Date: May 23, 2011
Venue: Alliance
Time: 7pm
Tickets: Adults Kshs 1200, Children Kshs 600
Lecture: Social Media for Conservation: Connecting and Collaborating with People, May 25 2011 @ Nairobi National Museum
Social Media for Conservation: Connecting and Collaborating with People
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Executive Director, WildlifeDirect
Executive Director, Kenya Land Conservation Trust
Chair, Friends of Nairobi National Park
Renowned conservationist and 2009 PopTech Social Innovation Fellow Dr. Paula Kahumbu will talk about building a global wildlife conservation community that connects conservationists and their supporters through blogs and direct funding.
Time:
Refreshments 6:15 pm
Doors open 7:00 pm
Louis Leakey Auditorium
Nairobi National Museum
Donation: Non members Ksh 500, Members Ksh 400, Students Ksh 200
Proceeds to fund the National Museums of Kenya
KMS Offices: 0724 255299 or 2339158
info@kenyamuseumsociety.org
www.kenyamuseumsociety.org
5th Kinanda Arts Festival, May 29 2011 @ Kifaru Gardens
Date: May 29, 2011
Venue: Kifaru Gardens
Directions: Goggle maps
Time: 1.45pm- 6.30pm
Tickets: Kshs 200 (Children under 12 come in free)
The Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival is a monthly Arts extravaganza of music, poetry, visual art, creative writing, spoken word, film and street art offerings.
This festival happens over a single weekend, the last Sunday Afternoon, every month (mark in your calendars).
The May Edition of the Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival (#kinandafest5) falls on the 29th May 2011; in this edition the usual bricolage of great music, spoken word from two critically acclaimed poets i.e Adelle and Rigga, all these adding to the carnival atmosphere that is the Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival.
The festival has also added a GALLERY: an addition to this month’s and future editions of the festival. They have invited two of the East Africa’s Visual finest visual artists to showcase their work photographers : Mutua Matheka (@truthslinger) and Steve Kitoto (@stevekitos)
Expect: To enjoy great music, poetry , food, street art (Mind you there are great discounts on CDS, arts memorabilia) and great company
Music Performances by: Aaron Rimbui, Dee (Diana Nduba), Ma3 and Michele Ongaro
Poetry Spoken Word performances by: Adele and Riggah
Gallery Exhibition by: Truth Slinger (Mutua Matheka) & Stive Kitots
Dance Fever, May 28 2011 @ Lenana Conference Centre
Date: Saturday 28th May 2011
Venue: Lenana Conference Centre (Opp. Russian Embassy)
Location: Lenana road, approached from DOD
Time: 6pm to Midnight
Tickets: Kshs 1200 (Advance Kshs 1000)
Performances by: Harry Kimani, Sarakasi Dancers, Crystal Entertainment, Scribbla Entertainment, Oasis & the Entire Dance Fever crew.
For more info call: 0713727041 or 0724058964
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Play: Marry me by Force, May 22 2011 @ Professional Centre
Date: May 22, 2011
Venue: Professional Centre, Parliament Rd
Time: 3 & 6pm
Tickets: Advance Kshs 400 Gate Kshs 500
More info call: 0720 033 549/0728 713 708
A hilarious comedy where Ongwero hides behind his traditions to inherit Teresia, his late brother’s wife by force but Teresia’s sister is determined to stop him!
Written by Ismael M. Akango, Directed by Omosh/Alenga and produced by Stephen Ndirangu
Performance: Sanaa Fusion-The Peoples Revolution, May 26, 2011 @ Wasanii Restaurant
Mambo Artssy & Ogutu J. Muraya presents
Sanaa Fusion-The people’s Revolution.
Date: May 26, 2011
Venue: Wasanii Restaurant
Location: Above National Theatre (KNT), Opposite Norfolk Hotel
Time: 7-9pm
Tickets: Kshs 300
More info Tel.: 0725 277 609/0724 077 528
Sanaa Fusion is a medley of music, verse & moments.
Special appearance by Tamasha Beats and display of merchandise by Tamasha Beats & Nzinzi designs in collaboration with the pods must be crazy.
Out of Town/Festival: 17th German Cultural Festival, May 21, 2011 @ Shimo La Tewa High School Mombasa
Date: May 21, 2011
Venue: Shimo La Tewa High School, Mombasa
German Cultural festival is an annual highlight of the Goethe Institute’s activities with secondary schools in Kenya. The festival brings together over 600 German language students from all over Kenya to perform in a German language competition. The students participate in German speaking songs, verses and theatre plays.
Exhibit: “Drawing with Satellites”, until May 20 2011 @ GoDown
[we apologise for publishing about this exhibit only after the opening took place]
The Centre for Contemporary Art of East Africa (CCAEA) cordially invites you for the opening of the exhibition “Drawing with Satellites” that coincides with the presentation of NomadicMILK a contemporary art-project by Dutch artist Esther Polak. The exhibition presents art works of the following artists: Mary Ogembo, Erick Maina, Charles Ngatia, Rose Arunga, Noor Jefwa, Jefferson Adsmola, Robinson Omwari, Dickens Otieno George and Martin Chumbi. It will be held at The GoDown Arts Centre on 14th May 2011 at 3:00p.m. The exhibition will run till the 20th of May 2011 and Entry is Free. GoDown based Artists participating in the exhibition include Mary Ogembo, Erick Maina, Charles Ngatia, Noor Jefwa, Dickens Otieno George and Martin Chumbi.
The exhibit is an overview of the results of a contemporary GPS-art workshop conducted by Dutch artists Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum – geotales.wordpress.com.
NomadicMILK is a GPS (Global Positioning System) art project conducted in Nigeria where Esther Polak tracked the distribution of “Peak” brand powder milk from the harbor in Lagos to the capital City, Abuja, and a nomadic Fulani family in Abuja and its greater vicinity. During the presentation she will show the specially developed GPS-sand-robot and screen Nomadic MILK film clips – www.nomadicmilk.net. The exhibition is Supported by: Mondriaan Foundation; The Nairobi Arts Trust Kenya, The Arts Collaboratory and Foundation Beelddiktee.