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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260722T190000
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SUMMARY:La Ferme des Bertrand (The Bertrand’s Farm): dir Gilles Perret (2023)
DESCRIPTION:Reflective\, slightly elegiac documentary on rural French farming life via three visits over 50 years to a family farm in Haute-Savoie. In 1972\, the Bertrand dairy farm — run by three brothers and home to a hundred animals — is filmed for the first time. Director (and neighbour) Gilles Perret returned in 1997\, when the farm is being passed on to nephew Patrick and his wife Hélène. Twenty‑five years later\, he picks up the camera again as Hélène prepares to hand over the reins. Through the voices and gestures of those who shaped the farm across generations\, the film traces intimate life paths shaped by work\, continuity\, and change … \nIn French with English subtitles. Screens as part of the series Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-ferme-des-bertrand-the-bertrands-farm-dir-gilles-perret-2023/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725
DTSTAMP:20260721T161812Z
CREATED:20260611T104534Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Charlie Koolhaas: AFTER THE IMAGE
DESCRIPTION:Developed in relation to the UAE Modern Architectural Heritage Grant\, AFTER THE IMAGE transforms a gallery presentation and a room of the XVA Art Hotel into an immersive archive of Dubai’s modern architectural heritage. Through photography\, sculpture\, textiles\, and garments\, the exhibition explores the city’s changing urban landscapes and the stories embedded within them. Koolhaas reimagines the archive as something lived\, worn\, and experienced\, where architecture\, memory\, and everyday life converge …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-charlie-koolhaas-after-the-image/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260724T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260724T210000
DTSTAMP:20260715T102825Z
CREATED:20260715T102825Z
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SUMMARY:Feeling Good: Soul\, R&B & Jazz with AJAY
DESCRIPTION:Soul\, R&B and jazz classics\, reimagined by multi-instrumentalist AJAY and his band\, supported by ToDA’s immersive 360o visuals.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/feeling-good-soul-rb-jazz-with-ajay/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260724T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260724T223000
DTSTAMP:20260701T082828Z
CREATED:20260701T082828Z
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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-34/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.0965195;55.1738621
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T144513Z
CREATED:20260616T144513Z
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SUMMARY:Bookends Book Club: Tuesdays with Morrie
DESCRIPTION:Subtitled ‘An Old Man\, A Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson\, this 1997 memoir by the award-winning sports columnist Mitch Albom is based on a series of Tuesday visits he made to his former sociology professor\, Morrie Schwartz\, as Schwartz was dying from motor neurone disease (the book was written in part to help defray Schwartz’s mounting end-of-life medical expenses).  Each chapter covers a different topic of conversation — including death\, fear\, ageing\, greed\, marriage\, family\, forgiveness\, and the meaning of life — interspersed with Albom’s reflections on his own career-driven lifestyle and flashbacks to his college years. The results are sincere and the writing skilful; but is it inspirational? Or even sentimental? \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bookends-book-club-tuesdays-with-morrie/
LOCATION:Bookends\, A3 building\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T170000
DTSTAMP:20260625T124717Z
CREATED:20260625T124658Z
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SUMMARY:A Cosmic Voyage: dir Vasilij Zuravlëv (1936)
DESCRIPTION:This Soviet-era silent film was one of the earliest to represent a realistic spaceflight\, including weightlessness. It’s pitched in the year 1946\, with Professor Sedikh\, who is planning to lead the first crewed exploration to the Moon\, denounced by a rival as being too old and too mentally unstable for the mission. Aided by his assistants Marina and Andryusha\, Sedikh makes the journey anyway – with a successful landing\, a few adventures on the Moon\, and a triumphant return to Moscow. The last Soviet silent feature to be made – it was produced at a time when talkies had become firmly established – A Cosmic Voyage deploys elaborate special effects that are especially convincing for the lunar expedition. \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/a-cosmic-voyage-dir-vasilij-zuravlev-1936/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260726T213000
DTSTAMP:20260616T141054Z
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SUMMARY:Book Cellar Dubai: The Elephant in the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Another really interesting pick by Book Cellar. The authors – software engineer and writer Kevin Simler and economics professor Robin Hanson – start from the premise that we are often unaware of the real reasons for our behaviours: they go through several examples\, explaining them through that framework of signalling and self-deception. Meaty and interesting. (The publisher’s website describes the book as aiming “to track down the darker\, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights”.)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/book-cellar-dubai-the-elephant-in-the-brain/
