Dear Friends of Princess Vlei

We run our campaign on generous donations from several businesses, individuals and organisations. Menngos.org.za is one of our biggest contributors. Most of all when we are in a pinch we know and trust that Petrina and her awesome team will pitch in with anything we ask like cash, eats, tables and cloths, transport, hands to do the work, and not forgetting collecting hundreds of signatures for our petition. We are very thankful for their generous support that they all give willingly to support the Save the Princess Campaign. Thank You Menngos Team!!

Our Committee has endorsed and pledged support of this Menngos fundraiser. We are all going and hope you will join us too.
See line-up and pics below:

A Jazz festival will be taking place after the Jolly Carp Saturday market on Saturday the 6 October 2012 from 5pm.
Tickets are R80 and a shuttle service inclusive of ticket will be R200 in the Southern Suburbs.
Bookings for the Jazz festival can be done online @ www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=380035699 or
you can call Janine on 071 259 4545 / Cinovea 074 198 8531/ Petrina 074 302 3254
or email: menngos@mweb.co.za for tickets

Who of the Capetonians can remember Jolly Carp? A place to go dance the night away, a venue to get married in or a birthday to celebrate.
The Jolly Carp now has a hall at 38 Sasmeer Road, Sasmeer Estate, Retreat.
Think tented ambience, lanterns, great slow food cooked by the vendors of the Jolly Carp Saturday market and Capetonians from all the different sectors of society
You will walk into a stretch tented area at the entrance, where vendors clustered with clothing, art and craft will greet you.
Enter the foodhall where great traditional dishes and drinks will be served and a chill lounge to rest your feet.
Then enter the Jazz festival arena. Souk -like, to embrace your senses and wow you with music to stroke your soul!
There will be a raised deck to allow you peeks over Princess Vlei.
The harmony of the wetland will assuage your 5 senses and you will feel inclined to sign the petition to retain this wetland
as a green lung for all to enjoy from the Cape Flats to further afield.

Nazeer – say ‘Fynbos’! Kids – ‘Famous’!

The line -up includes Zelda Benjamin and her Quartet which includes Joel Benjamin!
Zelda is still singing at the young age of 72 years. She gyms every morning and is as fit as a fiddle which allows her to travel extensively for gigs and pleasure. She is known as the Doyenne of Jazz! Recently she sang at Leslie Kleinsmith’s wedding where he re-confirmed his vows to his new wife. Zelda will be belting out all your favorite songs!
Allan Denny, Rodney Erasmus of the Voyagers, Sam Pono on Sax and Oscar Armoed on jazz guitar.
The Sons of Selassie and Vernon Castle & Carla Diamond on vocals with Allou April.

Sons of Selassie

In the lead up to the Jazz festival are 3 jazz clinics which will be facilitated by the Keegan Williams Project. Keegan is the drummer and backing vocalist for Judith Sepuma

Keegan Williams playing guitar and on drums

On the 3rd October Wednesday at the Jolly Carp, the first jazz clinic will be for 20 young people aged 16yrs to 35yrs who have a musical interest and play an instrument. Contact Petrina on 074 302 3254 or email: menngos@mweb.co.za to book a place for your protege!

Vernon Castle singing the blues!

On Thursday the 4th October – The Keegan Williams Project will be hosting a closed workshop for Cape Jazz institute
On Friday 5th October a jazz clinic for practising muscians will be held for muscians & buskers aged 35 yrs and older as the lead in to the Jazz festival on Saturday 6th October at 6pm

Maya Spector

Allou April bringing JoY!