Doha Tweetups
Tues 20 Sept
Doors open 6pm
Building 15, Katara
RSVP here
Sonia Ashour: ‘Cultural Identity’ breaking the boundaries of clichés - Lecture
Wed 21 Sep 6pm
VCUQatar
More info
Qatar Computing Research Institute
The Power of Crisis Mapping – Lecture
Thurs 22 Sept 7pm – 8pm
Al Nasr Tower A - Auditorium
More info here
4th Annual Community Fair hosted by Georgetown University
Thurs 22 Sept
10am – 3pm
Georgetown University Atrium
Education City
More info here
SUCQ - Stand Up Comedy Qatar Open-Mic Comedy Show
Tues 27 Sept
Doors open 7pm Columbiano Coffee House
Ramada Signal
Tickets QR30 + FREE DRINK
More info here
Maz Jobrani Comedy Show (Maktaba Fundraiser)
Fri 7 Oct
9pm
W Doha
Tickets on sale at Virgin Megastores
info here
Latin American Cultural Festival
6 -15 Oct
Katara Cultural Village
info here
Children’s workshop with Abdulrahman al-Mutawah “My Mother”
Sat 8 Oct
2pm – 5pm
RSVP
Info here
In Conversation: Artist Talk on Topics of Art in Qatar
4, 11 & 18 Oct
6pm
Mathaf
details here
Doha Tweetups
18 Oct
6pm - 9pm
Katara
info here
3rd Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF)
25 – 29 Oct
Katara
More info
Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
29 – 31 Oct
Museum of Islamic Art
register here
Eid Laser and Light Show
Sun 6 Nov – Wed 9 Nov
7:30pm – 10pm
Katara Esplanade
Day 1: Laser & light show and Water Fountain
Days 2-4: Laser & light show and fireworks
More info
CIRS – Center for International and Regional Studies
Monthly Dialogue: Eckart Woertz
Mon 14 Nov
6pm – 7:30pm
Georgetown University Qatar - Faculty Conference Room
Must RSVP
Doha Tweetups
Talent show night (calling all local musicians!)
Tue 15 Nov
6pm – 9pm
W Doha
If you are interested in performing contact Hani
Textiles and Costumes in Islamic Eurasia
Talk by Yuka Kadoi - Asian Art Historian
Wed 16 Nov
6:30pm
Education Centre, 2nd Floor Classroom - Museum of Islamic Art
The League of Extraordinary Comedians - Volume 5
Thurs 17 Nov
Show start 8pm, doors open at 6pm
Majlis Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel
Tickets available at Virgin Megastores, Sheraton Hotel or online
The Pursuit - a Mathaf-inspired scavenger hunt
Teams will seek locations featuring tokens, using Smartphones to snap and upload photos through Twitter. The first team to correctly catalogue the photos claims a prize!
Sat 19 Nov
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Souq Waqif
To register your team click here by Nov 15
Center for International and Regional Studies
Fouad Ajami The Best Day after a Bad Emperor is the First: Tracking the Arab Spring
Mon 21 Nov
6pm
Grand Hyatt Must RSVP
Doha Tweetups
Tapping into the Art scene in Doha
Tue 29 Nov
6pm
Katara Art Center
More info
Workshops at the MIA this Month
August the strong - this 4 day exploratory workshop based on various techniques and materials used the temporary exhibition, The Dream of a King – Dresden’s Green Vault
20 -23 Nov
9am -12pm (4 sessions)
M Level Workshop at MIA
RSVP here
Hats On! Hats Off! Children’s workshop
Ages 3-8 yrs.
Sat 19 or Sat 26 Nov
1pm -3pm
M Level - Debriefing Room MIA
RSVP here
Exhibitions and ongoing events
The Arab Games Exhibition
4 Oct – 23 Dec
QMA Gallery in Katara
More info
“The Dream of a King – Dresden’s Green Vault” exhibition
2 Nov -26 Jan
Temporary gallery, ground floor MIA
More info
An Eloquent Eye: Recent Works by Mohamed Zakariya – Exhibition
25 Oct – 10 Jan
4th floor , Museum of Islamic Art
More info
Organ Donation: Sharing the Gift of Life
Mon 2 Apr
6pm – 8pm
Lecture Hall#4, WCMCQ, Education City
Info here
Dome of the Rock - Meaning and Monumentality
Wed 4 Apr
6:30pm – 8pm
MIA Auditorium
MIA Park Bazaar
Sat 7 Apr
MIA Park
Info here
QF Green Market
Sat 7 Apr
9am – 1pm
QF Recreation Centre
TEDxEducationCity
Sat 7 Apr
1:30pm
QNCC
Info here
Premiere of “Sudan: Divided Identity, Divided Land”
Wed 11 Apr
5pm – 7pm
Northwestern University, Education City
Info here
Doha Tweetups – TEDxSalon “Building Communities”
Wed 11 Apr
6pm - 9 pm
Katara Building 15
Info here
TEDxSummit
Mon 16 April
Katara
Info here
PLATFORM DOHA
Wed 18 Apr
9am – 5pm
Qatar University – Ibn Khaldoon hall
Info here
8th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival
19 Apr – 22 Apr
Sheraton Hotel
Info here
Howl’s Moving Castle – Japanese Movie Screening
26 Apr – 7pm
27 Apr - 7pm/10pm
MIA Auditorium
Info here