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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261024T203000
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SUMMARY:Funny Business
DESCRIPTION:A Comedy Kix n evening “packed with stand-up comedy\, good vibes\, and plenty of laughs” – there are six comics performing\, including the Comedy Kix reliables Amr\, Imah and Obaid. The AED 90 door price includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/funny-business-2/
LOCATION:Savant⁶\, SO/Uptown Dubai\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261024T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261024T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144717Z
CREATED:20261003T144621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144717Z
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SUMMARY:The Dating Show by Noha & Denise
DESCRIPTION:Comedy from two very sharp standups who work really well together. From first dates to ghosting\, situationships to heartbreak stories\, Noha Bashir and Denise Alexe address the struggles of dating life via sharp humour\, relatable stories\, and a brilliant chemistry on stage. Recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-dating-show-by-noha-denise-3/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
DTSTAMP:20261003T131149Z
CREATED:20261003T131149Z
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SUMMARY:Carte Blanche
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition organised with Feminin Pluriel\, featuring the work of a selection of contemporary female artists. Participating artists were given carte blanche to explore their own creative perspectives; the result is seen in photography\, painting\, sculpture\, 3D and mixed media. \nArtists: \nAgnes Sheikh\nAlexandra Raynaud\nAlison Ladegaillerie\nBenedicte Joland-Chazelle\nBianca Dolman\nValerie Manouvrier \nThere are also two Guests of Honour: Patricia Millns and Khalil Abdulwahid Hassan. \nTo 13 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/carte-blanche/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2334844;55.3155556
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T130000
DTSTAMP:20261020T102803Z
CREATED:20261020T102803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T102803Z
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SUMMARY:Star Wars – Return of the Jedi: dir Richard Marquand (1983)
DESCRIPTION:The final part of the original Star Wars trilogy\, beautifully restored and featuring the whole gang plus some engaging newcomers – like Jabba the Hutt\, who has Han Solo in his clutches. That’s just the start of an epic conclusion to the saga\, with a new and more powerful Death Star requiring their attention and Luke Skywalker confronting Darth Vader for one last time … It’s complete in itself\, but Return of the Jedi also set the stage for the franchise’s continuation for decades to come.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-dir-richard-marquand-1983/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/jabba.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T160000
DTSTAMP:20261013T163751Z
CREATED:20261013T163517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T163751Z
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SUMMARY:Maktaba: Performance as is\, Performing with Yoonsik Chico Park
DESCRIPTION:Maktaba is 421’s monthly gathering dedicated to collective reading\, viewing\, and discussion across disciplines. This session moves from thinking about performance to thinking through it – using the body\, space\, gesture\, and relationality as sites for inquiry. \nThrough a combination of discussion\, readings\, and performance-based activities\, participants will move between theory and practice\, translate ideas into gestures\, actions\, scores\, interactions\, and durational exercises\, as well as explore how meaning is created through the act of performing. The seminar will culminate in a series of shared exercises that invite participants to leave their mark through performance while reflecting on what performance can reveal\, disrupt\, or make possible within our social and cultural contexts. \nLunch will be provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/maktaba-performance-as-is-performing-with-yoonsik-chico-park/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Performance,Workshop
GEO:24.5224833;54.3877183
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T154500
DTSTAMP:20261020T102024Z
CREATED:20261020T102024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T102024Z
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SUMMARY:Casablanca: dir Michael Curtiz (1942)
DESCRIPTION:The original wartime weepie\, now beautifully restored to give maximum scope to the multi Oscar winner. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine\, the cynical American owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca on the eve of war; his one-time love Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman)\, walks into his club and back into his life. Ilsa’s husband is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) who needs Rick’s help to get out to safety. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo’s ticket out of the country … Essential viewing. Bring hankies.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/casablanca-dir-michael-curtiz-1942/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T180000
