So the time has come to announce the winner of the the Swellengrebel Weekend Getaway competition. The winner will get full paid weekend for 2 in the heart of the overberg at the Swellengrebel Hotel. The lucky readers will be be spending the time in the hotel’s Honeymoon suite. This prize also includes breakfast with all the trimmings. During their stay in Swellendam there are many activities to keep them busy out and about such as Two feathers horse trails and the Continent of Sulina
Enough about all that. Now who is the lucky person……?
We would like to congratulate Esti Strydom for winning the weekend getaway & hope she enjoys her stay at the Swellengrebel Hotel.
Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter the weekend getaway for 2 valued at R7000 atSwellengrebel Hotel in Swellendam. We will be announcing the winner next week Monday.
Hey guys, just a reminder that we have two prizes to give away. The Weekend getaway for 2 valued at R7000 is still up for grabs & there are 2 tickets available for New York, New York featuring Magdalene Minnaar.
Cape Town soprano Magdalene Minnaarhas been selected to attend master classes, and plans an audition trip to the United States of America, visiting New York, Boston and Chicago.
To make this all possible Magdalene will be hosting an afternoon of exquisite music to help her raise funds for her trip in July.
The evening includes popular arias such as Verdi, Strauss and Mozart. Magdalene will be joined by thrilling young musicians like John Ntsepe (piano), Aubrey Lodewyk (baritone), Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor) and Karen va der Walt (mezzo), and will be accompanied on the piano by the brilliant Maestro Kamal Khan.
Some info on the artist:
Magdalene won the Mimi Coertse bursary in 2006 & can soon be seen in the opera “La Scala di Seta” by Rossini that will be showing again due to popular demand on 12 & 13 June at the Artscape. She plays the main part – Giulia.
She also played Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Baxter Theatre, directed by Marcus Desando) in 2008, and Amore in “L’incorronazione di Poppea” by Monteverdi (Artscape Opera, directed by Angelo Gobbato)
Be prepared to be dazzled! New York, New York style
Date: 7 June 2009
Time: 15:00
Venue: SABC Studios, Beach Road, Seapoint
Entrance: R120 p/p (includes pre-show drinks)
Tickets available at the door
For more information, feel free to contact Magdalene miep.minnaar@gmail.com
There are also 2 complimentary tickets available to the ZestCulture readers. First person to email me will get the comps…
So I am sure you have all been waiting for this one. One lucky winner will walk away with a weekend getaway for 2 in the heart of the Overberg. The lucky winner will get 2 nights accomodation at the Swellengrebel Hotel in Swellendam. The winner & a guest of his/her choice will be staying in the honeymoon suite, none the less.
The package includes B&B, Free entry to “The continent of Sulina” and free entry to the youngberry farm for liquer tasting. There are loads to do while staying at the Swellengrebel Hotel such as going for a horse rides with “Two Feathers Horse Trails” or taking a hike in the Langeberg Mountains. “Duiwels bos” is suppose to be a nice hike but nothing too hectic. There is also the “Bontebok park” if wild life is your thing with the local airfield close by where you can take a glider to take in the views from above. If art tickles your fancy, Swellendam has many resident artist that will keep you enthralled for hours. There is so much to do contacting the Tourism office would be a good place to start
If activities is not you thing you can choose to laize by the pool at the hotel, relax in the jacuzzi or warm up in the suana. Carlo the manager / owner of the hotel is always around & will be happy to help with activities & give you suggestions. He can usually be found running around making sure everybody is happy and at night will be found in the sports bar having a casual drink with Hotel guests and friends.
For those of you who would like to win this prize, all you have to do is let us know one of the attractions/activities suggested by the Swellengrebel Hotel? You will have to go visit the Swellengrebel Hotel website to get the answer. Send the answer with your contact details to info@zestculture.com
The competition closes on Friday 5 June & the winner will be announced on Monday 8 June 2009
The DFA ( Documantary Filmmakers Association) is currently holding a “Short documentary Competition”
They are looking for candidates to make a 3 minute mini-documentary about their enviroment. Although it hasn’t been announced, there are prizes in the pipeline. The 8 best films will be selected & showed at the Waterfront Nu Metro as part of the Encounters documentary festival. The documentaries will be screened before the main features. The 11th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will be held in Cape Town from 2 – 19 July.
Below is the brief that has been given. So if you have an idea that will wow, why not send in your documentary
“My Town”
…The town we come from/live in shapes who we are. We occupy its space, it occupies us…
For this competition, filmmakers, aspirant filmmakers, artists and students are invited to make a short 3 minute documentary titled “My Town”. Interpret this brief any which way you like. Revisit your birthplace, explore your suburb or township. Tell ‘your’ story!
Films will be produced at own expense. The films produced remain the property of the filmmakers. The Documentary Filmmakers Association will endeavor to negotiate broadcasting and festival screenings with the filmmakers’ permission. Selected filmmakers will benefit from on-screen credits and general media exposure through the project. All filmmakers who enter a film will receive a year’s free membership to the DFA (July 2009 – June 2010).
