As wedding car specialists we get to talk to lots of other wedding professionals as part of our job. On this page we've included tips for planning your wedding, not just from ourselves, but also from some of those that we work and interactive with on a regular basis. If there is any aspect of planning your wedding you want to ask about, get in touch with us here.
Why Use a Wedding Photographer?
Wedding photographers are very important on your day, and do a lot more than just take pictures. First of all, they steer the day, making sure everything goes to plan. They know when it's time to leave the ceremony location and move on to the photos. This includes knowing travel times and how long the process will take. Then there is the travel time to the reception and the protocols that will involve. Of course we will keep an eye on the time as well and help out with making the day run on time, but don't underestimate the importance of a good wedding photographer in keeping your day running smoothly.
Be prepared to control the day yourself if you are using a friend or family to take the photos, as chances are they may get adequate photos, but they are unlikely to be versed in the intricate protocols and timings of the whole day.
Professional photographers all take good photos. What you need to check is that you actually like the person who will be around you all day, from when you are getting ready at your house, right to cutting the cake. It's essential both of you like the photographer and are at ease with them being in your company all day long.
Lastly, professional photographers always see things differently. I often try to get a good picture, only to see the professionals capture the image completely differently and with such grace. Below is an example of great moments they capture.
Champagne Moments is very pleased to be included in the Wedding Specialists, who can provide many services that you will need to complete your special day.
Everything from photographers, cake makers, cars and candy carts can be found at www.weddingspecialistni.com.
Book our wedding specialists and start saving! You get a voucher book when you book with one of the specialists and then start saving with the other great suppliers.
Check out the list below to see the top providers you can work with at a discount if you book with us.
If you are covering a big distance between your ceremony, photo location or reception, then it's important to make good time, and that is where our XJ Jaguars are at their best, providing comfort and safety while covering long distances.
Make sure you plan your times well and have a little room built in in case you are late leaving the service etc, and most importantly use the right cars for both your journey and for the time of year.
We have a lot of experience with this so feel free to call and ask if you are unsure how to time your day.
Often couples face a dilemma: What style of car is right for us? One partner wants the modern, luxury look, while the other wants the beauty and grace of vintage-style wedding cars.
We are now doing a lot of weddings with one of each, and it works very well!
Why not consider a fusion of styles?
Feel free to contact us for a quote or advice to see what would work well for your day.
There is a huge choice of wedding cars available throughout Northern Ireland, so how do you decide what is right for you and your special day? You probably have an idea which theme you would like, such as a vintage style, stretch limousines or modern luxury. Sometimes though your preferred theme may not be practical, taking into account things such as the distance you will have to travel, the time of year or the weather. There is no point, for example, in hiring a horse and carriage if you have to travel 50 or 60 miles, or over very steep routes. You should consider the capabilities and speed of your chosen method of transport.
Here at Champagne Moments we offer two sets of very different cars. Our XJ Jaguars are very exclusive, with a premium luxury finish. You can sit back in absolute coort with climate control and heated seats, and easily cover your journey to the ceremony or reception. Our Bramwith vintage style cars ooze all the qualities of a 1930's style car while being able to cover any distance. Their modern engines making them reliable and safe.
So, if your preference is vintage style or premium luxury modern cars, we can offer you the very best for your wedding in Northern Ireland.
What Order do the Cars Go In?
Every wedding is different and here at Champagne Moments we always like to help with advice on any aspects of your day after carefully considering how you want it to be.
When it's time to leave for the ceremony, the last few minutes disappear quickly with little things like locking up and taking photos with well wishers or neighbours who may gather to see you. So with this in mind, we work out the best time to leave. The bridesmaids usually go first, maybe five minutes before the bride. That means we aim to have the bridesmaids there about ten to fifteen minutes before the ceremony.
This allows the photographer time to get ready for the bride's arrival. That is usually around five minutes before the ceremony begins, unless the person conducting it or the photographer states differently. The reason for five minutes before the ceremony is that it gives time for photographs, and get lined up to go down the aisle on time (unless you want to be a little late!). If you arrive earlier, invariably you will meet guests making their way into the venue, and most brides don't want to be seen until making their big entrance.
So the easiest way to gauge your leaving time is work out how long it takes from the house to the church, remembering everything takes a little longer than usual on your wedding day. If, for example, it is fifteen minutes to the ceremony we recommend the bridesmaids be ready to leave around 25 minutes before and then the bride 20 minutes before that.
Some brides leave it too late because they can't decide what cars to go with. Not much changes in the wedding industry; it's unlikely another option will become available between the time you research the transport and the day itself. Waiting to see if something better will come along is a risky move, as you will find that your original choices will soon book up. Evaluate your choices, talk with your partner, and make a decision. Here at Champagne Moments, we are always happy to discuss with you your options. Whether you want a modern or vintage look, we can help, or we are more than happy to point you in the direction of other reputable companies.
We are a friendly and helpful company. If you have a question about wedding transport, feel free to contact me at any time! If you have more questions, my Frequently Asked Questions page might be able to help.
Often brides will ask, 'How far in advance should I book my wedding transport?' What I always say is, 'Book as early as possible so that the choice is yours, rather than just choosing from what is left.' This is especially important if your wedding is to take place during the summer months or weekends. There is nothing worse than having your heart set on a particular theme, only to find that your first choice is no longer available.
As daunting as it is to make such a commitment 1-2 years before your special day, booking early ensures that you have one less thing to worry about. We have bookings already for many dates years in the future! Wedding planners often advise that you should book your wedding cars 6-8 months before the big day. In my experience, that is leaving it much too late, as the good dates are probably already booked.
Your cars can be secured with a small deposit (usually around £100). There is no need to pay it all upfront. What I always tell brides is this: Look around, narrow down your selection, make enquiries about price and availability, then get that deposit down!
Some brides find themselves with some of their budget still available and decide to book their cars very late. Same advice applies: as soon as you are in a position to commit to a booking, do it. Other brides will be in the same position — so don't delay. This advice applies to anything: cars, flowers, videographers, etc.
Booking your wedding cars can be a minefield, what with no two companies pricing their cars exactly the same way. The most common thing companies do is give you a price that will get your attention and appear competitive.
