Wednesday, July 1st, 2009:  Owner Mark Henegan is honored at Steiner Studios in their salute to New York City's community activists as an investor in local nonprofits. He has been invited in recognition of Madiba Restaurant’s consistent support of community organizations and efforts to improve the quality of life. Click here for more information!

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009:  It's Brooklyn's first annual South African Freedom Day Festival, featuring the great Madiba regulars, as well as some new talent!  Performers include Dorothy Masuka, Bakithe Kumalo, Dj Eddie Ed, Wunmi, The Restoration Dancers, and more -- with food provided, of course, by us at Madiba.  The festivities go from 10 am  to 8pm, a mere two blocks from Madiba at Cuyler Gore Park on Fulton and Greene Avenue.  More info can be found on the MoCADA web site under "MoCADA in the news / events calendar".  Don't miss the joy that comes from the celebration of freedom -- and don't miss the After-Party at Madiba!

Monday, April 27th, 2009:  Madiba Restaurant presents the 15th annual South African Freedom Day celebration.  This event, marking the inauguration of president Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in South Africa, celebrates our Freedom from the oppression and strife that dominated in our country for decades.   This is a symbolic day for every South African and a victory for all of the freedom loving people of the world.  This celebration represents our efforts to highlight the wealth of creative energy, spirit and commitment for those who have overcome adversity and are building the bridges to a new era of HOPE and FREEDOM.  Madiba Restaurant is considered the gateway to the South African experience, dedicated to the future of South Africa and its community, and promising a greater cultural harmony, economic development and a vision of human rights that will lead to the fulfillment of Nelson Mandela's dream. Special Freedom Day prefix menu and cocktail specials available!

Sunday, April 26th, 2009:  Madiba will be hosting a book signing and reading with four remarkable South African authors: Anne Landsman, Sheila Kohler, Nadia Davids, and Ceridwen Dovey.  The event starts at Madiba at 7:30pm with introductions, and continues with readings, a question & answer, and discussion.  Some of the discussion will be on Freedom Day in South Africa.

Sunday, April 12th, 2009: It's Easter, and it's going to be a beautiful day! Come to Madiba and grab a specially-prepared $12 picnic lunch-basket. Bring the kids and make it a picnic afternoon in Fort Greene Park -- Madiba will have prepared a big easter egg hunt for the little ones!

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009:  Madiba Restaurant is participating in Choice Eats (Village Voice) at the Armory on Lexington and 26th Street.  It's a great evening of lots of food and good folks.  We'll be showcasing our newest taste treats, so don't miss it!  Only $35 in advance, or $40 at the door, for a fantastic all-you-can-eat extravaganza, and with lots of wine!  For tickets and more information, check out the website!

Monday, March 23rd through Thursday, April 2nd, 2009:  It's time again for Dine-In Brooklyn!  Madiba features a special pre-fix menu for brunch/lunch and dinner.  Come eat a fantastic 3-course lunch where $23 pays for two, or get a top-notch Madiba 3-course dinner for $23 for one.  Lunch & brunch run from noon through 5, and dinner goes from 5 through midnight.  Look at the map of participating restaurants, check out our Dine-In Brooklyn Menu, and mark a spot on your calendar!

Sunday, March 22nd through Saturday, March 28th, 2009:  It's World Water Week, and Madiba participates in the UNICEF program Tap Project.  Come to the restaurant, or visit the sites, and learn all about it!  Madiba joins thousands of other restaurants to help save lives by inviting patrons to donate $1 for the tap water they usually enjoy for free.  Patrons who choose to contribute will have the satisfaction of knowing that each dollar donated provides 40 children with clean water.

Saturday, March 21st, 2009:  Spring is finally here -- it's time to celebrate!  We won't be sacrificing a goat this year, but we will be offering a free Sangria and a complimentary $10 gift certificate (valid for when you return up through April 21st) to everyone who orders an entree!  We take our spring celebration very seriously.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009:  Madiba teams up with Gnarly Vines to host a fantastic Winetasting Dinner and Meet-the-Winemakers Event!  With the female winemakers Malmsey Rangaka (M’hudi) and Vivian Kleynhans’ (Seven Sisters), we have a menu that will make your buds stand at attention!  Space is limited, so give us a call and reserve your spot now!  $75 for the night; the event starts at 7:30.  Click here for a detailed menu and more information.

