what’s on in the UAE
Abu Dhabi
Ramadan Pop-Up Shop for exclusive kaftans, accessories, Ramadan gift sets, perfumes and evening wear at the Ramadan pop up, at Golf Gardens Club House, Khalifa City A. From 3-10pm, until Saturday.
Dubai
Markus Schultz at Zero Gravity The German-American DJ famous for his club anthems The New World and Destiny will be live at Zero Gravity Dubai. Free entry after 5pm, free for ladies all night, Dh100 for men after 8pm. Call 04-3990009.
+ 0-gravity.ae Must-have Sunstroke 360° Dubai is officially closing its doors this month. The first of three spectacular line-ups in the weekend’s non-stop party bill, to pay one last tribute. On the decks are DJs Simon Reid, Jack Woodcock and residents John Spoor and Danny Kwang, expect old-school hits with a serious beat. Doors open at 5pm.
Call 04-4323232 Costa Coffee’s Free at 3pm The coffee house has launched a series of weekly giveaways to encourage customers to try something new this summer. Today, the new ‘Belgian Chocolate frostino’ will be on offer between 3-10pm, available in all domestic Costa stores in the region. Customers have to go to Costa’s facebook page and ‘click to redeem’ their free frostino. An email will be sent, which they’ll have to show in store to claim the freebie. Analog Room Season Closing Party Local only nights with DJs Todd, Ricardo De Meneses, Maat, Siamak Amidi, Nasrawi and Shemroon, at the Industrial Avenue Westin Hotel. Doors open at 10pm. Entry
Dh100 at the door, ladies enter free until 11pm. Dh25 specials on beverages until midnight.
+ analogroom.com Bongo’s Bingo: The Final Round Closing party with the usual bingo prizes and surprises throughout the night, a Henry Hoover and a cardboard cutout of David Attenborough are all on the agenda. At On42, Media One Hotel, 8pm. Call 04-4271000
Gujrati Express
Celebrate Gujarat day with an event featuring veteran artists Kajal Oza Vaidya, Raeesh Manian, Ankit Triwedi, Jay Vasavada and Mukesh Joshi, at Shaikh Rashid Auditorium, Indian High School. Doors open at 7.30pm, show at 9pm. Free, call 04-2691512 to reserve your seat. Prince Harry’s Stag Do McGettigan’s JBR, is hosting a royal affair at its new location at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. The unofficial stag do for Prince Harry invites gents whose official invites got ‘lost in the mail, to celebrate in their best attire, from 7pm. The best dressed Prince Harry look-alike will walk away with a prize. Also, live screening of Manchester
United taking on West Ham in the Premiere League.
Call 04-3182580
Meanderings
An exhibition by Kathleen Caillier depicting her curiosity and wonder, faced with the wealth of beauty in nature and in cultures acorss the globe, at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise Dubai.
+ afdubai.org Horse Meat Disco with Luke Howard The renowned London club night that combines a nu disco inferno with a night of dancing, comes to Barbary, Tryp By Wyndham Hotel, Barsha Heights. Supported by Diamond Setter. Doors open at 10pm. Call 04-2476688. + barbary.ae The Laughter Factory Jojo Sutherland, Adam Rowe and Louis Ramey are out tickle your funny bone this May. Today at Grand Millennium Barsha Heights, 9pm. Tomorrow, shows at Jumeirah Golf Estate, 7pm and Jebel Ali Club, 9pm. Tickets Dh150.
+ thelaughterfactory. com