems are what we need now There has been much turmoil in our towns during the past few weeks that highlighted the need for housing and land in the region.

Publishing Editor De Waal Steyn 083 700 3319 dewaal@thevillagenews.co.za

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But the continued protest action by various groups that paralyse our towns, forcing workers to stay home, businesses to close and tourists not to come must end.

Protesting is a democratic, legal and effective tool to bring issues of importance to the fore and to bring about

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social change.

But when that point is reached, the nego-tiation table needs to become the frontline. Negotiations must include all interested and affected parties and must be

employed to reach settlements that will benefit all.

Organising continued protests at the drop of a hat is detrimental to employees and businesses and cannot be sustained much longer. All

reasonable residents have the common responsibility of creating a prosperous and safe community for all.

By resorting to economic sabotage by closing off roads and destroying property this goal will not be attained.

As a matter of urgency, we call on all stakeholders to sit down and work together to find solutions.

This is the good NEWS – Ed.

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Pierre Pitlo took this photo of sea gulls fighting mid-air over food near Walker Bay.

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Anna-Marie represents Hermanus at VIVO IPL

here might not have been a South African cricket player in the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team that lost in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, but there was a South African dancer cheering the team on.

Anna-Marie Groenewald (31) from Hermanus represented SRH on the dancing podium at this popular cricket tournament in India.

“I’ve dreamt about dancing on a stage since I was a little girl and when I stumbled across Spotlight Model Agency, my dream of dancing on a podium in front of thousands of people and on international television came true.”

She first danced at the IPL in 2012, as part of the Mumbai Indians’ cheerleading squad. In 2013, she joined the Mumbai Indians team again. They won the tournament that year, making it a memorable year for the team’s dancers as well.

In 2015 and 2016, she joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore and in 2018 she danced for SRH. Her most memorable moment in India was in 2013, when Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

Anna-Marie Groenewald (right) with her co-dancers at an IPL match in India. She represented the Sunrisers Hyderabad at this year’s tournament. played his last match in the IPL for the victorious Mumbai Indians.

“It was a huge honour to meet such a legend in the cricket world,” says Anna-Marie.

Now that the 2018 IPL has drawn to a close, she can't wait to get

back to Hermanus and have a proper braai with friends and family. She is also excited to return to work at Auberge Burgundy Guesthouse.

“I love what I do. Working at Auberge Burgundy Guesthouse has opened my eyes and heart to all people around the world from

different backgrounds and cultures.

“Getting up early to greet the guests before their day out in our beautiful town is wonderful, especially when they come back and tell me how their day went, from whale watching to wine tasting.”

Extension on accounts for businesses?

From P 1 “There has been poor spatial planning and the implementation thereof. The Municipality has not communicated effectively with residents regarding protest action and there is a lack of effective policing in conjunction with the SAPS. All interested and affected parties must be allowed to take part in the land debate meetings,” states the letter.

In his response, Groenewald said the Municipality is doing everything in its power to calm the situation and to make housing opportunities available to the various communities.

“Our hands are tied regarding the

protest marches, as a Constitutional Court verdict gives people the right to hold a march without applying for a permit. In terms of law enforcement, our capabilities are stretched as far as they can go, and we work hand in hand with SAPS to ensure that all actions are as peaceful as possible.

“We are in constant negotiations with all the relevant parties and have also appealed to Helen Zille, Western Cape Premier, to become involved in assisting us. I am also meeting with representatives of the Provincial Special Task Force to investigate the many allegations of corruption in the housing department that have been levelled the past few weeks. I reiterate my call that any evidence

of corruption must be brought to our attention as soon as possible and we will ensure that it is investigated,” Groenewald said.

CCF member Victor Sabbe said during the meeting with Groenewald that he has tried to open a case of intimidation at the local police station after an incident at his business where staff were ordered to leave the premises by protesters.

“The Police said they could only open one docket on all the incidents of intimidation in town on that day and they took down my name and details, but I have received no feedback from them, so in essence no case could be opened,” he said.

Several business owners in town have indicated that they will be forced to close for the winter season because of their inability to trade. “I have a choice – either I close down and retrench some staff members or my businesses close their doors completely, in which case more than 150 people will lose their jobs,” one owner said.

In its letter to the Municipality the CCF asked that relief to ratepayers must be provided by extending terms on all municipal accounts to 90 days without penalties, interest or an increase in deposits. “This will give businesses time to recover from the negative financial impact of the last few weeks,” it stated.

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‘We are the designers of Hermanus’ future’

Is access to land a sufficient answer to poverty alleviation?

I compliment you on your very balanced coverage of the sad events in our town over recent weeks. To the debate around suitable solutions to the land issue, I’d like to add my comments: In the context of the country as a whole, and Hermanus in particular, it seems to be taken as a given that access to land on which to build a house is the primary means to lift a community out of poverty. So it is said that if people are given land – with a house as part of the transaction or if they are allowed to erect their own house – then they have a “stake in the country” and will be able to leverage their land ownership to access financial resources that will extricate them from the poverty trap.

While politicians may tout this as the primary solution to South Africa’s problems of urban (and rural) poverty, and while millions of poor readily believe this message, the reality is that they are bound to be disappointed, as international experience shows.

That is not to say that access to land is not a crying necessity; simply that this is not a sufficient answer to poverty alleviation.

People without jobs, given land (and a house) are marginally better off than they were before: they no longer have to pay rent, but they still lack any source of income to pay for services, food, school fees and all the other necessities of life. No bank will lend them money without proof of income, so they remain at the mercy of heartless loan sharks. They have a place to live, but they do not have the means to live.

Overwhelmingly, national surveys have shown that the primary desire of the poor is for jobs that will provide an income for their families. How then, short of an economic miracle, is this need for jobs to be met? International ex-

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perience should inform our attempts to come up with an answer. And here there is evidence that providing the poor with access to finance through microcredit schemes is one possible answer.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Dr Mohammed Yunus has demonstrated this in India, and his initiatives have been replicated in many developing countries with thousands of such organisations servicing over 190 million clients, most of whom are desperately poor. He said: “When we want to help the poor we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognising the problem and finding the solution for it.

“Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility.

But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates the problem by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go on with our own lives without worry about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.” (Banker to the Poor; Micro-lending and the Battle against World Poverty.)

Elsewhere he makes the point that the poor “have no control over capital, and it is the ability to control capital that gives people the ability to rise out of poverty”. In order to provide access to capital, a microcredit system makes small loans and other financial services available to poor entrepreneurs to enable them to expand an existing small business or to develop a new enterprise.

The loan is structured in such a way that repayments are affordable, either with no interest payments or a nominal interest rate to cover administration costs, and additional loans are forthcoming if payments are regular. The default figure is generally very low.

One needs to caution that microcredit has not always been implemented in a manner that helps the poor.

Many schemes have charged high interest rates, have ensnared borrowers in an increasing stranglehold of debt and have been used by the rich to tap into a lucrative but previously inaccessible market for loans.

However, where the primary focus remains helping the poor and not exploiting them, microcredit schemes have achieved success with the help of non-profit organisations such as Hope International.

Of course we need to support calls for structural, social, economic and legislative changes that will benefit the lives of the poor.

But at the same time, if it is true that access to microcredit is one proven solution to poverty alleviation, then is it not time that we considered launching such a scheme in the Overstrand?

We do not have to wait for government, and it does not require huge sums of money. We just need to be willing to tap into the goodwill that exists at the moment in order to make a difference to our poor communities, not through more handouts, with their resultant culture of dependence and entitlement, but through an effective self-help initiative that builds on the creativity and business experience already resident in our poor communities.

Are there people in our community who would be interested in discussing such an initiative, and respond to the President’s call by saying, “Send me”?

You are welcome to get in touch with me at philpars@telkomsa.net

Phillip Parsons Onrus

Congratulations to The Village NEWS for your thorough and sensitive understanding of recent events in our community. I tried to find extra copies of last week’s issue at the Gateway Spar and Gateway Fruit and Veg – both were ‘sold’ out!

While some of the response has understandably been negative, Len Hauptfleisch was most encouraging and

his idea of a ‘mastermind group’ to assist with planning urgent, positive initiatives deserves support.

reality and is not something that can be ‘reined in’. It presents huge challenges which we must do our best to meet.

What we are experiencing is a reflection of the worldwide movement of populations from rural to urban centres – now, for the first time in history, more people live in towns than not.

Strength to the arm of those in authority – may they continue to act swiftly, with sensitivity and with an understanding that we are the designers of Hermanus’ future.

Whatever the reasons, it is a

John Anderson

Hermanus CBD taken hostage during unrest During last week Hermanus was a town held under siege. Protests, random looting, vandalism to both public and private property, as well as the damaging closure of the R43, had a huge detrimental impact on the businesses in the CBD. Now on Friday, 25 May, protests and violence have erupted in Hawston, once again blocking the entrance to the town. The protesters’ well-planned and determined intention of a Friday strike undoubtedly deters visitors and tourists from choosing to travel to Hermanus over the weekend – another ‘nail in the coffin’ exacerbating and sabotaging the image of the town as a welcoming and special destination to visit.

The questions that need to be asked are the following: 1. How is it that the municipal authorities had no indication of the problems and their severity?

2. Why were these problems, once they arose, not resolved by the municipal authorities before being allowed to flare into an uncontrollable situation?

3. Why – when it seemed obvious that the local police force could not cope with this situation – were outside reinforcements not called in to alleviate the situation?

4. There was very little sign of any police response – in fact, some visuals where burning was taking place, the police were seen as simply looking on. Why was

the situation not taken lawfully in hand?

5. With the possibility of local police being intimidated, surely outside law enforcement should be called upon to defuse and take control of such a situation. Why were these destructive and unfavourable conditions, doing untold damage, allowed to carry on as long as they have?

6. During the anarchy of disrupting public safety by burning and threatening violence, why was the fire brigade not in attendance, with police protection, to put out the fires?

This situation of havoc and unruliness, fuelled by public comments and social media, currently hangs in the air. We, as business owners in the CBD, need clarity as to what is currently happening regarding resolution, as well as to what is to happen in the future. This prevailing situation is a boiling pot for racism and all sectors of the community are bound to suffer.

The negative impact on the town, with front coverage photographs showing what looks like a war zone in national newspapers and news abroad, means a heavy financial loss to Hermanus. What role is Whale Coast Tourism taking regarding stabilising the situation? Apart from future views of Hermanus being seen as an undesirable place to visit, the current reality is that with inevitable

financial losses, there are certain to be cutbacks, closure and enforced redundancy of staff.

It seems that this bitter seed of contention and land dispute was planted by the Municipality’s deal with Rabcav some years ago, selling off land that was necessary for the town’s future residential expansion, to private developers. In order to bring about land dispute resolution, it was reported that Schulphoek has to be bought back by the authorities at a highly inflated price.

We, as business owners in the CBD, are reeling from the onslaught of what is taking place. In this dire situation, what is our future in a town that has seemingly allowed law and order to be obliterated by mob rule?

While protesters were disrupting Hermanus and taking businesses hostage in demon-strating their ‘human rights’, as business owners with a vested interest in ‘survival’, what about ours?

To whom do we take our legitimate problems?

Finally, those who were forced to take alternative routes, either driving in or leaving the town during the strife last Friday, can only commend the local traffic department for handling a highly volatile situation with such calm and efficiency.

Noël Hunt

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Spinning a good tale: James Gray and the Birkenhead Elaine Davie

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ev James Gray is undeniably a born storyteller. And he has been able to hone his skills over many years in the pulpit of the United Church of Hermanus. The secret of his success, as with other master storytellers, is that he is able to project himself into the story and through the power of words and imagination, draw his listeners into it with him. In the oral tradition of Africa, his focus tends to be on ‘old, old stories’, from Biblical times to more recent historical events.

At some point in the early days of the Hermanus FynArts Festival, James one day mentioned to Mary Faure, organiser of the event, that he was reading a fascinating book about Sir Ernest Shackleton, the renowned polar explorer. With his usual enthusiasm, he began to regale her with some of the tales from the book. She was clearly carried away by the narrative, so, between the two of them, they decided to give it a shot and see if he could keep an audience equally entertained by the story. This resulted in his first talk for the Festival, ‘A Snowball’s Hope in Hell’, which turned into such a runaway success that it was followed in 2016 by ‘Brothers in Arms – The Delville Wood Story’ and in 2017 with ‘The Summer of ’42: The Fall of Tobruk’.

“That one was particularly interesting’, remembers James. ‘It was sold out within three days, I think, and when, at the start of the talk I asked the audience how many of them had known someone who might have been personally involved in the Battle of Tobruk, to my astonishment, about 70% of them raised their hands! I realised afterwards that they had come to listen to their fathers’ stories.

At the end of WW II, when the servicemen returned, they had been so traumatised by the events they had lived through that they found it difficult to talk about them to their families, who had not the slightest understanding of what it had been like.”

The popularity of these reenactments of historical events has far exceeded either James’ or Mary’s expectations and they have now become a feature of the annual FynArts programme. This year, he will bring his audience right back home to the Overberg, to the dramatic account of the wreck of HMS Birkenhead off Danger Point on 26 February 1852. It is titled ‘Zero Hour at Danger Point’ and promises to be real ‘edge-of-the-seat’ stuff.

“What fascinates me about this story,” explains James, “is how it was possible to turn a catalogue of unmitigated blunders into what became known as ‘amongst the proudest moments in British Naval History’.

Despite the many terrible failures of judgement by the ship’s captain on that fateful night, what was communicated to the British public at the time and has passed into maritime history, is the heroism of the soldiers aboard, destined for the Frontier Wars of the Eastern Cape, as well as the ship’s crew. Rudyard Kipling’s poem, Soldiers and Sailors Too simply added to the mythology that grew up around the event.”

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He revels in tales of crisis, challenge, lifeand-death decisions to be made, leading either to success or failure.

