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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241224
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SUMMARY:Art With Disabilities: From Frida Kahlo to Stevie Wonder - 11 Amazing Stories of People Who Changed the World
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition created by the Bulgarian immersive-experience specialists Poliforma\, using surround-sound and surround-visuals to celebrate “stories of people who have overcome\, adapted\, or ignored their limitations” through “captivating video inserts\, stunning 3D projections\, and four interactive installations”. Apparently it’s “a revolutionary digital art exhibition fully adapted for people with disabilities that celebrates resilience\, creativity\, and the ability to shape the world\, no matter the obstacles”. \nIt runs to 23 December. You book a one-hour slot; first available is 10am (1pm on Saturdays)\, last is 8pm (4pm Monday to Wednesday).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/art-with-disabilities-from-frida-kahlo-to-stevie-wonder-11-amazing-stories-of-people-who-changed-the-world/
LOCATION:kanvas Dubai\, Unit 1\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, 19th Street Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Experience
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241118
DTSTAMP:20241021T102643Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF)
DESCRIPTION:The 43nd edition of SIBF promises to be the fair’s biggest edition ever\, claiming to show more than 1.5 million titles by 2\,500 publishing houses from 112 different countries. There will also be a packed 12-day agenda of more than 1\,350 activities – among them 47 live cookery demonstrations and no fewer than 600 workshops in creative writing for all age groups conducted in Arabic and English. \nAnd there’s the return of the third edition of the Thriller Festival show-within-the-show (7-10 November) organised in partnership with Thriller Festival NY and featuring authors such as Ahmed Mourad\, Amir Atef\, Yehia Safwat\, Saad Abed Al Badr\, Mohammed Al Nasser\, John J Nance\, Isabella Maldonado\, KJ Howe and Tess Gerritsen. There will be panel sessions\, workshops (including a three-dayer led by Ahmed Mourad on writing thrillers) and of course book signings. This segment is building into a successful event in its own right and surely deserves its own identity away from SIBF … \nSIBF runs 6 to 17 November\, open daily 10am to 10pm (Fridays 4pm to 11pm). \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sharjah-international-book-fair-sibf-2/
LOCATION:Expo Centre Sharjah\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Book Fair
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241125
DTSTAMP:20241108T141815Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 7
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival returns for its seventh edition\, featuring around 30 UAE premieres. \nMost are in the Competition section\, documentary and fiction films that have been nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals. Highlights include … \n◊ Kamal Al Jafari’s documentary A Fidai Film (2024) which seeks to reclaim the looted memories of Palestinian history by using archival footage\n◊ Places of the Soul (2023) by Hamida Issa\, which follows an environmental expedition to Antarctica while juxtaposing its icy landscape with the deserts of the filmmaker’s home country\n◊ Pham Ngoc Lan’s fiction feature Cu Li Never Cries (2024)\, a black and white film interweaving personal and political histories in current day Vietnam\n◊ The Great Yawn of History (2024) by Iranian filmmaker Aliyar Rasti\, a story about a middle-aged religious man who goes on a quest for hidden treasure. \nAmong the other films showing are two supported by Sharjah Art Foundation – From Ground Zero (2024)\, an anthology of 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza; and Upshot (2024)\, a short directed by Maha Haj\, which tells a story of a solitary couple and the aftermaths of a painful past. \nThe Director in Focus segment honours regional directors for their lifetime achievements in global cinema. Honoured this year is Mohamad Malas\, noted for his moving films chronicling the modern history of Syria and its neighbours. Along with the screening of The Dream (1987)\, The Night (1992) and the global premiere of Oh Father\, I Am Youssef (2024)\, Malas will give a masterclass on the role of storytelling. \nPresented in parallel with the film screenings\, a series of public programmes provides opportunities for learning and gathering. This year’s programme focuses on notions of modernity in new African and Asian film\, cinema as resistance and resilience from Palestine and beyond\, as well as innovations in documentary filmmaking\, among other topics. \nAlso part of this year’s SFP is the Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund that will award AED 500\,000 to one UAE-based scriptwriter\, director or lead/executive producer for the completion of an English- or Arabic-language narrative feature currently under production. Formerly known as the Pitching Forum\, the strengthened fund should now provide more comprehensive and robust support to filmmakers in the country. \nSFP7 runs 15 to 24 November at the open-air Mirage City Cinema in Sharjah’s historical quarter\, and indoors at VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. The full programme is here; most feature screenings are a bargain AED 15\, some are free. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sharjah-film-platform-7/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20241111T160207Z
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SUMMARY:Tyrrell Winston: Life in the Fast Lane
