Invitation to the annual picnic and blanket fundraiser.
Nobel Award winning writer Nadine Gordimer, jazz musician Marcus Wyatt and performer Rajesh Gopie are some of the creative industries’ leaders who are contributing towards the fundraising efforts of the Bag Factory Artists’ Studios and the Community Based Development Programme (CBDP) on the 25th of May. It is with great excitement that we announce that Monaghan Farms are generously donating their restaurant, The Other Side deli, as a venue. The farm, originally owned by the founder of Drum Magazine, Jim Bailey, is now being converted into a lifestyle estate. This venue will make for the perfect family day out! From lunchtime on Saturday 25 May the two organizations will be hosting a picnic in the beautiful garden outside the “the Other Side deli”. While enjoying a gourmet picnic lunch on these exquisite grounds ticket-‐holders will be able to view a number of activities including: • Rajesh Gopie, actor and comedian, who will host the event; • Nadine Gordimer who will read from her latest book; • live jazz; • an auction of investment quality artworks from both leading and emerging artists; and • a raffle of a Nadine Gordimer book The afternoon promises to be a fabulous event to see off the last days before the chilly months of winter with a celebration of generosity, aesthetic achievement and nature. Tickets are R450 a person (R80 for children under 13 years of age). The proceeds of the event will contribute to the efforts of these two respected and independent NPOs in their mission to improve South Africa’s diverse social and cultural landscape. The Bag Factory offers visual artists the opportunity to pioneer unmapped territories and test their limits in the spirit of exchange and global connectedness by focusing on a programme that stands for inclusion and diversity. The CBDP provides training and developmental support to communities and people working in organisations whose actions will lead to real economic and social upliftment in their constituency. Date: Saturday 25 May Time: 12:00 Venue: Monoghan Farm To purchase tickets, please contact Aysha on (011) 834 9181 or...
TBD: Bringing ‘virtual’ good to real life
Winter is on it’s way in SA and the cold is setting in…brrr. Do your bit this winter to help those in need by supporting the first ever Twitter Blanket Drive this Saturday the 29th of May, an impressive and ambitious effort by some South African tweeters who hope to rally the South African Twitter community to action… Follow Represent.co.za on twitter @sisiwami : Just a short while ago, the idea of rallying the South African Twitter community for a good cause was hatched. The power of social networking and the strength of the SA Twitter community has flexed its muscles and this idea has grown into a full blown initiative with national interest. The community pushed for a stake in the ground and the date has been set for Saturday, 29 May 2010. This is the 1st national TweetUp in the country, and from 6pm in main cities around the country Tweeters will be out in force, all for a good cause. All events will take place on the same day and time countrywide. Venues have been confirmed in Cape Town (2 venues), Joburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Knysna and Plettenberg Bay have also shown keen interest in holding their own event too. We would love to have an event in East London as it is the city with the 3rd highest amount of registered tweeters in SA. There are over 50,000 registered and active Twitter users in South Africa. The event will be considered a success if just 5% of these Tweeters make a contribution at the TweetUp or through alternate channels. Tweeters and non-Tweeters alike are invited to join in this groundbreaking social media experiment by coming along to any of the TweetUps and making a donation. For more information go to www.twitterblanketdrive.co.za or follow Melanie Minnaar on Twitter: @melanieminnaar RSVP’s to any of the national events can be done through this website too. City Host Media partner Venue & contact Venue address Joburg Melanie Minnaar @melanieminnaar melanie@twitterblanketdrive.co.za 702 Highveld VidaE Sandton, next to JSE CapeTown (S.Suburbs) Amanda Lambe@alambchop amanda@twitterblanketdrive.co.za Cape Talk Kfm TRUTH Coffee V&A Waterfront Cape Town (N. Suburbs) Stefan Diedericks@sdiedericks stefan@twitterblanketdrive.co.za Cape Talk Kfm Coffee Junction Tyger Valley Centre Port Elizabeth Monique Taylor@monique_tays monique@twitterblanketdrive.co.za Algoa Mint Café Bar Humerail Durban Nevin Pillay @nevinsp Nevin@twitterblanketdrive.co.za East Coast Radio VidaE Gateway Pretoria Janthinus Schrage @Janthinus Janthinus@twitterblanketdrive.co.za 702 Highveld The Hub Cafe Universiteitsoord premises 105 Duxbury road, Hillcrest Pretoria. Coordinates: S25*45’20” E28*14’14” East London...
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