LABAF 07.. AND THE FEAST OF THE WORD CAME TO PASS

Scenes from 9th Lagos Book & Art Festival, Nov 9-11, National Theatre, Lagos














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* Dr Reuben Abati, Chairman of The Guardian Editorial Board, conducting a MENTORING session with students during the programme MY ENCOUNTER WITH THE BOOK at LABAF 07. Over 600 chuildren from as many as 26 schools from all over Lagos attended the session on the opening day. The Festival eventually recorded over 1,700 students and children attendance in its three-day run. The session was an initiative of CORA with collaboration by Children Care for The Environment, CATE, directed by Ms. Sola Alamutu
PHOTO: SHYLLE SONOIKI

* A student discussing AKE: The YEAR OF CHILDHOOD (abridged version for the young ones) (BOOKCRAFT 2007...on DAY 2 of the LABAF 07. The session was moderated by Dr Tony Marinho, Medical Doctor, Poet and Newspaper Columnist and founder of Educare Trust Ibadan. A total of 406 students from colleges attended the session from more than 12 schools
PHOTO: SHYLLE SONOIKI

* Founder EDUCARE TRUST, Ibadan, Marinho introducing AKE... to the students. He was moderator of the session PHOTO: MARCEL MBAMALU

*Dr Marinho and Sola Alamutu, ED CATE and coordinator of the Children Section of the LABAF... kicking off the programme. PHOTO: MARCEL MBAMALU

* The Students at the Cartoons and Comics Workshop session conducted by the LC3 team under the direction of Revolution Media led by Sewedo Nupowaku and Ayo Arigbabu
PHOTO: SHYLLE SONOIKI

* Sola Alamutu, ED CATE taking the students (plus some of the parents)through a session of the Green Festival, a segment of the Students Section
PHOTO: SHYLLE SONOIKI

*Audience during an interractive session between the Children/Students section and the adult section.. on Day 2

* Fatai Rolling Dolar 'jamming' with the Seyi Solagbade and the Blackface during the ARTHOUSE PARTY 92) celebrating the eight NobleMn of the Arts: Fatai Rolling Dollar @ 80; Femi Asekun @ 75; Bruce Onobrakpeya @ 75; Niyi Osundare @ 60; Ihria Enakimoio @ 60; Yemi Ogunbiyi @ 60; Tunde Oloyede @ 60; Sonny Okosuns @ 60... On stage with Fatai is one of the celebrants, Femi Asekun and a veteran dancer/actor, Olu Okekanye and other guests
PHOTO: MARCEL MBAMALU

* The Liberian Boys, a group of Acapella singers in performance for the NobleMen of The Arts

* Another shot of the Liberian Boys

* The SRorchestra in performance conducted by the ElderArtsMan, Steve Rhodes -- who actually donated the multi-million Naira call-fee band to the LABAF 07

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