2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

A few days ago Saudi Arabia announced that any GCC resident can now apply for a tourism eVisa. Previously you could only apply for an eVisa if you were from specific countries, while everyone else had to go through a more complicated process that included getting bank statements and visiting the embassy.

With the new announcement, there are still some requirements like your passport being valid for 6+ months, your residency valid for 3+ months and your occupation should be listed as eligible, but these are just minor things.

Once you get your visa online, you can choose to fly to Saudi or just drive there. Al Khobar and Bahrain are around 3-4 hours after crossing the border while Riyadh is around 5. If you missed my guide to driving to Saudi check it here, or apply for a Saudi visa by going to visitsaudi.com/visa

Below is the list of things you can do this weekend. As usual, if I missed anything please let me know in the comments:

Thursday
Back to School at The Avenues
JACC: Baligh Hamdi, King of Melodies

Friday
Back to School at The Avenues
Owl Be There Painting Experience
JACC: Baligh Hamdi, King of Melodies
Workshop: Polymer Clay

Saturday
Back to School at The Avenues
Gate Mall Expo
Come Play with Us! (Chess, Backgammon and/or Scrabble)
Interactive Children Book Reading
Qesati Storytelling: How it all started
Ceramics Workshop: Qahwa Cups

Activities
Ascend Rock Climbing
Cable Park
Ice Skating at the Winter Games Club
Indoor Karting
Movement Classes at Omni Studio
Roller Blade at Roller Hub
Try Windsurfing
Yoga at Darātma

Museums to Visit
Abdullah Salem Cultural Center (ASCC)
Amricani Cultural Center Museum
Bait Al Othman Museum
Tareq Rajab Museum

Exhibitions
Exhibition: Matter of Material – Sculptures from CAP Collection.
Exhibition: My Name Is Woman – Maha AlAsaker
Exhibition: ASEAN Textile Exhibition & Craft Workshops

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
After Ever Happy (4.5)
Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version (8.3)
Stoker Hills (4.2)
Stowaway (3.1)
The Harbinger (9.0)

Other Movies Showing:
Beast (7.7)
Bullet Train (7.5)
DC League of Super-Pets (7.9)
Fall (6.5)
Jurassic World Dominion (6.2)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (7.4)
Nope (7.3)
Orphan: First Kill (6.0)
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (4.7)
Top Gun: Maverick (8.7)
Where the Crawdads Sing (7.1)

Classic Movies Showing:
Jurassic Park – 1993 (8.2)

The films below are also showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing:
Antarctica
Ocean Odyssey
Wings Over Water 3D

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

@datingkw is a TikTok account where the owner shares her Kuwait Tinder date stories. The account reminded me of some of the previous ones I’ve shared before like Single in the Shires and I Date Kuwait, both of which are no longer active.

There are currently a few stories up, hopefully, she keeps adding more since they’re pretty entertaining. Check out her account here.

Alqabas newspaper published a list of 7 different things that could get you deported. A redditor translated the 7 things and they are:

• Fishing in the Kuwait Bay without permission
• Littering or Dumping waste in non-approved areas
• Driving without a valid license
• Taxi drivers who commit Serious traffic violations
• Indecent public behavior
• Working a different job than what’s on your work permit
• Not renewing annual residency

I like the idea of deporting people if they litter but if that were actually enforced, Kuwait’s population would probably be reduced to a million or less. I guess you could just enforce it for a short time, maybe deport a few hundred people to make a point and that would probably stop people from littering.

According to Kuwait Times, Kuwait is currently in advanced negotiations to host the Winter Wonderland this winter season. One of the proposed locationswould be the Shaab Park spot and the event would be run by the same company that managed Winter Wonderland in Riyadh.

With the current lack of entertainment parks in Kuwait, this would definitely be a huge hit so hopefully it does work out cuz we desperately need it. Also, it would be cool to have it open up down the street from me.

The LOYAC Academy of Performing Arts are looking for dance teachers. If you’re interested, click here.

A few days ago a news clipping circulated on social media about an Italian woman who lost her cat and is offering a reward of €120,000 to whomever finds it. The article seemed fishy since the lady mentions that she had read a lot of good stuff about animal rights in Kuwait so that should have been a big clue. Well turns out the whole thing was not real and it was actually a marketing stunt for the hilarious Instagrammer @instasayood.

