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“An Archive of Love”: Digitent’s Cairo Photo Week exhibition Middle East Archive is running from today until 18 February at The Hanger in Downtown Cairo. The curated collection of photographs is a “a sincere visual exploration and celebration of love in the Middle East and North Africa.” Get tickets to Cairo Photo Week here.

Amir Sharara, Benjemy and A.Salah take the stage at Cairo Jazz Club tomorrow at 9pm. Benjemy, a multi-instrumentalist and music producer, will make his CJC debut, alternating between classical and electronic music while fusing techno with poetry. Amir Sharara will kick off the evening with a diverse set and A.Salah's signature sounds will keep the night going.

Do something new this weekend: Head over to L’Appart in Maadi for a candle-making workshop with The Melting Studio this Friday, 11 February. Book a spot through their Instagram page here.

AUC’s Alumni Folklore Group is back with Reviving the Art Vol. III on Saturday 11 February at 7 pm at Ewart Memorial Hall in the Tahrir campus.

Art Cairo kicks off at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday 11 February and runs through next Tuesday, 14 February. The art fair will feature more than 30 international galleries from around the Middle East.

Dust off your dancing shoes for an Afro Jazz Beginners Course with Mako Ruan at the ‎Cairo Contemporary Dance Center from 7-8 pm on Thursday 16 February.

Get in shape to participate in TriFactory’s Saqqara Pyramid Race on Friday 17 February. The race is part of their Race Through History series, and you can choose between two distances: 5 km and 10 km (both are one-lap race courses timed using the MyLaps timing system).

Fun Nation is taking over standup comedy night at Room Art Space New Cairo on Saturday 18 February at 9pm, with this lineup of local comedians, Waleed Al Tourky, Shehab Al Ashry, Ahmed Hossam, Waleed Mostafa and Waleed Abo Almagd.

Don’t miss Omar Khairat’s concerts at 8pm on 20 and 21 February in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House.

We’re two weeks away from Kevin Hart’s standup comedy show in Cairo on Tuesday, 21 February. Some ticket categories are still available here.

Cirque du Soleil’s OVO is in town next month: The event features 100 performers taking the stage with their acrobatic acts. OVO will host 16 shows between 8-18 March at Cairo international Stadium Hall, courtesy of real estate developer Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development (pdf).