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The Victorian era of conquest and empire-building was in fact characterised by two immense disasters, one naval – the Birkenhead – and one military: the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade, which was also immortalised in a poem, this

Rev James Gray of the United Church is a born storyteller with a particular interest in historical events. He sees these as unlikely stories of redemption and hope. time by Tennyson. What they were obviously good at doing was putting a positive spin on their catastrophes.

“I often walk along the coastal path in the evening”, James says, “and I see the flashing light of the Danger Point lighthouse in the distance – three times every four seconds – and I think of what it must have been like on that terrible night. Out of the 638 souls on board, including 7 women and 13 children, only 193 survived.

Within 20 minutes of striking the rock, the Bir-kenhead was gone, as if it had never existed.

James loves to visit the sites of the stories he tells, to breathe in the atmosphere, the sounds, the smells, the surrounding landscape, and to imagine himself as a witness to the events. He revels in tales of crisis, challenge, life-and-death decisions to be made, leading either to success or failure. He applauds those who may be knocked down by circumstances, but are not knocked out, who pick themselves up, dust themselves off and get on with life.

He sees these as unlikely stories of redemption and hope.

“Of course”, he goes on, “the lighthouse wasn’t there then; it was only built 43 years later, but every year on 26 February, Gansbaai Tourism organ-ises a boat trip out to the site of the wreck and when we return to the lighthouse I conduct a short service to commemorate the event and the bravery of those who went down with it. So I love lighthouses; I am filled with gratitude to them, for standing there in all kinds of weather doing their job, and silently saving lives.”

“There are so many stories in the history of South Africa that, like it or not, have shaped who we are as people, as well as the destiny of the country. I don’t want them to be lost, but instead to revisit them in the light of where we are now, to remind ourselves of the spirit of humanity and bravery that continues to live in us still.”

Don’t miss ‘Zero Hour at Danger Point’ by James Gray on 14 June at 14:00 at the United Church.

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■ L2L Ladies Walk Annual General Meeting: L2L Ladies Walk invites all stakeholders (those who benefit from or support the charity organisation) to attend their 2018 AGM. Any persons interested in serving on the 2019 L2L Ladies Walk committee are also invited to stand for election. Any queries can be addressed to the chairperson, Janine Boshoff via e-mail: admin@lighthouse2lighthouse.co.za. In the Herman Swart Hall, Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus from 18:00 – 19:00.

Wednesday 30 May

the book. There will be a fantastic raffle at R25 per ticket – Buy 4 and get the 5th for free. All funds raised will go to Panthera Africa. RSVP by 28 May to bookcottage@whalemail.co.za. At The Book Cottage in Long Street, Hermanus, at 17:30 for 18:00.

Thursday 31 May ■ Fynbos Forage and Lunch: The Grootbos Foundation invites you to visit their ‘Growing the Future’ farm with Whale Coast Conservation to search for edibles in the veld, after which lunch with a local fynbos flavour will be served. The cost of R180 for adults and R120 for children includes the lunch. Booking is essential; contact Anina on 083 242 3295 or anina.wcc@gmail.com.

At Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, from 10:00 – 13:00.

■ Book Launch: You are invited to the launch of Cuddle Me Kill Me by Richard Peirce. This book is a true account of South Africa’s captive lion breeding and canned hunting industry. In a brief talk, conservationist and author, Richard Peirce will take you behind the scenes, revealing his investigative techniques and explaining why Cuddle Me Kill Me needed to be written. The owners of Panthera Africa, Cathrine S. Nyquist and Lizaene Cornwall, will also say a few words about this ethical big cat sanctuary featured in

Friday 1 & Saturday 2 June

Friday 1 June ■ Hermanus Hacking Group: All volunteers are welcome to join the hacking group in the clearing of invasive vegetation. Contact Charlyn Vosloo at mcvolsoo@mweb.co.za or 082 558 8731. Meet every Friday at the bottom end of Rotary Drive, at 06:45 for 07:00.

■ Bhuki Café: Join the Friends of Hermanus Library for tea, coffee and eats for only R20 and help to raise funds for the library. Every Friday from 09:00 – 11:30, at Hermanus Library.

■ Hermanus Garden Club: The guest speaker at the club’s monthly meeting is Duncan Butchart, who will talk on Garden Birds in Southern Africa. There will also be a plant sale. For enquiries, contact Sue on 028 314 0072. In the Catholic Church Hall, at 09:30 for 10:00.

083 290 7692 / 082 876 6190. In the Municipal Auditorium, at 19:00.

■ Kolwyntjie Teetuin: Everyone in the area is welcome to enjoy a sweet treat and tea or coffee at a nominal fee, and make new friends at the Onrus Care Centre (Dienssentrum). At the Onrus Dutch Reformed Church, every Friday between 09:30 and 11:30.

■ Cultural Heritage: U3A Overberg presents a talk on The Golden Triangle – language, thought, culture by Dr Robin Lee. His presentation will be illustrated with short videos made by Prof Steven Pinker (Harvard University), Prof Mark Pagel (Reading University), and Dr Derek Cabrera (Cornell University). In the Catholic Church Hall, at 10:00.

■ Mike McCully’s ABBA Tribute Band: The legendary McCully's workshop front man brings this Abba Tribute show to the Hard Rock of Hermanus, Soul Café. Call 028 313 2137 to make a booking. At Soul Café, from 19:15 – 22:30.

■ Music - the Food of Life: The Hermanus High School Choir is hosting this event to raise money for the Contamus Choir Festival in George. Bring along your friends and family and treat yourself to a lovely winter morning of fancy food, music and laughter. The programme includes the choir performance, a fashion show

by La Finesse, a dance performance by New Creation Dance Studio, and food prepared by La Pentola. There will be 20 lucky draw prizes to give away. Tickets at R120 pp are available at the school office. At Hermanus High, at 10:30.

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Saturday 2 June ■ Hermanus parkrun: Meet for the weekly 5 km walk or run, come rain or shine. The route is dog friendly and children are most welcome.

Set off from the Overstrand Training Institute (OTI) farm on Camphill Road in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, at 08:00.

■ Hermanus Country Market: A favourite among the locals, old and young. Four-legged family members are also welcome. You’ll find wholesome goodies, home-made crafts, local produce, beers and wine, speciality foods, coffee and live music. Next to the cricket field, Fairways Avenue, from 09:00 – 13:00.

■ Hermanuspietersfontein Food & Wine Market: Where local and international foodies and wine lovers meet. You’ll find “real plates and real cutlery; real cups and real glasses; a real hangout for real people”. In the courtyard of Hermanuspietersfontein wine cellar at The Village, from 09:00 – 13:00.

■ Pro Musica Female Chamber Choir: The Hermanus Pro Musica Choir will perform a programme for female voices with the Enlighten Symphony Orchestra for the Youth, in aid of the Orchestra. This concert forms part of the Pro Musica ladies’ preparation for the Interkultur World Choir Games in July, where they will be representing Hermanus. Tickets are R150 pp.

For more information or to book, contact hermanuspromusicachoir@gmail.com or

WhatsApp 076 708 0818 to book your stall. At the Botrivier Hotel, every Saturday, from 10:00 – 14:00.

■ Market in the Garden: Hunt for treasures at this peaceful market set among the shady trees of a beautiful garden. At St Peter’s Church in Main Road, Hermanus, from 09:00 – 13:00.

■ Botrivier Hotel Market: For hand-made crafts and tasty treats, come and browse the new weekly market in the hotel garden. New vendors are welcome; contact Erna at ernastark@outlook.com or 028 315 2582 or

■ Lemm’s Corner Market: This popular Sunday market offers exclusive arts and crafts, and handmade local products. At Fisherman’s Village (between Cattle Baron and Fisherman’s Cottage), from 10:00 – 15:00.

Monday 4 June ■ U3A Talk: Prof Philip Lloyd will present a talk entitled Update on energy around the world and in South Africa. In the Catholic Church Hall, at 10:00.

■ Cosmology: Join the Hermanus Astronomy Centre for a presentation of the DVD series The Higgs Boson and Beyond by Prof Sean Carroll of the California Institute of Technology. Contact pierre@hermanus.co.za for more information. In the Catholic Church Hall, at 19:00.

Tuesday 5 June ■ Concordia Trek in North Pakistan: As part of U3A Overberg’s Travel and Adventure series, Gavin Turner will present a fascinating talk on the trek to K2 basecamp and back at Concordia in the heart of the Karakoram Range in Pakistan.

In the Catholic Church Hall, at 10:00.

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8 - 17 JUNE 2018 WELCOME TO HERMANUS FYNARTS 2018 We are delighted to present this great line-up for the sixth Hermanus FynArts Festival. Once again you will find top South African artists, musicians, performers and speakers on the programme, including South African artists living abroad or with close local ties.

We have embarked on the next five-year plan to ensure the development of a sustainable, top-quality festival programme. This includes the recently launched Friends of FynArts campaign.

A sincere thank you to all who have contributed to FynArts 2018: our sponsors and supporters, the Overstrand Municipality, community stakeholders, the media and the many dedicated and hardworking volunteers, the committees and staff. A festival with the scope of FynArts, would not be possible without you.

We look forward to welcoming you to FynArts 2018. We hope your time with us will be memorable, and that you will be stimulated, entertained, challenged and enriched.

Mary Faure Festival Director

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he FynArts 2018 performances will offer something to everyone’s musical taste - from the big voices of world-renowned soloists and the big music of large orchestras and choirs, to intimate recitals and house concerts, offering festivalgoers a plethora of classical music, opera, jazz, rock, blues and contemporary favourites.

Opening Concert - Best of Baroque South Africa’s leading baroque orchestra, Camerata Tinta Barocca (CTB) and soloists Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord), Annien Shaw (baroque violin), Bridget Rennie-Salonen (traverso) and Emile de Roubaix (baroque viola) present a programme of popular works from the 18th century which include Bach’s spectacular Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, the well-loved Telemann Viola Concerto and extracts from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Also on the programme are other perennial favourites such as Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and the Pachelbel Canon. CTB musicians play on exact replicas of 18th century instruments, affording a rare opportunity to hear these spectacular works as originally intended.

Friday 8 June at 19:00. Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus. Tickets: R160; scholars - R90.

Richard Cock and Friends Conductor Richard Cock is joined this year by baritone Tim Moloi and soprano Lauren Dasappa.

With his creamy voice Joburg-based Tim has won friends all around the world, singing favourites from Mac the Knife to Pata Pata and New York, New York.

Lauren Dasappa, based in Stellenbosch, joins Tim in all-time hits including A Whole New World, Over the Rainbow and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. They are accompanied by the FynArts Festival Orchestra.

Richard takes you on a musical journey, knitting the whole programme together in his usual charming way. Saturday 9 June at 19:00. Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus. Tickets: R160; scholars - R90.

Feast of Opera and Operetta Richard Cock returns with the FynArts Festival Choir, this year with a lavish feast of choruses and arias sung by Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano) and Johannes Slabbert (baritone). Included in the programme are favourite numbers such as Verdi’s Slaves Chorus and the Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore as well as the famous Brindisi from La Traviata. Richard will direct this concert in his popular style, bringing yet another fabulous event to the opening weekend of the FynArts Festival. Cecilia won first prize in the ATKV Muziqanto 2017 classical singing competition and is joined by Johannes, who was the winner in 2014. Sunday 10 June. Afternoon performance at 15:00 and evening performance at 18:30. Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus. Tickets: R150 (afternoon) and R160 (evening); scholars - R90.

Late Night Jazz A first for FynArts – meeting up with friends for a late dinner to enjoy the music presented by music students in the warm ambience of Soul Café. Both events on 10 and 14 June are SOLD OUT. The Love Songs of Nathan J Swirsky Set in a remote Johannesburg suburb in the 1950s, the love songs celebrate the magical Mr Swirsky, as seen through the eyes of the children of Badminton.

Christopher Hope will read selected tales from his book, The Love Songs of Nathan J Swirsky, described by reviewers as a masterpiece, and a little jewel-box of a book. These funny, sad and tender stories were originally commissioned and recorded by the BBC

and read by the author. Monday 11 June at 15:00.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R120 (seats unreserved).

Jam Every Other Day This beautiful and heartfelt piece of theatre starring Erika Marais has been adapted from the well-known memoir of South African author Emmaleen Kriel.

The true story tells of a woman who raised her family ‘on little more than love and good intentions’ and follows the family’s life, starting in their home in 1960s rural Constantia before moving to the forests of Knysna. This one-woman show is a feel-good gem, directed by Celia Musikanth and presented by F Creations. Tuesday 12 June at 19:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R120 Masterly Masterclasses George Stevens, Acting Head of the Opera School at the University of Cape Town, will offer Masterclasses in voice training. All are welcome to attend this public event, which will be followed up with a lunchtime concert. Wednesday 13 June, 11:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 16:00.

Reflecting the Masterclasses will be the culmination of the previous day’s masterclasses and rehearsals with George, and takes place on Thursday 14 June at 12:30. Venue for both days: St Peter’s Anglican Church, Main Road. Tickets: No charge. Donations towards the FynArts Development Fund would be much appreciated.

Opposites Attract The sought-after Charl du Plessis Trio, with Charl du Plessis on piano, Werner Spies on bass and Peter Auret on drums, returns to FynArts with a new programme featuring well-known opera arias in a jazz style, a new Bach Swing Suite as well as music of Cole Porter, Mozart and Rodrigo. This concert on 13 June is SOLD OUT. Stelle Della Lirica (Stars of the Opera) George Stevens, lecturer in vocal studies at the College of Music, UCT, returns to FynArts, bringing this star-studded group from Cape Town to perform arias, duets, trios and quartets from classical Mozart to Romantic era composers like Verdi. Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Ané Pretorius (mezzo soprano), Lunga Hallam (tenor), George Stevens (bass baritone) and Samantha Riedel (accompanist) will perform a line-up of your favourites, sung in Italian, French and German. Thursday 14 June at 19:00.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R160

repertoire that includes the challenging pas de deux from Diane and Acteon, Ashley Killar’s Glazunov Variations, and the well-known solo, the Dying Swan.

