Parys Arts Festival Highlights – make sure you’re there
Parys Arts Festival - see what's happening.
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* Fri 6 April
18:00 – Neon pothole painting, Keri 076 168 7767, streets of Parys, meet at 52 Boom Street.
18:00 – Chris Wait, Dog & Fig Brewery, Kopjeskraal Road.
19:00 – Bacchus Nel, Dog & Fig Brewery, Kopjeskraal Road.
* Sat 7 April
08:00 – ARTbike (Ras 083 235 3786), from the Dog & Fig Granite Hill Route, 20 km 2 hours.
09:00 – ART ON THE BANK – a whole day of live entertainment (09:00–21:00) with lots of art with many additional art stalls added to the normal Hartelus Market, all along the river banks to the Grewar Ave. gate. Live music, rock band from NWU Jool 2018, local Parys bands, gumboot dancers, Marimba band and much more. Egweni (2 Van Coller St.)
14:00 – ARTdog painting auction for SPCA at ART ON BANK stage.
17:00 – ARTride sunset horse riding .
18:00 – Tour de Parys safari supper various venues in Parys (meet at 52 Boom Street).
* Sun 8 April
10:00 – ARTride horse riding (Malcolm 0761612252)
11:00 – Judah Musiek Bediening (live music) Garden Art Nursery, 25 Bree St.
17:00 – ARTride sunset horse riding.
* Fri 13 April
18:00 – Neon pothole painting
18:30 – Jak de Priester O’s Restaurant (1 De Villiers St.)
* Sa 14 April
08:00 – ARTbike (Ras 083 235 3786) from Parys Airfield, Vaal Eden River Route 20km, 2 hours.
09:00-15:00 – Street party, Jimmy Jaggers, Breë Street.
12:00-20:00 – Picnic on the Bank with fantastic live bands, Egweni 2 Van Coller Street.
12:00 – Play: Terug na Donkiepad – vertoning deur Mimie de Vries gegrond op die lewe en werk van dr. Con de Villiers, Egweni Inside Gallery
14:00 – Play: You Suck en ‘ander afgryslike waarhede’, Egweni Inside Gallery
15:00 – ART Explosion (Colour Run).
15:30-19:00 – The Chandelier Kids, Tribal Men, Jack Rabbit.
17:00 – ARTride Sunset Horse Riding (Malcolm 076 161 2252), Spectacular views of the Vredefort Mountains.
18:00 – Tour de Parys, Safari Supper, various venues in Parys meet at 52 Boom Street.
18:00 – Raffle ticket winner drawn.
19:00-20:00 – Dr. Dre DJ & Dance
* Su 15 April
10:00 – ARTride Horse Riding (Malcolm 076 161 2252), just outside Parys on the Potchefstroom road.
12:00 – ARTchair competition winner announced,
The Garden.
15:30 – Easter Cantata, Hervormde Kerk, 10 Paulsen Street.
17:00 – ARTride Sunset Horse Riding.
Visit the Parys Arts Festival website or phone Selma on 084 269 2493.
Permanent Festival Art Exhibitions at:
1. arT arT Art @ Le Petit Paris, 75 Breë Street.
2. Arts Festival Gallery, 77 Breë Street, Main Gallery.
3. Ben van Wyk Art Gallery, 93 breë Street.
4. Collage, 75 Breë Street.
5. Coral’s Art Studio, 62 Boom Street, Main Gallery.
6. Die Rooi Granaat Gallery 93, Breë Street.
7. Egweni River Lodge, 2 Van Coller Street, Main Gallery.
8. EnStyle, 100 Breë Street.
9. Hennie Kruger Art Gallery, 6 Lodie Spies Street Main Gallery.
10. Le Grand Chateau, 61 Boom Street, Main Gallery.
11. My Kleine Frankryk, Art Gallery, 92 Breë Street.
12. Objects Gallery, 45 Breë Street.
13. Trunell Mosaics, 83 Breë Street.
14. Van den Berg Fine Art Gallery, 83 Breë Street.