Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 28, 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
Family fun
Visit Aloha Abu Dhabi Festival and enjoy a three-day event featuring aspiring musicians, DJs, street performers, food trucks and stands, fashion pop-ups and street artists, plus kids’ activities including face-painting, digital caricatures and a Hawaiian-themed puppet show.
Daily until Saturday, 5pm to 11pm, Al Muneera Beach Plaza, Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, www.alohaabudhabi.ae
Dubai
Kids’ camp
Register your children, ages 3 to 10, for the Splash ‘n’ Play Spring Camp, where they can enjoy more than a dozen fun indoor and outdoor activities, including Yogalates, Zumba, science lab, boot camp, etiquette classes and more at the water park.
Runs until April 6, 9.30am to 2.30pm from Sundays to Thursdays, Dh150 per day; Dh499 per week, Al Safa 2, Street 8A, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, 04 388 3008, www.splashnparty.ae
Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
Visit Warehouse421 in Mina Zayed and see Bayn: The In-Between, a group exhibition that explores the transformations that the current generation of artists have witnessed in the UAE and the region. The exhibition seeks to describe and question the threshold found between a starting point and its end, highlighting the state as equally important to the beginning – in this case the history of the UAE – and its end goal: the future. Pictured: Calcified Landscape by Hatem Hatem
Daily until June 18, 10am to 8pm Tuesdays to Sundays (closed Mondays), Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.ae
Sharjah
Film screening
Catch a screening of City of Gold as part of the Friends, Food and Film series presented by Cinema Akil in collaboration with the United States Embassy and the Homemade in Abu Dhabi initiative. The documentary, directed by Laura Gabbert, follows food critic Jonathan Golf around Los Angeles, where he seeks ethnic street food options and hears the stories of immigrants who brought their coveted family recipes with them as they sought the American dream.
Tonight, 7.30pm, free on a first-come, first-seated basis, Mirage City Cinema, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, www.cinemaakil.com
Abu Dhabi
Golf tournament
Register to take part in The Autism Golf Challenge at Yas Links. The first of three qualifying events, the winning pair will earn a spot in the Grand Finale at the Els Club in Malaysia. All proceeds will be donated to the Al Jalila Foundation, which transforms lives through medical education and research.
April 6, 1pm shotgun start, from Dh850, Yas Links, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.autismgolfchampionship.com
Abu Dhabi
Concert
Buy tickets to see Olly Murs perform at du Forum. The British singer comes to Abu Dhabi for the first time with his Spring Tour show. Hits include You Don't Know Love, Troublemaker, Heart Skips a Beat, Army of Two and Grow Up.
April 28, from Dh250, du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.ticketmaster.ae
Dubai
Art exhibition
See Image of Self, a group exhibition featuring works by artists in a variety of media, including drawings, paintings, videos, sculptures and photorgraphs, that reflect lessons learned about each individual through their self-portrait. Pictured: Sailing Through the Red Sea by Malekeh Nayiny
Daily until April 9, 10am to 6pm Saturdays to Thursdays, Total Arts at the Courtyard, Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Quoz, 04 347 5050, www.facebook.com/totalartsuae
Dubai
Art exhibition
In Documentary Drawings of the Kafr Qasem Massacre, Samia Halaby presents a series of drawings that depicts the murders of 49 Palestinian civilians by Israeli border guards in 1956. The images were created after more than a decade of research by Halaby, including interviews of survivors and relatives. Pictured: The Kafr Qasem Massacre of 1956, the Second Wave of Killing, the Martyrdom of Ghazi and Abu Samaha
Daily until June 17, 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
Dubai
Kids’ camp
Register your children, ages 3 to 5, for the Fun With Colors workshops at Ductac, where they can explore different art mediums and experience the joy of crafts. The two-hour sessions include drawing, colouring and crafts using a variety of materials. The activities are designed to keep kids engaged and inspired.
Today and tomorrow, 9.30am to 11.30am, Dh150 per day, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, artsreception@ductac.org
Dubai
Comedy show
Pre-book for tickets to the filming of the stand-up comedy special Mina Liccione: Araby By Nature, which will take place on May 13 in two shows. The Dubai-based American comedian and founder of Dubomedy, aims to bring positive attention to the region through this special. Liccione uses comedy to break stereotyepes and unify diverse cultures and help those in need.
May 13, 6pm and 8.30pm, Warehouse Four, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, register at 800 266339, www.minaliccione.com