Delivery and Deadline:
Deliver 3 x copies of your film on DVD (DVD’s must be high quality and viewable on home dvd players)
Films must be delivered by 14:00 on 12 June 2009
Deliver to:
7 Glynnville Terrace
Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
For Attention: THERESA MEYER
All films delivered must be accompanied with a signed MY TOWN competition entry form, which can be downloaded from our website
So there you go. 3 minutes isn’t that long. I know there are many interesting places around South Africa with lots of history & stories to tell. If you have a great idea, but don’t feel you have the technical knowhow to shoot the documentary, try contacting some of the students at AFDA, City Varsity or CPUT to help out. If you know you believe you have the expertise and you are looking for the right equipment, why not try one of the following: Visual Impact Magus, Visual Impact Sales or HDHUB
Hey everybody, just a remider that the SKYY 90 prize is still up for grabs. Then don’t forget that next week we will be giving away a weekend getaway for 2 valued at R7000.
When I was living in the east you would see it everywhere. No argument was too big for ‘it’ to end it. Children & grownups alike would play it. If you didn’t see it daily, something was wrong. What am I talking about? Why Rock, Paper, Scissors.
On Thursday night Neighbourhood launched their first ever Rock, Paper, Scissors Grand National Tournament with the help of Red Bull and Grolsch. These guys put a lot of effort into this event. All was organised by managers Adam Klein, Joel Kline and Jonathan Cline. Paul Snodgrass was there to MC the evening & blew the audience away with his knowledge of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Now this game, although it might seem to be a game kids usually play, can be compared to the likes of chess. For this game is all about strategy. Knowing your opponent and reading what their next choice will be, is what it’s about. Strategy, strategy, strategy. As the evening progressed it seemed that the gutsy blond named Ricci had the strategy down on this game & was cleaning house.
In the final, the force that is Ricci clashed with likes of RPS machine, Gotti. After an adrenalin fueled match, Gotti walked away with the title of Grand National Champion and of course the R1000 cash prize. Ricci didn’t walk away empty handed though. She won a complimentory meal to spend at Neighbourhood. As you know, according to “The Tarts in Tiaras,” they have the Best Chilli Poppers in Cape Town
The entire event was recorded & will soon be out on Youtube for you guys to check out.
We have already established that the ZestCulture team are ‘huge’ Martini fans. And with Edwards Snell launching their Super Premium Brand of vodka today, SKYY 90, it was definitely one up for all the Martini fans.
The venue: Geisha Wok and Noodle Bar in Greenpoint. What a perfect venue for such slick and stylish vodka. Brand Manager Richard Lawrence, is very excited to present the SKYY 90 brand to Cape Townians and to the rest of South Africa in full force.
Interesting fact 101. The 90 in SKYY 90 refers to the Alcohol percentage. It is 90 proof. Which means it comes in at 45% ABV (Alcohol By Volume). Interesting considering most spirits in South Africa are produced, sold and consumed at 43% ABV.
Everyone attended from TOT magazine to De Kat and Wine Magazine. South African SKYY Vodka & King of Africa Flairing Champion, Anil Sabharwal form SHAKER events, entranced the press with an awesome display of flairing.
As always we want to Zestify you. So its competition time ZestCulture readers. We have a SKYY 90 Vodka goodie bag to give away. All you have to do is…
Visit the SKYY 90 website to see what type of grain they use to make SKYY 90
Tell us what type of grain they use to make SKYY 90 by mailing your answer to info@zestculture.com
The winner will be drawn from all the correct entries. Closing date is the Friday 22nd of May. Winner will be announced on the Saturday 23rd of May. Terms and Conditions Apply
So the time has come to announce the winner of the the Swellengrebel Weekend Getaway competition. The winner will get full paid weekend for 2 in the heart of the overberg at the Swellengrebel Hotel. The lucky readers will be be spending the time in the hotel’s Honeymoon suite. This prize also includes breakfast with all the trimmings. During their stay in Swellendam there are many activities to keep them busy out and about such as Two feathers horse trails and the Continent of Sulina
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Date: 7 June 2009
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endeavor to negotiate broadcasting and festival screenings with the filmmakers’ permission. Selected filmmakers will benefit from on-screen credits and general media exposure through the project. All filmmakers who enter a film will receive a year’s free membership to the 
When I was living in the east you would see it everywhere. No argument was too big for ‘it’ to end it. Children & grownups alike would play it. If you didn’t see it daily, something was wrong. What am I talking about? Why Rock, Paper, Scissors.
there to MC the evening & blew the audience away with his knowledge of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
In the final, the force that is Ricci clashed with likes of RPS machine, Gotti. After an adrenalin fueled match, Gotti walked away with
We have already established that the ZestCulture team are ‘huge’ 
Interesting fact 101. The 90 in SKYY 90 refers to the Alcohol percentage. It is 90 proof. Which means it comes in at 45% ABV (Alcohol By Volume). Interesting considering most spirits in South Africa are produced, sold and consumed at 43% ABV.
