A young ballerina dances at HIFA 2009- 7 Arts Theatre, Avondale.

One of the T-shirts on sale at the launch of an exhibition to commemorate World Aids Day at the National Gallery in Harare on Friday (28 Nov).

The T-shirts were donated by the European Union and painted by children from Chiedza Childcare Centre and Mashambanzou Care  Trust. All proceeds from sales will go to these two charities.

The exhibition entitled “A Round Solution” presents posters, banners, paintings, postcards, bookmarks and other items used in AIDS campaigns worldwide.

It is a joint effort of the National Gallery, Alliance Française, British Council, Embassy of Canada, Spanish Embassy, Swiss Confederation, United States Embassy and the Zimbabwe German Society.

Some of the posters are very candid. You can catch them at the National Gallery between 28 November and 12 December 2008 when the exhibition ends.

Yesterday I felt like Amarula
The day before red wine
Bring out the bottle
Cause today, I just feel like Rosé

^ On your wedding day, remember she’s the queen. Then and after.

^ She will look dazzling- just don’t lick your lips too much…

^ Take her hand and tell her she’s the most beautiful woman in the world.

^ She may opt for a more slender number.

^ She may knock you out with her smile

^ She may even make everything around her pale into a fuzzy blur

^ Your job is to stay on your feet and calm the jelly in your knees

^ Cause when she steps out into that room, there will be no flower more beautiful, no sun more bright,  no moment more perfect…

^ (Whisper) And remember to get her something for the after party…

^ Anything to make her feel she’s the belle of the ball- Cause she is.

^ End daydream here. Here are the guys who organised it all.

The Dance Trust of Zimbabwe (formerly National Ballet) recently featured a week long extravanganza of evening performances in the garden of their Belgravia premises. They call it “Starlight Dancing” and it’s become an annual feature on Harare’s entertainment calendar.

I picked some pics from the evening that I attended, just for you…

^ There is hope in the stars out there

^ Lightly prancing. Tip toe dancing.

^ Take a bow- mexican wave style

^ And two were somewhere in the air

^ Follow the leader

Many thanks to Soukaina for helping me to understand that it’s not as easy as it looks!

… but I sure wish I could. And if I met him, what would I say? “Ey, Barack, how about doing some fund raising for our fiscus?”

There you go Rumbi. That’s a photo of me. Happy now?

I was taking photos at the Combined Schools Choir concert last week Thursday, when something really cool happened. I made a mistake- and out came a fantastic photograph.

Immediately, I  tried to repeat the mistake. No luck. I tried again and again until I could replicate it at will.

By simply zooming out really fast while I was simultaneously taking the photo, it gave the picture a mad crazy zoom effect (The zoom has to be manual. This won’t work with a digital zoom).

I was taken. Still am.

The concert was held at the Celebration Centre and featured just under 500 pupils from 13 Harare Schools. The theme this year was “musica mirabilis est”, meaning “music is beautiful”. The concert drew an audience of over 4,000 people and proceeds from ticket sales (at Z$2,5oo or US$5 a head) will go to the National Musicamp Association and Marondera Child Care Society.

Ok Fungai, you’re saying, great stuff but let’s see some real photos from the event. No problem, I have posted some right here.

^ Who needs a pharmacy?

Don’t worry doctor, we’ve got it covered.

I’m getting married in the sun! But I’ll put my make up on in the the dimly lit rooms of a township in Zimbabwe. I’m getting hooked up in the rain! But I’ll be beautiful through the day! I’m getting married with the wind as witness. Make sure my tiara is firmly set.

Quickly, quicky, with that mascara! I want to rush out tinofara!

When the sun sets in Zaka- it sets everywhere else.