Provisional programme released for the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival 2012

The provisional programme for the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival 2012, has been released and entries to all the competitions, pageants and the parade have opened.
Re-launched under a new organising committee and with the new Arts Festival added, Pink Loerie 2011 was a huge success and 2012 promises to be even better. 

Mostly all of the main events have been confirmed as listed below. A detailed programme will be posted on the website nearer the time and will be included in the Pink Loerie News, the festival’s hit newspaper, advertisements for which are also now taken – write to john@pinkloerie.co.za . 

Added features this year are a flea market, with stalls to be open every day of the festival, a Miss Butch and Miss Femme for the girls, as well as a prize for the Best Window Display. Knysna businesses are invited to participate and dress their windows in the pinkest show south of the Kalahari. 

Partnered with Zanzibar Club & Lounge and Davanna Wine Bar (ex Upstairs – for the girls) in Main street, all the night time Mardi Gras events will be taking place at this popular club again in 2012. Being a long weekend, a Recovery Party has been added which will be opened on Sunday at 2 pm with the sounds of ever popular DJ Sam. 

Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival 2012: Shortened Programme:

Theme: “Ain’t no closet big enough!”

Wednesday 25 April – Sunday 29 Apr 2012
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Wednesday 25 Apr. 2012:

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Meet & Greet

Thursday 26 Apr. 2012:

Loeriehof Retirement Home; Paula Whitney Crèche & Knysna Welfare

·         Heroes Morning Tea & Concert for the Elderly in association with Globeflight @ 10am

·         Visit and gift packs @ Paula Whitney Crèche @ 12pm

·         Handover of clothing, non perishable items etc. to Knysna Welfare @ 1pm

Thursday 26 Apr. 2012 (Arts Festival)

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Emile Minnie &  Godfrey Johnson @ 12pm

Thursday 26 Apr. 2012

Knysna Fine Arts

·         Art Exhibition Opening @ 5pm

Thursday 26 Apr. 2012

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Miss & Me Mardi Gras @ 9pm

Thursday 26 Apr. 2012

DAVANNA Wine Bar (ex Upstairs on Main) (Girls Venue)

·         Meet & Greet

Friday 27 Apr. 2012 (Arts Festival)

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         The Little Poof! Big Bang! @ 12pm

Friday 27 Apr. 2012

VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED

·         VIP Dinner @ 7pm

Friday 27 Apr. 2012

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Mardi Gras Party with Catherine (5fm), Kevin Grenfell (EMI/VIRGIN), DJ Sam (PLUM) & Charl Zero (CAPE TOWN) @ 8pm

·         Mr Mardi Gras @ 10pm

Friday 27 Apr. 2012

DAVANNA Wine Bar (ex Upstairs on Main) (Girls Venue)

·         Mardi Gras Party with DJ @ 8pm

·         Miss Butch & Miss  Femme Mardi Gras @ 9pm

Saturday 28 April 2012 (Arts Festival)

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         The Little Poof! Big Bang! @ 12pm

Saturday 28 April 2012

STREET PARADE 3PM – 4 PM

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Street Parade 3pm - 4pm

·         Globeflight Heroes After-Party with Catherine (5fm), Kevin Grenfell (EMI/VIRGIN), DJ Sam (PLUM) & Charl Zero (CAPE TOWN) @ 4pm

·         Mr Hot Pants competition @ 10pm

Saturday 28 April 2012

DAVANNA Wine Bar (ex Upstairs on Main) (Girls Venue)

·         Pink Loerie After Party with DJ @ 9pm

Sunday 29 April 2012 (Arts Festival)

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         The Little Poof! Big Bang! @ 12pm

Sunday 29 April 2012

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Recovery party with DJ Sam (PLUM) & Charl Zero (CAPE TOWN) @ 2pm

Sunday 29 April 2012 (Arts Festival)

Zanzibar Cocktail Lounge

·         Emile Minnie &  Godfrey Johnson @ 12pm

        

The Little Poof! Big Bang!

Bruce J. Little is back! And this time the Little Poof! promises even more hilarity and moffie musical morphing mayhem in The Little Poof! Big Bang! This "versatile" performer at the "top" of his game, portrays different characters that will make you laugh from the "bottom" of your stomach.

See some familiar favourites like Mariska the reluctant fag hag and Thandawami the Love tokoloshe, as well as some all new characters like Quinton the queer wolf and Phil Macavity the roving (raving) reporter for Queer TV news, reporting to you live from the scene of the crime.

Little Poof! Has become an annual part of the whole Pink Loerie experience so come and laugh at and appreciate the vibrancy of our queer culture and our homo heritage. 

You won't want to miss it!

"Anybody? Enigiemand? Nie!"

 The Minnie & Johnson show

South African darlings of the cabaret stage, Emile Minnie and Godfrey Johnson, will be joining forces and hands to bring you an evening of fun, humour and fabulous songs.

Fleur du Cap winner Godfrey Johnson and SAMA award nominee Emile Minnie will be performing raucous hits from the sixties to the naughties with just a piano, a clarinet and a wine glass. Come and see these two captivating artists light up the stage with their humour and energy. Songs include “Love is a stranger” by Eurythmics, “Holding out for a hero” by Bonnie Tyler and “YMCA” by the Village People.

For that something extra they will be doing French love songs by Piaf and Brel, as well as an original Afrikaanse treffer or two.

Grab your handbag, your man purse and your moonbag and make your way to the Minnie and Johnson show! 


ENTRY FORMS:

Parade: Float AND Groups (pedestrian) entries:  

 http://www.pinkloerie.co.za/pdf/Pink_Loerie_2012_Parade_Application.pdf

Miss & Me Pink Loerie entries:

 http://www.pinkloerie.co.za/pdf/Miss_and_Me_Pink_Loerie_Drag_Application.pdf
Mr. Mardi Gras 2012 entries: http://www.pinkloerie.co.za/pdf/MRMG2012.pdf
Flea Market Stalls applications: http://www.pinkloerie.co.za/pdf/Pink_Loerie_2012_Stalls_Application.pdf
Advertising in Pink Loerie News: john@pinkloerie.co.za