Dubai One – Out & About This Week

Want to be kept up-to-date on what’s happening in Dubai? Well what better place to get your weekly rundown of what’s in store for the week ahead than with Out & About This Week on Dubai One, the 24-hour free-to-air English language entertainment channel part of Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI).Last week (Aired 29 April) we learnt some new steps in time for World Dance Day. Layne showed us his moves on the dance floor as he found out about the Columbian dance sensation which hit The First Group Madinat Theatre, whilst Punam learnt a move or two at the latest hip hop dance troupe to takeover Dubai, The Nike Rockstar Workout. We also took rock to a new level at the kids’ rock challenge event running from 30 April to the 4 May. Then from jewellery and antiques to Art, we had an exclusive sneak peak behind the scenes of the famous Christies auction that was in town on the 28 and 29 April and met some kids with some zany ideas at the Car Art Festival at Festival City.This week (Airing 6 May) the sky is the limit as Layne takes part in a Vertical Marathon at The Emirates Towers to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontiers with support of the Red Crescent to coincide with Red Cross Day on 8 May, before joining Punam on the latest dining experience taking Dubai to new heights, the Sky Dinner. Punam and Layne enjoy a meal on a 50 foot high platform overlooking The Walk. Once Layne finds his feet he gets a new suit tailored just for him at the newly opened Logsdale where he is dressed like a gentleman just in time to visit the stage of the Would Be Gentlemen, a play running at the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre on the 8 and 9 May. We will also have an exclusive interview with the musical group The Charlatans and Arab Superstar Ragheb Alama.Next Week (Airing 13 May) we are reading through our dictionaries in preparation for the Dubai Scrabble Tournament. Layne is in the spotlight as he has a photo session at the famous Stewart Williamson studios, meanwhile Punam visits Dubai in 1962, a new exhibition at the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre which shows us how Dubai has changed in the last 50 years through photos. Punam also reminds us of the importance of recycling as she takes on the Emirates Environmental Group’s challenge to collect as many cans as she can by May 28 whilst Layne faces his own challenge with White Collar Boxing.For all this and more, join us on Out & About This Week on Dubai One, Wednesdays at 9.00pm.
 

Festival Centre Hosts Festival Car Art

Wild imagination, creative skills and ingenious resources will transform an automobile into a moving object of art during the first regional Festival Car Art which begins at Festival Centre, Dubai Festival City from April 20.A total of 10 automobiles from main sponsor Al-Futtaim Automall will be placed in the area outside Marks & Spencer for teams to use a myriad of objects of their choice to ‘art’ up the car. Teams from Deira International School, GEMS Wellington International School, The Westminster School, Emirates International School have shown tremendous excitement at the opportunity of participating in this ‘cartistic’ gathering. Companies such as Rage, Virgin Megastore, jamjar, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Four Seasons Golf Club have also confirmed their participation.Festival Centre, already the focal point for some of the finest community and entertainment events, expects the Festival Car Art event to be hit.“Art cars and car artists, what we’d like to call ‘Cartists’, come from all walks of life and uphold a wide range of personal philosophies which I’m sure will be incredibly showcased during the event,” said Tom Miles, Director Shopping Centre, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate. “As Festival Car Art was born as a community project with a cause and all proceeds from Car Art auction that will take place after the Art Parade will go to Dubai Autism Center.The participating teams can be seen working on their objects of art between April 20 and 30 in the late afternoons and evenings outside Marks & Spencer area. Grand Art Parade and judging will take place on Friday, May 1 starting at 5pm.The award winning Festival Centre, which celebrated its second anniversary in March this year, offers more than 400 stores, over 60 restaurants and cafés, a 12-screen cinema complex and parking for more than 10,000 cars. The daily events and festivities at Festival Centre have redefined the epitome of shopping, dining and entertainment ensuring the guests and their families are always engaged and rewarded for their visit.