When you go to see the wedding transport, it is very important to establish total costs. With Champagne Moments, there will be no hidden costs or add-ons. Add-ons can include mileage, photography time (BOTH at the photo location and at the reception,) groom pick-up and many more things. These 'extras' might not be mentioned when you first make an enquiry.
What may appear to be a good price initially can end up costing you a lot more. The last thing you want is to be asked on your wedding day to hand over more money before the drivers can spend anymore time with you, even if you have not reached your reception venue.
Here at Champagne Moments we will give you a total price that includes photography time, mileage etc., and you will benefit from a relaxed, yet professional service on the day.


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BREAKING: DOJ Is Fighting Back, House Republicans Investigations Are…
(breitbart) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Friday "it may not always be possible" to comply with the committee's investigative requests.
"While we will work diligently to accommodate requests for public testimony, it may not always be possible to participate or to address all the topics the Committee wishes to raise," Carlos Uriarte, the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legislative Affairs, wrote to committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a letter obtained by Breitbart News.
Republicans' requests "must be weighed against the Department's interests in protecting the integrity of its work," Uriarte noted.
The DOJ foreshadowing an inability to fully cooperate with the committee comes after Jordan contacted the department this past week, in his first communication since becoming committee chairman, to formally request documents, communication, and testimony from numerous DOJ officials.
Jordan's requests pertained to the committee's investigations into DOJ's handling of certain parents attending school board meetings, its role in the southern border crisis, its raids on Mar-a-Lago and Project Veritas employees' residences, its implementation of the FACE Act (the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act), its execution of January 6 investigations, and other concerns about "alleged politicization and bias."
The committee also now houses the newly created Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, a powerful panel with a high budget and broad purpose of investigating alleged civil liberties violations by government agencies, including the DOJ.
Jordan will chair the subcommittee, which was established via congressional resolution this month with no Democrat support. The Ohio Republican is expected to conduct some of his DOJ investigations through the subcommittee once Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appoints members to it.
The resolution "authorized and directed" the subcommittee to investigate the executive branch's investigations, "including ongoing criminal investigations."
DOJ's correspondence Friday, however, signals the two branches of government are heading for an impasse as the committee — and the new select subcommittee — seek to satisfy their oversight obligations.
"Longstanding Department policy prevents us from confirming or denying the existence of pending investigations in response to congressional requests or providing non-public information about our investigations," Uriarte wrote.
The Judiciary Committee responded in a post on social media Friday asking, "Why's DOJ scared to cooperate with our investigations?"
Why's DOJ scared to cooperate with our investigations?
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) January 20, 2023
Jordan, who has served on the House Judiciary Committee since joining Congress 16 years ago, has made clear through his correspondence to DOJ that he will resort to issuing subpoenas if necessary to obtain the documents, communications, and testimony he has requested.
"Republicans aren't worried about anything when it comes to DOJ's letter," a source close to the committee told Breitbart News, adding that "it won't distract or obstruct anything in the slightest when it comes to their oversight of the department."
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My Favorite Joburg People: Lucky Masuka
by 2summers | Jun 20, 2016 | Emotions, Johannesburg, Limpopo, Melville and Surrounds, My Favorite Joburg People | 28 comments
I recently announced a storytelling project called My Favorite Joburg People. I chose four people in Joburg, each of whom has an amazing story to tell, and interviewed them and shot their portraits. I presented the stories and portraits at an event called Translating Joburg – Storytellers, and also publishing them on my blog. This is the last of the four stories.
These stories are longer than my normal blog posts.
Lucky Masuka in front of a beautiful fern tree in the garden at his home in Melville, May 2016.
Lucky was second person I met after moving to Johannesburg. We lived on the same property and the door to his one-room apartment was five feet from my kitchen. Lucky worked for Horst, my landlord, which meant that he also indirectly worked for my boyfriend Jon and me.
Lucky tended our garden, cleaned our house, did our dishes, ironed our clothes. He fixed our ancient oven each time it broke – dismantling it, spreading out the metal parts on the kitchen counter, and putting it back together again. The first time I watched Lucky fix that oven, I thought, "He should have been an engineer."
Lucky has a great sense of humor. He has a huge smile and he's quick to laugh. English isn't his first language and he speaks slowly, mulling over each word before he releases it. When I overhear him speaking in Venda, his first language, the words come quickly and his voice has a different tone – deeper and more authoritative.
My first two years in Johannesburg were the hardest of my life. Looking back, I realize that Lucky was my only constant. He was the only person who understood everything that was happening to me. Lucky was the only person who knew what my life with Jon was really like, and what it meant for me to lose him.
I remember sitting in the sun on my back porch one afternoon, crying. Lucky came around the corner and I couldn't compose myself in time. Lucky's face fell when he saw me.
"Please don't cry," he said. I cried harder. Lucky changed his tack.
I can't remember his exact words but they were something like this: "If you need to talk to me, Heetha, you can talk. I know I can't speak English well, but I do understand things, I know things."
He does understand things. There's something mystical about Lucky.
I know how this must sound: A naïve American white woman moves to Africa, experiences a romantic tragedy, and is saved by a meaningful friendship with her kindly house servant. The story is so cliché, so colonial. But it's real. Lucky made me feel safe at a time when life in general felt very perilous. I'm grateful for that.
I don't live with Lucky anymore, and even though he's only up the street I have to make a concerted effort to see him. So when I thought up this storytelling project, he was the first person I decided to interview. Not only have I always been curious to hear Lucky's life story, but also it was a perfect excuse to spend an afternoon with him.
We sit around a table spread with pizza boxes and Coke: Lucky, Lucky's brother Walter, and me. Although Lucky is slightly older, he and Walter are like twins. Lucky isn't totally confident in his English and I think he feels more comfortable telling his story with Walter around. I interview the brothers together.
Lucky and Walter, May 2016.
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Lucky was born in 1978 in Venda, a region in South Africa's Limpopo Province. He grew up in a village called Murunwa, the oldest of seven children, in a small thatched house.
