MIRROR SPECIAL 02/12/2010 CONDOLENCES KAYLA ZOE RAE- 19 November to 29 November 2010. The service for Kayla will be held on Friday at 10a.m. at The Church of Ascension on Leander Avenue in Hillside. Tea will be served afterwards at 10 Antelope Road, Matsheumhlope. Friends please come and share in our goodbye.We will never pay for a Tutu or shout at a gala. We wont sit silent with hope at a Speach night or with anticipation at a graduation. We wont share excited expectation at the approach of the boy across the floor or the wonder of a beautiful bride but we will show our love as we say nous te reverrons. Fiona Farmer and Denise Rae ++++++ DENISE STAIN Loyal member of the Lions Club of Bulawayo, passed away on Thurs 18 November after an illness bravely borne. Your courage and cheerfulness was an example to us all. You will be sorely missed, now at peace with your Lord. Sincere condolences to her family and friends. Lion President Terry Bateman, Members and friends Lions Club of Bulawayo +++++++ COME AND CELEBRATE WORLD DISABILITY DAY WITH BULAWAYOS BEST MUSIC SHOW HOSTED BY: LIYANA (AS IN THE 2010 OSCAR WINNING FILM!!) GUEST STARS: BONGO LOVE, DRUMS OF PEACE, DUDU MANHENGA, JEYS MARABINI, SANDRA NDEBELE & WILLIS WATAFI VENUE: CITY HALL DATE: FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER TIME: 5.30 ENTRANCE: $2 ONLY! ALSO - DON'T MISS ART EXHIBITION: THE ABILITY SHOW THURSDAY 2ND DECEMBER 5.00 PM AT THE ART GALLERY OPENING OF DISABLED ARTISTS EXHIBITION Entertainment will include Liyana, a film show and deaf dancers. AND MINI DISABILITY FILM FESTIVAL VENUE: John Knight Cinema, National Art Gallery FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER FROM 10 am (FILMSHOWS AT 10, 12, 2) FILMS FROM USA, FRANCE & ZIMBABWE ENTRANCE: $2 ++++++++++++ PAB AND THE ACADEMY THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST Thursday 2 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 7.30 p.m. The final film in the Millennium Trilogy finds Lisbeth Salander charged with attempted murder and in danger of being sent back to a mental institution. Admission: $3.00 /R20.00 JOHANN STRAUSS II: ASCHENBR DEL [CINDERELLA] Friday 3 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 6.30 p.m. - with a supper interval. "Aschenbr del" is Strauss's version of the Cinderella story and it was set in Vienna in 1899. For the ballet's centenary, Renato Zanella revived the work in Vienna in 1999 and, as the original libretto was set in the world of fashion, he placed it in a high-class department store. The dancing is superb and the audience loved it - the final ovations went on nearly as long as the last scene of the ballet! Admission: $3.00 /R20.00 [free to Red Carpet members and subscribers] BULAWAYO CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Saturday 4 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 6.00 p.m. The first half of this concert will follow the usual Chamber Music Society pattern with the following programme: Telemann: Suite in D Minor for recorder, violin, cello and harpsichord Haydn: Piano Trio in G major - 'Gypsy Rondo' Reinecke: Piano Trio No 3 in F major Paul Bazaliere: Five French Folk Songs, arranged for piano trio After the interval, there will be music for Christmas: the Academy Singers will perform three carols and there will be more carols for the audience as well as: Sleigh Ride - for two pianos Three Variations on a Christmas Carol (in the style of a music box) 'Comfort Ye' and 'Every Valley' from Messiah O Holy Night - and other vocal items Performers will include Cynthia Pretorius, Donald Welsh, Deon Marcus, Rebecca Pretorius, Graham Bishop and Pieter Cloete. Admission: $5.00 SHIRILAULU: YEMURAI MATIBE (SOPRANO), LOTTA MATAMBO (MEZZO-SOPRANO), PETER CARTWRIGHT (PIANO) Tuesday 7 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 7.30 p.m. South African based vocal duo Shirilaulu presents their recital "100 Tongues", which debuted at this year's Grahamstown National Arts Festival. The name Shirilaulu is a combination of "shiri" - the Shona word for bird - and "laulu" - the Finnish word for song. Their programme will include music by Puccini, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Rossini and end with a medley of Christmas carols. Admission: $10.00 & $5.00 [free to Red Carpet members and subscribers]. Booking at the Academy from Monday 22 November THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Thursday 9 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 2.30 p.m. The first in a series of holiday movies for the young and the young in heart! From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house, strange things start to happen... "A terrific fantasy for all ages!" (FOX-TV). Admission: $2.00 THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP Thursday 9 December in the Robert Sibson Hall at 7.30 p.m. A BBC film of Dickens' famous novel starring Derek Jacobi, Sophie Vavasseur and Toby Jones. It will be preceded by a special Christmas episode of Porridge starring Ronnie Barker. Admission: $3.00 +++++ MINI DISABILITY FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER (WORLD DISABILITY DAY) 1st Show - 10 am The Eighth Day (FRANCE) Cannes Festival Award winner Director: Jaco Van Dormael Writer: Jaco Van Dormael Runtime: 118 min Storyline : Georges has Downs syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife nor his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms, a friendship which makes Harry a different person. 2nd Show - 12 pm Umntwana weQhawe Runtime: 5 minutes A music video set around the Liyana song Umntwana weQhawe (Son of a Hero) Here I Am (ZIMBABWE) Premier Runtime: 25 mins Writer/Director: Marvelous Mbulo Videographer/Editor: Farai Mabhande Storyline: A young deaf girl isolated in her own family finds she has a talent for hairdressing and joins her cousin in a backyard business. However when it becomes obvious that her talent is greater than her cousin's there are problems. Eventually her isolation ends when she is able to teach everyone to communicate with sign language. The music in the film is provided by Liyana. 3rd Show - 2 pm Nico's Challenge (USA) Runtime: 15 mins Director: Steve Audette A young boy who was touched by the plight of disabled people who could not afford wheelchairs climbs Kilimanjaro and uses the money he raises to buy wheelchairs for the disabled people he met. His feat becomes amazing as he himself has only one leg! Shooting Beauty (USA) Multi award winning documentary?Runtime: 62 mins Storyline: Aspiring fashion photographer Courtney Bent's career takes a life changing turn when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a centre for people living with significant disabilities. When she begins inventing cameras her new friends can use, a story unfolds that will make you rethink what it means to live with a disability... and without one. +++++++ Just a reminder about our Christmas Fitness Fair this weekend, Saturday the 4th December, at Aloe Gardens. The run/ride/walk kicks off from Busters Sports Club at 6 for 6.30, registration can be done at Racing Snakes before the 3rd December or from 3 to 6 p.m. On the 3rd December at Busters. Please support this event as for every person registered $2.00 will be donated to the Keegan Langley Trust. Following our Christmas Fitness is an exciting Christmas Fair with stalls from Harare and Bulawayo, Entrance to this event is $2.00 per person (participants in the Christmas fitness will not pay this entrance again). ALL gate takings will be in support of the Keegan Langley Trust so please encourage your friends and family to come out for a great day or even just for the afternoon, we have so much planned for the entire family, and we are open from 9 until late. Stalls will close at half 5 (if their stock lasts until then), following that we have braai packs for sale and our music man, Gary Stanley will continue to entertain us for the evening. Kids - With your entrance ticket you will be given your own shopping box and KIDS ONLY SHOPPING VOUCHERS will be available for $10.00 per booklet which will enable you to take part in the many activities that are planned for you, Pony Rides, Colouring Competition, Play Dough table, Pin the beard on Santa, Variety of Jumping Castles, Lucky Dip Pick with Santa - use your vouchers Kids and pick a pressy out of Santa's BIG toy box. Moms - We have over 20 exhibitors at our Fair (a third of those are from Harare) - and no two stalls are the same. Your Christmas shopping woes could be sorted with what is on offer, PLUS your children will be totally supervised whilst you shop, we have 15 friends of Keegan Langley on site willing to help keep your littleys amused at all stations. Dads - We most definitely have not forgotten you and whilst the stalls may not be your scene, we have other activities to keep you amused, including telly viewing of the rugby game between the Barbarians and Springboks. I know there is plenty going on in Bulawayo on the 4th December, but come out to Aloe when you are done, where you will be assured of a great end to your day. We have all day catering and drinks as well as a delicious spread for the Teas, We will also be offering FULL BREAKFASTS, from 9 until 2 which will benefit anyone suffering from the "hectic Friday night partying". We promise you, as our advert says, SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOMETHING TO REMEMBER . HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALOE +++