On Heritage Day, 24 September 2022, we are Honouring and celebrating the life of Dr. Andrew Murray in Wellington, a picturesque town in the Western Cape:
The Murray family arrived in South Africa in 1822 and this year we celebrate the 200-year centenary with the Murray family. Wellington became synonymous with the Murray family and therefore we will be launching two books on some members of the family.
A morning of books and refreshments at the Wellington Museum is the perfect way to celebrate Intangible Heritage on Heritage Day. The Wellington Museum is an ideal venue to honour Andrew Murray. Festival attendees will have the privilege to learn more about the Murray family and enjoy the exhibits of his life.
Listening to readings from Letters to his children; God se gestuurdes & Hugenote aan die Kaap. Sewe penne, a book of poetry about Wellington, featuring the poems by the winners of the 1st Wellington poetry contest 2021, will be available for interested readers.
The entrance fee is R80 per person. Includes refreshments. Heri-Trav looks forward to the awareness of Intangible Heritage, enriching South Africa and the world one day at a time.
Stef Cupido lives in Wellington and is the mother of a twelve-year-old girl. She loves animals and music. 'I'm first of all a writer and then a poet. I also like to draw trees and scenes from nature, but I see myself as an amateur in that regard.' At the moment she's concentrating on writing short stories and poems, and she is especially fond of using the haiku as a form. 'In 2018 when I decided to write full-time, I fell in love with the haiku. I started the collective Falling to introduce poetry in all its forms. The project has been launched this year on Nelson Mandela Day with the Illustrated haiku collage about social distance & corona virus. 'When I received the news that I was chosen for the Kommadagga Workshop, it was such a shock! I was in the internet café and I put my hands to my face out of joy! I kept shaking my head and the people around me must have thought I went totally off my rocker!' Stef wants to discover the stories deep inside her and is grateful for the opportunity to meet other writers and to be able to talk with other people with ink in their blood. 'This project brings me more self-confidence; I don't have to have doubts any longer.'
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