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Addis Ababa What's on
Christmas events at the German church.
2-3 Dec 2006. The German church begins the Christmas season with a special service of carols on 2 Dec at 18.00. This is followed on 3 Dec by a Christmas fair and sale of festive decorations and other...
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9 Dec 2006. The annual pre-Christmas bazaar at the Nigerian embassy offers handicrafts and food from all over the world. Proceeds from the event, which is organised by the ambassadors and heads of mis...
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Electronic music at the Alliance Francaise.
9 Dec 2006. Electronic musicians DJ Oil and Jeff Sharel from France perform a mixture of jazz, electro, funk, Afrobeat and other sounds during the Ethiopian leg of their current world tour. The perfor...
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Benefit concert for flood victims.
27 Nov 2006. The internationally acclaimed Cape Verdian band Oriazul performs in a charity concert at the National Theatre to raise money for the victims of recent heavy flooding in East Africa. An es...
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Talk on gender-based violence.
22 Nov 2006. The Heinrich Bll Foundation in partnership with the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is giving a talk on gender-based violence at the Goethe Institut as part of its programme to...
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25 Nov 2006. The annual fete organised by Sandford International School in the Aware district includes attractions and fun for all the family. Money raised will be used to support various charities. 1...
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25 Nov-2 Dec 2006. Seven classic Indian films are being screened at the National Theatre in a festival organised by the Indian embassy in conjunction with Whats Up Addis! The programme opens with Engl...
Addis Ababa What's on
1-2 Dec 2006. Work by local artists and craftspeople is on sale in the floral gardens off Bole Road. Great for Christmas gift ideas. Entrance adults 10 birr, children free.
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Cheshire Services fundraising walk.
4 Nov 2006. The 34th edition of the annual sponsored cross-country walk organised by Cheshire Services Ethiopia (CSE), which supports children and young people with disabilities in Ethiopia, takes pla...
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Health for expats in Ethiopia.
7 Nov 2006. Meeting to explore health issues for expatriates living and working in Ethiopia. Every first Tues of the month. Next meeting 5 Dec.
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Italian cultural events in Addis Ababa.
1-14 Nov 2006. The programme at the Italian Cultural Institute for the first half of Nov includes a two-day international conference on the title Dermatological care for all: a basic human right (1-2...
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12-22 Oct 2006. Influence of Woman is the title of an exhibition of work by Ethiopian artists Yonas Sahle and Seyoum Ayalew at the National Theatre in Addis Ababa.
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25 Oct-9 Nov 2006. Works in watercolour and Indian ink by Carlos Marin Bellido depicting life in the walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia are on display at the Alliance Etio-Francaise. Bellido has...
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16-20 Oct 2006. Graphic artist Agegnehu Adane presents his work in a solo exhibition at the Addis Hilton. Educated at Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts, Adane works predominantly using woodcuts and pen...
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27 Oct 2006. Dutch saxophonist Olaf Boelsen has gathered some of the best musicians in Ethiopia to perform in a concert of traditional and modern Ethiopian and world sound. The line-up includes Abagaz...
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21 Oct 2006. Up and coming Ethiopian rap and hip-hop band Rising Squad perform at the Alliance Ethio-Franaise. The group sings in four languages: Amharic, French, Orominya and English. Tickets 20 birr...
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Short film festival at the Goethe-Institut.
18-22 Sept 2006. Short films from Germany are being screened at the Goethe-Institut in a special programme aiming to promote German film in Ethiopia. Screenings are at 18.00. For programme details see...
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Dawit Abebe at the Alliance Ethio-Franaise.
13-28 Sept 2006. Paintings by Ethiopian artist Dawit Abebe are on show in Green Women at the Alliance Ethio-Franaise. Mon-Fri 12.00-19.30.
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Exhibition of work by Engdaget Legesse.
21-29 Sept 2006. Work by Ethiopian artist Engdaget Legesse goes on display at the Goethe-Institut in Addis Abeba. Born in the Ethiopian capital in 1971, Legesse studied mural art before gaining experi...
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30 Sept 2006. Handicrafts made under the auspices of local development projects are available for purchase at the International Evangelical Church (IEC) near the African Union headquarters. The sale i...
