Experienced animator Myles Cummings is holding a course for aspiring animators and cartoonists every Saturday over five weeks (the course started on Saturday May 5)

A group of four harp players and a narrator perform together with the aim of ‘promoting peace in these troubled times’

Live acoustic trio

A gritty weekly night with SirMarc, Archidex and Pariah playing drum’n’bass, dubstep and electro at this Barsha hangout

Expect to hear a programme including Dvorák, Mozart and more from this internationally renowned Viennese string quartet. Presented by the Dubai Concert Committee, free tickets are available to non-members who register on the night

Playing traditional rock and blues hits, plus a sprinkling of modern dance tunes

Urban, dancehall, reggae and R&B at the city’s newest groove night, plus free drinks for ladies before midnight

The Dubai Concert Committee welcomes Lestari Scholtes and Gwylim Janssens

In the last of the Dubai Concert Committee’s Masterseries performances of the year, award-winning Russian pianist Veronika Ilinskaya works through a programme including Schumann, Stravinsky, Schubert and modern jazz pianist Brad Mehldau

Fortlom at The Music Room, featuring Three Kings, Jibberish, Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst and more

Soft rock band Night Shift playing all your favorites

Rock and pop

The original Rock Bottom in Bur Dubai hosts a ’70s-themed cheese-fest

The old Dubai incarnation of this notorious club hosts a Latin-themed night

Rock covers duo

A compelling bill of local female talent, compiled by For the Love of the Music

While it’s far from topping our list of the city’s hottest nightspots, we’d be lying if we said we’d never had a good night out at Rock Bottom

There’s live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya throughout the festival

This prize-winning band deftly work through rock, pop and dance tunes

Filipino pop covers

Retro, acoustic and pop sounds from this cover band

Expect urban grooves, with free drinks for ladies before 1am

This new urban night launches with local names Rone Jaxx, Mister Outlaw and Mr Shef Codes spinning ’90s R&B, old-school hip-hop, dancehall and more

At this new ladies’ night, members of the fairer gender get free sushi, as well as two glasses of bubbly

Catch acoustic, reggae-influenced tunes from new UK artist Dibb in a coffee-shop setting