Both the afternoon and evening performances on 15 June are SOLD OUT. Enlighten Symphonic Festival Advanced young musicians from the Overberg and Western Cape will have the opportunity of performing as soloists with the Enlighten Symphony Orchestra of adult and professional musicians. The programme will be a fusion of classical, African and light music. Saturday 16 June at 12:30. Venue: Grobbelaar Hall, Hermanus. Tickets: R130 Nataniël in Concert This style icon with his wild and wonderful costumes will share the stage with the Charl du Plessis Trio and the programme will include his signature Afrikaans and English stories, as well as classic jazz, rock and blues songs. This event on 16 June is SOLD OUT. Closing Concert: Cape Town Concert Brass Once again the FynArts festival will be brought to a memorable close with a rousing concert. This year the concert will be performed by Cape Town Concert Brass, a collection of dedicated amateur musicians configured as a traditional English Brass Band. Their repertoire varies from classical to jazz, and to arrangements of popular tunes. The band members have a variety of day-time jobs and are drawn together by their passion and talent, and the joy of making music. Sunday 17 June at 14:30. Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus. Tickets: R140 PAM GOLDING SERIES of HOUSE CONCERTS This year the house concerts, sponsored by Dykes Van Heerden and Pam Golding Properties, will entail three performances by award-winning, virtuoso musicians, followed by light refreshments. The venue for all three concerts is 64 Fernkloof Village, Hermanus.

Sonatas and Romanzas Cape Town-born violonist Sarita Uranovsky, who now lives in the USA, will perform a beautiful programme that includes violin sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms and romanzas by Dvořák and the Spaniard Pablo de Sarasate. She will be accompanied by Tertia Visser on piano. This event on 9 June is SOLD OUT.

Abagold Choir at Dutchies The Abagold choir is back on the programme, with a lunchtime concert at Dutchies. Enjoy the sound of these harmonious voices followed by a bowl of thick and hearty Dutch erwtensoep (pea soup) and bread. This event on 15 June is SOLD OUT.

Romantic Gestures Soloists Myles Roberts (flute) and Sulayman Human (piano) will explore the deep sounds of Western and Eastern Europe’s best-known romantic composers, with a programme that includes ensemble works, allowing the listener to hear all the elements of the chamber music, interwoven with the musicians’ stories. Myles and Sulayman have played as soloists with some of the leading orchestras in South Africa and have won multiple awards. Monday 11 June at 12:30. Tickets: R165

Dance Delights An exciting first on this year’s FynArts Festival programme is the ballet performance of the Cape Town City Ballet that will transport its audience to a realm of beautiful dance and music with a

In Recital Steinway artist Charl du Plessis, well known as a classical and jazz pianist, will perform a solo recital with works by Beethoven, Strauss, Gluck and Chopin.

This event on 14 June is SOLD OUT.

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Strauss & Co lecture series

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he FynArts series of lectures and talks is dedicated to the memory of the late Stephan Welz, former Managing Director of Strauss & Co, whose name is synonymous with the world of art. His dedication to art education and appreciation is legendary and, as a giant in the South African art world, his professionalism in the promotion of arts was unparalleled.

Hermanus FynArts Legacy Award Recipient 2018: Hugh Masekela Hugh Masekela, the ‘Father of South African Jazz’ who died in January, will be awarded the FynArts Legacy Award posthumously. His sister, Barbara Masekela, poet, educator and activist will accept the award behalf of Bra Hugh at the opening session of the Strauss & Co Lecture Series.

Barbara has held, amongst others, positions of arts leadership within the ANC, where she was charged with establishing the ANC Department of Arts and Culture. She was South Africa’s official ambassador to UNESCO and served as the democratic South Africa’s first ambassador to France from 1995 – 1998 and later as ambassador to the USA from 2003 – 2007.

Barbara will present an address in tribute to the life of Bra Hugh and a short presentation of photographs in commemoration of his life will be screened during the ceremony. Saturday 9 June at 09:30, in the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R120 From Grain Silos to Zeitz MOCAA: Lloyd Rubidge Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, the transformation of the 1920s silos in the V&A Waterfront was hailed as the ‘8th wonder of the world’ at its opening.

Architect Lloyd will talk about his role as a team member of an association of three local architectural companies working on this massive project through slides, discussion and anecdotes. Saturday 9 June, at 11:00 Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Mandela and Tambo - Partners, Prisoners, Presidents: Albie Sachs After joining the Defiance Campaign in 1952 as a 17-year-old law student, Albie Sachs got to visit the first black legal partnership in Johannesburg, Mandela and Tambo, and in the decades that followed he worked closely with both leaders. Albie, a former Constitutional Court Judge, will describe their journey from being prisoners to occupying the highest offices in their organisation, and in the land.

Saturday 9 June Time at 14:30 Venue: Moffat Hall, Mt Pleasant. Tickets: R85 Doing Life with Mandela: Christo Brand Following a short audio-visual presentation Christo, a former prison guard, will talk about his relationship with Mandela from the time they first met on Robben Island until his last days. Sunday 10 June at 09:30.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85

The Art of the Constitutional Court: Albie Sachs When the Judges of the Constitutional Court decided to construct their building in the heart of the Old Fort Prison in Johannesburg, they invited craftspeople and artists from all over the country to ensure it would have a humane and beautiful ambience. Albie will talk about this remarkable collection and show a film of him doing a tour of the Court when he was the judge who headed its Artworks Committee. Sunday 10 June at 11:00.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 In Conversation: Jennifer Gough-Cooper talks to Christopher Hope As an exhibition organiser, Jennifer will talk to Christopher about her photographic experiences and projects, which include the Marcel Duchamp retrospective exhibition which formed the 1977 inaugural show at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Apropos Rodin and Origins - Song of Nooitgedacht. Sunday 10 June at 14:00. Venue: The Marine Hotel. Tickets: R85 Art Safari 2017: Italy and Germany - Two presentations by Marilyn Martin Session 1 Italy - Rome, Pompeii and Venice Marilyn Martin retraces her steps on a journey that started in Rome, with William Kentridge’s monumental frieze, Triumphs and Laments, along the banks of the Tiber River, followed by a day trip to Pompeii and then on to Venice to join a group for the 57th Biennale: Viva Arte Viva in the Giardini and Arsenale. Monday 11 June at 09:30. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Session 2 Germany - Kassel and Münster Marilyn talks about her journey to Documenta 14: Universes in Universe in Kassel and the Münster Sculpture Project, regarded as one of the world’s most important exhibitions of art in public spaces.

Monday 11 June at 11:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Christo Coetzee and abstract expressionism in South Africa: Wilhelm van Rensburg n this presentation by Wilhelm, an art specialist with Strauss & Co, he focuses on the manner in which Coetzee became the leading exponent of abstract expressionism in South Africa and in Europe in the 1960s, and the way in which he reinvented himself in the late 1970s. Monday 11 June at 14:30.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85

The Café de Move-On Blues: Christopher Hope talks to Bryan Rostron Christopher Hope’s new book, The Café de Move-On Blues, mingles memoir, polemic and adventures in absurdity as the author recounts a great trek around South Africa to visit toppled and assaulted statues and monuments, from Cecil Rhodes to Saartjie Baartman. Christopher talks to fellow writer and journalist Bryan Rostron about his quest to find out just who South Africans think they are – and where they think we’re going. Tuesday 12 June at 09:30.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Stamps - miniature pieces of art: Rachel-Mari Ackermann South Africa boasts a rich history of stamp art and illustrations. The stamp artist must consider the same visual principles for a small-scale stamp artwork as for a large-scale fine artwork. Rachel-Mari will talk about the history of the art behind stamps and highlight some design principles. Tuesday 12 June at 11:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium.

Tickets: R85 Investigative Journalism Today: Anton Harber (chair), with Pieter-Louis Myburgh and Sam Sole Join this team of award-winning investigative journalists who have been involved in breaking stories and exposés. Anton is a professor of journalism at WITS, Pieter-Louis is an investigative journalist for News24 and Sam is co-founder of amaBhungane, a centre for investigative journalism.

Wednesday 13 June at 09:30. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 The Keeper of the Kumm: Sylvia Vollenhoven talks to Shado Twala Author, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Sylvia talks to popular media personality Shado Twala about her life and books, including the recently published spiritual and political memoir, The Keeper of The Kumm - Ancestral Longing and Belonging of a Boesmankind. Wednesday 13 June at 11:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets R85 Authors in Conversation: Sally Andrew and Jennifer Friedman talk to Petrovna Metelerkamp Small towns and Afrikaans culture are common threads for both Sally, the author of the best-selling Tannie Maria mystery series set in the Klein Karoo, and Jennifer, whose book Queen of the Free State, is about growing up Jewish in a small town in the

1950s and ‘60s. Well-known writer/publisher Petrovna Metelerkamp will chair the discussion of these warm, amusing books with a strong sense of place.

Thursday 14 June at 11:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Zero Hour at Danger Point: James Gray Local storyteller and minister of the United Church, James turns his attention to the sinking of the HMS Birkenhead off Danger Point in 1852. Tickets for this talk on 14 June are SOLD OUT. In Conversation: Sindiwe Magona talks to Nancy Richards Sindiwe’s remarkable life has taken her from being a domestic worker in the suburbs of Cape Town to the United Nations in New York where she worked in various capacities for 20 years until her retirement.

Sindiwe is a writer, poet, dramatist, storyteller, actress and motivational speaker – and much more. She will talk about her life, her passions and her books with Nancy Richards, well-known presenter of SAfm Literature. Friday 15 June at 09:30. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 Social Transformation and the Arts - Finding Hope and Belonging: Michelle le Baron and Shannin Antonopoulo In today’s diverse communities, a range of creative, holistic approaches are needed to work with conflict.

Collaborating colleagues Michelle, from British Columbia and Shannin, from Johannesburg, will share stories about the use of creative and expressive arts to increase democratic participation and further a sense of belonging. Friday 15 June at 11:00.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 The Training of a Dancer: Elizabeth Triegaardt In this interactive lecture-demonstration Elizabeth will put eight professional dancers who performed in the Dance Delight concerts, through their paces.

Saturday 16 June at 09:30. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85 SA Economy: Forecast for 2019 / 2020 - The good, the bad and the ugly The economist Mike Schüssler, who founded Economists Dotcoza in 2005 and has twice been voted South African Economist of the Year, will present a talk on SA’s economic future in his typical, entertaining style. Sunday 17 June at 09:30. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: R85

Visual Arts

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he number of exhibitions and art-related events at Hermanus FynArts 2018 has almost doubled since the festival debuted in 2013. Apart from the many other events related to the visual arts, the 2018 programme of highlights includes the large FynArts group exhibitions: Sculpture on the Cliffs with the human figure as its subject this year; the ceramic exhibition, Beyond Fire; the Art of Thread exhibition, Collaborative Relationships; and the exhibition of the finalists in the Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award.

Special festival exhibitions will also be hosted on nine wine farms and at twenty galleries and other venues in Hermanus, including three jewellery exhibitions.

Sculpture on the Cliffs The human figure, an enduring subject in art, is the theme for this year’s group exhibition, Sculpture on the Cliffs. The site for this exhibition is Gearing’s Point on the spectacular Cliff Path, a meeting place for locals and visitors alike, and a popular vantage point both for contemplation and whale watching. The work of the ten invited artists displays a wide diversity of material, technique, function, belief and purpose in a way that is sensitive to both site and context. The participating artists are André Stead, Angus Taylor, Frank van Reenen, Haidee Nel, Lwandiso Njara, Marco Cianfanelli, Marieke Prinsloo-Rowe, Mark Chapman, Ruhan Janse van Vuuren, and Strijdom van der Merwe. The exhibition will be opened on Saturday 9 June at 12:30 by Frank Kilbourn, Executive Chairperson of Strauss & Co. Venue: Gearing’s Point.

Festival Artist Kate Gottgens Kate Gottgens will present an exhibition of new paintings, curated by Marilyn Martin and titled Greener Grass. Gottgens is among southern Africa’s most accomplished painters; her ability to mystify the ‘normal’ and depict the uncanny in her laconic paint application is widely recognised.

Portraying white middleclass life against a backdrop of a colonial past, her images revolve around the home, garden, backyards, highways and swimming pools. But the images of this vacuous culture ache with suburban malaise, ennui and an impending sense of doom.

Exploiting the familiar vernacular of faded photographic printing and the saccharine feeling of a Technicolour film, she presents this imagery with irony, humour and a luminous sense of the marvellous. The exhibition will be opened by Marilyn Martin on Saturday 9 June at 14:00.

Venue: FynArts Gallery, The Courtyard, Harbour Road, Hermanus. Walkabouts: with Kate Gottgens on Sunday 10 June at 11:00; with a SMAC gallery representative on Sunday 10 June at 14:00; and with Marilyn Martin on Tuesday 12 June at 14:00.

Art in the Auditorium The artists who have been invited to take part in Sculpture on the Cliffs 2018, will exhibit smaller works in the Municipal Auditorium for the duration of the festival. Works from previous participants will also be included in the exhibition.

Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

Ceramics Group Exhibition: Beyond Fire Thirty-two ceramic artists were invited to participate in this year’s FynArts Ceramics Group Exhibition curated by Liz Coates. A range of art and utility work will demonstrate the artists’ distinctive styles and techniques. The participating artists include, amongst others, Alessandro Pappada, Ann Marais, Cheryl Malone, Christil van Vollenhoven, Colleen Lehmkuhl, Dale

Lambert, Eunice Botes, Hennie Meyer, Johan Swart, Lina Kapp, Lindy van Hasselt, Lydia Holmes, Lynnley Watson, Madoda Fani, Margot Rudolph, Monica van den Berg, Nanette Ranger, Nici Brockwell, Rika Herbst, Sbonelo Tau Luthuli, Tania Babb, Tiffany Wallace, Trayci Tomkins, Wiebke van Bismarck, and Wilma Cruise. The exhibition will be opened by Tania Babb on Saturday 9 June at 10:30. Venue: Windsor Hotel. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

will present a special exhibition of table arrangements for FynArts, illustrating her whimsical touch and creative way with colour. Venue: Birkenhead House, Voëlklip. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 – 16:00.

Sculpture exhibition: Dylan Lewis This exhibition focuses primarily on the large feline predators of Africa. Dylan’s large cat sculptures began as a direct and literal, visceral response to the wild animal within its natural environment. Venue: Birkenhead House, Voëlklip. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 – 16:00.

A thread runs through it: Collaborative Relationships This unique exhibition will feature pairs of visual artists – a fibre artist and a painter – who will each produce one artwork to interpret the theme: A Thread Runs Through It. Among the participating artists are Cebo Mvubu, Diana Vandeyar, Gerda Mohr, Kathryn Harmer Fox, Monique Day-Wilde, Sue Prins, Themba Mkhangeli, Tay Dall, Peace Petty, Greg Kerr, Christopher Reid and Titia Ballot… and more. This exhibition will be opened by Karen McKerron on Saturday 9 June at 15:30. Venue: The Old Synagogue. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

Stamps: Miniature Art Exhibition Curated by Talita Fourie, this exhibition features stamps as miniature artworks created by talented artists and illustrators. South Africa boasts a rich history of stamp art and the exhibition portrays representative examples of art used on stamps from the South African Post Office Museum collection. The exhibition complements the talk by philatelic artist, Rachel-Mari Ackermann. Venue: Municipal Auditorium. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

Luxuriously South African Two contemporary jewellery designers, Anna Rosholt and Phoebe du Preez, showcase their playful, exuberant jewellery that expresses a shared passion for South Africa. Using silver, gold, colourful gemstones and beads, they strive to create high quality jewellery that has a strong local feel. Their handmade work is richly textured and quirky. Venue: The Marine. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 - 17:00.

Origins - song of Nooitgedacht A series of colour photographs, taken a period of eight or nine years by Jennifer Gough-Cooper, explore a remote valley in the Karoo. From the details observed of rock, lichen, wood and water, to the vistas of mountain and valley in different seasons, the images describe the beauty of a unique place in which ‘great chronologies are layered in the earth’. Venue: The Marine. Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 - 17:00.

Ralph Walton Jewellery Combining the very latest in digital technology with years of design experience is allowing us to build design structures to a precision never possible in the past. Ralph and Heidi Walton’s body of work will encompass the ancient techniques and state-of-the-art digital precision in exploring new patterns, textures and natural geometry. Venue: Ralph Walton Jewellery, Hemel-en-Aarde Village. Meet the artists daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

Hermanus Photographic Society: Perspectives This group exhibition focuses on perspective in the composition of a photograph, which is the way three-dimensional objects are viewed in an image that has a two-dimensional plane. The club has more than 40 members, ranging from newcomers to international prizewinners. Their photographic interests vary from photo-journalism, portraits and still life to action, nature, scenic and abstract photography. The exhibition promises an interesting variety of images from different perspectives. Visitors will be able to vote for their favourite image, and are welcome to give feedback to the club member on duty. Venue: Herman Swart Hall, Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus.

Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 – 17:00.

Geta Finlayson Studio: The Essence of Nature The Courtyard, Harbour Road, Hermanus This a collaborative exhibition of handcrafted, one-off pieces made in gold, sterling silver and stones by Geta Finlayson and Zimasa Gobingca of the Grootbos Foundation. Geta’s botanical one-off designs, cast from fynbos material, are inspired by drawings done in nature. The Grootbos Foundation jewellery project in collaboration with Walton Jewellers works to empower single mothers of the local community. Meet the artists daily.

Exhibition Opening: Sunday 10 June at 11:00.

Floral Art at Table Alyson Kessel, floral artist at Birkenhead House,

Sense of Self: the world through their eyes This is a group exhibition by Grade 10 - 12 learners who were invited to express themselves in all and every traditional and non-traditional art material in pursuit of making the world a better place. Explore the thought-provoking works of the next generation. Venue: Curro Hermanus, Sandbaai.

Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00. The exhibition will be opened by Marilyn Martin on Friday 8 June at 15:00.

2018 Exhibitions on the Wine Route Vintage: Winners and Finalists of the Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award The unique setting for this exhibition is the wine cellar of the Bouchard Finlayson wine farm where the finalists’ round artworks (tondi) are displayed on barrel heads. This national competition is becoming an increasingly popular event on the South African arts calendar, with a large increase in the number of entries in 2017. This year’s theme is ‘Vintage’ and most types of media are accepted, including, paper, ceramic, mosaic, metal-work, photography, digitally/mechanically produced and photo-based works. The exhibition will be opened by Melvyn Minnaar on Friday 8 June at 12:00. Venue: Bouchard Finlayson Wine Cellar, Hemel-enAarde Valley. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 to 16:00.

Benguela Cove: My Love Affair with Wine Journalist, wine writer, professional photographer and brand ambassador Samarie Smith’s artworks celebrate her love affair with wine. As a certified taster and wine judge, she believes that wine is a subjective experience, elevated by one’s own perception of sight, smell and taste. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00.

Creation: Geometrica Gordon Froud continues his exploration of geometric forms in welded steel mash; this time powder-coated in bright colours. The works will be a stark contrast to the natural setting at Creation in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00.

Southern Right: Fearless Local artist Gillian Hahn will exhibit her impastostyle oil paintings at the Gillian Hahn Gallery on Southern Right. She works closely with nature, mainly en plein air, and believes that the painting experience is sacred and even more important than the end result. Meet the artist daily between 10:00 - 16:00.

La Vierge: Migrations Carole Harris’ love of birds and nature’s gatherings and groupings inspire her to create sculptures that attempt to capture the natural motion of birds, fish and other natural phenomena. Carole sculpts individual pieces, makes moulds and casts them in a durable substance - opaque or clear with tints before suspending the pieces in a pre-designed pattern to represent a frozen moment in time.

Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00.

Newton Johnson: Shape of the Realm that has no Form Kali van der Merwe creates imagined scenarios incorporating the minuscule and the cosmic, thus situating her work between reality and theatricality.

Her subject matter is often deceased and reanimated in tableaux morts, although she never kills in the name of creativity. Her wish is to open up a captivating window on the mysteries of life and death. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00.

Sumaridge: Violet Bellingham Memorial Trophy This is the third year that the multi-medium artworks of the finalists in the Violet Bellingham Memorial Trophy will be exhibited in the Tasting Room at Sumaridge. The competition is open to Grade 10 – 12 learners at all schools along the Cape Whale Coast. The artists are granted the complete freedom to create and interpret a wide variety of subjects, including seascapes, coastal landscapes,

Visual Arts animalistic or figurative artworks. Opening hours: Daily from 10:00 - 16:00.

Volmoed Art Room: Light This group exhibition by the Volmoed Art Group examines the way in which light is necessary to see: colours, tones, shape, distance and difference; and also to feel, as emotion is related to colour.

Exhibition opening: Saturday 9 June at 16:00.

Venue: Volmoed Retreat & Conference Centre, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.

Gallery Exhibitions All participating galleries present a special exhibition for the festival. Opening hours are 09:00 – 17:00 throughout the 10-day festival, unless otherwise indicated.

Bellini Gallery: Line around your Thoughts The title of this group exhibition by Louw Botha, Pat Wiese, Mia Duvenhage and Kgotso Africa, refers to the iconic Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s words ‘Art is the line around your thoughts’. The gallery will also feature local and guest artists exhibiting a complemented collection of thoughtprovoking works. Join gallery owner and exhibiting artist Mia Duvenage for a Walkabout on Saturday 9 June at 12:00 - 14:00.

Charmaine de Jongh Gelderblom Gallery: Over the Rainbow Charmaine’s elegant works are inspired by the colours of the rainbow and, like the words of the song, the magical way in which colour brings joy to all. Meet the artist daily.

Daniël Kok Galery: Onderstroom Daniël Kok presents a group exhibition by members of the WhatsApp group Salon de la Conté. These artists were students at the University of Pretoria during the politically charged years of the eighties and early nineties.

These days they use social media to explore the transition from post-modernism to metamodernism.

Forty x 40: High Tea This group exhibition by Catherine Brennan, Elise MacDonald, Edward Bredenkamp, Christa Clark, Louise Henning and Jay Latter comprises paintings and ceramics themed around that most important of occasions: High Tea. Originating with the 7th Duchess of Bedford in the 19th century, high tea soon became fashionable and the custom also spread to the middle and lower classes.

Hermanus Art Circle: Joy of Life This group exhibition of selected works by members of the Hermanus Art Circle aims to convey the joys of life in the midst of a long, grey winter. Meet the artists daily at this pop-up gallery.

Kunskantoor: Beyond the Pleasure Principle This group exhibition of works by Karlien de Villiers and Bastiaan van Stenis is named after Sigmund Freud’s 1920 essay which marked a turning point in his theoretical approach. Bastiaan and Karlien present new work reflecting such a turning point in their respective approaches – Bastiaan’s shift from large-scale surrealist compositions to small, intimate portraits celebrating flesh, and Karlien’s conflation of figurative painting and comic art. Exhibition Opening: Sunday 10 June at 11:00.

Malcolm Bowling Art: From Southern Africa to the World A group exhibition of works by three artists: from the Eastern Cape come earth, shapes and textures in the ceramics of Richard Pullen; from Zimbabwe and Cape Town come driftwood and found-wood with the forms of birds, sea creatures and animals

by Boniface; and from the Western Cape come paper and canvas with detailed birds and animals drawn and painted in their authentic surroundings by Malcolm Bowling. Meet the artist daily.

Originals: Silent Wings In this solo exhibition local artist Terry Kobus reminds us of the beauty of maps and old documents to which he adds his sensitive drawings and paintings of birds - thus merging cartography with ornithology. Meet the artist daily.

Pure South: Plumose Creation Artist Renée Gerstner says she is inspired by the Master Artist, the Creator of all living creatures. In this exhibition she endeavours to capture the exquisite beauty of His plumose (feathered) creations – the birds we know and love in South Africa. Meet the artist on Saturday 9 and Saturday 16 June from 14:30 to 16:00.

Rossouw Modern: Curator’s Choice Jozua Rossouw curates a group exhibition of his stable of established and emerging artists focusing on investment opportunity for both the discerning collector and novice beginner. The participating artists are Beezy Bailey, Arabella Caccia, Ayanda Mabulu, Glenn Cox, Adriaan S. de Lange, St John Fuller, Kali van der Merwe, Richard Scott, Jono Dry and latest pencil drawing phenomenon, Pieter van der Merwe. This celebration of modern, often provocative, heartfelt pieces includes works from Jozua’s private collection acquired over the last 23 years.

Rossouw Modern SPACE: Group Exhibition Established and emerging selected artists join the Rossouw Modern stable for an enticing group exhibition that include works by Andrew Barlow, Willie Bester, Claude Chandler, Adriaan Diedericks, Corné Eksteen, Gordon Froud, Alex Hamilton, Ruan Huisamen, Obert Jongwe, Hugo Maritz, JP Meyer, Frans Mulder, Anton Smit, Paula van CollerLouw, Schalk van der Merwe and more.

The Art Gallery: I, II, III… 4 Artists A group exhibition by the four artists: Lize van der Walt, Jeandré Marinier, Christine Henderson and Erna Dry. Their 48 new works present a challenging new format – it could be diptych or triptych or not. From Christine’s abstract works and Jeandre’s nature-inspired scenes, to Lize’s portrayal of light breaking through darkness and Erna’s pencil drawings, this exhibition will be full of surprises.

Meet the artists daily. Exhibition Opening: Saturday 9 June at 17:00.

Walkerbay Art Gallery: South African Contemporary Artists and Old Masters Exhibiting artists include Scats Esterhuyse, Johann Koch, Gregoire Boonzaier, Frans Claerhout, and Noel Basson.

Walkerbay Modern: Modern Contemporary South African Artists Exhibiting artists include Louis Chanu, Hennie Niemann jr, Tertius van Dyk, Richard Scott, and Tay Dall.

2018

Programme Friday 8 June

Saturday 9 June

Sunday 10 June

Monday 11 June

Tuesday 12 June

10:00 SENSE & SENSIBILITY VENUE: Movie-Go-Round Vintage Theatre at Romantiques TICKETS: R40

09:30 TALKS - LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENT: Hugh Masekela VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R120

09:30 TALK - DOING LIFE WITH MANDELA Christo Brand VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

09:30 TALK - ART SAFARI 1 ITALY Marilyn Martin VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

10:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS A day in the life of a clay worker 2 Hennie Meyer VENUE: Creative Notions TICKETS: R530 (includes all materials and a light lunch)

10:00 WORKSHOP - QUICK SKETCHES1 Willie Jacobs SOLD OUT!

09:30 THE CAFÉ DE MOVE-ON BLUES Christopher Hope talks to Bryan Rostron VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

19:00 OPENING CONCERT Best of Baroque VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Hermanus TICKETS: R160/R90 (scholars)

BOOKINGS: Hermanus Tourism Office, Station Building, Mitchell Street, Hermanus 028 312 2629/060 957 5371 www.hermanusfynarts.co.za www.webtickets.co.za

10:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS A day in the life of a clay worker 1 Hennie Meyer VENUE: Creative Notions TICKETS: R530 (includes all materials and a light lunch) 10:00 WORKSHOP - JEWELLERY Wax-carving jewellery VENUE: Ralph Walton Jewellery Hemel-en-Aarde Village TICKETS: R300 SOLD OUT!

