Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 27, 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
Art exhibition
Catch the opening of Two Souls One Homeland. Ukrainian artists Grygori Sokyrynskyi and Igor Shipilin present landscapes that depict their homes, focusing on the simple aspects that are important to one’s heart – water, trees, roads, mountains, houses and vineyards. Pictured: Chrysanthemums, House in Sokolinoye by Igor Shipilin
Opens today, then runs daily until May 24, 10am to 10pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), N2N Gallery, first floor, Nation Towers Galleria, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, 055 283 2642, www.n2nartgallery.com
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Dubai
Concert
Get tickets to see UK rock band Status Quo perform at Dubai Opera, as part of their Last Night of the Electrics Final Tour, which has been extended in honour of the band’s late guitarist Rick Parfitt, who died in December. Hits include Whatever You Want, In the Army Now, Rockin’ All Over the World and Pictures of Matchstick Men.
October 27, 9pm, from Dh195, Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai, Dubai. www.dubaiopera.com
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Abu Dhabi
Waterpark fun
Head to Yas Waterworld for the ladies’ night experience, where women can enjoy an Emirati-inspired adventure. Plunge into the story of the Lost Pearl, search for hidden treasures and enjoy more than 40 rides and slides in a private setting staffed entirely by women.
Thursdays, 6pm to 11pm, from Dh250, females only; boys up to age 8 with government-issued ID required, Yas Waterworld, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.yaswaterworld.com
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Abu Dhabi
Fitness event
Attend the final TrainZSC before a summer break until September and get a great vertical-training workout, climbing the 884 steps of the National Stadium at Zayed Sports City. Alternatively, take some laps around the inside track at your preferred pace. Children can enjoy the play area and Daman will provide free health checks.
Tonight, 6pm to 9pm, free with registration, National Stadium, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, www.trainzsc.com
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Abu Dhabi
Book fair
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair features a variety of events reflecting the literary and cultural scene of the UAE, the Middle East and the world at large, with a focus on China, the guest-of-honour country. The event also includes panel discussions, poetry readings, spoken word performances, talks, book signings and more.
Daily until Tuesday, 9am to 10pm, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, 30th Street (Khaleej Al Arabi), www.adbookfair.com
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Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
Catch the final day of Luscious, a group exhibition by five painters from the UAE, France, Lebanon and Syria. Their works are in the impressionist credo where colour is the only tangible reality of painting, while light, shade, figures and subject are illusions created by manipulating paint with brushstrokes. Pictured: An untitled image by Tala Atrouni
Today, 10am to 9pm, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Bateen Area, Street 4, Villa 4/2, Abu Dhabi, 02 667 1229, www.etihadmodernart.com
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Dubai
Comedy shows
Get tickets for Laugh-a-Thon and catch the final two shows of the urban comedy series featuring top comedians from India. At 7pm, Abish Mathew (pictured) will present his set, with original songs and silent, one-man sketches. At 9pm, Zakir Khan will perform his new-era slapstick comedy that takes on themes of adulthood, dating and family. Mathew performs in English and Khan in Hindi.
May 13, 7pm for Abish Mathew; 9pm for Zakir Khan, from Dh150; Dh225 for both, Centrepoint Theatre, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, www.platinumlist.net
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Dubai
Art talk
Register to take part in a 101 Talk as part of Alserkal Programming. Sven Mueller, of the architecture and design studio SVENM, and Basmah El Bittar, head of community relations at Alserkal Avenue, will explore the effect of websites such as Pinterest and Instagram on design. They will discuss the change in design process, the fun of constructed worlds, and how to turn mood-boards into reality. Participants are encouraged to send over their Instagram handles and Pinterest boards in advance to get the most from the event.
Sunday, 6.30pm, Nadi Al Quoz, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, register at [email protected]
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Dubai
Art exhibition
Documentary Drawings of the Kafr Qasem Massacre by Samia Halaby features a series of drawings from a long-standing project that depicts the murders of 49 Palestinian civilians by Israeli border guards in 1956. The images were created after more than a decade of research by Halaby, including interviews with survivors and relatives, translated documents and gathered images. Pictured: The Kafr Qasem Massacre of 1956, Killing in the Northern Fields
Daily until June 17, 10am to 6pm, Sundays to Thursdays; noon to 6pm on Saturdays (closed Fridays), Ayyam Gallery, 11 Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 323 6242, www.ayyamgallery.com
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Dubai
Art exhibition
The Bruce High Quality Foundation art collective – who call themselves the Bruces – present The Second Coming, an exhibition featuring a central sculpture of Joan of Arc surrounded by paintings of grey images of birds that reference the poem The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats. It is recited on a speaker system in its entirety and, according to the Bruces, represents immigration. Pictured: Spiritus Mundi
Daily until June 4, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Leila Heller Gallery, I-87, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 056 831 3520, www.leilahellergallery.com
