2015 MUBADALA WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP | 1-3 JANUARY | ZAYED SPORTS CITY | ABU DHABI
World number 1 and recently crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, and world number 2 Rafael Nadal, return to Abu Dhabi for the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The annual tournament at Zayed Sports City sees six of the world’s top players vie for the ‘winner takes all’ US $250,000 prize. In addition to the tennis displays, the event will feature off-court action in its Tennis Village, with players hold coaching clinics and signing autographs.
Info: www.mubadalawtc.com
REBUILD PALESTINE. START WITH EDUCATION. | 8-11 JANUARY | AL BOOM TOURIST VILLAGE | DUBAI
We’re inviting the UAE community to join us in packing 50,000 school kits for the children of Gaza as part of our “Rebuild Palestine. Start with Education” initiative. This volunteering initiative which is scheduled to take place between the 8th and 11th of January 2015 from 10 am to 6 pm at Al Boom Tourist Village, addresses the shortage in basic educational supplies in Gaza amidst the aftermath of the latest round of violence. Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist us in assembling school kits that will provide the conflict-affected children the basic educational supplies required for school.
Info: http://www.dubaicares.ae/en/campaigns/campaigns-events/section-5/campaigns-19.html
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS | 22-23 JANUARY | BRIGHTON COLLEGE SCHOOL | ABU DHABI
NSO Opera presents the Abu Dhabi Premiere of this classic seasonal opera by American Composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The fully-staged, one-act opera, sung in English, will feature professional opera singers, supported by the NSO Chorus, a young ballet troupe and the NSO Chamber Orchestra, led by Andrew Berryman. Originally written for American Television, ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ is a moving tale about a curious, crippled shepherd boy and his widowed mother who are visited by the Three Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem. The concert is made in support of the eradication of worldwide polio.
Info: www.brightoncollege.ae
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL KITE FEST 2015 | 29-31 JANUARY | JUMEIRAH BEACH | DUBAI
Having its beginnings back in 2011, the International Kite Fiesta Dubai is the only event of its kind in the Middle East. The event offers a unique outdoor experience to not only kite enthusiast but spectators as well. International kite teams will be brought together to compete and exhibit their skills while kids will have workshops and a play area to keep themselves entertained. A variety of cultural programs and themes will be used to represent the various participating nations in the kite festival. Bring your own kites or get new kites at the festival with your friends and have a blast.
