See the exhibition Maps Till You Drop, in which international artists present a showcase of maps of world cities created in street-art style, including this untitled image of New York City by Kevin Marcell (pictured). From 10am to 7pm, Street Art Gallery, 10th B Street, behind Lime Tree Cafe, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, 055 888 8247, www.streetartdubai.ae
Attend World Art Dubai, where seasoned art enthusiasts and budding collectors will find affordable art, including paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and urban-art elements. Highlights include photography works by the musicians Julian Lennon and Moby (Innocents, pictured) as well as designs created by celebrities including Samuel L Jackson, George Clooney, Ranbir Kapoor, Annie Lennox and Ozzy Osbourne for the Whatever It Takes project. From 4pm to 9pm, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, www.worldartdubai.com
Buy tickets to attend the French Business Council Gala dinner and enjoy a performance by the oud player and electro producer Smadj and the jazz trumpeter Eric Truffaz, who will perform a mix of jazz and world music. April 23, 7.30pm, from Dh590 for FBC members and Dh750 for non-members, The Address Montgomerie, Dubai, tickets available at FBC, 18th Street, Oud Metha, 04 312 6700, www.fbcdubai.com
Sign up for a second chance to take the course How to Write a Book in 40 Hours by the book-writing coach Getrude Matshe. Learn how to create a book, publish on Amazon and Kindle, market and promote it and more. April 19, from 11am to 3pm, Dh350, Salwa Zeidan Gallery, St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 666 9656, www.amiando.com/myfirstbookabudhabi
Plan to attend a screening of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Mozart's elegant masterpiece on marital discord, Le Nozze di Figaro, starring Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role. Tomorrow, 7pm, from Dh100, The Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, 055 967 3927, reservations at www.courtyardplayhouse.com
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