Your essential guide to what's on in the Emirates
ABU DHABI KIDS’ CAMP
Beach Rotana hosts the Brad Kids’ Camp for children ages 5 to
11, offering six weeks of themed activities including swimming, indoor pursuits, movies, games, a talent show, sports and arts and crafts. Additionally, mothers are invited to take part in the Mother’s Camp, which includes an hour of relaxing massage in Zen the Spa, same-day access to the private beach and pool, and a cup of tea or coffee at Bay View restaurant, for Dh350.
▶ Runs until August 3, 8am to 2pm, Sundays to Thursdays, from Dh160 including lunch, Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi,
02 697 9302, bodylines.beach@ rotana.com
ABU DHABI ART EXHIBITION
But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008 focuses on a creative local circle, sometimes called “the five”, of visual artists, writers and filmmakers who encouraged a culture of radical, formal and conceptual experimentation in the early 1990s. A lack of public venues able to support experimentation at the time prevented its visibility, and the community is now being presented as one of the country’s most important in its artistic history.
▶ Daily until September 2, noon to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays (closed Sundays), NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 628 8000, www.nyuad-artgallery.org
ABU DHABI BOAT TOUR
Join an eco boat tour and mangrove cleanup tomorrow with Captain Tony’s to mark the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Marine biologist Arabella Willing will lead the early morning tour, which will stop to clean up the mangrove forests at Yas Island.
▶ Tomorrow, 7am to 8.30am, Dh125 per adult; Dh50 for children ages 6 to 12, Yas Marina, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/Capt.Tonys
ABU DHABI FITNESS OFFER
Zayed Sports City offers the Sport Passport, to encourage adults to stay healthy by trying new fitness activities. It includes access to two sessions in bowling, ice skating or billiards, and two sports
lessons. The lessons include: ice skating or tennis at ZSC Academy; martial arts at Emirates Aikido Centre; fitness classes at The Room Abu Dhabi; and bowling at Abu Dhabi Amateur Bowling Club.
▶ Offer valid until August 31, various timings per activity, Dh75, ages 16+, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, 02 403 4200, www.zsc.ae
DUBAI FAMILY FUN
Get tickets to see Magic Phil and the Enchanted Forest at Ductac. It stars UAEbased magician Phil, who has written, directed and produced this adaption of the legend of Robin Hood. The pantomime takes place in NottingTurkeyHam Forest,
where Magic Phil uses his magic to keep the forest a happy place even while the wicked sheriff tries to lock him up in jail.
▶ November 16 to 18, 5pm on November 16; 10.30am; 1.30pm; 5pm on November 17; 10.30am; 5pm on November 18; from Dh130 for early-bird tickets, ages 3+, Kilachand Studio, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, www.ductac.org
DUBAI ART EXHIBITION
The exhibition Living Shrines by photographer Lisa Ross features a series of ethereal images of the Xinjiang region of China, where Ross spent more than a decade documenting Islamic holy shrines created by the Uyghur community.
▶ Daily until September 2, 10am to 7pm, Sundays to Thursdays; 10am to 6pm Saturdays (closed Fridays); Gulf Photo Plus, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 380 8545, www.gulfphotoplus.com
DUBAI RESTAURANT OFFER
Tuck into tacos at Tortuga, Mina A’Salam at Madinat Jumeirah, where you can enjoy the three-course weekday set menu this summer for Dh100. Starters include beef asada tacos, crispy chicken tacos, and baja fish tacos. For mains, you can choose from chicken in mole sauce, Tortuga’s catch of the day pan-fried and fajitas. Finish your meal with tres leches cake or churros.
▶ Sundays to Thursdays, Dh100, Tortuga, Mina A’Salam, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 04 301 7600, restaurants@jumeirah.com
DUBAI HOTEL OFFER
Book a staycation this summer at dusitD2 Kenz Hotel, a creative contemporary community space. A two-night package features a complimentary daily breakfast for a family of two adults and two children under 10, lunch or dinner once during the stay, and a complimentary facial at D’Stress Spa.
▶ Offer valid until September 30, From Dh1,530 for two nights in two interconnecting rooms, dusitD2 Kenz Hotel, Al Barsha, Dubai, 800 5369, www.dusit. com/d2du
DUBAI ART EXHIBITION
See the exhibition My Blue World by the artist Zaahirah Muthy, which focuses on the sacred nature of entering a mosque. The exhibition aims to highlight the mysterious interplay of elements from the past, present and future, while the artist aims to provoke in visitors to the show an inner dialogue similar to the one the artist experienced herself.
▶ Daily until September
30, 10am to 10pm, Z Gallery,
1st floor, Four Points by Sheraton, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 323 0333, www. fourpointssheikhzayedroad.com