LOCATION:Le Brasserie sur le Boulevard\, Kempinski The Boulevard\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTSTAMP:20260611T184615Z
CREATED:20260420T154541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T184615Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Supermarket
DESCRIPTION:A great idea from Foundry Downtown – a group exhibition featuring artists based in the UAE who are not (currently) represented by galleries. The organisers describe it as “for the first time\, a selling exhibition structured around accessibility\, discovery\, and dialogue. The project seeks to encourage a broader public to engage with contemporary art with greater confidence and curiosity\, while offering artists an opportunity to present their work in a context that is both visible and commercially supportive …” \nIn that context\, the title represents a quite deliberate borrowing from retail – though the curators are keen to emphasise that doesn’t mean crudely reducing art to merchandise rather than “critically asking what it means to ‘shop’ for art at a moment when value is shaped not only by artistic quality\, but also by visibility\, narrative\, and systems of legitimacy”. Still\, it is a selling exhibition\, with works at “an accessible price point” …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-supermarket/
LOCATION:Foundry Downtown\, Boulevard Crescent\, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260728T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260728T233000
DTSTAMP:20260701T083458Z
CREATED:20260701T083458Z
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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-32/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTSTAMP:20260421T112246Z
CREATED:20260421T112230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T112246Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Noor Al Suwaidi: The Sky Forgets\, the Heart Remembers
DESCRIPTION:In this exhibition of a new body of work\, curated by Cima Azzam\, Noor Al Suwaidi approaches colour as a field of sensation where form appears and dissolves within shifting tonalities – “figures hover at the edge of abstraction; colour gathers\, disperses\, and returns again … allowing forms to surface briefly before receding again\, like a feeling remembered but never fully named”. Alongside the paintings\, monochrome marble-like sculptures introduce a contrasting presence with absence of colour to offer a quiet counterpoint to the chromatic intensity of the canvases. And the gallery itself has been tuned to suit: “deep maroon walls hold the paintings in a state of quiet intensity … the architecture of the space has been softened. Surfaces are sanded and corners eased into gentle curves. The room no longer insists on edges. Instead\, it moves with a quieter rhythm that echoes the sensibility of the works themselves …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-noor-al-suwaidi-the-sky-forgets-the-heart-remembers/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTSTAMP:20260421T113025Z
CREATED:20260421T113025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T113025Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Salmah Al Mansoori: Who I Become
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in her surroundings\, the work of Salmah Al Mansoori\, an Emirati artist from Abu Dhabi\, begins with acts of noticing: fragments\, residues\, and overlooked materials drawn from everyday life. These are reworked into new forms that carry both personal and collective memory; handmade paper\, infused with desert grasses\, palm fibres\, and natural pigments\, holds traces of landscape and labour\, while extending the life of what might otherwise disappear. Documentation gives way to transformation; what begins as an act of collecting becomes a process of reconfiguration\, where materials shift\, forms evolve\, and associations remain open. \nCurated by Cima Azzam and featuring artworks loaned by Firetti Contemporary\, the presentation reflects an ongoing exploration of memory\, material\, and place.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-salmah-al-mansoori-who-i-become/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.322311;55.3762336
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260731T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260731T210000
DTSTAMP:20260721T143154Z
CREATED:20260715T104847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T143154Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit of the East: The Art of Oriental Fusion
DESCRIPTION:“A journey of ancient tradition and modern innovation” delivered by oud maestro and composer Hooman Shirali\, tabla master Sandu\, and Kadir on saxophone – with the backdrop of ToDA’s immersive 360o background visuals.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spirit-of-the-east-the-art-of-oriental-fusion/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260731T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260731T223000
DTSTAMP:20260701T082930Z
CREATED:20260701T082930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T082930Z
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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-35/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.0965195;55.1738621
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260801T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260801T200000
DTSTAMP:20260730T113403Z
CREATED:20260730T111109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T113403Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin
