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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Juma Al Haj: Interoception
DESCRIPTION:Centred on the concept of ‘interoception’\, the body’s ability to sense and process its internal state\, this exhibition examines how moments of crisis are internalised and transformed into material expression. Developed in response to the first missile attacks reported in the UAE in February 2026\, Interoception traces Al Haj’s instinctive return to painting as a means of processing fear\, uncertainty\, and collective anxiety; working through layered surfaces\, fragmented script\, and visceral mark-making\, the artist transforms deeply personal reactions into visual expressions of disruption and resilience.  The show is curated by Shamma Al Mheiri.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-juma-al-haj-interoception/
LOCATION:Iris Projects\, Studio 20\, Madar 39\, MiZa\, Port Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260806T200000
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SUMMARY:Very Furry - Open Mic Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s only open mic night: comedians test brand new jokes\, new performers take the stage\, and dog lovers come along for a fun evening. Only 20 seats available. Free entry!
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/very-furry-open-mic-joke-jam/
LOCATION:PrinBella Cafe\, Assel Blvd\, Jumeirah Village Circle\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260806T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260806T223000
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SUMMARY:LaughExpress Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:A good selection of standups from the ComedyKix clan – six of them serve up “an evening packed with stand-up comedy\, good vibes\, and plenty of laughs …” The door price includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/laughexpress-comedy-night/
LOCATION:Four Points Hotel by Sheraton\, Production City\, Dubai Production City Building 26/27\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T220000
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SUMMARY:You Don’t Need a Therapist
DESCRIPTION:… not when you have three comedians on the stage\, eager and willing to hear your problems and turn them into funny scenes and stories on the fly. Fully improvised\, totally interactive. Stars Basel Yafi\, Ahmed Al Fadil\, Ahmed Achrafi (Ash).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/you-dont-need-a-therapist/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T223000
DTSTAMP:20260804T131423Z
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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-36/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260807T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T093702Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \nThe rest of the schedule: \n8 August Studio One Hotel 8.30pm\n9 August The Club\, Abu Dhabi 7pm\n13 August Bla-Bla by McGettigans 8pm\n14 August Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n15 August Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-113/
LOCATION:Grand Millennium Barsha Heights\, Sheikh Zayed Road - Exit 36\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTSTAMP:20260720T102602Z
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SUMMARY:Vantage Point 13
DESCRIPTION:The latest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s open-call photography exhibition examines the evolving possibilities of documentary photography through newly commissioned works by six artists – Luisa Dörr\, Latifa AlBokhari\, Sathish Kumar\, Adam Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Maheder Haileselassie. \nThe principle is that photography is not simply as a tool for recording reality but can be treated as a medium through which histories and systems of representation are negotiated. So through portraiture and observational strategies\, Dörr\, AlBokhari and Kumar probe the nuances of lived experience\, tracing intimate connections between land and belonging via long-term collaborations with individuals\, families and communities; Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Haileselassie explore themes of absence and rupture\, photography as a means of grappling with questions of visibility and with histories interrupted by conflict or erasure. As SAF puts it: “The works position documentary photography as a field in transformation – one defined not by static truths\, but by continual discernment”. \nVantage Point 13 is curated by Sara Al Mheiri and Osemudiamen Ekore of the SAF curatorial team. \nTo 29 November. \nAbove: Sathish Kumar\, Dream (2026). Below: Luisa Dörr\, Yaritza and Yuli\, Teuchitlán\, Jalisco\, Mexico (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/vantage-point-13/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
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SUMMARY:Shan Castelino: To Live Boldly\, To Love Wildly
DESCRIPTION:Castelino has spent nearly three decades in Dubai with an extensive career at Christie’s and senior positions within leading contemporary galleries\, working with some of the most celebrated contemporary artists of our time and gaining a rare perspective on artistic practice\, materiality\, and the emotional possibilities of abstraction. As a result\, her debut solo exhibition – a new body of paintings that covers “resilience\, memory\, transformation\, and the enduring dialogue between humanity and the natural world” – should be well worth the visit. \nRather than depicting landscapes\, says the gallery\, Castelino paints “emotional terrains”. So nature is never treated simply as scenery; instead\, it becomes a living metaphor for the human condition. Built through successive layers of paint\, texture\, gesture\, and light\, the paintings reveal themselves gradually. “Botanical forms emerge before dissolving into luminous fields of colour. Leaves become fragments of memory. Water suggests movement\, surrender\, and healing. The surface itself records time\, with each layer preserving traces of experiences that can never be erased but continue to shape what follows …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shan-castelino-to-live-boldly-to-love-wildly/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTSTAMP:20260804T140424Z
CREATED:20260804T140424Z
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SUMMARY:Habeeb Abu-Futtaim: The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude
