A picnic concert featuring a trio of South Africa’s popular and award-winning vocal artists will be hosted at the Afrikaans Language Museum and monument’s intimate Garden Theatre on Saturday November 30.
The concert featuring performers Refentse, Elandré and Andriëtte, is also the highlight of a day to usher in the Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument’s 50th anniversary with the launch of a festival programme for next year.
According to the ATM director, Michael Jonas, the aim of next year’s celebrations is to promote Afrikaans as a national asset by, among others, highlighting and honouring the shared, inclusive origin history of the language. “We want to do this by presenting the monument as an inspiration where our focus on culture, nature and pleasure embodies exactly what we achieve in this regard,” he says.
He encourages all to follow the ATM’s website and social media or subscribe to their newsletter to keep abreast of the year’s programme.
Refentse Morake, originally from Gauteng, Elandré Schwartz, originally from the Eastern Cape, as well as Capetonian Andriëtte Norman have earned their exceptional fame in the last decade thanks to hard work and lots of talent, with for example each of their most famous songs together having had around 16 million views on YouTube.
Follow them on their social and audio platforms for sneak preview of what to expect at the picnic concert.
Guests are welcome to bring their own picnics and drinks (no glass) or pre-order a picnic basket from the Suikerkan at 082 216 2510 or info@diesuikerkan.co.za. The bistro will also sell refreshments during the event. Remember warm clothing and a flashlight.
Unfortunately, no dogs, fires or chairs are allowed. Ample secure parking is available free of charge. For the children there are also playgrounds and outdoor games.
The concert takes place at the Taalmonument on Paarl Mountain from 6pm to 9pm (gates open at 5pm) and tickets cost R280 per person, which includes a free visit to the monument and the beautiful indigenous gardens. Limited tickets are available. Bookings can be made online at quicket.co.za
If any tickets remain, they will be for sale at the gate from 5pm. For enquiries, contact Stefanie Rasztabiga at 021 872 3441 or kommunikasie@taalmuseum.co.za
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