MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

A romantic movie night under the stars. Attend a screening of the movie Me Before You this Valentine's Day, Friday, 14 February, at The Wadi Degla Proctorate in Maadi starting at 5:30pm. Book your spot through the Proctorate’s website.

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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Experience the artistic talents of the MENA region at the 6th edition of Art Cairo. Your last chance to visit the exhibition at the Grand Egyptian Museum is today. Tickets are available on CollardTickets.

Get ready to witness some rising stars from the Neveen Allouba Vocal Academy. The show is called The Valentine’s Podcast and will take place at Rawabet Art Space tonight at 8pm. Tickets are available on Ticketsmarche.

Massar Egbari’s album release party. Be among the first to listen to Massar Egbar’s new album, Mabaetsh Akhaf, tomorrow at EDNC by Sodic, New Cairo. Book your spot by calling the number in Grand Theatre ’s Instagram bio.

A Red Bull-fueled dance off — with one big twist. Red Bull Dance Your Style is back, offering you the opportunity to watch Egypt’s top 16 freestyle dancers battle it out on Thursday, 13 February at 7pm at El Malahy. Get ready for beats, insane moves, and a twist — you’re the judge. Grab your tickets at Ticketsmarche.

Act Theatre Group are back with a new edition of the Famous For Fifteen Minutes Festival. Under the name of Twisted Ties, the festival will feature a number of short plays from Egyptian and American writers taking place at Rawabet Art Space on Thursday and Friday, 13 and 14 February at 8pm. Tickets for the first and second nights are available on Ticketsmarche.

An Argentinian night of jazz and tango: In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Argentinian show TangoAfter Dark is coming to Egypt for the first time. Enjoy a night of jazz music and tango as part of the Layali Misr chain of events. The show will take place at the Waldorf Astoria Theatre in Heliopolis on Friday, 14 February at 9pm. You can also catch the show at the Cairo Opera House on Saturday and Sunday, 15 and 16 February at 8pm. Tickets for the first, second, and third shows are available on Tazkarti.

A Valentine's Day that hits all the high notes: Soprano Amira Selim will host a special Valentine's Day concert, performing a selection of classic romantic songs in French, English, Italian, and Egyptian Arabic, accompanied by pianist Pascal Rozier. The concert begins at 8pm on Thursday, 13 February at the Cairo Opera House in Zamalek. Get your tickets from Tazkarti.

The weekend of love. Head to The Grand Theatre in EDNC by Sodic for Cupid’s Theatre. Taking place on Friday, 14 February and Saturday, 15 February, these nights will feature burlesque shows, live performances, and DJs to get you on the dance floor. Book your spot by calling the number in The Grand Theatre’s Instagram bio.

Craving a taste of Asia? The Thai Food Bazaar will have top Thai chefs preparing their signature dishes live — so you can watch, savor, and maybe even steal a secret or two. The event will take place at Al Horreya Park in Zamalek for four days, starting on Thursday, 13 February till Sunday, 16 February, with the event set to run from 12pm to 8pm each day.

HAPPENING LATER-

The Animatex Festival is back for its fifth edition. It’s bringing a packed program including screenings of both short and feature animated films, discussions, panel talks, and workshops for animation enthusiasts — and those looking to network with local and international industry leaders. The festival will take place at the AUC Tahrir campus from Thursday, 20 February until Tuesday, 25 February. You can grab your tickets from Ticketsmarche.

Cairokee x New Capital: Cairokee will perform in El Nahr El Akhdar Park in the New Administrative Capital at 8pm on Friday, 21 February. Tickets are available on Ticketsmarche.

Massar Egbari is preparing to celebrate the release of their latest album, Maba’etsh Akhaf on Friday, 21 February at 7pm. The event will take place at El Sawy Culturewheel Theatre at Nile University in Sheikh Zayed. Tickets are available through El Sawy Culturewheel’s website.

Attend a classic ballet opera. Sleeping Beauty will be showing at the Cairo Opera House at the end of the month. Tickets for shows on the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th of February are available on Tazkarti.

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