DESCRIPTION:Stanislav Fedyuk plays a 60-minute programme of classical piano favourites by the gentle glow of candlelight. The programme: \nMozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major\, K 331\nMozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major\, K.332 – I. Allegro\nMozart: “Queen of the Night” Aria (Der Hölle Rache) from The Magic Flute\, K.620\nBeethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor\, Op.67 – I. Allegro con brio\nBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor\, Op.27 No.2 (“Moonlight Sonata”) – I. Adagio sostenuto\nBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor\, Op.13 (“Pathétique”) – III. Rondo: Allegro\nLiszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major\, S.541\nChopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major\, Op.9 No.2\nChopin: Waltz in C-sharp Minor\, Op.64 No.2\nChopin: Scherzo in B-flat Minor\, Op.31 No.2 \nTicket holders get 15% off à la carte menus (including drinks) at all of Shangri-La Dubai’s dining venues before or after the recital.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-from-mozart-to-chopin-4/
LOCATION:Al Nojoom Ballroom\, Shangri-La Dubai\, Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260801T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260801T213000
DTSTAMP:20260611T112704Z
CREATED:20260611T112704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T112704Z
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SUMMARY:Do You Love Me? dir Lana Daher (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A love letter to Beirut in the form of a playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory – 70 years of film\, TV\, home videos\, and photography\, exploring the collective Lebanese psyche and marked by joy and intimacy\, destruction and loss. Through the eyes of citizens\, filmmakers and artists\, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive\, celebrating creative expression as both resistance\, renewal and a way to preserve memory. \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/do-you-love-me-dir-lana-daher-2025/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260802T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130106Z
CREATED:20260625T130106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130106Z
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SUMMARY:Journey to The Moon (Rihla Ila Alqamar): dir Hamada Abdelwahab (1959)
DESCRIPTION:An Egyptian space travel adventure-comedy\, complete with dance numbers\, drinking games\, and a cardboard robot called Otto. In Cairo\, eccentric German scientist Mr Sharfin is about to launch the first rocket to the moon. Astronomer Ahmed Rushdy is on site interviewing Sharfin\, when the local newspaper’s driver Ismail sneaks on board to snap some pictures in secret. Sharfin discovers him\, there’s a scuffle\, and of course the rocket is accidentally launched. After several (mis)adventures\, they land on the moon where they meet moonman Dr Cosmo and a bevy of skimpily attired Space Babes … \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/journey-to-the-moon-rihla-ila-alqamar-dir-hamada-abdelwahab-1959/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260802T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260721T164129Z
CREATED:20260715T105701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T164129Z
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SUMMARY:Immersive Tango Night
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, this theatrical\, humorous\, and wildly romantic tango concert stars powerhouse vocalist LaRudche with live piano and violin accompaniment\, plus dancers who blur the lines between elegance and fire – with the backdrop of ToDA’s immersive 360o visuals. And if you feel like dancing yourself\, you’ll have the chance to step on the stage and trip the light fantastic …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/immersive-tango-night/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807
DTSTAMP:20260603T114938Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T114938Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260806T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T130552Z
CREATED:20260804T130552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T130552Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260804T111745Z
CREATED:20260804T111344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T111745Z
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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
CREATED:20260804T131423Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
CREATED:20260804T093045Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
GEO:25.096962;55.1775999
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTSTAMP:20260720T102602Z
CREATED:20260720T094745Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
DTSTAMP:20260804T091626Z
CREATED:20260804T090449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T091626Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED: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
DTSTAMP:20260803T150846Z
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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
GEO:25.2558677;55.310187
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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
GEO:25.0346728;55.2397317
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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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