10 things to do today: attend the Sharjah Light festival, get tickets for Steel Hammer and more

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 2, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae Sharjah Light festival Catch the start of the Sharjah Light Festival and enjoy illuminations on architecture at 13 locations across Sharjah. The event combines with beautifully composed music in displays of colour, images and lights inspired by subjects including beauty, science, creativity and knowledge. Locations include Masjid Al Noor, Khalid Lagoon and Al Majaz Waterfront. Starts today, runs daily until February 11, 6pm to 11pm on weekdays; 6pm to midnight on weekends, various locations around Sharjah, www.sharjahlightfestival.ae Abu Dhabi Performance Get tickets for the early performance of Steel Hammer, a music-theatre collaboration between composer Julia Wolfe, Bang On a Can All-Stars and the Siti Company based on the American folklore legend of John Henry, a steel driver who is said to have raced against a steam-powered hammer during the construction of a railroad tunnel. February 9, 2pm, free with registration, Red Theater, NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad-artscenter.org Read our interview with Bang On a Can All-Stars clarinetist Ken Thomson here . Abu Dhabi Fitness event Register now to take part in the Daman ActiveLife Electric Run Recharged on February 24. The updated race format includes the new Power Hour, which gives exclusive access to the 5K neon course to runners from 6.30pm, plus an upgraded course experience, interactive technology and the post-run concert experience. February 24, from 6.30pm, from Dh165, Yas Gateway Park, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.electricrun.ae Abu Dhabi Art exhibition See works by Ukrainian artists. Petro Bevza and Oleksiy Lytvynenko, in Rebirth, which seeks to expose the presence of miracles in everyday life through the symbols of flower buds and water. Lytvynenko’s Buds collection erases the boundaries between the micro and macro worlds. Fountains, by Bevza, features the source of all life on the planet, water, specifically the heritage of the fountains of ancient Rome. Pictured: Buds by Oleksiy Lytvynenko Daily until March 1, 10am to 10pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), N2N Gallery, first floor, Nation Towers Galleria, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, 055 283 2642, www.n2nartgallery.com Dubai Music festival Get tickets now for Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2017. Welsh singer Tom Jones ( What's Up, Pussycat? , It's Not Unusual ) will perform on the opening night with supporting blues act The Rad Trads. The second night will feature Mariah Carey ( Vision of Love , Always Be My Baby ), pictured, as well as guitarist and singer-songwriter Raul Midon; and on the final night, former The Wanted member Nathan Sykes will open for Enrique Iglesias ( Hero , Bailando ). February 22 to 24, from Dh275, Dubai Media City Amphitheater, Dubai , www.ticketmaster.ae Dubai Art exhibition See Ukama, a group exhibition of stone sculptures created by the Shona tribe from Zimbabwe. They believe in a spiritual connection with stone, which they craft to “free” a shape to join the contemporary world. Ukama is an ethic held by the Shona people, based on the fact that humans should be concerned with the well-being of those who will live in the future, hence the tradition of stone sculpting is passed through generations. Pictured: My Spirit and Eye Daily until March 9, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Showcase Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 379 0940, www.showcaseuae.com Dubai Concert Attend a concert by Chennai musicians and couple Dr K Krishnakumar and Binni Krishnakumar in a tribute to the late musicologist Dr Balamurali Krishna. He was known for his classical-style performances and elevated Indian music by initiating duets between the Hindustani and Carnatic styles of music. Accompanying them will be violinist Shreya Devnath and Venkatesh Veeramony on the mridangam. Tonight, gates open at 6.45pm, concert starts at 7pm, free, auditorium, Indian Consulate, Al Hamriya, Dubai, book at 050 429 5293 Dubai Theatre Creativiva Worldwide brings their production of the family musical Aladdin to Dubai with exciting choreography, witty dialogue, circus acts and comedic scenes. The story follows a young boy from the streets who finds a magic lamp, releases a genie and receives three wishes. February 9 to 19, 4pm and 7pm on February 9, 15, 16; 11am, 3pm and 7pm on February 10, 11, 17 and 18; 7pm on February 12 and 13; 1pm and 7pm on February 18; 7pm on February 19 (no show on February 14), from Dh180, Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, www.madinattheatre.com Dubai Art exhibition Alliance Française Dubai presents The Ink Project , an exhibition of works on paper by Emirati Nasir Nasrallah, Pakistani Sarah Mumtaz and Belgian Joëlle Verstraeten. The trio explore reading as an art form due to the kinesthetic link between sight, sound and speech is mirrored by inner sight, inner sound and inner speech. Pictured: Post Card to the Author by Nasir Nasrallah Daily until February 18, 9am to 8pm, Sundays to Thursdays (closed Fridays and Saturdays), La Galerie, Alliance Française Dubai, Oud Metha, Dubai, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org Dubai Art exhibition In Landmarks II , Sharjah-based Syrian artist Thaier Helal experiments with a variety of media in an attempt to recreate the physical attributes of natural settings including mountains, deserts, rivers and lakes. Pictured: Mirages Daily until March 4, 10am to 6pm, Sundays to Thursdays; noon-6pm on Saturdays (closed Fridays), Ayyam Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 323 6242, www.ayyamgallery.com Compiled by Ellen Fortini listings@thenational.ae