Addressing social and environmental issues, Prix PICTET gathers a number of international photographers to capture the harmful and often irreversible effects caused by the exploitation of Earth's resources. Their works are exhibited at Dubai's Quarter Fine Art Photography Gallery.

A new theme every year attracts around 300 international candidates from five continents. Shortlisted artists in 2010 include Darren Almond and Chris Steele-Perkins from the UK, Naoya Hatakeyama from Japan and Canadian Christopher Anderson.

Related Information

Website: Prix PICTET Website

Dubai is currently the hot place to shop, and the best time for shopaholics is during the huge, sprawling Dubai Shopping Festival. Reductions are offered across a vast range of must-haves, from jewellery to fashion, electrical goods and carpets.

More than two million visitors attend the Dubai Shopping Festival each year, with retail spending totalling in excess of US$1 billion. Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, the event is enlivened with international theatre and street performances, fashion shows, nightly fireworks and laser shows, prize draws (with booty such as Rolls Royces and gold), film festivals, children's events and handicraft shows.

The most atmospheric shopping is to be found in the souks, located on either side of Dubai Creek, where bargaining is part of the buzz. The Gold Souk at Sikkat al-Khali St is Dubai's most famous bazaar - here the narrow streets are lined with shop windows sparkling with bracelets, necklaces and earrings in 18-, 21-, and 22-carat gold, sold according to weight.

Although you're less likely to take fish home with you, the Fish Souk in Deira, where fishermen pile their gleaming catches high, is well worth a visit just for the spectacle. The Spice Souk (also known as Old Souk), on Al-Sabkha Road, smells sweeter - this is where bags bursting with exotic spices and colours are on display.

Dubai is a fantastic place to buy carpets, as traders from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan converge in this shopping haven, selling their wares for anything from a few hundred to thousands of dirhams. Other traditional goods include: Arabic coffee pots, swords and khanjars (Arabic curved daggers), prayer beads, marble goblets, silver Bedouin jewellery, cotton dhurries (oblong floor coverings) and inlaid rosewood and walnut furniture.

Related Information

Website: Dubai Shopping Festival Website

The US$1 million Dubai Tennis Championships attracts many of the world's top male and female players to the city's impressive Tennis Stadium. The tournament incorporates both Men's ATP Tour and Women's WTA Tour events, featuring both singles and doubles competitions.

Women's: 14-20 Feb
Players in 2010 include Serena and Venus Williams, Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Men's: 22-27 Feb
Expect a tough competition in the men's category too, with the likes of Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer.

Related Information

Website: Dubai Tennis Championships Website

The line up for this month: Jason Whitehead, Roger Monkhouse and Gavin Webster

DJ David Craig and friends play classic soul R&B, funk and soulful house tunes. Wed Nov 11
Garhoud
DetailsTelephone: 04 217 0000
Travel: Airport Road
Entry Charges: Dhs30, ladies free all night
Opening hours: 10pm-3am

Venues are: Main Arena Irish Village, Alpha, Chi @ The Lodge, 360 Degrees, The Warehouse, Festival City, The Apartment Lounge & Club.

Irish Village
Human League, Doves, The Futureheads, The Farm, Aslan, Dirty Skirts (SA), Sound of Guns, Bicycle Thieves, Tim Hassall + August Company, Sound City winner, Happy Mondays, Ocean Colour Scene, De La Soul, The Courteeners, The Courteeners, Gabriella Cilmi, Outlandish, Kissy Sell Out, We Have Band, Wave Machines, Sound, Beat Antenna, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Wombats, Super Furry Animals, Alphabeat, Nitin Sawhney, The Automatic, The Parlotones, Dan Black, Post War Years, Meerkats and Recipe.

Honey Ryder perform a series of daily acoustic sessions at Caffe Nero Dubai to coincide with Dubai Sound City.

The band Honey Ryder, famous for their independent approach within the music industry that has seen them secure Top 40 hits and multiple international deals, are preparing to release the latest single ‘Rising Up’ this October. Following their recent Top 40 successes with ‘Numb’ and ‘Fly Away,’ their Radio 2 play-listed tracks ‘Choices’ and the Roy Orbison cover ‘Love In Time’, the band are looking forward to releasing the hugely catchy pop track ‘Rising Up’ that was a massive success on their Will Young tour support slot last year.

Friday, May 29, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
7.30pm-9pm  Dhs350 - Hoofbeatz hospitality, Dhs190 - Premium Adult, Dhs85 - Premium child, Dhs110 - Regular Adult, Dhs50 - Regular Child. Children are aged 6 - 12,
5+ only

HoofbeatZ™ Entertainment presents a spectacular equine-themed show that celebrates the grace and beauty of the Arabian horse

Please note that for this performance there will be reserved seatings. Seat allocations will be made on a first come, first served basis with the best-placed seats being allocated first, ie, the earlier you buy, the better your chances of securing the best seats.

8.30pm  Dhs150  18+ Only

The boys are back in Dubai after a sell out run of shows last year