Post on 24-Jan-2017
End of “The Road”
Paul Kahanovitz – Slow Life Proposal
“The Road” ahead
“The Road” ahead
Objective
“The Road” ahead
To package The Southern Peninsula asTHE destination for pleasure seekers,naturalists, tourists on account of our:
Warm Indian ocean Mountain range andOur restaurants, quirky shops, night lifeOur newly upgraded roads
Committed to uplifting peoples view of Muizenberg nationally. Will benefit business and property value
Plan AOnce off and monthly
Launch event in October Muizenberg Festival + Open StreetsMonthly events to run for 6 months through summer
“The Road” ahead
Venues: Muizenberg - Park, Pavillion (R900 /day)St James – Community Centre Kalk Bay – Park next to Bobs Bagels, Olympia Bakery and parking lot
• Ad campaign street pole ads, radio, television and print media, online mass mailers, print mass mailers.
• Social media – Facebook etc• Name change - The Southern Riviera (Riviera Italian for
coastline often associated with the exclusive French Riviera)
Last Thursdays Art Gallery Walks in Kalk Bay and Muizenberg, “Roadworks” Art exhibit
Host live performances at willing venues Kalk Bay Theatre, Masque Theatre, The Forge, Slow Life, Tigers Milk, Cape to Cuba, The Brass Bell etc. To be held on Friday and Saturday nights
Design Indaba Made in Muizenberg, Laugh it Off, Mystic Rose, Kalk Bay Co-OP, Anna Pattat etc etc
Plan A Ideas
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Food specialists judge restaurants/café’s on their product ala Masterchef.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Upcycling is practiced by many informal traders. Involve them as part of a charity drive
Surfing, skateboarding, football events
Day long event in Main Rd, York Rd, Beach Rd. Yoga and meditation is a staple on the peninsula
“The Road” ahead
Plan A Ideas
• Lookouts for whale watching in St James• Proper bicycle lanes or stops where bikes can be chained• Beach bobbies to safeguard beaches• Businesses lacking in signage on Main Rd due to
municipal bylaws develop Eco friendly signage for businesses on Main Rd, signage from Lakeside informing of The New Main Rd
“The Road” ahead
Plan BOnce off
“The Road” ahead
Relationships and Business Contacts
Kalk BayArtvark – Theresa Jo WesselsChartfield and Castle Hill Guest Houses – Florian BlochliggerOlympia Cafe – Kenneth McClartyKalk Bay BooksHarbor House, La Parada – Michael TownshendThe Forge – Katherine GlendayGeoff Ross – Kalk Bay AntiquesFrans Hills and Misty WittenbergBobs Bagels – Robin Pollard
St JamesCest la Vie Café – Cathy and Jo Glen – Yoga instructorOctopus Garden – Gotz ScheffelDennis and Debbie da SilvaDalebrook swimmers
MuizenbergEmpire Café – Dave Jones Johann Kotze – Yoga instructorOroboros – Jacques Liz Linsell – Zandvlei trustEpic Print – StevePot Spot – TessaStoked Backpackers – GraemeCasa Labia – IanDavid Dalton / Felicity Purchase DA ward councellors
The Road ahead 2015
My Credentials
25 Years in my own medical equipment firm. Primarily involved in Sales and marketing Medicare Hospital Equipment
2 Years in hospitality in Muizenberg at Slow Life Café.
Slow Life 2013 - 2015
Live Performance
Live Performance
Hosted Shawn Phillips, Dan Patlansky, Guy Buttery, Ella Mental, Nik Rabinowitz and over 100 other musicians and bands
Art and Photography
Art and PhotographyExhibitions by Annemi Conradie, Skye van der Walt, Natasha Norman, Andy Nix, Pierre van der Spuy and 10000 Drawings as well as being an official gallery for MZNBG Festival 2014.
Film
FilmWe collaborate with local film makers to show documentaries. We show classics on Thursday nights. Monthly we show movies at Dalebrook Pool
Philosophy and Spirit
Philosophy, Spirit, SocialTalks by International Buddhist speakers Chamtrul Rinpoche, Robina Courtin. Neuroscientists Bernard Shwanitz, Environmentalists from UCT
Promotion
Posters
Heart - painted on our building for Valentines Day
Muizenberg Festival audio visual show projected onto our building
Thank you