The Baobab Beat 2009 in Polokwane that will be held from 3-6 September promises to be a new milestone.
Only the second of the Beats to be held, it promises to surpass visitors numbers of its first year and to set a new standard for coming Baobab Beats.
The complete programme is:
Thursday 3 Sep
14:00 - Baobab Beat 2009 opens. Adults R50 and students in school uniforms R25
16:00 - Talent beat finalists (local artists)
19:00 - Talent Beat winners (local artists)
20:00 - Lourens
20:30 - Heinz Winkler
21:15 - Sasha-Lee Davids
Friday 4 Sep
10:00 - Festival opens (Kiddies tent entertainment and baby sitting services 10:00 am - 10:00pm) Adults R100. Children <12 R50
15:30 - Talana
16:00 - Tharo
16:30 - Mari Lotz
17:00 - Staaldraad
18:00 - Bobby van Jaarsveld
19:00 - Arno Jordaan
20:00 - Dr Victor
21:00 - Steve Hofmeyr
Saturday 5 Sep
08:00 - Festival opens (Kiddies tent entertainment and baby sitting services 10:00 am - 10:00pm) Adults R100. Children <12 R50
08:30 - Strongman competition - Limpopo Strongman
11:00 - Modelling Beat local juniors
12:00 - Big Screen Rugby: SA vs Australia
14:00 - Jaycee Krause
15:00 - Modelling Beat local seniors
16:00 - Glaskas
17:00 - Big Screen Rugby: Blue Bulls vs WP
17:00 - Wynand and Cheree
18:00 - Die Broers
19:00 - Snotkop
20:00 - Danny K
21:00 - Nicholis Louw
22:00 - Staaldraad in the Beer Tent
Sunday 6 Sep
09:00 - Festival opens (Kiddies tent entertainment and baby sitting services 10:00 am - 10:00pm) Adults R100. Children <12 R50
10:00 Poetry finalists (local)
13:00 - Rebecca Malope
14:00 - PJ Powers
15:00 - Local Jazz artists 5 Folds
16:00 - Charlie Bass Band
17:00 - 4 Seasons
18:00 - Harmonic Sounds
20:00 - Baobab Beat closes
MyPolokwane will be blogging on the website, Facebook, Twitter (Twitter hashtag is #baobab) and will post video on YouTube and photos on Picasa for the duration of the festival.
There are still a few stalls available for latecomers. Food stalls are a mere R1500 for the whole fesitval (R500 dep) and R1000 for non-food stalls. Call Morne at 0721373693
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Don't miss the offal at Baobab Beat 2009
Baobab Beat have 35 stalls around the cricket pitch which will sell everything “traditionally afrikaans” including pap en kaiings, afval en rys, koeksisters, skaap spit, oxtail, etc.
NicP
SAB brings the BIG screen to Baobab Beat
Saturday
SAB are bringing the ginormous big screen from Jhb and it will be parked next to the gig rig to show the rugby on the field.
Both games, SA vs Australia at 12:00 and Blue Bulls and WP at 17:00, will be broadcast.
NicP
Baobab Beat for Business
Opening evening of Baobab Beat on Thursday night will be held in the VIP Tent on the cricket field.
The show will be done by Staaldraad. The meal will be traditional afrikaans food with oxtail, pampoen koekies die hele boksemdaais. We will also have a fountain with Mampoer at the entrance and a dance floor.
Ticket for the evening includes a weekend ticket to the festival as well as access to the PCOB's VIP tent where there will be a cash bar for the duration of the festival.
The tickets for this is R500 p.p. or R5000 per table for companies or individuals.
Speak to Morne 072 137 3693
NicP