Theatre: My Wonderful Day, Mar. 2-17 2012 @ Phoenix Players


Phoenix Players Present
My Wonderful Day by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by George Mungai

Opening Date: March 2, 2012
Dates: March 3-17, 2012
Venue: Phoenix Players, Professional Centre
Tickets: Ksh. 650.
Student nights Every Thursday. Buy 1 ticket @ Ksh. 400 and get 1 Free.

SYNOPSIS
Winnie is nearly nine. Her mum, Laverne, is second- generation Afro – Caribbean and heavily pregnant but continues with her cleaning job since her husband left while she dreams of moving the family back to Martinique. Tuesdays are special:
Laverne insists that Winnie speaks only French ( in preparations for Martinique) and today is Tuesday – not her usual day to clean at the north London house of Kevin Tate, an affluent, bad tempered, philandering, minor television personality.
Not well enough to go to school,Winnie accompanies her mum and settles down to her homework; an essay entitled “MY WONDERFUL DAY”.

Throughout the course of the next two hours, the shy, astute and ever watchful Winnie will amass plenty of material for her essay as a variety of adults parade before her: Kevin’s baby-talking and patronizing mistress, his vengeful wife, and the hangover family friend who pours out his heart believing that Winnie does not speak English. But as events reach a frenzied climax, Winnie’s essay will speak volumes.

Concert: Nico & The Rock Matatu Brand, Mar. 10 2012 @ Tribe Hotel

Rock Matatu is a Rock & Roll and Bless Brand made up of ten of the most dynamic, dexterous and uniquely talented musicians, coming from as far as Italy, to Kenya and all the way to Madagascar, whose experience spans from playing on some of the biggest stages across Africa and Europe!

Tickets are going for Kshs.2000/= at the door where part of the proceeds from this concert will go toward helping the children of Kibera under Hotsun Foundation
www.hotsunfoundation.org

Saturday 9 March from 8:30pm at Tribe Hotel

Classical Concert: Zeze, Mar 15 2012 @ Michael Joseph Centre

Classical Evenings Club is back with a wonderful evening of music from ‘Zeze’, a string ensemble bringing together Nairobi’s best string players. They will be performing music by various composers including Haydn, Paganini, Strauss to name a few. There will also be a guest appearance by the pianist Annale Whitehead.

Autism Awareness Kenya meeting, Mar 10 2012 @ Braeburn School

The next Autism Awareness Kenya meeting will be this Saturday, March 10th from 1-4. We are gearing up for our big autism awareness event the weekend of March 30 – April 1st. We need everyone’s input and help to make it a great event. Please come with ideas for planning!

We meet at Braeburn Primary School on Gitanga Road. Take bus # 46 towards Kawangware and alight at the school. You will see a big banner and just tell the askari that you are there for an Autism Awareness Meeting. If you are driving, just park in the parking lot. We meet in the Early Years Unit.

Event: Pawa Salon Masterclass II, Mar. 8 2012 @ Pawa254 Hub


Dates: March 8, 2012
Venue: Pawa254 Hub
Time: 4-6pm
Direction details to Pawa254: http://www.pawa254.org/index.php/map-location

Pawa254 Hub is proud to host Abraham Ali, a Kenyan based Video Documentary maker and photographer. He has a strong foundation in story telling through Documentary and Photography skills acquired whilst working for various News, governmental and Non- governmental organizations.

With more than eighteen years experience in the industry, Abraham has worked with many NGO’s and Corporates such as UNHCR, CIMMYT, ICRISAT, Free The Children (Canada),Shell petroleum Development Company – Nigeria, Kenya Airways, Cooperative bank Foundation, Tononoka Steel, and Media houses such as CNN, ZDF, BBC, Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Networks (USA), to name a few.

He has mounted several exhibitions with the most recent two being in New York’s Africa House, and a Lamu story at the Nairobi National Museum.