Gig: Jay Sean Live

British R&B and soul singer Jay Sean, aka Kamaljit Singh Joothi, celebrates the release of his latest album, My Own Way, with a performance later this week.

• Where: Chi@thelodge
• When: Tuesday, July 1
• Tickets: Dh125-250
• Contact: 04-337 9470

Art: Magic appeal

Concert: Glenn perry sings for myanmar

Dubai-based singer-songwriter Glenn Perry will perform a concert, ‘Ray of Hope for Nargis Victims’ to raise funds for the people affected by the Myanmar cylone. Perry, who will play a solo, unplugged session of his popular songs.

• Where: Ramada Hotel Dubai.
• When: June 20, at 7.30pm

Ballad king: Kazem Al Saher in town

Theatre: Hats off

Emirati filmmaker and playwright Mustafa Abbas hosts his second stage play, Hats, on Sunday. The production is set in the ’50s and is a murder mystery that revolves around two detectives, Harry ‘Hats’ O’Loughlin played by Dylan Dolan and Joey De Leo, who are brought in to investigate the murder of an old tycoon.

The one-off production brings a new kind of experimental theatre into play according to Abbas. "It will feel like watching a ’50s movie, but on stage," said the 23-year-old filmmaker. The cast features an all Dubai-based group. Abbas has been making films since he was 12. He said he got the idea of making movies when he started using handycams to shoot films with his friends on weekends.