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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Dalal Al-Obaidi: Frogs\, Jazz & Blisters
DESCRIPTION:A new body of 15 paintings by the Kuwaiti artist that takes us into a life split between two worlds\, London and Kuwait– considering what it means to live in two places\, or “to be two Dalals” as the artist put it\, without being entirely settled in either identity.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-dalal-al-obaidi-frogs-jazz-blisters/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260916T102454Z
CREATED:20260916T102454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T102454Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Katia Kameli: The Canticle of the Birds
DESCRIPTION:A solo presentation by the French-Algerian artist and filmmaker that reinterprets The Conference of the Birds\,a 12th-century epic poem by Farid ud-Din Attar\, in which a flock of birds search for a mighty ruler and ultimately find their strength within themselves. \nIn Kameli’s video Le Cantique des oiseaux (2022) actresses process while playing bird-shaped ceramic instruments\, an eerie procession that stands in sharp contrast to the urban environment of Paris. A follow-up film\, Le Cantique des oiseaux\, variation (2022)\, was staged in a seaside garden on the French Riviera; here\, the physical challenge of dancing while playing fragile ceramic instruments creates a visible tension between the performers’ bodies and the delicate artwork. The earthenware instruments are bird-shaped ocarinas\, created by Kameli with ceramicist Marie Picard; to bring these sculptural birds to life\, Kameli worked with composer Aurélie Sfez and choreographer Youness Anzane.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-katia-kameli-the-canticle-of-the-birds/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260913T153043Z
CREATED:20260913T153043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153043Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE\, chalk powder\, pigments\, and acrylic\, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it\, “Faces do not sit on the canvas so much as emerge from within it\, as though the act of painting were one of excavation rather than construction. Cracks\, scars\, and accumulated marks become evidence of time’s passage …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-ahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260701T082606Z
CREATED:20260630T141559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T082606Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAYAhmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE\, chalk powder\, pigments\, and acrylic\, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it\, “Faces do not sit on the canvas so much as emerge from within it\, as though the act of painting were one of excavation rather than construction. Cracks\, scars\, and accumulated marks become evidence of time’s passage …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnaceahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260813T173413Z
CREATED:20260813T173413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T173413Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition by the Syrian artist that includes large-scale portraits\, a tile installation\, sculptures\, artist books\, and works on paper. At the centre of Tallaa’s practice is the face\, not as portrait or likeness\, but as witness; this exhibition\, curated by Celine Azem\, considers the traces that experience leaves behind on the face\, the body\, and “the materials we touch and are touched by”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-ahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T171951Z
CREATED:20261027T171951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T171951Z
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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-40/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:24.4991661;54.3699819
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T193000
DTSTAMP:20261029T113840Z
CREATED:20261029T094849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T113840Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talks: Wafa Al Falahi – Texture of a Dream
DESCRIPTION:A conversation moderated by Sarah Almehairi that explores Wafa Al Falahi’s practice across painting\, sculpture\, and drawing\, “where instinctive encounters with material give form to the subconscious”. The discussion traces how memory and dream take shape through the creatures and landscapes that populate her work that are at once familiar and uncanny. \nAl Falahi is an Emirati multidisciplinary artist whose practice deploys painting\, sculpture and drawing to give form to the subconscious. Her first solo show opened recently in Alserkal Avenue. \nArtist Talks is an artist-to-artist conversation series founded by Sarah Almehairi in 2020\, bringing together creatives based in or affiliated with the UAE to discuss their practices.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talks-wafa-al-falahi-texture-of-a-dream/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T075512Z
CREATED:20260922T075512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T075512Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Karima Al Shomely: Between a Fold and a Memory
