G.L Events This Weekend

The lineup of G.L. Events This Weekend would keep you on your toes from close of work today till it’s time to resume the routine of the week. It promises to be fun and filled with activities for everybody.

Friday – September 16, 2016

SCRATCH (Social Hour) 5:00PM – 9:00PM

Wonderful ambience and fantastic cocktails for N1,000.

Fee: Open to All

Location: 26B Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island

Afropolitan Vibes

It’s Afropolitan Vibes Friday!. Joining Bantu on the main stage of Freedom Park this Friday for our 41st edition are: rapper/singer REMINISCE, Ghanaian-American Hiphop artist BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR, German rapper MEGALOH and songstress TESH CARTER. Spread the word

Time: 7:00PM

Fee: N1500

Location: Freedom Park, Old Prison Ground Broad Street, Lagos Island

VSS’s – Music About Nothing – 02 (The Flight of the Saxophone)

The Village Sound System present ‘Music About Nothing 02: The Flight of the Saxophone’. M.A.N is created to provide you with rich urban vibes that your inner city child will enjoy. I will be Dj-ing, accompanied by the wonderful Timi Sax on his Alto saxophone. It all kicks off at 9:00pm for real, for real, for real. Come by, jam to my Afro-Urban fusion 01 set.

Time: 9:00PM 

Fee: Open to All

Location: Lotus at Pattaya, 30 Adeola Hopewell, Victoria Island, Lagos

Saturday – September 17, 2016

Truppr Run – Mixed Cardio

Get your running shoes ready for a twist to the Truppr 5KM run! Body weight exercises – Burpees, squats, jump tucks- at every KM.

Time: 6:30 AM

Fee:  Open to All

Location: Road Chef Drive Thru by ASCON filling station – Lekki Phase 1

Tip of the Day: Come prepared with the following: Racewear (Performance tee, running shorts/pants and comfortable shoes), Water bottle, Lots of Friends

Beach Clean Up

Come out for the 2nd international clean up day. Promoting Clean and Trash Free Oceans through ‘Green Talks’, Tree Planting, and a Cleaning Exercise. We still need rakes, gloves , shovels, water, &  mats. People can donate by sending items to us.

Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM

Fee: Open to All

Contact: 09098718416

Location: The Kids Beach Garden, Oba Elegushi Beach Road, Ikate Roundabout, Lekki Lagos (Beside Elegushi Beach)

Lagos Comic 2016 

The annual Lagos Comic Convention aka Lagos Comic Con began in 2012 serves as a market place and a platform for the exchange of ideas and business opportunities in a sector that is dominantly youthful and urban. It is an event that brings together stakeholders in comics and other related art forms. These include film, animation, gaming and merchandising.The event features a central stage for exhibition/Sales, keynotes and panels, multiple rooms for workshops, master classes and presentations, and an area dedicated to co-working, networking and interactive installations. Also there are lots of competitions and movie screenings that make the event also fun to be at.

Time: 10:00AM- 6:00PM

Fee: Open to All

Location: NECA HOUSE, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

Website:  http://lagoscomiccon.com/

Tip of the Day: The one place in Lagos this weekend you’re free to dress up as your favorite Comic book, T.V Series, or Game character.

Global Photo Walk 

Join us for the 4th annual 500px Red Bull Photography Global Photo Walk! This is your chance to get out and meet fellow photographers in your community who share your passion. You’ll share tips and tricks, make new friends, and of course – capture some inspiring images. The theme of this year’s walk is “Action and Adventure.” Put on your walking, running, cycling, or hiking shoes and capture the energy, motion, excitement, and movement of today’s fast-paced places and people. No need to be a pro to attend! Grab whatever camera you have (DSLR, mobile phone, point-and-shoot) and join in the fun!

Time: 3:00PM- 6:00PM

Fee: Open to All

Location: Tafawa Balewa Square

Register: http://bit.ly/2cttNhJ

Diasporadical Trilogia 

So excited to have Blitz Ambassador in Lagos!!! Please join us this Saturday, for the screening of his short film Diasporadical Trilogia

Time: 6:00PM

Fee: Open to All

Location: Miliki, 9B Etim inyang crescent, Victoria Island

Lagos is a Beaacccch

Sandcastle Competition. Picnic. Limbo. Flip Cup. Grown Folk Games. 3 Prize Winners.

Time:  7:00PM- Late

Fee: Open to All

Location: Lotus at Pattaya, 30 Adeola Hopewell, Victoria Island, Lagos

Sunday – September 18, 2016

Kayak Lagos (Kayak the Lagos Lagoon)

Time: 9:00AM- 6:00PM

2 Sessions available – 9am till 1pm or 2pm till 6pm

Fee: N6,000 for 4 Hours N2,500 Per Hour for 2/3 Hours  or N3,000 for 1 Hour

Email: nothingtodoinlagos@gmail.com to reserve your kayak.

Tip of the Day: The water is calm and the breeze is endless. Its also a good workout on the arms.

Heels in the Kitchen

Jollof rice, plantain and fried fish. The Nigerian Fusion Food Tour is about exporting the amazing flavours and ingredients that are abundant in Nigeria out to the rest of the world. It’s about using the ingredients and meals we take for granted in different ways.

Time: 2:30PM!

Fee: N6,000

Location: Stranger Lagos, 3 hakeem dickson, lekki-phase 1