2005-11-17,+Xarra+Books,+Upcoming+Events

= Xarra Books - Upcoming Events =

RSVP: info@xarrabooks.com OR call Thobile on 011 832 3069


 * Date || Event || Additional Info. || About the Artist/ Author ||
 * Saturday, 19th November 15.00 for 15.30 || Poetry Session : Ntsiki Mazwai et al. (to be confirmed) || Poetry Afternoon with Ntsiki Mazwai and other poets/ musicians. || Mazwai has performed in many high-profile gigs and venues. She founded the all-women, much-loved, Feela Sistah Spoken Word collective. She has been published in Don Mattera's souvenir book for 10 years of democracy. Her works can also be seen in the Timbila Special Edition. Outside of her poetry she runs a fashion label called House of MOBU, where she sells her exclusive beadwork range. ||
 * Wednesday, 23 November 18.00 – 20.00 || Media Launch: Black Word Festival 2005 ? || The Black Word Festival 2005 will be held on the 26th November 2005 at Constitutional Hill. || Tebogo Mofokeng, Phehello Mofokeng of b.KO and friends do a media launch for the Black Word Festival 2005 ||
 * Thursday, 24 November 18.00 for 18.30 || Book Launch: Going Home (Simao Kikamba). We will take a trans-national trip across Southern Africa, culminating in the dark underbelly of Jozi through the eyes of a refugee. || An honest and well told story about the current realities of discrimination, life, romance, hope and survival in Jozi. ? || Simao Kikamba was born in Angola and emigrated at the age of two to Zaire. In 1992 he returned to Angola encouraged by the Bicese Peace Accord between UNITA and MPLA. He was abducted in front of his pregnant wife in 1994. After being freed, he left for South Africa where he’s worked and lived eversince. ‘Going Home’ is his debut novel. ||
 * Saturday, 26 November 10.00 – 12.00 || Story-reading and kids’ games for ages 2 - 14 || In-store reading, drawing, painting and other kids’ games || ? ||
 * Thursday, 1 December 18.00 for 18.30 || In commemoration of ‘World Aids Day 2005’, Sandile Memela will read from his book and lead other Aids Activists to dialogue around self-empowerment, taking responsibility and the Aids policy in today’s compelling reality of Aids in South Africa. || ? || Raised in Soweto, Sandile Memela is a prominent multi-award winning journalist, marketing analyst, media critic and columnist. He was an Acting Editor for the Sunday World from September 2003 until October 2004, when he was promoted to become the general manager of both the Sowetan and Sunday World newspapers. He declined the post to take up the position of Chief Director of Marketing and Communication in the Department of Arts and Culture. ||