Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for June 22, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun.
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Abu Dhabi
Family fun
Get your tickets now to take part in the 24-hour Roller Coaster Rally, featuring non-stop thrills at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi this Eid. The indoor amusement park will keep its doors open all day and night for friends and families to come together, and enjoy a five-decade soundtrack with four themed celebrations and live DJs throughout the park, performances, games, photos and more.
June 25 and June 26, open from 11am on Sunday to 10pm on Monday, FreeView admission extended for entry and pay-as-you-go, or from Dh175 for 1.3m and taller; Dh125 for below 1.3m, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com
Dubai
Performance
Book tickets for legendary British musician Elton John, who returns to the UAE with his first live show in Dubai as part of his Wonderful Crazy Night Tour. Hits include Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, I'm Still Standing and Your Song.
December 8, gates open at 5pm, from Dh295, Autism Rocks Arena, Dubai Outlet Mall, Dubai, www.platinumlist.net
Abu Dhabi
Kids’ camp
Warehouse421 presents a summer camp with a wide range of interactive workshops and events for children, teenagers, adults and families. They take place over four weeks and feature art and design, music and dance, lifestyle, board games and film. Children will enjoy the creative morning classes that include a selection of art and design under different themes; teenagers and families can take part in the active afternoons that include activities such as perfume making and table decorating; cultural evenings, for ages 16 and older, include film screenings, yoga, creative workshops and more.
July 16 to August 10, daily except Mondays and Fridays; 10am to noon, creative mornings for children ages 5 to 12; 3pm to 6pm for active afternoon for ages 13 and older; 7pm to 10pm for cultural evenings for ages 16 and older; Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, register at www.warehouse421.ae
Abu Dhabi
Fitness event
Bodytree Studio presents a series of workshops and masterclasses with Pilates instructor Courtney Miller, who has studied worldwide in both classical and contemporary Pilates methods. Take part in masterclasses in Pilates mat, athletic conditioning reformer, Pilates mat fusion flow and reformer bootcamp. Two-day workshops will focus on whole-body integration.
October 26 to 28 and November 2 to 4, various timings, from Dh90 to Dh1,475, discounts available for early bird bookings and those booking multiple classes, Bodytree Studio, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, info@bodytreestudio.com
Abu Dhabi
Pool offer
Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort has a Summer Triple Treat promotion, allowing guests to chill at the pool, take a 30-minute kayak trip through the lagoon and enjoy an invigorating express massage at the spa.
Weekdays until August 31, from Dh222, Health Club & Resort, Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, bookings essential at 02 677 3333, Sheraton.Resort@sheraton.com
Abu Dhabi
Football event
Get tickets now for the Fifa Club World Cup, in which continental club champions, including hosts Al Jazira, Auckland City, CF Pachuca and defending champions Real Madrid play for the tournament title.
December 6 to 16, 7pm on December 6 in Al Ain; 3pm on December 9 in Abu Dhabi; 4pm on December 12 in Al Ain; 7pm on December 13 in Abu Dhabi; 4pm on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, from Dh100, Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi; Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, www.ticketmaster.ae
Dubai
Iftar
Plan to visit Qasr Al Sultan for Eid and experience an evening combining culture, traditional celebrations and the warmth of Arabian hospitality. Enjoy food, fun-filled entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display on the second night of Eid Al Fitr. Explore a food bazaar catering to all tastes, with live cooking stations, hot and cold mezzes, a relaxing shisha terrace and an array of kids activities. Plus visit the Dukan Zaman to learn about traditions and discover treasures at the souq.
First day of Eid, Dh350; second day of Eid, Dh400, 7pm to midnight, Qasr Al Sultan, near Dubai Parks and Resorts, Dubai, www.qasralsultan.ae
Dubai
Art exhibition
Alliance Française Dubai presents Hurban Vortex, an exhibition of works by French photographer Boris Wilensky, inspired by trips to Tokyo in 2009 and 2011 and built around three series: Origins, Collapse and Post. The images reflect on human beings, cities, modernity and future. Pictured: Cyberpunk Program from the Collapse series
Daily until September 15, 9am to 8pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), La Galerie, Alliance Française Dubai, Oud Metha, Dubai, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org
Dubai
Interactive exhibition
In the exhibition Dance in the Dark, Iranian calligrapher Mohammad Bozorgi seeks to communicate a sense of hope through beauty in spite of brutal wars that have devastated the Middle East. His painting and silk-screened compositions feature vivid colour and delicate line work in which he transforms Arabic text into fluid forms. Pictured: Our Souls
Daily until August 30, 10am to 8pm, Sundays to Thursdays; noon to 8pm on Saturdays (closed on Fridays), Ayyam Gallery, Gate Village Building 3, DIFC, Dubai, 04 439 2395, www.ayyamgallery.com
Dubai
Comedy shows
Have some fun with the gang from The Laughter Factory. This month's line-up includes acclaimed headliner Ben Norris, whose British TV credits include Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mock the Week, plus comedians Rich Wilson, who once worked behind the bar at a comedy club and thought he could do better than the comedians on stage, and Pierre Hollins (pictured), a master of accents, observations and the one-string electric squash racket.
July 6 and 7, 9pm, buffet package available from Dh260, Movenpick, JBR, Dubai; July 12, 8pm, Media One, Dubai; July 13, 9pm, buffet package available from Dh260, Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights, Dubai; July 14, 7pm, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, Dh140, ages 21+, www.platinumlist.net