Lucky's father, Johannes, was about 50 years old when Lucky was born – remarkable considering that six more children followed. Johannes was away most of the time working for Transnet (South Africa's biggest railway company) in Joburg, and Lucky's mother, Anah, stayed home to raise the children.
When Lucky was little, his father retired from his job on the railroads. Lucky remembers his father's retirement well, because Johannes bought him a stuffed giraffe with his Transnet pension money. After Johannes retired, he stayed in Joburg and began working as a gardener. "He was really strong," Lucky says of Johannes. All of the children worshipped their father.
I ask Lucky what it felt like to grow up in rural South Africa under apartheid. He tells me about the first time he remembers seeing white people, when he was about five years old.
"I would just see this thing when we would go to the bank, and when I was at the shop. When you go there, you can see that the person who is served first is a white person… I looked at them and I looked at myself, at the skin and the color, and I thought, 'That one is beautiful. We can't share things with them.' We grew up with that knowledge, that the white people, they are important. They are the first."
Around the same time, Lucky remembers going to visit his father in Joburg. Johannes was staying in a room on a white family's property in Kempton Park. "There was a little [white] boy, we were the same age. We were playing there, and he had a bicycle. I wanted to ride the bike. I took the bike and I started riding and he screamed and cried. The father heard that and got very cross."
That very night, Johannes was kicked out of his room and had to find another place to live.
Lucky attended the local primary and secondary schools in his village, where he estimates there were about 60 children per class. Lucky enjoyed school; his favorite subjects were science and agriculture. But he was forced to drop out in grade 11.
I ask Lucky why he had to stop going to school. He and Walter exchange looks, laughing, but in a sad way.
"The situation at home, it was really bad by that time," says Lucky. "It was really hard. My father was not working properly – he was working maybe two days or three days a week. He was not having enough money and we were really struggling."
The family ran short of food at the end of the month. The children couldn't afford their school uniforms and were sometimes sent home from school as a result. They needed money and Lucky was old enough to work. So that was that.
I ask Lucky to imagine how his life might be different today if he hadn't had to drop out of school at 17. He doesn't understand me at first; I can tell this is a question that he hasn't considered in a long time. "I could see myself at Wits [University]…It's a place I would like to go. At the time, I was thinking that maybe one day I could be a doctor."
Lucky first tried to join the army after leaving school. But for reasons beyond his control, that plan didn't work out. "After that, it's when I decided to come here to Joburg." Lucky estimates this was around 1999.
"What prompted that decision?" I ask.
"I was just thinking, maybe it's different. Because at home, there's no jobs. Maybe in Joburg I could get piece jobs like my father, the way he does."
Lucky spent all of his money on a train ticket to Joburg, and boarded the train with a suitcase full of possessions. He arrived at Joburg's Park Station and walked six kilometers to Zoo Lake, where he thought he would find his father. "When I came here, by that time, my father had no room," Lucky explains. "He was sleeping on the street.
"I still remember the day that I came here. My father wasn't around. There was no phone, where you could phone someone and say I arrived. I arrived in Parkview, at Zoo Lake…I didn't have any money. Nothing, nothing.
"The whole day I was looking for my father, and then I didn't even see him. So I decided to sleep at the park, by myself. I was just walking around in Parkview so that it can get late so that I can go and sleep. And I've got this big bag. I decided to go and hide it next to the dam in Zoo Lake. Somebody was seeing me put the bag there.
"I slept in George Hay Park, next to the church. In the morning I woke up and I washed my face there, and I started to think about going back for the bag. When I got there, the bag was gone…I just accepted that and tried to find my father."
After a couple of days, Lucky found Johannes staying with friends in a flat in Hillbrow. Lucky and his father began to work together, taking whatever gardening jobs they could find. "I would just go with my father where he is doing the piece jobs. I was helping him and I was getting R20 (less than $2) for a day."
Lucky and Johannes were homeless most of the time. Lucky remembers sleeping often on a particular street in Parkview, under a big bougainvillea bush, grilling meat over an open fire. I ask Lucky if he ever felt afraid while they slept outside.
"Because my father was there, I just felt safe," Lucky says. "I would just accept that anything can happen, as long as my father was there."
At some point during Lucky's first year in Joburg, he and Johannes began working for Horst. Horst was living in a house in Norwood, and Lucky and his father worked in the garden.
"I remember we were cutting the grass with clippers. My father just cut half, but I was used to doing that back home so I cut the whole place in the same day. I think Horst, he was impressed."
Eventually Johannes got another job on the same street, and Lucky began working for Horst full time. Horst soon moved to Melville, buying the house that I moved into several years later.
One day, Lucky was helping Horst and his partner Stephen move from the house in Norwood to the new place in Melville. Horst and Stephen offered to give Lucky a ride home. They didn't know that Lucky had no home to go to.
"We were still sleeping on the street at that time, but I didn't want to tell Horst," Lucky says. "When we finished, [Horst and Stephen] said 'Ok, we will take you home.' We get into the car and we go. We get to Parkview and [Horst] asks, 'Where can we drop you?' I said Zoo Lake. He said, 'Why?' I told him I don't have a place to stay – I stay there at Zoo Lake."
Horst and Stephen took Lucky back to their house immediately, and Lucky never slept on the street again. For the next several months Lucky and Johannes slept on the floor in Horst's garage. Eventually, when it became available after another person moved out, they moved into the one-room apartment across from my future kitchen door.
Eighteen years later, Lucky still lives there. I can understand why. Horst is an extraordinary person – kind, funny, strong, and impossibly generous – and his house in Melville is an extraordinary place. It's a difficult place to leave.
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Lucky in front of that same fern tree, August 2010.
During his first year or two in Joburg, Lucky occasionally stayed with his cousin and his cousin's girlfriend. His cousin's girlfriend introduced Lucky to her sister, a woman named Sweetness. Lucky and Sweetness began dating. During the December holidays, Lucky took Sweetness home to meet his family in Venda and soon, the two were married.
Lucky settled into his work with Horst. Sweetness was from Hammanskraal, a rural area north of Pretoria, and divided her time between her family's house and the one-room apartment in Melville. Johannes eventually retired for real and moved home to Venda. (Incidentally, Johannes is in his late 80s today and still alive and well.)
