Greyton Winter Festival - Friday 13 June to Monday 16 June 2008
(see programme below)
The annual Greyton Winter Festival takes place from 13 to 16 June 2008. Winter Warmth will be the theme of this year’s festival.
The pavements will be dotted with fire konkas where the odd boerie or veg burger will be grilled or children can roast the marshmallows that will be on sale. Horse carts from the area will take you on a scenic drive around the historic village. Tour the galleries on foot and enjoy a glass of warming gluhwein.
Visit the famous Greyton Morning market at 10:00 on Saturday, and listen to the Genadendal Brass Band Ensemble blowing their hearts out. The weekend will be filled with music, music, music… dance to a 
Reggae Band, listen to the Eccentric Sound Production Jazz band with a glass of wine in hand, opera in the famous old Moravian Church in Greyton, and much more...
Visit any one of Greyton’s 12 excellent restaurants and you will find fireplaces in most of them and gas heaters on the beautiful terraces. http://www.greyton.net/restaurants.html
Greyton boasts 58 accommodation establishments, where you can choose from five star lodges and B&B’s to camping or beautiful self-catering cottages and suites. Farm cottages in the area are also very popular accommodation venues. http://www.greyton.net/accommodation.html
PROGRAMME
Friday 13 June
Sundowners at Barnards Hotel.
Music at the Greyton Lodge – entrance free
17:00 – 19:00
Tour the art galleries and have a glass of warming gluhwein
16:00 onwards
Saturday 14 June
Greyton Morning Market
10:00 – 13:00 – extended hours.
Genadendal Brass Band Ensemble street performance
10:00 at the market
Gypsey Jazz group, Manouche at the Oak & Vigne Café
11:30 onwards. more information below
Kwaai Meraai - Mini Market in the Garden. Traditional potjiekos
Birds for Africa Display - the popular display of rehabilitated birds of prey. Greyton Moravian Hall. Donations accepted. Sponsored by the Greyton Conservation Society.
14:00
Birdlife Walks start in front of the Post House. Guided by Hilton Seekoei, the Genadendal man who is passionate about birds. He has completed the Bird Life of South Africa course on bird guiding and is now able to take interested people out on walks in the area. Adults R20, children R10. Bring your own birding equipment.
11:00 and 15:30
Wine tasting at the Oak & Vigne
10:00 to 15:00
Children’s Art Exhibition – opposite Rossouw Gallery in the Greyt Oaks Centre.
Horse Cart rides at Kwaai Meraai in front of the Information Bureau. R20 per person. Children under 10 - R10.
09:00 – 16:00
Horse Outrides - book with Graham 083 631 9533
Blacksmithing demo – Mark Burger, the acclaimed hot metal artist, will be giving a free demo at his forge on the Genadendal Church Square. Items are for sale.
10:00 – 15:00
Knietjieshoogte Village to Village hike/run - 6.9 km. Leaves from Uitkyk Primary School and finishes at the Genadendal Church square at about 13:00. A shuttle back to Greyton will be provided. Adults R30 per entry, children R15 - proceeds in aid of Uitkyk Primary. Refreshments available at coffee shop
11:00 at Uitkyk Primary School
Sport fixtures at Barnards pub on the big screen and Greyton Hotel pub.
Eccentric Sound Productions (ESP-Band) live at the GL Theatre - Greyton Lodge. Entrance fee R75, tickets sold at Greyton Lodge
20:00 more information below
Country Conquerors Reggae Band – boogie to the sound of Bob Marley (R30) and enjoy the wholesome Rastafarian food and drinks on sale. Uitkyk Hostel - in aid of the School Recorder Fund. Bookings Mark 083 6299 576. Tickets on sale at the Information Bureau.
19:00 onwards
Sunday 15 June
All Greyton’s 12 restaurants will be open to provide you with delicious breakfast, brunch and lunch. Check with the Information Bureau for dinner restaurants.
