Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 23, 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
Performance
Get tickets for An Evening with Blue Fever and enjoy dinner and a show with one of the capital's top a cappella jazz ensembles. Relax at an evening of solos, duets and group performances of popular hits, with accompaniment by piano, drums, violin and clarinet.
March 9 to 10, doors open at 7.30pm, show starts at 8pm, Dh180 for The Club members and teachers; Dh200 for non-members, includes dinner, ages 21+, The Club, Abu Dhabi, www.bluefeverabudhabi.com
Dubai
Performances
Get tickets to attend the Choir of the Year Competition as part of the ChoirFest Middle East. Hear choirs from Iran, Jordan, Morocco and Afghanistan join locally based choirs in a rare opportunity to hear Arabic choral music in an outdoor, festival-style setting.
March 3, 4pm, Dh100, Els Club, Dubai Sports City, 04 347 7793, www.choirfestme.com
Sharjah
Family fun
Visit the Sharjah Aquarium Carnival for aquatic-themed entertainment and educational attractions. The outdoor event includes theatrical performances, visual displays and workshops that focus on the UAE’s marine life and the importance of protecting it. There will also be food trucks.
Daily until Sunday, from 5.30pm to 10pm, from Dh25 for adults; Dh15 for ages 2-12, Sharjah Aquarium, Al Khan Road, Sharjah, www.facebook.com/SharjahMuseumsDept
Abu Dhabi
Science festival
Register for tickets to the Imagine Science Abu Dhabi Film Festival. See a series of feature films – including The Eagle Huntress (pictured) – and short films, along with the sci-art exhibition Spectrum, a science-communication panel discussion, artist talks, educational workshops and more, in a programme designed to facilitate an understanding of science through the medium of film.
March 2 to 4, free with registration, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at www.imaginesciencefilms.org
Nationwide
New movie
Loving is the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), an interracial couple from Virginia who were married in Washington DC in 1958 because laws in their home state prohibited their union. The couple spent nine years fighting for their right to live together as a family in their hometown, with the case, Loving v. Virginia, going all the way to the Supreme Court.
Screening at cinemas across the UAE. (PG-13)
Abu Dhabi
Concert
Get tickets now to see Rod Stewart, as the Scottish singer brings his The Hits 2017 Tour to Abu Dhabi. Hits include Maggie May, Forever Young, Young Turks and You Wear it Well.
March 2, from Dh250, du Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.ticketmaster.ae
Dubai
Concert
Get tickets to see Welsh mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins and English tenor Alfie Boe at Dubai Opera, as part of the White Nights in Dubai festival of international musicians.
March 30, 8pm, from Dh550, Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, www.ticketmaster.ae
Dubai
Kids’ fun
Sign up your children ages 4 to 16 for the Wafi Superstars 2017, where they can show their talents in singing, dancing and performing arts. Auditions take place in front of a live audience and a panel of judges. The best from each audition will be chosen to perform at the final on March 17, with the winner in each category receiving an array of prizes.
March 3, 4, 10 and 11, 3pm to 8pm, Wafi, Oud Metha Road, Dubai, 04 324 4555, application available at www.wafi.com
Dubai
Horse racing
Get tickets now for the Dubai World Cup, and attend the annual running of the world's richest day of horse racing, which is also one of the most exciting and fashionable events on the Dubai sporting calendar. Following the race, Sia (Chandelier, Cheap Thrills) will perform.
March 25, gates open at noon, post time 3.45pm, from Dh25 for general admission only available in advance of race day; from Dh450 for Apron Views with concert access, Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, www.ticketmaster.ae
Dubai
Dining experience
Register to take part in the Inked dining pop-up experience Plaisirs Suprêmes, based on Salvador Dali's cookbook Les Dîners de Gala, which was relaunched last year by Taschen. Inked will recreate the recipes as well as present its own dishes, to bring the artist's vision to life in a multi-sensory experience.
March 13-18, 8.30pm, Dh475, Inked, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 344 1788, www.inked.ae
