Literature Reading: Silence, Apr. 26 2012 @ Goethe


Date: April 26, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Library
Time: 6 pm
Entrance: Free

Format: Readings in German & English followed by a Discussion

Silence
A young girl disappears while cycling to volleyball practice. Her bike and bag are found in exactly the same place that another girl was murdered, thirty three years before. The original perpetrator was never brought to justice – could they have struck again? The eeriness of the crime unsettles not only the police and public, but also someone who has been carrying a burden of guilt for many years…

Excerpts from the novel will be read in German and English by professional readers.

NB: The public reading series “Stories Spoken” is dedicated to introducing contemporary German literature in English translation to the Kenyan audience.

Weekly Lecture Series: Kenya at Fifty, every Wednesday until July 11 2012 @ Goethe


Every Wednesday at the Goethe-Institut Auditorium – at 6pm
Entrance: Free

This series of 12 weekly lectures, convened by Professor Karega Munene and organised in cooperation with the Ford Foundation, takes stock of Kenya’s cultural, social, economic, political and intellectual growth in relation to governance and treatment of human rights since independence in 1963. During this period Kenya has had three presidents – the late Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, and currently H.E. Mwai Kibaki – whose styles of leadership have impacted on the lives of Kenyans differently, thus providing us with invaluable lessons that require documentation if they are to serve the country as she faces the future.

The lectures will cover Socio-Economic and Political History of Kenya; Heritage and Social Memory; Education and Management of the State; National Health: Curative and Preventive Approaches; The Economy: Formal and Informal Sectors; Education and Knowledge Economy; English, Kiswahili and Sheng Languages; Literature, Music and Dance; Culture and Religion; The Family as Microcosm of Kenyan Identity; and Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management.

Browse the up-to-date programme of the lectures on the Goethe Institute’s website

Concert: Nairobi Chamber Chorus, Apr. 29 2012 @ MJ Centre, Safaricom House

Arguably Kenya’s best choir, the Nairobi Chamber Chorus will be performing at a concert this Sunday, the 29th of April to launch their Queen’s Jubillee Tour. In case you missed the news, the group has been picked to sing in the UK as part of the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Windsor Castle. A great honour!

This Sunday’s concert will be held at 3pm at Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House Brookhouse School, which is at the Junction of Magadi Road and Lang’ata Rd, right behind Galleria Mall. Tickets are Kshs 500/- (Students with ID 300/-)

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Conference: A new entrepreneurship as a bridge between Italy and Kenya, Apr. 26 2012 @ Italian Institute of Culture

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura requests the pleasure of your company at the conference in English

A new entrepreneurship as a bridge between Italy and Kenya

Speaker: Prof. Mario Molteni (Full Professor of Business Administration and Corporate Strategy at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Milan)

Date: April 26, 2012
Venue: the Italian Institute of Culture
Time: 7.00pm
Entry: Free

About Mario Molteni
Mario Molteni is Full Professor of Business Administration and Corporate Strategy at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
He is Founder and Director of ALTIS (Postgraduate School Business & Society) at the same university, an international research and education center for CSR and entrepreneurship. Mario was born and resides in Italy. He is the author of numerous books and scientific articles on Corporate strategy, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship.

For more info: IIC website

Concert: An Evening with Debarl, Apr. 28 2012 @ 680 Hotel

“AN EVENING WITH DEBARL” at the 680 HOTEL, Saturday 28th April 2012 from 8pm. This event is designed for those that love the genius of vocal charm and musical craftsmanship. Debarl will also launch his debut single “THE MAN” and unleash a surprise for some lucky ladies! If that’s not enough, the stage will be warmed by KIJANI – the electrifying all-gal pop group of the “Watakanini” and “Breakout Tonight” fame. Backed by “The Vibrance Trio”, Debarl makes a return to stardom, on his own terms.

Films screeming: Aphrodite & Valentine ya Njaramba, Apr. 25 2012 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium

Kenya Museum Society invites you for an exicing evening of watching 2 interesting Kenyan Films.

Aphrodite – Directed by Charles Ouda

A struggle through obsession and addiction, the film holds a universal message for those with a shallow understanding of addiction. (2011)

Valentine ya Njaramba – Directed by Vincent Mbaya

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKck2B8C0k] Njaramba fired from his job as a matatu driver and dumped by his girlfriend surprisingly wins a trip for two to Mombasa over Valentine’s Day (2011) Where in the world is he going to get a date to go with him…?

Doors Open 6:45pm, Screening 7pm

Donations:
KMS members: 400, Non Members: 500 & Students: 200
Proceeds fund development of exhibitions at the Nairobi National Museums of Kenya

Regards,
Dorothy Mkala
Society Secretary –

KMS: 0724 255299, 2339158
www.kenyamuseumsociety.org