Izak de Vries, Etienne van Heerden, Menán van Heerden (right) and I at Olive Schreiner’s grave (taken by my wife Sherita)
Festival director Darryl David shares his pictures.
The Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée took place from 23 to 25 September 2022 in Cradock.
Read the programme notes here.
The speakers
Amos Nteta
Barend la Grange (left) and Freek Robinson
Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
Christi van der Westhuizen
Clinton V du Plessis
Elise Bishop
Etienne van Heerden in conversation with Izak de Vries
Freda Froehlick
Heindrich Wyngaard
Heilna du Plooy
Hennie van Coller
Henrietta Rose-Innes
Jean Meiring delivering the last talk at Olive Schreiner’s grave
Jo Els gets ready to speak
Marnus Hattingh
Mphuthumi Ntabeni
Sidney Gilroy
Theresa Hardman
The scenes
In Victoria Manor
Lisa Antrobus-Ker, manager of Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor, checks final details with her husband, David.
Heilna du Plooy and Elise Bishop check in at Victoria Manor
Fogarty’s Bookshop once again sold books at the Veldsoirée
Pieter van der Westhuizen helping guests at Victoria Manor
Heilna du Plooy, Etienne van Heerden, Elise Bishop, Elsa and Hennie van Coller
Izak de Vries takes aim.
Julienne du Toit and Etienne van Heerden
Etienne van Heerden at the Cradock Four Museum
Kaia and Etienne van Heerden
Etienne van Heerden and his daughter Menán test the windmill that was to become the trophy for the “Die Orde van die Windpomp”. This year it was awarded to Elise Bishop.
Dinner under the Karoo sky
The sky at night
Waggily tails of all shapes and sizes participated.
Testing obedience at the dog show
Henrietta Rose-Innes finds a cat to relax with during the dog show.
Others found shade and company at Buffelshoek DiRosie Lodge
On the way up to Olive Schreiner’s grave … This is serious 4x4 country.
Being brave or nervous?
The road we had to navigate
My wife, Sherita
Biltong and sherry after that harrowing drive
Dirkie Visser is the owner of Buffelshoek where Schreiner rests.
The last resting place of Olive Schreiner, her husband Cronwright and her dog Nita.
Christi van der Westhuizen, Tony Jackman, Kaia, Etienne and Menán van Heerden
Paying homage to Olive Schreiner
Going back down
See the angle of that bakkie on the way down?
Next year we will do it all again!
Sponsors
Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor
Buffelshoek Dirosie Lodge
NB-Uitgewers
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
Montego Pet Nutrition
See also:
Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing weer eens by ’n kruispad: Gesprekke by die Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée
Program/Programme: Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée 23–25 September 2022
Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée: Programnotas | Programme notes