PERFORMANCES

11:00 TALK - ZEITZ MOCAA Lloyd Rubidge VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

TALKS

12:30 PERFORMANCE SONATAS & ROMANZAS Sarita Uranovsky (violin) and Tertia Visser (piano) VENUE: 64 Fernkloof Village TICKETS: R165 SOLD OUT!

READING WORKSHOPS DEMOS WINE PLUS FOOD & WINE FILMS CHILDREN

14:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS Elegant Ellies: Tania Babb VENUE: Creative Kids TICKETS: R175 14:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140

10:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS Ravishing Rhinos: Tania Babb VENUE: Creative Kids TICKETS: R175 10:00 WORKSHOP CELLPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassell VENUE: Windsor Hotel TICKETS: R275 SOLD OUT! 11:00 TALK - CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ART Albie Sachs VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 11:00 CHILDREN - WOW! THE SEA IS MADE OF PLASTIC Puppet show with Angela Wassink and Rhode Gonggrijp VENUE: Grobbelaar Hall TICKETS: R75 12:30 FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Sunday Lunch with Johann Fourie and Shane Sauvage VENUE: La Pentola Restaurant TICKETS: R330 14:00 WINE PLUS SERIES KWV VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140

14:30 TALK - MANDELA & TAMBO Partners, Prisoners, Presidents Albie Sachs VENUE: Moffat Hall TICKETS: R85

14:00 TALK - IN CONVERSATION Jennifer Gough-Cooper talks to Christopher Hope VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R85

15:00 FILM - THE FALLEN IDOL VENUE: Movie-Go-Round Vintage Theatre at Romantiques TICKETS: R40

15:00 PERFORMANCE - A FEAST OF OPERA AND OPERETTA 2 Cecilia Rangwanasha and Johannes Slabbert VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Onrus TICKETS: R150 (scholars)

17:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Nederburg VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 19:00 PERFORMANCE RICHARD COCK & FRIENDS With the FynArts Orchestra VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Hermanus TICKETS: R160/R90 (scholars)

17:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Bennie Howard VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 18:30 PERFORMANCE - A FEAST OF OPERA AND OPERETTA Cecilia Rangwanasha and Johannes Slabbert VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Onrus TICKETS: R160/R90 (scholars) 21:00 LATE NIGHT JAZZ VENUE: Soul Café SOLD OUT!

10:00 WORKSHOP - FLORAL ART Alyson Kessel VENUE: Birkenhead House TICKETS: R475 10:00 WORKSHOP - WORKING WITH PEWTER Heather Fleming VENUE: Creative Notions TICKETS: R500 10:00 WORKSHOP - SEEING THROUGH WORDS Kobus Moolman VENUE: Windsor Hotel TICKETS: R530 10:00 FILM - DADDY LONG LEGS VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 11:00 TALK - ART SAFARI 2 GERMANY Marilyn Martin VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 11:00 COOKING DEMO Craig Cormack VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 12:30 ROMANTIC GESTURES Myles Roberts (flute) and Sulayman Human (piano) VENUE: 64 Fernkloof Village TICKETS: R165 14:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Meerlust VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 14:30 TALK - CHRISTO COETZEE Wilhelm van Rensburg VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 14:30 SOUTH AFRICAN SHORTFILMS VENUE: Hermanuspietersfontein NO CHARGE

10:00 WORKSHOP - QUICK SKETCHES 2 Willie Jacobs SOLD OUT! 10:00 WORKSHOP - MAKING SUSHI Master Sushi Chef TICKETS: R250 SOLD OUT! 10:00 FILM - THE AFRICAN QUEEN VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 SOLD OUT! 11:00 TALK - STAMPS: MINI ART Rachel-Mari Ackermann VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 11:00 COOKING DEMO Sebastian Smith: NomNom Eatery VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 13:00 COOKING DEMO Greg Henderson: Forage at Wildekrans VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 14:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Groot Constantia VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 14:00 TALK - ART OF CARICATURE Tony Grogan CANCELLED 14:30 SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT FILMS VENUE: Hermanuspietersfontein NO CHARGE

15:00 COOKING DEMO Rickey Broekhoven: The Restaurant at Newton Johnson VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120

15:00 COOKING DEMO André Kruger: Stonehouse Cheese VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120

15:00 FILM - DADDY LONG LEGS VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40

15:00 FILM - THE AFRICAN QUEEN VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 SOLD OUT!

15:00 LOVE SONGS OF NATHAN J SWIRSKY Christopher Hope VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R120 17:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Kanonkop VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 18:30 FYNARTS SUPPER CLUB Quiz night with Richard and Sue Cock VENUE: Grobbelaar Hall TICKETS: R250

14:00 WINE PLUS SERIES Norma Ratcliffe VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 19:00 PERFORMANCE - JAM EVERY OTHER DAY Erika Marais VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R120

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2018

Programme

Wednesday 13 June

Thursday 14 June

Friday, 15 June

Saturday 16 June

Sunday 17 June

09:30 TALK - INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Anton Harber (chair) with PieterLouis Myburgh and Sam Sole VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

10:00 WORKSHOP - PAINT EN PLEIN AIR Alyson Guy SOLD OUT!

09:30 ABALONE, BUBBLY & CHAMPAGNE AIR Johan Hugo VENUE: Heart of Abalone TICKETS: R275

09:30 TALK - TRAINING OF A DANCER Elizabeth Triegaardt VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

09:30 TALK - SA ECONOMY FORECAST The good, the bad and the ugly Mike Schüssler VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

09:30 IN CONVERSATION Sindiwe Magona talks to Nancy Richards VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

10:00 WORKSHOP - TAKING SELFIES Star in your own photographs with Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassall VENUE: Gearing’s Point TICKETS: R275

10:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS High tea - cup & saucer Catherine Brennan VENUE: 204 4th Street, Voëlklip TICKETS: R500 10:00 WORKSHOP - QUICK SKETCHES 3 Willie Jacobs SOLD OUT! 10:00 WORKSHOP - FLORAL ART Alyson Kessel SOLD OUT! 10:00 FILM - FUNNY GIRL VENUE: Romantiques BOOKING FEE: R40 11:00 COOKING DEMO Oliver Coetzee: Birkenhead House VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 11:00 TALK - THE KEEPER OF THE KUMM Sylvia Vollenhoven talks to Shado Twala VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 12:30 FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Lifestyle Environmental Lunch Shane Sauvage, Allison Towner and Charmaine Beukes VENUE: La Pentola Restaurant TICKETS: R220 14:00 PERFORMANCE - MASTERLY MASTERCLASSES George Stevens VENUE: St Peter’s Church NO CHARGE 14:00 GIN REVOLUTION Gin Tasting with Paul du Toit VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 SOLD OUT! 14:30 BORDEAUX BLEND BARREL TASTING Wilhelm Pienaar SOLD OUT! 15:00 COOKING DEMO Tullishe Roux: Restaurant at The Hermanus Golf Club VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 15:00 FILM - FUNNY GIRL VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 17:00 READING - THE KEEPER OF THE KUMM Sylvia Vollenhoven VENUE: The Book Collector TICKETS: R85 19:00 PERFORMANCE - OPPOSITES ATTRACT Charl du Plessis Trio SOLD OUT!

10:00 WORKSHOP - JEWELLERY Make a ring 2 SOLD OUT! 10:00 WORKSHOP - CAKE DECORATING Wilco den Otter SOLD OUT! 10:00 WORKSHOP - MINI MOSAICS Carol Tait VENUE: Creative Notions TICKETS: R230

10:00 WORKSHOP - FLORAL ART Alyson Kessel SOLD OUT!

10:00 WORKSHOP - LIFE DRAWING Christopher Reed SOLD OUT!

10:00 WORKSHOP - WRITING FOR REAL Christopher Hope VENUE: Windsor Hotel TICKETS: R530

10:00 WORKSHOP - TECHNIQUES: COILING CARVING AND BURNISHING Madoda Fani VENUE: Enlighten Education Trust TICKETS: R500

10:00 FILM - SUNSET BOULEVARD VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40

10:00 FILM - LOVER COME BACK VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40

10:00 WORKSHOP - WAX-CARVING JEWELLERY Ralph and Heidi Walton SOLD OUT!

11:00 AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION Sally Andrew and Jennifer Friedman talk to Petrovna Metelerkamp VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85

11:00 COOKING DEMO Christiaan Campbell: Die Werf Restaurant, Boschendal VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120

10:00 WORKSHOP - DRUM CIRCLE Bevil Spence VENUE: Fernkloof Hall TICKETS: R135

11:00 COOKING DEMO Gregory Czarnecki: The Restaurant at Waterkloof VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 12:30 PERFORMANCE - REFLECTING THE MATERCLASSES George Stevens and participants VENUE: St Peter’s Church NO CHARGE 14:00 TALK - HMS BIRKENHEAD James Gray SOLD OUT! 14:30 BLEND YOUR OWN BORDEAUX WINE Wilhelm Pienaar VENUE: Hermanuspietersfontein TICKETS: R450 15:00 PERFORMANCE - IN RECITAL Charl du Plessis SOLD OUT! 15:00 FILM - SUNSET BOULEVARD VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 15:00 COOKING DEMO Benjamin Conradie: Grootbos VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 17:00 TANNIE MARIA MEETS THE QUEEN OF THE FREE STATE Reading with Sally Andrew and Jennifer Friedman VENUE: The Book Collector TICKETS: R85 17:00 WORKSHOP - LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassall VENUE: Meet at the Dutch Reformed Church at 16:30 TICKETS: R350 19:00 PERFORMANCE - STELLA DELLA LIRICA (STARS OF THE OPERA) VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R160

11:00 SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE ARTS Michelle le Baron and Shannin Antonopoulo VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: R85 12:30 ABAGOLD CHOIR VENUE: Dutchies SOLD OUT! 14:00 WORKSHOP - CERAMICS High tea - cup & saucer Catherine Brennan VENUE: 204 4th Street, Voëlklip TICKETS: R250 14:00 CELLPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassall VENUE: Windsor Hotel TICKETS: R275 14:00 BRANDY EXPLORATION Paul du Toit VENUE: Marine Hotel TICKETS: R140 15:00 CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET Dance Delights 2 SOLD OUT! 15:00 COOKING DEMO Rudolph van der Berg: Burgundy Restaurant & Danie Vorster: Overberg Honey Company VENUE: United Church Hall TICKETS: R120 15:00 FILM - LOVER COME BACK VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 17:00 POETRY READING Alfred Schaffer VENUE: 9 Contour Road TICKETS: R85 19:00 CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET Dance Delights SOLD OUT!

11:00 FILM - VASELINETJIE VENUE: Municipal Auditorium NO CHARGE 14:30 CLOSING CONCERT Cape Town Concert Brass VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Onrus TICKETS: R140

PERFORMANCES

10:00 WORKSHOP CHOREOGRAPHING BELONGING Michelle le Baron and Shannin Antonopouo VENUE: Windsor Hotel TICKETS: R200

TALKS

11:00 STORY TIME WITH SINDIWE Sindiwe Magona VENUE: Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: Children FREE ADULTS: one book for a child, in lieu of a ticket

READING

12:30 PERFORMANCE - ENLIGHTEN SYMPHONIC FESTIVAL Young soloists from the Overberg/ Western Cape accompanied by the Enlighten Symphony Orchestra VENUE: Grobbelaar Hall TICKETS: R130 14:30 WORKSHOP - BLEND YOUR OWN BORDEAUX WINE Winemaker Wilhelm Pienaar VENUE: Hermanuspietersfontein TICKETS: R450 14:30 FILM - VASELINETJIE VENUE: Municipal Auditorium NO CHARGE, a donation would be appreciated 15:00 FILM - LES GIRLS VENUE: Romantiques TICKETS: R40 15:00 CHILDREN - WOW! THE SEA IS MADE OF PLASTIC Puppet show with Angela Wassink and Rhode Gonggrijp VENUE: Grobbelaar Hall TICKETS: R75 19:00 PERFORMANCE - NATANIËL IN CONCERT VENUE: Dutch Reformed Church Hermanus SOLD OUT!

WORKSHOPS DEMOS WINE PLUS FOOD & WINE FILMS CHILDREN

2018

Workshops

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s a fusion between an arts festival and a winter school, FynArts is not only entertaining but also educational and informative, with an everincreasing variety of popular workshops ranging from half-day to three-day events where festivalgoers can improve their skills, knowledge and expertise in a wide range of disciplines by interacting with leaders in their field.

A Day in the Life of a Clay Worker: Hennie Meyer By popular request, Hennie will be back at FynArts to share the daily variety he experiences in his life as a potter in a demonstration and participative workshop. The aim is to inspire participants and also allow them to try their hand at creating small experimental explorations in clay. This is a one-day workshop presented on two days: Saturday 9 June and Sunday 10 June, from 10:00 - 15:30 at Creative Notions in Long Street, Hermanus.

R530 includes all materials and a light lunch.

Wax-carving jewellery: Ralph and Heidi Walton A fun and informative half-day workshop to learn about the casting processes and then build your own charm, pendant or ring. Both workshops on 9 and 16 June are SOLD OUT. Elegant Ellies and Ravishing Rhinos: Tania Babb Twenty years of working with young hands has given Tania a very good understanding of their capability and how to adapt the clay, glaze and firing temperatures of the piece to make it ‘sing’.

Tania believes that creative confidence, when fostered at a young age, is the firmest foundation for building self-esteem. These two half-day workshops are suitable for children: 7 – 11 years.

Elegant Ellies Workshop: Saturday 9 June, from 14:00 - 16:00. Ravishing Rhino Workshop: Sunday 10 June, from 10:00 - 12:00. At Creative Kids. R175 per workshop includes all materials and light refreshments.