Lucky says that he and Sweetness weren't thinking about having children at that time. But Lucky's family had different expectations for their first-born son. "My mother, she likes kids," Lucky said. "She insisted that we must have a baby."
Lucky and Sweetness had their son, Lufuno, in 2003. "I was very happy because we had a boy." But soon afterward, issues started to arise in Lucky's marriage. Sweetness' family received an RDP house (read more about RDP houses here) in Hammanskraal, and Sweetness began to spend more time there. Lucky's parents were insistent that Sweetness must move to Venda to raise Lufuno, because this is how things work in Venda culture. (Sweetness herself is half Venda and half Shangaan.) Lucky and Sweetness were stuck in the middle.
As Lucky and Walter are explaining this situation, I start to think about the concept of home. South Africa's colonial history, combined with apartheid and the cultural traditions of the country's numerous indigenous groups, have created a confusing definition of what "home" is. People migrate to Johannesburg from all over the country – they find jobs, get married, have children – but Joburg never becomes home. There are millions of migrants living like this, trying to balance the realities of their day-to-day lives in the big city with their families' expectations of them back home.
Lucky and Sweetness couldn't agree on where home was, and their marriage failed as a result. "It was really bad because I was loving her. It was bad when we started to separate."
Not long after his split with Sweetness, Lucky remarried. "I thought it's better to get a wife in Venda so we don't have a problem." When he was home for the December holidays that year, Lucky met his second wife, Vhutshilo. They're still married today and have two sons together, Rudzani and Adivhaho.
It's strange for me to imagine Lucky as a father. I've known him since 2010 and I've never met his wife or any of his children.
During the years I lived with Lucky, he traveled home to Venda every Christmas and every Easter, every holiday weekend that he could scrape together enough time and money for the eight-hour train or taxi ride. In my mind, Lucky's absences were just short interludes when I had to suck it up and clean my own kitchen.
But for Lucky, these holidays are when he gets to live his actual life – being a real husband to his wife and a real father to his children. Being home.
I ask Lucky if he finds it difficult living so far from his family. "Even now, I'm still struggling with that. I miss my children. They know I'm the father but you can see that they're missing me." Walter, who also has a wife and kids in Venda, explains that sometimes when he comes home, his little boy will peak around the edge of the door and run away. He doesn't immediately recognize his father.
I ask Lucky and Walter more questions about home. Would they ever consider living permanently in Joburg?
"I think maybe to us, it's like that because we never live at our place here in Joburg," Lucky says. "We still feel like we're staying at someone else's property. Maybe if we did have an RDP house, then maybe…"
But Walter is adamant. "For me, Joburg is a place for work. To stay here…I don't really think I can enjoy myself the way I would enjoy home in a rural area. When I'm home, I feel free and I feel I can do lots of things."
Both men agree that they will retire in Venda. Lucky even has a plan for how he could continue to earn a living there. "I think these days, because there's lots of schools [in Venda] and children need transport…If I've got money I can get a car and transport them every day, and take workers to work, and every month they can pay me."
After many years of saving money for lessons and test fees, Lucky finally got his driver's license a couple of years ago. It was a big deal, as having a license is a huge advantage in the South African job market. Walter has a license too, and currently works as a driver for a panel beater (body shop).
It's hard for me to imagine Lucky ever leaving his employment with Horst, though. I mention this to Lucky, and he agrees. "I don't feel comfortable to leave this job and go to another one. The relationship…now I feel like [Horst is] my brother, like my family."
"For my children, I don't want them to walk this path that I walk," says Lucky. "All I'm thinking about them is just to go to school – to get a better education."
"I always want to make sure that my kids are taking education very seriously, even at the early stages, so that they grow with that, with both parents giving them support," Walter adds. "And everything that they need for education, everything…It's just unfortunate that I can't afford to take them to private schools or multiracial schools, so that they can have better educations and good English."
"One day, if I've got a better job, I really want [my children] to come and go to school [in Joburg]. So they can grow up and really talk English, not like me. Because sometimes, I can't even explain properly…" Lucky trails off.
Lucky and Walter are both very intelligent. They're painfully aware that if they'd just had the opportunity for a little more education, a little more practice in speaking and writing English, that things could be very different for them and their families.
Sitting around this table with them, I'm painfully aware of it too. Countless times, I've thought about the fact that the only differences between Lucky and me are the colors of our skin and the geographical locations of our birth. Those differences allowed me to get a good education, and precluded Lucky from doing so.
Because he is black and born in rural South Africa, Lucky couldn't get a good education. He came to Johannesburg in desperation. He had no money, no place to live, and only the clothes he was wearing. He managed to scratch out a life for himself here, because he is smart and hardworking and has a lovely personality. In many ways his life has been unfairly difficult, but in many ways he is lucky, too, in more than just his name.
Because I am white and born in middle-class America, I received a great education. I came to Johannesburg because I wanted a change. I was desperate too, but in a different way. I left a perfectly comfortable life back home. I had money, clothes, and a nice house waiting for me when I arrived here. I scratched out a life for myself, but in a different way. In many ways I'm lucky too – the same but different.
My favorite photo of Lucky, wearing a T-shirt I got him in Ghana.
Lucky's Venda name is Azwihangwisi, which means, in Lucky's words, "Home, something that you never forget even when you leave."
Lucky's name – both the English and Venda versions – tells the story. Not just Lucky's story, but mine too. And all of South Africa's.
Read all of the My Favorite Joburg People posts.
Rosemary	on June 20, 2016 at 11:29 pm
You've nailed it…….again
marbletownrealty	on June 21, 2016 at 12:41 am
Loving these stories, meeting these people and enjoying your fantastic empathy.
Thanks so much! Glad you've liked the stories.
violetonlineisonline	on June 21, 2016 at 1:59 am
Heather, great stories, your talent is shining through.
Thanks Violet, I'm so glad you like the series.
Timmee	on June 21, 2016 at 6:48 am
catherine	on June 21, 2016 at 12:48 pm
you have such a gift for telling stories!
