GW’s weekly round-up of what’s on and where

Wednesday (May 9)
• Colours of India art exhibition at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama, 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm.

The exhibition will feature old textiles and objects of art from the Indian subcontinent. For more information call 17230123.

• Rock Bottom Café at the Ramee International Hotel, Juffair will be celebrating its fifth anniversary. The event will take place on a beach party theme and everyone is invited to come dressed in summer fashion. Music will be provided by the Beach Boyz band and DJ Hunk. Doors open at 9pm. For information call Ozzie on 39098607.   

• French-Lebanese painter Roula Bechara’s Art Exhibit at the Gulf Hotel’s Atrium Café. Her canvasses portray women par excellence, horses representing pride and virility, sadness and strength, all traced in colours of the earth and fire, 7pm.  
            
• Salsa and Merengue classes for beginners, 8.30pm at Z-Club, Pars International Hotel, Juffair. Free classes and practice for all Gulf Air staff on this day only. For more information 39598843.

• Soul, Jazz and R & B, catch the ‘EBONY’ South African duo vocalists Nokhula Sarioui ‘Thuli’ and Ian Malgarte (also keyboard player) at the Flamingo lounge, Moevenpick Hotel in Bahrain, from 9pm onwards.  

• Latin-aerobics, Country Club, Budaiya, 8.30-9.30am. For more information call club on 17 593593.
 
• Swim Fit classes for the ladies (members and guests), Dilmun Club, 8.30am-9.30am and 9.30am-10.30am, Quiz Night, 8 pm.

Thursday (May 10)
• Music fans can catch American rap group Outlawz in a concert in Bahrain. The sounds of the legendary Tupac Shakur from the Tupac Still Breathing Tour will be heard at the Marina Club. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are priced at BD10 regular, BD20VIP and BD60 VVIP. The VVIP ticket holders will be able to use the exclusive lounge and meet the stars backstage. For tickets call 36557771.

• Under the patronage of Shaika Hessa Bint Ali Al Khalifa wife of HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister’s Annual Embassy Bazaar 2007 at the Children and Mother’s Welfare Society, Isa Town. Official opening at 10.30am (women only), open to the public (mixed) from 1pm-6pm. Entrance is free. For more details contact 17 689909.

• Boyz II Men, the most commercially successful R & B group will appear live in concert at the launch of LIFE Music Festival in Dubai. International DJs Pete Tong and Claude Challe will complete the line-up of LIFE’s first event and will continue to entertain throughout the night with their original mixes. MPV, Jumeirah from 9pm to 3am. Doors open at 7pm and the music concert will begin at 9pm. Tickets priced at AED 190 for Regular, 250 for front of stage and AED 380 for VIP lounges are available from Virgin Megastores in the UAE, Timeout Tickets 8004669, www.boxofficeme.com and www.timeouttickets.com

• Dilmun Club Mothers Group, Dilmun Club, Saar, from 9.30am-11.30am. Members BD1, non-members BD2. For more details call Veronica on 39441357.    

• Body Language: a fusion of Latino, Afro, R’N’B and Funky House with Resident and guest DJ at Z-Club, Pars International Hotel, Juffair. Salsa classes advanced level, at 9pm. For more information call 36764010  
 
• Soul, Jazz and R & B with ‘EBONY’ -  vocalists Nokhula Sarioui ‘Thuli’ and Ian Malgarte (also keyboard player) at the Flamingo lounge, Moevenpick Hotel in Bahrain, from 9pm onwards.
               
• Barbeque Night with entertainment starts at the Delmon Hotel’s poolside, from 7pm. The evening will feature games with prizes, live music and dancing. The evening cost BD4.5 per adult, children under six enter free and children under 12 half price. For reservation call 17 224000.

• Latin-aerobics class, Country Club, Budaiya, 4pm-5pm.

Friday (May 11)
• Salsa classes’ advanced level, at 9pm, Z-Club, Pars International Hotel, Juffair. For more information, call 36764010.

