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11 June 2014PROGRAMME ONLINE BOOKING IS NOW OPEN
Thursday 24 July 20149:0017:00 WRITERS WORKSHOPwith Gillian
Rennie from Rhodes University
THEME: Writingplacewith special emphasis on the Karoo. This is
an intensive hands-on workshop limited
to 12 participants to ensure maximum benefit.
15:0016:30 YOUTH PROGRAMME: DESIGN/LIFESTYLE in action -
THINK-TANK WITH NIL STEMMET
This is for matrics specialising in drama, hospitality etc. A
limited number of adults can attend as observers
(tickets to be booked in advance).
16:00 BOOK LAUNCHInterviews with Neville Alexanderedited by
Karen Press et al (UKZN Press
2014)Venue: Sonskyndienssentrum, Michausdal. Co-ordinated by
Dario Isaacs; tea and cakes by ACVV.
Passages from the book relating to Cradock read by high school
learners. Main address: speaker to be
announced.
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Friday 25 July 2014
9:3011:30 PRESENTATIONS: themeA SENSE OF PLACE
1. ANTONY OSLER author ofZen Dustand Stoep Zen2. PAUL WALTERS on
the Camdeboo letters exchanged between Eve Palmer and her sister-in
-law3. STEPHEN GRAY launching his new poetry collection Rough
Passage
PARALLEL SESSION: 10:00 A Literary Walking Tour of Old
Cradock(Start at Schreiner House)
11.4514:00 FOOD FOR THOUGHT 1: lunch with NIL STEMMET
Launching his new book agter+blad(back+page); Harvest Table
presented by ANDALET OLIVIER inspired by
Nils heritage food campaign
14:3018:00 WORKSHOP: SOCIAL MEDIA
Presented by renowned blogger DAWN JORGENSEN (The Incidental
Tourist). This is for beginners wishing to
use social media to promote a cause or small business. Bring a
smart phone with plenty of airtime. Tickets
are limited.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
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14:30: TOUR OF LINGELIHLE
15:0016:00FOOD FOR THOUGHT 2
GORDON WRIGHT (author of Veldt to Fork) on Slow Food trends from
his working trip to Europe
16:3017:30 E-BOOK LAUNCH byCHRIS MARAIS AND JULIENNE DU TOIT
Learn about how e-books work for tourism and travel and flip
through the new e-books from the
Karoo Keepsakesstable. Also launching the new Afrikaans editions
of theKeepsakesbooks.
19:00 WORDS AND MUSIC: RANDALL WICOMB IN CONCERT (a CRADOCK 200
event)
Cradock Junior School, bring a picnic basket supper. For
bookings and info, [email protected]
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Saturday 26 July 2014
9:0012:00PRESENTATIONS: theme OLIVE SCHREINER
1. LIZ STANLEY & ANDREA SALTER Launching new Van Riebeeck
Society book of Schreiners politicalletters
2. LUCY GRAHAM Lilian Ngcobos response to thelast Schreiner
novel From Man to Man3. ANTHONY VOSS The early Schreiner novel
Undineand traces of influence from the authors
childhood readings
4. A preview of Rachel Holmes new book Ealeanor Marx, a lifewith
special focus on the extraordinaryfriendship between Marx and Olive
Schreinerdiscussed by PAUL WALTERS and JEREMY FOGG
PARALLEL SESSIONS
9:00 YOUTH PROGRAMME: WRITING FOR FILM by Deon Meyer (Karoo Film
Company)
Matric students will watch the feature film Die Ballade van
Robbie de Wee(subtitled) and then Deon
Meyer will discuss the process of writing the film script. Meyer
is co-owner of The Karoo Film
Company and wrote the film which was directed by Darryl
Roodt.
Adults may attend as observers - numbers limited, tickets to be
booked in advance
10:00 PATRICIA GLYNaudio visual presentation on her recent
eco-adventures
12:0014:00 EXHIBITION OPENING AT SCHREINER HOUSE
The launch of new interpretive displays at the museum. Address
by Prof Dirk Klopper of Rhodes University,
finger-food lunch. Advance booking only.
14:15 LIVE INTERVIEWS: writers talk
Etienne van Heerden on how his childhood memories have
influenced his writing
Deon Meyeron his new book Kobra(Cobra)
16:30 OPEN MICROPHONE
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