Events in the UAE
ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon 2020 – Race Postponed
2020 RACE POSTPONED
Join the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon in 2021!
If you have not started training yet for the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, then do not worry because now you have some extra time to prepare. Our popular international road race has been postponed to 2021 in the interest of health and safety concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff and the many partners and communities that support the event.
More information will be released in the upcoming weeks via the official website www.adnocabudhabimarathon.com and social media channels. We hope to see you in 2021! #RunInAbuDhabi
Visit Azza art exhibition at World Art Dubai
The Art season is back!
The region’s largest affordable retail art fair returns this October with contemporary art from all over the world. The 6th edition of the World Art Dubai hosts an impressive collection of more than 3,000 artworks from renowned galleries and solo artists from over 30 countries starting from just $100 onwards.
I am proud to introduce my colleague, who will be showcasing her artwork at this prestigious art exhibition.
Azeizah Ahmed Al Hassani an Emirati Artist, Petroleum Engineer at ADNOC and Total EP UAE Unconventional Gas companies., 2017-2019 rowing champion at Abu Dhabi sailing Club and Make Up Artist.
She is winner of the Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum Talent Award 2008, winner of the Abu Dhabi Art Festival for All Award 2015, and her artistic talent was adopted by sound artist Bill Fontana 2016 and more.
Talking to ClicksandWrites Azeizah said :
“Art is my first childhood friend. It is my inner energy where my creativity and space explode where I dream big and fulfill my dream by transferring my positive energy through every work of art.
My dream is to lead my own interior design firm, youth talent center, my beauty salons and dive deep into the ocean of fashion.”
Welcome to visit Stand H23 and meet her in person to get a collectors item from her directly.
For more information about the exhibition visit Art Dubai site
#Art #wad2020 #worldartdubai #visitdubai #dubaiworldtradecentre
Combating Covid-19: Run a 42km marathon in UAE even as you #StayHome
News update: Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism extends ban of events and wedding parties, closure of venues
ABU DHABI, 3rd April, 2020 (WAM) — In line with the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure public health and safety, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has extended the ban on all events and wedding parties, and the closure of venues in Abu Dhabi until further notice.
In addition, DCT Abu Dhabi has extended the period of suspension of all tour services and activities related to sea cruises, desert camps and tours (safari) as well as the operation of floating restaurants until further notice.
Read more at: WAM
TalentShare – Paint like Matisse: Online UAE art masterclasses begin on Tuesday
Theatre of Digital Art launches expert web classes
ToDA Dubai is collaborating with two prominent UAE-based artists, Laila Ali Masri and Amrita Sethi, who will each take to Instagram to demonstrate impressionist art techniques perfected by legendary artists that include Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent Van Gogh and more.
Stay-at-Home Challenge
Starting April 3, ToDA Dubai will run a novel ‘stay-at-home’ challenge inspired by the viral Dutch Instagram account Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine – meaning ‘Between Art & Quarantine’ (@tussenkunstenquarantaine). The concept asks you to replicate history’s most iconic artworks by following four simple steps to recreate the works at home:
Head to @todadubai on Instagram and choose a painting to recreate.
Find three things (or people) around the house.
Recreate the painting with the selected props.
Tag @todadubai when uploading the final image to Instagram.
Read more at: Khaleej Times
7th Sharjah Used Book Fair by Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services opens
Photo courtesy SCHS
The 7th edition of the Used Book Fair organised under the theme of “Get a book – Light a path” by the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) opened on Wednesday, 26th February 2020.
Celebrating the Emirate of Sharjah as World Book Capital City, this four-day book fair offering over a million used books will be held from Feb 26-29 held at the Palm Gardens, Khalid Lake, Sharjah.
In her message, Sheikha Jamila bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Director-General of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, emphasised the importance of organising the book fair coinciding to the vision of the His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Consistent with the cultural, and knowledge approach which, coinciding with the vision of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) has been organising the fair every 2 years since 2006, reinforcing the value of a book and its importance, and also to promote the culture of reading through the community in all age categories.
