Exhibition: Sculptures & Mbuno, from Feb. 10 2019 @ Red Hill Art Gallery


Opening: February 10, 2019
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery
Time: from 11 am – 5 pm

Sculptures & Mbuno
From traditional Makonde Sculptures – chameleon entwined Shetanis by Hossein Anangangola and grotesque creatures by Tanzanian Bernhard Pius & Mathias Nampoka – to the contemporary Giacometti like elongated and fragile female bodies of the late Makonde sculptor Simun Nyedi Dastani and his sons Boniface and Simon: the breast, the jar-head, the neck evolving into a snake, the long and frail legs, the clinching child – stylized elements as old and contemporary as ever.

From Zimbabwe’s first generation Shona sculptors Bernhard Matemera, Henry Munyarazi and Amali Maroba to a contemporary abstract stone sculpture by Tom Phiri, from Zambia

From the Kenyan master in wood sculptures Morris Foit to contemporary Kenyan sculptors Denis Muraguri and Gor Soudan.

A three dimensional presentation enriched by the archaic wax crayon paper drawings of Kivuthi Mbuno, his bizarre, hauntingly grotesque and almost surrealistic interpretation of nature, man and animal.

Live Concert: Ethio Jazz Funk with Trio Kazanchis +2, Feb. 8 2019 @ Alliance Française Gardens


Date: February 8, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Entry: Free

About
Trio Kazanchis +2 is made up of musicians Jeroen Visser (Switzerland), Mesele Asmamaw (Ethiopia) and Fabien Duscombs (France).

They labeled their music ‘Ethiopian traditional impro punk’. So far, they have toured Switzerland, France, Holland, Belgium, the Czech Republic and China.

In collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Kenya.

[Updated] Concert: ROCKDOWN – Bringing Rock back to the 254, Feb. 2 2019 @ Crooked Q’s Rooftop – Westlands


Date: February 2, 2019
Venue: Crooked Q’s Rooftop – Westlands
Time: from 7.30 pm
Tickets: KES 600/-

About
An amazing monthly Rock concert with local and international bands, DJ Edy Grim of XFM and DJ Tumz of Capital FM. At a gungy venue in the heart of Westlands.

Come hang with the bands and the fans and soak in everything that’s Rock.

If you like live music with energy, this will be a night to remember!

Update: the event has been cancelled due to unforeseen personal circumstances.

Panel Discussion: ‘Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly,’ Jan. 31 2019 @ Alliance Française Auditorium


Date: January 31, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: from 6.30 pm
Entry: Free

About

International Cooperation, to share ideas and knowledge.

This year’s theme being Facing the Present, the Alliance Française, in partnership with The Elephant (an online platform engaging citizen to reflect, re-member and re-envision their society), will organize a panel discussion on the impact of social media on our society today.

This is what the stellar panel, moderated by Patrick Gathara @gathara, cartoonist, writer, columnist and commentator on Kenya and international affairs, will tackle:

Churchill Otieno @otienoc
Digital Editor, Nation Media Group
Is social media breaking the news and the business of news?

Sam Kamau @thesamkamau
Communications trainer and consultant specializing in social media and political communication
Is social media being weaponized for political gains?

Kennedy Kachwanya @kachwanya
Technology blogger and Chairman, Bloggers Association of Kenya
Did social media kill the blog?

Wandia Njoya @wmnjoya
Commentator on political, social, cultural and gender issues
Social Media: A force for good?

Christine Mungai @chris_mungai
Reflections Curator, The Elephant
Social media: Power or just the illusion of power?

Don’t be left out. Join the conversation. #nightofideas