We are not so lucky to be able to go away this December. The budget is non-existent. Fortunately there is a lot going on in Gauteng. We still like to do things that are festive and family orientated. If it is "free" even more so!
Menlyn Park in Pretoria has launched their Greatest Christmas at Menlyn campaign on Saturday with a Carols in the Sky show. It was fantastic! I wish I knew how grand it would be, so I could have told you before the time. *Sorry*
See my Instastory for some of the magic. Conductors Tim Roberts and Unathi Malunga were fantastic together with the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra. Then there was Zanzi Afrirca and Brandon October as soloists. The Ndlovu Youth Choir was the cherry on top. Excellent! Excellent! Next year make sure you attend as well.
First ever The Greatest Christmas Carols In The Sky @MenlynSA #MenlynSky#CarolsInTheSky#ChristmasAtMenlyn pic.twitter.com/BXeWMBH95e- Karen from the Roof (@karentoittoit) December 1, 2018
Ed Sheeran Shape of You in Zulu The Ndlovu Youth Choir #ChristmasatMenlyn #MenlynSky #CarolsintheSky: https://t.co/naguuYdXtO via— iloveza (@ilovezacom) December 2, 2018
Fortunately Menlyn has a whole programme running until 23 December.
Santa Visits
Meet up with Santa at Mini Cavendish Court from 9am - 7pm.We got our photo. Santa is friendly and he doesn't mind posing for hundreds of photos every day. He wanted to know what Miss Fine wants for Christmas. She doesn't want to tell us, but we have a good idea.
Zip Zap Circus
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Every day at 3 pm and 7 pm at Cavendish Court.
We missed the launch tonight *crying*, but this is definitely on our list for December.
The Zip Zap Circus is a social circus that was founded in Cape Town in 1992, with the aim to inspire young people and help build a new culture of peaceful coexistence in South Africa.
Working with a diverse community of children from all backgrounds, Zip Zap helps kids to ‘dare to dream’ and learn to make those dreams a reality.
Menlyn is raising funds for the Topsy Foundation, which empower rural communities infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. You are welcome to give a donation at Menlyn or online.
See you at Menlyn?
What more is happening in Pretoria this holiday?
Hello Karen
ReplyDeleteI periodically clean up my online profile and in the process of doing so, I found this wonderful article you wrote on Menlyn's Greatest Christmas! I know it was some time ago!
Thank you for the article and I am glad you enjoyed the experience. It was pretty wonderful at that time of the year, wasn't it? Us conductors can do nothing without the gifted musicians who play and sing and an audience who leave the comfort of their homes to come and join us in celebrating beautiful music.
Thank you again.
Hi Unathi So nice to hear from you! That was an excellent show!Thanks for the feedback.
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