Don’t miss out on the Sappi-Lowvelder Mother’s Day Concert
The little ones can be entertained at the free kiddies entertainment section, where there will be jumping castles, airbrush tattoos, giant snakes and ladders as well as a MasterChef corner with cupcake decorating.
The Sappi-Lowvelder Mother’s Day Concert on May 8 at the Lowveld National Botanical Garden is the perfect way to treat your mother or your child in style.
Be there at 12:12 to witness the 65-member University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra and Wind Band in action. The concert, which will conclude at 15:00, will be in the form of a choreographed and coordinated programme of popular light classical pieces as well as many classical hits.
Currently, both the University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) and Symphonic Winds (UPSW) form entities of the department of UP Arts and present a platform of cultural expression and identity at the University of Pretoria.
UPSO has been in existence since the inception of the department of music in 1961 at the University of Pretoria. Both ensembles showcase the profoundly complex past and present of South Africa as well as a repertoire that encapsulates all facets of music, including Western art music and world music.
The orchestra and wind band, as academic institution, provides a platform for the University of Pretoria’s finest soloists, instrumentalists, singers, students and professionals.
The orchestra and wind band also regularly participate in outreach programmes in and around Pretoria by raising funds, food and item collection, raising awareness on social issues and lending their services and music educators and practitioners to nursery schools, primary schools, high schools and other non-profit organisations.
Tickets for this spectacular event cost only R65. Primary school learners and pensioners will pay only R30 and preschoolers will be allowed entry free of charge.
There will be fun and activities for the entire family, which include free wine tasting for women. The little ones can be entertained at the free kiddies entertainment section, where there will be jumping castles, airbrush tattoos, giant snakes and ladders as well as a MasterChef corner with cupcake decorating.
You will undoubtedly get peckish. Fear not. The Red Leaf Fig Tea Garden will be selling picnic baskets. To order, email at info@redleaffig.co.za or call Brett on
084-345-0607.
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Bookings close on April 30. The Red Leaf Fig Tea Garden will also sell wine at great prices. The Honorary Rangers will sell water and cold drinks, and Drostdyhof will give the first 1 500 mothers a complimentary glass of wine. The first 1 000 mothers will each receive a Mother’s Day memento. Lowveld Link will operate a shuttle service in cooperation with the Honorary Rangers and J&M Security.
The latter will also provide dedicated security services from 08:30 until 17:00. The bulk of the proceeds will be donated to the Lowveld National Botanical Garden.
A donation will also be made to the Lowveld branch of the Honorary Rangers. Tickets are on sale at the garden’s gate ticket offices; Crafter’s Market at I’langa Mall and Mica at Crossing Centre. Enquiries: Rejoyce on 013-755-1494.