An Introduction to Cellphone Photography: Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassall This popular workshop is for people who would like to learn some tricks for turning an average cellphone snap into a great photograph. Join Leanne and Peter for a slide show where they will set up your phone, help you to understand light and then take you for a walk-about. This interactive workshop is loads of fun, and won an award at The Cape Getaway Show. The workshop on Sunday 10 June at 10:00 is SOLD OUT, but an additional workshop will be presented from 14:00 – 16:00 on the same day, at the Windsor Hotel. R275 Make a ring: Ralph and Heidi Walton At this popular half-day workshop you will learn about the practical techniques for working with silver as you design and craft your own simple ring.

Both workshops on 11 June and 14 June are SOLD OUT. Quick Sketches - an artist’s diary: Willie Jacobs Three full-day informative and fun workshops that may be taken singly or in a series of two or three.

All three days from 11 – 13 June are SOLD OUT.

An introduction to working with Pewter: Heather Fleming Repoussé is an old form of metalwork in which a malleable metal - in this instance pewter - is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. During this one-day workshop participants will craft a pewter notebook cover. Monday 11 June, from 10:00 15:00 at Creative Notions. R500 includes a light lunch and all materials and equipment.

Seeing through Words: Kobus Moolman Explore the rich complexity of sensory detail with Kobus Moolman, award-winning poet and head of Creative Writing at UWC. You’ll learn how to turn the seemingly mundane, and even insignificant, into arresting poetic images. All you need are a pen and paper (or tablet or notebook) and a willingness to experiment. Monday 11 June, from 10:00 - 15:30 at the Windsor Hotel. R530 includes a light lunch.

The Secrets of Making Authentic Japanese Sushi: Master Sushi Chef Enjoy an intimate morning working with a Master Sushi Chef, who will demonstrate various skills and advice on how to make a variety of authentic sushi products. This workshop on 12 June is SOLD OUT. High Tea - Cup & Saucer: Catherine Brennan Experience the entire ceramic process from raw clay to glazed and fired product over one and a half days. At the full-day workshop you will make a lace-impressed cup and saucer. At the optional follow-on, half-day workshop you will apply a choice of oxides, underglazes and glazes to your bisque-fired pot before a final glaze firing.

Wednesday 13 June, from 10:00 – 15:30 (R500 incl. all materials and a light lunch) and Friday 15 June, from 14:00 – 16:00 (R250 incl. all materials and a light lunch). At Catherine Brennon’s Studio at 204, 4th Street, Voëlklip.

vineyards, farm cottages and cows. This workshop on 14 June is SOLD OUT. Cake decorating: Wilco den Otter Spend a creative and fun morning with Wilco, a professional pâtissier from the Netherlands who has a passion for making unique and personalised cakes. This workshop on 14 June is SOLD OUT. Make a micro-mosaic pendant: Carol Tait This half-day workshop is an introduction to using small pieces of a variety of mosaic mediums such as smalti, millefiore, beads, stained glass and Venetian tiles to create a pendant. All that is required is a steady hand and a creative imagination. Thursday 14 June, from 10:00 12:30 at Creative Notions Craft Shop. R230 includes all materials.

Life Drawing: Christopher David Reid Christopher returns to FynArts, this time to present a one-day life drawing workshop. The workshop on 14 June is SOLD OUT. Low light photography and ‘painting with light’: Leanne Dryburgh & Peter Hassall Capture the reflections in the Bot River Estuary as birds come in to roost. As the sun sets, create a Winter Wonderland with lights along the water’s edge and the dunes. Finish off with the Grande Finale of ‘painting with light’. A camera that can attach to a tripod is essential, as is a tripod (can be pre-booked and hired from the Photowalkers at an additional R50). Thursday 14 June, from 17:00 - 19:00. Meet at the Dutch Reformed Church parking area at 16:30. R350 includes transport.

Floral Art: Alyson Kessel Work with beautiful flowers under the guidance of Alyson, the floral artist at the exclusive boutique hotel, Birkenhead House. The morning will end with tea and cake. Both workshops on 13 and 15 June are SOLD OUT, but a third workshop will now be offered on Monday 11 June, from 10:00 – 12:00 at Birkenhead House.

Advanced Cellphone Photography: Leanne Dryburgh & Peter Hassall What are you doing with the photographs saved on your cellphone? Unless properly managed, these photographs won’t be around to enjoy in years to come. This editing and image management workshop will help you select, edit and store your photographs efficiently and show you how to share them with family and friends on social media, through e-mail, and more. The workshop from 10:00 – 12:00 on Friday 15 June is SOLD OUT, but will be repeated from 14:00 – 16:00 on the same day, at the Windsor Hotel.

R275

Paint en plein air: Alyson Guy Alyson will help participants gain a new perspective and make a different set of decisions apart from the need to apply paint quickly and loosely while painting the hills, trees, mountains,

Writing for Real: Christopher Hope How do we distinguish fact from fiction, novels from memoirs, autobiography from fantasy? And where does imaginary writing differ from reality?

What do we mean by ‘real’? And why do we care?

Christopher Hope, who has written stories, novels and books of non-fiction, presents this day-long workshop on truth, facts and good-looking lies.

Friday 15 June, from 10:00 - 15:30 at the Windsor Hotel. R530 includes all print-outs and a light lunch.

Star in your own photographs: Leanne Dryburgh & Peter Hassall Join Leanne and Peter for a fun and informative workshop to learn some exciting skills on how to capture light and take awesome (and entirely different) selfies. Saturday 16 June, from 10:00 12:00, at Gearing’s Point. R275 Choreographing Belonging: Reconciliation as Creative Practice with Michelle le Baron and Shannin Antonopoulo ‘Belonging’ is essential: as one of our earliest impulses, it shapes and is shaped by our relationships. Yet not everyone ‘belongs’ equally.

This workshop draws on Michelle’s international work in mediation and reconciliation, and Shannin’s experience and work at the Artist Proof Studio, an innovative and engaged community printmaking centre of excellence. The workshop, a collaboration between colleagues Michelle, who lives in Canada, and Shannin, from Johannesburg, will include making two Paper Prayers, one to keep and one to gift. The concept originates from an ancient Japanese custom of offering painted strips of paper as prayers for hearing. Saturday 16 June, from 10:00 - 15:30 at the Windsor Hotel. R200 includes a light lunch.

Techniques - coiling, carving and burnishing: Madoda Fani By popular request, ceramicist Madoda will present another workshop this year. His modern vessels, inspired by the traditional, are highly sought-after internationally. Following a demonstration on the three techniques mentioned in the title, participants will practice the skills on terracotta slaps. Saturday 16 June, from 10:00 - 15:30 at Enlighten Education Trust, Swartdam Road.

R500 includes a light lunch and clay.

Drum Circle: Bevil Spence Drumming is said to stimulate creativity, reduce stress, build confidence and develop hand-eye coordination among children and the youth. Bevil is a well-known drum-maker, drum circle facilitator and hand-drumming teacher who has been holding drumming circles for many years. Enjoy a relaxing and uplifting drumming circle and workshop. All ages welcome, from beginners to advanced drummers. Saturday 16 June, from 10:00 - 11:30 at Fernkloof Hall. R135

Food & Wine WINE PLUS TUTORED TASTINGS

obsession) with salt has grown over the past eight years. He travels nationally and internationally to present salt and wine pairings and to conduct talks and classes. Monday 11 June from 11:00 - 12:00.

This year’s Wine Plus Series, once again curated by Melvyn Minnaar, is entitled ‘Names of Note’. It is a celebration of greatness, focusing on wines that claim their fame in the pantheon of South African wine. The ‘Names of Note’ are those on bottles from producers known by every wine-enjoying person – and in the various tastings and talks you’ll get to know them even better. The presenters are well-known cellar masters and established estate owners, and two ‘outsiders’ with inside experience to add perspective.

Rickey Broekhoven: The Restaurant at Newton Johnson Rickey honed his skills working with Eric Bullpit at Newton Johnson and Bertus Basson at Overture. He is a forager who creates beautiful country fare with fresh, seasonal produce. Monday 11 June from 15:00 - 16:00.

Wine Plus will be an opportunity to taste, but also to ask questions and hear the stories behind the labels.

Each presentation of 45 - 60 minutes features six to eight wines, selected to showcase the famous name.

Venue: The Marine Hotel. Tickets: R140. Inclusive tickets: All four morning OR all four afternoon sessions - R450. All eight sessions - R800.

Sebastian Smith: NomNom Eatery Sebastian worked with Executive Chef Jean Delport at Cavalli Restaurant before moving to Somerset West to open Benguela-on-Main in 2015. The restaurant has recently been re-branded as NomNom with Sebastian at the helm. Tuesday 12 June from 11:00 - 12:00

Saturday 9 June 14:00 - Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Owner-winemaker Johan Malan will trace the history of the country’s first Méthode Cap Classique, Kaapse Vonkel, in celebration of Simonsig’s 50th anniversary.

17:00 - Nederburg Cellar master Andrea Freeborough and her team will offer a treat of wines of this iconic brand that dates back to 1791 and has built an international reputation since the 1940s.

Greg Henderson: Forage at Wildekrans Chef Patron Greg trawls and forages local pastures and local artisan chefs and farmers for produce and ingredients which he turns into contemporary dishes using age-old cooking techniques. During his demonstration he will discuss wild foods and heritage foods of the Southern Cape Overberg Region. Tuesday 12 June from 13:00 - 14:00.

Sunday 10 June 14:00 - KWV Arguably the most renowned name in the South African drinks industry, KWV celebrates 100 years. The team under head winemaker, Wim Truter, will showcase the famous and festive.

17:00 - Bennie Howard One of the first Cape Wine Masters, Bennie is a specialist amongst wine fundis. Hands-on in the industry, he is a seasoned marketer who has been deeply involved in wine competitions.

Monday 11 June 14:00 - Meerlust Hannes Myburgh’s wine estate, dating from 1693, is often referred to as a South African ‘first growth’. Cellar master Chris Williams ranks as a member of South Africa’s winemaking elite.

17:00 - Kanonkop This is a family estate that flies the flag high as a South African ‘first growth’. Owner Johann Krige and cellar master Abrie Beeslaar, 2018 IWSC Winemaker of the year, will present their finest.

Tuesday 12 June 14:00 - Groot Constantia A name among the world famous and the start of Africa’s winemaking. After 17 years, cellar master Boela Gerber is also the master of the estate’s past and future.

17:00 - Norma Ratcliffe Norma is a legend among the first women who ventured hands-on into the wine cellar. She established the Warwick name. Her view and philosophy of the wine world has always been engagingly clear.

CHEFS DEMONSTRATIONS The FynArts pop-up kitchen, designed by hospitality consultant Garth Stroebel, will be installed at the United Church Hall. Garth Stroebel will once again curate the Series of Chefs Demonstrations by renowned local and guest chefs. Tickets at R120 include a taster portion of all dishes demonstrated.

Craig Cormack: Salt @ Paul Cluver Estate Executive Chef Craig’s fascination (some would say

André Kruger: Stonehouse Cheese André has worked in the cheese-making industry in South Africa and overseas for 17 years. Initially a specialist in hard cheeses, he will demonstrate how to make basic soft cheeses - cottage cheese, paneer and labneh. Tuesday 12 June from 15:00 - 16:00.

Oliver Coetzee: Birkenhead House Guests who stay at the Birkenhead have the opportunity of foraging along the coast with Executive Chef Oliver and then attending a Master Class on how to prepare their ‘findings’. Oliver is inspired by Mediterranean as well as Malay flavours.

Wednesday 13 June from 11:00 - 12:00.

Tullishe Roux: Restaurant at Hermanus Golf Club Tullishe travelled in Japan for many months and says the country is ‘a chef’s dream destination, with a very clear food identity stretching way beyond sushi’. While preparing the dishes for her demonstration, Tullishe will highlight stories and flavours from her travels. Wednesday 13 June from 15:00 16:00.

Gregory Czarnecki: The Restaurant at Waterkloof French-born Chef de Cuisine Gregory transforms the most humble and honest of seasonal ingredients into art. He was the South African 2016 Says Eat Out Judge, Carianne Wilkinson, Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Chef of the Year. Thursday 14 June from 11:00 - 12:00.

Friday 15 June from 11:00 - 12:00.

Rudolf van der Berg: Burgundy Restaurant & Danie Vorster: Overberg Honey Company Rudolph and Danie pair up for a demonstration and tasting with the accent on honey. Rudolph will prepare a three-course meal and Danie will offer a honey tasting. Friday 15 June from 15:00 - 16:00.

BLENDINGS, TASTINGS, DINNERS & PAIRINGS Sunday Lunch - Food and Wine Pairing Join South African winemaker of the year Johann Fourie, and Chaînes Des Rôtisseurs Blazon decorated chef/author Shane Sauvage, as they fuse their talents to create an unforgettable four-course lunch paired with international award-winning Benguela Cove wines. Sunday 10 June at 12:30.

Venue: La Pentola Restaurant. Tickets: R330 includes wine and service fee.

Abalone, bubbly & champagne air FynTune your taste buds with a unique abalone and Bosman’s Cap Classique pairing. But first, join Johan Hugo for a Heart of Abalone guided tour on the oldest and largest abalone farm in South Africa, Abagold Ltd, to meet this mysterious and soughtafter mollusc. Monday 11 June (SOLD OUT) and Friday 15 June, at 09:30 Venue: Heart of Abalone, New Harbour. Tickets: R275.

FynArts Supper Club Join Richard Cock and his wife, Sue, for a musical evening like no other. This interactive event will include a musical quiz with questions ranging from Abba and the Beatles to Boeremusiek and Wagner, and anything in between. Work together in teams on the answers and earn bonus points for your team by singing, dancing and generally having a jol!

Monday 11 June, at 18:30. Venue: Grobbelaar Hall, Hermanus. Tickets: R250 – includes light supper.

Lifestyle Environmental Lunch Chef Shane Sauvage and his team will create a three-course lunch paired with Creation Wines.

Internationally renowned marine biologist Allison Towner and environmental conservationist Charmaine Beukes will discuss issues facing our sealife and how we can all ‘make a difference’.

