Visit the exhibition Peace With Nature and see abstract works and photographs by Palestinian-Omani artist Sara Nimer, who paints in the rain in Dubai.
Open all day, Mondo Gallery, Sofitel The Palm Resort & Spa, Dubai, www.mondagallery.com
Register to attend Wearables with IM. Adults are invited to take part in this workshop focused on creating Halloween-inspired wearable technology as part of the exhibition Invisible Threads: Technology and its Discontents.
Sunday, 5pm to 8pm, free, Seminar Room, NYUAD Art Gallery, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad-artgallery.org
Attend a talk by Yasser Elsheshtawy, curator of Transformations: The Emirati National House, the exhibition presented by the National Pavilion UAE at the 2016 edition of Venice International Architecture Biennale. He will speak at the third of three public talks about the Sha'abi houses, focusing on aspects of the research and curation of the exhibition.
Wednesday, 6pm to 7pm, Dubai Design Week, d3, Dubai, www.dubaidesignweek.ae
Plan to attend Make a Difference Day at Beach Rotana. Under the theme Discover Our Home, Abu Dhabi, the event lets children explore the history and future of the capital through candle-making, puppet-doll making, Arabic-sword painting, lantern papercraft, solar-oven s'mores, a spice souk and Bedouin dress up. Proceeds support the Emirates Wildlife Society.
Thursday, 3pm to 7pm, Dh35, Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/BeachRotanaAD
Make plans to visit Wafi Mall beginning on Thursday and take part in the Halloween-themed The Dark Escape maze. Present a receipt of Dh50 from a store at Wafi Mall to gain entry for two people or Dh100 for a family of four, and if you dare, choose a maze section to enter based on your preferred level of fear.
Thursday, from 10am to 10pm, Main Atrium, ages up to 12 and ages 12 and older, Wafi Mall, Dubai, www.wafi.com
* Compiled by Ellen Fortini
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