• SOORYA Bahrain Chapter will showcase India Festival 2007, a celebration of the music of Padmashri Kadri Gopalnath (Carnatic saxophone), Kanyakumari (percussion). The two-part programme will also feature a dance ensemble in the Odissi-style by Meera Das and her eight-member troupe. The programme which is strictly for Soorya 2007 card holders only starts at 6pm. Call E A Salim for venue details on 39458870 or Balan Payyanur on
39127605.

• Limited tables are still available for the concert by the Celtic Tenors at the Upstairs Downstairs restaurant in Adliya. Tables “downstairs” are now fully booked, however, there are few tables available “upstairs”. The trio is performing with world-class soloist/soprano Deirdre Shannon. The Celtic Tenors feature Mathew Gilesnan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson and their musical director David Munroe from Glasgow, Scotland. The Tenors, well-known for their classical, folk, Irish and pop music are currently on a tour. Tickets are BD 35 for downstairs and BD25 upstairs including a three-course dinner. Dinner begins at 7pm and the show begins at 9.30pm.

• POSH (Poolside Outdoor Soulful House) takes place at the Mercure Grand Hotel, Seef. The event features chill out to funky electro house, beverages, snacks and a cool party that kicks off at 4pm building up all the way up to 11pm. Entrance is BD5 per person and free for ladies before 5pm, which includes a complimentary welcome beverage.

• Filipino band ‘Up Close Personal’ will perform at the Fiddlers, Diplomat SAS
Radisson Hotel, 4pm-7pm. 

Saturday (May 12)
• Spring of Culture: Pharaoh Exhibition at Bahrain National Museum. For more information call 17 292977.
             
• Cardio-resistance, Country Club in Budaiya, 8.30-9.30am. For more information call 17 593593.

• Social tennis at the Dilmun Club in Saar from 6pm. For more information call the club on 17 690926.

• Sway to the beat of Salsa, Mambo, Tango, Jive or Cha Cha Cha at the weekly dance nights at the Mercure hotel in Seef. The Latin nights start each session at 9pm featuring local dance figures Roberto and Marie. The hotel’s Casa deBaile is open to all. The cover charge is BD5 per person including one beverage. Dress is semi formal. For more information call 17 58440.
 
Sunday (May 13)
•  Spring of Culture: Pharaoh Exhibition at Bahrain National Museum. For more information call 17 292977.

• Fitness class ‘Fat burning Aerobics’, at Dilmun Club, Saar, 8.30am-9.30am

• Soul, Jazz and R & B, catch the ‘EBONY’ South African duo vocalists Nokhula Sarioui ‘Thuli’ and Ian Malgarte (also keyboard player) at the Flamingo lounge, Moevenpick Hotel in Bahrain, from 9pm onwards.

• Cardio-resistance, Country Club in Budaiya, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 17 593593.

• Put your brains to test at JJ’s Quiz from 9pm. Entry free with prizes to be won.

Monday (May 14)
• Soul, Jazz and R with ‘EBONY’ South African duo vocalists Nokhula Sarioui ‘Thuli’ and Ian Malgarte (also keyboard player) at the Flamingo lounge, Moevenpick Hotel in Bahrain, from 9pm onwards.

• Yogilates, Country Club, Budaiya, 8.30-9.30am. For more information call 17 593593.

• Fitness class ‘Fat burning Aerobics’, at Dilmun Club, Saar, 4pm-5pm

• Swim fit classes for ladies (members and guests) at Dilmun Club in Saar from 8.30am-9.30am and 9.30am-10.30am. BD2.5 per lesson or BD12.5 for six sessions. Call club on 17 690926 for more information.

• Warm up your vocal cords with Weekly Karaoke and watch this space for the return of Karaoke Idol, at JJ’s, 10pm onwards. 

Tuesday (May 15)
• Yogilates, at Country Club, Budaiya, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 17 593593.

• Circuit training-mixed class for men and ladies, Dilmun Club, Saar, 7.30pm-8.30pm. BD3 members, BD4 non-members per session per person.

• Soul, Jazz and R & B, with the ‘EBONY’ South African duo vocalists Nokhula Sarioui ‘Thuli’ and Ian Malgarte (also keyboard player) at the Flamingo lounge, Moevenpick Hotel in Bahrain, from 9pm onwards.