Senior Botanical Horticulturist at Kirstenbosch, Adam Harrower, will present an illustrated talk on “A Magnificent view of the Lilliputlian succulent world of the Knersvlakte”.
Entry fees: Free entry to our Wednesday talk but garden entry fees applies.
Enquires:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440
Join Jonathan Leeming for a 4 hour seminar on venomous animal bites and stings at the National Botanical Garden in Pretoria.
This seminar is ideal for anyone who would like to react competently to snake bite, spider bite, scorpion stings, bee & wasp stings, centipede bites, aquatic vertebrates and aquatic invertebrates bites and stings. It will equip the first responder to respond to a bite or sting effectively, and without any equipment.
Cost: R350 per person. (Early bird special R250 before 6 March 2019)
Booking: Online bookings & payment via http://www.scorpions.co.za/pages/vafr6apr2019/
For more info: E-mail Linette on L.Ferreira@sanbi.org.za or call her on (012) 843 5000
GoodLuck’s music is an irresistible blend of electronica, pop and subtle influences of jazz. While Easy Freak’s music is a natural fusion of pop, hip-hop, funk, and soul. The two bands will be sharing the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts stage to bring us a memorable performance.
Info: 021 799 8783
Cost: From R150 for youth (6 – 21 with ID), R190 for adults, children under 6 enter for FREE.
Presenter: Dirk van Velden
Bring a snack, your own torch, binocular a blanket or cushion and dress up warmly.
For more info: contact the Garden office on 0282729311
Ticket price online: R60.00
Ticket price at the gate: R75.00
Bring camping chair and blanket with
Come to Kirstenbosch during the March school holiday and enjoy a morning of songs, stories, games and exploration of the treasures that nature gives us. Children will also create a beautiful box to take home with them.
During the March 2019 school holiday, the Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre staff will be presenting a 4 hour programme where children of about 6 – 9 years of age will explore nature in a fun way. They will visit sections of the Garden, looking for and collecting Nature’s treasures, while taking part in songs, games and stories that link to what they are experiencing. Once back at the Gold Fields Centre, they will create their own beautiful and unique “Treasure box” into which they will put the treasures they have collected.
Ages: Grades R – 3 (approx 6 – 9 years)
Cost: R 60.00 per person
Contact Sally Hey or Jacqueline Loni at 021 799 8670 for bookings.
Come to Kirstenbosch during the March school holiday and enjoy a morning of exploration and saving the world!
During the March 2019 school holiday, the Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre staff will be presenting a 4 hour programme where children of about 10-12 years of age will wil learn about the creatures that live in the garden and the impact waste is having on our biodiversity.
After an introduction to biodiversity, the learners will enjoy a walk of approximately one hour in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. When they return to the Education Centre they will engage, for approximately 2 hours, in a fun, hands-on workshop, where they will create a model of a creature out of common household waste.
Contact Sally Hey or Jacqueline Loni at 021 799 8670 for bookings
Shortstraw is known for getting the crowd dancing, and Bam Bam Brown with their eclectic sound of Afro-Folk-Rock, are known for giving the crowd an electric live performance. Don’t miss out on these two performers at the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts.
Info: 021 799 8783
Cost: From R150 for youth (6 – 21 with ID), R190 for adults, children under 6 enter for FREE.
Art Portfolio is hosting an eclectic exhibition of exciting contemporary work by twenty- three artists.
Multi-award winning singer-songwriter and poet, Jan Blohm and the band that has been described as the face of “current Afrikaans music”, Spoegwolf will be rocking at the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts. Blohm’s debut album, Melkstraat Confessions, won ‘Album of the Year’ in 2005 with the GMT Awards and Spoegwolf have recently released their third album Die Donker Toring.
Info: 021 799 8783
Cost: From R150 for youth (6 – 21 with ID), R190 for adults, children under 6 enter for FREE.
Rosalind Spears, the English Swallow, will present an illustrated talk on “ANTONY HOUSE & GARDENS – Beheadings and Dead Heading” a talk about the gardens and family of a beautiful Cornish estate.
Entry fees:
Free entry to our Wednesday talk but garden entry fees applies.
Enquires:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440
Matthew Mole is back on an extensive South African tour and will make an appearance at the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts. Mole has given us chart-topping hits including Holding On, Run, and Take yours, I’ll Take Mine.
Info: 021 799 8783
Cost: From R150 for youth (6 – 21 with ID), R190 for adults, children under 6 enter for FREE.
An interesting talk, called the ‘Smart food seminar’, has been organized for Saturday 9 March in the Garden.
It will be presented by Sandy Roberts, business partner and daughter of the late and renowned Margaret Roberts, of the Herbal Centre at De Wildt.
Join us for a fascinating lecture on smart foods for the treatment and aid of memory loss and concentration, anti-aging herbs to rejuvenate, revitalise & restore and what to use for common ailments and muscle building.
Delicious herbal tea will be served and snacks will be passed around during the lecture. One copy of The Lavender Book by Margaret Roberts will be given away during a prizegiving.
The use of morphological features in order to systematically classify organisms, has long been recognized. However, developing countries such as South Africa, still have a low number of active regional taxonomists, particularly for invertebrates such as deep-water corals. This paucity in foundational knowledge- poses a potential hindrance to South Africa’s progress on effective management of deep-water coral ecosystems. In order to improve this knowledge gap, a three-day workshop will be hosted SANBI, DEA: Oceans and Coasts and Iziko Museum through the ACEP: Deep Forest Project.
Through attending the workshop, participants can expect to develop the following skills:
- An understanding of the importance of taxonomy and terminology used in taxonomic descriptions of deep-water coral species.
- An understanding of the deep-water coral ecology and the management of such ecosystems.
- Practical training on the identification of deep-water stony corals.
If you are interested in attending this workshop, please complete the workshop application form by following link below:
https://goo.gl/forms/znb5vlr0LqzyxOWk1
Kindly take note that:
- The workshop will be held in Cape Town, venue TBC.
- Space is limited to 20 participants.
- Transport and accommodation is at the cost of the participant.
- Lunch and tea will be served.
*Application deadline is the 20 December 2018. Late applications will not be considered. Please contact zfilander@gmail.com for any enquiries.