Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for May 25, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.
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Abu Dhabi
Kids’ fun
Jamme Jam Thursdays at Bodytree Studio features a special storytelling and yoga Ramadan event for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Dada Aida will lead the programme with a story in Arabic that takes the children on a journey to the Moon. There will also be English storytelling, yoga, anasheed songs and crafts. Each child will leave with their own Ramadan book and organic milk. Crescent and star-shaped cookies will be served.
Today, 5pm to 7pm, Dh150 per child, Bodytree Studio, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, info@bodytreestudio.com
Abu Dhabi
Grand prix
Take advantage of the discounted tickets available this month for the 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The GP Parks Pass gets you unlimited access to the Yas Island parks – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Waterworld – and for every three-day adult grandstand ticket, one child under 12 will get free Friday entry to that grandstand, including free access to the Yas Island parks.
November 24 to 26, from Dh1,120 for three-day Abu Dhabi Hill package until May 31, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 800 927,
Nationwide
New movie
In the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, the Heffley family are on a cross-country road trip to visit grandma for her birthday when Greg (Jason Drucker) hatches a scheme to detour to a video gaming convention. The film is the fourth instalment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and is based on the book of the same name by Jeff Kinney. Family comedy, also starring Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright and Joshua Hoover.
Screening at cinemas across the UAE (TBA)
Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
Visit Warehouse421 in Mina Zayed and see Bayn: The In-Between, a group exhibition that explores the transformations that the current generation of artists have witnessed in the UAE and the region. The exhibition seeks to describe and question the threshold found between a starting point and its end, highlighting the state as equally important to the beginning – in this case the history of the UAE – and its end goal: the future. Pictured: Calcified Landscape by Hatem Hatem
Daily until June 18, 10am to 8pm Tuesdays to Sundays (closed on Mondays), Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.ae
Abu Dhabi
Art market
Catch the opening of the Art Souq market featuring handmade gifts from Tajikistan. It runs alongside the Art Souq, the annual exhibition of affordable artwork in a variety of styles, which runs until July 27, and includes works such as Lagune (pictured) by Naida Akaeva.
Opens sunset to 11pm on Thursdays and Fridays during Ramadan, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Bateen Area, Street 4, Villa 4/2, Abu Dhabi, 02 667 1229, www.etihadmodernart.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
Attend the opening of Sensations of Space, in which emerging artist Rohan Khanna presents small and large-scale paintings on canvas that use colour to hide and reveal the notion of space, either vibrating out of the room or deep into the canvas. The artist creates fully immersive spaces that explore feelings and sentiments. Pictured: The Cave I
Opens today, 6pm to 9pm, then runs daily until June 25, 10am to 6pm daily, XVA Gallery, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai, 04 353 5383, www.xvagallery.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
Catch the final day of the exhibition House of Cards, in which Tehran-based painter Afshin Pirhashemi presents large-scale works that describe how the dominant role of media in everyday life increasingly shapes world views. The artist incorporates popular culture references as well as iconic female protagonists to portray power in various ways. Pictured: An untitled work by Afshin Pirhashemi
Ends today, 10am to 8pm, Ayyam Gallery, Gate Village Building 3, DIFC, 04 439 2395, www.ayyamgallery.com
Dubai
Kids’ camp
Register your children, ages 3 to 6, to take part in the Babyshop Cricket Cubs Summer Camp, where they can develop confidence and movement skills that they will need to play cricket as they grow. The programme is parent-child orientated and includes striking and fielding skills, simple cricket activities and games to play with parents.
July 2 to August 24, 4pm to 4.45pm on Sundays to Thursdays, Dh500 per week, ICC Academy, Dubai Sports City, Dubai, 04 448 1355, info@iccacademy.net
Dubai
Concert
Attend a free concert by classical singer Devaki Pandit, a popular and versatile maestro of Hindustani music, who will present her programme of classical and semi-classical musical forms. She will be accompanied by Prashant Pandav on tabla and Siddhesh Bicholkar on harmonium.
Tonight, doors open at 7.30pm, concert begins at 8pm, free entry, auditorium, Indian Consulate, Dubai, 050 429 5293
Dubai
Art exhibition
See Put It In a Tin and My City-Wall, two series by London-based Lebanese artist Zena Assi that draw inspiration from the emotional, social and cultural baggage we carry with us when we move from one environment to another, and how facing a new culture makes one question their own. Pictured: Put It in a Heinz Tomato Ketchup Tin
Daily until July 23, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Art Sawa, Gate Village Building 8, Podium Level, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, 04 386 2366, www.artsawa.com
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