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Wednesday (Sept 10) The 16th Al Ayam Cultural Festival is set to begin today and end on September 19. The festival will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre in hall 1. For further information contact the distribution manager, Ghassan Al Momny, on 17725111 or fax him on 17723300.

The Bahrain City Centre is set to open its doors to the public. Restaurants and coffee shops will remain open late for all.

Thursday (Sept 11)

Helping children to identify their strengths, the YMCA Bahrain in association with the Bahrain Counsellors' Forum, YMCA Toastmasters and YMCA Teens is organising a personality development programme titled 'Empower'. The workshop will help students develop their skills and overcome challenges and will continue until September 14. Registration fees are BD25 per student while every additional child from the same family pays only BD10. The workshop will be located at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam's old venue. For information,

call 39455587.

Compu-Tech 2008 will start today and carry on until September 15.

A paradise for IT wizards, the computer festival is the perfect venue to learn more about the IT world. Visit the exhibition to shop for cool laptops, desktop computers, accessories, network solutions and home technologies.

The festival will be located at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. For information,

call 17725111.

Tuesday (Sept 16)

'Amidst Sargam', organised by the Indian Ladies Association, will raise money for the Sneha Recreation Centre, a free facility for children of all nationalities with special needs. The 2008 Sneha cards collection is titled Amidst Colours and will be launched on September 16. For details contact 39850372.