Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for May 22, 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 exhibition
The exhibition But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008 has been extended until September 2. It focuses on a community of artists, sometimes called "the five", made up of visual artists, writers and filmmakers that encouraged a new culture of radical, formal and conceptual experimentation though a lack of public venues limited its visibility. Pictured: Cardboard and Coir by Hassan Sharif
Daily until September 2, noon to 8pm, NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 628 8000, www.nyuad-artgallery.org
Sharjah
Art exhibition
Visit the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization to see an exhibition that offers a glimpse into the lives of Muslims in China. The exhibit Moments in the Lives of Muslims in China – Through the Lens of Peter Sanders includes 50 images that reflect Muslims at work, school, rest and worship around the country. Pictured: An image of young women studying in Inner Mongolia
Daily until June 11, 8am to 8pm, Saturdays to Thursdays; 4pm to 8pm on Fridays, Dh10 entry fee, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Sharjah, www.sharjahmuseums.com
Abu Dhabi
Performance
Get tickets now to see a screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at which a live symphony orchestra will perform the entire soundtrack, as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The movie will be shown in high-definition on a 12-metre screen as John Williams' score is performed by Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès.
September 21 to 23, from Dh150, du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. www.ticketmaster.ae
Abu Dhabi
Fitness event
Register now to take part in the Ramadan Night Run at Yas Marina Circuit. Stay active during the holy month and take part with family and friends, choosing from a variety of distances – 3km, 5km and 10km – for runners of all abilities.
June 2, 10.15pm to midnight, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, register by Sunday at www.premieronline.com
Dubai
Recycling initiative
Bring your unused and unwanted mobile phones to Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo to dispose of them in an environmentally safe way in collaboration with Enviroserve, a local company that has placed recycling boxes at the venue. It is estimated that 7.5 million unused phones are cluttering homes across the UAE, and this initiative aims to prevent them from becoming harmful landfill. Donated phones will be dismantled and recycled properly.
Daily until Sunday, locations around Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, including the end of the tunnel, near ticket counters, by VRZoo counter, inside Discovery Channel store and near Underwater Zoo kiosk on Level 2, The Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai, 04 448 5200, www.thedubaiaquarium.com
Dubai
Concert
Noon close The Fridge Concert Series with a fusion performance that combines new-age electronic and oriental music. The band is an experimental project that aims to provide a musical and educational experience. Soundsoul kick off the evening with a combination of hang drum and harp for a juxtaposition of instruments that is inspiring and calming.
Tonight, doors open at 7.30pm, concert begins at 8pm, Dh50, The Fridge Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, www.platinumlist.net
Dubai
Art exhibition
On the Other Side of the Law opens tonight, featuring works – including canvases, photographs and video installations – by Yazan Khalili that tread the fine line between law and justice as they relate to settler colonialism, and examine how challenging the legality of certain practices becomes an act of subversion and justice. Pictured: Robbery in Area A, a video still from a three-channel video installation
Opens tonight, 6pm to 9pm, then runs daily until June 27, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Lawrie Shabibi, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 346 9906, www.lawrieshabibi.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
Good Printing opens tonight at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde. See a group exhibition that explores the process of printmaking and addresses issues regarding authenticity, reproducibility and mechanisation of art creation, and celebrates the defects and inaccuracies that can occur in the process of copying originals or reproductions, redefining the essence of the original work. Pictured: Airless1541 by :mentalKLINIK
Opens tonight, 6pm to 9pm, then runs daily until September 14, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 323 5052, www.ivde.net
Dubai
Art exhibition
In the new exhibition Plane Maker, Amba Sayal-Bennett presents drawings, sculptures and one projection as a series of invitations for the viewer to create relationships with works that are constantly changing. Pictured: Aera
Opens tonight, 6pm to 9pm, then runs daily until September 5, 11.30am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Carbon 12, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 340 6016, www.carbon12dubai.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
Catch the opening of the exhibition The Vulnerability Series and see works by Syrian artist Abdalla Al Omari that depict controversial world leaders as disenfranchised or displaced civilians, showing them in moments of despair. Pictured: The Queue
Opens tonight, 7pm to 9pm, then runs daily until July 6, 10am to 6pm, Sundays to Thursdays; noon to 6pm on Saturdays (closed Fridays), Ayyam Gallery, 11 Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 323 6242, www.ayyamgallery.com
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