So.. okay - Show 'n Tell 2008 will have to happen. Lets all go to Matjiesfontein again to play! Unfortunately Heritage day 2008 falls on a Wednesday.. so what do you think ? Friday night 19, Saturday 20 September 2007? Let me know and we can book out the town again...
In the meantime post your pics and leave your comments..

The fantastic 2007 slideshow - Thank you Steph!!
thank you Lauren for the Photograph
( we would love to see more... )

Soopadoopa

Love to you all but to Inge more. From the Windpomp crew. Hearts are still racing.

Wowwooowwwwww!!!!!!!
thank you to everyone who contributed to Show ‘n Tell.
Thanks for all the effort and care that went into every contribution, thanks for being so playful and creative...
Thanks for the music – you all touched our souls, for the films and the visuals treats and the laughs and the sport and action and fun and games and all the sponsored gear!
Thanks for the lessons learned!
What magic weekend we created for ourselves...
And thanks most of all to David Rawdon the owner of Matjiesfontein for letting us play in his town!

"Most people believe that you have to have your eyes closed to dream, that you have to distance yourself from reality. But the opposite is true. The best dreams are the ones you have with your eyes open. You call them dreams but they’re really ideas, projects and visions. They have the same consistency as life."
Fabrica

More GREAT news!!!!!

"I'm coming to Matjiesfontein with Righard Kapp and co... I'd love to dj. You may be familiar with me as Chairman Miao. I play regularly in Cape Town. I play a very eclectic mix of stuff, which is hard to describe! Depending on the atmosphere, it ranges from 1920s swing, 60s french pop, country death songs through to glitchy folk... etc. "

Last Min addition to the program!!

Saturday -16:35pm in the Royal Lounge.

“Walking the Camio de Compostello “ – slideshow of my pilgrimage to Santiago, Spain. By Adele Prins

Finally !!!! Its HERE !!! Friday and the Long weekend!!
One more night to Show 'n Tell 2007
See you THERE tomorrow !!
Travel safely

When ordering food state your room number ( or sate that you’r staying in the train)
Remember this is a SMALL town – things take tiiiiimmmmee here...
The food is basic and not gourmet.. so if you are fussy.. rather bring your own..
Settle all bills ( food drinks and accommodation- at reception on departure)
Note: There are NO shops (or ATM’s ) in Matjiesfontein village – pack your own picnic basket and extra snacks for the weekend.

Check the PACK list (link on right) for other valuable info

"Jack is a DJ so imagine something sonore..
I am a fashion designer so maybe I'll mend clothing!!!
Aram is an architect who will charm with his guitar..
Donno but this is the idea so far
Anna"

URGENT NEWS!!!!
It has just come to our attention that all trains to Matjiesfontein from Cape Town for tomorrow are FULLY BOOKED!!
Hope you booked your seat already... or book a seat ASAP for Saturday's train...

The Buckfever Underground's new album, entitled ’Saves’ which has already been described in Die Beeld as "wide open and inimitably impressive as the Great Karoo itself..(and)...an album which will probably fruitlessly keep searching the local musical landscape in search of an equal" will be launched in Matjiesfontein this weekend
"The Buckfever Underground nominated for Top 100 Protest Songs.The Buckfever Underground song, ’Die Volk (Is In Die Kak)’ from their debut EP, Jou Medemens Is Dood, has been nominated as one of the top 100 protest songs of all time of all time in a Dutch survey."
Die Volk Is In Die Kak free download : here

Breaking News journalist, Jade Hamilton and her intrepid camerawoman Joanna Higgs (as well as producers Lady Georgia Schumann and the gentleman Sir Matthew Pollock) from the cutting edge news program, African Mirror, will be reporting from Matjiesfontein this weekend. Theatre goers can expect riveting, completely anglocentric news from the bustling little town as the local Show and Tell Festival gets into full swing. All tennis, cricket and croquet matches will be covered extensively. What else would you expect from South Africa's first newsreel? God Save The Queen

Make a racket with your racquet, a pink gin and bring your finest tennis kit.
Tennis tournament - Saturday and Sunday 16h00 on the old tennis court opposite the Railway museum, Main Road Matjiesfontein.
Details on how to enrole and how to play to become clear on the weekend
By: Erin, Simon and James

Here is a jpg from "The Conductor". Not sure what to say about it other than it expresses some ambiguous feelings towards The Mr Kentridge.

