Date: August 31, 2013
Venue: Ngong Race Course
Time: noon to midnight
Tickets: Advance Kshs 400 | Gate Ksh 500
Dance: Hip Hop & Contemporary Dance Classes, Sat. & Mon. respectively @ Shani Active Gym – ABC Plaza
Venue: Shani Active Gym, ABC Towers in ABC Plaza
Cost: 800 Ksh
Hip Hop Dance Classes
Dates/Times: Saturdays 4-5 pm
Description: Come learn the latest moves from your favourite music videos from an instructor who used to dance with a professional hip hop dance crew in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Contemporary Dance Classes
Dates/Times: Mondays 7:30-8:30 pm
Description: Contemporary dance has a technical foundation in ballet, but the movement is much more modern and fluid. The dance routines are set to popular music. All levels welcome.
‘Out of Town’: Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival, Aug. 30-Sept. 1 2013 @ Stone Town – Zanzibar
Dates: August 30-September 1, 2013
Venue: Stone Town, Lake Naivasha
Non-Resident Tickets [In Tanzanian Shillings*]: Festival 50K, Literary 15K & Jazz 20K
* 1 KSh is approximately 20 Tanzanian Shillings
Website: http://www.jahazifestival.com/
Acts: Eme Alfonso – CUBA, Sofi Hellborg – SWEDEN, Simon Spang-Hanssen & Rainbow Spirit – DENMARK and Yazz Latin Explosion – DENMARK.
Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival: Inspiring Learning through Literature & Music
Pop Art Party: Absolut Art, Aug. 17 2013 @ Kuona Trust
Six of Nairobi’s most talented artists are going to display their skills to the general public by using the Absolut bottle as a canvas, a concept that has been executed all over the world with amazing results.
Date: August 17, 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 3-9 pm
Entrance*: Kshs 200
Absolute Artists: Paul Onditi, Omosh Kindeh, Dickson Kaloki, Beth Kimwale, Uhuru B & Sidney Mang’ong’o
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QqC0dvN7U3U]* Entrance fee is a direct contribution to artwork for Pumwani Hospital
Lecture: African Wild Dogs by Mr Teeku Patel, Aug. 21 2013 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium
Kenya Museum Society invites you for a lecture on, African Wild Dogs
African Wild Dogs number have significantly declined
Date: Wednesday, 21 August, 2013
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum
Refreshments 6.15 pm Starts 7:00 pm
Donation: Ksh 400 KMS member
Ksh 500 Guest
Ksh 200 Student
Pay Bill No: 400800, followed by account No: 6571570019
Contact: 0724 – 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org
Mr. Teeku Patel is a Professional Photographer & Safari Guide
Mindspeak: Aly-Khan Satchu Hosts Belgian Deputy Premier HE Didier Reynders, Aug. 17 2013 @ InterCon Nairobi
Venue: Inter Continental Hotel
Time: 9 for 10 am
Entry: Free
Register: nishet[at]rich.co.ke
Chief Guest: HE Didier Reynders – Belgian Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs
About
Didier J.L. Reynders is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR).
Didier is the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Di Rupo government. Previously he has served as a Finance Minister for 12 years
Aly-Khan Satchu is the CEO of RICH and convenor of mindspeak. Other prominent guests to grace mindspeak sessions in the past include sitting African heads of state [HE Paul Kagame & HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni] and industry captains
Creatives Catchup: Becoming an Artist in Kenya, Aug. 17 2013 @ Kenya Cultural Centre
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2013
Venue: Kenya Cultural Centre (Kenya National Theatre) Opp. Norfolk Hotel
Time: from 2-5 pm
Entry: Free
Panelist: Judy Kibinge, Mathew Ondiege, Muturi Njee & Sylvia Gichia
What does being a professional artist in Kenya take? What’s the current market situation? Who are the players? Why should artists take their profession seriously? Can one solely survive on artistry in Kenya?
Our panelists for this session include well known artists professionals who have made a mark in the creative world. They include Judy Kibinge, creative director, writer and film maker, Mathew Ondiege – a professional actor, dancer, director and choreographer, Muturi Njee is a painter, jewel maker and a mentor whose passion is in encouraging and motivating artists into taking their art profession seriously. Sylvia Gichia – Director at Kuona Trust Centre for visual arts in Kenya.
Lecture by Dan Ariely + Panel Discussion with P. Kahumbu, Mugo Kibati, Boniface Mwangi & Julie Gichuru, Aug. 11 2013 @ Brookhouse School
Date: August 11, 2013
Venue: Brookhouse School
Time: 2 pm
Entry: Free
This free lecture and discussion is to create a discussion around our values and behaviour regarding financial decision making, corruption, impunity, criminal behaviour, and to understand the what really motivates people.
Later panel discussion with: Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Mugo Kibati, Amb. Martin Kimani, Julie Gichuru, Boniface Mwangi & A. Awiti
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For more info visit Facebook Event Page