DESCRIPTION:Two interconnected exhibitions\, both curated by Mo Reda and supported by the Department of Painting and Printmaking at VCUarts Qatar. Together\, The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude mark the culmination of a two-month residency at Bayt AlMamzar; they present several different bodies of work developed over the past ten years\, drawing from an artistic practice shaped by sustained research\, investigation\, and critical inquiry. \nWorking across painting\, installation\, performance\, video\, and writing\, Abu-Futtaim investigates the construction and performance of collective identities\, examining how inherited symbols\, political imaginaries\, and cultural narratives become internalized as expressions of belonging. Songs in Solitude reflects on the intimate space of artistic practice through playfulness\, imagination\, intimacy\, and selfhood; The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia turns outward to examine the inherited performances of collective identity and the burden of unrealized political futures. Between them the exhibitions move between the personal and the political\, revealing how solitude\, memory\, and collective imagination continually shape one another. \nTo 2 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/habeeb-abu-futtaim-the-ongoing-performance-of-melancholia-and-songs-in-solitude/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Deira\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T193000
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SUMMARY:Ratatouille: dir Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava (2007)
DESCRIPTION:A talented rat called Remy teams up with a young kitchen worker in Paris to secretly create extraordinary dishes. Screens at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Auditorium in LouvreAD’s Art in Motion programme of films inspired by artworks from the gallery’s collection.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ratatouille-dir-brad-bird-and-jan-pinkava-2007/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T131757Z
CREATED:20260804T131757Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-30/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260808T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T093742Z
CREATED:20260804T093742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T093742Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \nThe rest of the schedule: \n9 August The Club\, Abu Dhabi 7pm\n13 August Bla-Bla by McGettigans 8pm\n14 August Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n15 August Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-114/
LOCATION:Studio One Hotel\, Dubai Studio City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T174000
DTSTAMP:20260625T131302Z
CREATED:20260625T131302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T131302Z
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SUMMARY:2001 A Space Odyssey: dir Stanley Kubrick (1968)
DESCRIPTION:Kubrick redefined sci-fi movies with 2001: A Space Odyssey\, a film widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential ever made. It wasn’t just the scientifically accurate depiction of spaceflight and the pioneering special effects\, or even the rejection of conventional cinematic and narrative techniques – there’s very little dialogue\, for instance\, and lengthy sequences are accompanied only by music. The main point of contention is the ambiguity; in theory it’s the account of a journey to Jupiter to investigate an alien monolith (with the explicit suggestion that an alien intelligence has been fostering human development through millennia). But beyond that the film has accumulated a variety of interpretations\, ranging from the darkly apocalyptic to an optimistic reappraisal of the hopes of humanity – there are themes of human evolution\, technology\, artificial intelligence\, the possibility of extraterrestrial life\, and how humanity can cope with any or all of that. It was nominated for four Academy Awards\, winning Kubrick the only Oscar he would receive – for his direction of the visual effects. \nScreens as part of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Sunday Cinema Club – a free film followed by a talk or a workshop\, 3pm each Sunday from 5 July to 30 Aug at the Photography Gallery in Al Manakh. Films are child-friendly animations (5–19 July)\, pioneering science fiction (26 July–9 Aug)\, or “significant works of Arab cinema” (16-20 Aug).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/2001-a-space-odyssey-dir-stanley-kubrick-1968/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T213000
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SUMMARY:Comedy at the Speakeasy
DESCRIPTION:The Mad Cat team does the rather cool Moon Bar at the Sana Restaurant in Mina Al Salam – a great venue: quite intimate\, few distractions.  Featuring surprise drop-ins\, fresh material\, and “the kind of moments that only happen in a room full of people who chose live entertainment over another night of scrolling”. The door price includes one drink. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-at-the-speakeasy/
LOCATION:Moon Bar\, Mina Al Salam\, Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260809T213000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \nThe rest of the schedule: \n13 August Bla-Bla by McGettigans 8pm\n14 August Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n15 August Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-115/
LOCATION:The Club\, Al Mina\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260811T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260811T233000
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-easy-tiger-35/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T120216Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis\, Baghdad\, Damascus
DESCRIPTION:As part of its ongoing institutional programming\, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents what it terms a “new chapter” in a long-term research initiative dedicated to architectural archives in the Arab world. Building on the inaugural 2023 exhibition\, which focused on Beirut\, Cairo and Rabat\, Journeys into Architecture Archives was developed to foster knowledge production about the region from within its own communities\, while contributing to the development of a shared archival database. The project\, again curated by Lebanese architect George Arbid\, brings together rare archival materials\, physical models and newly commissioned documentary films to explore histories\, memories and unrealised futures across three pivotal Arab cities.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-a-journey-into-architecture-archives-tunis-baghdad-damascus/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T200000
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SUMMARY:Maktaba: A Speculative Thought Circle – Portraits from African Literature with Threadify
DESCRIPTION:Maktaba is 421’s monthly gathering dedicated to collective reading\, viewing\, and discussion across disciplines. For this session\, the focus is on Albert Memmi’s The Colonizer and the Colonized (1957). A foundational work of postcolonial thought\, the book examines how the colonial relationship deforms both the colonizer and the colonized\, reshaping identity\, perception\, and possibility on either side. Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/maktaba-a-speculative-thought-circle-portraits-from-african-literature-with-threadify/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T220000
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SUMMARY:Very Furry - Open Mic Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s only open mic night: comedians test brand new jokes\, new performers take the stage\, and dog lovers come along for a fun evening. Only 20 seats available. Free entry!
