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Wednesday (August 15)
• Renowned Indian dancer, Mamata Shankar will perform at the Indian School’s Jashanmal Auditorium in Isa Town as part of the 60th Indian independence celebrations.
The invitation only event will have a 90-minute performance by the dancer and her 14-member dance troupe. For more information, contact Ulhas Karnavar on 39861266.
Thursday (August 16)
• Torque's summer Techfui series featuring Hisham Samawi will be held at Likwid in the City Centre Hotel in Manama. Warming up the evening will be DJ Salah. Doors open at 10pm. Tickets are BD8 for couples, BD7 for men and BD3 for ladies. For more information, contact on 36766627 or email Torque at contact@torque.to.
• Latin Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Sherlock Holmes, Gulf Hotel, Adliya. Show begins at 9pm and cover charge is BD 3. For more information, contact on 17 713000 or Warren on 36560333.
Friday (August 17)
• “Evening with Stars in Hollywood” at the Z-Club in the Pars International Hotel in Juffair. The evening will be transformed into a post Oscar Award party with champagne, canapés and interviews with celebrity look-alikes. Dress code is black tie, evening dress, glamorous or fancy. A contest will also be held with prizes for the Best Fashion and Glam Looks. For more information, contact Eva Kluzinsk on 39598843.
• Cultural extravaganza at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam in Manama to celebrate the harvest festival of Kerala – Onam – starts today. A Floral display contest – ‘BKS – Manorama Pookkalamatsaram’ will be held at its premises and entry is free. Winning teams will be awarded cash prizes of BD95, BD57 and BD38. For more information, contact Mathew on 39617735 or B Harikrishnan on 36592592.
Saturday (August 18)
• Indian Food Festival at the Delmon International Hotel in Manama featuring authentic Indian tastes with traditional Indian music performances. The festival runs daily from 7pm to midnight at the Café Sayah. Entry is at BD4.500 per person and groups of 10 get a 10 per cent discount. For more information, contact on 17 224000.
One for the diary:
• White Beach Party featuring DJ Mountana is set for August 23 at the Novotel Al Dana Resort in Manama. DJ Mountana will be performing live house electro music on the private beach. Party begins at 6pm and ladies get free entry. For ticket details and other information, contact on 36783420 and 39613299.
• Hed Kandi featuring DJ Paul Hill on August 23 at the BJ’s pub in the Al Bustan Hotel in Adliya. His style of music includes old skool, garage and various genres of house music. Doors open at 9pm. A warm up session will be delivered by The Motive and DJ Salime. Entry is BD7 before midnight and BD10 afterwards for non members and free entry for ladies all night. For more information, call on 39649590 or 39532530.
• Pakistani rock band Roxen are set to perform in Bahrain on November 1 at the Al Ahli Club in Zinj. For free promotional CDs of the band contact now on 36673301 and 36611425. Ticket details will soon be announced for the event.
