Date: September 30, 2017
Venue: the Carnivore
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: KES 5,000/-
Storymoja Festival 2017: Black Peace, Sept. 27 – Oct. 1 2017 @ National Museum
Dates: September 27 – October 1, 2017
Venue: the National Museum of Kenya
Tickets:
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Classics at the GoDown, Sept. 24 2017 @ the GoDown Arts Centre
Date: September 24, 2017
Venue: the GoDown Arts Centre
Time: 3 pm
Tickets: KES 300/- at the door.
Exhibition: The A.I.R. Brush Artist in Residence, Sept. 22 – Oct. 6 2017 @ Kobo Trust – Riara Road
Opening: September 22, 2017
Venue: Kobo Trust, Riara Road
Time: 6-9 pm
Until: October 6, 2017
The second cohort of artists in our residence programme, A.I.R.Brush, features Stacey Okparaverro (Nigeria), Timothy Wandulu (Rwanda) and Lionel Yamadjako (Benin).
About the Artists
LIONEL YAMADJAKO is a multi-faceted contemporary artist from Benin Republic who works primarily with Painting, collage, photography, drawing and mixed media art. He grew up in the capital, Cotonou in the 80s and 90s and honed his creative skills from a tender age. He has attended numerous workshops and artist residencies across different African countries which have helped to shape his visual vocabulary over time. His most recent works speak of relationships between human beings and their day- to- day social, economic, religious and political activities. Lionel has exhibited in quite a number of African, Asian and European countries and lives and works in Cotonou, Benin when he is not travelling.STACEY OKPARAVERO is a Nigerian based multidisciplinary artist and curator whose work addresses social, political and emotional issues that resonate deeply with her. She has worked under the mentorship of established Nigerian artist, Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya for some time. This has in turn had some influence on her recent work as she explores the materials and expands the boundaries and possibilities of the techniques through rigorous research and experiments. Her recent participation in the 2016 Dakar Biennial established her presence on the international art scene. She has exhibited at the Suba Biennale, Dak’Art Off, in the prestigious Centre International de Conférences Abdou Diouf (CICAD) and Art X Lagos in November 2016, just to mention a few platforms that her works have graced.
TIMOTHY WANDULU is a 27-year-old contemporary artist of Rwandese nationality. He grew up in Kampala, an artful and super active city, whose environment saw him grow his innate gift of being creative in any medium that best delivers his message to the society around and beyond. He took up art in High School which equipped him with the skills and knowledge that have fueled his creative practice up to this day. His work addresses social-cultural themes revolving around taboos, belief systems, religion, education, gender issues and politics. He has exhibited Widely in Rwanda and abroad.
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Inquiries & RSVPs: brush.tu@gmail.com
Exhibition: A Dreamer, An Observer and A Realist, Sept. 19-25 2017 @ the Village Market
Dates: September 19-25, 2017
Venue: Village Market
Exhibition by Peter Elung’at, Patrick Kinuthia and Clavers Odhiambo
Meet the artists on: Saturday September 25, 2017
About
The Exhibition features 2 Artists in their prime, Peter Elung’at and Patrick Kinuthia and a fast rising star, Clavers Odhiambo. All share a passion for the human form study. Elung’at is the Dreamer, Kinuthia an Observer and Clavers the strenuous Realist. In this exhibition, they show their recent artworks that accentuate their respective styles – and how their works are derived.(These 3 styles that the artists use to compose their works will be the anchors for the show.)
Exhibition organised by Little Art Gallery
CBA Africa Concours d’ Elegance 2017: Beauty and the Beasts, Sept. 24 2017 @ Ngong Racecourse
Date: Sunday, 24th September 2017
Venue: Nairobi Racecourse, Ngong Road
Time: starting from 9:00 am
Advance Tickets: Adults KES 950, Children KES 450 – available at all CBA branches in Nairobi & Thika, Sarova Panafric, The Stanley, Capital FM and TicketSasa
Gate charges: Adult Kshs 1,000, Child Kshs 500
About
East Africa’s most prestigious spectator motor-show event, the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance.This year’s will be the 47th edition of Concours d’Elegance, a lifestyle event that is acclaimed for the beauty and elegance showcased by both the competitors and the spectators. Apart from the judging of 70 classic and vintage cars and 40 motorcycles – the centre piece of the event – there will be a grand finale involving; pyrotechnics, a fashion show and live performance by Nyashinski. The theme for this year’s Concours is, Beauty and the Beast.
