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DATES FOR THE DIARY

February 14 - 20, 2018
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The 10th Annual Jawad Mini Marathon will take place on February 23 at the Jawad Dome, Barbar, with the tagline ‘Run or Walk for the Cause.’ Register online at www.jawadminimarathon.com, and collect your T-shirt and a raffle coupon before February 21. Registration is BD2 for adults and BD1 for children under 16. All proceeds will be donated to the Bahrain Autistics Society. The 8km run starts at 8.50am, the 5km at 9am, and the Walkathon at 9.10am.

 

The InterContinental Regency Bahrain invites guests to a night of music with Downtown Vibes on March 1 featuring artist 2elements coming to Bahrain all the way from Germany. The evening starts at 8pm with DJ Andy Collins followed by 2elements for the rest of the night. Doors are open from 8pm to 2am, so come early to guarantee your entry.

Contact Natalia on 36396333 or Budi on 39664522 for info and table bookings.

 

The Bahrain International Garden Show returns on February 21 at the Bahrain International Convention & Exhibition Centre. Visitors can buy thee-day passes for 500fils and children under 12 go free.

For details, visit www.bigs.com.bh

 

Dances from across the world and across the centuries is the theme of a concert to be given by Bahraini flautist Ahmed Al Ghanem and Ukrainian pianist Nadia Lopchynska on February 22 at 6pm at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manama. Tickets are priced BD5 with accompanying children receiving free entry. Tickets can be reserved by ringing the cathedral office on 17253866, or bought on the door on the night.

 

Video game developers will have the opportunity to showcase their work at Game Jam, a conference to be held on March 1 and 2 at Bahrain Polytechnic. Registration is open for anyone in the GCC at www.gccgamejam.com until February 25.

Bahrain Comic Con, the kingdom’s first comic convention, will be held on March 16 and 17 at Bahrain International Circuit. Joe Keery, Jerome Flynn and Charlet Chung are among celebrities scheduled to appear.

WWE Superstar and SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan will be appearing at the Comic Con, conducting a Q&A session and an exclusive meet and greet for ticket holders on March 16 and 17. Tickets are available online from https://tickets.visitbahrain.bh/

For details, follow @bahraincomiccon on Instagram.

 

UB40 tribute band, Rats in the Kitchen, are flying into Bahrain from the English city of Birmingham, on March 1 and 2, to perform at The Gulf Hotel Bahrain’s Sherlock Holmes Bar and Restaurant.

Tickets are priced BD5net for early bird or BD7net on the night on March 1, and BD20net for early bird or BD25net for the brunch party on March 2.

For info and bookings, call 66901323 or 17713000.







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