Media Release
DUST YOURSELF OFF AND SHAKE YOUR FEATHERS BECAUSE A CULTURE INJECTION IS COMING FOR WHICH THOUSANDS OF FESTIVALGOERS HAVE BEEN WAITING!!
WHERE ELSE BUT IN THIS CITY OF CULTURE WITH ITS RICH HISTORY!
Press Release:
Pretoria is getting its own National Arts Festival
The first fully-fledged national arts festival, with all the facets of other festivals and much more is coming to Pretoria!
This celebration of arts will be held next to the Zambezi Mall just off the N1 from 26 April to 2 May 2010 and everyone, no matter what age, is welcome.
The table is set for a week of the best entertainment that will suit each and every person’s taste. We are bringing the cream of South Africa’s artists, from musicians, actors and dancers to fine arts, right to your doorstep.
We kick off on Monday, 26 April 2010 with the Vonk winners on the main stage.
That evening, there will also be a Gala function for “Stars of Yesteryear” in one of the production halls. Record hosts the “Face of Jacaranda” beauty pageant on Saturday, 24 April 2010.
The “Castle Open-Air Stage” will be kicking off daily from 11h00 in the morning until 17h00 in the afternoon where after the action will move to the main stage from 17h00 until 23h00.
A variety of more than 50 theatre productions will be held in the different production halls from Tuesday, 27 April 2010 until Saturday, 1 May 2010.
The City of Pretoria, with its many embassies is the perfect location to bring an international element to the festival. Come and enjoy the touch of different cultures from all over the world.
With a variety of quality exhibitioners, heaps of kids’ entertainment with safe and professional supervision, an international culture village, a Fun tent with a dance floor and enough to eat and drink, this will indeed be the festival of festivals for the whole family.
Pedro Camara (Carlos from 7de Laan), well known actor, is one of the organisers of the festival and our custodian for the fine arts is the well known Zane Meas.
The official press and sponsor introduction will be held on 23 March 2010!
Pretoria is going to burst at the seams!! So come and smell, listen and taste what kicks at the Main Festival Terrain next to Zambezi Mall, as it’s going to be seven days of “All-round Fun”!!
Feel free to visit our website for more information: www.jacarandakunstefees.co.za
Contact Petra at 079 693 5187 for appointments with Pedro Camara.
YOU HAVE SEEN THE REST, NOW EXPERIENCE THE BEST WITH TRUE JACARANDA HOSPITALITY!
HARLEQUIN CLUB CREST CLUB
We take this opportunity of congratulating the Jacaranda Festival Committee in organizing this Festival of Arts in Pretoria. We at the Harlequin Club are proud and honoured that our facilities are at the heart of the Festival. We look forward to a long and happy association.
The history of Pretoria Harlequins dates Club back to 1903. A year previously the civil servants who were transferred up from the Cape, other parts of South Africa and also from overseas, played rugby under the title of the Civil Service Club. At the end of the season they decided to contact London Harlequins for permission to use the Club name and colours. This was agreed to and one hundred and ten years ago our club came into being. The Club gained early support from Hockey and Cricket enthusiasts who established sporting sections. Later other sports came on board.
Our association with London Harlequins allows us a link to similar clubs in Melbourne, Australia, Hamilton in New Zealand, Dallas in America and Nairobi in Kenya.
This year, our Club and the sporting sections participate in the sports of Rugby, Cricket, Bowls, Hockey, Squash and Marathon running. In all, there are over thirty teams which turn out in Club colours throughout the year, at a competitive League level. In addition we host the social corporate touch rugby league in Pretoria
Our Caterers provide first class service and food for a variety of functions
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