DTSTAMP:20261021T131700Z
CREATED:20261013T160003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T131700Z
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SUMMARY:UAENO: Romantic Masters
DESCRIPTION:The UAE National Orchestra continues its active schedule with the second performance of a good-looking programme of contrasting music from three great Romantic composers – lively melodies from Rossini in the overture to The Barber of Seville\, technical virtuosity and expressive range in Mendelssohn’s violin concerto (with Hungarian violinist Júlia Pusker making her UAENO debut as the soloist)\, and the richness of a full Brahms symphony. Umberto Clerici conducts. \nThe programme: \nRossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville\nMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor\nBrahms: Symphony No.2
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-romantic-masters-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113400Z
CREATED:20260616T113044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T113400Z
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SUMMARY:Dubai Bibliophiles: Poetry Session – Vote for Your Favorites
DESCRIPTION:Discuss the top seven poems (from a list of 50) that have received the most votes by members. As with any such list\, it’s highly debatable – way too many US poets\, way too few from MENASA (including the UAE\, of course) but selecting the best ever is not the point … You can of course participate whether you’ve voted or not. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dubai-bibliophiles-poetry-session-vote-for-your-favorites/
LOCATION:The Coffee Club\, Times Square Center\, 4B Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club,Poetry
GEO:25.1395254;55.2200619
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144438Z
CREATED:20261003T144438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144438Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam-4/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T213000
DTSTAMP:20261003T124158Z
CREATED:20261003T123954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T124158Z
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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 intimate room where sitting in the front row is a decision you may come to regret”. The door price includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-at-the-speakeasy-9/
LOCATION:Moon Bar\, Mina Al Salam\, Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.135127;55.185968
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T213000
DTSTAMP:20261019T103318Z
CREATED:20261019T103318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T103318Z
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SUMMARY:Book Cellar Dubai: The Sea\, The Sea
DESCRIPTION:Iris Murdoch’s Booker winner The Sea\, The Sea (1978) is arguably her best book\, a novel of obsession\, memory\, and self-deception. An interesting and accessible choice from one of Dubai’s most interesting book clubs …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/book-cellar-dubai-the-sea-the-sea-2/
LOCATION:Le Brasserie sur le Boulevard\, Kempinski The Boulevard\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club
GEO:25.2009027;55.2762294
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T194500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T120804Z
CREATED:20261003T120804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T120804Z
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SUMMARY:Moulin Rouge! Le Musical
DESCRIPTION:Second performance of Culture Emulsion’s Francophone take on the Baz Luhrmann film\, bringing 1900s Montmartre to the stage for a tragic love story with a modern pop soundtrack.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/moulin-rouge-le-musical-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Musical
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261020T094202Z
CREATED:20261019T111754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T094202Z
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SUMMARY:Russell Peters Live
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian comedian plays Abu Dhabi in the middle of his latest world tour. It’s sure to be a good night; he manages to make these arena-scale gigs feel really quite intimate\, thanks to a mix of sharp crowd work\, mimicry\, and relatable family-and-culture jokes that will offend no-one. For some\, the inclusion of so much stereotype-based humour can seem a bit dated. But for fans\, it all comes across as affectionately recognisable … \nMore good news: the support comes from Dubai’s own Mina Liccione.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/russell-peters-live/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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GEO:24.4958385;54.6040121
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261006T104210Z
CREATED:20261006T104105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T104210Z
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SUMMARY:Mallika Taneja: Do You Know This Song?
