TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT TO WELCOME 2009
Dec 30, 2008
December 31, 2008<br>Sheraton Kampala Hotel<br>Check out the New Year Reaggeton Xplosion at 6:00pm.
Concerts
December 31, 2008
Sheraton Kampala Hotel
Check out the New Year Reaggeton Xplosion at 6:00pm. Entry fee is sh20,000 for VIP and sh10,000. Artistes include iROd from Spain. There will also be a fireworks display at midnight.
Didi’s World, Kansanga
Go for the Fire in the City concert from the afternoon till midnight. All top artistes will be there. Entry fee is sh5,000.
Briton Hotel, Masaka
Enjoy an an end-of-year concert for sh10, 000.
Agip Motel, Mbarara
Go and watch Amarula Family’s Akabadi k’Obama. Entrance fee is sh5,000.
Lubiri Palace, Mengo
Go for the Bell Lager-sponsored Enkuka ya CBS. There will be performances by top artistes like Juliana Kanyomozi and the Eagles Productions Band. There will also be fireworks at midnight.
Nabugabo Sand Beach, Masaka will hold a music extravaganza from morning until the next day. Entrance fee is sh6,000.
Hotel Annex, Arua
Local singers will hold an end-of-year concert. Entrance fee is sh10,000 for VIP, sh5,000 for adults and sh2,000 for children.
Kakindu Stadium, Jinja
Do not miss Lord Fred Ssebata and the Matendo Guitar Singers. Entrance is sh5,000.
Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala will welcome the New Year with a live music performance. Entrance is free.
Crested Crane Hotel, Jinja will hold a transnight concert, dubbed Tujjakeesa. Entrance is sh7,000.
Jinja Town Hall will host the mayor’s ball. Entrance is sh7,000.
Television
January 1, 2009
M-Net Channel 101.
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (8:00am)
Drake and Josh get up to their usual antics, but this time the tale has a Christmas twist to it.
Supernormal (9:30am)
Welcome to Crumptonville, a town where there is a school for superheroes. The students have superpowers and study Death Traps and Doomsday Machines. However, there is one student with no powers; his name is Eric Normal.
Samurai Girl (11:00am)
A Japanese girl is set to marry the son of her father’s business partner against her will. Mayhem is unleashed on the big day when ninjas swarm the event and her brother attempts to save her.
Inspector Mom (12:00pm)
Soccer mum Maddie Moore lives a double life. On one hand she is a devoted mother and on the other she is a detective. When her daughter’s soccer coach is murdered, she investigates.
Enrique Iglesias: At Odyssey Arena (4:55pm)
Within three years, Enrique became the biggest selling Spanish language singer in the world. He has enjoyed 16 number one Billboard Latin hits.
Clash of The Choirs (6:00pm)
A reality show in which five celebrity singers including Nick Lachey, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Blake Shelton and Kelly Rowland visit their hometowns to assemble an amateur choir.
EGOLI - Place of Gold (7:00pm)
The breakfast table is abuzz with gossip of the New Years Eve Party.
Two And A Half Men (8:00pm)
‘Taterhead Is Our Love Child’. Charlie encounters an ex-girlfriend whose son looks an awful lot like him.
Dirty Sexy Money (9:30pm)
The Injured Party. Letitia hits a pretty bicyclist with her car. To avoid another public scandal, Tripp invites Wrenn to recuperate at the Darling mansion.
Christina Aguilera’s Back To Basics (10:30pm)
Christina Aguilera performs live as part of her Back to Basics sell-out world tour.
Nine To Five (11:30pm)
A happily married sexpot constantly avoids advances from her boss. She decides to team up with two other women, who have their own issues with men, to take revenge on her chauvinistic boss.
M-Net Action on Channel 106
Q & A at 7:00am
A young district attorney is assigned to a cut-and-dry case. However, he begins to uncover evidence that points to a corrupt police force.
This Revolution (9:10am)
An Iraq War widow falls in love with a reporter who is tracking the movements of a group of anti-war radicals that she leads.
Fear Itself (12:00pm)
A near-death experience causes a likeable family man to switch bodies with an incarcerated serial killer.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1:00pm)
Ten years ago the machines who now control the future sent a Terminator to assassinate the unborn John Connor. Their mission failed. Now the machines are trying again.
