Children's event

Oliver Jeffers: There’s a Ghost in this House
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:15Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 10
Age: 3+Session No: 10
AED 40 - AED 50
Oliver Jeffers has created an interactive and entrancing picture book featuring ... Read More Workshops Adult

Alison Bonomi: Quick Pitches
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-13:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 11, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 14
AED 150
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You have five minutes to present your one-pag... Read More Adult event

Ann Hiatt: Success Secrets from Silicon Valley
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 21
AED 60
Want to take your career to the next level? Discover the secrets of Silicone Val... Read More Children's event

Christopher Edge: Escape Room
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 9+Session No: 54
Age: 9+Session No: 54
AED 40
Have you ever been in an escape room? Christopher Edge has woven a story around ... Read More Free Event

Out of Time - Translating a 20th Century Classic: Marcia Lynx Qualey & Ranya Abdelrahman
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 193
Free Entry
The late Palestinian writer Samira Azzam (1927-1967) was renowned as one of the ... Read More Adult event

Kat Farmer: Ditch the Dismal Dress! Get Changed!
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 203
AED 60
Want to find a new style and be more confident? It’s time to ditch the dismal dr... Read More Workshops Adult

The Art of the Short Story – Nailing Character & Setting: Workshop with Farah Ali & Hananah Zaheer
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-13:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 6, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 229
AED 250
What makes a short story compelling? How do we choose what the beginning should ... Read More Workshops Adult

Cartinas, Bruhas and Fantasmas - Mexican Folk Art: Workshop with Flavia Z. Drago
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-13:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 15+Session No: 234
Age: 15+Session No: 234
AED 200
From its prominent flora and fauna and vibrant patterns to the sketches of carti... Read More Adult event

Michael Lynes: Isaac Alvarez Mysteries
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 245
AED 60
In 15th century Seville, the Spanish Inquisition’s grip on Andalucia tightens, a... Read More Children's event

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Am I Made of Stardust? Big Questions for Young Scientists!
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 8 +Session No: 249
Age: 8 +Session No: 249
AED 40 - AED 50
There are so many questions about science and space that we can’t always answer…... Read More Adult event

Huda Al-Ghoson: Unbounded
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 258
AED 60
Described by Deepak Chopra as ‘the most inspiring career that I have read about ... Read More Adult event

Big Issues for Young Audiences: Fatima Sharafeddine, Jekar Khourchid & Maria Dadouch
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 91
AED 60
Difficult issues weigh on our minds and impact on our daily lives, as well as th... Read More Workshops Adult

The Truth about Book Clubs: Masterclass with Walaa Kamal
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 12:00-13:00Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 12, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 127
AED 150
A dynamic relationship forms between the reader and the writer the moment the re... Read More Free Event

Maitha Al Khayat: Aisha's Pearl
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 12:00-12:45Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 5+Session No: 246
Age: 5+Session No: 246
Free Entry
Hold your breath and dive into the sea in search for Aisha’s Pearl. Dodge the je... Read More Free Event

Santhosh George Kulangara: Travel for a Living
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 12:30-13:30Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: MalayalamSession No: 180
Free Entry
When does a love of travelling become a vocation? Can you make a living out of y... Read More Adult event

Sustainable Eats: Bobby Chinn & HE Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 18
AED 60 - AED 75
We have access to a greater variety of food and cuisines than ever before. At th... Read More Adult event

Ambeth Ocampo: Dirty Ice Cream, Banana Ketchup & Stinking Fish - Deliciously Filipino
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Filipino
Simultaneous Translation: Filipino to EnglishSession No: 82
Simultaneous Translation: Filipino to EnglishSession No: 82
AED 60
Food is such a fascinating aspect of culture. Not solely because of its flavours... Read More Children's event

Onjali Q Raúf: The Lion Above the Door
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 8+Session No: 159
Age: 8+Session No: 159
AED 40
The delightful Onjali Q Raúf is back in Dubai to bring us this moving story of m... Read More Film Screenings

Anthony Geffen: The End of The Elizabethan Era -Documentary Screening of The Coronation
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:30Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 190
AED 25 - AED 45
As we await the coronation of King Charles III in May, travel back nearly 70 yea... Read More Adult event

Alexandra Shulman: Clothes... & Other Things that Matter
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 260
AED 60
Why do clothes matter in the history of things? The colours we wear, the cut, th... Read More- Adults' Events
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