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20 Talk of the Town ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook November 16, 2017 Classics 40th performance is a show stopper OPERA BRINGERS: Soprano Emma Farquharson, left, will be performing ‘Opera Found’ at the Castle on December 3. Accompanied by Garreth Robertson on the piano Unnecessary afterlife horror remake flatlines JON HOUZET Flatliners, with Ellen Page, Nina Dobrev and Diego Luna, Directed by Niels Arden Oplev. 3/5 THIS is one of those movies that shows how Hollywood is running out of ideas. The original Flatliners came out in 1990, and was probably most famous for casting three rising stars together in the form of Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon. The premise was memorable – a group of medical students induce death and then are resuscitated to be able to see if they have any experience of an afterlife. It becomes like an addictive game. They do remember things from their brief clinical death, each one unique. Great show at Tash’s Craft Bar GET ready for a great night out on November 26 when Scott Harvey and Rob Knowles, aided by Melissa du Randt and Sasha Badenhorst, will be putting on a show full of songs, laughter and dancing at Tash’s Craft Bar at the small boat harbour. “Following the departure of Jeanne “Flame” Harris Meter to her home in the States, Rob and I decided to put on a show toward the end of the year,’ Har vey said. “It’s not a cabaret like Flame used to produce, but it has a lot of sing-along songs and comedy, and dancing. We’ll be doing songs from the fifties and I N T H E M A G I S T R A T E ’ S C O U R T F O R T H E D I S T R I C T BATHURST O F H E L D A T PORT ALFRED I n t h e m a t t e r b e t w e e n : C a s e N o 151/2017 : But what they share in common is that they start being haunted by things in their past. It goes beyond bad memories – the guilt of past misdeeds starts manifesting itself in their lives through terrifying visions and what seem to be tangible experiences. The new F l at l i n e r s is almost exactly the same. The only justification for remaking this movie would be to bring the concept to the millennial generation of movie-goers. Courtney (lead actress Ellen Page) has the most plausible reason for wanting to see if there is an afterlife, as she carries with her the guilt of a car crash years ago in which her young sister died. She manages to persuade two other students, Jamie (James Norton) and Sophia (Kiersey Clemons) to join her in THE Classics at the Castle team is pleased to announce their exciting Sunday summer concert on Sunday December 3 at 3pm, Opera Found – a show that won a Standard Bank Encore Ovation award at the NAF in Grahamstown in July. Originally, the Port Alfred show scheduled for August 20 had to be postponed owing to the soprano’s ill-health – but now she’s in fine voice again and raring to go. Soprano Emma Farquharson and her accompanist, Garreth Robertson, are the two talented young musicians who will be on stage for the 40th Classic at the Castle performance. sixties and seventies,” said Knowles, “as well as some newer songs and even a few origin songs especially for this performance.” Harvey is known for his love of anything Elvis, but will also do some songs from Simon and Garfunkel, Johnny Cash and others. Knowles is responsible for the comedy and will also be singing some Beatles, Cat Stevens and others as well as a few original pieces he has been anxious to share with an audience. Of course, Du Randt and Badenhorst will be dancing and, Du Randt will also be accompanying Harvey and Knowles in a few duets. “This is going to be the best show yet,” said Scott. “But that’s not difficult as it’s our first.” Unorthodox Jukebox will take place at Tash’s Craft Bar, at the small boat harbour on Sunday November 26. Tickets are R130 each and include one of Tash’s famous beef or chicken burger and chips. The show starts at 6pm, so have your Sunday evening supper at Ta s h ’s and be entertained and set yourself up for the week ahead. INSO ALIMUNIUM EAST LONDON CC P l a i n t iTickets f f are available from the venue and at Standerwick Nursery in town, or call Tash on a n d 076-707-0963, or Scott on 076-933-7803. “Support local talent. We would love to see you KOWIE’S TOOL BOX CC there,” Harvey said. ANELE GROENEWALD MARIUS GROENEWALD F i r s t D e f e n d a n t S e c o n d D e f e n d a n t NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION AT THE FIVE STARS MOVIES What’s hot or not at the box office her experiment, using a conveniently fully-fitted but unused medical facility in the hospital basement. They use defibrillation to stop Cour tney’s heart for 60 seconds while recording her brain activity on a MRI scanner. The minute ticks by and Jamie and Sophia start panicking when they can’t revive Courtney. They call on fellow student Ray (Diego Luna) for help and revive her. Figuring something