“The conductor “ a short video piece of a famous South African artist as a music conductor by Conor Ralphs
On the ‘Bring ‘n screen’, Royal Lounge SAT 16h30

Thanks to dvd guru for sponsoring dvd's and thanks to Raffa for managing the screen and to
PHOTOHIREfor all the gear and for setting it up too!
Details of the TROPFEST Shortfilms that will be shown on the outdoor screen Saturday night:

- Carmicheal & Shane (Winner 2006)
Synopsis: A single father has a unique approach to raising his two year old twin boys- pick a favourite.
Length: 6' 20"
Shot On: DV

- Story of the Bubbleboy, The
Synopsis: In a stab-happy world, a sad outcast wrestles with his demons. The story
Length: 6'
Shot On: 35 mm

- A Room with Askew
Length: 5' 20"
Shot On: 16 mm

- How many Doctors does it take to change a Lightbulb?
Synopsis: Rosie visits the local medical centre for a routine check-up... unfortunately it's anything but routine! Are you due for a check-up?
Length: 7'
Shot On: DV

- Snakepit
Synopsis: Australia, two guys, a small room, sixty-three deadly snakes ... only one man is at home.
Length: 6' 36"
Shot On: Mini DV

- Carnivore Reflux
Synopsis: In their lifetime the average meat-eating human will consume; 10 cows, 1/2 tonne of fish, 760 chickens, 37 sheep and 42 pigs.
Length: 7'
Shot On: Maya, Flash

Its not just a legend.. The Lord Milner Hotel IS haunted....please mind the ghosts here, they have been around for a loooooooonnnnggg time, and herritage weekend is when they like to play too.... boooohhh hoo
SAT 16h00:
Screening of “The Spirit of a Dessert Fountain”, a documentary on the ghosts of Matjiesfontein. On the ‘Bring ‘n screen’, Royal Lounge
"In this historical and elegant hotel, there are supposedly ghosts and from time to time laughing voices and the clicking of billiard balls can be heard. According to legend, the ghost of the wounded british “Tommy” still visits the town after the Boer War."

“i'm keen to set up my keyboard in upstairs at the Laird Arms Sunday night (i'll run my keyboard thru my computer like a midi. i'm just going to play a few songs, and my style is kinda regina spektor-ish i suppose. quirky and simple.
it is going to be a wondrous little outing. Abbey”

Come refresh yourself after the weekend of fun with a Yoga Class.
8am, Monday Morning, Lord Milner Hotel Gardens
“i would actually love to teach a yoga class. I can definitely bring some extra mats and we can just set up in the grass.” Abbey

1 x werewolves - a French social game of accusations and death. Instructions are about 5 minutes long, and provided by a 100% French native. Played in groups of about 10. People just need to present themselves. One game takes about 15 minutes - so 20-25 with instruction.
HOTEL CHAPEL: Sunday Night 20:30pm
Marco & Marine

"We are going to create a wishing tree. The idea of the wishing tree is that passers by should leave a bit of themselves on the tree [not a like a toe or anything], and make a wish.
Imagine bits of torn off fabric from a shirt, a necklace, a poem, a photograph etc.
we will just find a suitable tree, and describe the wishing tree idea on a board, and hang it on the tree.
We will take a photo of the tree and all the bits and bobs attached to it at the end of the weekend, and then post it for all to see.
Looking forward to the weekend.
Jessica and Julia "

"Hi there I did book the red bus for my photographic exhibition but please could I change it to one of the lounge rooms at the preferable the first room, the one with the check floor. Many thanks, Anita van Zyl"“ Golden girls” was established in 1994 and was situated in the heart of Langa. The exhibtion documents the story of this Home.

