AgriWorks Famers Expo

11 - 13 November 201, Van der Stel Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch

The expo focuses on farming equipment, services and the transfer of knowledge to wine and fruit growers, and is relative to all other agricultural produce. More than 120 suppliers will exhibit their products and services to farmers, winemakers and the agri-trade at large. The programme include various activities and workshops, with talks, demonstrations and technical tastings. A farm workers programme is also available on Thursday and Friday mornings. Saturday also includes activities and entertainment for the family. A must visit event for all farmers, winemakers, the agricultural trade and even gardeners. Public also welcome.

Cost: R20 at entrance or on the web site www.agriworks.co.za Email: admin@cadek.co.za Tel: 021 855 4750

The 1st Franschhoek Paarl Advertiser

Revive and Reconnect - Le Franschhoek’s Yoga Retreat

Relax the mind, refresh the body, renew the spirit and reconnect the souls in one of the most breathtaking settings the Cape has to offer.

Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa invites guests to join their “Couples Yoga Retreat”, which will run over four months starting on October 15^th. The package will include a two night stay at Le Franschhoek Hotel, breakfast, two lunches, two dinners, one massage and four yoga classes at R1650 per person per night sharing.

Specially designed yoga classes will be held in the gardens as well as the Wine House in order to take full advantage of the serenity and tranquillity the valley and its surrounding mountain region has to offer. The classes will be based on Hatha Yoga – a technique which uses breath and body postures to obtain stillness of the mind while also incorporating postures that can be done with partners.

“We want to invite guest to experience a weekend of deep connection with their partners, while discovering the healing and energising benefits of yoga. The retreats are not limited to romantic partners but also ideal for friends with a shared interest, “says Le Franschhoek GM Eben Lassen.

Apart from the 63 stylish rooms to choose from, the hotel also features a luxurious Camelot Spa, the unique, innovative French Affair picnics in Le Verger Restaurant set in an orchard, a sparkling swimming pool, tennis courts and a ballroom area.

Located in the world famous Cape Winelands, Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa has become one of the most exclusive getaways in its class. Capturing the essence of five star luxury, Le Franschhoek represents the most romantic of Cape Wineland retreat-style resorts, with wellness and the good life at its core.

· Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa. 021-876-8900. www.lefranschhoek.co.za.

The Three Cities Hospitality Group manages 40 properties throughout Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Its core competency is the specialised marketing and management of city hotels, boutique hotels, game lodges and resorts. Another important aspect of the group is the International Hotel School with campuses in Sandton, Cape Town and Durban. Bookings can be made through the central reservations office on 0861 000333 or via e-mail on ceres@threecities.co.za. Visit www.threecities.co.za for more information. Three Cities is a Proudly South African member and a proud supporter of the I Care Foundation.

The Crying Game: Chatting to Rob Watts of SwingFit

The Sports Reporter plays some mind games with SwingFit

Rob Watts is a golf coach from London who currently works with six European tour pros ranked in the World’s top 500. Qualified in biomechanics, he had a reasonable playing career before going into coaching in 2005 and 18 months ago was approached by Simon Hunt from SwingFit with the idea of setting up an acadeymy in South Africa, principally to bring international players
and teams here for three-week coaching packages during the European winter. Three academies later (at Pezula, Oubaai and Pearl Valley) Rob has established himself as a leading thinker on performance golf and rather self-deprecatingly acknowledges that the more he learns the more he realises how poor a coach he was beforehand! We caught up with him at Pearl Valley Estates and asked him “what’s the difference between straightforward golf coaching and ‘performance’ coaching?”

Rob Watts: Is it a mental and emotional approach – the technical side of it is only 2% to 3% of the story - involving emotional management classes right through to chipping the ball over a bunker. The difference is that the client sets his own goals as to what he wants to achieve and then it is our job to create the critical path of how he achieves that goal. rather than just fixing it, we ask what drives a player to make a poor swing, so it’s more about goal-setting and expectation of outcome that influences decision-making before the shot is played. most bad shots are hit even before the set up - if it was all about keeping your left arm straight and your head down, why don’t we just do that? So we try to find out the ‘why’, and then fix it.

The Month: with a mental and technical approach?

RW: Too much technical coaching can turn a good player into a bad player unless he understands why he’s making mistakes. It’s like going on a diet instead of understanding why you over-eat. I’m not saying that an 18-handicapper doesn’t need to make technical changes - undoubtedly he does - the question is how you get him to make those changes. what is driving poor performance? what is driving the player to hit bad shots? we try to communicate the changes that need to take place in the swing and do that quickly. For example, if your heart rate is different between shots your swing will be different - the emotions going through your heart affect your brain and how you think. The truth is that if you’ve hit the ball well once you could hit it well every time. The question is why you don’t.

