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Thursday (March 12) A non-stop Salsa and Latin dance night will be held at the Ramada Palace Auditorium in Gudaibiya at 8pm. The night will feature Master John and FC Sayaw (Dance) Unlimited dancers. Cash prizes will be given out for the winners of the 'On-the-spot Salsa and Latin Dance Contest' including Salsa, Merengue, Chachacha and Bachata forms of dancing. Prizes will also be given to the best dressed female and male guests on the night. Tickets are BD10 including buffet and a drink. For details contact 39827096 or 39878925.
''The end of the dot" - an exhibition by Bahraini artist Ebrahim Bu Saad held at the Albareh Art Gallery, Adliya ends today. Fifteen of his works painted on canvas were showcased. For details log on to www.albareh.com.
Friday (March 13)
The seventh annual environmental fundraising mini-marathon will be held from 9am.
The race will have stop points to provide water and first aid for runners and a free blood test check by Bahrain International Hospital.
Funds collected from the event will be given to different charity societies on the island. For details contact Russel Mohammed on 39854677 or 17459459 ext 473.
The Manama Singers and Bahrain Sinfonia will once again join forces for an evening of music, wit and theatre at the Golden Tulip Playhouse.
Audiences will be taken back in time to witness the hilarious courtroom antics of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury, a comically entertaining one act operetta. Set in the Victorian era, Edwin, (Herbert Suarez) promises Angelina (Alicia Pashby) he will marry her and then promptly changes his mind. The jilted bride sues Edwin for breach of promise and so ensues an operetta full of music, song and fully staged theatrics. Trial By Jury's first performance in 1874 was an instant success for Gilbert and Sullivan and launched them as one of the most popular duos of all time.
The Bahrain Sinfonia will perform classic orchestral magic, including works by Gershwin, Stauss and Manuel de Falla and resident conductor is Alistair Auld. There will be two performances at 4pm and 8pm. Tickets are at BD9 and will be available at Al Osra, the Bookcase and the Dilmun Club. For details log on to www.manamasingers.com.
The Cat society of Bahrain and Pet Animals (CSBPA) is conducting a silent auction brunch at the Upstairs Downstairs Restaurant in Adliya. For tickets and more details contact 39012480.
Saturday (March 14)
Forty performances of Alegria by Cirque du Soleil will run until April 5 in their signature blue and yellow 'Grand Chapiteau' (Big Top) at Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai.
The show is sponsored by car brand Infiniti and realtor Nakheel. Cirque du Soleil's return to Dubai follows a partnership struck last year between Nakheel and Cirque du Soleil to develop a permanent show on Palm Jumeirah beginning in 2011 and expected to run over a 15-year period. Tickets for Cirque du Soleil are priced from Dhs180 to Dhs1,000. For more details visit www.cirquedusoleil.ae.
Sunday (March 15)
Mothercare is running a Kids Coloring in Competition in Marina Mall, Manama until March 27. Children aged four and above can win three prizes weekly.
Monday (March 16)
Julie Lomas will be conducting workshops in Budaiya. The topic for today will be 'connecting and working with the healing energies of the Angelic realms' from 9am to 12.45pm which is being held at the Hani Gardens. Rate is BD35. Tomorrow will feature 'Using crystals for relaxation and healing the self' at Eight Mansions Country Mall from 10 am to 1.30pm. Rate is BD37. For details contact Karen Perry on 39543127, log on to www.conscious-connections.com or email info@conscious-connections. com.
Alliance Franaise auditorium in Isa Town will screen Sauf le respect que je vous dois, a French movie with English subtitles at 7.30pm. Entry is free.
Also Franco-Bahraini Cultural Centre La Maison Jamsheer, Muharraq and Alliance Franaise de Bahre•n, Isa Town is hosting a French Poetry Festival until tomorrow. It features poems and archives of French TV broadcasts about poets and poetry.
For details 17683295 or log on to www.afbahrain.com.
The Bahrain Meditation Centre is hosting Conversations with B K Jayanti and Mike George at the Regency InterContinental Hotel, Manama from 7pm to 9pm. For details contact 17712545.
The Royal Thai Restaurant at the Gulf Hotel, Adliya introduces the true flavours of Thailand with a Royal Thai Festival from March 21 to April 2. The restaurant will offer specialities prepared in a traditional manner. The Royal Thai has been recently awarded the 'Thai Select' standard by the Ministry of Commerce in Thailand.
The event will also feature traditional dance forms including 'The Pursuit of Supanna Matcha' - capturing the Queen Supanna Matcha from the depth of the ocean, 'Suakalasin Lumploen' - a dance by Kalasin women persuading tourists to visit Kalasin using a can as a Thai musical instrument, 'The Dance of Benediction' - bestowing blessings and wishing good luck, a tradition from ancient times which signifies peace and happiness, 'The Weaver's Dance' - choreographed to help preserve the weaving profession from the northern part of Thailand, 'Fon Paen' - a graceful dance from North Thailand which follows the music of the jakhe (a kind of Zither), 'Rabarn Kee Pat Rahana' - a sweet and beautiful fan dance from the southern part of Thailand, 'Serng Kapo' - a dance with throw, flick and swing using a coconut shell, 'Fon Thai Phuan' - a graceful dance of the Thai Puan, people who emigrated from Republic of Laos and 'Thai Phukao Dance' that depicts the daily living of a Hill Tribe of the Kalasin Province from the northeastern region in search of food and performing their rituals.
Entertainment begins at 8pm performed by professional Thai dancers and musicians flown in from Thailand. The festival will be open daily from 12 noon to 3pm for lunch and 7pm to 11pm for dinner.
For details contact 17746404, 17746421 or 17746422.
