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Closing date : 31 October 2008

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GARDEN PICNIC CONCERTS
2008

PROGRAMME

Teddy Bear Picnic Concert
27 July
Join us for our annual Teddy Bear Picnic Variety Concert with great family
entertainment and a chance to win prizes by entering your favourite ‘Teddy’ in our exciting Teddy Bear Competition, and remember to bring along a ‘Spare Teddy’ to leave behind for donation to The Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children.
[For additional information on this special event please call the Curators Office at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden]


Jacqui Moloi Blues Band
10 August
Making her debut appearance at the Garden Picnic Concerts, South African
singer Jacqui Moloi with George Hesse trio play good old down-to-earth blues!

The Promenade Ensemble
24 August
Directed by violinist Maria Branco The Promenade Ensemble play the
most delightful light classics, pop tunes and Broadway Hits !

Just Jazz
7 September
A traditional ‘jam session’ featuring some of South Africa’s finest jazz
musicians to keep your feet tapping and your fingers snapping !

DNA Strings
21 September
To close the 2008 Garden Picnic Concert Season, we proudly present
one of South Africa’s most popular award winning bands from Stellenbosch
the fabulous DNA Strings !

Concerts 13:00 to 15:00 with a 30 minute interval.
Entrance fees on concert days from 11:00 are:

R18/adults
R10/students with a valid student card
R5/scholars

Free entry for Botanical Society Members

Talks and other Events 2008

Contact Linette on (012) 843 5172/3/4 or email ferreira@sanbi.org

   INDIGENOUS TREE CULTIVATION
23 August 2008
10:00 – 13:00. Cost: R45/person.
Talk on how to grow indigenous trees will be presented by Ate Berga.

  BONSAI WORKSHOP (Beginner and Intermediate level)
20 September 2008
Time 08:00 – 13:00. Cost: R70/person.
Learn how to create your own bonsai tree and get insight into the art of bonsai. Presented by Louis Nel, a member of the Pretoria Bonsai Club.

  TALK ON MEDICINAL PLANTS
4 October 2008
Cost: R50 per person
Learn how valuable medicinal plants are and how they are used in our modern society. Presented by Marianna van Wyk.

BOTANICAL ART COURSE
23 - 25 October 2008
Presented by renowned botanical artist, Gillian Condy, founder member of the Botanical Artists Association of SA.
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  BIRDS
25 October 2008
Time 06:30 – 10:00. Cost: R30/adults & R15/children.
Bird spotting outing with Ernst Retief, Chairperson of Birdlife S.A. Northern Gauteng.

INDIGENOUS PLANT SALE
7 – 9 November 2008
Time: 08:00 – 16:00

A variety of indigenous plants including succulents will be on sale at exceptional prices.