Ellen Fortini
Al Ain: Festival
Visit the Korea Festival 2016. The annual event features a cooking class, food tasting, culture and a B-Boy marionette show (pictured) for one day in Al Ain.
Today, 4-9pm, UAE University CEC, Al Ain, free admission, uae.korean-culture.org
Nationwide: Movie
Catch a screening of the film Doctor Strange. In the latest film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dr Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), pictured, is a neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands in an accident and is drawn into the world of the mystic arts by Karl Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), guided by the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). Action adventure, also starring Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Benjamin Bratt and Mads Mikkelsen. (PG-15)
Screening at theatres across the UAE, including Novo Cinemas, Reel Cinemas, Vox Cinemas, Star Cinemas, Cine Royal and Cinemacity
Abu Dhabi: Opera
Get tickets now for Opera Gala. The all-soprano quintet ensemble Vox Livens will present an array of opera arias, duets and ensembles in a repertoire covering a range of eras, including Baroque, classical, contemporary and romantic, by composers including Monteverdi, Handel, Delibes, Puccini, Rossini, Offenbach and Gounod. November 17, 7pm, Dh300 for adults; Dh150 for children including refreshments, Bice Restaurant, Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/voxlivens
Abu Dhabi: Exhibition
See works by Koji Yoshioka – a showcase of oil paintings and Japanese animation cels, the value and rarity of which have increased since anime became an all-digital format in the 1990s. Cels exhibited include anime classics such as Astro Boy, Jungle Emperor Leo, The Rose of Versailles, Doraemon, Grendizer (pictured) and Captain Majid.
Open 10am to 10pm, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Bateen Area, Street 4, Villa 4/2, Abu Dhabi, 02 667 1229, www.etihadmodernart.com
Dubai: Class
Enjoy pottery and want to tune up your abilities? Join the three-session basic throwing class and refresh your centring and wall-pulling skills under the guidance of Maya Babu. No experience in pottery but want to start? A beginners’ workshop starts on Friday.
November 16, 18, 23 for tune-up sessions, 6pm to 9pm on Wednesdays; 11am to 2pm on Friday, Dh550; November 11-12 for beginners' workshop, 10am to 2.45pm, Dh635, Yadawei, 8th Street, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 379 1312, www.yadawei.net
Dubai: Exhibition
Visit We Are But One Thread. Ahmed Al Faresi presents an exhibition based on a fictional historical account of a Native American tribe culturally fused with a tribe of Arab nomads, resulting in a shamanistic tribal society, with his works resembling relics to engage the viewer at a spiritual level. Pictured: Sheikh of the Tribe.
Open 10am to 6pm, Showcase Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 379 0940, www.showcaseuae.com
Dubai: Festival
Attend events as part of SciFest Dubai 2016 and celebrate science through art and culture. This free festival features the theme Moonshot Thinking and includes a cyborg artist, panel discussions, solar viewing, science-themed storytelling, planetarium shows, science-magic shows and more.
Today and tomorrow, free; sessions at Children's City have an entry fee, Mohammed bin Rashid Academic Medical Center, Healthcare City; Children's City in Dubai Creek Park, Dubai, www.scifestdubai.com
Dubai: Concert
Get tickets now for Groove on the Grass and experience the electronic-music series, featuring the theme Expanding Horizons, and showcasing performers Mano le Tough (pictured), Agoria, DJ Magda, DJ Hell and Matias Aguayo and Nastia, along with art, fashion and food offerings. November 18, 5pm to 3am, from Dh180, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, www.grooveonthegrass.com
Dubai: Event
Mix and mingle with like-minded individuals in an after-work networking event hosted by Big Hass (pictured) and become part of the ThriveIN community. Find out what’s happening in the fields of fashion, art, media, entertainment and hospitality, enjoy live music from Adam Alfray, Bhirgu and Fabian Pereira, art and live-art illustration, as well as fashion showcases.
Starts at 7pm, Tribeca Kitchen and Bar, JA Ocean View Hotel, JBR, Dubai, www.thrivedxb.com
Dubai: Performance
Make plans to attend Sufusion. To close the Emirates NBD Classics V season, enjoy a performance by tabla player Bickram Ghosh.
Friday, doors open at 7.15pm, concert begins at 8pm, from Dh150, Centrepoint Theatre, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai. www.platinumlist.net
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