From a cultural dance performance to piano classes to a crafts bazaar and a chance to audition to be a film, there are plenty of things to do around town this weekend. Here are our picks:
Kathak dance showcase
Katara Cultural Village is hosting a Kathak classical Indian dance performance at 7pm today, Aug. 5, at the drama theater (building 16).
The event is free and open to the public and is being held ahead of Indian Independence Day celebrations on Aug. 15.
According to the Gulf Times:
“Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dance. It traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as “kathakars” or storytellers. From the 16th century onwards, it absorbed certain features of Persian and Muslim traditions and Central Asian dance, which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era.”
Art workshops and bazaar
Qatar’s handmade community will once again showcase their creations at the QatART pop up bazaar scheduled on Friday, Aug. 7, from 3 to 8pm. Members of the QatART community are also hosting various workshops at Katara’s Art Studios every first Friday of the month.
The workshops are open to children and adults looking for a creative respite during their weekends.The price per workshop ranges from QR50 to QR250 and is payable at the door. The cost includes all relevant materials.
This Friday’s schedule includes paper mache, paper marbling, cookie decoration, and a paper bag painting workshop. Interested residents are invited to pop by or pre-register by sending your name, phone number and the name of the workshop to [email protected] or call 4408 0233 or 4408 1357.
For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page here.
Piano classes
Steinway Piano Qatar is hosting a series of piano workshops every Wednesday starting today, Aug. 5 at its piano gallery at the Pearl.
The series of four one-hour long workshops cost QR2,000 per person, or QR1,000 per person if you attend with a friend. Classes will be taught by a Grammy-nominated concert pianist, and will focus on basic piano techniques and note reading.
Classes for ladies will be held at 6pm and for men at 8pm. To register, send your name and contact details via WhatsApp or SMS to 6600 5894. For more information, visit the Steinway Qatar page here.
Casting call
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) is hosting a casting call from Aug. 2-15 for actors in nine short films by emerging Qatari filmmakers.
Residents of all ages, nationalities and experience levels are invited to attend the open casting call from 9am to 7pm on weekdays (Sunday to Thursday); from 2 to 7pm on Aug. 14 and from 10am to 5pm on Aug. 15 at the DFI Production Villa in West Bay.
Interested residents are required to register via e-mail at [email protected] and send in a headshot or photo, a brief description (name, age, nationality, languages spoken, acting experience, interest in filmmaking, etc), and a portfolio, if available.
For questions or queries, call 66842615, or find more information here.
Bonus:
- Qatar Summer Festival: As part of the annual summer festival, an “Entertainment City” will be open at the Doha Exhibition Center for the entire month of August. The venue includes amusement park rides, games and shows, as well as a food court. Timings from Saturday to Wednesday are 1pm to 11pm, and from Thursday to Friday, 1pm to midnight. For more information on the summer fest, see our story here.
What are your plans for the weekend? Thoughts?
Number 5: Go for the thrill and drive D Ring at 85 km/hour.
Al Jazeera fired dozens of staff, Baladiya is promising to crack down on illegal partitions and is inviting people to report partitioned villas, and social media is buzzing with angry comments about it… But no, DN prefers to talk about the hot weather and the repetitive and boring weekend events…
You’re a bit mean, I didn’t realise it was hot until I read it on DN and I was also told when its hot to take more care. I could have been dead this morning and the readers of DN would be dancing in the streets but they saved me and many more like me….
And this hot weather story is repeated every week. It seems like we need to be reminded every week that we live in one of the hottest regions in the world!
You can add also the news that the recently renovated Corniche Road will be partially closed because a contractor hasn’t done a good job apparently and they have to fix issues in it, and a survey by a ministry about how Qataris view work in general and work in the private sector in particular…
Do you guys need more ideas? 🙂
No.5 should be, go and sit in bar surrounded by other lonely men as the wives and families have escaped for the summer and drown your sorrows, while avoiding the eye of Chinese ladies….. (still waiting on my expose…)
Doha News is a free service and I can’t help but think it is petty to criticize the content. If you don’t like what they are reporting, don’t open the site, it seems to me that simple. The tone of some of these comments reminds me of someone who finds a paypacket on the street and whines about how much tax they’ve paid. #JustSaying
It wouldn’t be the same without them Peter………………….entertainment value alone is worth it to get us through the long summer :))
No.5 should always be to read DN comments sections – they have always been entertaining…..poor Chantelle, she cannot get a break….
Piano lessons and casting?? Really? This is fun?
Fun is when a man is surrounded by booze, women and green plantations. Id rather sleep than learn piano or cast or go to some silly mall. Common DN let us not redefine fun: )