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May 21, 2015Exhibition: Women in stone
When: June 1 – 26, 2015 @ 6pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 387 330
The Art in the House and Sister Namibia facilitated a two-week sculpture workshop to create sculptures that focus on positive depictions of Women which will be exhibited in Women in Stone.
Gender based violence in Namibia is a serious social issue, and the nation needs to express that change is needed. The aims of the Art in the House and Sister Namibia workshop and exhibition are to educate the community about GBV and to create awareness on how arts can deal with social issues.
The artists involved include: Alpheus Mvula, Daniel Paul Liberty Lanyondo, Martha Haufiku, Gabriel Kashava, John Nampala, Elia Shiwoohamba, Kirsten Wechslberger, Hage Mukweshandje, Ismael Shivute, Risto Iita, Isay Indongo and David Amukoto.
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Lunch hour poetry: Sjorde
When: June 2 – 4, 2015 @ 1pm – 2pm
Where: Village Opera House, Windhoek
Cost: TBA
Contact: 264 61 237 922
The Bank Windhoek Arts Festival presents Sjordé 2015 at the Village Opera House in Windhoek, with Mola handling the poetry and Jacus on saxophone, and panellists David and Aldo.
The lunch hour programme Sjordé that took Windhoek by storm in the eighties and nineties, makes a welcome reappearance – at Windhoek’s own Village Opera House. The synergy responsible for the come back comes from a partnership between the Bank Windhoek Arts Festival, The Village Management and Joy Sasman from the JOY of food. (Joy Sasman)
In typical Sjordé style, a performing arts programme of 50 – 60 minutes, an excellent platter of JOY-food and some liquid in a glass, are planned opposite the fish pond of Fresh & Wild, at the Village. These programmes might range from jazz to oempa, from one-acts to dance – all have as aim to provide a relaxing hour and a wau-experience!
The theatre programme for this round comes from Mola’s newly published poetry, The Scars on my Skin. He will be ‘reading’ an assorted selection of his poems, with accompaniment by Jacus on a Saxophone, whilst David and Aldo will position and clarify, with short aphorisms, the necessity of especially poetry, as an integral part of humanness in the 21st century – light hearted and serious, comical and tragic.
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Screening: We did it
When: June 3, 2015 @ 6:30pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$30
Contact: +264 61 387 330
Chante ton bac d’abord / We Did It on a Song, directed by David André.
We Did It On a Song is a docudrama musical with heart and charm, in which six 17-year-olds in Boulogne-sur-Mer – a city hit hard by crisis – head towards their end-of-school exams and their uncertain prospects of Real Life. Familial expectations are exacerbated by the gloomy social forecast.
Language: French with English subtitles
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Spoken Word: Poetry Night
When: June 3, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Warehouse Theatre, Windhoek
Cost: N$50 and N$40 for students
Contact: +264 61 40 2253
Spoken Word Namibia is a poetry movement that was formed 10 years ago by Namibian students. The movement supports and encourages young and old poets and enthusiasts to attend a themed show every first Wednesday of every month at the Warehouse theatre.
Spoken Word supports different Namibian artists and art forms as well, by inviting onto stage musicians and incorporating film and photography into the different shows. Resident poets who have represented Spoken Word and poetry in Namibia on different levels and gone on to establish themselves as respected artists include Ryno Platt (Playshis the Poet), Nunu Namises (Truth), Keith Vries and Patrick Sam.
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Comedy: Free your mind
When: June 4, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Warehouse Theatre, Windhoek
Cost: N$70 in advance and N$100 at the doors
Contact: +264 81 421 4124/ +264 81 415 7409
As per tradition every June, Free YourMind! celebrates their veteran male comics by hosting a show that has strictly the best veteran comrades of Free YourMind! Stand-up comedy.
The show Comrades in Comedy, aims at honouring the comrades of comedy in Namibia, by giving the audience the creme de la crème of Free YourMind!’s comics. The show will consist of five veterans who will be taking us through their struggle through the years of their career.
