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Artistic/Alternative scene?
Anything helps, thank you Hi. I'm 36M moved here a few months ago. I'm wondering if there's a good art,music, creative scene here in Dubai? Where can I go to meet people like this?
Anything helps, thank you
yeah theres a whole side of dubai most people miss. if you're into experimental stuff check out the night at the foundation in d3, they do these weird film screenings and sound art installations that are pretty out there. also theres a weekly life drawing night at the loft in barsha that pulls in a mixed crowd of designers and architects, not just painters.
for meeting people honestly just start going to the same spots regularly. the art cafe in city walk has open mic nights on tuesdays that are hit or miss but the regulars are friendly. also follow @dubaicreatives on instagram, they post about popup galleries and studio tours that never make it to the mainstream listings.
honestly the art scene here is more underground than you'd think for a glitzy city. alserkal avenue is the obvious spot but the real stuff happens at places like the jamjar or warehouse421 in abu dhabi on weekends. for music check out the fridge in alserkal or the blue bar in media city on thursdays when they have live jazz and indie acts.
there's also a decent little community of creatives that hangs around the courtyard in al quoz. grab coffee there on a friday morning and you'll prob run into photographers, painters, and musicians just chatting. it's not huge but it's tight knit once you find your crew.
theres a monthly thing called secondhand sundays at the dubai design district that's less about shopping and more about people swapping ideas over vinyl and zines. i've met more illustrators and musicians there than at actual gallery openings tbh. also check out the poetry nights at kinokuniya in dubai mall, they happen every last friday and pull a surprisingly earnest crowd of writers and spoken word people who are not trying to network just share work.
if you want something more lowkey the terrace at the jameel arts centre has a decent little cafe where people sit with sketchbooks and laptops for hours. it's quieter than alserkal but the conversations that start there are usually genuine. just dont expect a big scene overnight, it takes a few months to find your rhythm here but the people who stick around are worth knowing.
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Dubai/Sharjah Road Scam?
damn u basically did a free taxi run to rak. thing is they usually target cars with a single guy driving & look for dubai plates so u look like u got somewhere to be. best move is roll ur window down like two inches, say u already called the cops for them & keep moving, dont even unlock the door
yeah that's a known one on e311 & the sharjah ring road, usually they wave you down near the adnoc or before the rta cameras claiming wallet got lifted. classic play is they ask for a lift to the next emirate then bail once you slow down, sometimes a second guy on a bike is tracking you. next time just call 999 or drop them at the nearest police point, don't let anyone in your car off the highway ngl
The RAK route is the tell. No one genuinely stranded on the ring road needs to get all the way to Ras Al Khaimah, that's a 90 minute drive. These guys work in pairs and the second car picks them up after they hop out, usually somewhere past the Al Sajaa junction or near the ADNOC on E311. If it happens again, tell them you'll drive them to the nearest police station and watch how fast the story changes.