Events This Weekend and Beyond

I keep forgetting it isn’t December because of how much is happening, and it’s actually making me worried for what is still to come.

Can you feel it too? There’s something in the air right?

It’s not just me who feels the urge to lie out in the sun and do nothing, right? Is it year-end fatigue, or am I just so flooded with choices?

How about something new, like a musical juggling show? Or maybe a night under the stars with good local tunes?

FRIDAY

Come through for the Goethe Institut’s Recycling Juggling Sounds, a collaboration between comedian and juggler Fernando Filipe (also known as Fernando Tafish) and drummer and musician Tapz, alongside pupils from Waldorf School. This family show will feature a dynamic performance highlighting the importance of recycling, with Nuuwa Lisa as the MC.

Tickets are N$60 for children and N$100 for adults. Show starts at 19h30.

Vinyls Music Cafe is hosting a live music show on Friday. The musical act will be Vocalfront and Band from 20h30.

Tickets start at N$100.

SATURDAY

Content Creators far and wide are encouraged to join the Content Creators Workshop taking place this weekend at the Stratos Boardroom at Avani Hotel in Windhoek. The workshop, which is part of the DStv Namibia Content Creator Awards, will cover topics such as creation techniques, equipment, editing, monetisation, branding, intellectual property rights and more. The show takes place from 08h00 to 14h00.

Limited tickets are going for N$50.

It is awards weekend! Catch the Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards this weekend at the National Theatre of Namibia from 19h00, and live on NBC. All your faves will be there, including musical performances by Lioness, Tumi Mohamed, DJ Vuyo and others. The hosts will include Millen Tsâuses, Nalitye Shaninga, Aina Kweyo and Kimberly Ashipala.

There’s a Meat & Wine Festival at the Windhoek Country Club, Resort and Casino from 16h00.

Tickets start at N$250.

On Saturday at 20h00, Letisha & Friends will take the stage at Vinyls from 20h00.

Tickets for the live musical performance will be N$100.

SUNDAY

Hermosa Mimosa, a networking event aimed at inspiring and empowering women working in the medical field, will take place at Hilton Hotel in Windhoek. Doors open from 11h00 and tickets start at N$100.

Isabel’s Table is hosting a Halloween party on Sunday from 14h00. Entry is N$50 and there will be sounds by DJ Kiki, Papa Desh, YD Fresh, Shafa, Blxck, Los Manos, Zonesh and Soul Brothers.

NEXT WEEK

The Wine Shop is going on a tour with their 2024 Wine Tasting Roadshow from next Tuesday at Iris Boutique Hotel at Walvis Bay. Tickets are N$250, which entitles you to a glass of wine and a charcuterie platter.

Other tour stops will be at Artemis Hotel at Swakopmund next Wednesday, The Wine Shop in Windhoek next Friday and at The Village Garden next Saturday.

Musical legend Oteya will take the stage at the Goethe Institut’s monthly live music show ‘Night Under The Stars’ on 1 November.

Gates open from 18h00 and the tickets are N$50.

It’s Quarter to December at Kiki’s Korner on 2 November. Come through to the corner of Shanghai and Andrew Mogalie streets at Shandumbala for food, drinks and music by DJs Shoza and Tumi Mohamed, with a special appearance by DJ Steven The Legend.

Entry is N$30.

RECURRING

There are art and dance classes for girls and boys aged 7 to 14 at the Okahandja Tennis Court every Wednesday for N$200 a month.

Children can learn about graphics, photography, design, dance, videography and drama, courtesy of Elevation Arts and Sports Network.

Don’t suffer in silence. If you think it’s time, join a substance abuse support group every Thursday from 18h00, hosted free of charge by Saffron Psychological Services at the CCN Building in Eros.

BEYOND

On 8 December, South African duo Murumba Pitch will be in Namibia for the Yano Sunset Festival at the coast.

• Anne Hambuda is a poet, writer, and social commentator. Follow her online or email her at annehambuda@gmail.com for more.