2summers	on June 21, 2016 at 12:50 pm
Gail Scott Wilson	on June 21, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Well done, I really enjoyed each one. Still think you should continue telling other peoples stories, you do it so well.
Thanks so much Gail.
Sam	on June 21, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I love this post. I'm from the UK but spent 2 months in Venda in 2011 working in rural schools when I was at university (which is when I actually first stated reading your blog). It's such a beautiful part of South Africa and I've vowed to return one day. Reading all the names of Lucky's family bought the memories flooding back. The names always fascinated me, they are words used in everyday language, Lufuno means love if my memory serves me correctly!
Wow, what great memories. Thank you for sharing them and I'm happy I helped bring them back.
Expatorama	on June 21, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Crikey you know some interesting people. That's an amazing smile, surely it's just a matter of time before somebody snaps Lucky up to advertise something…anything?
That's actually a very good idea! Someone really should.
Eugenia A Parrish	on June 21, 2016 at 5:44 pm
Another wonderful person — as always, you make me feel like I just met a new friend..
That's a wonderful compliment. Thank you.
Khuliso Vincent Ramulondi	on June 23, 2016 at 6:21 pm
I know him personally although there is a huge age gap. We are from the same Murunwa Village. When he left in 1999 I was doing my standard 4 with his little sister. The story is great and has a lot to tell.
Hi Khuliso, that's amazing! I can't wait to tell Lucky about your comment – he'll love it. Thank you so much 🙂
autumnashbough	on June 24, 2016 at 10:59 pm
I love these stories. It's like in-depth "Humans of Joburg." Humanity in all its heartbreak.
Thanks. you're the second or third person to say that. I need to look more closely at Humans of New York. I've only seen a few on Facebook.
Zsuzsanna	on June 28, 2016 at 9:10 am
Thank you for this story, love the way you present it and your deep sympathy and understanding!
Thanks so much for reading and commenting!
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Wow this is so inspiring, please email me your contact details. I have some positive news for you. My email is: Nhlahla1.mbuyazi@labour.gov.za
Liza	on July 11, 2016 at 4:36 pm
What a beautiful story and friendship. I loved this post.
2summers	on July 12, 2016 at 9:29 am
Thanks so much, Liza. Hope you're doing well.
Niamh Ward	on June 30, 2019 at 6:02 pm
this made me weep…
It's an extraordinary story. And what's so amazing, when you think about it, is that there are literally millions of other South Africans (and people of so any other nations) with stories just like it.


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A Food Lover's Guide to the Côte d'Azur
Courtesy of Hotel Negresco
By Gillian Duffy on March 30, 2010
Running from Menton to St.-Tropez, wedged between the Alps and the blue Mediterranean, and taking in the tiny principality of Monaco, France's Côte d'Azur is a paradise for the rich and famous—and for less fortunate mortals, too. I fell in love with this magical kingdom more than 30 years ago and continue to return frequently, enjoying my research there as the culinary editor for New York magazine. The exciting restaurants, the bounteous markets overflowing with fresh local produce, the medieval hilltop villages and the fragrant fields of lavender and groves of gnarled olive trees below them: All present a gastronome's delight.
The wonderful thing about this part of the world is that, in the main, things don't change that much. I find myself revisiting old favorites, some of which have been around for generations, but each year I discover special new places to explore as well. Here, my picks of the region's best.
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Chateau de la ChEvre d'Or, Eze
Dramatically perched on top of the cliffs, this hotel (the name of which translates as the Castle of the Golden Goat) offers spectacular panoramas of the Mediterranean. It opened as a restaurant in 1953 and has grown into a hotel that now occupies 60 percent of the medieval village of Eze. Its 33 suites and rooms are luxuriously decorated, each in a unique style, but it's the view from the superb restaurant and its terrace that truly dazzles. It is almost matched by the expertise of the talented Michelin two-star chef Philippe Labbé, whose menu capitalizes on local produce and includes an amazing foie gras mille-feuille layered with smoked anchovies and a timbale of spaghetti stuffed with spinach and langoustines and finished with a white-truffle foam. If you can't stay at the hotel, lunch on the terrace is a must. At Rue du Barri; 33-4/92-10-66-66; chevredor.com.
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La Merenda, Nice
This tiny bistro in the old town is on a nondescript street near the Cours Saleya market. There, Dominique Le Stanc, the talented former head chef of the Hôtel Negresco's Le Chantecler (see next page), prepares his specialties: authentic stockfish made from dried cod, slow-cooked daube of beef, and a creamy lip-puckering tarte au citron. Diners perch on backbreaking stools set around 12 tightly packed tables. Cash only, no reservations, no telephone. Just good food, cheap (but worth drinking) Côte de Provence wine, and a great atmosphere. Get there early and don't go with more than four people. If there are no tables available, request one for later in the evening. At 4 Rue Raoul Bosio.
Great Bistro with a Bad Rap
La Petite Maison, Nice
The first time we came here we thought it a fluke. Such perfection and nobody we know seems to have heard of the place? The second, third, and fourth times around there was no doubt. This is a seriously good bistro: the scrambled eggs with truffles, chicken stuffed with foie gras, zucchini blossom fritters, the artichoke salad and fresh prawns, and homemade ice creams with pine nuts and candied orange peel. The restaurant itself is comfortable, genteel, and well-worn, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking an extraordinarily ordinary Old Town street scene. The very imperious grand matron and owner certainly has her detractors—as does her black-clad staff—but both have always been wonderful to us, and they have no idea who we are. Still, for the sake of full disclosure, we must reveal that there are those who would rather have Madame Defarge stick a knitting needle in their eye than deal with such grand hauteur. At 11 Rue St.-François-de-Paule; 33-4/93-92-59-59.
Magic Market
Cours Saleya, Nice
Just behind the promenade des Anglais, in the Old Town, is Nice's famous open-air market, with its colorful flowers and fresh produce. Amid the lively bars, cafés, and restaurants, locals shop for braids of plump garlic; bright yellow zucchini blossoms; red, yellow, and orange tomatoes; perfumed basil; shiny peppers; and a vast selection of olives and exotic spices. At Place Gautier, adjoining the main market, there's just-picked produce. Arrive by 9 a.m., before the crowds and while the chefs are still there. Later join the queue at Chez Theresa's for her Niçoise street food—hot socca, a deep-yellow chickpea-flour pancake; or pissaladière, a local pizza topped with caramelized onions, anchovies, and olives. Monday's market is devoted to antiques and bric-a-brac.