Line Up of Dj's for the weekend:
Lairds Arms Bar Lord Milner Hotel
Gilad Hockman , Eben Small and Righard Kapp AND chairman Miao
Let me know if you also want to Dj

Show ‘n Tell 2007

Welcome! Throughout the weekend you can leisurely enjoy:
ART:

Landscape Art (inspired by Strjidom van der Merwe), around town.
By: Marthina, Michael, Raffa and Mark

Look out for the Wishing tree in Matjiesfontein.
Hang something on the tree and make a wish.
By: Jessica and Julia

“ Golden Girls “Mixed photographic exhibition (in the Royal lounge room 1)
By: Anita van Zyl

Stick your face in a cut out cardboard carnival figure and take a picture.
By: Craig, Ash, Simon and Erin

Roving portrait studio
By: Greg and Julia

SPORT AND ACTION:
Make a racket with your racquet, a pink gin and bring your finest tennis kit.
Tennis tournament (Saturday and Sunday 16h00)
By: Erin, Simon and James

Watch out for the “Breaking News Team” all over Matjiesfontein on the weekend.
By: Jade’s BNT team

MUSIC AND CULTURE:
Besides scheduled gigs, anyone brave enough is welcome to jam with The Buckfever Underground, so bring your own instruments (cowbells welcome).

Listen out for:

Corne and friends, the aucustic carnival blues band, singing tales of ghosts and lost lovers.

Adele on the antique pianos in town.

Ella Buckley to sing and play piano on the antique pianola in the Laird Arms bar.

And if we are fortunate, the Lord Milner Hotel staff will treat us to a acapella performance.

OTHERWISE ENJOY THESE SCHEDULED EVENTS

SATURDAY 22 September 2007

Arrive and check in at Reception: Old Standard Bank Museum,
Main Road, Matjiesfontein.

Setting up of various contributions in town.
Note: Help with setting up the open-air screen in the garden would be appreciated.

13h00- 14h00: Lunch
Pub lunch is served at Lairds Arms Bar open from 10am- late
Light lunches served at the Coffee Shop open from 09h00-17h00

15h00- 15h30:
Historical town tour of Matjiesfontein village presented by the town mayor His Excellency Jonny Theunisen.
(Meet at the Laird Arm’s Bar)

16:30:
Nadine Botha poetry reading in the London red double dekker bus.

18h00:
Local Matjiesfontein penny-whistle band Oom Kosies Orkes (Royal Lounge courtyard).

19h00- 21h00:
A’la Carte dinner at the Lord Milner Hotel (please dress smart/ casual as it’s hotel regulations)

20h20:
“How did I begin: sex education for a 5 year old “ LP. 5 minutes.
In the little lounge off the foyer, Main building Lord Milner Hotel.
By: Marco and Marine

20h30- onwards:
Outdoor Short-films festival, screening at the Lord Milner Hotel garden next to the pool. (dress warmly and bring blankets).

To be shown:
- Incubus by Guto Bussab (3min)

- Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid (15 min)

- Tropfest 2006 (A selection from the world's largest short-film festival, held annually in Australia)
• Carmicheal & Shane by Alex Weinress Rob Carlton (7 min)
• Story of the Bubbleboy by Sean Ascroft (6min)
• A Room with Askew by Gregory Godhard (6min)
• How many Doctors does it take to change a Lightbulb? By Marie Patane (7min)
• Snakepit by János Zúzmara (7min)
• Carnivore Reflux by Eddie White James Calvert (7min)

- Downtown Hunter by Greg Lomas and Colwyn Thomas (25 min)

22h00:
The Buckfever Underground Great Karoo launch of their new album, “SAVES” upstairs at the Laird Arm’s Bar.

23h00:
Dj’s jamming into the early hours...hoorah!!

SUNDAY 23 September 2007:

07h30- 10h00:
Breakfast buffet is served at the Lord Milner Hotel dining room.
Breakfast is also available at the Coffee Shop 09h00 onwards.

10h30:
Photographic slideshow in the Coffee Shop (Main Road Matjiesfontein)

12h00- onwards:
Indoor film screenings at Royal lounge (bring ‘n screen your own films. Projector and screen avaliable)

12h00:
1 x Wii demonstration and challenges: Motion response gaming system. On the ‘Bring ‘n Screen’, Royal Lounge.
Anyone can play
The system will be launched at the end of the month in South Africa, so in the small town of Matjiesfontein, there will be this public preview

13h00- 14h00: Lunch
Pub lunch is served at Lairds Arms Bar open from 10am- late
Light lunches served at the Coffee Shop open from 09h00-17h00

15h00:
Screening of the 2006 Matjiesfontein Show ‘n Tell by Graham Abott. On the ‘Bring ‘n screen’, Royal Lounge

15H45:
Screening of 'New Age Travelers in Motion' by Rebecca and Lara. Royal Lounge ‘Bring ‘n screen”

