Events This Weekend

Hello BellaNaijarians, I hope you all are having a great day.

Who’s excited the weekend is here? Well we are. BellaNaija Events presents a fun listing of Events This Weekend, where we keep you in the know on all the most buzzed about events and places of interest to be spotted with the ones you love.

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See you all next week.

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The Best of Suppliers for Your Dream Wedding
Fotolighthouse’s Creative Collabo presents a wedding exhibition where you can meet vendors. This exhibition cuts across every segment of your wedding from photos, make-up, drinks, decor, cake, clothing and loads more, to make your dream wedding one to remember, all at affordable and budget friendly prices. Partners and some of the exhibitors for this exhibition include Weddings by Mai, Ouch, Bedazzled, Enemaya, Iceland Coctails, De Lacream Cakery, Kandy Kouture, Jeeday Benson, Meemedia,Dunamis Events and INKED. There will be free vouchers, discount cards and loads of free food and drinks at the event. Admission is free for all.
Date: Saturday 19th October 2013 – Sunday 20th October 2013
Time: 12 Noon Daily
Venue: The Nest Unit, 14 Bella Vista Estate, Dauda Fasanya street, Ikate Lekki, Lagos
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Voice D Mic
Voice D Mic, a weekly music talent hunt show to help promote and discover new stars in all genre of music, will take place today at the Modiza Lounge, Ikeja, Lagos. Three winners from the event will be chosen. Prizes include a free track recording and music video shoot as well as an opportunity to network with some of the top music execs and personalities. So if you are an aspiring musician, you don’t want to miss out. Admission is free for all.
Date: Thursday 17th October 2013
Time: 4 PM
Venue: Modiza Lounge, 64B Toyin Street, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos
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Zumba Kids
Get your kids in shape with the Zumba Kids fitness class taking place on Thursdays and Mondays. It is open to children between the ages of 5 and 12.
Date: Thursday 17th October 2013
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Venue: Bodiworks Studio, 3 Obafemi Anibaba Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos
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Karaoke Night at LaMango
LaMango Restaurant and Bar, Lagos cordially invites you to its karaoke night. Admission is free for all.
Date: Thursday 17th October 2013
Time: 6 PM
Venue: La Mango Restaurant & Bar, 2 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos ______________________________________________________________________________

Imperial College Nigerian Society 2nd Annual Symposium
The second edition of the annual Imperial College Nigerian Society Symposium is scheduled to take place tomorrow. The event is themed Taking the Giant Leap; Overcoming the Challenges to Nigeria’s Economic Prosperity. Guest speaker is Dr Evelyn Oputu (CEO, Bank of Industry, Nigeria). Other notable speakers include Arnold Ikpe (Former CEO, Ecobank), Okendo Lewis-Gayle (Founder, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance) and Ademola Adeyemi-Bero (Imperial Alumni and CEO First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria). Abike Dabiri-Erewa (Chair, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Nigeria), Abdulmumin Jibrin (Chair, House Committee on Finance, Nigeria), Deremi Atanda (CEO, Systemspecs, Nigeria) and Dr Sunday Popoola (Lecturer, Imperial College London) are also expected to attend. To attend, register at www.unian.co.uk
Date: Friday 18th October 2013
Time: Careers Fair 10 AM | Symposium 2 PM | Networking Dinner 7 PM
Venue: Imperial College London, South Kensington SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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The Diva’s Tussle
This weekend, The Diva’s Tussle – a stage play by Pink Crusade to create awareness on breast cancer – will be presented to all. It was produced by Doris Chinasa Ariole and directed by Joseph Ofili.
Date: Friday 18th October 2013 – Saturday 19th October 2013
Time: Show 1 – 12 Noon | Show 2 – 6 PM | Show 3 – 12 Noon | Show 4 – 3 PM | Command Performance 5 PM
Venue: Terra Kulture, Plot 1376 Tiamiyu Savage, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos
Ticket Prices: Regular N 3,500 | VIP N 5, 000 | VVIP 10,000 | Command Performance (N 10,000 | N 20,000 | N 50,000)
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Afropolitan Vibes – The Felabration Edition
Bantu invites you to the 7th edition of Afropolitan Vibes. This month’s show is a special Felabration edition dedicated to the king of Afrobeat Fela Kuti and Pan Africanist Thomas Sankara. It will feature the legendary Yoruba folksinger Jimi Solanke, Afrobeat pianist & composer Funsho Ogundipe of Ayetoro and AfroSoul songstress Oyemi all sharing the stage with the 11 piece Bantu band. Admission is free for all.
Date: Friday 18th October 2013
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Freedom Park (Amphi Theatre), Hospital Road, Old Prisons Ground, Adjacent to St. Nicolas Hospital, Lagos Island
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Watersworth Art Brokers
Encourage your child’s creativity by registering them now for Watersworth Art Brokers’ training in art. Drawing inspiration from the works in the gallery’s collection students will create hands on projects while the master artists help them in learning and creating their own works in different media and styles. Registration fee is N 10,000 while adults will pay the sum of N 20,000.
Date: Saturday 19th October 2013
Time: 9:30 AM
Venue: Watersworth Gallery, 3B Unity Close off Africa Lane, Lekki, Lagos
Contact: For more info and general inquiries, call 0809999092 | 07030799683 | e-mail [email protected]
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Watersworth presents Fit, Fun & Flair
Do you love to dance and are you looking for a fun and fab way to lose weight? Then Fit, Fun and Flair is for you. Watersworth Art Gallery in conjunction with Gbenga Yusuf of Maltina Dance All competition, presents you dance classes that will make all the difference. The offer package/fee is N 15,000.
Date: Saturday 19th October 2013
Time: 9:30 AM
Venue: Watersworth Gallery, 3B Unity Close off Africa Lane, Lekki, Lagos
Contact: For more info and general inquiries, call 0809999092 | 07030799683 | e-mail [email protected]
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Lindy’s Gem Foundation presents Gems in the Rough
You are invited to “Gems in the Rough” fun day organized by Lindy’s Gem Foundation. Play for a Cause, a platform that molds and builds the Nigerian child and bridges the gap between the less privileged and privileged children. This edition will take place on Saturday at the Muri Okunola Park and will see all children taken into the world of arts with lots of fun games. There will be free T shirts for all. The fee is N 1000 and can be purchased by Terra Kulture, Lego Shops at Ikeja City Mall, The Palm Shopping Mall and Leisure Mall, Surulere.
Date: Saturday 19th October 2013
Time: 10 AM
Venue: Muri Okunola Park, Adeyemo Alakija by King’s College, Victoria Island, Lagos
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2013 Hennessy Artistry Finale
This Saturday, the 2013 finale of the Hennessy Artistry show, will take place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. The headlining act D’banj as well as Seyi Shay, Chidinma, Phyno, Vector, Sean Tizzle, Olamide, Kay Switch, Pucado and Show Dem Camp, will also be present at the event.
Date: Saturday 19th October 2013
Venue: Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos
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Ikechi’s Covenant
Ikechi’s Covenant, a thrilling dance drama will be presented to all at the University of Lagos this Sunday.
Date: Sunday 20th October 2013
Time: Matinee 3:30 PM | Command Show 5:30 PM
Venue: Main Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos
Ticket Prices: N 1,000
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Lare’s Old Skool Nite
You are invited to Lare’s Old Skool Nite event at La Mango Restaurant and Bar, Lagos.
Date: Sunday 20th October 2013
Time: 5 PM
Venue: La Mango Restaurant & Bar, 2 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos
Contact: For more info and general inquiries, call 08082646670 | 08191914220 | e-mail [email protected]
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