Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 14, 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 event
Warehouse421 and Abu Dhabi Art present Galleries Week, showcasing emerging artists from the UAE capital, Dubai and Jeddah. There is also a marketplace and food trucks. Today, you can join family workshops on watercolours and collage, then at 8.30pm, Dubai funk-rock band Carl and the Reda Mafia perform.
Runs until Wednesday, 3pm to 10pm daily until Sunday (closed Monday); then 4pm to 10pm, Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.com
Abu Dhabi
Spring festival
Yas Marina Springtime Festival is a day of themed entertainment and food. Children can enjoy a petting farm, pony rides, arts and crafts, while parents can paint vintage furniture or try clay-modelling. A pop-up market will feature 40 artisans.
Today and tomorrow, 1pm to 6pm, Dh30 for children for unlimited access to the Game Stall Zone, petting farm, pony rides and Crafty Kids Corner, Yas Marina, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.yasmarina.ae
Abu Dhabi
Performance
As part of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi workshops, Abu Dhabi Crossroads: Susan Hefuna in Collaboration with Attitude Dance Society features a talk on how the sequential dance performance developed. It is inspired by Hefuna's exploration of movement and the social interaction of people and architecture. The dancers interpret her drawings and choreography, about the crossroads in the capital. An extended evening of music, art and activities will follow, related to the artwork in The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence.
Today, 6.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
Abu Dhabi
Family fun
Take part in Easter activities at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, including a Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory treasure hunt for goodies hidden throughout the mall. There will also be an Oompa Loompa workshop, live performances and photo opportunities. Arts and crafts include egg-painting, card-making and rabbit mask-designing, as well as cupcake-decorating with Magnolia Bakery.
Today and tomorrow, 2pm to 9pm for arts and crafts; 3pm, 5pm and 7pm for the treasure hunt, The Galleria, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, www.thegalleria.ae
Abu Dhabi
Theatre
See the opening performance of Macbeth. Constellation Productions presents Shakespeare's tragedy, enacted by an all-female cast, as an immersive experience set in the present-day UAE, in the cut-throat corporate world. The board members of the Scotland Corp, a security and surveillance company, find themselves under the control of a new leader, who arrives at the position in an unorthodox fashion. Additional performances will take place in Dubai and Ajman on forthcoming weekends.
Tonight and tomorrow, 8pm, Dh150, Abu Dhabi National Theatre, Abu Dhabi, www.shakespeareunderthestars.ae
Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
See But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008, which focuses on the community of artists, writers and filmmakers who encouraged a new culture of radical, formal and conceptual experimentation in the UAE. Pictured: Cement with Mixed Media (2000) by Hussain Sharif.
Daily until May 27, noon to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays (closed on Sundays), NYUAD art gallery, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 628 8000, www.nyuad-artgallery.org
Dubai
Art workshop
Visit Yadawei Studio for Fun Family Friday Morning Pottery, and enjoy an hour of pottery play in this discovery session led by experienced teachers in a family-friendly studio environment. Explore your creative side using your hands to sculpt clay and learn techniques that will lead you to create your own masterpiece.
Today, 10.30am to 11.30am, from Dh45 for adults; free for children under 16 but they must be accompanied by an adult, Yadawei Studio, Warehouse 30, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, 04 379 1312, www.yadawei.net
Dubai
Live music
Jad Abi Haidar, finalist from The Voice Arabia, will play renditions of songs in English, Arabic and French at Sass' Cafe every Friday in April and May. Playing his guitar and accompanied by a grand piano, the Lebanese performer will serenade guests as they enjoy a new à la carte menu of French cuisine.
Tonight, from 10.30pm, Sass’ Cafe, Al Fattan Currency House, DIFC, Dubai, 04 352 7722, reservations@sasscafe-dubai.ae
Dubai
Kids’ fun
Take your children ages 4-11 to Courtyard Playhouse, where they can enjoy an interactive and improvised story-time every Friday this month. The Mystery of the Toilet Monster features a new and imaginative story each time and is fun for the whole family.
Today, 11am and noon, The Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, book at 050 986 1761, www.courtyardplayshouse.com/events
Nationwide
New movie
The Fate of the Furious is the eighth instalment of the Fast and Furious film franchise and features a mysterious woman, Cipher (Charlize Theron), who lures Dominic (Vin Diesel) into a world of terrorism and betrayal, leaving the crew to face trials that will test them like never before. Action, also starring Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.
Screening at cinemas across the UAE. (PG-15)
PROFILE OF HALAN
Started: November 2017
Founders: Mounir Nakhla, Ahmed Mohsen and Mohamed Aboulnaga
Based: Cairo, Egypt
Sector: transport and logistics
Size: 150 employees
Investment: approximately $8 million
Investors include: Singapore’s Battery Road Digital Holdings, Egypt’s Algebra Ventures, Uber co-founder and former CTO Oscar Salazar
At a glance
Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
Election pledges on migration
CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections"
SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom"
Skewed figures
In the village of Mevagissey in southwest England the housing stock has doubled in the last century while the number of residents is half the historic high. The village's Neighbourhood Development Plan states that 26% of homes are holiday retreats. Prices are high, averaging around £300,000, £50,000 more than the Cornish average of £250,000. The local average wage is £15,458.
The bio:
Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.
Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.
Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.
Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.
The Florida Project
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Bria Vinaite, Brooklynn Prince, Willem Dafoe
Four stars
Ain Dubai in numbers
126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure
1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch
16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.
9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.
5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place
192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.
The specs
Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8
Power: 611bhp
Torque: 620Nm
Transmission: seven-speed automatic
Price: upon application
On sale: now
McLaren GT specs
Engine: 4-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: seven-speed
Power: 620bhp
Torque: 630Nm
Price: Dh875,000
On sale: now
THE SIXTH SENSE
Starring: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Hayley Joel Osment
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Rating: 5/5
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
The Equaliser 2
Director Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Ashton Sanders
Three stars
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The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
Brief scoreline
Switzerland 0
England 0
Result: England win 6-5 on penalties
Man of the Match: Trent Alexander-Arnold (England)
Rajasthan Royals 153-5 (17.5 ov)
Delhi Daredevils 60-4 (6 ov)
Rajasthan won by 10 runs (D/L method)
England Test squad
Ben Stokes (captain), Joe Root, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts
Warlight,
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf
The specs
BMW M8 Competition Coupe
Engine 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8
Power 625hp at 6,000rpm
Torque 750Nm from 1,800-5,800rpm
Gearbox Eight-speed paddleshift auto
Acceleration 0-100kph in 3.2 sec
Top speed 305kph
Fuel economy, combined 10.6L / 100km
Price from Dh700,000 (estimate)
On sale Jan/Feb 2020
The low down
Producers: Uniglobe Entertainment & Vision Films
Director: Namrata Singh Gujral
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Nargis Fakhri, Bo Derek, Candy Clark
Rating: 2/5
NO OTHER LAND
Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
Rating: 3.5/5
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