Unforgettable at 3:20pm
A police medical examiner is obsessed with finding his wife’s killer. He receives injections of a serum that allows him to relive his wife’s and other victims’ memories.
Taggart: Genesis (5:15pm)
A woman is killed on her way to a fertility clinic. The case is further complicated when one of the nurses there is also attacked and murdered.
Ghost Hunters (7:00pm)
Experts at hunting ghosts go on a chase of ghosts in spooky places.
Africa Magic Channel 114
A Time To Love (10:15am)
Hope is unable to bear children for her husband Peter. He seeks solace in the arms of another woman. In a twist of fate, Hope gets pregnant after a violent rape by a fraudster.
Kids Alone (2:20pm)
A reality TV series featuring 20 kids aged between nine and 13 left in an abandoned house for 20 days. They are tasked to literally live alone.
Discover Africa (3:20pm)
This is a travel series about destinations, activities and general amenities in Africa to showcase Africa’s many tourist attractions.
House In Crisis (4:20pm)
Uche and his siblings find themselves in predicament when disaster befalls their family. Now the challenge is to bring peace between two elder brothers who have different ideologies.
The Art of Dance at 19:10pm
This dance show takes us to the roots of dance culture in Botswana. It shows how various cultures embrace the art of dance.
Mary Slessor (8:40pm)
Mary Slessor is the story of an 18th century Scottish woman who gave her life to the development of the people of Nigeria. She stopped the killing of twins.
Temple Of Justice (9:10pm)
She has a mission: to fight for the fatherless, be the husband of the widow, fight for the oppressed and be the hope for the hopeless. Will she succeed?
Theatre
DECEMBER 31, 2008
l Thorns and Roses – women 3 romantic night episode 7 at Theatre La Bonita at 7:00pm. Entrance is sh10,000, sh15,000 and sh20,000. Ragga Dee will be there.
l Ndere Troupe in trans-annual celebrations starting at 5:00pm. Dinner will also be served. Entrance is sh10,000.
JANUARY 1, 2009
Societal Equilibrium – Galebera full length drama performance By The Ebonies at Theatre La Bonita 2:00pm and 7:00pm prompt. Entrance is sh10,000, sh15,000 and sh20,000.
l Theatre Factory presents the Comedy Nite show at 8:00pm at Dembe Car Sales Depot on Dewinton Road. Entrance is sh10,000.
l Diamonds Ensemble present Omusayi mu Masanganzira at National Theatre. Entrance is sh10,000.
l Afri-talent in a new play Bbungulu ewa Bbungulu at Bat Valley Theatre. The play revolves around family conflicts. Show time is 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Entrance is sh10,000.
l At Ndere Centre is the Go Home at Ndere experience. It kicks off with serving of traditional dishes at lunch time. Ndere Troupe will perform at a Family show at 6:00pm. Entrance is sh10, 000.
Parties
DECEMBER 31, 2008
Kampala Sheraton Hotel
l Enjoy a ‘70s flower power dance party at the Paradise Grill starting at 7:00pm. Entrance is sh100,000.
l Take your kids to a party at Rwenzori Ballroom. For kids from 10 years and below, entrance is sh65,000.
l Kyoga Poolside will host guests to the Pirates of Kampala party from 7:00pm. The party includes a gala dinner at sh155,000 per adult and sh75,000 for children between five and 12 years. Kids below four years enter free.
Imperial Royale Hotel
l Guests will be treated to a five-course meal at Royale Restaurant from 7:00pm to 2:00pm. Adults pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
l There will also be a gala dinner at the poolside from 7:00pm to 2:00am. Adults will pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
Club Silk will usher in the new year with a street dance party. Gates open 6:00pm on the street. There will be a fireworks display and performances by top artistes. Entrance is sh10,000 on the street, sh15,000 for Royale and sh20,000 for the Lounge.
Club Volts will host a Ladies’ Nite. Entry is free for ladies before11:00pm.
Ange Noir Discotheque will welcome 2009 with a dance party.
Club Sway will host the Around The World party at sh25,000.
Moroto Hotel Gardens has organised an end-of-year party for sh5,000.
Acholi Inn Gardens will host a party for sh5,000.
Club Oasis, Mbale revellers will be hosted to an end of year party. Entrance fee is sh10,000.
Lira Hotel Gardens will throw a party for sh5,000.
