Disney to hold musical charity

A one-day charity event, the Disney Symphony — the magical music of Walt Disney — will be brought to Dubai by Dubai Cares.
The event, which is being held under the patronage of Shaikh Saeed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will be staged at the Dubai Creek Park on October 15 from 7pm to 9pm. The symphony orchestra will present a musical journey featuring from the early classics and recent releases of Walt Disney’s movies, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Mary Poppins, and The Lion King, and will be accompanied by two giant screens displaying scenes from the movies.

All proceeds from the sale of tickets will be donated to the Dubai Cares campaign, launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Tickets for the show will go on sale at 10am on October 6 and purchase will be available on phone at 04-366 22 77 as well as and online at www.dubaicares.ae.
Dubai Cares is the latest in a line of international initiatives that express Dubai’s willingness to play an effective role in securing a better tomorrow for future generations.
The campaign is Dubai’s contribution to a global drive to help countries achieve their U.N. Millennium Development Goals of providing primary education to every child by 2015. Source

Shakira to have Dubai dancing to her tunes in March

Singing sensation Shakira is coming to Dubai - and 25,000 people are expected to see her perform.
The star will be performing at Dubai Autodrome on March 23 as part of her Oral Fixation Tour.
"I have heard a lot about Dubai and performing in the Middle East for the first time will be something special. The Dubai performance will be one of the biggest shows on my 2007 tour," Shakira said in a statement.
Shakira, who was born to a Colombian mother and Lebanese father, hit the big time in Latin America in the mid-1990s and became a worldwide star following the 2001 release of her first English-language album, Laundry Service, which has sold 15 million copies.
She is being brought to Dubai by Mirage Promotions. Tickets will go on sale soon at venues to be announced.

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