In addition, it promotes the book’s value and its importance through encouraging reading and promotion and development of volunteering amongst youth.
This year the organisers have targeted a million books for display and sale.
Mr. Jehad Abed Alkader, the festival’s General Coordinator has ensured the rule of volunteering, in all stages of the book fair. Starting from preparatory works, volunteers a valuable number of people with different abilities. participate and engage in the festival’s organization and realized the importance of promoting awareness and education in community, through organizing this festival.
They all work under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Jameela Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, to make the Used Book Festival through perfect organisation, innovative ideas, and the increase in the number of displayed books and revenues that serves the public interest of people with special abilities and the society as well. Special attention has been taken to maintain the pricing of books in the fair between one dirham and twenty dirhams, providing an opportunity for all, to get books at nominal prices.
The first version of the festival has been launched, in April 2006. the number of books displayed in that year was 80 thousand books. Then, the number of books increased in 2007 to become (100 thousand). The number became (150 thousand) in 2009. In the fourth edition, which was in 2011, the number of books was (500,000 thousand). The number of books increased more and more in the years 2013 and 2016 to reach in 2020 more than one million books as indicated by supervisors who have been working in sorting and pricing books since months.
The Festival, will offer a wide range of cultural events, recreational programs, and various cultural activities. It considered as the first, and the largest festival of its kind in the United Arab Emirates, in aspects of its idea, and organizing.
The festival deserves every required support especially; it has a rosy picture of “The Smiling Emirate,” which works hard to ensure a decent life for all.
Undoubtedly, main goals of the festival are not financial profit; however, the proceeds of this event will be used in supporting services provided by the SCHS to people with disabilities. the process provide an opportunity to forming alternators committees, collecting books and classifying them, and it offers to its pioneers from different age and population groups to get books and provide equipping with the knowledge and culture.
Volunteers included students from Sharjah Technical College and University of Sharjah and students from Arab and foreign schools and participants from the Emirates Volunteers platform and Emirates NBD.
#F1 race ahead #InAbuDhabi
This weekend #InAbuDhabi is going to be super busy!. #EtihadAirways #AbuDhabi #GrandPrix will be held on 29 November to 1 December 2019.
The weather and ambience are perfect for every race lover and tourist in Abu Dhabi this week. The settings for the 48th UAE National Day has never been so pretty.
Watch out for some action photos and videos in the coming days.
A minute with ClicksandWrites – Date Palm Trees Flowering Season
The date palm trees have flowered. It marks the arrival of a new season. Weather is cold now, but very soon it will change and the summer will begin. You can expect hot and sunny days soon. Then in no time, the holy month of Ramadan starts. By the time Eid Al Fitr comes, the flowers would have developed and fully ripened dates will be ready. I have been following them for the past several years. Each time they flower, it is an opportunity to remember about the past seasons. And also look forward to the future ahead.
If you have kids, take them around for a walk in the evening. Show them the changes to the trees and flowers as the flowers blossom to a fresh green date and then ripen to reddish and juicy ones.
Very few know about the hidden treasure from this part of the world. The actual date tree population in UAE is about 40 millions of which 8.5 in AL-AIN region. The gene pool is large and composes about 120 date varieties. New introductions from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Oman included Khallas, AbouMaan, Hallawi, Khissab, Khenezi, Nabut Saif, Jabiri, Hillali, Lulu, Chichi, Khadraoui, Sakii, Sultana and Barhi varieties.
UAE produces 533,701 Metric tons of dates on an average
ADNOC Hosts 4th ADRAC Energy R&D Summit
The Research & Development Awards were the highlight of the Opening Session. The awards, which recognize those who are leaving an exceptional impact on the energy industry with a clear vision for the long term future of energy, were presented by Mr. Mohamed Butti Al Qubaisi, ADNOC’s E&P Director.
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