16h00:
Screening of “The Spirit of a Dessert Fountain”, a documentary on the ghosts of Matjiesfontein. On the ‘Bring ‘n screen’, Royal Lounge

16h30:
“The conductor “ a short video piece of a famous South African artist as a music conductor by Conor Ralphs
On the ‘Bring ‘n screen’, Royal Lounge

19h00- 21h00:
Tonight dress in your vintage fashions for the A’la carte dinner at the Lord Milner Hotel (please dress smart/ casual as it’s hotel regulations)

20h30- 21:30:
Visit Greg and Julia’s self-portrait photo studio to document yourself in your vintage garb. (Location to be revealed)

20h30:
Hotel Chapel: Werewolves - a French social game of accusations and death. Instructions are about 5 minutes long, and provided by a 100% French native. Played in groups of about 10.

21h45:
Abby on the keyboard – “Quirky and simple music” surprise

21h30- 22h30:
Cabins in the forest play upstairs at the Laird Arm’s Bar

15h00:
Dj’s jamming into the early hours...hoorah!!

MONDAY 24 September 2007:

08H00:
Free Yoga Class. Bring our own mat ( but there will be some available).
By Abbey.
Lord Milner Hotel Gardens

07h30- 10h00:
Breakfast buffet is served at the Lord Milner Hotel dining room.
Breakfast is also available at the Coffee Shop 09h00 onwards.

Wrap up:
Bring ‘n screen to be wrapped up after breakfast– any help would be welcomed. Royal Lounge

Rest of the day:
Relax and enjoy the heritage town on heritage day.

HOT NEWS HOT NEWS HOT NEWS!!!!!!!!
1 x Wii demonstration and challenges on the ‘Bring ‘n Screen’, Royal Lounge. Sunday 12pm.

This system will be launched at the end of the month in South Africa, so in the small town of Matjiesfontein, there will be this public preview !!!!!

Motion response gaming system.
Anyone can play
"if you want to hit the tennis ball, swing the controller, with a little backspin if you're that way inclined. The two of us will give a little demo, then ask for challenges.
It's really intuitive.
You can play tennis, bowling or baseball." Marco & Marine

1 x playing of a Des and Dawn LP - " How Did I Begin? ": sex education for a 5 year old.
20h20 Saturday Evening in the little lounge off the foyer- Main Building. Lord Milner Hotel
"(This is how, at the age of 5 or 6, I learned about the birds and bees )
About 5 minutes. Like story time. "
Marco and Marine

The provisional program will be revealed here by tomorrow moring (and the final one emailed to you on Friday)
watch closely...
We are just waiting for final details of your contributions..

Reach Matjiesfontein in the same way as the English lords and ladies used to do it - by rail.
The village is situated 250 kms from Cape Town and 1 200 kms from Johannesburg.
NEW INFO:
you CAN go by train to Matjiesfontein on Saturday !!!!( daily )
ON 3rd class only:
Deppart Cape Town: 10:00am
Arrives Matjiesfontein: 15:31pm
R35 one way
or go on the 1st class - sleeper train:
Cape Town to Matjiesfontein
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
Depart Cape Town station: 12:30pm
Arrive Matjiesfontein station: 17:50pm
R75 per person – one way
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Johannesburg – Matjiesfontein
Mondays, Tuesdays,Fridays, Sundays only
Depart JHB station: 10:30am
Arrive Matjiesfontein station: 07:10am next day
R255 per person – one way

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Remember that the Matjiesfontein Show ‘n Tell is a small independant festival that is not a festival.
So please relax and where you see fit please lend a helping hand in setting up screens and projectors and enjoy entertaining each other.

If we are fortunate, the Lord Milner Hotel staff will treat us to a acapella performance.
"Ek sal vir die staff vra om so n' paar afrikaanse lietjies te sing, ons hoop maar vir die beste. Sal hulle ook inlig oor die naweek se gebeure, hulle gaan baie opgewonde wees om te weet dat hulle sal kan deel he aan die verigtinge."

'New Age Travellers in Motion'. will be screened on the 'bring 'n screen', 3:45pm on Sunday in the Royal Lounge.'The grass we are standing on is not real, but an advertisement on the floor of the Berlin airport.'

Pics from Dokumenta and the Biennale where 'New Age Travellers in Motion' was shot. Thanks Rebecca.