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SUMMARY:Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival\, presented with Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi\, is themed Mend\, or رَمِّم‎ in Arabic. In this context\, the word considers environmental restoration\, from habitat and species recovery to water stewardship and the transmission of ecological knowledge; the three-day festival\, curated by filmmaker\, writer\, and curator Nezar Andary\, features international documentaries and short films\, alongside discussions\, panels\, and guided ecological activities. \n\nFriday 9 October free\, but pre-register \n7pm Welcome  \n7.20pm Conservation Diaries Pt 1 and 2 The Conservation Diaries are a five-part documentary series produced by Connect with Nature\, the youth environmental movement of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Emirates Nature–WWF. Shot across the wadis\, coastlines\, mangrove forests and rural communities of the UAE\, each episode follows scientists\, volunteers and local custodians at work. \n7.40pm Ghost Elephants dir Werner Herzog (2025) Herzog follows conservation biologist Steve Boyes and a team of Khoisan trackers into the highlands of Angola\, in search of a herd of elephants long thought lost to decades of civil war. A National Geographic Documentary Films production that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. \nSaturday 10 October: Mushrooms and animation AED 31.50 \n2pm Fungi: Web of Life dir Gisela Kaufmann and Joseph Nizeti (2023) Narrated by Björk and led by biologist Merlin Sheldrake\, this 45-min giant-screen documentary travels into Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest in search of a rare blue mushroom – and the vast underground network that keeps the forest alive. \n2.45pm Animated shorts from France\, Mauritius\, Belgium and Czechoslovakia \nSaturday 10 October: Mending Science with Love AED 31.50 \n5pm Chuuraa dir Evgenia Arbugaeva (2026) In the Siberian Arctic\, indigenous Sakha palaeontologist Aisen Klimovskii descends into caves in the melting permafrost in search of an ancient creature. From the director of the Oscar-nominated Haulout. \n5.20pm Conservation Diaries Pt 3 and 4 Documentary series produced by Connect with Nature\, the youth environmental movement of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Emirates Nature–WWF. \n5.40pm Fire of Love dir Sara Dosa (2022) Katia and Maurice Krafft spent 20 years filming volcanoes from closer than anyone should\, and died together at Mount Unzen in 1991. Sara Dosa assembles their story from the extraordinary 16mm archive they left behind. An Academy Award nominated film. \nSaturday 10 October: Mending Food Systems in the UAE and the World AED 31.50 \n7pm Conversation on food\, land\, and structural repair speakers to be announced \n8pm Manthan dir Shyam Benegal (1976) A landmark of Indian parallel cinema\, financed by 500\,000 Gujarati dairy farmers contributing two rupees apiece. A veterinarian arrives in a village to organise a milk cooperative and collides with caste\, money and entrenched power. Newly restored. \nSunday 11 October: Mending the Ecology in the UAE free \n2pm Panel speakers to be announced \nSunday 11 October: From Water to Repair AED 31.50 \n5pm Seeds of Dignity dir Ali Al Sheikh (2025) 30-min documentary following Buzuruna Juzuruna\, a collective of farmers and seed activists in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley who gather\, multiply\, and distribute heirloom seeds\, reviving ancient wheat varieties and putting food back into the hands of small farmers. \n5.30pm Apple Cider Vinegar dir Sofie Benoot (2024) What connects a kidney stone\, a volcano in Cape Verde\, and an English geologist? Sofie Benoot’s playful essay follows the question outward from a single stone into quarries\, lava fields and laboratories. \nSunday 11 October: Mending with Water AED 31.50 \n7.30pm Talk: Water and the UAE Ahmed al Maazmi assistant professor of history at NYUAD. His research examines the intersections of science\, empire\, law\, and society across Arabia and the wider Indian Ocean world. \n8pm Ice Merchants dir João Gonzalez (2022\, still on right) Wordless\, hand-drawn\, and unforgettable animated short. A father and son live in a house nailed to a vertical cliff. Each day they jump\, parachuting down to the village below to sell the ice they froze overnight. \n8.20pm Time and Water dir Sara Dosa (2026\, still below) Asked to write the eulogy for the first glacier declared dead by climate change\, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his family archive into a time capsule.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-sidr-environmental-film-festival/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T190000
