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Thursday (October 23) Professional golfer Dave Park will conduct golf classes for adults and children at the Awali Golf Club until mid March 2009 with three weeks Christmas break. Rates are BD10 for half an hour and BD45 for a package of five lessons. For details contact 17756770.

Artlounge 2 is set to take place at the Alfresco, central courtyard of Nadwah Ballroom at the Banyan Tree Al Areen from 7pm onwards.

It will exhibit the works of nine Bahraini artists including Fajer Al Khalifa, Faika Al Hassan, Lobna Al Amin, Balqees Fakhroo, Kareema Taha, Ali Al Machmed, Fuad Albinfalah, Khalil Hammad and Ali Al Koofy.

For details contact Marion Labani on 39212060.

The World Memory Championship will be held from today until Sunday at the Gulf Convention Centre at the Gulf Hotel, Adliya. Talented masterminds from across the world will take on the challenge at the 17th championship which is taking place as part of the Festival of the Mind.

Participants will compete in 10 disciplines over four days. Other highlights include community challenges, an inter-school mind games challenge, an inter-universities challenge, workshops and an exhibition of mind games, books and training materials. For details contact 17546262 or register at www.worldfestivalofthemind.

com.

The Australian Association of Bahrain is hosting the 'Australians in the Desert 2008' ball at the Diplomat Radisson SAS, Manama from 7.30pm. The evening will feature dinner and live entertainment. Tickets are BD29.

For details email ausbah@batelco.com. bh.

Friday (October 24)

The Royal Society of St George is hosting a Trafalgar Day Ball at the Grand Ambassador Suite in the Diplomat Radisson SAS, Manama at 7.30pm. The dress code is black tie or national dress. Tickets are priced at BD23 for members and BD27 for guests. Entertainment for the event will be provided by the Bahrain Police Band Chamber Orchestra and Syd and the Tonics alongside MC and DJ Krazy Kevin. For details contact 39726329.