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Abu Dhabi
Art event
Attend the final day of Galleries Week at Warehouse421. Artworks are available for purchase at a variety of price points, including a marketplace with products from emerging designers, food trucks with various delicacies, and a programme of film screenings presented in collaboration with Cinema Akil. Register to see the Algerian short film L'échappée and the Emirati feature film The Lights of Rome, which focuses on the UAE national football team when it qualified for the 1990 World Cup.
Today, 4pm to 10pm, free entry, Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, register for the film screenings at www.warehouse421.ae
Dubai
Worshops
Book your spot at West End Workshops DXB. Presented by Popular Productions, it features Lucy Jane Adcock (pictured) and Georgina Hagen, experienced West End performers who will teach participants routines and songs from the shows Matilda, on April 28, and We Will Rock You, on April 29. Plus, take part in audition and singing masterclasses, experience a performance, receive professional advice and more. All ages are welcome and no theatrical experience necessary.
April 28 to 29, 10am to 5pm, Dh600 for one day; Dh1,000 for both, includes a T-shirt, certificate and photograph, The Emirates Academy, Dubai, www.westendworkshopdxb.com
Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority presents The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence, a Guggenheim Abu Dhabi exhibition. It brings together artists of different nationalities, and generations and features more than 25 works in a variety of media that focus on related themes of performance, process and presence. Pictured: Baluba No. 5, 1961 by Jacques Villeglé
Daily until July 29, 9am to 8pm daily, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 657 5800, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
Abu Dhabi
Film screening
Register to attend a screening of Almureed, by Emirati filmmaker Nujoom Alghanem, as part of the exhibition But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community 1988-2008. The documentary focuses on Emirati Sufi Sheikh Abdul Raheem Al Mureed, who lived in Dubai from 1902 to 2007, and his annual event, Mawlid Nights, which celebrates the birth of the Prophet Mohammed.
Friday, 6.30pm to 8pm, free with registration, NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center, Room B101, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, www.nyuad-artgallery.com
Abu Dhabi
Comedy show
Head to 3rd Avenue for fun with the Yalla Laughs gang at LOL Wednesdays. The line-up of top local comedians includes Akshay Ahuja, Simeon Goodson, Erik Thornquist and MC Jon Boulton (pictured).
Tonight, 8pm, free entry, 3rd Avenue, Sheraton Khalidiya Hotel, Abu Dhabi, 02 692 8500, www.yallalaughs.com
Dubai
Fitness event
Register to take part in the healthy ladies’ night event at L’Atelier Aquafitness, where you can try 30-minute aquabiking classes, as well as 20-minute sessions in the Iyashi Dome – a traditional Japanese treatment that helps the body rid itself toxins. Plus, enjoy complimentary pampering treatments and healthy drinks and bites.
Tonight, 6pm to 10pm, free with registration, L’Atelier Aquafitness, Dubai, register at 04 338 8323, info@latelieraquafitness.com
Dubai
Fitness talk
Attend #RAWsocial with Gulf 4 Good (G4G) – a charity organisation that raises money through fitness-challenge events around the world – and learn about what you need to do to train for a G4G challenge. The fitness experts at Urban Energy will talk about training techniques, mental preparation and nutritional advice. G4G members who have taken part in previous challenges will also share advice.
Today, 6.30pm, free with registration, RAW Coffee, Al Quoz, Dubai, admin@gulf4good.org
Dubai
Live music
Enjoy a one-night-only performance by French pop band The Gypsy Queens. They will perform an acoustic set with vocals influenced by The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Eagles. Plus, tuck into Niçoise food prepared using homegrown recipes from the Provence region of France.
Tonight, 8.30pm to 11pm, La Petite Maison Dubai, Gate Village 8, DIFC, Dubai, reservations at 04 439 0505, info@lpmdubai.ae
Dubai
Art exhibition
The Body Keeps Score by Hadeyeh Badri features works that portray the personal account of the death of her aunt and reflect the struggle of grappling with loss. Pictured: Natural Decay Leaf
Daily until May 11, 10am to 10pm, Saturday to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba Health Center, Dubai, 04 336 3313, www.tashkeel.org
Dubai
Craft market
Attend Marina Souq and enjoy shopping for trendy and exclusive items from 30 designers, including fashion, accessories and home decor. Try delicacies from pop-up restaurants Baker & Spice, The Salad Jar and Encas. Children can take part in the Kids of Arabia workshop, which mixes photography and painting with an Arabian touch.
Today, 9am to 7pm, fishing harbour, Umm Suqeim 1, Dubai, 050 585 7543, www.facebook.com/marinasouq