Jobiah Hotel, Mukono will have a fireworks display. Entry fee is sh2,000. Come party with Fina Mugerwa and Dr. Hilderman.
JANUARY 1, 2009
Imperial Royale Hotel will serve a Champagne Brunch from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Adults pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
l There will be a continental lunch and entertainment by Mbonge Musica Band at Rumours Bar from 12:00pm to 4:00pm for sh40,000 for adult and sh20,000 for children.
l Children will enjoy free swimming from 3:00pm to 10:00pm.
Club Volts will offer free entrance to everybody. Drinks will be sold at a discount.
Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala will serve a buffet for sh6,000.
Club Oasis, Arua will host a sumptuous buffet at sh6,000.
Cinema
Cineplex Cinema
l Yesman (104 minutes). shows: 12:00, 2:30, 7:00, 9:45pm.
Based on Danny Wallace’s autobiography, Jim Carrey stars as a man who decides to spice up his life by saying yes to everything that he would normally say no to. He thinks this can change everything. And indeed things change, but to what outcome?
Zooey Deschanel co-stars as Jim Carrey’s romantic interest, Bradley Cooper as Carrey’s best friend.
l Australia (165 minutes). Shows: 12:00, 2:30, 7:00, 9:45 pm
Lady Sarah Ashley is an Englishwoman who goes to Australia in the years before World War II. She is determined to have her estranged husband sell his cattle ranch. But when she arrives, Lord Ashley is dead and her plan to sell the ranch changes when she sees an employee cheating her husband’s business and mistreating a young boy because he is of mixed race.
Starring Baz Luhrman, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, David Wenham and Jack Thompson.
l The day the earth stood still (103 minutes). Shows: 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:30 pm.
Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extra-terrestrial as a hostage and deny his request to address the world’s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim. And earth will stand still.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates.
l Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (89minutes). Shows 12:00, 2:30, 4:45pm.
In this sequel to 2005’s Madagascar, New York zoo animals; Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo are still stranded on Madagascar. Then they start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them. Stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer.
l Righteous Kill (100 minutes)
Shows: 7:00, 9:30pm.
After 30 years as partners in the New York Police Department, detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren’t. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg.
Stories by Emmanuel Ssejjengo, Nigel Nassar, Pidson Kareire, Jude Katende and Gilbert Mwijuke.
December 31, 2008
Sheraton Kampala Hotel
Check out the New Year Reaggeton Xplosion at 6:00pm. Entry fee is sh20,000 for VIP and sh10,000. Artistes include iROd from Spain. There will also be a fireworks display at midnight.
Didi’s World, Kansanga
Go for the Fire in the City concert from the afternoon till midnight. All top artistes will be there. Entry fee is sh5,000.
Briton Hotel, Masaka
Enjoy an an end-of-year concert for sh10, 000.
Agip Motel, Mbarara
Go and watch Amarula Family’s Akabadi k’Obama. Entrance fee is sh5,000.
Lubiri Palace, Mengo
Go for the Bell Lager-sponsored Enkuka ya CBS. There will be performances by top artistes like Juliana Kanyomozi and the Eagles Productions Band. There will also be fireworks at midnight.
Nabugabo Sand Beach, Masaka will hold a music extravaganza from morning until the next day. Entrance fee is sh6,000.
Hotel Annex, Arua
Local singers will hold an end-of-year concert. Entrance fee is sh10,000 for VIP, sh5,000 for adults and sh2,000 for children.
Kakindu Stadium, Jinja
Do not miss Lord Fred Ssebata and the Matendo Guitar Singers. Entrance is sh5,000.
Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala will welcome the New Year with a live music performance. Entrance is free.
Crested Crane Hotel, Jinja will hold a transnight concert, dubbed Tujjakeesa. Entrance is sh7,000.
Jinja Town Hall will host the mayor’s ball. Entrance is sh7,000.
Television
January 1, 2009
M-Net Channel 101.
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (8:00am)
Drake and Josh get up to their usual antics, but this time the tale has a Christmas twist to it.
Supernormal (9:30am)
Welcome to Crumptonville, a town where there is a school for superheroes. The students have superpowers and study Death Traps and Doomsday Machines. However, there is one student with no powers; his name is Eric Normal.
Samurai Girl (11:00am)
A Japanese girl is set to marry the son of her father’s business partner against her will. Mayhem is unleashed on the big day when ninjas swarm the event and her brother attempts to save her.
