A Night at the Circus – Journey

Posted by on Jul 29, 2020

A Night at the Circus – Journey

JOURNEY takes entertainment to the next level and promises to take you on a visual and sensory rollercoaster of pure amazement, jaw-dropping awe and sheer delight. Imagine circus daredevils soaring effortlessly through the sky, cartwheeling and tumbling, juggling and also suspended from gravity-defying heights, all harmoniously blended with stirring orchestral masterpieces.    The circus acts are performed by ordinary children from Zip Zap who have progressed through...

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Seniors Special

Posted by on Apr 8, 2020

Seniors Special

Seniors making a booking over weekends & school holidays receive a 15% discount on their booking. Bookings made midweek receive a 20% discount. Event Start Date: 2020-04-30End Date: 2020-11-30 Address: R33, Vaalwater, South Africa Contact Name: Nicole van der Vyver Contact Number: 147554921 Contact Email:...

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Wondrous Weddings

Posted by on Mar 9, 2020

Wondrous Weddings

Please see above notice about the postponement of these talks until further notice. Otto de Jager, a renowned couturier and wedding planner, will delight us with his stories and experiences of wondrous weddings and how they have changed over the last 25 years. Otto was doing his articles as a law graduate when he decided to engage in part-time work arranging flowers for events. This led him to expand his talents into planning wedding events and starting a successful...

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The Wit of Jane Austen

Posted by on Mar 5, 2020

The Wit of Jane Austen

  Rohan Quince will delight us with his lecture on Jane Austen’s wit.  How money, marriage, good health, hypocrisy, vanity and selfishness are all cleverly satirised by the Regency’s most famous soapie writer. Rohan grew up in Johannesburg and was educated at Bryanston Primary and King Edward VII Schools.  He has spent the last forty-odd years teaching at high schools and universities in South Africa and the United States.  He is the author of Shakespeare in South Africa:...

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Zoos: Arks of the Future

Posted by on Feb 26, 2020

Zoos: Arks of the Future

  Craig Allenby, Acting Director of The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (NZG),  will speak to us about the role of modern day zoos in saving animal species from extinction. Hence his title Zoos as Arks of the Future and his place in the ‘ark’ as a modern day ‘Noah’.  The Pretoria Zoo was established in 1899 and is one the world’s leading zoological gardens. It is the eighth largest zoo in the world. Currently the NZG is a facility of the South African...

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