DESCRIPTION:Surrounded by toys and objects from her childhood\, Mallika Taneja uses a harmonium and a microphone to look for what she has lost – a singer and her songs. As she moves between this tale of searching\, singing and grief\, Taneja invites the audience to travel with her through song. \nThis is part of the fifth edition of Perform Sharjah\, Sharjah Art Foundation’s season of curated performances that serve as an engaging space for exploring\, remembering and imagining – “treating the body as a site of artistic inquiry\, the programme shifts fluidly between intimate reflection and collective experience”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mallika-taneja-do-you-know-this-song-2023/
LOCATION:Sharjah Performing Arts Academy\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Performance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Mallika-Taneja.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261106T132300Z
CREATED:20261020T095800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T132300Z
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SUMMARY:Ali Al Sayed Episode 2
DESCRIPTION:Dubomedy’s main man brings his new show to one of his regular haunts. Expect something of a masterclass in delivering standup in a club environment. All seats must be pre-booked …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ali-al-sayed-2/
LOCATION:Hushh\, Social Distrikt\, The Address Residence\, Fountain View 2\, Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.1939656;55.2817064
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261026T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261026T193000
DTSTAMP:20261021T100916Z
CREATED:20261021T100743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T100916Z
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SUMMARY:Space Art: Culture Beyond Earth
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Leonardo Barilaro\, Visiting Associate Professor of Space Technology and Sonic Arts and Lead for the Space Art Laboratory at NYUAD\, examines how music and artistic practice can connect scientific research with human experience\, from creative interventions in space missions to explorations of the “algorithmic sky.” Drawing on work at the NYUAD Space Art Laboratory\, a pioneering research environment that organically integrates advanced space systems engineering with deep artistic inquiry\, the presentation considers how art can serve as a tool for research\, experimentation\, and expression\, while raising new questions about creativity\, identity\, and who gets to shape humanity’s voice in space.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/space-art-culture-beyond-earth/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute\, NYU Abu Dhabi\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261026T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261026T210000
DTSTAMP:20261020T101327Z
CREATED:20261020T101327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T101327Z
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SUMMARY:Amrum: dir Fatih Akin (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Spring 1945 on the German island of Amrum\, a remote dot in the North Sea. The front is far away\, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing; despite the hardship\, life on the beautiful\, windswept isle seems idyllic. But an anti-fascist neighbour Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over\, and the boy is happy to think that his father might soon be coming home. But his father is a Nazi officer\, and his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer too; word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed\, she wishes for white bread\, butter and honey\, near impossible luxuries on Amrum which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off he learns that the enemy is far closer than he imagined … \nFrom Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade\, Head-On)\, Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War. \nIn German with English subtitles. Another great Cinema Space pick.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/amrum-dir-fatih-akin-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTSTAMP:20261013T175301Z
CREATED:20261013T174229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T175301Z
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SUMMARY:The Matter of Light
DESCRIPTION:Dom Art Projects’ third non-selling exhibition explores the formal and perceptual aspects of light through a variety of approaches from the 22 participants\, “from rationalist modernism and expressionism to ironic conceptualism” as Dom Arts puts it. The artists are Akram Zaatari\, Andrey Grositsky\, Armen Bugayan\, Blue Soup Group\, Boris Turetsky\, David Ter-Oganyan\, Dmitri Prigov\, Eduard Steinberg\, Elena Nemkova\, Iced Architects\, Ilya Kabakov\, Kamal Boullata\, Koka Ramishvili\, Oleg Vassiliev\, Pavel Pepperstein\, PPSS Group\, Susan Hefuna\, Timo Nasseri\, Vladimir Andreenkov\, Yuri Zlotnikov\, Zaha Hadid\, and Zoulikha Bouabdellah. \nAccording to Alisa Bagdonaite\, Dom Arts Founder and Chief Curator: “The Matter of Light explores how light has shaped the way we see across different historical moments and geographies … It opens onto a distinctly contemporary question: how is our visual reality changing as culture becomes increasingly post-digital?” \nCurated by Eugenia Kikodze\, the exhibition includes loans from Art Jameel Collection and Barjeel Art Foundation. \nTo 10 March. \nImage: Timo Nasseri\, One and One#26 (2011)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-matter-of-light-2/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTSTAMP:20261013T175014Z
CREATED:20261013T174551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T175014Z
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SUMMARY:Kirill Makarov: Unveiled – Painting in the Age of Post-Produced Reality
