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Sunday, 16 June: Father's Day Braai
MARCH 26, 2013 | At Spier, we’re not fans of run-of-the-mill celebrations, and we’ve decided to transform ‘socks-and-tie day’ into a super-special celebration for the family.
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10 - 11 May: Dancing in Other Words Poetry Festival
MARCH 26, 2013 | Dancing in Other Words / Die Dansende Digtersfees is an international poetry festival, curated by Breyten Breytenbach, that will take place at Spier on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 May 2013.Eleven internationally renowned poets will gather at Spier for one week from 6 May to explore poetry’s age-old function as “the dreaming vein in the body of society”.
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Sunday, 31 March: Easter Sunday Lunch and Egg Hunt
MARCH 26, 2013 | There’s no better way to ring in the season of chicks and bunnies than in the surrounds of Spier’s magical farmyard. When you arrive on Sunday morning, your kids will be invited to visit the chicken coup to collect freshly laid eggs, which they’ll get to paint and decorate. Once that’s done, a traditional Easter egg hunt will ensue…
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Saturday, 27 April: Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela
MARCH 26, 2013 | To celebrate Freedom Day, join renowned anthropologist, chef and cookbook author Dr Anna Trapido as she talks us through a 12-course tasting menu on ‘food in the life of Nelson Mandela’, based on her book Hunger for Freedom.
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Sunday, 12 May: ‘My Mother always said’ Mother’s Day Lunch
MARCH 26, 2013 | My mother always said: ‘Never run after a man or a bus – there is always another one coming.’ –Tessa Kiros, Limoncello & Linen Water
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Spier Wellness Programme
MARCH 25, 2013 | Spier launched its Wellness Programme eight years ago with a specific focus on HIV/Aids due to this epidemic being inextricably linked to social, environmental and economic issues that exist in our communities. Ida Nomathasanqa, an experienced social worker, trainer and health promoter was appointed as Wellness Co-ordinator to oversee and encourage the overall wellness and healthy living of employees.
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