NEWSLETTER
26 AUGUST 2026 Number 34
At the end of this letter please see a notice [suitably in Afrikaans] about the U3A outing to the Woordfees in October.
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FRIDAY 28 AUGUST at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall
Mathematics: Myths, Mysteries and Marvels
by Barbara Swart
Questions that will be answered: What makes some rectangles more special than others? Who invented the Fibonacci sequence? And what does that sequence have to do with rabbits and flowers? How infinite is infinite? How many questions need you ask to guess a number between 1 and 500? How many times can you fold a sheet of paper?
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TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall
Reminiscences on Hermanus History over past 80 years
by Brian McFarlane
Brian is a colourful and well-known Hermanus resident. His experiences of diving for diamonds, perlemoen harvesting, commercial fishing, running a Shark diving business and of course as a many times capped Springbok angler are fascinating. He takes us from the early days of Hermanus through to modern times with anecdotes on the old and new harbours as well as on businesses and local people.
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FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall
Mythic Elements in Wagners’ Music Dramas
by David Pike
This presentation, after a brief introduction on myths in general and on Wagner's special musical contribution to what we normally call 'opera', looks at the mythical material on which Wagner drew for his characters, plots and themes. After a glance at works like The Flying Dutchman, Lohengrin, Tannhauser, Tristan and Isolde and Parsifal, we will concentrate on the rich mythical content of his huge four-part drama The Ring of the Nibelung.
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Goeiedag Almal
Die U3A komitee het besluit om onder die vaandel van U3A-uitstappies (excursions), 'n bus te bespreek vir lede om die Woordfees in Stellenbosch by te woon. Die betrokke datums is Woensdag 7, en Donderdag 8, Oktober. Die wat wil saamgaan moet asb. self Woordfeeskaartjies en besprekings doen, U3A verskaf slegs die vervoer Stellenbosch toe en terug.
Vertrektyd is 08:00 vanaf die Whale Coast Mall – die bussie sal naby Ingang 2 staan en vertrektyd terug vanaf die Woordfees parkeerarea sal 17.00 wees. Verwagte aankomstyd in Stellenbosch, afhangende van verkeer, is dus 09.30.
Ons kan 'n 12-sitplekbus bespreek of twee busse indien daar byvoorbeeld 20 mense is wat wil gaan.
Die koste hang af van die aantal mense en die grootte van die bus, maar behoort ongeveer R460, retoer, per persoon te wees. Laat weet asb so gou moontlik vir Phil Wilmot of jy saam Woordfees toe wil gaan, ten laatste 11 September asb.
Onthou om jou naam, eposadres en telefoonnr in te sluit. Onthou ook om aan te dui watter datum jou pas, 7de of 8ste. Betalings in die U3A-rekening vooruit, asb.
Groete Phil Wilmot 0829000120
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