Play: The History Box, May 5-20 2012 @ National Museum

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Your Broke Husband has no idea you had a secret stash running into the millions. And he stumbles upon your bank statement- You?…#HistoryBox

Wife’s phone is out of charge and so she asks to use your phone to send an urgent text. Just as you give her the phone you receive a text message and she opens it and it reads “Morning Handsome, I got the money. Thanks dear.” You…#HistoryBox

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THE HISTORY BOX

Dates: 3 consecutive weekends in May 2012

May 5th & 6th, 12th & 13th, 19th & 20th
Times: (two shows) 3pm and 6 pm

Venue: National museum of Kenya -Louis Leakey hall

Tickets are 500ksh, and they’re available at the National museum of Kenya or at Wakestar bookshop, Koinange Street – next to Bata.

 Call 0725 040 951

Written by Seth Busolo
Directed by Sarah Rimbui
Produced by Daisy Busolo

Art Exhibit: African Tales by Paulo Akiiki, May 5-17 2012 @ Banana Hill Art Gallery

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Paulo Akiiki is a contemporary African artist-painter, and is widely exhibited both locally and internationally.

Paulo spent most of his youth in his native countryside, a vast area marked by varying bright, dry or lush green plains with dazzling sunlight and spectacular views on huge, shining lakes, light purplish blue skies, hazy hills and dark mountain ranges in the far distance. As a four-year old boy he already started scribbling and drawing on everything he saw.

Later, Paulo pursued Painting, Sculpture and Graphics at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts of the prestigious Makerere University Kampala. He successfully, and with honors, emerged with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial and Fine Arts, in 1998.

Soon after his studies, Akiiki became a productive member of the Uganda Artists Association. He registered his own business, the Ujuzi Art Studios, in his country’s capital Kampala, and has since been practicing from there.

This will be his second exhibition in Kenya, always at Banana Hill.

Art Exhibit: KANGAERU by Yoshinari Nishio & Nishio Workshop Nairobi, May 4-27 2012 @ Le Rustique

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Opening Reception in the presence of the artist

4th(Fri), May, 2012. From 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

Dates: From 4th(Fri) to 27th(Sun), May, 2012
Venue: Le Rustique Restaurant, General Mathenge Drive, Westlands, Nairobi

Solo exhibition by contemporary artist Yoshinari Nishio and his artists collective, Nishio Workshop Nairobi.
The exhibition will feature a series of new works titled KANGAERU that were produced through clipping and re-composing different patterns of Kanga during a workshop that took place in Korogocho (Nairobi).

The patterns in different colors were set free from traditional arrangements and rules, thus seeking a new type of order and story by hands of the artist, or by hands of participants of the workshop.

Later on a street intervention was publicly held on Langata road(Nairobi) with street vendors referring to the catwalk of a fashion show.

The documenting photos -taken by James Muriuki – of this performance will be exhibited as well.

Kenya Museum Society evening Talk: Illuminating Africa, May 15 2012 @ National Museum

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KMS is inviting you for an enlightening an interactive evening talk on – “Illuminating Africa: No Longer the Dark Continent”

With only 15% of the population covered by the grid and considering high cost and unsafe kerosene lighting, solar energy is a solution for safe, affordable, and modern off-grid lighting.

Join us on Tuesday, May 15th 2012, at 7 pm and learn the opportunities of mass-marketing of solar, from an invited panel of four representatives of leading companies.

Moderator: Mr Nana Asamoah-Manu, Country Officer-Kenya,
Lighting Africa Advisory Services,
International Finance Corporation

Where: Nairobi National Museum, Louis Leakey Auditorium
When: Tuesday 15 May 2012, Doors Open 6:45pm, Screening 7pm

Donations:
KMS members: 400, Non Members: 500 & Students: 200
Proceeds fund development of exhibitions at the Nairobi National Museums of Kenya

for more information contact: Dorothy Mkala, Society Secretary – KMS: 0724 255299, 2339158
www.kenyamuseumsociety.org

Classical Evenings Club, May 10 2012 @ Safaricom House

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Three young, dynamic and exciting choirs that dazzled audiences in the recently concluded Kwaya competition: Cantus in Coro, Taifa Mziki and Ninga Melodies are the face of a renewed interest in choral music from young musicians which can only be a good thing.

A great evening that will leave you feeling happy and even get you dancing a little.

When: Thursday, May 10, 2012 7:00pm until 9:30pm
Where: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House

Annual Waldorf EcoFair, May 12-13 2012 @ Nairobi Waldorf School, Karen

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The Waldorf EcoFair, Green Living & Crafts, is a vibrant, evolving, annual community-building event with an ‘eco’-centric focus, drawing individuals, companies and organizations together from all over Kenya. We invite Nairobiites to bring the whole family out to the ‘green peace’ of Karen – yes, it really is worth the trek across town!

Enjoy guilt-free retail therapy, supporting, among others, recycling and ecotourism initiatives offering hot fashion and décor ideas, while the children are engrossed in magical activities and creative Waldorf-style pastimes. At the same time you can find out more about sustainable, responsible, natural and compassionate ways of living together here with Planet Earth and see some of what Kenyans are doing, ‘eco’.

This year we’re also featuring the thrilling Savage Wilderness ZipLine – fun for all the family – in addition to the usual children’s activities facilitated by our own Waldorf Teachers.

Funds raised by the EcoFair will support our scholarship children.

The 4th Annual Waldorf EcoFair consists of over 90 stalls, offering the following:

· Sustainable Energy Resources for your home and workplace incl. eco-construction and biogas demonstrations
· Green Product Design & Green Household Products
· Permaculture & Organic Farming Exhibitions
· Local and Imported Organic Health Foods
· Fashion Accessories & Home Décor – with particular emphasis on products made from recycled materials.
· Holistic Health – info on complementary therapies, alternative health systems, natural lifestyles and support services
· Creative Children’s Activities in the Steiner-Waldorf Tradition
· Slow Food Court (referring to the quality of food not the speed of the service!)

Exhibition of Steiner-Waldorf Education and sale of Waldorf toys
Book Exchange – bring those dust-collectors and find new inspiration!
Fund-raising INSTANT PRIZE DRAW, with a bountiful list of highly desirables!

Where: Nairobi Waldorf School, Karen Campus – Miotoni Road, off Ngong Road.
Directions: From Nairobi – Take Ngong Road towards Karen, past the Racecourse and the Lenana Forest Centre. After the forested part of the road, across the future southern by-pass, take the first right onto Miotoni Road at the EcoFair banner. The school is on the left after about one kilometre.

When: Saturday and Sunday, 12th and 13th May 2012, opening at 10 am – closing 5 pm on Sat and 4 pm on Sun.

Entrance: Adults 100/- and Children under 12 free. (Activity tokens available from 50/- each.)
Further Information: contact Mandy Parkin on 0733 636929
Waldorf EcoFair facebook page