Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 14, 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 event
Warehouse421 and Abu Dhabi Art present Galleries Week, showcasing emerging artists from the UAE capital, Dubai and Jeddah. There is also a marketplace and food trucks. Today, you can join family workshops on watercolours and collage, then at 8.30pm, Dubai funk-rock band Carl and the Reda Mafia perform.
Runs until Wednesday, 3pm to 10pm daily until Sunday (closed Monday); then 4pm to 10pm, Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.com
Abu Dhabi
Spring festival
Yas Marina Springtime Festival is a day of themed entertainment and food. Children can enjoy a petting farm, pony rides, arts and crafts, while parents can paint vintage furniture or try clay-modelling. A pop-up market will feature 40 artisans.
Today and tomorrow, 1pm to 6pm, Dh30 for children for unlimited access to the Game Stall Zone, petting farm, pony rides and Crafty Kids Corner, Yas Marina, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.yasmarina.ae
Abu Dhabi
Performance
As part of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi workshops, Abu Dhabi Crossroads: Susan Hefuna in Collaboration with Attitude Dance Society features a talk on how the sequential dance performance developed. It is inspired by Hefuna's exploration of movement and the social interaction of people and architecture. The dancers interpret her drawings and choreography, about the crossroads in the capital. An extended evening of music, art and activities will follow, related to the artwork in The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence.
Today, 6.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
Abu Dhabi
Family fun
Take part in Easter activities at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, including a Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory treasure hunt for goodies hidden throughout the mall. There will also be an Oompa Loompa workshop, live performances and photo opportunities. Arts and crafts include egg-painting, card-making and rabbit mask-designing, as well as cupcake-decorating with Magnolia Bakery.
Today and tomorrow, 2pm to 9pm for arts and crafts; 3pm, 5pm and 7pm for the treasure hunt, The Galleria, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, www.thegalleria.ae
Abu Dhabi
Theatre
See the opening performance of Macbeth. Constellation Productions presents Shakespeare's tragedy, enacted by an all-female cast, as an immersive experience set in the present-day UAE, in the cut-throat corporate world. The board members of the Scotland Corp, a security and surveillance company, find themselves under the control of a new leader, who arrives at the position in an unorthodox fashion. Additional performances will take place in Dubai and Ajman on forthcoming weekends.
Tonight and tomorrow, 8pm, Dh150, Abu Dhabi National Theatre, Abu Dhabi, www.shakespeareunderthestars.ae
Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
See But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008, which focuses on the community of artists, writers and filmmakers who encouraged a new culture of radical, formal and conceptual experimentation in the UAE. Pictured: Cement with Mixed Media (2000) by Hussain Sharif.
Daily until May 27, noon to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays (closed on Sundays), NYUAD art gallery, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 628 8000, www.nyuad-artgallery.org
Dubai
Art workshop
Visit Yadawei Studio for Fun Family Friday Morning Pottery, and enjoy an hour of pottery play in this discovery session led by experienced teachers in a family-friendly studio environment. Explore your creative side using your hands to sculpt clay and learn techniques that will lead you to create your own masterpiece.
Today, 10.30am to 11.30am, from Dh45 for adults; free for children under 16 but they must be accompanied by an adult, Yadawei Studio, Warehouse 30, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, 04 379 1312, www.yadawei.net
Dubai
Live music
Jad Abi Haidar, finalist from The Voice Arabia, will play renditions of songs in English, Arabic and French at Sass' Cafe every Friday in April and May. Playing his guitar and accompanied by a grand piano, the Lebanese performer will serenade guests as they enjoy a new à la carte menu of French cuisine.
Tonight, from 10.30pm, Sass’ Cafe, Al Fattan Currency House, DIFC, Dubai, 04 352 7722, reservations@sasscafe-dubai.ae
Dubai
Kids’ fun
Take your children ages 4-11 to Courtyard Playhouse, where they can enjoy an interactive and improvised story-time every Friday this month. The Mystery of the Toilet Monster features a new and imaginative story each time and is fun for the whole family.
Today, 11am and noon, The Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, book at 050 986 1761, www.courtyardplayshouse.com/events
Nationwide
New movie
The Fate of the Furious is the eighth instalment of the Fast and Furious film franchise and features a mysterious woman, Cipher (Charlize Theron), who lures Dominic (Vin Diesel) into a world of terrorism and betrayal, leaving the crew to face trials that will test them like never before. Action, also starring Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.
Screening at cinemas across the UAE. (PG-15)
