Oasis Music Festival, Aug 20 2011 @ DC Fields, Kibera

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The Oasis Music Festival will be held on this Saturday, August 20, 1-5pm in Kibera. Cost: FREE!
Exact location: DC fields on Kibera Drive, 5 minute walk from Prestige Plaza (Ngong Road).

The Oasis Music Festival is hosted by Flying Kites and GoodMakers Films, featuring hundreds of children from orphanages around Nairobi who will share music and dance performances, along with some of Kenya’s biggest pop stars including Daddy Owen, Jimmy Gait, Emmy Kosgei, MC Eric Omondiand the 2008 Malta Guinness Pan African Street Dance champions Dashy Krew.

For the past 2 weeks, children and youth from 5 children’s homes in the Flying Kites Oasis Program (including 2 children’s homes located in Kibera) have been participating in creative workshops, led by Dashy Krew and the GoodMakers Street Team, with the goal of fostering self empowerment, creative expression, and giving a voice to orphaned and vulnerable children from Nairobi. The documentary film shooting is a cross-cultural collaboration between the non-profit film production company GoodMakers Films from Los Angeles USA, Flying Kites, and Kibera-based Hot Sun Films.

There will be a special spotlight on fundraising efforts for Kenyans for Kenya (K4K). A surprise guest will kick off a crowd challenge at the festival to text donations in real time with the goal of raising US$10,000 from the expected crowd of 10,000 to 15,000 people.

http://www.flyingkitesglobal.org/oasis/community/news/oasis-music-festival-and-documentary-film

Exhibition: Landscapes of the Mind, Aug. 18-20 2011 @ Kuona Trust

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Kuona Trust
Centre for Visual Arts in Kenya
Invites you to

‘LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND’
An exhibition by the St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Secondary School artists

Dates: August 18-20, 2011
Venue: Kuona Trust Gallery
Duration: From Thursday 18 August, 6pm until Saturday 20 August 2011

Landscapes of the mind
“Landscapes of the Mind” is an exploration at all levels of art’s ability to create in many different mediums landscapes that come from one’s mind, imagination and inspiration.

This is the 2nd annual exhibit of the students of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Secondary school at the Kuona Trust.

Event: Amani Lazima, Aug. 20 2011 @ Huruma Grounds

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Sarakasi Trust in conjunction with the Norwegian Embassy is hosting peace events dubbed Amani Lazima (Peace is A must!). These are monthly events held between December 2010 and November 2011 in some of the major slums in Nairobi. So far Amani Lazima has successfully covered Korogocho, Mathare, Kangemi, Kawangware, Kibera, Dandora and Majengo.
Together with on the ground stakeholders and (grassroots) youth organizations the aim is to approach the youth of the informal settlements and involve them in activities that are designed to reach out to interest the youth, create a positive attitude, generate self-esteem, promote peace and understanding, a feeling of ownership and to empower the youth on issues like entrepreneurship, violence, gender issues, etc.

The next one is on  August 20, 2011
Venue: Huruma Grounds
Time: 8am-4pm

Performances by: Spoilers dance group, Candi AZ, K.T.I. dancers, ODK and Alama Sarakasi dancers & Baffu Chaffu

There will also be workshops, Graffiti, Sports, lots of fun and entertainment

G.H.E.T.T.O. Olympics Festival, until Aug 21 2011 @ Maono Art Center- Dandora Stadium

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The mission of Ghetto Olympic is to bring youths together through sports and music. Partic ipants are encouraged to find different positive and constructive ways of earning their livelihood rather than engage in self destructive vices such as prostitution, substance abuse and crime.
Ghetto Olympic shall act as a platform for sensitizing the society on the numerous dangers of careless garbage disposal that include spread of many diseases.

TUESDAY 16TH TO FRIDAY 19TH OF AUGUST 2011 / 9.00 AM
FOOTBALL LEAGUE GROUP MATCHES THEN SEMI-FINALS
– DANDORA STADIUM –

SATURDAY 20TH OF AUGUST 2011 / 9.00 AM
BASKETBALL, BOXING AND MARTIAL ART
– CIVO BASKETBALL COURT, MAONO ART CENTER –

SUNDAY 21ST OF AUGUST 2011 / 9.00 AM
CLEAN UP, TREE PLANTING, FOOTBALL FINALS, PRIZE GIVING
AND AT 4.00 P.M. SOUL SANAA CONCERT / VARAIATII SHOW / TALENT SEARCH*
– DANDORA STADIUM –

*All the individuals who want to participate have to register at the Maono’s Office. Selected artists will corecord
on the “Ghetto Olympic Album” with an established Kenyan artist.

Jazz Concert: Mwai Band, Aug 16 2011 @ KlubHouse

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The trip to Johannesburg for the 12th edition of The Standard Joy of Jazz Festival begins in Nairobi on Tuesday August 16th 2011 at KlubHouse.  Mwai Band (The Usual Suspects) will be putting one of the greatest Jazz shows to showcase what awaits you at The Joy of Jazz Festival in South Africa August 25-27, 2011

Tune into 98.4 Capital FM every day for a chance to win a fully paid package trip to South Africa to watch the finest Jazz Artists on stage. Wynston Marsalis and a myriad of world best artists will grace this year’s The Standard Joy of Jazz Festival.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (Bunson Travel Nairobi) has put together an incredibly attractive package at only US$ 880 person sharing and includes return ticket, accommodation, airport transfers and concert tickets. Call Now on +254 20 2248371/2 for all information.

The Joy of Jazz Festival Activation Partners: Carlson Wagonlit Travel-Kenya (Bunson Travel Nairobi), Capital FM, South African Tourism and KlubHouse