DESCRIPTION:Winston’s work blends art with sports culture\, transforming everyday objects – deflated basketballs\, cigarette butts\, even the signatures of artists and athletes –into pieces that challenge viewers to reconsider the significance of these items; the results “resonate with resilience\, legacy\, and cultural identity” (says the gallery). His subject is the parallel struggles of athletes and artists\, speed and sacrifice\, the repetitive nature of success and the unseen sacrifices that lead to greatness. \nTo 12 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/tyrrell-winston-life-in-the-fast-lane/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T191000
DTSTAMP:20241028T112753Z
CREATED:20241028T112736Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin
DESCRIPTION:A  new venue for the candlelit performance\, the Al Azure Room at SeaWorld Yas Island. Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites: \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 \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/candlelight-from-mozart-to-chopin/
LOCATION:Sea World Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250419T193500
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin
DESCRIPTION:Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites\, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr’s Céleste poolside restuarant. 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 \nThe ticket includes a 20% discount on several of the hotel’s bars and restaurants on the same day; and for AED 530 you can include a three-course dinner at Pierchic too\, which itself is a pretty romantic location …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/candlelight-from-mozart-to-chopin-2/
LOCATION:Jumeirah Al Qasr\, Madinat Jumeirah\, Umm Suqeim\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T200000
DTSTAMP:20241112T155949Z
CREATED:20241112T155311Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Laughter Factory tour has a particularly good look\, with some top standups on the bill (and one more than usual). This is the earlier of two gigs today (the team moves on to the Mövenpick later). The acts: \nStephen Grant hard-working emcee\, a genius British comic \nAllyson June Smith another of the current crop of really good Canadian comics\, back by popular demand (as they say) \nDenisa Alexe Russian-Romanian standup with millions of views on social media \nNoha Bashir “face of an angel\, mouth of a sailor” – catch her before her world tour next year \nSalman Qureshi reliable Dubai-based funnyman\, host of the popular Expat Brat Podcast \nThe rest of the bookings are … \n16 Nov 8.30pm Mövenpick JBR\n22 Nov 8.30pm Radisson DAMAC Hills\n23 Nov 8.30pm Dukes The Palm \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-36/
LOCATION:Vintage Grand Hotel\, Al Fay Road\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T213000
DTSTAMP:20241108T150552Z
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SUMMARY:Casablanca Beats: dir Nabil Ayouch (2021)
DESCRIPTION:Nabil Ayouch’s grittily authentic tale of a rapper turned teacher helping his students find their creative voices is a class act. It manages to combine familiar cinematic tropes like ‘strength through making music’ and the inspirational teacher with a taste of social realism\, discursive politics and accessible rebellion. \nShot over 15 months\, which allowed the project to grow organically and gave time for the screen first-timers to develop\, Ayouch’s cinéma vérité style camerawork gives the film a documentary feel\, but Khalid Benghrib’s choreography elevates the action above the everyday through scenes that take the cast from the classroom to the recording studio\, the stage and beyond. Casablanca Beats has an infectious energy that is both enticing and accessible. Highly recommended. \nScreens in the MOVE ON FILM season.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/casablanca-beats-dir-nabil-ayouch-2021/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil in 25hours Hotel\, Trade Center St\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T235900
DTSTAMP:20240813T130351Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantis Live: Martin Garrix
DESCRIPTION:A gig at Atlantis for one of the big-name EDM producer/DJs who really does merit the acclaim. Last time he was here\, he sold out the place and delivered a great 150-minute performance with a terrific lights-and-lasers show and more than 100 speakers that closed with a top fireworks show – “mind-blowing effects and visuals that pushed beyond boundaries”\, opines the press bumf.  That featured “one of the largest purpose-built stage productions to ever land on the sandy shores of The Palm Island”; this time there will be more VIP space\, fan zones near the stage\, and even a staycation package (10% discount on rooms).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/atlantis-live-martin-garrix/
LOCATION:Atlantis\, The Palm\, Crescent Road\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T220000
DTSTAMP:20241112T155732Z
CREATED:20241112T155530Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Laughter Factory tour has a particularly good look\, with some top standups on the bill (and one more than usual). This is the second of two gigs today. The acts: \nStephen Grant hard-working emcee\, a genius British comic \nAllyson June Smith another of the current crop of really good Canadian comics\, back by popular demand (as they say) \nDenisa Alexe Russian-Romanian standup with millions of views on social media \nNoha Bashir “face of an angel\, mouth of a sailor” – catch her before her world tour next year \nSalman Qureshi reliable Dubai-based funnyman\, host of the popular Expat Brat Podcast \nThe rest of the bookings are … \n22 Nov 8.30pm Radisson DAMAC Hills\n23 Nov 8.30pm Dukes The Palm \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-37/
LOCATION:Mövenpick Hotel JBR\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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