The Scene

See the events taking place this weekend and next…

‘Stars and Ashes’ by Urte Remmert will open at The Project Room tonight. The Project Room is situated at 32 Jenner Street in Windhoek.

The ‘Timeout Beach Volleyball League’ is still hot and happening at the DTS Beach Arena from 18h00. The event will conclude on Friday, 6 September.

Standard Bank’s Coastal Auto Show is taking place at the Moonlight Resort at Swakopmund today and tomorrow. The event starts at 14h00. For more information, visit stdbcoastalautoshow.com.

Ashwyn Mberi presents ‘Bantu-Boy Blooming’ at The Warehouse Theatre tonight. The music and poetry concert will be live-recorded. Get your seats from 20h00 and tickets are available at the door or in advance at webtickets.com.na.

‘We Me’, an exhibition by womxn, is currently on at the National Art Gallery of Namibia. Expect a conversation about the inclusion of womxn within the discourse of Namibian art and a space for critical thinking, conversation and work. The exhibition ends on Thursday, 8 August.

‘Creative Hands’, an exhibition on needlework and handwoven carpets, will be displayed at the Woermannhaus Gallery. The exhibition will end on Sunday, 18 August.

Power Sound presents ‘Winter Chills’ hosted by Ama-Daz-Floor tonight. With Lloyd The Comedian as the MC, expect to see S-Man, Sweety, Kapandu, Mamikie, Syclone, Kledo Blaq, Mile, PhredGot1, Hilifa94, Ndazza, Ruby and Riio, Carry K, Emvee K, LocoSounds, and 6Five and Rencha. Dubai Lounge is situated at Donkerhoek, Katutura opposite Bet-El Primary School behind BJ Motors. Tickets available at the door.

ML is the next act to headline ‘Night Under The Stars’ at the Goethe-Institut today from 19h00. Tickets are available at the door.

Petjofa, a monthly sit-down event, will be hosting Pinehas ‘Zulu Boy’ Shikulo as a guest speaker on Saturday at Hafeni Traditional Restaurant at Walvis Bay. Tickets are available at the door and the talk starts from 14h30.

‘Ovizire: Somgu: From Where Do We Speak?’, an exhibition of video installations, photography, soundscape, etc, will be showcased at the National Art Gallery of Namibia. The exhibition ends on 24 August.

Filly-Zo Namwater is having a pre-CD launch at Kissing Pub at Ondangwa tomorrow. There will be performances by Bantu, Makilla, King Mex, Kapa Kamandela, Loco Sound, Sixer Vundakan, Sharpshooter, Chiza NBK, Respect and many more.

The Namibia Book Fair in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut presents the workshop ‘Raising a Reader for Parents and Teachers’. Applications can be emailed to namibiabookfair@gmail.com with the subject line ‘How to Raise a Reader’. The event starts at 08h30 and is free.