Movie/Fundraising: A Small Act, Aug 21 2012 @ Karen Country Club
A very poor boy from a rural village in Kenya, with his education sponsored by a Swedish stranger, becomes a human rights advocate at the UN. Later he founds his own scholarship program to replicate the generosity he received.
Movie only: 900ksh
Dinner + Movie: 1700ksh
Pre-movie drinks at 6.30pm
Proceeds to fund projects at the National Museums of Kenya
For more info, Kenya Museum Society: info@kenyamuseumsociety.org, 0724255299
Watch the trailer for A Small Act. Nominated for “Best Documentary” 2011 Emmy Awards
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Concert: National Youth Orchestra of Kenya, Aug 19 2012 @ Strathmore Law School
This concert celebrates 2 wonderful years of the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya.
It takes place at Strathmore Law School at 3pm on Sunday August 19th. Charges are Kshs 500/- for adults, Kshs 200/- for Students with ID and Kshs 100/- for Children under 12. Tickets available through the Art of Music. Email marketing@artofmusic.co.ke or call 0715918977/0701018184
Watch this short film, put together by the Orchestra’s musical director Jim Pywell, that tells the story of KNYO so far. See how the orchestra has changed the lives of those in it.
Kikoy Culture 2012 with Dinka, Aug. 25 2012 @ the Ngong Racecourse
The 6:am Entertainment presents Kikoy Culture 2012
Date: August 25, 2012
Venue: the Ngong Racecourse
Time: 9pm-6am
Tickets: Kshs 1500/- advance, and Kshs 2500/- at the gate on the event night. [Tickets will be out on sale on Sat 18th August 2012]
Lineup for Kikoy Culture in alphabetibical order
Beng Beng, Cortega (Electrafrique), Dinka, DJ Drazen, FoOzak & Franki B, Jack Rooster, Mikhail Kuzi, Tom Parker.
Timings will be out a week before the event.
Party 101 in Kenya
The party scene in Kenya has never been this vibrant! After partying it up with Darin Epsilon recently, there is another major International Act about to grace our shores. For our next mammoth event, dubbed KIKOY CULTURE TWENTY TWELVE, we are bringing down one of Dance music’s most respected females, DINKA. This is her first time in Kenya and she has already begun work on some special treats for the Kenyan faithful. We can guarantee an epic evening of the best Dance music in Kenya!
Have a listen to Dinka Mixtape July 2012
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Be sure to mark your calenders on 25th of August 2012, as we celebrate a Kenyan icon, the Kikoy. It’s all about celebrating our culture! KIKOY CULTURE TWENTY TWELVE is sure to be the biggest event this Summer. It’s a fancy dress affair as always with 6:AM and we are calling on all party diehards to come dressed to impress to stand a chance to win terrific prizes courtesy of Heineken. The more creative you are, the better chance you have of winning!
For your musical entertainment on the night will feature superstar DJ/Producer, DINKA of Helvetic Nerds Records fame. The Swiss bombshell will blow us away with her latest tracks off her latest album. She will be supported by your favourite 6:AM DJs who will rock you till dawn.
It all goes down on the 25th of AUGUST 2012 at THE NAIROBI NGONG RACECOURSE.
Dinka Throwback
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Check the event page on facebook for more information
Call for submissions: Experience Nairobi 2013, Until Aug. 31 2012
Background
The GoDown Arts Centre has been engaging various city stakeholders on the topic of the City of Nairobi, around the theme “Conceiving a World Class African Metropolis,” (Vision 2030 Nairobi Metropolitan Area).
The objective of these engagements has been to draw out themes of primary interest and importance with a view to translating/interpreting these into a tangible a project that illuminates the many different angles of the city, as understood through the diverse lenses of its inhabitants.
Participating in these discussions with the GoDown have been architects, urban designers, policy makers, city residents, businesses, college students, academics, visual and performing artists, literary writers, and journalists.
Call for Submissions
The GoDown now seeks concept submissions from:
CATEGORY I – Artists and Creatives: Performing & Visual Artists; Architects; Design & Architecture Students, and Scholars Of Architecture, Urban Design & Planning.
CATEGORY II – City Interest Groups: Residents Associations, Businesses, Bloggers, Nairobi Magazines & Publications, City Planners & Policy- Makers; Urban Sociologists and Historians.
Themes
1. The physical city
2. Identity, belonging and social constructions in the city
3. Trade and commerce
4. African city naissance
The Concept
To be presented on no more than three (3) A4 typed sheets of 12 pt font size. Indicate any research and resources the idea may require. As selected proposals may be given an opportunity to test their project, the written submission should also give indication of any aspect of the proposal that may require experimental testing.
Selected submissions shall be facilitated for further development and will later be packaged and presented in EXPERIENCE NAIROBI 2013, a multi-sector, multi-disciplinary showcase of the City through exhibition, performance, installations, visual, audio-visual and digital expressions.
EXPERIENCE NAIROBI 2013 will run from May-July 2013
Deadline for submission of concepts: August 31, 2012
Time: 4pm
Download details of the call for submissions: GODOWN CALL – EXPERIENCE NAIROBI 2013
Film Premiere & Photo Exhibition: Kitesurf Masters, Aug. 21 2012 @ Alliance Française
Film premiere: Kitesurf Masters by Katrin Ender
Date: August 21, 2012
Venue: Alliance Française de Nairobi [Photo Exhibition on 1st floor gallery]
Time:: 6.30pm
Entry: Free to film and photo exhibition
With her new film, Writer/Director Katrin Ender introduces the fun and the lifestyle around a sport that has taken the world by storm.
After just 12 short years, kitesurfing has moved into the limelight and will replace windsurfing at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. “We all flew a kite to get kitesurfing into the Olympics and unbelievably the kite has landed in Rio!” says Sir Richard Branson, one of the IKAs Olympic Ambassadors who also recently set a new world record by kitesurfing across the English Channel.
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Katrin Ender
Katrin Ender has eight years experience of working in the film industry and has earned numerous international awards. Her work has been highly commended by world-class professionals, including Peter Scoones (BBC Blue Planet & Planet Earth) and David Doubilet (National Geographic). She has an in-depth knowledge of Africa and is fluent in four languages, whilst also working as a creative for ad agency Ogilvy.
The film was shot at Che Shale, an exclusive beach hideaway on the edges of the Indian Ocean, which also hosts the biggest annual kitesurf competition in Kenya. “Kitesurfing is so visual, exciting to watch and very attractive” – Steph Bridge, 3-time KiteRacing World Champion.
Discover the best kitesurfing in East Africa.
For more information visit her Facebook event page