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009:  Madiba is proud to sponsor AfroPop's 20th Anniversary Hall of Fame Gala, honoring Angelique Kidjo and Harry Belafonte.  The reception is at 6:30 at Tavern on the Green, followed by dinner and the main program at 7:30.  Tickets to this prestigious event start at $350.  Contact Sonya Shields for reservations at 718-398-2733 or by email at gala@afropop.org.

Friday, January 16th, 2009:  We're kicking off our inauguration weekend!  Come celebrate the final days of Bush, and the beginning of a new era!  Starting today and through Jan. 20th, Obama Mamas are half price.  Featuring additional drink specials Friday and Saturday, and half price "Jou Ma Se Bush" cocktails all day Sunday. 

Saturday & Sunday, January 17th & 18th, 2009:  Featuring a special inauguration brunch, boasting our Michelle Obama cocktails and a free Bloody Mary Mimosa.  Also featuring a special "Sasha & Malia" kids menu!  Once dinner gets started, don't forget our half-price Obama Mamas and additional drink specials!

Sunday, January 18th, 2009:  Come defeat the Republicants, and participate in our Shoe-Throwing Contest!  Featuring a life-sized cardboard cutout of Georgie himself, whoever gets in the best shoe-throw gets a free Jou Ma Se Bush cocktail!  For the rest of you, we're knocking the Jou Ma Se Bush cocktails down to half-price!

Monday, January 19th, 2009:  It's Martin Luther King day!  There is no more appropriate day to precede the inauguration of the first black president of the United States.  To see that this day is celebrated in due style, we've got Zolani Mahola rockin' at Madiba with a fantastic lineup of special guests, including Rian van Rensburg, Mikanic, Nathi Gcabashe, and Tony Cedras.  When paired with Madiba's unique MLK Cocktails, this is a party you won't want to miss!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009:  Get your seats at 10:00am, because at 11 we start the big screens going, and the inauguration speech is at noon!  Come listen to what will surely be the most historic inauguration speech of our lives.  But when the speech is over, we're gonna throw down an equally historic party!  Barbara Tucker pays us a visit, and performs alongside special guest DJs, special guest singers, and Marcus Fugate on keys!  It's a proper House Party, and this will begin our Inaugural Ball.  You'll also find t-shirts, CDs, Madiba & Barbara Tucker memorabilia, prizes and giveaways, and more!  The whole of Dekalb will be partying, and all the merchants will be having specials all weekend.  Come for the greatest inauguration party you've ever experienced!

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009:  The beautiful singer Zolani Mahola of Freshly Ground joins us at Madiba, together with Mikanic.  As the lead singer of Freshly Ground, South Africa's most popular band of the moment, Zolani Mahola's daring voice and magnetic stage presence in a multiracial band have challenged the contemporary cultural landscape of the post-apartheid era. At once whimsical, earthy, and ferocious, Zolani continues to rise as one of Africa's most celebrated new voices.  (Download a sample track here.)  From 7 'til 10, they rock the night away!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008:  Yes We Can! party!  At 8:00pm, we'll be featuring live music and drink specials as a prelude to the Democratic National Convention.  Starting at 9:30, we'll be showing the convention live on our big projection screen; and at 10:00pm, Obama will be giving his acceptance speech for the official Democratic nomination.  This event is officially registered with MoveOn.org.  To RSVP, visit http://political.moveon.org/event/yeswecanparty/50939.

AWESOME OBAMA FUNDRAISING WEEKEND: A percentage of all proceeds taken from Friday 8/8 at 6:00pm through Sunday 8/10 at 11:00pm will be donated to the Obama for President campaign.

Friday, August 8th, 2008:  We're kicking off our Awesome Obama weekend by featuring a drink special: HALF PRICE ON GUINNESS, the strong, black leader of beers!  Starting at 6:00pm, and lasting all night long!