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Poetry: Eto! Jy sal nie glo nie
When: June 5, 2015 @ 6:30pm
Where: Nino’s Pizzeria, Walvis Bay
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 81 214 4161
Poetic Healing presents Eto! Jy sal nie glo nie.
Poetic Healing is a monthly poetry event (every first Friday of the month) where first time poets, musician and comedians get a platform to share their talents with their community. This event is strictly for over 18s.
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Green Market
When: June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2015 @ 8am
Where: Stephanus Church, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 223 959
Visit the Green Market / Bio-Market for freshly picked organically grown vegetables and flowers, other products made without artificial chemicals or colourants, dairy products, meat products, home baked bread and biscuits, honey, jams and juices, eggs, herbs, chutneys, crafts hand made from natural materials, pot plants and so much more
The church is situated in Dr Kenneth Michael Kaunda Street.
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Concert: All star weekend
When: June 5, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Warehouse Theatre, Windhoek
Cost: N$50 in advance and N$70 at the doors / N$200 for VIP tickets
Contact: +264 81 483 0802
The All Star Weekend is an entertainment ensemble that focuses on upcoming and successful stars in all genres of entertainment from stand-up comedy, fashion, music, poetry etc. Therefore bringing all the Namibian stars together to celebrate and showcase their talents. This show featuring Fishman, Big Ben, Courage, Chiro, Big Jay-2, and is hosted by Webster.
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Screening: Kanyekanye
When: June 6, 2015 @ 10am
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$5 for kids, N$15 for adults
Contact: +264 61 387 330
AfricAvenir and the FNCC in partnership with HISA Community Centre present Kanyekanye, directed by Miklas Manneke.
Kanyekanye is a modern day Romeo and Juliet. The film is centred in a small township, where many years ago, two best friends had a childish argument about which apple is better, the red or the green. The argument led to a great division within the township.
The screening is followed by discussions about the film and how it relates to the lives of our young audience.
Language: Zulu with English subtitles
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Exhibition: Explorations in food and cooking
When: June 8 – July 4, 2015 @ 6am to 9:30pm
Where: Le Bonne Table (FNCC), Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 25 3976
Explorations in food and cooking showcases the work of food writer and photographer Christie Keulder. His food column The Curious Kitchen, appears every Friday in the Weekender supplement of the Namibian newspaper.
Driven by curiosity, Keulder pursues the unusual and extra-ordinary in our everyday food. For this exhibition, the camera is used as both knife and microscope and becomes a tool with which to dissect, explore and describe. The resulting images are both scientific and artistic and aim to establish a close personal bond between the viewer and their food.
Whether you are into food and cooking, science or photography, this exhibition has something for you.
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Screening: Unter die die Stadt
When: June 9, 2015 @ 7:15pm
Where: Goethe Centre, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 225700
Unter dir die Stadt / The City below, directed by Christoph Hochhäusler.
Svenja Steve, the wife of an ambitious investment banker, gets entangled in an affair with her husband’s boss. To facilitate the affair, Oliver Steve is cleared out of the way and “promoted” to a position in Jakarta. Passion in the midst of the world of power and money precipitates a crisis.
Language: German with English subtitles
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Screening: Till Eulenspiegel
When: June 9, 2015 @ 7:15pm
Where: Goethe Centre, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 225700
Till Eulenspiegel, directed by Rainer Simon.
Till Eulenspiegel, hero of a legendary folk tale from the early 16th century, appears out of nowhere as a cunning vagabond and a wise jester, who speaks truth to the powerful during the German Peasants’ War. At the same time, he is one who enjoys life, and never plays it safe. This subversive comedy was made by East German studio DEFA long before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Language: German with English subtitles
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Screening: Documentary Agostinho Neto
When: June 10, 2015 @ 6:30pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$30
Contact: +264 61 387 330
In partnership with AfricAvenir, the FNCC hosts the documentary, Agostinho Neto, directed by Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira.