TM: and I guess a good time to start is when you are young?

RW: movement patterns are required in every sport and undoubtedly, the more sports you play, the better you become at the sport you want to play or want to get good at. at age seven, children have their highest ability to learn - whether that’s a language, a musical instrument or a skill. It’s about doing repetitive movements at the right age. The biggest reward is seeing how quickly youngsters change with the right training. but I also think families should look at golf for their kids not only as a life sport but as a nice way to spend quality time with them.

TM: Lastly rob, he’s having a bit of a hard time right now, how would you fix tiger woods?

RW: There are very few sportsmen who move perfectly. once the athlete can tell you as a coach what he needs to work on, it’s already a success because then they are mentally in tune with what they are trying to do and can conduct their own training sessions. tiger can do this and his movement patterns are world class – he just needs to go back to what he was doing 13 years ago when he won the masters by 12 strokes. what was going on in his mind as he settled over his shot 13 years ago is not the same as what’s going on his mind now and that’s the problem. having
achieved everything he may also have lost the will to win.

TM: Thanks rob

In addition, rob has two academies in the UK and is looking to set up academy in america.

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Cape Outdoor Eco Adventure and Travel Expo at Bien Donne

Signs are up between Paarl and Franschhoek on the R45! Two entrances to the show! Tickets available at the gates and come early to ensure you have a superb day in the heart of the Cape Winelands. Go to www.outdoorexpo.co.za for more details.

Don't forget the SPCA/Royal Canin 2 x 4 Doggie Walk on the farm on Sunday 3rd October at 11 am! Book your space at the SPCA stand in the morning to enjoy this 1.5km walk with your favourite pet!

This is the place to be this weekend - and the weather is looking good. Coffee and Cake in the Go Travel Tent, lots of food stalls and your favourite Sauls Burgers - Schwarma Express and Sushi from Blowfish Restaurant. Lamb on the spit at the Montegue stand, Brutal Fruit Slush Puppies, Marcels Frozen Yogurt, Lemon Curd Lady, Wine tastings and more. Special Creative Kids corner for the 3 - 7 year olds - craft kits (R30 to R60 per pack), face painting, adventure course, ball pond, jumping slide, and more fun, Tag Rugby and Educo Adventure village for older kids, paintball, drop tower, bungy bounce, water walker, pony rides, donkey rides, claypigeon shooting, dog displays, helicopter flips, Cape Side Cars and much more.

Get Away this weekend to Bien Donne, plan you weekend breaks to outdoor and adventure destinations around the Western Cape - Breedevalley, Tulbagh, Ceres, West Coast, Swartland, and futher to Garden Route, Klein Karoo, Nothern Cape, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mocambique - all here under the Go Travel area.

And make sure to buy all your accessories from Outdoor Warehouse, Makro, LA Sport, and 4x4 Megaworld, and see some of the latest Motorhomes from Schroeder and Fiaama. Alucab, Canvas and Tent, Bushtec, Bushwakker bring you your trailers and camping gear. And 4x4's Hyundai, GWM and Orbit Motor Jeep!

Live Entertainment with Willem on Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 2 pm under the SAB Bedouin - where you can also catch your favourite sport on the DSTV Bubble Ball!

Some tickets left for the fabulous Peter Sarstedt - live in concert on Saturday night - booking essential - call Cindy on 021 874 2439

Franschhoek Classic Music Festival

A weekend of classic jewels for Franschhoek

One can hardly imagine a more relaxing and inspiring way to spend a weekend than one filled with music in the Cape winelands in the late Spring. The Franschhoek Classic Music Festival taking place from 29 to 31 October will bring together excellent musicians and a variety of classics and world music to Franschhoek for a joyous weekend of recitals and chamber music initiated by well-known pianist Christopher Duigan.

The artists participating in this year’s festival are the celebrated US pianist Bryan Wallick, the well-known Stellenbosch-based cello and piano duo Peter Martens and Luis Magalhães, German guitar virtuoso Ulrich Busch, London-based saxophonist and clarinettist Joanne Rozario, soprano Lente Louw, Bulgarian-born accordionist Stanislav Angelov, baritone Federico Freschi and of course Duigan himself.



