Attend the Shopping Soirée and find a selection of crafts and gift items from local artisans at this Christmas-themed pop-up shop, including wrapping paper, cards, decorations and gifts for the whole family. From 10am to 2pm, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, info@shoppingsoiree.ae
Visit the exhibition My Fantastic Life in Dubai and see illustrations by Céline Maslard that appear in the latest book by the French-Swiss writer Kyra Dupont-Troubetzkoy, My Fantastic Life in Dubai, The Oh-so True Story of Jumeirah Jane (The Ultimate Expat), which shows the funny side of privileged expats. From 9am to 8pm, Alliance Française Dubai, Oud Metha, Street 18, Dubai, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org
Watch the documentary Home and the Emirati film Sounds of the Sea today as part of the film series Take 21, presented by the Alliance Française Dubai in advance of COP 21, the global-environment summit in Paris next month. 7pm, for Home; 9pm for Sounds of the Sea, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org
Register to take part in the Friday Pop-up Power Vinyasa class with Heather at Bodytree Studio. Train your mind and body to communicate in the most efficient way possible through visualisation, breath and internal awareness. Friday, 9am to 10.30am, Dh95 includes juice from Nectar, Bodytree Studio, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, www.bodytreestudio.com
Sign up to take part in Unleash the Power Within, a motivational talk by the neuro-linguistic programming trainer Bernard Safatli, who will help understand, unlock and unleash the forces that lie inside you. November 25, 7pm to 9pm, Dh95, Creekside, near Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai, register at 052 844 7422, www.bernardsafatli.com
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