Wednesday 13 June, at 12:30 Venue: La Pentola Restaurant. Tickets: R220 - includes wine and service fee.

Gin Revolution @ FynArts with Paul du Toit Paul leads the way on a unique exploration of South Africa’s world-class gin. Wednesday 13 June at 14:00, at The Marine. Tickets: R140. SOLD OUT

Benjamin Conradie: Grootbos Executive Chef Benjamin is intrigued by the different elements of food, and the way in which each ingredient is added to the dish for a reason.

Thursday 14 June from 15:00 - 16:00

Make your own brand of Bordeaux blend Join Cellar Master Wilhelm Pienaar in the quiet darkness of his ‘cellar office’ where he will share his vast international and local experience while showing red wine lovers how to craft their own Bordeaux-style blend. You’ll get to take your personally named and labelled wine home.

Thursday 14 June and Saturday 16 June, at 14:30. At Hermanuspietersfontein Cellar, Hemelen-Aarde Village. Tickets: R450.

Christiaan Campbell: Die Werf Restaurant, Boschendal Christiaan takes sustainability very seriously on a personal and professional level. Currently executive chef at Boschendal, expect him to use words such as local, seasonal, ethically sourced, foraged - and slow-roasted, house-smoked, pasture-reared.

Brandy Exploration @ FynArts with Paul du Toit Take a sensory journey with Paul into some of South Africa’s best potstill brandies. He will share the secrets of the who, why and how from the innermost circles of the brandy producers. Taste ten of the best potstill brandies in South Africa. Friday 15 June, at 14:00. Venue: The Marine. Tickets: R140.

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Films, Books & Children’s events FILMS FynArts 2018 will again present a feast of vintage films that will be screened at the Movie-go-Round Vintage Theatre at Romantiques, 14 Aberdeen Street, Hermanus (Tel: 028 312 4226). The nonrefundable booking fee is R40 per person. Find the programme on the centre pages of this supplement and make sure you book timeously, as these films are very popular and sell out quickly.

In addition to the vintage films, a selection of 2017 award-winning films will be screened during FynArts at Hermanuspietersfontein Wine Cellar in Hemel-en-Aarde Village (Tel: 028 316 1875). These short films, with a duration of between 12 and 24 minutes, were featured at the M-Net Silwerskermfees 2017. Numbers are limited and it’s essential to book. There is no charge for any of these films, but a donation towards the FynArts Development Fund will be greatly appreciated. Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 June, at 14:30. Venue: Hermanuspietersfontein.

Another sponsored event is the screening of the film, Vaselinetjie, directed by Corné van Rooyen and starring Marguerite van Eeden, Nicole Bond, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Royston Stoffels, Arno Greeff, Elzet Nel, Elani Dekker, Marise Nel, Anchen du Plessis and Daniah de Villiers. Vaselinetjie tells the story of Helena ‘Vaselinetjie’ Bosman, a white girl raised by her loving brown grandparents in a remote rural village in the Northern Cape. However, upon learning that Vaselinetjie is not their biological grandchild, the welfare sends Vaselinetjie to a state orphanage in the far away Johannesburg where life is in vivid contrast to her past existence.

For the first time, Vaselinetjie is confronted with the harsh realities of life. This story is a setwork book.

Saturday 16 June at 14:30 and Sunday 17 June at 11:00. Venue: Municipal Auditorium - both screenings.

READINGS The Book Collector in the Royal Centre, Main Road, Hermanus (Tel: 083 653 9957 / 078 120 0120), owned by Chris Steyn and Benadé Kruger, will host two book readings at their quality secondhand bookshop. Here festivalgoers will have the opportunity to meet and engage with the authors in an intimate setting. Copies of their books will also be available to purchase.

Tannie Maria meets Queen of the Free State: Sally Andrew and Jennifer Friedman Fact and fiction; memoir and mystery. Join Sally and Jennifer as they read about, and discuss, the people, the places and the goings-on in smalltown South Africa. Recipes for Love and Murder is Sally’s first novel in a series of ‘Tannie Maria’ mysteries featuring fascinating characters, murdersolving, a great deal of advice and plenty of food.

Jennifer, well-known for her Afrikaans poetry, grew up Jewish in a small Free State town in the 1950s and ‘60s. Her novel Queen of the Free State is about the outsider on the inside, a mischievous, inquisitive, delightful and affectionate memoir with more than a touch of melancholy. Wednesday 13 June at 17:00. Venue: The Book Collector.

Tickets: R85.

The Keeper of the Kumm: Sylvia Vollenhoven Sylvia brings together her life and that of a longago ancestor, Kabbo, a respected Khoisan storyteller. She writes of her experience as being ‘too black’ for her coloured schoolmates, of working as one of the early female journalists in the ‘70s, and of ancestors and the impact of her background on her life. Sylvia does this through telling the story of a battle-hardened, 21st Century journalist who has to journey with her 19th Century Ancestor to delve into the hardest story of them all … Who am I really? Thursday 14 June at 17:00. Venue: The Book Collector.

Tickets: R85.

Reading Poetry with Alfred Schaffer Alfred is partly Dutch, partly Aruban and a lecturer in Afrikaans-Nederlands at Stellenbosch University. He will read from his own poetry in Dutch, with English and Afrikaans translations, and from several poems by other Dutch and Belgian poets with the English versions. Alfred has received major poetry awards, including the coveted Charlotte Köhler prize in 2017 for his collection Mens Dier Ding (Man Animal Thing) in which he charts the imaginary progress of King Shaka - soon to be translated into Afrikaans, English and French. Friday 15 June at 17:00.

Venue: 9 Contour Road, Hermanus. Tickets: R85

CHILDREN’S EVENTS Special events for children also feature on this year’s FynArts programme. Among the workshops aimed at children are the Wax-carving Jewellery workshops offered by Ralph and Heidi Walton, where children are assisted to create their own charm, pendant or ring. Unfortunately both sessions of this workshop are sold out, but there are still tickets available for the ceramics and drumming workshops.

Elegant Ellies and Ravishing Rhinos with Tania Babb Two fun and informative ceramic workshops for children aged 7 - 11 years. Twenty years of working with young hands has given Tania a very good understanding of their capability and how to adapt the clay, glaze and firing temperatures of the piece to make it ‘sing’. Tania believes that creative confidence, when fostered at a young age, is the firmest foundation for building selfesteem. Elegant Ellies Workshop: Saturday 9 June, from 14:00 - 16:00. Ravishing Rhino Workshop: Sunday 10 June, from 10:00 - 12:00.

At Creative Kids. R175 per workshop includes all materials and light refreshments.

Drum Circle with Bevil Spence Drumming is said to stimulate creativity, reduce stress, build confidence and develop hand-eye coordination in children and youngsters. Bevil is a well-known drum-maker, drum circle facilitator and hand-drumming teacher who has been holding drumming circles for many years. Enjoy a relaxing and uplifting drumming circle and workshop. All ages are welcome, from beginners to advanced drummers, to come and enjoy a relaxing and uplifting drumming circle and workshop. Saturday 16 June, from 10:00 - 11:30 at Fernkloof Hall. R135. A second outreach

workshop will also be offered at the Moffat Hall.

Storytime with Sindiwe Magona Bring a cushion or a blanket and sit on the stage, or in front rows, for a special, one-off storytime with Sindiwe, writer of many books for children for whom she has enormous empathy and passion.

Moms and Dads are welcome to attend and join in the fun, but from their seats further back in the auditorium. Sindiwe’s stories have a message as relevant for adults as for children. Tickets: No charge for children 7 – 11 years. Adults are to bring one book for a child, in lieu of a ticket, to be handed in at the door. A selection of Sindiwe’s books will be available to purchase before the session. Saturday 16 June at 11:00 Venue: Municipal Auditorium.

WOW! The sea is made of plastic: Angelie Wassink and Rhode Gonggrijp A delightful children’s theatre brought out from the Netherlands especially for FynArts. With a strong message about global warming – specially adapted for a South African audience – the highly visual play and follow-on short workshop with two Dutch actresses / theatre directors / teachers will be as much fun as it will be educational. In addition there will also be a number of outreach performances at various schools in the Overstrand. Suitable for children 6 – 11 years; parents are welcome to attend. Sunday 10 June from 11:00 – 12:45 and Saturday 16 June from 15:00 – 15:45. Venue: Grobbelaar Hall. Tickets: R75 – includes light refreshments.

Through their own Eyes The book, Through their own Eyes, and the exhibition of the same name, are the result of a project running at Lukhanyo Primary School in Zwelihle.

Children learn about photography and how to use a camera to express themselves, their lives and their ambitions. In sharing their photographs from Zwelihle to Hermanus and far beyond, they hope to show an image of themselves, as the young children of Zwelihle, through their own eyes.

The book will be launched at Lukhanyo Primary School and at Dunya Cake Delights in Dirkie Uuys Street, Hermanus, on Saturday 9 June, from 10:00 - 13:00. The exhibition, Through their own Eyes, will also be hosted from Monday 11 to Friday 15 June. Opening times: Daily from 15:00 – 17:00 and both weekends from 10:00 – 13:00 (Lukhanyo Assembly Hall); and daily from 09:00 – 16:00 and both weekends from 10:00 -13:00 (Dunya).

Photography Outreach Leanne Dryburgh and Peter Hassall of The Photowalkers will offer a fun photography workshop on Youth Day to 20 youngsters from the local community. Participants will be lent cameras and shown how to capture light and take awesome selfies. They will also be offered hints and tips to introduce them to the wonderful world of photography. Each participant will be given an A5 print of their work, sponsored by their sister company - The Photo Shed. This workshop will become an annual development workshop at future FynArts festivals in celebration of the youth on Youth Day. For more information, contact Leanne on 083 293 7208.

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iniculture, the culinary sciences and the visual arts walk the same path. All three take something from nature to tell a story; a story shaped by a personal journey and a plethora of experiences. And what is a story if not shared and enjoyed with others?

This has been the core message of Hermanus FynArts where artists and art lovers of all kinds gather yearly in celebration of the arts – and Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate is ready to allure the senses.

Although off the beaten wine track when it comes to traditional wine regions, Walker Bay with its cool climate is rapidly becoming a premium playground for foodies and wine aficionados. The Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate, perched on the edge of the shore 17 km outside Hermanus, might be the new kid on the block in the Overberg, but they certainly don’t intend to be “just the girl next door”.

Zimbabwean-born business woman and entrepreneur, Penny Streeter OBE, had a clear vision in mind when she bought this wine and property estate and their story has subsequently rolled out in many chapters. Streeter shares that there will always be something new up their sleeve to entice visitors.

“Our goal is to establish a premium wine tourism destination that caters for everyone. We want to become known for excellence in service and hospitality and differentiate ourselves with one-of-a-kind and memorable experiences.”

Where the last days of summer were soaked up on pontoon boat cruises with chilled wines or a round of adventure golf after lunch, guests are now gravitating to their fireplaces and scanning the menu for soul food and fleshier wines. The Benguela Cove Wine Estate has therefore put a sumptuous offering together to satisfy lovers of all kinds of art, be it that on a wall, on a plate or in your glass.

Exhibition: My Love Affair with Wine Fine arts and journalism graduate Samarie Smith (now also part of the Benguela team as their appointed brand manager) made wine the centrepiece of her career as a photographer, wine writer and certified taster, travelling the world to build her own vocabulary of aromas and taste in different cuisines and wines. At this year’s FynArts event at Benguela Cove, she also shares the experience in her art. The exhibition will be opened by South Africa’s loved food personality and writer, Errieda du Toit.

“Wine is a subjective experience, elevated by one’s own perception of sight, smell and taste. How one perceives a wine sparks from one’s unique set of experiences and emotional triggers. With proper training and experience wine judging is a structured and intellectual discipline, not merely a haphazard activity tainted by one’s own judgement. Tasters can develop the skill to identify benchmarks and convey their findings in a sound way that resonates with different people.” The artworks represent those building blocks that Samarie encountered and is still encountering and growing on a daily basis to shape her relationship with wine.

“Terroir is magic. The art is my personal experience and memories of place, aroma and taste, while the four different colours of Perspex the art is mounted on represents the foundation they have in common. It honours the elements, fire (fruit), water (ocean), air (wind) and earth (soil) with a reference to the pillars of terroir being the message throughout: soil, slope, climate and culture.” The exhibition will run until the end of July. It is open for viewing from 10:00 until 18:00 Monday to Sunday. Artist walk-abouts by appointment.

Art Three Ways To wrap FynArts up in style, a dinner will be hosted on 16 June by the cellar master Johann Fourie, brand manager and artist Samarie Smith and chef Annie Badenhorst, where they will illustrate the synergy between these art forms. Guests will be welcomed with a glass of MCC sparkling wine and canapes in the tasting room for an introduction to the exhibition ‘My Love Affair with Wine’. They will then make their way to the restaurant for a four-course meal created by chef Annie. Here the trio will showcase their arts by way of four artworks paired with four wines that in turn are paired with four dishes.

All inspired by terroir, guests can look forward to a colourful collage of colour, texture, taste and aromas.

Seats are limited and cost R595 per person. Bookings essential: 087 357 0637|www.bengueladining.com

A culinary feast for Shiraz and Bordeaux blend lovers This year’s FynArts showcase coincides with SA’s inaugural event ‘Seven Days of Shiraz and Venison’ starting on the 11th of June. Beside her new a la carte winter menu, chef Annie Badenhorst has also created a special menu for the Moody Lagoon Restaurant that will run until Father’s Day on 17 June.

Two venison dishes were created to pair with an included glass of Benguela Cove Syrah 2015. Badenhorst also created two colourful dishes as an ode to the arts with a glass of Benguela Cove Collage 2015, a Bordeaux Blend, to take a bow as the paired wine.

Scrumptious Springbok Arancinis (R140) with Shiraz chutney and coleslaw can be enjoyed in either their tasting room or in the Moody Lagoon restaurant. The hearty Springbok Lamb Shank served with creamy polenta and gremolata (R240) is only on offer in the restaurant.