Inspector Mom (12:00pm)
Soccer mum Maddie Moore lives a double life. On one hand she is a devoted mother and on the other she is a detective. When her daughter’s soccer coach is murdered, she investigates.
Enrique Iglesias: At Odyssey Arena (4:55pm)
Within three years, Enrique became the biggest selling Spanish language singer in the world. He has enjoyed 16 number one Billboard Latin hits.
Clash of The Choirs (6:00pm)
A reality show in which five celebrity singers including Nick Lachey, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Blake Shelton and Kelly Rowland visit their hometowns to assemble an amateur choir.
EGOLI - Place of Gold (7:00pm)
The breakfast table is abuzz with gossip of the New Years Eve Party.
Two And A Half Men (8:00pm)
‘Taterhead Is Our Love Child’. Charlie encounters an ex-girlfriend whose son looks an awful lot like him.
Dirty Sexy Money (9:30pm)
The Injured Party. Letitia hits a pretty bicyclist with her car. To avoid another public scandal, Tripp invites Wrenn to recuperate at the Darling mansion.
Christina Aguilera’s Back To Basics (10:30pm)
Christina Aguilera performs live as part of her Back to Basics sell-out world tour.
Nine To Five (11:30pm)
A happily married sexpot constantly avoids advances from her boss. She decides to team up with two other women, who have their own issues with men, to take revenge on her chauvinistic boss.
M-Net Action on Channel 106
Q & A at 7:00am
A young district attorney is assigned to a cut-and-dry case. However, he begins to uncover evidence that points to a corrupt police force.
This Revolution (9:10am)
An Iraq War widow falls in love with a reporter who is tracking the movements of a group of anti-war radicals that she leads.
Fear Itself (12:00pm)
A near-death experience causes a likeable family man to switch bodies with an incarcerated serial killer.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1:00pm)
Ten years ago the machines who now control the future sent a Terminator to assassinate the unborn John Connor. Their mission failed. Now the machines are trying again.
Unforgettable at 3:20pm
A police medical examiner is obsessed with finding his wife’s killer. He receives injections of a serum that allows him to relive his wife’s and other victims’ memories.
Taggart: Genesis (5:15pm)
A woman is killed on her way to a fertility clinic. The case is further complicated when one of the nurses there is also attacked and murdered.
Ghost Hunters (7:00pm)
Experts at hunting ghosts go on a chase of ghosts in spooky places.
Africa Magic Channel 114
A Time To Love (10:15am)
Hope is unable to bear children for her husband Peter. He seeks solace in the arms of another woman. In a twist of fate, Hope gets pregnant after a violent rape by a fraudster.
Kids Alone (2:20pm)
A reality TV series featuring 20 kids aged between nine and 13 left in an abandoned house for 20 days. They are tasked to literally live alone.
Discover Africa (3:20pm)
This is a travel series about destinations, activities and general amenities in Africa to showcase Africa’s many tourist attractions.
House In Crisis (4:20pm)
Uche and his siblings find themselves in predicament when disaster befalls their family. Now the challenge is to bring peace between two elder brothers who have different ideologies.
The Art of Dance at 19:10pm
This dance show takes us to the roots of dance culture in Botswana. It shows how various cultures embrace the art of dance.
Mary Slessor (8:40pm)
Mary Slessor is the story of an 18th century Scottish woman who gave her life to the development of the people of Nigeria. She stopped the killing of twins.
Temple Of Justice (9:10pm)
She has a mission: to fight for the fatherless, be the husband of the widow, fight for the oppressed and be the hope for the hopeless. Will she succeed?
Theatre
DECEMBER 31, 2008
l Thorns and Roses – women 3 romantic night episode 7 at Theatre La Bonita at 7:00pm. Entrance is sh10,000, sh15,000 and sh20,000. Ragga Dee will be there.
l Ndere Troupe in trans-annual celebrations starting at 5:00pm. Dinner will also be served. Entrance is sh10,000.
