Middle East 5

The Cultural Observer

• Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Jumaa Al Maktoum, Wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Patron of the Sheikh Latifa Award for Childhood Creativity, the Dubai Women’s Association holds the concluding ceremony of the 10th edition of the award at the association’s premises today at 05:00pm.

• His Excellency Mohammed Al Murr, Vice Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority opens the first solo painting exhibition of Emirati artist Mus’ab Al Rais entitled “Beginnings” at the Hunar Galllery on Monday, 28th of April, 2008.

• On the occasion of the International Book and Publishing Rights Day, Dubai Libraries holds a ceremony at the Dubai Municipality Club at Al Garhoud on Thursday, April 24, 2008. For further information, please contact 800900.

• The Arts and Talent Centre of the Dubai Ladies Club organizes a training course on “The Art of Living and Mind Programming” from April 28 to May 01, 2008.

• The General Secretariat of Al Owais Cultural Award called for entries for the 11th edition of the Award 2008-2009. For further information, please visit: www.alowaisnet.org

• The Third Line Presents: Isma'a -Films on Music from North Africa, every Saturday starting April 26th - May 17, 2008 at 7:30pm. For further information or hi resolution images, please contact Tarane at +9714 3411 367 or press@thethirdline.com

• Dubai International Financial Centre hosts a calligraphy exhibition entitled “Start Calligraphy Day of Fun” The event is part of the ongoing Word in Art Exhibition. The British Museum and Dubai Holding have announced that the exhibition Word into Art will be on show in Dubai until the end of April 2008, with free admission.

• Alliance Francaise in Dubai hosts an exhibition of Corine Pagny from April 22 to April 29, 2008. For further information, please contact 043183139

• 20 artists from The American University in Dubai participate in a Mix Media Art Exhibition entitled “Time Cards” which will be held at the Courtyard Gallery on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. For further information, please contact 04 3183139.

• The 4Walls Art Gallery hosts a Photography Exhibition by Ahmad Zohadi & Amir Anoushfar from 26th of April to the 3rd of May, 2008.

• The Third Line gallery holds an art exhibition entitled “Patience is Beautiful” on Wednesday 23/4/2008. For more information, please contact the following number 043411367.

• The Emirate of Dubai will host the inaugural Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature (EAIFL), where some of the world’s literary talents will be participating. The event will take place from February 25 to March 01, 2009.

• The first Documentary Films Initiative in the UAE will be held from 4 – 7 July 2008, at the Dubai Community Theater and Art Center of the Emirates Mall.

• The Dubai public libraries have updated their website to include access to a series of databases on various subjects.

• The Third Line Gallery organizes a photography exhibition entitled “Portraits” by artist Yousef Nabeel on Thursday 8/5/2008. For more information contact the following number 043411367.

• Art Attack Gallery organizes an art exhibition entitled “Moods of Arts” on Saturday 19/4/2008, for more information contact the following number 043449008.

• The children theatrical play entitled “The Gruffalo” will be staged at Madinat Theater, from 24 – 29 April 2008. For more information contact the following number 043666550.

• Children’s City in Dubai has set a weekly programme for students to visit the “Sue” Dinosaur exhibition which is created by the Field Museum of Chicago, USA, and runs until May 23, 2008.

• Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research , an exhibition of Roaming Nobel Museum entitled “Alfred Nobel: Networks of Innovation” opened at Dubai Men’s College on March 30, 2008. The exhibition runs for two months.

• Dubai Press Club organizes the Arab Media Forum 2008, on the 23rd and 24th of April 2008 at Monarch Hotel Dubai, under the theme “Technology and Integration of Arab Media”

• Shakespeare 4 Kidz Hamlet will be playing twice daily at the Centerpoint Theatre, Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th April, 2008.

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