JOKE Silva, actress and female empowerment activist will hold a mentorship session, titled: The Book in My Life, for students, aged between 11 and 16, at the Food Court of Kongi’s Harvest in Freedom Park. The interaction is part of the sixth day of the ongoing Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) She would be talking about the importance of education through the arts.
The session would be followed by a colloquium: A Fork In The Road, What Choices For Nigeria with a keynote by Kunle Ajibade, veteran journalist. There will be readings around Ayisha Osori’s Love does not win Elections, Sefi Atta’s The Bead Collector and Eric Ngale’s I, Eric Ngale.
At 4.30pm the same day, LABAF features the Biography Session Theme 1: Why I Wrote His Story Biographies by Other People Ø The Will To Win: The Story of Biodun Shobanjo, by Dotun Adekambi Ø A Safe Pair of Hands: Biography of Austin Avuru, by Peju Akande & Toni Kan Guests of Honour: Chief Biodun Sobanjo | Mr Austin Avuru
Date: November 20, 2021. Time: 11am-9pm (Multiple Events) Ticket: Free
Venue: Freedom Park, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.
Sunday at LABAF
The last day of the Lagos Book and Art Festival would begin with a Youth Assembly where the #EndSARS protest would be dissected. There will also be readings around Professor Wole Soyinka’s latest novel, Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Son of the House and Chibundu Onuzo’s Welcome to Lagos. CORA’s flagship Art Stampede will come up at 6pm and the festival would be rounded up with a concert at 8pm.
Date: November 21, 2021. Time: 11am-9pm (Multiple Events) Ticket: Free
Venue: Freedom Park, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.
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