Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 16, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.
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Abu Dhabi
Charity market
Plan to attend the Second Hand Charity Bazaar, where you will find great deals on pre-loved goods, including home decor items, electronics, clothing, books, DVDs, toys, accessories and more. Funds collected from table fees will be donated to Al Jalila Foundation. Tables can be reserved for Dh285.
Saturday, 9am to 2pm, free entry, Arzanah Ballroom, Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, book tables at 02 677 3333, Elena.Raznova@sheraton.com
Dubai
Comedy show
Get tickets for Dr Mashoor Gulati's Comedy Clinic, as comedians Sunil Grover (pictured) and Kiku Sharda from the Kapil Sharma Show bring slapstick comedy and witty dialogue to the stage. The interactive comedy show features a variety of characters, all played by Grover and Sharda, who bring the medical clinic's outrageous cases to life.
Thursday, doors open at 7.30pm, show starts at 8.30pm, from Dh75, Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, The Indian High School, Oud Metha, Dubai, www.platinumlist.net
Al Ain
Art exhibition
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority presents Collage Exhibition. It is a mixed-media show that features works by 23 Emirati and UAE-based artists from various backgrounds, using different elements and techniques to create art to convey messages and meanings. Pictured: Nostalgia Now by Ashvin & B'lu
Daily until June 15, 5pm to 9pm, Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain, www.visitabudhabi.ae
Abu Dhabi
Family fun
Register to take part in Lines, Numbers and Geometry, a family workshop led by Sharjah illustrator Wafa Ibrahim, as part of the exhibition But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community 1988-2008. Create art inspired by Ebtisam Abdulaziz, who uses her knowledge of science and maths to create art using lines, shapes and geometry. Participants will create a 3-D image with an illusion of dynamics.
April 21, 4pm to 6pm, free with registration Seminar Room, ages 6-16 alone or with adult family or friends, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad-artgallery.org
Abu Dhabi
Performance
Register to attend Rooftop Rhythms #48, which launches the fifth season of the series. It will be hosted by Dorian Paul Rogers (pictured), with DJ Allad spinning tunes between performances by established and emerging spoken-word artists. The poetry open-mic list is open on a first-come, first-served basis on the Rooftop Rhythms group page on Facebook. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
April 28, doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm, free with registration, The Marketplace, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad-artscenter.org
Abu Dhabi
Performance
Get tickets now for the Toulouse Symphony Orchestra with Tugan Sokiev and Edgar Moreau: The Music of 1001 Nights by Ravel, Nielsen, Saint-SaEns. As part of the Abu Dhabi Classics series, the orchestra will perform pieces that evoke a fantasy-like atmosphere that captures the colourful characters of the stories of 1001 Nights, with a programme including Nielsen's Aladdin and Stravinsky's The Firebird.
May 2, 8pm, from Dh100, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, www.abudhabiclassics.ae
Dubai
Cooking class
Learn to cook Sardinian specialities at an Italian cooking masterclass at Solo, where executive chef Doxis Bekris (pictured) and his team will focus on the health benefits of the distinctive cuisine from the Italian island, including minestrone soup, cannelloni and baked sardines with salsa verde.
April 22, 11.30am to 2pm, Dh300, Solo, Raffles, Dubai, book at 04 314 9720, dining.dubai@raffles.com
Dubai
Film screening
Register to attend a screening of the 1949 American film Adam's Rib. Stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as a couple who work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. The George Cukor-directed romantic comedy will be introduced by Jessica Pratt, the resident classic-film expert at The Courtyard Playhouse.
Tonight, 8pm, free with registration, The Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, www.courtyardplayhouse.com
Dubai
Easter fun
Celebrate Easter Sunday at Hard Rock Cafe with a special holiday menu, family activities and live music. Children and parents can enjoy cookie-decorating, face-painting and balloon-bending, plus a photo booth is on hand for fun snaps. Distillers will perform live music in the evening, and the Easter menu features seasonal delicacies, including lamb chops, Norwegian salmon and Oreo Easter egg cheesecake.
Today, menu available all day from noon to 2am; family activities from 1pm to 3pm; live music from 8.30pm, free entry, Hard Rock Cafe Dubai, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, reservations at 04 232 8900, www.hardrock.com/dubai
Dubai
Family fun
Visit The Green Planet and experience a rainforest in the middle of Dubai. The bio-dome is a fully immersive vertical tropical forest featuring exotic flora and fauna. It has the biggest man-made tree in the world and is home to 3,000 living species, including a sloth.
Open 10am to 10pm, Dh95 for adults; Dh70 for children, The Green Planet, City Walk, Dubai, 800 637227, www.thegreenplanet.com
