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THEATER-

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’d make a good detective, here’s your chance to find out.Tahqiq is carried out by a group of actors staging an unscripted and interactive murder-mystery at Theatro Arkan. It’s up to you to figure out this whodunnit, which you can do tomorrow from 8pm. Book your tickets here.

Enter the improv world in 2024. Starting Friday, 5 January, Ramsi Lehner will be hosting a ten-class improv workshop to help you improve your public speaking skills, expand your range as an actor or performer, help you develop your standup comedy, or even just make you better at communication. The classes will take place every weekend on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30pm to 10pm. Register here to claim a spot.

ART-

See the tale of three women through art at the A Tale of an Ethereal City exhibition by Khadiga Abou Hussien in collaboration with Rasha Arous & Sara Kouedi at Bibliothek Art Gallery. The exhibition opened its doors last Saturday and will continue until Tuesday, 2 January from 7-10pm.

Get ready, aspiring photographers: The Fujifilm festival is just over a month away. You’ll have four full days of activities, meetups, and talks, as well as a photography contest and an exhibition that you can partake in. You can bring your camera along to get a gratuitous CMOS and lens cleaning, and check out the GFX 100 ii Studio on site. Fujifilm X-Photographers and creators will be there too — don’t miss out on the networking potential. Check out their Facebook page for more information.

MUSIC-

Warm up your vocal chords, gang. Karaoke Night is back at ROOM Art Space and Cafe. ROOM’s doors are open tomorrow, and every Tuesday through to 27 February for you and your friends to belt out your favorite tunes, starting at 8pm and ending at 10pm. You can reserve your spot here.

Get ready for the season with the Cairo Opera House which will be hosting a series of events celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve:

  • For Disney fans: The Disney Classics concert will be held at the Opera’s Main Hall tonight. The concert will start at 8pm. Tickets are available here.
  • Don’t miss the Nutcracker ballet shows. The performances will be presented by the Cairo Opera Ballet, along with the Cairo Opera Orchestra. The first show will be held this tomorrow and will continue until this Thursday, 28 December. Tickets are available here.
  • The orchestra will also put on another concert on Sunday, 31 December celebrating New Year’s Eve. Click here to book your ticket.

Too short notice? You’ve got two more concerts to choose from on the 30th: Metal Night at Cairo Jazz Club 610, also featuring Catharsis (alongside Crescent and Mythos). You can just show up to Castle of Rock tonight, but contact CJC610 to reserve a spot for Metal Night.

Double Dose of Rock at ROOM Art Space is another one for fans or rock. Happening this Saturday, Paranoid Eyes will also be playing, alongside Hues, a Muse tribute band will also be busting the speakers. Book your ticket to Double Dose here

SPORTS-

Heads up, football fans. Raz3 El Gomhoor is coming to The Marquee on Friday, 5 January to host a two-and-a-half hour in-depth discussion about the forthcoming football season, player transfers, and general analysis of all of your favorite leagues. Both platinum ticket tiers are sold out, but if you act fast, you can still snag yourself a gold. Reserve your spot here.

The Cairo Half Marathon is taking place in a few months: Mark your calendars for Friday, 1 March and start stretching. Cairo Runners is bringing back a fan favorite, offering the same distances as The TriFactory. Tickets are available until 27 February, giving you ample time to convince seven of your friends to join, which will get a 10% reduction in price when you register.

CHRISTMAS EVENTS-

Get into the Christmas spirit with these festive events all around the capital.

The classic Christmas staple The Nutcracker Ballet will be performed at the Cairo Opera House by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company everyday starting this Tuesday up until Saturday.

FILM-

Zawya cinema will be screening five movies by director Ali Badrakhan in a program that should endtomorrow. You can check out the schedule here.

Eins Christmas Bazaar is bringing you some handmade goodies, kicking off this past Friday and continuing until Sunday, 1 January, 2024. The bazaar is being held at the Gallery, in Maadi.

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