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SUMMARY:Cineolio's Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nLucia\, Before & After dir Anu Valia (2016\, USA: 14 min) \nA young woman waits out Texas’s state-mandated 24-hour period before her abortion can proceed. Winner of a Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. \nMunchkin dir Anne Thorens (2022\, Switzerland: 20 min) \nA coming-of-age story with a difference. Two young neighbours spend their summer holiday playing together in the forest; but one day\, without any apparent reason\, the boy loses interest in the girl. Rejected\, she looks for her place in other ways. \nSarah dir Alaa Abu Farraj (2022\, Syria: 17 min) \nSarah is a young woman who came to Damascus from a small village to live a monotonous life alone in a rented apartment. But she seems to have a hidden secret … \nThe Sea Runs High\, One dir Evgeniya Korchagina (2021\, Russia: 13 min) \nA young woman who has suffered a miscarriage is asked to hold a friend’s one-year-old. The sea provides context … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-5/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Pitch Them Perfect: Pitches + Confessions
DESCRIPTION:A week of this interactive live dating comedy show for Dubai Comedy Festival “where we laugh about your worst dates\, talk relationships\, and give you the chance to pitch your single friends. Help them find true love\, and help yourself stop booking tables for three …” It’s in two parts – The Pitches (participants take the stage to extol the merits of a single friend; each pitch lasts approx five minutes) and The Confessions (as the audience arrives\, they fill out confession cards with their dating and relationship stories; host Akkaoui reads the confession cards\, using the stories to spark jokes\, conversations\, and interactions with the audience). “Expect hilarious pitches\, questionable dating decisions\, and lots of laughter.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/pitch-them-perfect/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Naïssam Jalal and Hazem Shaheen
DESCRIPTION:A concert with flautist Naïssam Jalal and oudist Hazem Shaheen that brings together modern jazz and the classical Arabic tradition of improvised taqsim. Jalal has a storied career in collaborations across a variety of musical styles\, primarily in contemporary jazz but also with rap and recently in Indian music too; Shaheen is a noted Egyptian oud player\, singer\, and composer. The pair released their album Liqaa in 2018\, and their synergy suggests we will be in for an intimate and reflective evening of musical virtuosity.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/naissam-jalal-and-hazem-shaheen/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T200000
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel\, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/politically-incorrect-comedy/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T203000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Yet another strong-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour: \nMarlon Davis – one of the UK’s rising comedy talents\, breezily confident and good at observational comedy \nGeorge Zach – standup whose credits extend beyond the comedy club circuit to include scriptwriting. The Melbourne Herald called him “truly terrific” \nDenisa Alexe – Dubai-based Russian-Romanian comedian who combines cultural observation with recgnisable storytelling and experiences \nJohn Hague – Northern Englishman with a sharp wit and an eye for the absurd \nThe rest of the schedule: \n10 October Jumeirah Golf Estates 7pm\n10 October Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club/
LOCATION:Radisson DAMAC Hills\, Hessa Street Dubailand\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T223000
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SUMMARY:Heritage Symphonic Orchestra: Nagham
DESCRIPTION:An evening of Arab music reworked with sweeping orchestral arrangements\, celebrating the richness of the region’s musical heritage and blending authenticity with contemporary orchestral performance. The Yemeni Heritage Symphonic Orchestra is conducted by its founder\, the Yemeni composer and conductor Mohamed Salem Al-Ghoom. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/heritage-symphonic-orchestra-nagham/
LOCATION:Space 42 Arena\, Al Raha St\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T213000
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SUMMARY:Ahmed Ahmed & Friends
DESCRIPTION:A Dubai Comedy festival gig – Ahmed Ahmed\, a co-founder of the groundbreaking Axis of Evil Comedy Tour\, will be joined by Brandon Johnson\, Sean Fawaz\, Barney Rivera and UAE-based comedians Amr El Assal and Noha for what looks like a very good evening of standup at a decent price.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ahmed-ahmed-friends/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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