17th - 23rd FEBRUARY www.kenyabuzz.com A PUBLICATION OF NATION MEDIA GROUP @kenyabuzz
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Valentine’s Day Events
XOXO Valentine’s 2023: Anzana Gardens, 18th February. The ultimate Valentine’s event for singles looking to mingle and have a good time. With fun activities like speed dating, sip and paint, karaoke and live music by H-art The Band. 0791 478090
Happy Valentines Day: Nairobi National Museum, until 19 th February. Put your love in words this season and engage in letter writing. 0713 354926
Valentine’s Week at Ballpoint Social Club: Village Market, until 19 th February. The perfect package that includes a 3-course meal & board games that is guaranteed to bring more love and fun for you and your loved one.
Art
Sex & The City: Alliance Française, Nairobi, until 28th February. The exhibition portrays snapshots of a lifestyle that provokes us to contemplate the depths beneath the images, parody of social realities in the space we live in, without
glorifying promiscuity.
Recent Works by Jessica Atieno: Redhill Art Gallery, until 5th March 2023. Jessica Atieno explores the role of historic photographic archives in reconstituting current perspectives within ethnographic representations.
Fashion & Beauty
Mr & Miss Eastern Bypass: Funcity Gardens, Utawala, 18th February. Combating climate change through fashion and art. 0712 350907
Courses, Lectures & Workshops
Radio Workshop: The Art of the Interview in Africa: Baraza Media Lab, 17th February. In this workshop, you’ll learn our tips and tricks to elicit an emotional story. We’ll demonstrate our interview process in front of you, showing you each step from preparation to execution.
Nation Digital Summit: 3rd
Edition: Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa, 23rd - 24th February. The event aims to help organizations implement the best technology and digital strategies in accordance with global trends and consumer needs. 0791 478090
Dance
Kompa Dance Beginner
Classes: Fluid Studio, 18th February 5 pm. This is an introductory course for students who have little or no experience in dancing Kompa. 0705 090729
Salsa Introductory Classes: Fluid Studio, 20th February 7 pm. This is an introductory course for students who have little or no experience in dancing salsa. 0705 090729
Kizomba Dance Classes: Artca e Britam Tower, Upperhill, until 28th July. An introductory course for individuals who have little or no experience in dancing Kizomba. 0705 090729
Film
No Simple Way Home Movie
Screening: UNSEEN Nairobi, until 23rd February 2023. A mother’s mission is to safeguard her late husband’s vision while her daughters struggle with what it means to call South Sudan home once they return home from exile.
Food & Wine
ASSK Dinner 2023: Swiss Lenana Mount Hotel, 17th February. Join the A.S.S.K for a dinner to celebrate diverse career opportunities in Actuarial Science.
Trinity House Couples Dinner: Trinity House Church, 17th February 6 pm. Dine, bond and learn about being perfected in love. 0743 517285
Music
Artistic Residency & Tour of Guitarist
Matteo Di Leonardo: Shamba Cafe, 17th February. Supported by the Italian Institute of Culture in Nairobi, the guitarist will be performing alongside Mackinlay, Jo-G and Mike Onyie. Call for reservations. 0740 345168
Soul for Soul: Nairobi International School, 18th February 6 pm. Super talented artists including June Gachui, Sage, Atemi and Fena Gitu will be performing to raise
Nature
awareness about cancer and all proceeds will go to @catsikenya to treat cancer patients.
European Classic
Music: National Museums of Kenya, 18th February. Performances by Sylwia Burnicka, Alicja Pilarczyk and Dominik Wizjan. 020 3742131
Papillon: Alliance Française, Nairobi, 22nd February. Kenyan singer, multi-instrumentalist and luthier will be performing songs from his second album in Kimbeere that is rooted in the African traditions.
Greening a Nairobi Highway: Matbronze Cafe, 18th February. Passionate about trees and biodiversity since December 2019, Cathy Watson has been instrumental in restoring the Redhill - Waiyaki link road, creating an urban ecosystem from bare ground. 0723 255299
Team Building Pec Nature Camp: Kiserian, 19th February. Including a roadtrip with great company from Nairobi to Kiserian and back, scenic view of gazelles, gira es and bu aloes at a distance, professional team building with facilitators training on motivation and change management, etc.