DESCRIPTION:Karima Al Shomely’s work draws from the clothing\, textiles and adornments of Emirati women. The burqa is a recurring subject\, appearing in works that look at how it was made\, worn and passed down through generations; Al Shomely also works with traditional Emirati fabrics\, including Bou Tira\, Bu Glaym and Bu Teelah\, enlarging their patterns and remaking them in metal. Through photography\, sculpture\, textile and video\, she brings these materials and their histories into the present.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-karima-al-shomely-between-a-fold-and-a-memory/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T074835Z
CREATED:20260922T074835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T074835Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Manish Nai: In Search of Material Within Material
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition by the Mumbai-based artist; much of his work comes from what he has seen and handled there. Nai works with jute\, newspaper\, cardboard\, used clothing\, mosquito mesh and corrugated metal; he cuts\, folds\, compresses and layers these materials\, often through slow and repetitive processes. “Rather than hiding what they were originally used for\, he makes that history part of the work”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-manish-nai-in-search-of-material-within-material/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T074149Z
CREATED:20260922T074149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T074149Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Azza Al Qubaisi: Between Land and Sea
DESCRIPTION:A mid-career exhibition dedicated to the work of the Emirati multidisciplinary artist\, curated by Aysha Al Hemeiri. Ranging from intimate jewellery pieces to large-scale public works\, Al Qubaisi’s practice invites audiences to encounter the UAE’s natural resources through space\, structure\, and material presence.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-azza-al-qubaisi-between-land-and-sea/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260828T161706Z
CREATED:20260828T161706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T161706Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Rana Begum: Taking Form
DESCRIPTION:Rana Begum brings her textile works to The Third Line for the first time. Her fifth solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of large-scale wool tapestries presented alongside works on linen\, paper and MDF\, all reflecting the artist’s longstanding engagement with abstraction and minimalism and continuing her exploration of light through new materials and forms. Her characteristic engagement with geometry runs throughout\, with forms suggesting patterns that extend beyond their physical boundaries. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-rana-begum-taking-form/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T210000
DTSTAMP:20261027T173808Z
CREATED:20261027T173808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T173808Z
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SUMMARY:Salman ZQ Improvised
DESCRIPTION:A Mad Cat Comedy special featuring the group’s main man at one of Dubai’s coolest bars. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/salman-zq-improvised/
LOCATION:Moon Bar\, Mina Al Salam\, Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.135127;55.185968
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T210000
DTSTAMP:20261022T110930Z
CREATED:20261022T110930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T110930Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: \nJohn Fothergill\nNicole Drinkwater\nValentina Danubio\nAhmed Kasid \nThe rest of the schedule: \n13 November Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n14 November Studio One Hotel 7pm\n14 November Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-7/
LOCATION:The Club\, Al Mina\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:24.5264943;54.3740483
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T173000
DTSTAMP:20261105T154547Z
CREATED:20260915T173051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T154547Z
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SUMMARY:Music and Sound Club: Session #3: Contextualising Tape Loops and Music Technology
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s Music and Sound Club is a series of fortnightly hands-on workshops and meetup sessions form anyone interested in music and sonic arts. Bridging the analogue and the digital\, this session encourages you to craft hybrid musical works by creatively synthesising vintage media with modern software environments. \nThe sessions are free\, and all materials are provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/music-and-sound-club-session-3-contextualising-tape-loops-and-music-technology/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Music,Sound art
GEO:25.351671;55.396596
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T170000
DTSTAMP:20261105T154035Z
CREATED:20261105T154035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T154035Z
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SUMMARY:Woven Memories: Tradition\, Identity\, and Artistic Transformation
