DANIELE PASCAL: SO FRENCH

It is French with a sparkle by charismatic, award winning, platinum selling, French chanteuse when she visits the Greyton Lodge on Friday 16 December.

Danièle is one of South Africa’s most celebrated and recognizable celebrities. This dynamic powerhouse’s unique style and classic joie de vivre is quintessentially Parisian and synonymous with the spirit of romance of the French café song. Danièle is also the only true exponent of French culture, and sophistication in South Africa.

In 80 minutes, Daniele will delight in her true style with a selection of well-known French songs by Piaf, Brel, Aznavour, Trenet, Mouloudji, and other highlights from her best selling French Café song album Parisette and some of her own compositions. A show not to miss! She is accompanied on piano and vocals by talented and versatile Pieter du Plessis.

Tickets R80. Show at 18h30. For Bookings phone 028 254 9800.

FLOWER CLASSICS AT THE GREYTON LODGE

You are invited to an exhibition of “Flower Classics”, a collabaration between Greyton’s florists Karlien Walker Wellington and Bói Thorvardarson, at the Greyton Lodge on Thursday 2 June at 18h30, and on display during the Greyton Genadendal “Classic for All” festival.


Karlien Walker Wellington is a self taught florist with 10 year experience and does flower decorations for occasions such as weddings, functions etc. as well as supplying professional flower bouquets to the Friendly Grocer IN Greyton every week. Bói Thorvardarson studied floristry in Oslo, Norway and has had several flower shops in Oslo and Reykjavik, Iceland as well as working freelance for the governments in both Norway and Iceland.

As time goes by, by Karlien Walker Wellington

Ionic Pillar, usally in marble, here organic, by Bói Thorvardarson

Mother and baby daughter, by Bói Thorvardarson

Plain Classic, by Bói Thorvardarson

Playing together, joint venture by Karlien Walker Wellington and Bói Thorvardarson

Thirsty barfly, by Karlien Walker Wellington

Tribute to Greyton's wintergarden by Bói Thorvardarson (all the flowers from gardens in Greyton)

Weddings by Karlien Walker Wellington

Window with a view by Karlien Walker Wellington

Classics by Karlien Walker Wellington

Greyton Art Circle exhibition

Dalene Bosman - Rolling hills of the Overberg

Rethea Fourie - Farm between mountains.

The members of the Greyton Art Circle, an informal group of local residents, are all current amateur students of Gail Polwarth. The circle holds 2 day workshops during the year, conducted by visiting well-known artists which have included Hazel Soan, Peter Earl and Derric van Rensburg. In addition, an annual exhibition is held during the Greyton Rose festival in October.


Anna Elisabettini
Clara Douwes Dekker
Dalene Bosman
Jennie Leuner
Linda Isaacson
Rethea Fourie

Initially, the Group only painted in water colour, but several members have now moved on to the use of acrylics as their preferred medium, examples of which can be viewed at the Greyton Lodge in Greyton.

Paul Offerman Live Concert

Paul Offerman Live Concert at the Greyton Lodge Theatre on Easter Saturday 23rd April

 

Paul will be playing a stunning repertoire featuring some of the hits from Richard Clayderman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Beatles, Elton John and other classical favorites’, as well as the best of his own. A unique experience and a performance not to be missed!

Paul leapt to prominence when he brought out his first original, self-composed piano masterpiece “Cape Town Moods”. The tracks themselves stand out as modern compositional diamonds, leaving the listener utterly relaxed and transported. “This cd has been very popular with tourists and the general South African music buying public.” - S.A. Rock Digest.

Paul, an award-winning musician, is now also promoting “Ballad for Peace”, which has a powerful message. For further information on this talented artist, please Google “Ballad for Peace”, or www.paulofferman.com.

For a magical early evening of music suitable for the entire family, be sure to book your tickets through Greyton Lodge. E-mail: info@greytonlodge.co.za or

Tel: 028 254 9800 Fax: 086 626 4750.

Tickets pre-paid, or at the door, R60 Adults, R30 children, to include light finger buffet. 5.30 for 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm.

Chris Jansen photo exhibition The last days of District Six

CHRIS JANSEN: DISTRICT SIX

Greyton Lodge is privileged to host the “The last days of District Six” exhibition of well known photographer Chris Jansen. Jansen resides on a small farm in the Riversdale district where he lives close to nature. The first “District Six” exhibition called “In Memoriam”, took place in 1985 and covers a period from the late fifties to 1971. He captured the lifestyle, character and environment of an area and era that is no more. Some of the photographs on display are originals from the book “Oos Wes Tuis Bes Distrik Ses” that he, together with Adam Small produced in memory of District Six.

Born in 1929 in Wageningen, Gelderland, Holland Chris Jansen studied engineering and commercial art during the aftermath of World War II. He then became interested in photography and worked as a photo journalist since his arrival in 1952 in South Africa. He produced several photographic Coffee Table Books and contributed to many of other publications. Chris Jansen is well known for his contribution to several books from the KWV regarding, sherry, brandy and then of course wine. This led to “Cape Winelands”, written and photographed by himself. Also by Jansen is “Face of South Africa”, a collection of photographs of South Africa, all in black and white (1972). “Paradise of the World”, “Oos Wes Tuis Bes Distrik Ses”, “Cape Dutch Houses”, and “Namaqualand: Thirstland in Bloom”, are some of his other publications.

He had several exhibitions over the years of which the “In Memoriam”(District Six), “South African Portfolio” by the Luga Group of photographers (Cloete Breytenbach, Chris Jansen and John Rubython), which was shown in Australia, South Africa, Argentine and Portugal. “Wijnland” a photographic essay in colour, the “Camphill” Exhibition and most recently, November 2009, an exhibition in Stellenbosch called “Woman”, covering a period of forty years.

Some views on the work of Chris Jansen:


Melvyn Minnaar - "For looking at the images now - you can see why he was so admired by his peers - and even younger photographers who nowadays work in an altogether different, modern digital medium (2009)


Maxwell Leigh – “While others may regard his work as art, though, Chris avoids applying the word to camera work. He regards photography as a medium of expression”.


O D Wolheim – “Jansen is rapidly becoming known as one of our topmost artists who uses a camera instead of a brush and palette”. (1983)


Madelein van Biljon – “Jansen has always had the ability to establish both mood and place in his pictures.”


Stephanie Baum – “Chris Jansen achieves an impressive tonal range and harmoniously balanced compositions in his landscapes,and “It is in his portraits that Jansen shows his real poetry” (1973)


Eldred Green – “..he uses what poets have used verbally for centuries because it pleases the ear and helps hold the attention, and that is rhyme, in its pictorial form called pictorial echoes.”