It is the ideal fun-family experience, organized by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club and proudly sponsored by Commercial Bank of Africa.
Dinner | Show | Raffle: in Aid of TNR Trust with Performances by Sitawa Namwalie & Aleya Kassam, Sept. 30 2017 @ the Tribe – Village Market
The Trap Neuter Release (TNR) Trust will host an event to raise funds for the Trust’s new Mobile Clinic. There will be dinner and a show by the highly acclaimed Sitawa Namwalie and Aleya Kassam and a raffle.
Date: September 30, 2017
Venue: the Tribe Hotel, Village Market, Nairobi
Time: 6 pm
Tickets: KES 7,000/- (inclusive of welcome drink, dinner and show) | Raffle tickets at KES 200 on sale now through e-mail on; tnrtrustnairobi@gmail.com
NOTE: 6 pm welcome drink; 7:15pm show and dinner. Dress Code; Beautiful.
About
TNR Trust, a registered Trust in Kenya, was established in 2015 following growing concerns over the stray dog and cat population in regards to animal welfare, disease control and population management.The Trust aims to combine education on rabies and animal welfare with affordable rabies vaccinations and spay/neutering. This will curb the burgeoning dog and cat population and reduce the spread of the fatal disease rabies. This will, in turn, reduce the human mortality rate and improve community health.
Sitawa Namwalie is exploring the many ways of telling stories. She is a poet, playwright and performer. She wrote “Cut off My Tongue” (2008), “Homecoming” (2011), and “Silence is a Woman” (2014) which won Kenya’s Sanaa Theatre Awards Best Spoken Word and Poetry in the same year. Her second play “Room of Lost Names” has been performed to critical and popular acclaim at the Kampala International Theatre Festival and Ubumuntu Arts Festival Kigali.
Aleya Kassam is a Kenyan reader, writer and performer. She has been published in Jalada, Mail and Guardian Africa. She blogs her musings at www.chanyado.wordpress.com, which was nominated for Best New Blog at the Blog Awards Kenya 2015. She has performed in ‘Stories from the Mall: A Westgate Memorial’, and acclaimed shows ‘Silence is a Woman’ and ‘Cut off my Tongue’ amongst others.
Art Exhibition by Leevans Linyerera, Sept. 22 – Oct. 13 2017 @ BIEA
Opening: September 22, 2017
Venue: BIEA Seminar Room, Laikipia Road – Kileleshwa
Time: 6:00 pm
Until: October 13, 2017
About
Leevans Linyerera is a Kenyan born artist under the tutelage of Patrick Mukabi. He is inspired by emotions and human behaviors towards each other. He is a proficient painter who uses acrylics, charcoal, ink and unconventional mediums.
Korean Traditional Music Festival (Dasrum) in Kenya, Sept. 27 2017 @ Safari Park Hotel
Date: September 27, 2017
Venue: Safari Park Hotel, Nyama Choma Ranch
Time: 16:30 – 18:30
Entry Free
About
It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to our 2017 Korean traditional music concert that will enable you to enjoy a refreshing performance showcasing DASRUM, the Premier All female Korean Music Ensemble.
Literature Cafe: Papa Wemba and Black Dandy, Sept. 27 2017 @ Alliance Française
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6.30 pm
Free Entry
Join Didier Bokelo Bile, author of the biography, ‘Papa Wemba: icon of African music from generation to generation’ as he discusses the parallel worlds of ‘the man’ and the ‘artist’.
The King of Rhumba Rock, Papa Wemba, or Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, was also the undisputed king of the ‘sapeurs’.