Agostinho Neto was one of the most important figures of the Movement for the Liberation of Angola, and founder of M.P.L.A. (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola). He experienced many intense years in the fight for the liberation of his country. This is a documentary about a man, a poet, and a humanist who was in some ways a hero as well.
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
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Namibia Tourism Expo
When: June 10 – 13, 2015
Where: Windhoek show grounds
Cost: N$50 for adults, N$30 for children (6-12)
Contact: +264 61 297 2000
The Namibia Tourism Expo provides a platform for the country’s hospitality industry to promote and market their products and services. It features chef demonstrations, arts and crafts, food, beer and wine, motoring accessories and more. The Expo is hosted by Namibia Media Holders and partners Old Mutual Namibia and Nedbank Namibia.
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Hit The Beat: Art project
When: June 12, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Warehouse Theatre, Windhoek
Cost: N$60 in advance and N$80 at the doors
Contact: +264 61 41 5250
The aim of Hit the Beat, which is an intercultural interdisciplinary art project, is to bring together young people and adults of all cultures, worldwide. This year Hit The Beat in collaboration with PEPFAR, Silent Words – Sing Out Loud! AIDS Prevention Performing Arts Project featuring students of the Windhoek Waldorf School, bring you a colourful evening of choir, drumming, theatre and dance.
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The Joy of Movement: A taste of Nia
When: June 12, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$40 in advance, N$60 at the doors
Contact: +264 61 387 330
Expect a taste of Nia, mixing different music styles and routines together.
Nia is a stress release, a fitness and lifestyle program with a touch of “Saturday Night Fever”. It is a fun workout that will leave you with a smile on your face. And, as one of their students describes it: “Nia keeps us sane.” Nia is the most advanced form of fusion fitness, and was created in 1983 in Portland, USA. The idea was to take off the Aerobic shoes and get fit in a joyful, healthy way, without injuries or repetitive movements. It blends martial arts, healing arts, dance arts and self-healing to create a high-powered, synergistic workout.
Susan Sloan from Cape Town will be part of this show. Sloan is the only active Nia White Belt Trainer in Africa, and will be coming to Windhoek to give White Belt Intensive training.
Feel free to enjoy watching and listening to the music… or join the Joy of Movement.
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Guided Walk: Botanic Gardens
When: June 13, 2015 @ 8am
Where: Botanic gardens, Windhoek
Cost: N$10
Contact: uschi@safarisuk.ch
Join the Botanic Society in Windhoek for a guided walk through the capital’s botanical gardens, from 8am to 10am. Books and BotSoc T-shirts will be on sale and refreshments will be available.
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Mountain Biking: Hollard / Africa Safari Lodge MTB Festival
When: June 13, 2015 @ 8am
Where: Africa Safari Lodge, Mariental
Cost: See below
Contact: www.mtbfestivalnamibia.com
The third annual Hollard / Africa Safari Lodge MTB Festival promises to be a fun filled cycling event that the whole family and all your friends can take part in!
With more than 20 species of game residing on this 5000ha property, expect to see the unexpected – from sables to rhinos, from giraffes to nyalas. Africa Safari Lodge has a wide range of animals that you will be able experience up close and personal when cycling on the amazing, scenic routes.
The “Boerewors Queen”, and award-winning Namibian Chef, Sanet Prinsloo will be preparing all the meals at the event, and once again the team from I Dream Africa will be hosting a tented village in the true Namibian style they are renowned for.
Entry costs N$300 for the 75km route and N$200 for the 30km route. Other categories are the kiddies race and the night race.
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ADS International Food and Craft Bazaar
When: June 13, 2015 @ 10am – 3pm
Where: FNCC Terrace and Gallery, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 387 330
For the 5th consecutive year, the Association of Diplomatic Spouses in Namibia (ADS) hosts an International food and craft bazaar at the FNCC.
