Children's event

Melanie La'Brooy: The Wintrish Girl
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-13:45Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 8+Session No: 284
Age: 8+Session No: 284
AED 40
What happens when you are the only girl who doesn’t receive a Talisman to give y... Read More Education

Fringe Stage: Spotlighting Young Performers
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-16:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 719
Free Entry
Get ready to be amazed and entertained as young performers from throughout the U... Read More Adult event

Simon Waterson: Building a Body like Bond’s
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:30-14:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 121
AED 60
What do A-listers Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Brad Pitt, Chris Pratt and Benedict... Read More Workshops Adult

How to Haunt the Text & Hone the Horror - The Art of Writing Terrifying Fiction: Workshop with Catriona Ward
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:30-14:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 153
AED 150
Learn how to feed the fear, maximise the menace and get under the skin of your m... Read More Workshops Adult

How to Invest & Be Part of the Metaverse?: A Masterclass with Dr Sulaiman Al Kaabi
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:30-14:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 12, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 209
AED 150
Warning: This workshop contains an exceptional advanced high-tech experience – ... Read More Adult event

Shahd Al Shammari: How Literature Saved My Life
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:30-14:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 240
AED 60
What would it be like to fall asleep one night, and wake up the next morning wit... Read More Adult event

On Politics & Longing: Inaam Kachachi & Yasmina Khadra
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:45-14:45Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 47
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 47
AED 60
From their second homeland, Arab immigrants write about their first, recounting ... Read More Adult event

Hard Times, Human Stories: Barkha Dutt, Jo Browning Wroe & Lucy Easthope
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:00-15:00Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 23
AED 60
Behind devastation and disaster, whether natural or socio-economic, there will ... Read More Children's event

Scott Lauder: The Three Hares
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:00-15:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 4, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 10+Session No: 254
Age: 10+Session No: 254
AED 60
Who or what are The Three Hares and how can they stop the darkness about to engu... Read More Adult event

Bonnie Garmus: Lessons in Chemistry
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 51
AED 60
Smart, joyous, funny and empowering, Lessons in Chemistry is one of 2022’s stand... Read More Adult event

Reza Aslan: An American Martyr in Persia
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 59
AED 60 - AED 75
A century ago, an American Christian missionary reluctantly set off for Iran. Li... Read More Adult event

Jamil Abu-Wardeh: NFTs 101 – How They Can Add Value to Your Life & Wallet
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 116
AED 60
Can you make $90 million from launching a book as an NFT?
We’re entering a new ... Read More Adult event

Sir Simon Mayall: Soldier in the Sand
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 222
AED 60
Lieutenant General Sir Simon Vincent Mayall had a long and distinguished career ... Read More Workshops Children

Writing Animal Stories: Workshop with Hannah Gold
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-16:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 10-12Session No: 235
Age: 10-12Session No: 235
AED 100
Award-winning author Hannah Gold is the perfect workshop leader to set young wri... Read More Adult event

Friendship - The Other Side of Love: Mohsine Loukili, Sara Elzein & Walaa Kamal
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-16:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 90
AED 60
This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Adult event

Bolu Babalola: Honey & Spice - A ‘Galentine’ Get-Together
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-16:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 118
AED 60 - AED 75
Gather your girlfriends for this gorgeous glorification of feminine friendship w... Read More Workshops Adult

Mythical Creatures & Animals: A Drawing Workshop for Adults with Greg Stobbs
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-16:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 11, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 15+Session No: 227
Age: 15+Session No: 227
AED 200
Are you fascinated by folklore and mythology, and longing to learn how to draw e... Read More Workshops Adult

Scribbles & Giggles - Writing Comedy: Masterclass with Faye Brann
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-16:00Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 12, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 263
AED 150
Join ‘Comedy Women in Print' winner and author of Tinker Tailor Schoolmum Spy Fa... Read More Children's event

Beverley Jatwani: Together We Can Change The World
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-15:45Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 275
Age: 3+Session No: 275
AED 40
We are never too young to discover that with love, courage and compassion we can... Read More Adult event

Home in a Sack - Delving into the Refugee Crisis: Mostafa Salameh & Dr Rami Shishan
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:15-16:15Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 216
AED 60
In the midst of ever-changing political and current events, how has the refugee ... Read More- Adults' Events
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