is up, Marlo (Nina Dobrev) also arrives and learns of the experiment. MILKWOODS BRIDGE CLUB 7 W N E S 1H P 1S(forcing) P MBC RESULTS…………9 Nov ’1 1. M.Wesselo & A.Ward 115 2. L.Chalmers & S.Coleman 87 Other scores were below average. Farquharson s love of and fascination with the human voice continues to drive her from stage to stage. Just 22 years old with accolades from her school in choral music, she now holds eight tertiary scholarships, four in recognition of her performance achievements, a partial bursary from the Southern African Music Rights Organisation, Samro and a prize at this year’s Grahamstown Music Competition. Opera Found, Emma’s solo debut in this year’s Arts Festival, comprises operatic and classical arias, German art songs, operetta and Spanish folk songs. In her three years at Rhodes University Music This is an interesting hand from before - most E/W players called the slam, which T h i r d D e f e n d a n À t receiving the 7 of Clubs lead. Only the two pairs in 6 Hearts made 12, after receiving ÀÀ BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE t h a t i n p u r s u a n c e o f a J u d g m e n t o f t h e a b o v e H o n o u r a b l e C o u r t o n t h e 25 TH o f MAY 2017 a n d W a r r a n t o f E x e c uÀ t i o n d a t e d 26 JULY 2017, i n t h e a b o v e m a t t e r , t h e S h e r i f f w i l l s e l l i n e x e c u t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g m o v a b l e a s s e t FRIDAY, o n 1 ST DECEMBER a t 10H00 a t THE SHERIFF’S STORE, UNIT 19, THE DUNES X-TREME PARK, 22 WIERSMA ROAD, PORT ALFRED. 1 x M a h i n d r a L D V TERMS: C a s h – n o c h e q u e s a c c e p t e d DATED a t PORT ALFRED o n t h i09s TH d a y o f NOVEMBER 2017. AUDIE ATTORNEYS A t t o r n e y s f o r P l a i n t i f f 4 6 V a n D e r R i e t S t r e e t P O R T A L F R E D R E F : H A U D I E / j h / 2 8 6 3 Department, she has thoroughly enjoyed being the student of vocal coach-technician and international soprano, Jo-Nette Le Kay. “The reason I named the show Opera Found, was firstly because, as a little girl, I hated opera. It was only through years of classical choral training (which I loved), and coming to RU and Miss Jo, that I began to appreciate opera, and then sing it,” Fa r q u h a r s o n said. “I just marvelled at how my voice began to change with all the weird exercises I was made to do, and by how I moved from being a lyric soprano, to a soubrette, to a [now] coloratura Initially the death and resuscitation experience seems to have a beneficial effect on Courtney, as she can remember her grandmother’s recipe for bread and obscure information from her studies that proves useful in her internship. One by one, the other students want to go through the same flatlining experience. One would think that after struggling to revive Courtney they would have it down to an art, but no, each one is a battle, with their periods of death lasting longer. And despite their initial euphoria and new sense of purpose, they all start having horrible visions. It actually starts feeling like a horror movie. Ultimately it felt like I was watching the same movie with different actors. It wa s n ’t necessary. in-the-making. Also, the Opera pieces in my programme are scattered, hence the notion of finding’ opera.” Robertson comes from East London and is a teacher at DSG and an honours student and accompanist at Rhodes University Music Department. Tickets are R80 and are on sale now at KNA Port Alfred. Out-of-towners please call (046) 624-2036. The price includes a programme and welcome drink. Inquiries: 0 8 2 - 4 5 6 - 74 37 “We are looking forward to seeing local music lovers at our last Classic at the Castle for 2017,” local impresario Sue Gordon said. NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE: Nina Dobrev stars in ‘F l at l i n e r s ’, now showing at Rosehill Cinema MUSIC AND LAUGHS: Scott Harvey, left, and Rob Knowles will be performing in ‘Unor thodox J u ke b o x ’ at Tash’s Craft Bar at the small boat harbour on November 26 PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 1 3 2 0 1 7 2 4 Results for Monday, November Red Section (7 tables) N-S 1st M Andrews & D Wright 58.3% 2nd N Wood & M Newport 55.4% E-W 1st E Rodrigues & K Botha 54.2% 2nd Patricia & David Townsend 53.3% Green Section (9 tables) N-S 1st D McCarthy & M Hobbs 61.6% 2nd R Francis & J Weisters 59.3% E-W 1st Tricia & Tony Border 65.7% 2nd J Gie & T Versveld 63.7% Board : Dealer W, love all À against a heart lead if partner raises you to 3NT. On balance you elect to double as your spades have Results by section Red Section Green Section Bridge lessons will begin again early in the New Year: beginners and improvers please contact Elzabe on 0 7 3 2 1 8 5 7 3 5 .
