Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for May 31, 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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Dubai
Lunch offer
The Tap House restaurant is serving its regular menu daily from noon. Enjoy bar bites, sharing platters, starters, salads soups and mains, including the Heisenburger crispy fried chicken burger (Dh95), as well as the Lobster Toastie and black angus tenderloin.
Open from noon daily, various prices from Dh40 for starters; from Dh60 for mains, The Tap House, Club Vista Mare, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, 04 514 3778, thetaphouse.ae
Abu Dhabi
Fitness event
Register to take part in a week-long fitness programme at Hilton Abu Dhabi in celebration of Global Wellness Day. Sessions run by Advantage Sports UAE include indoor cycling, boxercise, boot camp, kiddy fit and ballet for children. Plus, the professional trainers at Hiltonia Beach Club will run classes for abs, stretch and tone and cardio combat.
June 4 to 10, various timings from 6.30am to 9pm, from Dh55 for Hiltonia members; Dh85 for non-members, Hilton Abu Dhabi, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, book at 02 692 4324, hiltonia.abudhabi@hilton.com
Abu Dhabi & Dubai
Fish & Chips Day
Visit McGettigan’s to celebrate Irish National Fish & Chips Day and get complimentary bite-sized portions of battered fish and fat chips just how you like them, with tartar sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup or vinegar. Then stick around for other great dining and beverage offers, including live sports and more at the Irish pub.
Tonight, 7pm to 8pm, McGettigan's, Al Raha, Abu Dhabi; JLT and The Baggot, DWTC and The Den, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, www.mcgettigans.com
Dubai
Film screening
Catch a screening of the classic film High Society as part of Vintage Film Night at Courtyard Playhouse. The 1956 musical comedy, directed by Charles Waters, features Grace Kelly as heiress Tracy Lord, who is engaged to one man, attracted to another and may still be in love with her ex-husband. The film also stars Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, and will be introduced by the classic film expert Jessica Pratt.
Tomorrow, 8pm, free with registration, Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, register at www.courtyardplayhouse.com
Dubai
Gallery tours
Visit Alserkal Avenue and explore the galleries as part of the Alserkal Lates programme. The venues across the avenue will open their doors to the public every Wednesday evening during Ramadan. Guided tours begin from Nadi Al Quoz at 8.30pm and 9.30pm.
Tonight, 8pm to 11pm, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, www.alserkalavenue.ae
Abu Dhabi
Hotel offer
Take advantage of the Summer Smash offer from Beach Rotana. Book a classic room for Dh500 and receive a Dh500 voucher for every night spent to be used at the food and beverage outlets in the Beach Rotana, including Prego’s Italian restaurant (pictured), Benihana, Rodeo Grill and more.
Valid until September 3, from Dh500, Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi, book at 02 697 9000, www.rotana.com/beachrotana
Dubai
Art workshop
Take part in a bookbinding workshop tonight with Showcase Gallery. Get creative and make your own book to take home. Learn about paper grain and weight, and then align pages, stitch sections in the French-link technique, cover the binding, fit and make the book cover.
Tonight, from 8pm, Dh350 includes all materials and tools, Showcase Gallery, Alskerkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, gallery@showcasedubai.com
Dubai
#YearofGiving
Make a difference during Ramadan by donating new or second-hand everyday essentials to families in need, including clothes, toys, books, food and electronics. The Make a Difference Campaign by Majid Al Futtaim, in line with the UAE’s Year of Giving, features special donation boxes placed at the company’s various malls, leisure and entertainment destinations and Carrefour stores across the UAE. Follow the campaign with the #ShareTogether hashtag on social media.
Locations across Dubai, including Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Deira, City Centre Mirdif, City Centre Sharjah and City Centre Me'aisem, www.facebook.com/MajidAlFuttaim
Dubai
Art exhibition
Artists for Change, presented by The Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin Zayed Initiative (FBMI), UAE artists and underprivileged artisans in Afghanistan, features hand-knotted carpets created by weavers that are based on artwork patterns by Emirati artists. Plus, see the largest ball of yarn ever assembled in the region, which has a diameter of three metres and was handspun and dyed with natural vegetable colours in Afghanistan. Try your skills on the traditional carpet loom and see weaving demonstrations daily from 4pm to midnight.
Daily until June 16, 10am to 10pm, Sundays to Wednesdays; 10am to noon, Thursdays to Saturdays, Festival Square, Dubai Festival City, www.fbmi.ae
Dubai
Kids’ camp
Ductac presents a series of summer camps this year. It will include art and fun, a comprehensive camp offering children, ages 6 to 13, the opportunity to explore photo transfer, paint with natural dyes, sculpture and more. Children will also be introduced to the works of matter painters and the concepts of up-cycling and sustainable art.
July 2 to 27, 9.30am to 11am and 11.30 am to 1pm, Sundays to Thursdays, Dh1,200 per week, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, www.ductac.org
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