Art lovers can look forward to colourful expressions of Badenhorst’s culinary journey. Don’t miss the quirky and smart combination of horseradish panna cotta with beetroot cured salmon and baby fennel (R140) with a glass of Benguela Cove Collage. As a main the pork belly with sago and textures of pumpkin (R220) is not only beautiful to look at, but a perfect match for the Benguela Cove Collage 2015 that cuts through the richness and adds that delicious X-factor. As a sweet finale guests can enjoy a chocolate tart with chocolate ice cream and a collage of fruit (R85).

WIN! WIN! WIN! Come and join us for a wine tasting (R80) in the tasting room of the Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate. Photograph four artworks that resonate with the wines you tasted and create a collage on your phone.

Post this on Twitter or Instagram. Add @BenguelaCove and use the hashtag #FynArts #collage #MyLoveAffairWithWine with your own wine descriptor and stand the chance to win a case of Collage to the value of R1 620. Post your image on our FB page. The image with the most likes will also walk away with a Sweet Senses Wine Tasting for two.

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Another Chelsea gold for South Africa

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ast week South Africa won gold again – no, not for any sporting prowess but for a display of our amazing indigenous flowers at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.

It was the 36th gold medal award in the 43 years that the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has exhibited at Chelsea, the world’s most prestigious flower show.

The SANBI designers for the past 24 years, David Davidson and Ray Hudson, handed over the reins this year to a young, but experienced designer, Leon Kluge. Leon has won many awards at international flower shows, and for several years worked as a volunteer at Chelsea under the mentorship of David and Ray. Leon has been involved in the international show gardening arena for the last 12 years and has been invited to showcase his work at some of the world’s most prestigious flower shows.

Among others he won the Gardening World Cup for Africa at the Gardening World Cup in Nagasaki, Japan in 2014. Leon also went on to be the first

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designer from Africa to win gold, the Best on Show and the Govern-or’s Design Award at the world’s biggest and oldest flower show, the Philadelphia Flower Show in the USA, where he was invited to design a garden for Disney.

Needless to say, Leon was overjoyed at achieving gold with his first exhibit for SANBI. “Winning an award is an added bonus. My team and I hope that we made South Africa proud and that we convinced many, many people here in Europe to visit our magnificent diverse country.”

The theme of this year’s design was Iconic Landscapes.

“The exhibit takes the viewer on a journey around the subcontinent, where the designer has taken a rather lighthearted approach to the style in which the landscapes are

presented, by using the very powerful and iconic forms of contemporary township art that depict cultural life in these landscapes.”

The exhibit starts off in Cape Town with spectacular fynbos flowers massed against a backdrop of Table Mountain and the townships of the Cape Flats. It then moves up the West Coast with very different succulent vegetation and iconic fishermen’s villages. It travels north and east to Limpopo, Gauteng and Mpumalanga with their own unique and diverse flora and architectural styles.

Showcasing our fynbos in England goes much further back in history. In October 1933 the opening of the present South Africa House in London was celebrated with a show of ‘wild flowers’ as fyn-

bos was known. The show opened in South Africa House itself, but was so popular it was moved to the headquarters of the Royal Horticultural Society, also in London. The exhibit was awarded a gold medal. More than 20 000 visitors saw the exhibit and one London newspaper commented: Amazing scenes were witnessed at the exhibition this afternoon. Pictorial publicity attracted enormous crowds, extra attendants being required to control them…

The Hermanus Flower Festival will take place at the Botanical Society headquarters in Fernkloof Nature Reserve from 22 to 24 September this year. The Society is already hard at work to put on a splendid show for visitors. There will be enough attendants to control the crowds.

Photo credit: SANBI

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Winter proof your diet to stay healthy

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ood news for those anticipating winter with gloom and doom: there is so much we can do to support and optimise our immune and respiratory systems.

Food as medicine Supercharge your immune system by using food as medicine. You can make your own, wholesome soup with plenty of vegetables, legumes, barley and soup mix containing red, brown and green lentils, split peas, etc.

Include the following in your dishes: garlic and onions (added to any food as nature’s medicine); turmeric, ginger and cinnamon; zinc (in legumes, wholegrains, dairy, lean meat); mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, reishi, oyster and portabellini) to support your immune system; bioflavonoids (different colours and textures of fresh fruit and veggies); and probiotics (live culture yoghurt,

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antiviral and antibacterial properties, while improving circulation to ward off any chill. Cinnamon is also beneficial for those with high blood sugar (diabetes).

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kombucha or kefir, fermented food, supplements, artichokes).

Drink hot chocolate made with pure, raw cocoa powder – use dairy, almond or coconut milk, adding raw honey to taste.

My most recommended antiinflammatory recipe for colds, flu, post nasal drip, muscle aches and pain, fever and arthritis is highly effective and can easily be made with ingredients found on your spice rack: Mix together a pinch each of the wonder spices ginger,

cinnamon and turmeric with a little lemon juice and raw honey in hot water – it makes for a delightful spicy drink (you may even add a tot of medicinal brandy). The following can also be added if the cold is quite serious: a fresh clove of garlic, pinch of mustard powder, ½ a pinch of cayenne pepper, and a pinch of sage and thyme if the mucous is yellow or green.

Drink this regularly until you feel better.

Herbal remedies from nature’s pharmacy Herbs are plants with medicinal, aromatic and/or culinary properties. As a general rule of

thumb, herbs that comply with all three are safe to use in your home, e.g. rosemary, basil, thyme, ginger, garlic, onions, parsley, etc. These can be added to food to enhance taste, flavour, aroma and health. Those with purely medicinal properties should be used with caution and often under supervision of a qualified health practitioner.

Having said that, there are many herbal remedies that can be safely used in your home pharmacy.

Spices such as ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, mustard powder and cayenne pepper have anti-inflammatory,

Plants for a healing herb garden • Echinacea – use 2 or 3 flowers, steep in hot water and drink with honey at the first sign of a cold. Repeat 3 times a day for about 3 days, or until symptoms improve; • Bulbine frutescens (wrongly called barbinella or bulbinella) and aloe ferox grow in most gardens – break off the stems, press out the jelly by hand or with a spoon, and apply the jelly directly onto burns, eczema, insect bites, cuts and bruises to soothe irritated skin for immediate relief; • Onions, garlic and chives can be added to soups, stews and salad for its restorative properties for the heart and immune system, also

improving resistance to colds and flu; • Carrots, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, pumpkin, broccoli, tomatoes, etc. – all the gifts from nature to enhance every cell and system of our bodies; • Rosemary, thyme and basil to balance and fortify the immune system, enhance food and bring joy to every day; • Calendula (gousblom) flowers can be steeped in hot water, cooled down and used to rinse out painful or infected eyes.

A very effective winter warmer for cold hands and feet is the well-known and well researched herb Ginkgo biloba.

Among other things it keeps the mind alert, improves circulation, protects the nervous system and supports the immune system.

Source: Dr Arien van der Merwe www.drarien.co.za

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Tips on how to ready your home for winter

t’s the perfect time of year to examine your home and ensure that vital maintenance and repairs are done as winter temperatures continue to plummet.

“With the checks and balances done, you can rest easy knowing that if things do go wrong, your insurance will take care of it,” recommends Mandy Barrett of insurance brokerage and risk advisors, Aon South Africa.

Clean up Your Garden ■ Cover garden furniture and ensure garden hoses are stored in a frost-free area to prevent it from freezing and cracking in cold temperatures.

■ Remove falling leaves from gutters and clear away dry debris as clogged gutters may create maintenance issues on your building.

■ Take the time to trim any dead branches off trees, such as palm trees, and shrubs as it poses a fire risk, especially if the plant is close to your home. Your garden may need extra

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trimming if you live in the drought-stricken Cape region, or if you live in a region that is heading into a dry winter.

■ Make sure that the water pump on your water collection tank or borehole is in good working order and has ‘run-dry’ protection so it will automatically shut off if it detects that there is no water to pump – this could happen if the water freezes in the pipes or the tank runs dry.

Fill the gaps ■ Fill any cracks you may have in your walls, especially exterior walls.

Water coupled with freezing temperatures can worsen existing cracks during winter months.

■ Check all doors and windows to make sure they seal properly and replace any gaps with door and window foam seal tape – keeping out the cold air will save significantly on heating costs.

■ Check and replace any broken roof tiles and ensure that flashings are in order – especially if you experience rainy winter months.

Gas stove, heaters and fireplaces: ■ Exercise extra precaution when using these appliances in your home – gas and open flames represent a significant fire and health risk. Always use your gas appliances as specified by the manufacturer with the correct safety valves and mechanisms in place. Get a certified gas installer to do regular safety checks and service your equipment before the winter months.

■ If you love a cosy winter fire, make sure that flammable objects are kept well away from a fireplace and always use a fire screen to prevent any sparks from flying off and setting fire to carpets or curtains. Clear out chimneys and air vents to ensure ventilation is not impaired in any way.

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Many congratulations are in order

reetings to all again. It was nice to get back to relative normality last week. We also saw some very welcome rain, although the strong wind was not so great.

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SATURDAY ALL TOGETHER 19 MAY 4BBB Medal 127 players: 1st: Don Adams & Colin Woodhatch - C/I 60; 2nd: Mike Bryant & Frans Prins - C/O 60; 3rd: Gary Combrink & Baldy Baldwin - C/O 60; 4th: Bill McGeachy & John Atkinson - C/O 60. Best Gross: Dave Johnston - 70; Ball pool paid to 63; 6 two clubs

Our number of golfers always takes a dive in winter and this one is no exception, but it’s kind of nice not being so busy, as it gives us all a little down time or the opportunity to take some leave – maybe even hitting the high seas for a bit of pillaging and plank walking!

means leaving the rest in the dust! He had rounds of 47 points, 44 points and 43 points, a tournament total of 137 points – absolutely fantastic golf. Brandon won the C division, Les Autres trophy and overall best nett.

Great job, Bran!

Congratulations, Brandon Shaw This week we start with some really good news which in this day and age is extremely welcome. One of our members, Brandon Shaw (same surname but no known relation – maybe he’s a long lost cousin) went up to Gauteng and competed in the South African Disabled Golf Open at Magalies Park, and we are proud to announce that he won his division.

Happy Birthday, Andrew Philip Last week was also a big one for long-standing member Andrew Philip, who turned the big five-oh and we celebrated with him and a whole host of his friends at Soul Café on Saturday evening. There was a live band and it was fantastic, we all dressed up in ‘60s and ‘70s gear and danced the night away.

Many, many congratulations, Brandon, you have done us proud. The tournament was a 54-hole event and our man managed to win by a mighty 17 points, which in golfing terms

The other notable birthday was that of our old pro, Terry Westbrook, who turned the big eight-oh! He celebrated on Saturday at the Club and shot a gross 72. Well done, Terry!

SUNDAY MIXED 20 MAY 4 Ball Alliance 47 players: Winners: Ian Ross, Lyndsay Henderson, Patrick Morley and Elise Nykamp - 81 points; Runners-up: John & Sue Atkinson with Clive & Heather Rabie - 80 points C/I LADIES’ TUESDAY 22 MAY The wind huffed and the wind puffed and blew our ladies away. No competition.

MEN’S WEDNESDAY 23 MAY Betterball Stableford 68 players: Winners: Ernie and Pikkie Blommaert 43 points; Runners-up: André du Toit & Dewey Bernado - 42 points.

Ball pool pays to 41; Best gross: GP le Roux - 80; No 2 clubs recorded.

Brandon Shaw went up to Gauteng and competed in the South African Disabled Golf Open at Magalies Park, and we are so proud to announce that he won his division!

Last giggle This week I leave you with two conundrums from Chris Brand: When dog food is ‘new with improved taste’, who tests it?

And secondly:

If glue is so good, why doesn’t it stick to the bottle?

Ha ha! Thanks, Chris.

Have a great week all, Julz and the crew

Long-standing member Andrew Philip, who turned the big five-oh, at his birthday celebrations.

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Local rugby teams off to a good start Tony O’Hagan

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espite the loss of a number of players to other clubs, Atlantics Rugby Club Chairman, Clive Spring, is satisfied with the club's early performances in the Boland Grand Challenge rugby league.

After the first three fixtures, the Hermanus-based club has recorded victories against Caledon and Grabouw and a close fought loss to Gansbaai.

Hawston continues to go by their motto of "ons skrik vir niks", being undefeated after three rounds, with a draw against Bredasdorp and wins against Grabouw and Caledon.

Previous winners of the Boland Grand Challenge, this team could be in the mix, come the end of the season. The team to watch this year may well be

Botrivier. There are a number of players from Atlantics who have joined the club and who are now under the guidance of coach Thomas Chowles, previously assistant at Atlantics.

Mixed results for Hermanus High Hermanus High School had a tough sports day against Worcester Gymnasium on Saturday 26 May. The U14A netball girls as well as the U14A and B rugby boys and the U16A hockey boys were able to produce a win for Hermanus High. The next sports day will be in July after the school holidays.

Botrivier had a bye and have thus only played two matches to date (Gansbaai and Genadendal), winning both by large margins and gaining bonus points in the process.

This team is reported to have a well drilled forward pack and plenty of speed in the back division. Adrian Jackson from the Botrivier Club has been selected for the Boland under 20 team.

Another neighbouring side, Safcol (Grabouw) is currently on top of the log after three rounds and it will be interesting to monitor the highly competitive encounters as the Boland Grand Challenge plays out over the next few weeks.

Matthew Smith (first team) grabs the opposition in an effort to steal the ball and prevent him from scoring.

Connor van Tonder (U14A) runs the ball up to the try line with the opposition hot on his trail. Hermanus High U14A wion 17-0 against Worcester Gymnasium.

Enrico Luiz finds himself surrounded by players from Worcester Gymnasium as he runs for the try line.