View the Noor Bahjat: Young Artist in Residency Graduation Exhibition. The Syrian artist displays a selection of her detailed sketches and self-portraits done in an expressionist style, with primarily figurative subject matter, including this untitled image (pictured). 10am-6pm, Ayyam Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 323 6242, www.ayyamgallery.com
Sign up to take part in the forthcoming term at Movelab Dance Centre, where children and adults of all skill levels can learn to invent dance rather than copy steps. Starts September 13, various timings, from Dh540 for adults for three 120-minute classes; from Dh900 for children for 10 45-minute classes, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, register at 056 690 9255, www.movelabdance.com
Buy tickets for Madama Butterfly and hear internationally acclaimed singers perform the opera by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, about a young Japanese woman's love for her husband. To be narrated in English. November 14, 8pm, from Dh200, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, www.timeouttickets.com
Register to attend the Living in Abu Dhabi coffee morning hosted by Expat Woman, and learn more about your new community while getting to know other newcomers to the capital. September 19, 9.30am to 1pm, free, Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Street, events@expatwoman.com
Transform yourself this summer with energetic workouts in the state-of-the-art gym or a leisurely swim in the pool at The Burj Club, and enjoy special summer rates with health and wellness membership packages. Get 50 per cent off any weekday treatment at The Spa and get three free personal training sessions for every 10 booked. Valid until August 31, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 04 888 3900, reception@theburjclub.com
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