Kwaai Meraai - Mini Market in the Garden. Traditional potjiekos
Genadendal Brass Band Ensemble - at the Moravian Church, Greyton. R40 – proceeds in aid of Genadendal Youth Upliftment Programme.
17:30
Monday 16 June
Cape Town Opera Studio at the Moravian Church, Greyton. Tickets R65. Bookings Greyton Information Bureau. 028 254 9564
11:30
Horse Cart rides at Kwaai Meraai in front of the Information Bureau. R20 per person. Children under 10 - R10.
09:00 – 16:00
Birdlife Walks by appointment – Hilton Seekoei 082 513 7411
MANOUCHE GYPSEY JAZZ GROUP Saturday 14 June at 11:30 at the Oak & Vigne
Gypsey Jazz is a style of music created in the 1930’s in Europe – the hard-driving swing rhythms and quick tempos require a high level of musical technique. Bernard Kotze (guitar) and Renee Stander (violin) will be playing gypsey “standards”, tango, French “chanson” and more…
CAPE TOWN OPERA STUDIO 2008 - Monday 16 June - 11:30
at the Moravian Church, Greyton
The Cape Town Studio 2008 singers will be visiting Greyton on Monday 16 June (Youth Day) as part of the Greyton Winter Festival 2008.
The Studio singers have visited Greyton 3 times before during the Greyton Winter Festival and these performances have been hugely successful and well attended – it has proved to be the highlight of all previous festivals.
The Cape Town Opera Studio is an intensive programme designed to support the artistic development of singers, offering them training within Cape Town Opera and at the University of Cape Town over a two-year period.
The singers benefit from individual coaching in all opera disciplines, including musical styles and interpretation, languages and dictation, acting and stage technique.
They are expected to understudy principal roles, to appear in concerts and soirees, and to sing comprimario roles for any Cape Town Opera production.
The singers work with visiting singers, conductors, directors and other opera professionals with the Cape Town Opera staff and with the dedicated Head Coach. They have the opportunity to observe every phase of the rehearsal and production of operas staged Cape Town Opera.
Eccentric Sound Productions (ESP-Band) live at the GL Theatre - Greyton Lodge. Entrance fee 75, tickets sold at Greyton Lodge
20:00
Eccentric Sound Productions (ESP-Band) is a five piece instrumental band and was established in 2003. The band mostly composes their own music and their repertoire, consisting of jazz standards and other covers, caters for diverse audiences.
Ramon Alexander - Musical director, Pianist, composer and arranger
Lou-Ann Stone - Saxophonist
Heinie Jack - Bassist & band Manager
Neville Arnold - Drummer
Philip Vermeulen - Guitarist
GREYTON MORNING MARKET
Every Saturday morning at 10:00 Greyton's Market Square is abuzz with activity, where people flock to buy the freshest home produce of all descriptions.
Also preservative-free cheeses, plain low-fat yoghurt and farm butter. There is the famous yoghurt cheese (Labneh) seeped in olive oil and flavoured with herbs and spices and made freshly by Petro and Thor every week.
Greyton's famous lemon products include home made lemon cordial made by Kay, Davida's lemon sorbet and pancakes baked on site by Bram and filled with delicious lemon cheese (curd) that is also available in bottles to take home.
Sybil's herb plants are on sale alongside beautifully embroidered cloths of all descriptions, or buy some of Val's tried-and-tested home-made jams and preservatives.
Also on offer are Marika's delightful cakes and pastries (don't get trampled in the rush!), or sample the pies, breads and muffins baked by our own Greyton Wollies Bakery - people flock from afar to sample Susan's wholesome pies.
You can buy hand-hewn wooden items, made by Paul from slats of old oak barrels or support our Animal Welfare by buying delicious fruits and veg on offer. The Red Cross sells wonderful second-hand books donated by all and sundry in the Village.
Delightfully fragrant essential oil products and natural soaps produced by Earthcrop are available from Sandra alongside her bouquets of herbs and fresh flowers; Sandi's Essential Skin Care Company face care products; or Marian's Replenish Body Care products.