Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Verdant, die rustige kwekery en tuinrestaurant in Ianstraat, is die ideale kuierplek om eintlik te sit en dagdroom onder die koeltebome.
Die kuierplek is weer die venue vir die Klerksdorp Boekefees en die geriewe is ideaal om na sprekers te luister, die uithalergeregte op die spyskaart te smul, ‘n mengeldrankie te geniet of sommer net ‘n kombers te bring en onder ‘n boom te kom lê.
Verdant beteken nie verniet die helder kleur van lowergroen grasperke nie. Voeg daarby saam die kosvernuf van eienaar Heidi van Kruiselbergen wat boonop ‘n bobaas mengeldrankie kan meng, en jy het die resep vir ‘n luilekker dag in die geselskap van skrywers en boeke.
Benewens die restaurant, is daar ‘n paar kosstalletjies en kroegstasies op die terrein wat seker sal maak niemand ly honger of dors nie.
Moet nie vanjaar se Klerksdorp Boekefees mis nie - toegang is gratis.
Boekefees bring lesers bymekaar
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die Klerksdorp Boekefees vind die eerste naweek van November plaas met ‘n propvol program wat lesers gaan besig hou.
‘n Hoogtepunt Saterdagaand is ‘n voorlesing van gedigte deur bekroonde digters Tom Dreyer, Toast Coetzer en Alwyn Roux. Op die program dui dit aan dat hulle sal gedigte voorlees in ruil vir wyn. Die joernalis Jo Prins sal die voorlesing op koers hou. Dit is maar een van die vele hoogtepunte op die program met lesers van jeugverhale, en die gewilde Romanzas wat ook van hul geliefde skrywers sal ontmoet.
The best is yet to come for Art Attack
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The Art Attack phenomenon that is held annually at Matlosana Mall for the past three years, is finally getting the recognition it deserves.
This is how Zet Havenga, organiser, describes this past weekend where artists, dancers, musicians, and “everything arts and culture’’ transformed the popular shopping centre into a hub of the arts. “It was amazing. Art and culture have no borders, it brings people together and works with your soul,’’ she says.
Raising funds through art
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Art is alive and well in Klerksdorp.
This past weekend, a group of eager matrics at Curro Klerksdorp presented a fundraising initiative they call ARTC or Artists Reflecting the Community. It is Emile Chahine’s brain child and was pulled off so successfully, he and the team managed to raise almost R20 000 to hand over to Reach for a Dream.
Hospital leads the way in stroke care
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Life Anncron Hospital was recently honoured with the highest accolade from the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).
The Angels Diamond Award, the top achievement in the Angels Awards program, underscoring the hospitals unwavering dedication to stroke care was awarded to the Life Anncron Hospital.