DESCRIPTION:Makarov’s solo exhibition responds to the mediated nature of contemporary reality by reconstructing armed conflict environments from fragments of media imagery circulating in a post-analogue world. Working across figurative painting and digital media\, Makarov explores the relationship between virtual and physical environments through immersive compositions that combine traditional painting with ultraviolet printing\, augmented reality\, and video games. Photographs and individual frames extracted from videos the artist found online are treated as spatial coordinates\, allowing scenes to be reassembled as three-dimensional settings\, with varying degrees of precision depending on the quality and quantity of the source material. \nTo 10 March. \nImage: Kirill Makarov\, Ornament (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kirill-makarov-unveiled-painting-in-the-age-of-post-produced-reality/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTSTAMP:20261023T110321Z
CREATED:20261013T165909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T110321Z
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SUMMARY:Localized Futures: The Arts
DESCRIPTION:421’s season of talks and panel discussions developed in collaboration with afikra\, Localized Futures\, explores the future of key cultural and civic sectors through a regional lens – challenging the dominant global narrative by looking at the complexities\, innovations\, and solutions inherent to the MENA region. Across four sessions on Collective Heritage\, Cities & Communities\, Education\, and The Arts\, the series brings together institutional leaders\, policy shapers\, and cultural pioneers to spotlight the people actively building these futures today. \nFor this session on The Arts\, we’re told the speakers will share their perspectives on arts patronage\, the role of independent platforms\, and the responsibility cultural institutions carry in making space for both established and emerging voices. It looks a good panel for that – Faisal Al Hassan\, director of 421 Arts Campus; Stephanie Rosenthal\, director of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project; Vilma Jurkute\, founding Director of Alserkal and now an independent advisor connecting culture\, urbanism & community; and Shaikha Nawar Al Qassimi\, Vice President of Sharjah Art Foundation. The moderator is Mikey Muhanna\, founder and Executive Director of afikra. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and refreshments. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/localized-futures-the-arts/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Panel discussion,Urbanism
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T220000
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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-4/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T220000
DTSTAMP:20261013T164823Z
CREATED:20261013T164752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T164823Z
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SUMMARY:Fridge Concert Series 50: The Season 50 Special
DESCRIPTION:This special gig brings Concert Series alumni and fan favourites back to the stage for one-off collaborations and extended jams. The artists will be announced ahead of the night\, and “you never know who might walk on next”. Food for the night comes from CarniStore\, The Fridge’s neighbour at Alserkal Avenue. The evening is unticketed and free\, but registration is required and spaces are expected to fill up fast.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fridge-concert-series-50-the-season-50-special/
LOCATION:The Fridge Warehouse\, Warehouse 5\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Gig
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20261019T114159Z
CREATED:20261019T114002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T114159Z
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SUMMARY:𝗔𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗵
DESCRIPTION:ATypI is the Association Typographique International\, the nonprofit global forum for type and typography. It was established in 1957 to unite European type manufacturers at a time of technological change and to promote typography education and awareness in general. Its annual conference has taken place every year since its foundation\, but this is its first time in the Middle East. \nThe programme has four packed days of keynote lectures\, talks\, workshops\, exhibitions\, and “cultural experiences” celebrating typography across languages\, cultures\, and disciplines. The theme is Between — Tradition | Transition | Transformation\, “exploring how typography moves across scripts\, disciplines\, tools\, cultures\, and time”. In fact the sessions look rather less staid and academic than this implies. \nThe member price is $650 for the four days\, and there’s a $300 rate for students.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%98%86%f0%9d%97%bd%f0%9d%97%9c-%f0%9d%9f%ae%f0%9d%9f%ac%f0%9d%9f%ae%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b7%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%b5/
LOCATION:University of the Arts\, University City\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Typography
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260925T071328Z
CREATED:20260916T081312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T071328Z
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SUMMARY:MAWASIM: 20 Years of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
DESCRIPTION:Christie’s first live auction of fine art in Abu Dhabi takes place on 1 November\, preceded by two viewing days open to all. There will be more than 70 works from six decades of museum-quality art that traces the evolution of artistic practices across the Middle East and North Africa. \nHighlights include … \nPaul Guiragossian\, Noces (1958-59) A vibrant wedding scene that reflects Guiragossian’s enduring themes of home\, community and human connection; the work was exhibited at his first major exhibition in Lebanon in 1959. Estimate: $300\,000-500\,000 \nSamia Halaby\, Yesterday (1978) An important work from Samia Halaby’s 1970s\, when the Palestinian-American artist forged her distinctive language of geometric abstraction. Estimate: $200\,000-300\,000 \nMohamed Melehi\, A30 (1962: right) From Mohamed Melehi’s seminal 1960–62 series of ‘black works’\, reflecting his experimentation with the bianco e nero technique and his engagement with Zen and Sufi. Estimate:$100\,000-150\,000 \nNadia Saikali\, Mandala Bleu Nuit (1982) From an important mature phase of Saikali’s work\, characterised by its meditative and spiritual abstraction. Four other works from the Barjeel Art Foundation are also offered in the sale.  