Kwani? Open Mic Reloaded December 2011 – Poetry Slam
– Winner walks away with a cash prize of ksh10,000
– Runners Up walk away with a Kwani? Gift Pack
Featured Artist: Davis Ntare (TPF Winner 2010)
MC: Cindy Ogana.
Date: 6th December 2011.
Time: 7 -9 pm.
Venue: Club Soundd.
Entry: 200 Ksh.
For more information:
http://kwani.org/event/openmic/88/kwani_open_mic_reloaded_december_2011.htm
Erevuka Kuwa Bingwa event will be held on 1st and 2nd December at Impala Club Grounds. The 2-day extravaganza includes Youth exhibition, Business Conference and a creative arts arena. With a fun mix of interaction, information and entertainment, this event will be the first of its kind in the country.
The Event’s objective is to have a positive impact on the youth and give them an opportunity to be self reliant through entrepreneurship, in this way the next generation will be made up of job creators instead of job seekers. Be part of innovation.
For more information:
http://www.erevuka.co.ke/
https://www.facebook.com/events/244856762235717/
The play will be staged at the Kenya National Theatre from the 9th to the 11th of December 2011.
Five shows have been planned altogether. The first is on the 9th of December at 6:30PM. Two more shows are set to run on the 10th and 11th of December, at 2PM and 6:30PM. Tickets are Ksh. 500 and available at all Savannah Coffee Lounge Outlets.
This is a thriller written and directed by this year’s Maisha Screenwriters Lab winner – Maurice Kokonya. Ebenezer, a wealthy, respectable and renowned man dies living behind a selfish and highly opinionated wife, Margaret, and a spoilt daughter, Mary fighting for his Estate. As if that isn’t enough, there is a portion involved believed to grant one eternal life. The play unfolds as everyone from the estate workers, to the family lawyer to the clergyman scrambles to find the portion and get the Estate.
Name of event: Fashionably Young
Dates: December 3rd
Venue: G-Pot grounds
Time: 10am to 10pm and then we Rock the afterparty till morning
Entrance: Advance 250/ Gate 300/ V.I.P 1000
Chiteri, Inhouse Entertainment and Vazzi organise this fashion fair with over 30 tents booked for merchandise and catwalks, with over 20 designers showcasing, makeup artists, tattoo artists, your favourite neo-soul artists, poetry slams, celebrities and performances yet to be revealed…
For more info check their facebook page
Date: December 7, 2011
Venue: British Institute of Eastern Africa (BIEA)
Time: 11am -12.30pm
Entry: Prior Reservation with Kerry (kerry.kyaa@biea.ac.uk)
This presentation will be given by Dr Radha Upadhyaya, an economist with extensive teaching experience at the Department of Finance and Management Studies at SOAS, University of London.
In Kenya, Dr Upadhyaya has been involved in policy reform, the restructuring of a failed Kenyan bank, and has also served on the board of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
The seminar will be chaired by Dr Ambreena Manji who is the Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa.
Download the The Shallowness and Fragility of Kenya’s Banking Sector programme
Kismet (fate) tells the story of a poor but very cunning poet and his daughter who falls in love with the Caliph (king). The story is full of humour with some lovely Asian style music. You can expect a cast of more than 60 people, with the Conservatoire Orchestra performing the music.
Date: Saturday 10th December at 3pm and 7pm
Sunday 11th December at 3pm
Venue: Braeburn Theatre, Gitanga Road (Take matatu/ bus no. 46)
Tickets: Adults: Kes 500
Children below 12: Kes 300
Advance tickets are available at The Kenya Conservatoire of Music – (Kenya Cultural centre, Harry Thuku Road, opposite the Fairmont Norfolk) until 12pm on Friday 9th December. From Saturday 10th December, tickets will be sold at Braeburn Theatre
Festival Dates: November 28-December 3, 2011
Venue: National Museum
Grand Finale: December 3, 2011.
Time: 8pm till late
Tickets: 1000ksh (Tickets available at Java Sarit and Java Junction.)
Events: Dance performances, Music, Martial Arts and much more!
For more information on this festival check their website: http://www.tandawazi.com/festival.php