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion exploring the intersections of cultural heritage\, personal identity\, and contemporary artistic practice through the work of Karima Al Shomely. The guest speaker is Nina Heydemann\, Director of Maraya Art Centre; Nadia Al Hassani\, Director of the Academy of Visual Arts at the University of the Arts Sharjah. Free\, but RSVP here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/woven-memories-tradition-identity-and-artistic-transformation/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Panel discussion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261108T180000
DTSTAMP:20261103T163735Z
CREATED:20261103T163735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T163735Z
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SUMMARY:Waterlands\, Elemental Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Day two of a weekend symposium on water – “two days of conversations\, presentations and artistic exchange exploring ecological\, social\, mythological and poetic dimensions of water\, bringing together artists\, scientists\, legal thinkers and researchers”. \nExtending Jumana Emil Abboud’s ongoing exhibition The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide\, the afternoon draws on performance\, storytelling and material research to explore water as a site of sovereignty\, dispossession\, ritual and resistance. \nThe programme includes the opening of the Artist’s Garden Amphibious Timelapse\, with a conversation with creators the Rice Brewing Sisters’ Club. They will be among the participating artists alongside Sherko Abbas\, Jumana Emil Abboud\, Katya Garcia-Anton\, Reem Rizk\, Ahmad Nabil\, and Raghad Saqfelheit.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/waterlands-elemental-dreams-2/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20260913T145341Z
CREATED:20260913T145341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145341Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Bashar Khalaf: The Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Two series of works\, Junk Garden and Protective Shield\, from the Ramallah-born artist. “The Field of Dreams is an exploration of formations of ‘steel’ in the public space from the perspective of the relationship between the self\, the object\, and the other” says the gallery. “It can be viewed as an interactive space with the fragile reality in which humanity lives.” \nKhalaf’s dreaming energy gives steel junk – bulldozers\, vehicles\, surveillance cameras – an chance for self-reinvention; it confronts the machine with its own existence\, giving it a tragic form and allowing it reposition itself over time. The garbage bins in Protective Shield were used during the First Intifada to block street and provide shelter from bullets ; in contrast\, the colonial system used steel barrels filled with cement to seal off the entrances to villages and camps.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-bashar-khalaf-the-field-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20261022T144952Z
CREATED:20261022T140917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T144952Z
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SUMMARY:The Ugly One
DESCRIPTION:Two final performances of Marius von Mayenburg’s very dark comedy about beauty\, identity and getting ahead in life;when the plastic surgery bandages come off\, Lette soon learns that there is such a thing as too beautiful … The Junction did this play a year ago to much acclaim; Gillian Rhodes again directs\, with a very good set by Lina Younes. The production features Audrey Jegu\, Keenan McFadzean\, Patrick Albrecht and Sadiq Saboowala. \nThere are performances at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-ugly-one-5/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T220000
DTSTAMP:20261022T110846Z
CREATED:20261022T110817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T110846Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: \nJohn Fothergill\nNicole Drinkwater\nValentina Danubio\nAhmed Kasid \nThe rest of the schedule: \n8 November The Club\, Abu Dhabi 7pm\n13 November Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n14 November Studio One Hotel 7pm\n14 November Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-6/
LOCATION:Studio One Hotel\, Dubai Studio City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.0346728;55.2397317
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T172739Z
CREATED:20261027T172618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T172739Z
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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-5/
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:20261107T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T210000
DTSTAMP:20261103T105712Z
CREATED:20261030T113543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T105712Z
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SUMMARY:UAE National Orchestra: Sing for the Nation
