Cinema: Hancock

Action comedy Hancock releases in the UAE Thursday. Will Smith plays a dishevelled, reluctant, superhero who comes to terms with his superpowers when he meets a PR guy, Jason Bateman, with a pretty, but tepid, wife, Charlize Theron

• Where: Running at Cinestar and Grand Cinemas in Dubai

 

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.

Getaway: Making Waves

Get away from the madding crowd this weekend and enjoy a special seafood deal at The Waves restaurant, Fujairah Rotana Resort. All you have to do is choose from a special display and have it cooked to perfection. Executive Chef Mauro selects the catch of the day. This deal is available for lunch and dinner.

Concert: Still loving you: Scorpions

Rock legends Scorpions are all set to create a storm when they perform in Dubai Thursday. The band from Hanover, Germany, is best known for the 1980s rock anthem Rock You Like a Hurricane and singles like No One Like You and Still Loving You. The band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide.

Shah Rukh Khan fans now have the chance to meet their idol on the sets of Star Plus’s Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain? quiz show. On Friday, May 16, Star TV is organising an activity at Lamcy Plaza wherein 10 shortlisted families will participate in a contest. The winning family gets an all-expenses paid trip to Mumbai to see the shoot of the show.

Where: Lamcy Plaza

Rock Challenge, the biggest dance and drama competition between schools in the UAE is just round the corner. Last year’s event was a hit and the organisers expect a rocking response this time around as well.

Where: DUTAC Theatre, Mall of the Emirates

You have to have lived under a rock for most of the last century not to know the story of The Sound of Music or not to have hummed the evergreen melodies like Do Re Mi, Edelweiss and I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen. But no sweat, the musical is being staged in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, on May 22-23 and at Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi on May 24.

Expect to hear familiar songs from the movie based on the story, which starred Julie Andrews, as well as some Austrian folk tunes and compositions by Mozart and Strauss.

With over 120 million albums sold worldwide, including 34 million in the US alone, the platinum, multiple award-winning band Bon Jovi are all set to rock the UAE.

Having partnered with Radio 2 – 99.3 and 106 FM – the official Bon Jovi Radio Station, the band will entertain fans with hits from their latest album Lost Highway along with songs from their older albums like I’ll Be There For You and Bad Medicine .