Top Local Vineyard
Chateau de Bellet, Nice
there is nothing quite like basking under the Mediterranean sun while sipping a vin rosé, most likely a Côte de Provence from the Var region. But the Riviera has its very own—albeit minuscule—AOC: Bellet. It sits in the hills behind Nice, and one of the best of its 13 vineyards is Château de Bellet, which is perched on a hilltop with great views and has been in the Baron de Bellet's family for 400 years. The baron's grandson currently oversees the small property and uses 100 percent Braquet, a grape variety unique to the region, for his rosé. It creates a delicious, crisp salmon-pink wine that is available at most of the top restaurants in the region. At 440 Chemin de Saquier; 33-4/93-37-81-57.
Truffles to Chopper in For
Chez Bruno, Lorgues
An hour's drive from nice or just a few minutes by helicopter—there is, believe it or not, a landing pad—Chez Bruno is the ultimate truffle experience. Clément Bruno opened his restaurant 25 years ago near Lorgues (not strictly on the Côte d'Azur) and 17 years ago created his signature dish: pommes de terre aux truffes, a baked potato surrounded by a rich velvety truffle sauce and topped with a mountain of the shaved delicacies. Bruno is known as the truffle king, claiming to serve about 10,000 pounds of them a year, and after my six-course extravaganza, I quite believe him. At 2350 Rt. des Arcs; 33-4/94-85-93-93.
In-the-know Inn
Hotel de La Ponche, St.-Tropez
Originally a small fishermen's bar, this spot overlooking La Ponche beach opened as a boutique hotel in the fifties and is still the best-kept secret in town. Picasso and the St.-Germain-des-Prés set really put it on the map; Françoise Sagan and Brigitte Bardot became regulars. Today Simone Duckstein, the daughter of the founders and keeper of the secrets of Tropezien celebrities, runs things, and the hotel's grown to absorb four adjoining 18th-century cottages, with 18 individually decorated suites and rooms. I've enjoyed many a fine meal here, looking over the Bay of St.-Tropez from the restaurant's terrace. At 3 Rue des Remparts; 33-4/94-97-02-53; laponche.com.
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Long lines be damned! the ice cream at this family-run spot in the Old Town's Place Rossetti is well worth the wait. At last count 90 flavors were available, obscurities like chewing gum, tomato and basil, and, my favorite, lavender, among them. At 2 Pl. Rossetti; 33-4/93-80-72-52; fenocchio.fr.
The Legendary One
Hotel Negresco, Nice
Dominating the Promenade des Anglais is the Hôtel Negresco, its pink dome allegedly designed with Marie-Antoinette's breasts in mind. A symbol of the splendor of the Belle Epoque since Henri Negresco built it in 1912, the hotel has been the domain of its octogenarian chatelaine, Madame Augier, for some 50 years, and she's created a magnificent showcase here for her eclectic collection of art and antiques, ranging from Napoléon III objets to a grotesque rotating Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture.
Chef Jean-Denis Rieubland recently took over the hotel's highly acclaimed Le Chantecler restaurant, and early notices on his contemporary Provençal–inspired cuisine are positive. For a simpler dining experience try La Rotonde, with its merry-go-round of carved horses, and do remember to have a predinner glass of Champagne at the splendid walnut-lined bar, where one can experience the glamour of this landmark's illustrious forebears. At 37 Promenade des Anglais; 33-4/93-16-64-00; hotel-negresco-nice.com.
Alziari, Nice
Stocking every imaginable type of Provençal olive product—Niçoise olives, tapenades, soaps, wood boards—this spectacular shop seems to have changed little since its 1936 founding. The Alziari family still presses the olives using the only working 19th-century mill in town, and three huge in-store vats contain the light and fruity extra-virgin olive oil that foodies crave. At 14 Rue St.-François-de-Paule; 33-4/93-85-76-92; alziari.com.fr.
Newest Two-Star Restaurant
Joel Robuchon Monte-Carlo, Monaco
In 2005 Robuchon opened in the hotel Métropole, across the road from his great rival, Alain Ducasse at the Hôtel de Paris. The elegant room, with its sea-view terrace, has the chef's state-of-the-art open kitchen at one end, allowing diners to watch the maestro himself (on occasion, as we witnessed) and his executive chef, Christophe Cussac, prepare seasonal menus as well as his signature L'Atelier small dishes. At 4 Av. de la Madone; 37-7/93-15-15-15; metropole.com.
Jet Set a-go-go
The Bar at the Hotel Sube, St.-Tropez
The small second-floor balcony of the Hôtel Sube, directly above the Café de Paris, gives a bird's-eye view of the milling crowds and the megayachts with their famous guests. (Fact: The new-generation megayachts are too big for the harbor of St.-Tropez.) This is the real St.-Trop insiders' hangout, unlike the packed but stylish Café Sénéquier on the port. Get there before the crowds return from the beach—say, by about 5 p.m.—if you want a seat on the balcony. At 15 Quai Suffren; 33-4/94-97-30-04.
Restaurant Row
Rue St.-Antoine, Cannes
Behind the Marche Forville, leading up from the old port in Canne's Le Suquet neighborhood, this narrow cobbled street is scattered with the outdoor tables of 25 colorful and diverse little restaurants. Two favorites: Mantel (22 Rue St.-Antoine; 33-4/93-39-13-10)—from Ducasse-trained chef-owner Noël Mantel—serves market-driven French-Italian dishes; the simpler Le Maschou (15 Rue St.-Antoine; 33-4/93-39-62-21) has had the same prix-fixe for 45 years: crudités followed by côte de boeuf, rack of lamb, or baby chicken.