Nightlife
Aduma Pre-season Club Tour: Clique Lounge KE, 17th February 7 pm. This Friday we’re back with exciting music with MGM_Kenya OneDown. See you on the dancefloor.
Pasa Pasa Friday: Bliss Bistro Ruiru, 17th February 7 pm. A special Friday night edition with Mc Bokoyoyo, Dj Sizzah and Dj Nixxbee.
A Day in Lagos: Four Points By Sheraton, 18th February 6 am. A party by the rooftop.
Special Events
The Arts Hour On Tour: Kenya National Theatre, 21st February. Live music from Sauti Sol and Muthoni
Drummer Queen, stand-up comedy from Doug Mutai and conversation with actor Sheila Munyiva and filmmaker, 3D animator and game designer Andrew Kaggia.
Kids Events
Young Engineers: Shamba Cafe, until 18th February. Register your kids for the coding and robotics classes. 0748 717232
Squeaky Clean: Kabete Junior Academy, until 25th February. Teaching children to be independent is important. Exciting activities lined up starting on the 14th Jan. Sign ups ongoing.
Kids and Teens’ French Classes: Kabete Junior Academy, until 25th February. In this group class your child will be immersed in the French language through exciting activities that help them learn the fundamentals of the language.
Conversation Workshop: Alliance Française, Nairobi, until 4th March. Looking to work on your fluency? Register and participate in discussions on diverse topics with other students.
Sports
A1 Open Tournament: Arena One Galleria, 18th February. Kicking o 2023 with one of our most actionpacked football tournaments. Hit up your squad, make a team and sign up. 0794 587284
Alumni Golf Challenge: Royal Nairobi Golf Club, 19th February. This is your chance to bring glory to your Alma Mater and win fantastic prizes. After the game, enjoy a sumptuous post-game
luncheon and awards ceremony. 010 4063038
The 2023 SAMC Sports Festival: Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, 19th February. A Football Tournament whose aim is to raise funds to make a multi sport shaded ground on the current volleyball ground. 0721 207147
Yoga, Wellness & Meditation
Yin Yoga - with Melina Moors: Kanga Studio Nairobi, 17th February 8.30 am. Embark on a colorful, multidimensional path of personal change and growth. 0759 956291
Sound Bath Meditation with Rashmita Shah: Kanga Studio Nairobi, 17th February 5 pm. The results are waves of peace, heightened awareness, and deep relaxation of the mind, body and spirit. It is a totally immersive mind and body experience. 0759 956291
Theatre & Stage
Mainders’ Mineday: Kenya National Theatre, 19th February.
Maina Mind presents to you the 3rd live experience, ‘The Pillow Talk Edition’. 0791 478090
Paramour: Kenya National Theatre, 19th February. A story of love, hate and deception. To what extent can a woman bear a man, to what lengths can a man go to in a bid to lie?
The Love Lab 2: Fondness, Admiration & Appreciation: Wonder House, 18th February. We become aware of the 4 ‘horsemen of the apocalypse’ – behaviors that science indicates are the most detrimental in romantic relationships. 0715 691401
MOVIES THIS WEEK
DIE HART
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Cast: Kevin Hart, Nathalie Emmanuel, Josh Hartnett
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE
Mike takes to the stage again, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Cast: Salma Hayek, Maxandra Mendoza, Channing Tatum
ANT-MAN & THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Genre: Romance, Drama
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
The family explores the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
GENRE: Action, Comedy, Superhero
CAST: Paul Rudd, Scott Lang, Evangeline Lilly
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh
PLANE
A pilot finds himself caught in a warzone after he is forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Cast: Gerard Butler, Daniella Pineda, Mike Colter
SHEHZADA
Bantu has been hated by his father Valmiki since he was a toddler. Samara, his boss, shows him a ection and love until he discovers that the Jindals are his parents.
Genre: Drama, Action
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Manisha Koirala
PATHAAN
An Indian spy takes on the leader of a group of mercenaries who have nefarious plans to target his homeland.
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham
AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER
Set over a decade after the 2009 blockbuster, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ follows Jake Sully and Neytiri as they grow their family amongst a new clan of reef-dwelling Na’vi.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
TITANIC (3D)COMING SOON