JANUARY 1, 2009
Societal Equilibrium – Galebera full length drama performance By The Ebonies at Theatre La Bonita 2:00pm and 7:00pm prompt. Entrance is sh10,000, sh15,000 and sh20,000.
l Theatre Factory presents the Comedy Nite show at 8:00pm at Dembe Car Sales Depot on Dewinton Road. Entrance is sh10,000.
l Diamonds Ensemble present Omusayi mu Masanganzira at National Theatre. Entrance is sh10,000.
l Afri-talent in a new play Bbungulu ewa Bbungulu at Bat Valley Theatre. The play revolves around family conflicts. Show time is 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Entrance is sh10,000.
l At Ndere Centre is the Go Home at Ndere experience. It kicks off with serving of traditional dishes at lunch time. Ndere Troupe will perform at a Family show at 6:00pm. Entrance is sh10, 000.
Parties
DECEMBER 31, 2008
Kampala Sheraton Hotel
l Enjoy a ‘70s flower power dance party at the Paradise Grill starting at 7:00pm. Entrance is sh100,000.
l Take your kids to a party at Rwenzori Ballroom. For kids from 10 years and below, entrance is sh65,000.
l Kyoga Poolside will host guests to the Pirates of Kampala party from 7:00pm. The party includes a gala dinner at sh155,000 per adult and sh75,000 for children between five and 12 years. Kids below four years enter free.
Imperial Royale Hotel
l Guests will be treated to a five-course meal at Royale Restaurant from 7:00pm to 2:00pm. Adults pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
l There will also be a gala dinner at the poolside from 7:00pm to 2:00am. Adults will pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
Club Silk will usher in the new year with a street dance party. Gates open 6:00pm on the street. There will be a fireworks display and performances by top artistes. Entrance is sh10,000 on the street, sh15,000 for Royale and sh20,000 for the Lounge.
Club Volts will host a Ladies’ Nite. Entry is free for ladies before11:00pm.
Ange Noir Discotheque will welcome 2009 with a dance party.
Club Sway will host the Around The World party at sh25,000.
Moroto Hotel Gardens has organised an end-of-year party for sh5,000.
Acholi Inn Gardens will host a party for sh5,000.
Club Oasis, Mbale revellers will be hosted to an end of year party. Entrance fee is sh10,000.
Lira Hotel Gardens will throw a party for sh5,000.
Jobiah Hotel, Mukono will have a fireworks display. Entry fee is sh2,000. Come party with Fina Mugerwa and Dr. Hilderman.
JANUARY 1, 2009
Imperial Royale Hotel will serve a Champagne Brunch from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Adults pay sh40,000 and children sh20,000.
l There will be a continental lunch and entertainment by Mbonge Musica Band at Rumours Bar from 12:00pm to 4:00pm for sh40,000 for adult and sh20,000 for children.
l Children will enjoy free swimming from 3:00pm to 10:00pm.
Club Volts will offer free entrance to everybody. Drinks will be sold at a discount.
Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala will serve a buffet for sh6,000.
Club Oasis, Arua will host a sumptuous buffet at sh6,000.
Cinema
Cineplex Cinema
l Yesman (104 minutes). shows: 12:00, 2:30, 7:00, 9:45pm.
Based on Danny Wallace’s autobiography, Jim Carrey stars as a man who decides to spice up his life by saying yes to everything that he would normally say no to. He thinks this can change everything. And indeed things change, but to what outcome?
Zooey Deschanel co-stars as Jim Carrey’s romantic interest, Bradley Cooper as Carrey’s best friend.
l Australia (165 minutes). Shows: 12:00, 2:30, 7:00, 9:45 pm
Lady Sarah Ashley is an Englishwoman who goes to Australia in the years before World War II. She is determined to have her estranged husband sell his cattle ranch. But when she arrives, Lord Ashley is dead and her plan to sell the ranch changes when she sees an employee cheating her husband’s business and mistreating a young boy because he is of mixed race.
Starring Baz Luhrman, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, David Wenham and Jack Thompson.
l The day the earth stood still (103 minutes). Shows: 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:30 pm.
Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extra-terrestrial as a hostage and deny his request to address the world’s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim. And earth will stand still.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates.
l Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (89minutes). Shows 12:00, 2:30, 4:45pm.
In this sequel to 2005’s Madagascar, New York zoo animals; Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo are still stranded on Madagascar. Then they start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them. Stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer.
l Righteous Kill (100 minutes)
Shows: 7:00, 9:30pm.
After 30 years as partners in the New York Police Department, detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren’t. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg.
Stories by Emmanuel Ssejjengo, Nigel Nassar, Pidson Kareire, Jude Katende and Gilbert Mwijuke.