Saturday, August 9th, 2008:  Fixtures Rugby Game: South Africa vs. New Zealand!  Starts on Madiba's Big Screen at 6:00pm.  BUY A BEER, GET A FREE SHEBEEN QUEEN SHOT!  A percentage of the night's proceeds go directly to the Obama campaign -- but if South Africa trounces the Kiwis (and we know they will), we'll DOUBLE IT, and throw out a round of free draft beers!

Sunday, August 10th, 2008: Obama Brunch!  Our doors open at noon.  We'll be handing out Obama pins at the door.  Anyone who puts one on (or who is already wearing something showing Obama support) gets an immediate $10 gift certificate for your next visit to Madiba; and all weekend long, a percentage of all our proceeds go directly to the Obama campaign!

Friday, July 18th, 2008:  Nelson Mandela's birthday!  Come celebrate the life of the man instrumental in the abolition of apartheid in South Africa.  We're going all out to commemorate South Africa's most important icon.  It's a huge evening of live music starting at 8:00pm, special performances by Juxtapower at 10:00pm, drink specials -- the works!  Also we'll be wishing a happy birthday to Madiba's own Tony Cedras, a world-class musician currently touring with Paul Simon, who, when home in New York, can often be found at his home-away-from-home Madiba!  A percentage of tonight's profits go to the Love Jesse Foundation, organized around a remarkable young woman from South Africa with cerebral palsy. For more information on the foundation, or to hear about Jesse's remarkable story, contact Mark Henegan.  The festivities begin at 8pm!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008:  6:00pm to 8:00pm, we're featuring a Fundraiser for Councilwoman Letitia James!  Come meet this vital pillar of the Brooklyn community!  Featuring live music by Nathi Gabashe, hors d'oeuvres, and a special "Tish Teeni" drink.  There will be a free raffle for all those who attend, with two video phones, a bottle of Indaba Shiraz South African wine, and Dinner for Two with Mark Henegan among the prizes!  View or print the donation form here.

Thursday, June 19th, 2008:  It's a Big Night in Brooklyn!  Madiba teams up with ArtAidsArt, and will be hosting an evening featuring a special menu, a movie, music, and a sale of South African crafts and beadwork.  Proceeds fund construction of eKhaya eKasi Center, a community, art education and microbusiness center to be located in Khayelitsha, South Africa.  Tickets available on the ArtAidsArt website.

Sunday, April 27th, 2008:  South Africa's Freedom Day!  Come join us at Madiba in celebration of the first democratic post-apartheid elections held on April 27th, 1994, when Nelson Mandela was elected President. We're featuring

• 5:00pm to 7:00pm: 2-for-1 "Freedom Cocktails"!

  Happy hour is from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, and we're featuring 2-for-1 Freedom Cocktails!
  
  

• 6:00pm: Special Presentations
  

  At 6:00pm, we'll be featuring presentations by Homecoming Revolution (as endorsed by President Thabo Mbeki), live speakers Martine Schaffer and renown author Guy Lundy, and writer / journalist Alan Brody, author of the White Shaka Boy graphic novel, who will be doing book signings and giveaways.

• 8:00pm: Live Music
  

  At 8:00pm we have Morris Goldberg on the sax and Anton Fig on drums, Richard Cummings on keyboards and Chulo Gatewood on bass.  At 10:00pm, Bakithi Kumalo and Tony Cedras are joining the band after the last show of Paul Simon.  Check out our flyer!
  
  

so come party all night, Madiba-style! 

April 1st - 6th, 9th - 13th, 23rd - 27th:  Paul Simon collaborates with an extraordinary range of artists to offer three musical constellations from the career of one of America's greatest songwriters. Many of Madiba's regular incredible musicians will be joining Paul on stage, including Hugh Masekela, Kaissa, Tony Cedras, Bakithi Kumalo, Morris Goldberg, and many many more South African All-Stars!  For more information, check out the BAM page -- and whether or not you go, come join the musicians and fans alike at Madiba for the after-party, 10:00pm after each performance!  Bring your ticket stub and exchange it for a free drink!  Make your pre-show dinner arrangements now, and enjoy the short walk, as Madiba is only 3 blocks away from BAM!

