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.
Amanda Black has won the hearts of many South Africans through her unique voice and undoubtedly talented and an incredible expression of emotions through her music. Sun-EL Musician is a futuristic artist who has his path already defined and is ready to go where most have failed to go. The two artists share the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts stage this summer.
Info: 021 799 8783
Cost: From R150 for youth (6 – 21 with ID), R190 for adults, children under 6 enter for FREE.
You are invited to attend a meeting to be held at on Friday 1 March, from 8.30am until 2.00pm at Kirstenbosch Old Mutual Centre, This will mark the start of the CAPE Legacy Project, a participant-driven evaluation of CAPE.
Cape Action for People and the Environment – CAPE:
CAPE is a partnership programme consisting of government and civil society organisations which was formed around a 20-year vision for conserving and restoring the biodiversity of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) and the adjacent marine environment, while delivering significant benefits to the people of the region.
Why the Legacy Project?
As we now head towards the 20th year of CAPE’s work, its partners have called for a reflective look at its legacy: its impacts, evidence for these and lessons learnt. All of this should provide a basis for visioning for the future.
The 01 March event:
The Legacy Project seeks to review the last 20 years and explore questions of lasting impact, in a way that engages the CAPE network and community in reflection, discussion and thinking together about the future. The event on 01 March will start this process of community reflection, engagement and evaluation and is the first of several engagements to be held over the coming year.
Who is the 01 March event for?
All CAPE role-players and supporters and partners, past, current and future are invited to participate. Please do share this invitation with others who may be interested in attending.
What will the 01 March event do?
This event will kick-start the Legacy Project with a look at the past and current context(s) of conservation in CAPE’s bioregions. Early findings will be shared for discussion, as will questions for the year ahead. Finally, opportunities will be created to reflect on the CAPE experience and share stories which will be taken as input to the evaluation.
Other ways you can contribute:
If you are unable to attend, or even if you are able to attend, please consider writing a brief reflection on your CAPE experience and thinking and share it. These contributions will be used to inform this event, and the Legacy project beyond. For more information about the CAPE Legacy Project, or to share your reflections, please contact Malukhanye Mbopha, tel: 021 799 8404; email: m.mbopha@sanbi.org.za, or Sue Soal: sue@theprocess.org.za
RSVP for agenda planning and catering purposes:
Malukhanye Mbopha, tel: 021 799 8404; email: m.mbopha@sanbi.org.za, or Sue Soal: sue@theprocess.org.za
Who is on the team?
Sue Soal, Tracey Konstant, Geordie Ractliffe (Singizi Consulting) and Malukhanye Mbopha and Shahieda Davids (SANBI), in collaboration with CAPE CIC Exco.
Horticulturalist, botanist and author, Ernst van Jaarsveld, will present an illustrated talk on “BABYLONSTOREN FARM” telling the story of the cultural historical journey from the Company’s to Babylonstoren Garden.
Enquiries:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440