DESCRIPTION:This concert by the UAE National Orchestra and choir puts the emphasis on ‘national’ with “an evening where we come together in love for the nation\, sharing moments of pride and belonging … a space where we gather as sons and daughters of this homeland – citizens and residents alike”. \nThe programme includes melodies from the 1970s to the present that have accompanied national celebrations and defined moments in the country’s history; this time\, students from the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge’s (ADEK) Nabati Poetry initiative will join the Orchestra and Choir on stage. Nabati poetry\, the vernacular verse of the Arabian Peninsula\, has carried the history and identity of the Emirates across generations. In the UAE’s Year of Family\, the students’ voices are a reminder that love for the nation is handed down from one generation to the next. \nFirst staged at Dubai Opera in May 2026\, the current version of the concert travels to four more emirates – as well as Abu Dhabi\, it goes to Al Ain (20 November)\, Fujairah (28 November) and RAK (1 December).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uae-national-orchestra-sing-for-the-nation-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T190000
DTSTAMP:20261105T154853Z
CREATED:20261105T154853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T154853Z
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SUMMARY:SAF Book Club Meetup: Social Class and Cultural Capital in Literature
DESCRIPTION:SAF’s November book club meetup asks what literature can teach us about how social class and cultural capital dictate and uphold hierarchies\, examining depictions of social strata and elite cultural spaces in books such as Babel by RF Kuang\, Erasure by Percival Everett and Bunny by Mona Awad.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saf-book-club-meetup-social-class-and-cultural-capital-in-literature/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Book club,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T173000
DTSTAMP:20261026T104408Z
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SUMMARY:Map-Making Workshop: ‘Places We Carry’ and ‘Atlas of Shared Place’
DESCRIPTION:A free two-part workshop led by cultural practitioner and educator Nanelle Jayawardene that explores how memory and experience shape our sense of place\, “inviting participants to engage in a form of map-making that foregrounds our personal encounters with a space”. This process raises questions about conventional cartographic methods and assumptions – “often grounded in colonial knowledge systems” – that reveal ‘place’ to be a concept that varies between individual perceptions and across time. \nThe workshop draws inspiration from the current exhibition at Ishara The sky held it\, the earth remembered (till 15 December) and will begin with a tour of the show. It responds to Shahana Rajani’s portrayal of communities that sustain their relationship with home through painting\, as well as Sarker Protick’s documentation of the incremental changes witnessed by his neighbourhood in Dhaka over 15 years. \nThe schedule: \n1.30-3pm Places We Carry\n3-4pm Break\n4-5.30pm Atlas of Shared Place  \nRSVP here – there’s only 12 spaces for each workshop.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/map-making-workshop-places-we-carry-and-atlas-of-shared-place/
LOCATION:Ishara Art Foundation\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261107T180000
DTSTAMP:20261103T163151Z
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SUMMARY:Water as a Common Ground: Notes from a Majlis
DESCRIPTION:Day one of a weekend symposium on water – “two days of conversations\, presentations and artistic exchange exploring ecological\, social\, mythological and poetic dimensions of water\, bringing together artists\, scientists\, legal thinkers and researchers”. \nThis symposium explores climate-affected water systems\, their vulnerable ecologies and the possibilities opened by socially engaged artistic practice. Through public consultations and presentations\, the programme traces waterways and their communities\, considering ancestral relationships to water\, disappearing geographies\, hydraulic justice and colonial legacies of ecological control. \nParticipating artists and experts include Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos\, Khalil Walji\, Dr. Aaron Bartholomew\, Rohan D’Souza\, Reem Rizk\, Naeema Ali\, Sherko Abbas\, Waral Prakalp\, Maghras and Hosting Lands. \nFree\, but RSVP here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/water-as-a-common-ground-notes-from-a-majlis/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20261003T111507Z
CREATED:20261003T111507Z
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SUMMARY:Artist’s Garden: Amphibious Timelapse by the Rice Brewing Sisters Club