Three-stars Only
Le Louis XV, Monaco
To my mind this gem at the Hotel de Paris is the jewel in the Alain Ducasse empire, a domain which now includes 20-plus restaurants and 14 Michelin stars. The traveling chef manages to find time to inspire and taste the fresh, seasonal Mediterranean menus here, and he's trained the head chef, Franck Cerutti, to his very high culinary standards. The gilded and swagged dining room has a spaciously arranged 20 tables, while the terrace overlooking the square offers a less formal setting for lunch. The service is immaculate. Nothing can be faulted—even the trolleys for Champagne, bread, and cheese are amazing. At Pl. du Casino; 37-7/98-06-88-64; hoteldeparismontecarlo.com.
Sweet shop Extraordinaire
Patisserie cottard, Antibes
tucked away in the old town of antibes is one of the youngest master pastry chefs (maîtres pâtissiers) in France. Cottard grew up, figuratively speaking, with sugar in his veins, working in his parents' pâtisserie in Menton. Later he honed his skills with Ducasse before opening this charming pâtisserie, his own vision of massed tempting delights. He creates 60 different ones each day—the most popular being his light and crisp mille-feuille and his baba au rhum. The acclaimed little tarte au citron, topped with a circle of Italian meringue, is made with Menton lemons, which have a fruitier and less acidic flavor than the ordinary variety and are in season from December to May. At 49 Rue de la République; 33-4/93-34-09-92.
Chef to Watch
Keisuke Matsushima, Nice
This fiercely ambitious star surprised the culinary world when at 25 he became the youngest and only the second Japanese chef in France to be awarded a Michelin star. After attending cooking school back in Tokyo, Matsushima set off at the age of 20 to work in the top kitchens of the south of France (a natural fit for someone who'd grown up in a farming family). There, he became captivated by the products of the region, and five years later he opened the minuscule restaurant Kei's Passion, winning critical acclaim for his Mediterranean cuisine and his Japanese flair for layering textures. Eager for further recognition, he expanded, changing the restaurant's name to Keisuke Matsushima and creating a tranquil beige-and-black minimalist decor that complements his culinary simplicity and creative presentation. We could easily see another star in his future. At 22 Ter Rue de France; 33-4/93-82-26-06.
Choice Chocolatier
L'Atelier Jean-Luc Pele, Cannes
A new addition to the Rue Meynadier is Jean-Luc Pelé's arresting boutique, which offers 30 types of intensely flavored cocoa confections that are made fresh daily with Valrhona chocolate. (Pelé uses no preservatives and gives away anything that stays in the shop for more than five days—not that anything does.) There is also an irresistible selection of colorful macaroons; my favorite flavor is the caramel with salt, but new ones are added all the time. A window at the rear of the store gives an insider's view of the delicate process of hand-dipping chocolates. At Créateur de Goût; 36 Rue Meynadier; 33-4/93-38-06-10.
Cheese, Please
La Ferme Savoyarde, Cannes
The expert affineurs who run the cote d'Azur's most famous cheese shop—known to most people as Fromagerie Ceneri—attribute their success to the shop's six aging caves, where some 320 cheeses are each brought to individual perfection. In spring and summer around a hundred types of chèvre can be found here, as well as the famous (and much copied) Brie with black truffles, which the fromagerie claims to have originated. At 22 Rue Meynadier; 33-4/93-39-63-68.
Best Soupe de Poisson
La Mere Germaine, Villefranche-sur-Mer
This seafood restaurant on the fishing port here has used the same soupe de poisson recipe since 1938. Originally developed by "Mère" Germaine and made daily from the local catch, the soup requires great gastronomic ritual. First, croutons are rubbed with raw garlic, spread with rouille (a zesty garlic–and–red pepper sauce) and placed in a soup plate. Next, they're sprinkled with grated cheese. Only then is the soup reverently ladled on top. Tip: Avoid the restaurant when a cruise ship is anchored in the bay. At Quai Courbet; 33-4/93-01-71-39; lameregermaine.com.
La Merenda's Daube de Boeuf à la Provençale
1 oz dried cepes or porcini mushrooms
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 1/2 lbs boneless beef shank, cut into large cuts, 1/2 pound bones reserved
1 large onion, diced
1 bouquet garni (bay leaf, celery leaves, parsley, thyme—tied in cheesecloth)
1 to 2 dried chiles
1 1/3 cup tomato paste
2 1/2 cups red wine
3 medium peeled carrots cut into 1-inch lengths on the bias salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a bowl, cover the cèpes with the water, soak until soft, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large, heavy saucepan, heat three tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the beef in batches and cook in a single layer over moderately high heat until browned all over; remove and set aside.
Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the pan, add the onion and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent.
Return the beef to the pan and add the reserved bones, bouquet garni, dried chiles, and oregano. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for one minute.
Drain the cèpes and reserve the liquid. Add the wine to the saucepan, along with one cup of the liquid, and season with salt and pepper. Cover the saucepan and cook over moderately low heat for one hour.
Skim the fat from the surface of the daube. Add the carrots to the saucepan, cover, and continue cooking for one more hour. Skim any remaining fat off the surface of the daube, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Q&A with Christian Sinicropi
Chef at the Michelin two-star Palme d'Or at the Hotel Martinez, Cannes
Q: Christian Willer was founder and chef here for 22 years. How do you feel about replacing a culinary legend?
A: Christian passed the torch to me over the course of seven years and, really, the only difference between this year and the last is that he's no longer here; I've been in charge for the last two years. He felt that I had the talent to be in the forefront of a new generation of gastronomy.
Q: And you have introduced a new presentation style?
A: The first sense you have of a dish is its look. The eyes prepare everything for the taste. So I present my gastronomic creations in a new, fun way, on sculpted ceramic dishes I have designed myself and had specially made.
Q: How did you come up with the idea for your 2007 book, Small Delights, Great Movies (Ramsay)?
A: I was born here in Cannes and so, in 2007, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the film festival, I selected 60 movies going back to my childhood and then designed ceramic plates and culinary delights that represented each one. The resulting book is a collection of recipes that tell the story of the films. Chef, artist, poet, and philosopher: I am all of these. At 73 La Croisette; 33-4/92-98-73-00; hotel-martinez.com.