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/very-furry-open-mic-joke-jam-2/
LOCATION:PrinBella Cafe\, Assel Blvd\, Jumeirah Village Circle\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260813T220000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \nThe rest of the schedule: \n14 August Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n15 August Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-116/
LOCATION:Bla Bla Dubai\, The Beach\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260814T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260814T223000
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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-37/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260814T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260814T220000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \nThe final stop is tomorrow (15 August) at Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-117/
LOCATION:Radisson DAMAC Hills\, Hessa Street Dubailand\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T193000
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SUMMARY:Bambi: dir David Hand (1942)
DESCRIPTION:Disney’s classic coming-of-age animated drama tells the story of a young deer who loses his mother to a hunter and learns to survive in the forest with his friends. \nScreens at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Auditorium in LouvreAD’s Art in Motion programme of films inspired by artworks from the gallery’s collection; it is presented alongside the tapestry Hunting Scene Illustrating the Month of August.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bambi-dir-david-hand-1942/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T213000
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SUMMARY:The Blazing Sun: dir Youssef Chahine (1954)
DESCRIPTION:In pre-1952 Luxor\, newly graduated agricultural engineer Ahmed helps his village upgrade their crops. That threatens the interests of their feudalist landlord\, Taher Pasha; seeking revenge\, Pasha and his conniving nephew\, Riad\, devise a plan to flood the peasants’ fields\, spoiling the crop and setting off a murderous chain of events. The conflict is complicated by the star-crossed romance between Ahmed and the Pasha’s daughter\, Amal\, and Riad’s scheme to force her into marrying him … Stars Faten Hamama and a young Omar Sharif. \nScreens in the Jameel’s second Summer Cinema programme\, in collaboration with Hind Mezaina’s Culturist Film Club. Screenings are followed by an informal discussion with invited guests.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-blazing-sun-dir-youssef-chahine-1954/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T213000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Final stop for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with three ace local comics joining the international imports: \nRicky Balshaw – British stand-up with an extraordinary backstory: he’s a Paralympic medallist (Dressage) whose set is based on his experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Expect a well-crafted set with warmth\, honesty and devastating punchlines \nTevin Everett – award-winning American standup who’s become a big hit on the UK circuit his razor-sharp observation and a load of charisma \nMiqdaad Dohadwala – one of the UAE’s best-loved and hardest-working comedians. Really good at crowd work \nAbz Ali – another of the country’s best stand-ups\, good on life as an Emirati and with a sizeable Instagram following for his Arab Misconceptions videos \nAndrea Brooks – another Dubai favourite\, with laugh-worthy tales of expat life and relationships \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-118/
LOCATION:Dukes The Palm\, Palm Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260815T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T131848Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-31/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260816T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260816T174000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T132131Z
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SUMMARY:West Beirut: dir Ziad Doueri (1998)
DESCRIPTION:A drama about the 1975 Lebanese Civil War: high schooler Tarek treats the conflict like an adventure\, filming Super 8 movies and navigating dangerous borders as a game. Amid rising family tensions\, Tarek spends time with May an orphaned Christian girl living in his building. Family tensions rise\, mirroring the escalation of the war; as Tarek comes of age\, the war moves inexorably from adventure to a nationwide tragedy … \nScreens as part of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Sunday Cinema Club – a free film followed by a talk or a workshop\, 3pm each Sunday from 5 July to 30 Aug at the Photography Gallery in Al Manakh.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/west-beirut-dir-ziad-doueri-1998/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260818T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260818T233000
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-easy-tiger-33/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260819T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260819T233000
DTSTAMP:20260804T133210Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T133210Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Flamingo Live’s regular comedy club slot at the Coterie pub in Ibn Battuta Mall. The door price includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-lounge-5/
LOCATION:The Coterie\, Level 2\, Ibn Battuta Mall\, Jebel Ali\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260820T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260820T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T143108Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Photography Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:A workshop and Develop your photography skills through hands-on training in composition\, lighting\, and camera settings using a professional camera or smartphone. The workshop\, in celebration of World Photography Day\, is led by Mansour Al Mansoori.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/creative-photography-fundamentals/
LOCATION:Souq Al Qattara\, Shareat Al Qattara\, Al Ain
CATEGORIES:Photography,Workshop
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