ADS is a non-profit organisation established in 1990 by diplomatic spouses to help vulnerable communities in Namibia. At the bazaar, embassies and diplomatic missions in Namibia present exquisite culinary specialties from their countries, unique arts and crafts and souvenirs from all corners of the world. The bazaar is an incredible melting pot of diverse cultures intermingling with people from all walks of life.
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Screening: On the path of the Rumba
When: June 17, 2015 @ 6:30pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$30
Contact: +264 61 387 330
Sur les chemins de la Rumba / On the path of the Rumba directed by David-Pierre Fila.
On the paths of the rumba leads us through the Congo Basin, Cuba, Ecuador, and Ivory Coast, on a journey tempered of the familiar notes, all eager of blending the essence of this African musical art.
Language: French with English subtitles
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Screening: Les Gazelles
When: June 17, 2015 @ 6:30pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: N$30
Contact: +264 61 387 330
Les Gazelles / Gazelles, comedy directed by Mona Achache.
Marie and Eric, a couple in their thirties who have been together since college, buy their first apartment when suddenly Marie is overcome by doubt. Her encounter with a handsome, dark-haired man forces her to make a decision: does she leave Eric to throw herself into the big sea of pleasure and freedom?
Language: French with English subtitles
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Cycling: Spes Bona Winter Cycle Classic
When: June 20, 2015 @ 8am
Where: Pioniers Park Primary School, Windhoek
Cost: N$120, late entries: N$180
Contact: +264 61 235090
The Spes Bona Winter Cycle Classic is a project of the Bible Society of Namibia to raise funds for the organisation’s activities. Distances covered are 10km, 30km & 50km, with goodybags for the first 300 entries. The day’s events include BMX stunt riders, a jumping castle for the kids, free massages for cyclists, lucky packets for children and lots more!
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Brandberg Rhino Run
When: June 20, 2015 @ 8am
Where: Uis and surrounds
Cost: See below
Contact: www.otbsport.com
Save the Rhino Trust recently launched a pro-active anti-poaching program which aims to protect the rhino of the Kunene Region and to eradicate poaching.
The race itself takes place on communal land that is home to desert adapted elephant, desert adapted black rhino, ostrich, springbuck and giraffe, to name but a few. All three routes are very scenic and promise to deliver in terms of breathtaking vistas and photo opportunities.
It is a fully self-supporting race, and runners need to carry their own water and snacks. There will be one or two water tables on the longer routes where runners can refuel their bottles, but no cups or containers will be provided, as we want the race to be litter free.
There are cash prizes for male and female winners of the 12km and 25km runs as well as amazing free fully inclusive accommodation prizes from local and surrounding lodges.
Our current goal is to raise N$200 000 for the Save The Rhino Trust, Namibia, through the Brandberg Rhino Run.
Categories & entry fees:
25km run trail/jeep track – N$200
12km run trail/jeep track – N$100
6km fun run/walk – N$ 50
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World Music Day
When: June 20, 2015 @ 10am
Where: Various venues (see below)
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 387 330
This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of World Music Day in Namibia!
Annually, on the 21st of June – the day of summer solstice – communities worldwide celebrate World Music Day. This year World Music Day will be hosted by the FNCC in Windhoek, Swakopmund, Oshakati, Katima Mulilo and Rundu.
As is tradition on World Music Day, concerts are free of charge. Musicians from all walks of life and any genre are invited to register for participation. World Music Day is an excellent opportunity for both upcoming as well as established artists to showcase their talent to a large and diverse audience.
Venues:
- Windhoek: Palmtree Park next to the train station from 10am-6pm, to be followed by another concert at the Warehouse Theatre in the evening (8pm till late).