DESCRIPTION:Amphibious Timelapse by South Korean collective the Rice Brewing Sisters Club (RBSC) is the 2026-2028 Artist’s Garden commission at the Jameel – the Artist’s Garden being a space for artists to create\, cultivate and experiment with the conceptual limits of the ‘garden’ through a research-led commissioning process that responds to local and regional environmental concerns. \nRBSC is an artist collective established in 2018 exploring the notion of ‘social fermentation’ as an artistic form and work across visual art\, performance\, writing\, oral history\, ecological thinking and ‘auntie’s wisdom’. Amphibious Timelapse traces a continuum between land and sea; its guiding question “how are amphibious beings interconnected?” directs attention to the plants at the soil–sea interface. Plants such as mangroves and other halophytes resist any firm division between earth and sea; sabkhas\, salt marshes and tidal flats are understood not as boundaries but as continuums — the shared medium through which the meeting of soil and sea is sustained\, negotiated and made legible. \nStructured over two years\, Amphibious Timelapse unfolds across phases\, functioning as a garden\, a lab and a kitchen that is home to local species of halophytes. These plants embody different tactics of living with\, rather than against\, arid saline soil and salty coastal wetlands that define UAE’s distinctive ecology. Through them\, RBSC traces amphibious adaptability\, resilience and kinship with their salty landscapes. \nCurated by Daniya Jawwad and Indranjan Banerjee. \nTo 27 September 2028.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-garden-amphibious-timelapse-by-the-rice-brewing-sisters-club/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20260913T155525Z
CREATED:20260913T155525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T155525Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Bénédicte Gimonnet: What We Carry Becomes the Terrain
DESCRIPTION:Aisha Alabbar Gallery’s newly renovated space reopens with a solo exhibition by the UAE-based French artist that features paintings\, screen prints\, drawings and textile works. The theme is a pivotal journey to Peru and a renewed engagement with the roots that have long informed her practice; the rainforest\, in particular\, is treated as “a site of reckoning\, where recollection\, imagination and lived experience converge … Windows\, façades and thresholds surface within dense vegetation\, setting the human impulse to define and contain against everything around it that refuses a fixed boundary”. \nThe exhibition also introduces the Gran Eco series\, with tall vertical works isolating personally significant sites from countries where Gimonnet has lived (“an echo implies distance\, delay\, memory and transformation\, a place returning altered …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-benedicte-gimonnet-what-we-carry-becomes-the-terrain/
LOCATION:Aisha Alabbar Gallery\, Warehouse C19\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20261022T140834Z
CREATED:20261022T140834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T140834Z
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SUMMARY:The Ugly One
DESCRIPTION:Two further performances of Marius von Mayenburg’s very dark comedy about beauty\, identity and getting ahead in life;when the plastic surgery bandages come off\, Lette soon learns that there is such a thing as too beautiful … The Junction did this play a year ago to much acclaim; Gillian Rhodes again directs\, with a very good set by Lina Younes. The production features Audrey Jegu\, Keenan McFadzean\, Patrick Albrecht and Sadiq Saboowala. \nThere are performances on 7 and 8 November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-ugly-one-4/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T220000
DTSTAMP:20261022T110756Z
CREATED:20261022T110704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T110756Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: \nJohn Fothergill\nNicole Drinkwater\nValentina Danubio\nAhmed Kasid \nThe rest of the schedule: \n7 November Studio One Hotel 8.30pm\n8 November The Club\, Abu Dhabi 7pm\n13 November Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n14 November Studio One Hotel 7pm\n14 November Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-5/
LOCATION:Grand Millennium Barsha Heights\, Sheikh Zayed Road - Exit 36\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T172229Z
CREATED:20261027T172229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T172229Z
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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-5/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
GEO:25.0965195;55.1738621
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T214500
DTSTAMP:20261022T140617Z
CREATED:20261022T140617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T140617Z
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SUMMARY:The Ugly One
DESCRIPTION:When the extent of his ugliness is revealed\, Lette turns to a plastic surgeon for help – but when the bandages come off\, Lette soon learns that there is such a thing as too beautiful … As appearances take centre stage\, the boundaries between individuality\, acceptance and transformation begin to blur. \nTranslated from the original German\, Marius von Mayenburg’s very dark comedy about beauty\, identity and getting ahead in life “makes its points with the lightest of touches” (The Guardian). The Junction did this play a year ago to much acclaim; Gillian Rhodes again directs\, with a very good set by Lina Younes. The production features Audrey Jegu\, Keenan McFadzean\, Patrick Albrecht and Sadiq Saboowala. \nThere are further performances 7 and 8 November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-ugly-one-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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