Date: Friday, Jan. 17, 2020
Venue: Circle Art Gallery
Time: 6-8 pm
Exhibition: Creative Millennials, Jan. 16-26 2020 @ Alliance Française
Dates: January 16-26, 2020
Venue: Alliance Française
Artists: Andrew Chege, Zephaniah Lukuamba, Joseph Makau, Edna Taabu, Otto Gohole, Moses Sabayi, Elam Yabish, Margaret Sherie, Martin Musyoka, Philip Oyuga & Elizabeth Kiambi.
Creative millennials is an art movement of upcoming and practicing artists, made up of alumni of the Dept. of Fine Art and Design of the Kenyatta University, as well as some final year students. Their passion for creating exceptional work and availing it to the public is their driving force.
Exhibition Launch: Wasted, Dec. 19 2019 @ Shifteye Studios, The Priory – Argwings Khodek Road
Date: December 19, 2019
Venue: Shifteye Studios, The Priory, Argwings Khodek Road, Nairobi
Time: 7 pm
Entry: Free
About
An immersive experience to launch wasted.ke’s debut project, #Wasted, a creative response to the plastic pollution crises where they turn the mirror on themselves and then ask you — can you do it better?
Kilifi New Year 2020 ft. Osunlade, Blinky Bill, Kampire, Jack Rooster, the Kaya Collective, Valerie Muthoni & Yellow Light Machine et al, Dec. 30 2019 – Jan. 2 2020 @ Beneath the Baobabs, Kilifi
Dates: Dec. 30 2019 – Jan. 2 2020
Venue: Beneath the Baobabs, Kilifi
Musical and Performances: Annual Paa ya Paa Mama Christmas, Dec. 15 2019 @ Paa ya Paa – Ridgeways
Date: December 15, 2019
Venue: Paa ya Paa, Ridgeways
Time: from 10 am
Out of Town/Concert: Live Performance by Mbosso, Dec. 14 2019 @ Lamu
Date: December 14, 2019
Venue: Lamu
Pop Up & Chill Christmas Market, Dec. 14-15 2019 @ Shamba Café – Loresho
Date: Saturday and Sunday – December 14th-15th
Venue: Shamba Cafe, Loresho
Time: 10am to 6pm
Entry: Free
Pop Up & Chill Christmas Market
“The holidays are just around the corner and there are loads of amazing local brands with high quality unique handmade products to fill your gift list.Pop Up & Chill brings together a carefully curated array of artisans and collectors for the best handmade, eco, holistic goods, inspired by Africa and majorly made in Kenya in a funky space with great music and great people. As we usually do in December, we’ll be holding the market over 2 days Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December with over 40 vendors and 10 unique vendors featuring on each day.”
Find more information, here.
Science Café: Thinking Africa through the Works of the Philosopher V. Y. Mudimbe, Dec. 16 2019 @ Alliance Française
Date: December 16, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6 pm
Free entry
About
V. Y. Mudimbe is a Congolese philosopher, professor and author of poems and novels, a towering figure in Francophone African studies.He is an esteemed scholar of literature and social sciences in the United States recognized for his essays on contemporary African thought and intellectual history.
With the participation of European and Kenyan academics specializing in Mudimbe’s thinking.
Poetry Night: It is About Time Dagoz Poetry Night at Dagoz, Dec. 10 2019 @ Dagoz
Date: December 10, 2019
Venue: Dagoz
Time: 8-11 pm
Cover: KES 250/-
Out of Town: Lamu Cultural Festival, Dec. 12-16 2019 @ Lamu Archipelago
Dates: December 12-16, 2019
Venue: Lamu Archipelago