In Dubai
Saturday
Celebrate Mother's Day at Bloomingdale's Home, Dubai Mall, with fun-filled activities from 2pm. Call 04-3505333 for more information.
Opening of 'Living with Video', an exhibition of nine contemporary artists at The Pavilion Downtown Dubai until June 30. For more information, log on to http:// pavilion.ae
Opening of 'I Put It There You Name It',an exhibition of works by Hesam Rahmanian, and Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh until May 3 at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde. For more information, log on to www.ivde.net
Last day of Taste of Dubai food festival at Dubai Media City. For more information and full calendar, log on to www.tasteofdubaifestival.com
Last day of St Patrick's Day Shamrocking Weekend, featuring traditional Irish music and dancing, at Barasti, Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. From 2pm, entry free. Call 04-3181313 for more information.
Last day of St Patrick's Day celebrations featuring traditional Irish music and dancing at McGettigan's, The Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, from 7pm. Entry free. Call 04-3560000 for more information.
Faces of UAE 2012 screenings for all nationalities from 21-30 years, from 8.30pm-2am at Comedy Junction, Dubai, every Sunday until April 20. Call 050-8766350.
Talent Search 2012 screenings for all nationalities over 21 years from 8.30pm-2am at Comedy Junction, Dubai, every Wednesday until April 20. For more information call 050-8766350.
Sunday Opening of Design Days, featuring high-end collectible design by international artists from the Middle East and Asia at the foot of Burj Khalifa. Tickets Dh50, entry free for students. For more information log on to http://designdaysdubai.ae.
Sunday Opening of Lebanese Rocket Society: Part III, IV, V, featuring works of Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige at the Third Line Gallery until April 19. For more information, log on to www.thethirdline.com.
Sunday Movies Under the Stars features Hall Pass at Pyramids Rooftop Gardens, Wafi City, from 8pm. Call 04-3244100 or log on to www.wafirestaurants.com for more information.
Monday Opening of '7', an exhibition of seven solo shows at Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, DIFC Gate Village, until May 9. For more information, call 04-4250400 or log on to www.cuadroart.com
Monday Opening of 'Toy Story', an exhibition of Morteza Zahedi's works at XVA Gallery, DIFC. For more information, call 04-3585117 or log on to www.xvagallery.com
Monday Opening of 'Brute Ornament', an exhibition of Kamrooz Aram and Seher Shah at Green Art Gallery. For more information, log on to www.gagallery.com
Monday 'Figure Out', an exhibition of works by contemporary Turkish artists at Art Sawa, DIFC.
Tuesday 'UAE 40 - The Emirates Revisited', an exhibition of works by Swedish artist Fabian Edelstam organised by Swiss Art Gate, at Armani Hotel Dubai until March 24, from 10am-10pm. For more information, log on to www.swissartgateuae.com
Tuesday 'Two Tales- One City', an exhibition of works by New York-based photographer Christine Matthai and UAE-based painter Boryana Korcheva at New Masters Gallery, Majestic Hotel Tower, from 7-9pm. Call 04-3598888 for more information.
Wednesday Opening of Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, featuring works of local and international artists and various arts. Until March 24. For more information, log on to www.artdubai.ae
Thursday Al Ghurair Styling Event with interactive sessions with Indian stylist Farah Kabir, and ladies have a chance to win a makeover through the mall's ‘visit and win' promotion. Until March 31. For more information, log on www.alghuraircentre.com
Thursday Electric Boutique at Trilogy, Souq Madinat Jumeirah. Doors open 10pm, tickets priced at Dh100 before midnight, Dh130 after, entry only for over 21. For more information, log on to www.trilogy.ae
Thursday Venetian carnival at Café Florian, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), with live music, masked servers, performers and surprises from 8pm. Call 04-3231833 for more information and reservations.
Thursday The Dubai Marina Street Festival until March 31. For full list of artists and calendar, log on to www.dubaistreetfestival.com. Entry free.
Thursday Richie Fingers performs at ikandy untralounge, Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai from 7pm-2am. For more information and booking, call 04-4052703.
Friday The 7th Dubai Corporate Games at American University in Dubai. Also features DJ, food and kids' area. For more information, call 04-3692517. Also on March 28.
Friday Music Al Dubai, the first French Culture Festival at Dubai Marine International Club. Tickets priced at Dh175 per day or Dh300 for two days for adults, Dh100 for kids between 12-16 years, available at Virgin Megastores, www.virginmegastore.me, and Culture&Co (04-3573603). Below 12, entry free. Art fair and Francophonie village from noon, concert at 8pm. Log on to www.musicaldubai.com
In Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Festival featuring education and community programmes, art, music, dance and drama at Emirates Palace Hotel until April 6. For more information, log on to www.abudhabifestival.ae
In Sharjah
Al Qasba Food Festival featuring live cooking shows, culinary workshops and gourmet exhibitors until March 31. For more information and full calendar, call 80080000 or 06-5560777 or log on to www.alqasba.ae
Saturday
Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close Starring: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock
Opening this week
The Hunger Games Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Agent Vinod Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
Better Off Ted
Starring: Jay Harrington, Portia de Rossi, Andrea Anders
Ted Crisp is a single father and the well-respected head of a research and development department at the soulless conglomerate Veridian Dynamics — and the series narrator. The company experiments on its employees, twists the truth, and will stop at nothing to achieve its goals. The characters are fully aware of Veridian's nature, and often try to manipulate the system to stop bad things from happening to them.
Punar Vivah
Starring: Gurmeet Chaudhary, Kratika Sengar, Pankhuri Jain
Aarthi is a divorcee living with her in-laws and son Ansh. Yash is a widower with twin daughters Payal and Palak, parents and his brother and family. A proposal is made for their marriage but Yash's mother doesn't want Aarthi's son to live with them. However, Yash insists that if she's ready to leave her son, she will never prove to be a good mother to his daughters. On the other hand, Aarthi decides to marry him only for Ansh's betterment. Will Yash and Aarthi accept each other whole-heartedly?
88 Minutes
Starring: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Ben McKenzie
On the day that a serial killer he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.
Spotlight: Bodyguard • Star Plus: 1800
Starring: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Raj Babbar
Balwant Singh is nobleman Sartaj Rana's bodyguard. One night he, along with his pregnant wife, suffer an accident in which Singh loses his life. His wife is, however, rescued. Later, his son Lovely works in a security agency. On Rana's orders, Lovely busts a human-trafficking racket operated by Ranjan Mahatre and his brothers. Fearing revenge from his enemies, Rana calls upon Lovely to guard his daughter Divya and her companion Maya. But Divya isn't happy and tries to mislead Lovely by pretending to be Chhaya, whom he falls in love with. Divya, too, reciprocates, but her father isn't happy. Will they be able to be together?