Maison de l'Olive's Black Olive Tapenade
Tapenade, spread on a thinly sliced baguette, is a popular hors d'oeuvre in the south of France, and the local markets in Nice, Cannes, St.-Tropez, and Antibes are the ideal places to buy it. Jarred, it's easy to carry home and has a long shelf life, but it doesn't have quite the same flavor as the freshly made kind. Recipes vary, but the basic version is made from capers, olive oil, and puréed or finely chopped oil-cured black or green olives. It can also include anchovies, herbes de Provence, mustard, and garlic. (I prefer the piquancy of the black-olive tapenade; the green can be a little salty.) This recipe comes from Laurent Sabin at Maison de l'Olive in Cannes's Marché Forville.
2 salt-packed anchovy fillets
5 oz pitted black mediterranean olives, such as the nicoise variety
1 tsp fine capers
pinch of herbes de provence and thyme
1. Cover the anchovies with cold water and let soak for 20 minutes; remove any visible bones and coarsely chop.
2. In a food processor add the olives and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer a third of the olives to a bowl and reserve. Add the capers, anchovies, and herbes de Provence to the food processor and pulse briefly.
3. Scrape the tapenade into the bowl with the reserve chopped olives. Stir in the olive oil and add the lemon juice to taste.
Note: If you wish to keep the tapenade, transfer it to a clean jar, cover lightly with olive oil, and refrigerate for up to three months.
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Rob Portman's dual revelations that his son is gay and that he has decided to support gay marriage are both a touching story of familial love and another signpost in the astonishingly rapid success of the gay-rights revolution. Just over eight years ago, when Republicans gleefully seized on the gay-marriage issue to mobilize their base in Portman's own state, it was inconceivable that a statewide Democrat would endorse gay marriage, let alone a Republican. The triumph of the issue relies upon the changing of minds — some thanks to force of argument, others to personal contact with gay friends, colleagues, and neighbors. From that standpoint, Portman's conversion is a Very Good Thing.
And yet as a window into the working of Portman's mind, his conversion is a confession of moral failure, one of which he appears unaware.
By Portman's own account, in other words, he opposed gay marriage until he realized that opposition to gay marriage stands in the way of his own son's happiness.
Wanting your children to be happy is the most natural human impulse. But our responsibility as political beings — and the special responsibility of those who hold political power — is to consider issues from a societal perspective.
It is possible to argue that the societal cost of granting the right to gay marriage — or, say, access to health insurance — outweighs the benefit. The signal failure of conservative thought is an inability to give any weight to the perspective of the disadvantaged. It's one thing to argue that society can't afford to provide all its citizens with access to health insurance. It's quite another to dismiss the needs of the uninsured because the majority has insurance. In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan dismissed universal health insurance as "a new entitlement we didn't even ask for." The construction was so telling — "we" meant the majority who have access to regular medical care and would rather not subsidize those who don't.
It is also possible to change your mind on any of these questions. I support the estate tax. If I discovered my children were due to inherit a fortune from a long lost relative, it's possible that the experience would prompt me to change my mind. I'd like to think it wouldn't. And if I did change my mind, I'd have some obligation to explain how I had learned something new in the process of suddenly becoming the father of wealthy heirs — estate planning is way more onerous than I thought! — rather than simply construct a new rationale to suit my newly discovered self-interest. If I simply declared that my children's newfound wealth had given me a previously absent sympathy for the economic rights of the very rich, you would rightly question the value of my thinking on anything.
Portman ought to be able to recognize that, even if he changed his mind on gay marriage owing to personal experience, the logic stands irrespective of it: Support for gay marriage would be right even if he didn't have a gay son. There's little sign that any such reasoning has crossed his mind.
What would Portman say to gay constituents who may be glad he's changing his position on gay marriage, but also wondering why it took having a gay son to come around to supporting their rights?
"Well, I would say that, you know, I've had a change of heart based on a personal experience. That's certainly true," he responded with a shoulder shrug.
But he also repeated a reality. His policy focus has been almost exclusively on economic issues.
It's pretty simple. Portman went along with his party's opposition to gay marriage because it didn't affect him. He thought about gay rights the way Paul Ryan thinks about health care. And he still obviously thinks about most issues the way Paul Ryan thinks about health care.
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Kedrai; 18km from Marmaris on the Gulf of Gokova is Camli Quay from where boats depart for Sedir Island taking visitors to the famous Cleopatra Beach and ruins of the ancient Carian city of Kedrai. Kedrai is actually the Greek word for cedar and although today there are no cedar trees there it is thought that they once grew here and used to build frames for ships in ancient times.
The island sits directly opposite the Greek island of Rhodes and was once part of the Rhodian State. Kedrai ancient city was surrounded by walls and towers, some of which are still visible along the coastline, and there are foundation remains of a Temple of Apollo.
Other ruins include buildings, an agora, necropolis, and on the east of the island is the theatre that has remained in fairly good condition. The historian Ksenophon wrote of a Peloponnesian War that took place in 450 BC between Athens and Sparta, the island was attacked by Spartan General Lysander for siding with Athens and enslaved the local people that Ksenophon described as being half barbarian.
Cleopatra's Beach is so named as it is said that the Roman Emperor Mark Anthony brought the golden sand by ship from Egypt for her to enjoy when visiting the island.


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Outreach for Department of the Army General Permits for Massachusetts (PN #NAE-2012-00009)
The New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751 issued statewide General Permits for Massachusetts (GPs for MA) for minimal-impact activities subject to Corps jurisdiction in waters of the U.S. within the boundaries of, and off the coast of, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts excluding work within the boundaries of Indian tribal lands. The GPs for MA replaced the 2010 Massachusetts GP that expired on January 21, 2015. The GPs for MA became effective on February 4, 2015. You can view the GPs for MA by following this path: www.nae.usace.army.mil/missions/regulatory >> State General Permits >> Massachusetts.
The Corps conducted 12 outreach webinars to explain the GPs for MA in March 2015. The Corps will present similar material on the inland and tidal aspects of the GPs for MA at the following outreach workshops:
REGION DATE & TIME
Cape Cod Mon., April 27th, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Southeast Tue., April 28th, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Western Thr., April 30th, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Central Fri, May 1st, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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