Date: October 5, 2017
Venue: J’s, Westlands
Time: 8-11 pm
No Cover Charge
Out of Town: Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2017, Oct. 5-9 2017 @ Kisii University
Dates: October 5-9, 2017
Venues: Kisii University, Mara Game Reserve, & University of Nairobi
For more information, visit the official festival website.
Nigerian Festival in Nairobi, Oct. 1 – Nov 30 2017 @ National Museum, Nairobi Gallery & Alliance Française
Dates: October 1 (Nigeria National Day) – November 30, 2017
Venues: Nairobi Gallery, Nairobi National Museum and the French Cultural Centre
Organised by Alan Donovan – he of the African Heritage House – and other collaborators.
SFF Screenings: ‘Africa Movie Night’, Oct. 2 2017 @ Alliance Française Auditorium
Date: October 2, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: from 6-8pm
Part of the Slum Film Festival 2017, #SFF2017, screenings in Nairobi. Full programme, available, here.
Koroga Festival – 19th Edition: Ft. Fally Ipupa, Dan Aceda, the Kansoul & Linda, Oct. 1 2017 @ Carnivore Grounds
Date: October 1, 2017
Venue: Carnivore Grounds
Time: noon – 7 pm
Tickets: KES 3,000 at the Gate
Exhibition: Elias Mung’ora Solo Exhibition Opening, Oct. 1 2017 @ the Polka Dot Art Gallery
Opening: October 1, 2017
Venue: the Polka Dot Art Gallery
Time: 2-5 pm
Ciné-Café Screening: Black Dandy Documentary by Laurent Lunetta & Ariel Wizman, Sept. 28 2017 @ Alliance Française
Date and time: Thu. 28th Sept. at 6.30pm
Venue: Alliance Française
Title: Black Dandy, a political beauty. A documentary by Laurent Lunetta and Ariel Wizman. Distributed by Canal Plus
About
Black Dandy explores “black dandyism” from the days of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to today’s masculine chic. It documents historic and contemporary scenes of popular and celebrity culture and everyday life where Black dandies, in the streets of Brooklyn, Johannesburg, London and Paris, are redefining the landscape of ‘black dandyism’ as a blend of detachment and strength, nonchalance and control.
Exhibition: The Nude II, Sept. 30 – Oct. 24 2017 @ One Off Contemporary Art Gallery
Opening: September 30, 2017
Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery
Until: October 24, 2017
About
This exhibition includes works by Peterson Kamwathi, Leena Shah, Tabitha wa Thuku and Yony Waite, along with previous ‘Nude’ veteran exhibitors Olivia Pendergast, Talal Cockar and Anthony Russell.
Pop Up & Chill Handmakers Market, Oct. 1 2017 @ 910 James Gichuru
Date: October 1, 2017
Venue: 910 James Gichuru
Time: from 11am till 7pm
Entry is free
About
Pop Up & Chill is a market that features a carefully curated array of artisans and collectors bringing handmade, eco, holistic and vintage goods and items inspired by Africa and majorly made in Kenya. Its main aim is to link local independent unique artists, designers, makers collectors and traders with consumers of handmade, made in Kenya and made in Africa in a relaxed setting.
The GoDown Gig Rhumba Edition with International Rhumba Du Congo, Sound Afrique & Orchestre Les Mangelepa, Sept. 30 2017 @ the GoDown Arts Centre
Date: September 30, 2017
Venue: the GoDown Arts Centre
Time: 3 pm
No Cover Charge
Performances by Rhumba Du Congo, Sound Afrique & Orchestre Les Mangelepa