Sayood is joining SHASHA TV and will be launching a new animated show called ‘Fabio’ which like his previous animations will be dealing with local issues. The trailer is out now and you can check it out below. It’s in Arabic so if you were thinking about learning the language, now you have an incentive to do so.

I was just informed by a reliable source that Beefbar, the popular meat focused restaurant originally from Montecarlo is coming to Kuwait. I don’t have a location or date yet, only that they have now signed with a local partner.

Beefbar is already available in Dubai and Riyadh so we aren’t going to have the first location in the Gulf but, it’s pretty cool that restaurants like Roka and now Beefbar are entering the market.

I was going to go try this out before posting about it, but then I found out the place was located in Khiran so that’s not gonna happen. But, if you don’t mind driving to Khiran with friends, there is a place there called Nomad that has Blacklight Minigolf. I’ve tried it in Dubai before and it was super fun although me and my friend were pretty drunk when playing and she hilariously ended up breaking her pinky finger when she tripped and fell over one of the holes. But even if no alcohol is involved miniature golf is always a fun activity.

Nomad also has laser tag although that’s not something I care for but you might. Check out their Instagram account @nomad.kw and their website for booking is nomadkw.com

The new Netflix series starring comedian Mo Amer was released a few days ago and has been getting great reviews. You might know Mo from the popular Hulu series ‘Ramy‘ who is also a creator of this show.

A few months ago I discovered Mo was actually born in Kuwait and lived here till the age of 9. I only found out when he brought it up during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel (embedded below). The only reason Mo left Kuwait was because of the 1990 Iraq invasion.

If you have Netflix and are looking for a new funny show to watch, here is the Netflix page for Mo.

Below is the list of things you can do this weekend. As usual, if I missed anything please let me know in the comments:

Thursday
Back to School at The Avenues
Gate Mall Expo
IFK Cinema Night: Illusions Perdues
Kuwait 2022 Open Championship for Ice Hockey
Glass Art: Hot Shop Live Demo

Friday
Back to School at The Avenues
Gate Mall Expo
JACC Concert: Face2Face
Afrobeats Painting Experience

Saturday
Back to School at The Avenues
Gate Mall Expo
Come Play with Us! (Chess, Backgammon and/or Scrabble)
ASCC: Giant Mammals Tour
Trash Tag Beach Cleanup
Qesati: The Science Behind Design
Florist 101 Masterclass
Ceramics Workshop: Qahwa Cups
Cooking Class: Learn How to Make Dumplings

Activities:
Ascend Rock Climbing
Cable Park
Ice Skating at the Winter Games Club
Indoor Karting
Movement Classes at Omni Studio
Roller Blade at Roller Hub
Try Windsurfing
Yoga at Darātma

Museums to Visit:
Abdullah Salem Cultural Center (ASCC)
Amricani Cultural Center Museum
Bait Al Othman Museum
Tareq Rajab Museum

Exhibitions:
Exhibition: Sanad at ASCC
Exhibition: I Am Here – Manuella Guiragossian
Exhibition: My Name Is Woman – Maha AlAsaker
Exhibition: Deconstructed Phyche – Sheikha Al Habishi

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Last Journey of Paul W.R. (5.2)
Nope (7.3)
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (4.7)
Where the Crawdads Sing (7.1)

Other Movies Showing:
Beast (7.7)
Bullet Proof (6.8)
Bullet Train (7.5)
Fall (6.5)
Jurassic World Dominion (6.2)
DC League of Super-Pets (7.9)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (7.4)
Orphan: First Kill (6.0)
Top Gun: Maverick (8.7)

Classic Movies Showing:
Goodfellas – 1990 (8.7)

The films below are also showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing:
Antarctica
Ocean Odyssey
Wings Over Water 3D

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

The luxury hotel Waldorf Astoria will be opening today at The Avenues. It will be the second hotel at The Avenues and the mall entrance is in the Prestige area near the curved escalators. There aren’t any photos of the hotel online other than renderings, but if you want to check them out here is the link.

If you’re a fan of Tampopo then you’ve probably seen Chef Rashid AlSaif there working behind the bar. This coming Saturday he’s holding a cooking class at OFF THE MENU in 360 Mall where he will teach you how to make dumplings from scratch.

There are limited spots available so if this interests you, here is the link to book.