Travel back in time with a selection of images taken by Peter Sanders. In his exhibition, The World is but a Moment, Sanders depicts his trips to India and the Arab world during the 1970s. Opens April 23, then runs daily until June 15, 10am-7pm, Sundays to Thursdays (closed Fridays and Saturdays), The Empty Quarter, Building 2, DIFC Gate Village, Dubai, 04 323 1210, www.theemptyquarter.com
Explore the showcase Sands of Time by artist Zineb Sedira. Featuring photographs and sculptures, Sedira's exhibition documents the economic, political and geographical movements around the sugar trade. Open daily until May 30, 10am-7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), The Third Line, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 341 1367, www.thethirdline.com
Enjoy the edgy works at Street Nights. The street-culture event returns with home-grown food concepts, live painting, airbrush performances, DJs and live urban music. Runs until May 9, 5-10pm, free, Bahar section of The Walk at JBR, Dubai, www.facebook.com/streetnightsdxb
Attend the production Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie (An Italian Straw Hat) by French theatre company, Le Theatre de l'Oiseau Tonnerre. The story, by the master of light comedy Eugene Labiche, centres on a wedding party's frantic race to find a straw hat. The play is performed in French. Tickets cost Dh150 May 6-7 and 9, 8pm, Alliance Française Dubai, Oud Metha, Dubai, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org
Listen to Kuwaiti motivational speaker and brand strategist Mohammad Al Robaian in Done is a [noun]. Al Robaian will show how he turned his passion into a profession, discuss his experiences and share tips on branding ourselves and our businesses. May 4, registration at 7pm, talk begins at 7.30pm, Mangrove Ballroom, Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara, Eastern Ring Road, Abu Dhabi, register at anjez@liveanjez.com
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