November 16, 2017 ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook Talk of the Town 21 ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME ON EVEREST It’s not every day, or every year for that matter, that one’s neighbour packs his or her bags and heads for Asia, maybe with a tinge of nervous apprehension at the prospect of scaling a good portion of the world’s highest mountain. Yet, that was the case a little more than a month ago when Sunnyside resident, and my neighbour across the road, Lynne Angus, boarded one of those huge Qatar Airways planes at OR Tambo International Airport, headed for Kathmandu in Nepal. Once in Nepal, the iInformation and technology services division manager at Rhodes University met up with Hayley Wood, her best friend from her schooldays in Pietermaritzburg, for their joint extreme adventure. The duo’s decision to tackle the 62km trek from the village of Lukla to the Mount Everest base camp was made just four months beforehand. Lynne said the base camp is situated 5364m above sea level, so there was quite a climb ahead of them. In the four months leading up to the ascent to base camp, she had completed various day hikes around Grahamstown, plus longer hikes in the Baviaanskloof, Stutterheim and Middelburg districts. Regular gym work was thrown in for good measure. Various tour options are available for hiking to the Everest base camp, with Lynne and Hayley opting for a private tour which saw them being accompanied by guide Dorjee, of Sherpa descent, and porter Surendra. Lynne recalled: “Dorjee was excellent and very knowledgeable, while Surendra was amazing and would carry our heavy bags along the same path as us, but make it hours before us.” It took the foursome eight days to reach base camp, including two separate days of acclimatisation, and overnight stays at Namche Bazar (3430m), Dingboche (4350m), Thado Koshi, Lobuche, Tyanboche and Gorak Shep. Compared to the uphill slog to base camp, the descent back to the village of Lukla was exhilarating stuff. “Hiking back to Lukla took us just three days, but they were three very long days of 20km a day,” Ly n n e said. October is the busy month for Everest base camp trekking, and the trails leading to base camp were extremely busy when Lynne and Hayley were there. “We came across many, many people from all over the world,” Lynne said. She remarked that one would think there would be much celebration upon reaching base camp after eight days of uphill trudging, but it was rather l o w - ke y. “When we reached base camp we had put in lots of distance that day, it was cold, it was very high and the air was thin. We didn’t have all that much energy and high spirits to celebrate.” Another group of South Africans joined Lynne and Hayley at base camp, and they all gazed at the icy shards of the Khumbu glacier that stretches around Nuptse Mountain, and leads into the treacherous Khumbu icefall which Everest summiteers encounter on their way to Camp 1. Lynne recalled: “This was a once-in-a-lifetime sight, but we couldn’t linger, so we donned our backpacks once again and started the long trek back to Gorak Shep for the night.” The next morning, Lynne and guide Dorjee tackled Kalapatar, which Lynne describes as “the highlight of the entire trek”. She described it as a steep ascent of 400m elevation from Gorak Shep to the top of Kalapatar in less than two hours at 4.30am. “The view of the sun rising over Everest was worth every second. In one sunrise scene, our destination of the trek where we had been merely the day before, Everest base camp, was visible against the highest mountain in the world, along with the Khumbu glacier and Khumbu icefall – as if the thin air wasn’t breathtaking enough,” enthused Lynne. “I get emotional just thinking about it.” Back in Grahamstown, Lynne Angus reflected on her adventure of a lifetime. “I am stunned at how easy it was when I put my mind to it. Often people have a mind block against achieving a dream because they feel it is unattainable. But as soon as one accepts that anything is attainable given the right mindset, then making a start and working bit by bit towards that goal will eventually get you there,” she said. Lynne looked up the blue sky above Grahamstown during the interview, as if gazing at the white peaks of the Himalayas, and said wistfully: “I have no words to describe the experience I have just had, yet I have all the words to describe it. It was all a very humbling experience under very harsh conditions. The people are so kind and eager to help, getting by on the bare necessities.” Soon it was back to normal life in Grahamstown after receiving a rather enthusiastic “welcome back” from her two German shepherds – Christian and Oakley. The office beckoned, as did the poring through, in the evenings, of many hundreds of memorable and stunning photographs. TOP AWARDS FOR KWANDWE Located not too far north of Grahamstown, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve’s Ecca Lodge outshone some of the continent’s finest safari lodges at the 2018 Safari Awards in London last week. Nominated as the Safari Awards’ overall winner, K wa n d w e ’s Ecca Lodge was named Africa’s best safari experience. Ecca Lodge’s guiding and tracker team won the award for Africa’s best safari guiding team, while the lodge was placed second in the South African category for best ecologically responsible lodge. PL ANTING Have you noticed the planting of succulents taking place in Grahamstown’s central business district? Last month I noticed succulents being planted in the centre island at the intersection of African and Hill streets, and on Sunday I walked past the centre island across the road from Connock’s Butchery in Bathurst Street and it was full of newly planted succulents. Well done to all those concerned. Meanwhile, the Grahamstown Residents’ Association said in a statement at the weekend that “some of the project will entail major works to landscape and place structures, while other parts will be simple planting”. VET CLINIC CLOSES The closure of Frontier Veterinary Clinic up there in the industrial area on November 14 has been received with shock and dismay among residents. The reason given for the closure is that there is no veterinarian to service the clinic. THE BELLS RANG – AND RANG It has been some time since the Cathedral bells have been rung with such energetic enthusiasm, and last Thursday residents were quick to ask the reason when the bells rang for about an hour. It appears a group of bell ringers from the UK visited Grahamstown and wanted to try out our bells. And it appeared they enjoyed themselves! CAROLS AND CANDLES Carols like Silent Night, Away in a Manger and O Come All Ye Faithful will be sung with gusto in the glow of candlelight at the Carols by Candlelight service in the Cathedral from 7pm on Tuesday November 21. Presented annually by Rotary Club of Grahamstown, the service will be followed by the switching on of the Hospice Tree of Lights. WATER WOES Fellow Grahamstonians, we have serious water problems, in case you haven’t heard, read or realised. We ’ve got water restrictions in place, and that means the gardener in Thackeray Street should not have been hosing down the owner’s car one morning last week. BIG FIELD IN THE BOTS It was double-smiles day at last Saturday’s parkrun in the botanical gardens, affectionately known as “The B ot s ”, with Ross Marriner completing his 100th parkrun, and Peter Stockwell his 150th. Somewhere in-between was Comrades legend Alan Robb who came up from Port Alfred to do his 101st parkrun. First overall out of the 154 Parkrunners was Brad Landrey in 20 minutes 42 seconds, while Alice Godlonton was first lady in 24:39. Parkruns are held each Saturday at 8am from the entrance to the Makana Botanical Gardens. POTHOLES EVERYWHERE Oh my goodness, the pothole situation in Hillsview Road up there in Sunnyside has really got out of hand, and the road is in an atrocious state. Wonder if it will ever be repaired. LESSONS AND CAROLS A service titled “Nine Lessons and Carols” will take place in the Cathedral from 6pm to 7pm on Sunday with the full Cathedral choir in attendance. IN SA SQUAD James Kelly of Kingswood College has been selected for the SA Schools’ tennis squad. He has a string of successes and achievements to his credit, including being invited to the Eastern Province Top-10 selection tournament where he was runner-up. IN THE WATER DSG Junior School players selected for Eastern Province waterpolo teams are Catherine Williamson, Derrin Bush and Cate Stretton (all three EP U13A), and Lucy Pringle, Erin Powers and Ruby Graven-Dugmore (all three EP U13B). MUSICAL HONOURS Kingswood College Music Honours have been awarded to Maka REMEMBERING THE FALLEN: Corporal Stefan Pieters was one of four sentries at the corners of the World War 1 Memorial on Church Square during the annual Remembrance Day parade on Sunday. Hundreds of residents and visitors watched the proceedings in very hot weather. One of the highlights was the laying of wreaths to the accompaniment of bagpipe tunes played by piper Chris Terry Picture: SID PENNEY UP AND UP: Lynne Angus, left, and Hayley Wood pictured on their first acclimatisation day (day 3) during their eight-day trek to the Mount Everest base camp. They had hiked from Namche Bazar to an Everest viewpoint that has a 360-degree view of the Himalayas. Mount Everest is in the background Makoni (clarinet), Georgia Cadle (clarinet) and Emily Fryer (flute). FOUR IN THE TEAMS Four Kingswood Junior School pupils have been selected for Eastern Province waterpolo teams for upcoming tournaments. They are Shanae Webb (EP U14A), and Megan Hobson, Amy Hobson and Keena Losaba (all three EP U13A). MADE IT!: Grahamstown resident Lynne Angus, suitably attired, on top of Kalapatar Mountain with Mount Everest above her head and slightly off-centre on the left. The Everest base camp is below her fist on the left of the photo with Khumbu glacier and Khumbu icefall. 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