- Swakopmund: Amphitheatre from 12pm-6pm. Contact: Carlichia Pretorius @ 064 464048 or carlichia@westcoastfmnamibia.com
- Oshakati: La Cave Complex, Oshakati Main Road (next to Angolan Consulate), 9am to 5pm. Contact: DJ Remind @ 081 2424245; DJ Punyati @ 081 241 5645; DJ Maldini @ 081 215 2749
- Katima Mulilo: Katima Open Market, 9am to 5pm. Contact: Oliver Inambao @ 081 415 0053 or inambaooliver@hotmail.com
- Rundu: Dr Romanus Kampungu Stadium, 9am to 5pm. Contact: John Mushonga @ 081 366 1133 or 066 258307 or fungufungu@yahoo.com
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Screening: AVAMP
When: Until August 22, 2015
Where: National Art Gallery, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 23 1160
The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) once again hosts the Annual Visual Art Museum Program (AVAMP) Exhibition in the Lower Gallery. This year AVAMP, which is a joint collaboration between the NAGN and the Art Association Heritage Trust (AAHT), has a photography theme and is titled ‘A Short History of Photography in Namibia’.
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Park Talk: COP21
When: June 23, 2015 @ 6pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 387 330
Park Talk: COP21 – Paris 2015 focuses on the new International agreement on climate.
In 2015, France will be hosting and presiding the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30 to December 11.
COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it aims to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C. France will therefore be playing a leading international role to ensure points of view converge and to facilitate the search for consensus by the United Nations, as well as within the European Union, which has a major role in climate negotiations.
This Park Talk edition will be therefore a very special moment to make the concerned public aware about this critical International Conference, and will gather French and Namibian specialists to talk on this issue.
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Song night: Warehouse Theatre
When: June 24, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Warehouse Theatre, Windhoek
Cost: N$50
Contact: +264 61 40 2253
On the last Wednesday of February, April, June, August & October you will find upcoming musicians melting on stage at The Warehouse and melting your hearts in the audience.
Song Night is a proudly Namibian project where preparation and nerves meet an unforgettable experience as amateur singers share a stage with professional musicians and perform for their lives. It is a musical developing platform where founder and director Lize Ehlers conducts auditions, provides training, supplies a band and venue, and presses hard on the musical buttons of singers during rehearsals.
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Art Talk: Gender-based violence
When: June 25, 2015 @ 6pm
Where: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek
Cost: Free
Contact: +264 61 387 330
On the occasion of the sculpture exhibition Women in Stone currently running in the FNCC Gallery, Art in the House will hold a discussion on how visual arts are addressing social issues such as gender based violence.
This Art Talk will look at how local and international contemporary artists are approaching topics such as gender-based violence. The talk will be spearheaded by the curator of the Arts Association Heritage Trust Elize van Huyssteen (Namibia) and curator Kajsa Frostensson (Sweden).
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Festival: Grootfontein Kuierfees
When: June 26 & 27, 2015 @ 8pm
Where: Grootfontein
Cost: TBA
Contact: www.kuierfees.com
The annual Grootfontein “Kuierfees” takes place on 26 and 27 June.
The very popular Safari Dinner is on Friday 26 June and includes interesting dishes like porcupine spine, grubs, crocodile, guinea fowl, elephant, duck, quail, diving, freshwater fish, snake and various other dishes like warthog, wildebeest, kudu, ostrich, eland oryx and the like. There will also be a cash bar, dessert and coffee.
Other activities during the course of the weekend, include a mountain bike that takes place on a game reserve, an “Idols” talent competition, the Miss Kuierfees beauty pageant and stalls selling all kinds of products.
On Saturday evening, guests can look forward to 4 1/2 hours of entertainment with South African artists Snotkop, Jennifer Zamudio, Andriette Norman and Die Boers performing.
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Boeremark / Farmers Market
When: June 27, 2015 @ 8am – 1pm
Where: Windhoek Show Grounds
Cost: N$5
Contact: +264 81 436 3049 or elkiet@iway.na
The “Boeremark” takes place every last Saturday of the month at the Windhoek show grounds. A variety of bric a brac, home made food and other goodies are on sale.
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