Art Call / L'Appel d'Art. Courtesy: Benoit Rondard
Art Call / L'Appel d'Art. Courtesy: Benoit Rondard
Art Call / L'Appel d'Art. Courtesy: Benoit Rondard
Art Call / L'Appel d'Art. Courtesy: Benoit Rondard

Five things to do in the UAE today: learn luminous Script, go to Yas Waterworld


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Art Call / L'Appel d'Art, which features works by the French artist Benoit Rodard. Floating in front of a monochrome background, patterns and shapes become entangled in what turn out to be life forms from microscopic to human scale. 9am-9pm, Origami, Radisson Royal Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 308 0000

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a film with your baby at a lower volume and decreased lighting. The Mother & Baby Timings at CineRoyal theatres let you watch the latest movies without worrying that baby noises may disrupt others. This morning, Snow Queen will be shown at 10.10am at both Dalma and Khalidiyah Mall. At 10.15am The Croods (3D) will be shown at Khalidiya Mall. Or catch From Up on Poppy Hill at 10.55am at Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi, www.cineroyal.ae

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for a class in Luminous Script with one of the most respected lightgraff artists in the Arab world, Karim Jabbari. April 1, 6-9pm, Dh250, Burj Plaza www.thearagallery.ae

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the holiday week off at Yas Waterworld, the UAE's newest waterpark. Open from 10am-6pm, from Dh225 for guests above 1.1 metres in height, Dh185 for guests under 1.1 metres in height, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 414 2000, www.yaswaterworld.com

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your tickets for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, staged in Dubai with a cast of local talent combined with West End stars. Runs until April 13, 7.30pm all days and 2.30pm on April 5, 6, 12 and 13. No show on April 7. Dh195, Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, www.josephdubai.com

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Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sept 16-20, Insportz, Dubai

16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership

Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.

Zones

A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full