10 things to do today: See Cutie and the Boxer presented by Cinema Space, celebrate the Thai New Year, and more

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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 10, 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

Art talk

Attend the talk The Art of Nature: Artists In Conversation II, as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival. Emirati jewellery artist Azza Al Qubaisi will speak about her experience of being mentored by UK artist Gill Parker, who created five animal sculptures celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi. Prior to the talk, a workshop, Once Upon a Time... Nature Tales, for children ages 3 to 13, will be held in Arabic from 5pm to 6pm.

Tonight, 7pm to 8pm, Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi, www.abudhabifestival.ae

Dubai

Art event

Stroll through Business Bay and visit Live at Square. Watch international artists bring works of art to life in a live, urban, open-air 3-D painting exhibition featuring graffiti art and spraypainting. The live painting runs until Thursday, with the art on-site until Saturday, and is part of the vision to transform Dubai into an outdoor gallery of art in all forms.

Daily until Saturday, 1pm to 6pm, Bay Square, Business Bay, Dubai, www.facebook.com/BaySquareDubai

Abu Dhabi

Art exhibition

Luscious opens tonight at Etihad Modern Art Gallery. See this group exhibition by five painters from the UAE, France, Lebanon and Syria whose works manifest in the impressionist credo, where only colour is the tangible reality of painting, while light, shade, figures and subject are illusions created by manipulating paint with brushstrokes. Pictured: A Lake Runs Through It by Tala Atrouni

Opens tonight, 7pm, then runs daily until April 27, 10am to 9pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Bateen Area, Street 4, Villa 4/2, Abu Dhabi, 02 667 1229, www.etihadmodernart.com

Abu Dhabi

Film screening

Register to attend a screening of the film Cutie and the Boxer presented by Cinema Space, as part of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi exhibition The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence. The Zachary Heinzerling film explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of renowned "boxing painter" Ushio Shinohara and his artist wife Noriko. Ushio, 80, struggles to establish his artistic legacy, while Noriko's Cutie series, which depicts her challenging past with Ushio, is gaining her recognition. The film is a portrait of a couple dealing with sacrifice, disappointment and ageing.

Friday, 7pm, free with registration, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at cinemaspace-abudhabi.splashthat.com

Dubai

Fitness event

Register to take part in the Walk for Wellness with Gulf 4 Good and Dubai radio personality Suzanne Radford at the track at Meydan in Nad Al Sheba. Research shows that organised walking groups improve blood pressure, heart rate, total cholesterol and the mood of participants. So join in the group that meets every Monday for a wellness walk.

Tonight, 7.45pm meet time; 8pm to 10pm, free, Meydan, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, register at 04 368 0222, [e-mail]

Dubai

Kids’ camp

Register your children, ages 6 to 18, for the new term of Hayley’s Comet, where they can join professionally led workshops, vocal training, acting lessons and dance classes and gain confidence in expressing themselves through creativity.

Runs until June, various timings, from Dh1,150, James & Alex Dance Studios, Dubai Media City, 04 447 0773, [e-mail]

Dubai

Art exhibition

See the opening of a showcase of works across six exhibitions by Ethiopian artist Workneh Bezu Kassa. The works, in a variety of media, including acrylics, oils and pencils, are described as an expression of the artist's soul and a way to speak to people. Pictured: Crystal Lady

Opens tonight, 7pm to 9pm, then runs daily until May 31, from 12.30pm to 7pm, Coya Dubai, Four Seasons Resort, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, 04 316 9600, www.facebook.com/CoyaDubai

Dubai

Art exhibition

In Dancing East, Ahmed Kassim presents works that aim to capture the social, political, ideological and cultural chaos of Arab countries. It is seen through the artist's eyes as dances through landscapes of the Middle East, with identifiable clues to the locations. Pictured: The Sufi Journey – On the Beat of the Gun

Daily until May 10, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Gallery Ward, Al Quoz, Street 6, beside The Courtyard, Dubai, 04 388 3204, www.galleryward.com

Dubai

Cultural event

Celebrate Songkran, the Thai New Year, at Pai Thai with a three-course sharing menu and traditional Thai entertainment. The famous water festival includes a week of food, water fights and street parties in Thailand. Experience the spirit of the event by arriving at the restaurant by abra, a set menu of Thai classic dishes, and then enjoy a performance by entertainer Wanthakan, who will dance on an abra in traditional Thai dress.

Daily until April 23, 6.30pm to 11.30pm, from Dh280 per person, Pai Thai, Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah, reservations at 04 432 3232, [e-mail]

Dubai

Art exhibition

Attend the opening of Abstract Calligraphy by Canadian artist Hamza Abdulbasit. The exhibition features works that represent his love for bold abstracts, with Arabic and Urdu scripts, featuring one character at a time, imposed on bold backgrounds in colours that reflect the cultures and people of these languages. Pictured: Disco

Opens tonight, 7pm, then runs daily until June 30, 10am to 10pm, Z Gallery, first floor, Four Points by Sheraton, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 323 0333, www.fourpointssheikhzayedroad.com