Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 22, 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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Al Ain
Cultural talk
Attend the talk Horses: Symbol of Identity, as part of the Multaqa programme presented by Zayed National Museum. Learn about Arabian horses, which were exchanged as gifts between rulers as an expression of their mutual respect, specifically the Arabian horses of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Zayed the Great), who ruled Abu Dhabi between 1855-1909.
Tonight, 7pm, free, Al Jahili Fort, Al Ain, 02 657 5800, manaratalsaadiyat@tcaabudhabi.ae
Abu Dhabi
Performance
Register to attend Noche Flamenca's Antigona, a retelling of Sophocles' classic play through flamenco music and dance. In this performance about the feminine hero Antigone, acclaimed dancer Soledad Barrio depicts the battle between a disenfranchised woman and the patriarchy.
April 6 and 7, 8pm, free with registration, Red Theatre, The Arts Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad-artscenter.org
Nationwide
New movie
Vengeance stars Nicolas Cage as John Dromoor, a Gulf war veteran who seeks revenge against those who assaulted a single mother while her daughter witnessed it. Thriller, also starring Don Johnson, Anna Hutchison, Talitha Bateman and Debora Kara Unger.
Screening at cinemas across the UAE. (15+)
Abu Dhabi
Kids’ camp
Register your children, ages 5 to 12, for the ZSC Kids Holiday Camp, where they can enjoy ice-skating, bowling, arts and crafts, movies, challenges and games at the longest camp day in the city.
March 26 to 30 and April 2 to 6, 8am to 5.30pm, Dh1,000 per child per week, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 403 4222, kidscamp@zsc.ae
Abu Dhabi
#YearofGiving
Donate pre-loved books as part of the #ShareYourBook initiative by the Wanna Read? charity led by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan with the aim of creating stimulating environments for children in local hospitals across the country. Donation boxes are available at Magrudy’s at The Mall at World Trade Center Abu Dhabi and visitors are encouraged to post their donation on social media with the #ShareYourBook hashtag as part of the UAE’s Year of Giving.
Daily until April 5, Magrudy's, The Mall at World Trade Center Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/WTCAD
Dubai
Concert
Attend a concert by Russian-Algerian singer Sherazade and her band LavionRose presented by Alliance Française Dubai and featuring a blend of world music with a dash of rock, jazz, French and gypsy music. Sherazade’s vocals echo her life, at the crossroads of mixed cultures, and influenced by various genres, with lyrics in numerous languages.
Tonight, 8pm, Dh60, Amsterdam Hub, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, www.afdubai.org
Dubai
Film screening
Catch a screening of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol as part of the new DIFC Movie Nights series. The 2011 film stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg. Restaurants in The Balcony area of DIFC will showcase their signature offerings with special taster menus during the screening.
Tonight, 7pm, free, The Balcony area, DIFC, Dubai, www.facebook.com/DIFC
Abu Dhabi
Film screenings
Catch a screening of films presented by Cinema Akil as part of the Wednesdays at the Warehouse series at Warehouse421. The Tunisian short We Are Fine Just Like This directed by Mehdi M Barasoui is about an old man who spends some time at his daughter's home, where things do not go as planned. The feature film is the Egyptian documentary, A Present from the Past, directed by Kawthar Younis. A father receives a trip to Rome from his daughter for his 75th birthday, where they travel to find his lost love. The documentary was filmed with hidden cameras and uses home videos to capture the father/daughter relationship.
Tonight, 7.30pm, free with registration, Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.ae
Ras Al Khaimah
Fitness event
Register by tomorrow at noon to hike at Shawka, in Ras Al Khaimah, with Gulf 4 Good in partnership with the UAE Mountaineering Group. The 5.5-hour hike is suitable for all levels as it is easy to moderate, and goes through wadis and a camel farm.
Friday, 6.45am meet at Emirates NBD Meydan offices in Dubai to carpool; 8.15am meet in Shawka, Ras Al Khaimah, 8.30pm start, free with registration, ages 16+, Gulf 4 Good, admin@gulf4good.org
Dubai
Art exhibition
Catch the final day of The Wild Trails – A Week for the Animals. See a group exhibition by 30 international photographers as presented by Paws Trails, with the aim of building awareness on conservation, travel and wildlife photography. Pictured: Red Fox by Sergey Gorshkov
Today, 10am to 7pm, The Cartoon Art Gallery, 4B Street, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 346 6467, www.cartoonartgallery.org
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