Events This Weekend

Dotun of Cool FM to Host Samklef’s Listening Party

The man labelled as ‘The Voice Of The New Generation’ – Dotun, OAP with Cool FM will host Samklef’s album listening party as Samklef performs several songs from the NONILIZING album set to be released soon!

Date: Thursday 25 November 2010
Time: 7PM
Venue: Club Karma, 147A Younis Bashorun, Off Ajose Adeogun street, Victoria Island, Lagos
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BEETA Universal Arts Foundation Presents “Iya-Ile”

With the aim to “rejuvenate the culture of theatre in Nigeria”, Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF) will be staging the play “Iya-Ile” in Lagos this weekend. This play is written by a young and talented playwright, Oladipo Agboluaje and is set in Lagos State in the 1980s. IYA-ILE will make you laugh and think… One not to be missed!

Dates, Venues & Times

Friday November 26 2010
Muson Centre
Doors Open at 5.30PM
Cocktail Reception at 6PM
Regular Ticket: N5, 000
Box Ticket: N10,000

Saturday November 27 2010
National Theatre – Cinema Hall 2
Time: 3PM
Regular Ticket: N2,500
Student/NYSC (with ID Card): N1,500

Sunday November 28 2010
National Theatre – Cinema Hall 2
Time: 2PM & 4PM
Regular Ticket: N2,500
Student/NYSC (with ID Card): N1,500

Ticket Outlets & Information
The Hub Media Store – The Palms Shopping Mall, Lekki
www.naira.com – Online ticket purchase
Silverbird Galleria – Silverbird Galleria, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island

Contact Phone Numbers: 08036789472, 08191511638
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Swagcraft(R) hosts DJ Caise & HCODE

Swagcraft will honour BEAT FM’s finest DJ CAISE, fresh off the SMVA 2010 wheels The Big Brother House; and the prolific producer and artist HCODE (with production credits from Vector’s State of Surprise album and Saucekid’s Na Me Be Fine Boy). Expect special appreances from VECTOR & SAUCEKID among others.

Date: Friday 26 November 2010
Time: 7PM
Venue: Let’s Go Bowling (Lounge), The Palms, Lekki, Lagos

For further enquiries pls call 07062929222, 08056062592, or e-mail: [email protected]
Download one of Nigeria’s finest BB & smart phone apps.(TMG app) here: http://www.tmgapp.com/7/7/Download/Download.html
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No. 10 Lounge Hosts Moet Golden Night

Experience MOET like never before with sparkly surroundings, colourful champagne-popping, and beautiful people. For every purchased bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne is a golden surprise giveaway.

Date: Friday 26 November 2010
Time: 8PM (for gold carpet)
Venue: No. 10 Lounge, 46, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
For more information and table bookings contact 07029042565.

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The Girlfriends: Battered But Not Broken

Are you a woman and will you be in Lagos this weekend? Here’s a special gathering for women themed “Battered but not Broken”. Join in the discussions as three amazing women who have experienced varying degrees of domestic violence and are in various stages of picking up the pieces are willing to share their story.

Date: Saturday 27 November, 2010
Time: 10:30AM to 1PM
Venue: Natives Restaurant, 5B Oju Olobun Close, Off Idejo, Off Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos
Admission: Strictly for Girlfriends (so all women qualify)
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The WOW Fair

Would you like an early start to your Christmas shopping? Would you love the place to be accessible, the ambience great and your family and friends in attendance with the opportunity to network whilst getting it done? The WOW! Fair is the place that will take care of those knotty questions of what to buy, where and when. Not only that the prices will be reasonable and affordable too.

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 11AM to 6PM
Venue: The Place – Isaac John Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos
Click HERE for more details
For more information/enquiries
Call – 08034742593
Email – [email protected]
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Monthly Speaker Series: 90 Minutes with Wole Obayomi

Wole Obayomi is a Partner in the Tax, Regulatory & People Services practice of KPMG. Come interact with Wole as he shares his career and life experiences with young professionals in a 45 minute interview and a 30 minute session open to the audience for questions.

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 11AM
Venue: New Dawn Events Centre, 16/17 Water Corporation Road (beside Victoria Continental Hotel), off Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island.
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Underground (3rd Edition)

The Underground discovers music talents and brings them into the limelight. Join the atmosphere of relaxation, social networking and general appreciation of music. The winner gets to work with Jesse Jagz on their solo album. Past winners are Saeon and Karma.

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 4:30PM
Venue: Soul Lounge, Palms shopping Mall, Oniru, Lagos
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Fund-raising Performance of “Little Drops”

“Little Drops”, a play by Prof. Ahmed Yerima, starring Tosan Edremoda-Ugbeye, Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, Ropo Ewenla, Tosin Kehinde and Joke Silva examines the Niger Delta question from view of the unintended victims-the women. Beneficiaries are Genesis House, a rehabilitation and skills acquisition centre for (young) commercial sex workers, Special Olympics participants in Greece next year and Scholarship Fund for children of the poor around Holy Child College to attend the college.

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 6:30PM
Venue: Coral Reef Hall, 10A Ikoya Avenue, off Macpherson street, off Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Tickets: N25,000 each.

Also showing in Port Harcourt on Thursday 25 November 2010. Each charity receives N5,000 from each ticket sold.

Please call Charity on 08056066403 or Ayo on 08079122630 for more details.
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CelebrityRead Africa – HIV/AIDS Awareness Edition!

Come watch and listen to your favorite celebrities read off their favorite literature/book (with special focus on HIV/AIDS) alongside invited authors! Guests include Segun Odegbami, Essence, Chude Jideonwo, Modele, Tosin Otitoju and Myne Whitman. Live Musical performances by: Christine Ben-Ameh, Eleri, Jodie and Bukola

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 3PM to 6PM
Venue: Terra Kulture, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
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Kidz Kloset!

Come enjoy great bargains for the parents and free face painting and candy for the kids. Each purchase also guarantees you a free gift. Some of the brands we deal in include Gap, Striderite, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste Kids, Carters, Ralph Lauren, Children’s Place, Gymboree, Hackett, Old Navy and more.

Date: Sunday 28 November 2010
Time: 12PM to 6PM
Venue: 9A, Oko Awo Street, Opposite Laterna Bookshop, Opposite Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
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Le Petit Marché
Shop till you drop and get ready for the festive season!

Date: Sunday 28 November 2010
Time: 12Noon to 7PM
Venue: GET Arena, Oniru Estate, Lagos

For more information – email: [email protected]

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The Killing Swamp

A Stage Play on the trial and death of the environmental activist and writer, Ken Saro Wiwa, written by Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba and directed by Wole Oguntokun.
Featuring Kenneth Uphopho, Sola Roberts Iwaotan, Jennifer Osammor and Precious Anyanwu.

Date: Sunday 21 November 2010
Venue: Terra Kulture, 1376 Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Time: 3PM & 6PM
Tickets: N2,500 each

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House of Topaz Fashion Sale

House of Topaz presents a Fashion Day Sale in Port Harcourt this weekend. Go grab your designer bags, shoes, clothes, jewelry and lots more!

Date: Saturday 27 November 2010
Time: 12 Noon
Venue: 12, Opobo Crescent, GRA Phase 1, Port Harcourt
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