The events take place in beautiful surroundings, and in some cases include meals in historic and exclusive settings. The programme comprises the following:

Friday 29 October 19:30 (NG Church, tickets R90): A recital by Stellenbosch-based cello and piano duo Peter Martens and Luis Magalhães to launch their new CD of the complete sonatas for cello and piano by Beethoven. They perform the Sonatas for Cello and Piano in A major Op 69, in C major Op 102 no 1 and the rarely performed Sonata for Horn (or Cello) Op 17.

Saturday 30 October 11:00 (NG Church, tickets R90): US pianist Bryan Wallick, the 1997 gold medalist at the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kiev, gives a piano recital on the new grand piano in the NG Church. The programme includes music by Schumann, Debussy and Liszt , among others Liszt’s transcriptions of Schubert songs (Gretchen, Ave Maria, Erlkönig) and the bravura Horowitz/Liszt Rákóczi March.

Saturday 30 October 13:00 & 17:00 (Screening Room at Le Quartier Français, tickets R130): Ulrich Busch, the German guitar virtuoso and winner of the Radio France Competition 1990 in Paris, gives a recital of popular guitar music from around the world. It includes folk music from Ireland and Japan, and guitar classics from Brazil, Spain and Argentina. Guests will enjoy wine and snacks on arrival at the intimate luxury venue and enjoy a special preview of the Franschhoek Artists exhibition in the IS Art Gallery.

Saturday 30 October 19:30 for 20:00 (Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine, tickets R350): London-based Joanne Rozario (saxophone) joins Christopher Duigan at the gala dinner concert. Playing selections from their recent CD ‘Close Your Eyes and Listen’, the programme of modern and traditional classics, crossover improvisations and up-beat ‘world music’-inspired music is blended with a four-course dinner. Included is the world première live performance of the 'Six Drinking Songs' by Richard Guinness, including the 'Bar-Stool Tango' (as heard on Fine Music Radio, Cape Town).

Sunday 31 October 11:00 (NG Church, tickets R90): The sublime combination of soprano, clarinet and piano provides a rare treat on a Sunday morning. The exciting young Cape Town soprano Lente Louw, Joanne Rozario (clarinet) and Christopher Duigan (piano) collaborate in a much-anticipated performance of Schubert’s ‘Shepherd on the Rock’. This concert also features the music of Robert Schumann as part of the worldwide celebrations of the 200th anniversary of his birth. Lente Louw performs some of her favourite Schumann songs including ‘Frauenliebe und –leben', while Rozario plays selection of Schumann’s Romances and Duigan plays the intimate Arabesque.

Sunday 31 October 12:30 for 13:00 (Bread & Wine, tickets R270): Bulgarian-born accordionist Stanislav Angelov, now based in Cape Town and leader of the famed Cape Town Tango Ensemble, joins forces with pianist Christopher Duigan for a delightful programme exploring many popular styles for these two instruments: café music from France and Italy, jazz improvisations and tango rhythms from the tango halls of Argentina. Enjoy a relaxed three-course meal while listening to music exuding appeal, charm and passion.

Sunday 31 October 15:30 (Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine, tickets R100): The very popular baritone Federico Freschi performs in the Festival Finale concert after lunch under the oak trees (weather permitting) or in the 200 year-old barn against the backdrop of the Franschhoek valley mountains. This concert also features festival musicians Joanne Rozario (saxophone), Stanislav Angelov (accordion) and Christopher Duigan (piano) for an informal and free-wheeling music get-together. Book a table for lunch from 12 noon, or join the audience in time for the concert.
Christopher Duigan, who is based in KwaZulu-Natal, studied at the University of Natal and at UCT. He continued with postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with Brazilian virtuoso Arnaldo Cohen. Duigan has performed extensively with all the leading South African orchestras, including the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic, Cape Philharmonic and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestras and has a repertoire of more than 25 concerti. As solo artist he has achieved a popular following through his innovative presentation and programming featuring a broad and eclectic taste in music.
He is one of an exclusive circle of past and current Steinway Artists (including names such as Arthur Rubenstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, Alicia de Larrocha, Alfred Brendel, Evgeny Kissin and Lang Lang). He is committed to promoting classical music locally and further afield.

Booking enquiries: NG Church Concerts - Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourism (Tel: 021 876 2861), Café Bon-Bon (Tel: 021 876 3936), IS Art (Tel: 021-876 8443) or Bread and Wine (Tel: 021 876 4004/3692). Tickets for the NG Church Concerts are also available at the door.

Visit www.franschhoekclassic.co.za for detailed information about the festival and www.franschhoek.org for accommodation information.