Visit the exhibition No White Walls and see works created by professional artists in the UAE, who have collaborated on an initiative to develop the art scene in Abu Dhabi by staging exhibitions at venues throughout the city. Pictured: Detail from the image Tapi Deconstruction by Julia Ibbini. Open 9am to 9pm, main arts corridor, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Between the Bridges, Abu Dhabi, 02 645 3333, www.facebook.com/NoWhiteWallsUAE
Book your spot at the Pumpkin Party, a Halloween family event at Sheraton Abu Dhabi, for frightful fun including creepy characters, arts and crafts, trick-or-treat and a screening of the film Hotel Transylvania. Saturday, 4.30pm to 8.30pm; film screening at 7pm, from Dh135 kids; Dh105 adults, Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi, Corniche, 02 677 3333, Irene.Vilches@sheraton.com
Register to take part in a Bollywood dance class and learn the basics of how to balle balle, thumka and more, in this high-intensity cardio workout led by Aishwarya Shivkumar of Ripple Effect dance production house. October 30 to November 27 or November 2 to 30, 7.30pm to 8.30pm, from Dh300 for 5 weeks, Constellation Productions, Cluster T, JLT, Dubai, liz@constellation.ae
Indulge in afternoon tea, Tendence Parisienne, at The St Regis Dubai. Inspired by the architecture of Paris, it includes all the delights of a traditional afternoon tea – with a fashionable twist, including pastries and blended teas. From 3pm to 6pm, Dh195, Brasserie Quartier, The St Regis Dubai, Al Habtoor City, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 435 5555, www.stregisdubai.com
Get tickets to see Dracula. Danú Group presents a production of the novel by Bram Stoker, about a vampire who exerts his will on the residents of London. October 28 to 29, 7.30pm on Friday; 3pm and 7.30pm on Saturday, from Dh85, Centrepoint Theatre, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, www.ductac.org
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Wicked
Director: Jon M Chu
Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey
How to vote
Canadians living in the UAE can register to vote online and be added to the International Register of Electors.
They'll then be sent a special ballot voting kit by mail either to their address, the Consulate General of Canada to the UAE in Dubai or The Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi
Registered voters mark the ballot with their choice and must send it back by 6pm Eastern time on October 21 (2am next Friday)
Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021
Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.
The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.
These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.
“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.
“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.
“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.
“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”
Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.
There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.
“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.
“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.
“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”
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Cricket World Cup League 2
UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
Fixtures
Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
Electoral College Victory
Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate.
Popular Vote Tally
The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.