Monday, March 24th, through Monday, March 31st, 2008: Dine In Brooklyn hits the streets! Come experience a taste of Madiba and the other highest-rated restaurants from the Brooklyn area. Click here to view our menu.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008:  Barack the Vote!  Madiba Restaurant supports Barack Obama, the only presidential candidate who consistently inspires hope and passion in the American people across race and party boundaries.  Come celebrate the end of Black History Month with a party for the man who is already one of the greatest African-American political figures in history.  We will be showing some of Obama's phenomenal speeches on the big screen at Madiba and giving out information about how to get involved in the Obama campaign.  And we'll be doing it the way Obama would want - with great food, family and friends; with hope in our hearts, and action in our hands.  A percentage of all the night's proceeds will be donated directly to the Obama campaign.  Food and festivities begin at 7pm.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008: Join us in celebrating the life and achievements of America's greatest Civil Rights Activist.  Featuring talks by several community leaders, and dinner specials starting at 5pm.

Monday, December 31st, 2007:  Madiba New Year's Party!  Why pop your own cork when we can do it for you?  DJ Stone will be spinning from 9pm 'till the cows come home.  No cover charge or minimum.  Featuring a free champagne toast, dancing, the ball dropping on the Big Screen, and raffle prizes awarded at midnight!  Check out our flyer here.

Sunday, December 9th, 2007:  Madiba Holidays Party!  Festivities go from Noon 'till Midnight.  In addition to our regular menu, we feature a Prefix Menu available for $35 per person plus tax and gratuity.  Live traditional South African music with the South African AllStars and Mikanic!  Check out our flyer here.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007: Fundraiser dinner for the Ubuntu Education Fund at 8pm at Madiba.  Madiba Restaurant will be donating all the food for the fundraiser.  80 seats only; $100 per person.  Includes 5-course dinner menu with South African wine pairing.  To make reservations or to purchase tickets, please contact the New York branch of Ubuntu at www.ubuntufund.org/about/contact.html.  Also featuring an auction of the photography of James Baigrie, and a showcase of his work Cairo to Capetown.  Live music, celebrities, and special guests.  Interested parties should watch the video of Ubuntu's partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative.  Click here to download the event flyer in Microsoft Word format.

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007: Halloween at Madiba!  Best-dressed wins dinner for two; best dancer wins brunch for two.  Live music and DJ until 4am or until you're dead.  Festivities start at 6pm.  Click here to view the flyer.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007: Fifth Annual Achilles NY Marathon Fundraising Dinner at Madiba starting at 7pm.  Every year Madiba Restaurant sponsors an additional disabled child through the Ethembeni School of the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired.  Come for dinner and meet some inspirational children from Zulu Land who have been training for this marathon all their lives.  No cover and no minimum donation.  All donations and a percentage of the night's proceeds go directly to the Ethembeni School.

Saturday, October 27th, 2007: The children of Agape will be attending the 2pm performance of The Lion King on Broadway.  We are sponsoring a reception at 4pm at the theatre following the performance, with a Q & A session afterwards, catered by Madiba's wonderful food.  All proceeds go to the children of Agape.

Thursday, October 25th, 2007: The Black Ball and Keep a Child Alive at the Hammerstein Ballroom with Alicia Keys, Bono, and other celebrities.  For the past two years, Madiba Restaurant has been assisting the children of the Agape Orphanage outside Durban.  In 2005 their main orphanage was devastated by fire.  More information on the award-winning documentary of this story can be found at www.wearetogether.org.  We are the main sponsor of the Juxtapower Dances at this event.

Saturday, October 20th, 2007: South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup!

Friday, October 19th, 2007: Madiba honors the life and death of Lucky Dube.  Lucky was a beloved and very talented musician whose political music assisted the end of apartheid.  Tshidi Stone will be spinning Lucky's music all night.  Come light a candle for Lucky.

Thursday, September 13th, 2007: Celebration of Madiba Restaurant's 8th anniversary!  We received a proclamation from the City of Brooklyn and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, presented by Councilwoman Letica James and Senator Velmanette Montgomery, declaring this day Madiba Restaurant Day in Brooklyn.

Saturday, September 8th, 2007: We're celebrating the first annual Fort Greene Fest with performances by Mikanic and South African All Stars, with Anton Fig, Morris Goldberg, Tony Cedras, and Bakithi Kumalo, sponsored by Madiba Restaurant.