Film Show: The Desert Flower, Mar. 10 2011 @ Alliance


True story drama about a Somalian born Waris Dirie. The former supermodel tells her breathtaking life story, describing her incredible journey from a nomadic life in the deserts of Somalia to the world’s most famous catwalks. In New York, at the peak of her career, she tells in an interview of the practice of female genital mutilation that she had to suffer when she was five. Waris Dirie decides to end her life as a model and dedicate her life to fighting FGM practices
Date: March 10, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free

Movie trailer
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Poetry: The Sweat in her Shoes, Mar. 9 2011 @ Alliance

Date: March 9, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7pm
Entry: Free

The Sweat in her shoes: Three poets speak on the complexities of urban life
Anne Moraa, Sitawa Wafula, Phyllis Muthoni and Ngwatilo Mawiyoo celebrate their individual journeys and explore collective experiences on themes of love, loss identity, ambition and motherhood.
Anne is Slam Africa champion, Sitawa is a mental health and girl child activist, Phyllis is acclaimed author of Lilac Uprising and Ngwatilo is curator of the show and author of Blue Mothertongue.

Concert: Flamenco Flow, Mar. 18 2011 @ Braeburn School


The Embassy of Spain in Nairobi is happy to invite you to Flamenco Flow.

This is unique flamenco music and dance show by celebrated guitarist and composer Ricardo García and his company, the Familia Flamenca.

Date: March 18, 2011
Venue: Breaburn School – Main Theatre,
Location: Gitanga Road, Lavington.
Time: 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Entry: Free admission.

Exhibition: Visionary Woman, Mar. 9-Apr. 6 2011 @ National Museum

The exhibition “Visionary Woman” features sixty artworks created by women artists to commemorate courageous, resilient, and resourceful women trailblazers. The art works will be on view from 8th March to 6th April, 2011 at the Nairobi National Museum. Acknowledging these women leaders and their deeds is essential in women realizing true equality and respect in their homes, their places of work, and Kenya’s society as a whole. Participating artist are from Germany, France, Italy, Kenya, Bolivia, Korea, Sudan and the Gambia.

The centennial exhibition is organized by the Heinrich Boll Foundation, National Museums of Kenya, Hawa Artists and Internationaler Künstlerverein e.V. I(International Association of artists)

Dates: March 9-April 6, 2011
Time: 8.30am-5pm
Venue: National Museums of Kenya, Temporary Gallery
Entry: Museum Rates Apply

An art exhibition by 35 international women artists

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Exhibitions: Curving the Visual, Colurs of Kenya & The Secret Garden, Mar. 8-31 2011 @ Alliance

Opening Date: March 8, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française galleries
Time: 6.30pm
Entry : Free
Exhibition Dates: March 8-31, 2011

‘Curving the Visual’, African women photograph African women
Five women photographers, Sylvia Gichia, Barbara Minishi, Wambui Mwangi,
Kasyoka Mwanzai, and Sikiliza present visual interpretation of the conditions and
aesthetics of women’s lives, women’s bodies, women’s labour and women’s world
in Kenya.

‘Colours of Kenya’, paintings by Aude Demoustier
Trained in Applied Arts and Fine Arts, Aude has been living in Kenya since 2001and shares her passion for Kenyan nature and culture through her paintings.

‘The Secret Garden’, Eco sculptures by Silvia Millefiorini
Silvia Millefiorini ‘Elfo’ shows her symbiosis with nature through her environmentally friendly art using natural material. Colourful motifs enhance her work, carrying the admirer into a world of symbolic meaning.

NB: The is a ‘silent’ auction through ‘silent’ bids of the works displayed.

Event: Cultural Week, Mar. 8-10 2011 @ USIU


USIU culture week is here.

Events lined up: Graffiti expo on March 8 at 3WG (3rd world graffiti) and Spray Uzi will do a live graffiti illustration. March 9, 2011 various fine art artists display their artwork and to crown it a concert on March 10, 2011which starts at 5pm at the auditorium. Special Performance by Dela

Theme: Different Colors, different cultures, one people; color your culture

Dates: march 8-10, 2011
Venue: United States International University Campus (USIU), Thika Road
Tickets: Kshs 100 Advance and Kshs 150 at the gate
Advance Tickets Available: at the SAC office
All are welcome even non USIU students.

Dress in your cultural attire on the concert.

6th Lola Kenya Screen Call for Film Submission

Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media festival, skill-development mentorship programme and market for children and youth is calling upon interested participants to submit quality films to the sixth edition of the annual event that will take place August 8-13, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lola Kenya Screen, a Nairobi-based charity specialising in issues related to children, youth, mass media, culture and development. Is accepts all kinds of moving images made by professionals, students, amateurs, youth and children that focus on children, youth and family.

Experimental films, television series, video games and even creatively packaged music videos tackling issues related to children, youth and family and that provide strong role models to children and youth while speaking positively to children of diverse backgrounds are accepted.

Selected films are showcased under various categories with those starring children aged 6-13 years competing for the prestigious Lola Kenya Screen Golden Mboni award for the best children’s film and those featuring children above 14 years competing for the Lola Kenya Screen 14-Plus Prize for the best youth film.
While the Golden Mboni has been awarded since 2006, the 14-Plus award was inaugurated in 2009.

All entries submitted must be suitable for children ages 13 and under, youth aged 14-25 years, or family (25+).
The film entry form with regulations is available at link

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2011.

Lola Kenya Screen: keeping films for children and youth in focus