Estimate: $30\,000-50\,000 \nMarwan Kassab-Bachi\, Kopf (Head) (1987) A pivotal moment in the evolution of Marwan’s portraiture\, moving from the horizontally stretched facial landscapes of the 1970s towards the vertical\, frontal heads that became a defining motif of his mature practice. Estimate: $200\,000-300\,000 \nInji Efflatoun\, Untitled (1987) One of Inji Efflatoun’s last works\, representing the culmination of the Egyptian modernist’s practice\, characterised by a lyrical synthesis of nature and the built environment through expressive colour and line. One of eight works from the Dalloul Collection offered in the auction. Estimate: $40\,000-60\,000 \nThe auction will be accompanied by a programme of previews\, talks and educational events; details to be announced “in due course”\, but signing up for Christie’s mailers will presumably get you advance information.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mawasim-20-years-of-modern-and-contemporary-middle-eastern-art/
LOCATION:The Abu Dhabi Edition\, Al Bateen Marina\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Auction,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T200000
DTSTAMP:20261013T161621Z
CREATED:20261013T161621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T161621Z
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SUMMARY:UAENO: One Big Family
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the UAE Year of the Family 2026\, the UAE National Orchestra brings audiences of all ages together for a joyful and interactive concert. Rhythm games\, listening challenges and conversations with the narrator invite families and first-time concertgoers to become part of the performance.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-one-big-family-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert,Family/kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T220000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143641Z
CREATED:20261019T143641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143641Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes\, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5\, and the one with the lowest score is knocked out. Eventually only one remains\, to be crowned the Maestro. “Fast-paced\, unpredictable\, and hilarious” says the promo\, and you couldn’t argue with that. As with all Courtyard improv evenings it’s free\, but (a) donations are welcome ; (b) you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website); and (c) it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/wednesday-night-impro-maestro-5/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTSTAMP:20261002T145238Z
CREATED:20261002T145238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T145238Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Talal Moualla: The Table of Absence
DESCRIPTION:For more than five decades\, the Syrian artist\, poet\, and critic Talal Moualla has approached the image not simply as representation\, but (says the gallery) “as a form of thought … Moving between painting\, criticism\, poetry and research\, his practice asks how the visible can carry an idea\, shape consciousness\, and open new ways of understanding human existence. The Table of Absence brings this lifelong enquiry to one of its most distilled forms”. \nIn Moualla’s work\, the table is a symbolic structure\, a place where human beings recognise one another’s presence – “around it coexist memory and mourning\, intimacy and estrangement\, love and betrayal\, birth and death … Yet as the enquiry deepens\, even the table begins to disappear. It is reduced to a circle\, a plate\, a geometric sign\, a pale field\, until it approaches emptiness itself”. So “the image no longer delivers an answer; it becomes a way of thinking through the question”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-talal-moualla-the-table-of-absence/
LOCATION:K Gallery\, Al Barari\, Seventh Heaven\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T123000
DTSTAMP:20261022T105508Z
CREATED:20261022T105508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T105508Z
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SUMMARY:Story of Art II: The Great Obsessions – Standing Together\, Paul Guiragossian
DESCRIPTION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation’s monthly lecture series\, led by Dr Michaela Watrelot\, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions\, returns with a second series – this one on individual artists rather than art movements. Nine monthly lectures\, running to next June\, will each look closely at a single artist whose work was shaped by a figure\, a place\, a face or an artistic problem to which they kept returning. \nThis opener considers Paul Guiragossian\, subject of a current exhibition at BFAF. Guiragossian made the human figure the core of his visual language; the lecture traces the figure from intimate portraits of his mother and family to increasingly distilled compositions in which individual bodies merge into a collective human presence. Even as the figure dissolves into upright passages of colour and gesture\, humanity never disappears. \nImage: Paul Guiragossian\, L’Echarpe (1990)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/story-of-art-ii-the-great-obsessions-standing-together-paul-guiragossian/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T190000
DTSTAMP:20261019T142210Z
CREATED:20261019T141927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T142210Z
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SUMMARY:First Chapter Launch
DESCRIPTION:The launch event for the sixth cycle of ELF’s First Chapter\, the only global-standard professional development scheme in the region for writers. Meet this year’s mentors\, discover what’s in store for the new cohort\, and celebrate the release of The Squatters\, the debut novel from former First Chapter fellow Saba Brelvi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/first-chapter-launch/
LOCATION:Fiker Institute\, 42 17th St\, Al Quoz\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Words
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144351Z
CREATED:20261003T144351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144351Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam-3/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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