Treat Yourself: Are your nails looking ragged? Check out the treatment options at N Bar, which has locations all across the city. The salon offers therapies for hands and feet, massages, and waxing and threading services. Volunteer: If you work well with teenagers, volunteer with Teens 4 Positive Action. This organization spreads environmental awareness and [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Intellect Event Guide this week
The Essentials of Public Relations and Communications When: April 5-9, 2009 Learn how to research and write truly effective news releases by attending The Essentials of Public Relations and Communications. You’ll learn how to maximize your positive media exposure and discover what makes an effective media pack. This is an intensive, practical, and interactive training [...]
Sustainable Living This Week
What Others are Doing Some companies are taking a new approach to tackling the world’s carbon footprint. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Carbon Sciences, Santa Barbara are two companies that are developing ways to turn all the carbon dioxide produce by plants into useful energy. Theoretically, this same technology could also be used [...]
Aesthetics Event Guide This Week
Rachid Khimoune at Art Sawa gallery: Now-June 16, 2009 The work of Rachid Khimoune is on display at Art Sawa gallery. You’ve may have seen his installation titled “Children of the World” in other galleries around the world. The artist gets his inspiration from African Masks, applying what he sees to the more mundane aspects [...]
Aesthetics Event Guide This Week
Idris Khan at Elementa Gallery: March 15-April 25 The work of Idris Khan is in exhibition at Elementa Gallery in Dubai’s Airport free zone. This artist’s creations are unlike anything you’ve seen before! He uses great literary works of philosophy, spirituality, and more to create his art, scanning each page into his computer and recreating [...]
Intellect Event Guide this week
Gulf Incentive, Business Travel, and Meetings When: March 31- April 2, 2009 Increase your business opportunities and more by attending the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel, and Meetings conference, set to be held in Abu Dhabi. The event is dedicated to the meetings and incentives industry. The conference also provides the best networking environment for anyone [...]
Virtue Guide This Week
Treat Yourself: If you’re in need of a quick facial during your lunch hour, there are plenty of spas in Dubai that fit the bill. No matter what part of the city you’re in, you can find a quick-fix facial to suit your needs. Time Out Dubai has a great article to help you out. [...]
Sustainable Living This Week
What Others Are Doing Congress in the United States is considering a bill for a Marine Highway. It would call for $50 million a year for five years to build a fleet of green ships. This fleet would handle coastal trading within the United States, saving on fuel and cutting emissions. Check Green Energy News [...]
Youssef Nabil at Third Line Gallery: March 12- April 9
The work of Youssef Nabil is on display at the Third Line. The artist uses black and white photography to tell the story of his subject in the exhibition, I Will Go to Paradise. His subjects for this project include a number of famous people like Kate Moss and Tracey Emin. Go to the gallery’s [...]
Wolfgang Hentrich and Camillo Radicke: March 17
The Dubai Concert Committee hosts an exclusive, invite-only concert by Wolfgang Hentrich and Camillo Radicke. Hentrich became 1st concertmaster of the “Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie-Chemnitz.” Radicke has won first prizes in a number of international piano competitions.
