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The Royal Country Club has added a host of new activities for youngsters this month and you don’t have to be a member to sign them up. The new ‘Bricks 4 Kidz’ programme is designed to bring out a child’s creative side using Lego bricks to build models with themes such as space, construction, animals and famous buildings. Sessions for children aged six to nine take place every Sunday from 4pm to 5pm, while a more basic class for children aged three to fve is held at the same time on Tuesday afternoons. The ‘Handy Crafty’ programme, for children aged three to six, combines handicraft lessons and activities with songs and rhymes. It takes place on Monday afternoons from 4pm to 5pm.

Monkeynastix, a movement development and healthy lifestyle programme suited to children aged one to eight, teaches all the necessary basic movement skills such as ball skills, co-ordination, balance and fne motor skills. Other popular classes held at the Royal Country Club and open to all children include swimming lessons, ballet, hip hop dance and mixed martial arts. For more information, call 17750777.

‘The Painted Surface’, an exhibition of photographs by Mairi Thomas, is open at the World Beat Café until the end of May. Her showcase features a selection of work from Bahrain and is printed on archival textured papers. The exhibit is open daily, except on Friday’s, from 8.30am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm. For more information, call 17612576.

Unwind to the tunes of Marybeth & Ruben, the newest musical duo from Argentina on piano and vocals, at Kempinski Grand Hotel Bahrain City Centre’s Mezzanine Lounge from Monday to Saturday from 8pm to midnight. Meanwhile, Faith L.H. will soothe the crowds on her saxophone, playing popular pop and jazz tunes at Boudoir lounge, Monday to Saturday from 9pm-1am.

Canadian DJ Jabu will be appearing at the Bizarre Lounge at the Kempinski Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre on Wednesday to Friday from 9pm-2am.

Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) is offering photographers in the kingdom the opportunity to capture innovative snapshots of the country’s most iconic landmark in a photography competition and post them on Instagram and Facebook. Submissions for the competition are available until June 1. To enter the competition, each participant should submit one photograph and email it to Insta. bwtc@cushwake.com.bh. A committee will shortlist 20 photographs, which will be uploaded on BWTC Instagram and Facebook pages. The public will be given the opportunity to vote for their favorite photographs from June 3 to July 1. Entries will then be shortlisted further and the three entries receiving the highest votes will win an IPhone 5 and a MODA Mall gift voucher worth BD100. For entry criteria, check www.modabwtc. com, www.bahrainwtc.com, on Instagram: moda_mal, on Facebook at modamall and on twitter @moda_mall In addition, shoppers and visitors to MODA Mall can view the top 40 photographs at an art gallery held in the Fashion Court from June 6 until July 1.

The Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research is this week launching an exhibition entitled ‘Darwish – An Altar of Poetry’ by artist Firyal Al Adhamy. It will run until May 25 at the Bu Zaboon House in Muharraq. It is open from Saturday to Thursday from 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm. For details, call 17322549.

Lost Paradise of Dilmun water theme park has launched a Spectacular Splash promotion with gifts to be won every month concluding with a grand prize at the end of the season. Each guest automatically gets a raffe voucher after purchasing a full entry ticket.

In addition, tickets purchased on group rates, discounted rates and other non-full rate basis can be upgraded for a chance to win. What’s more, everyone can double and even triple their chances by purchasing products at LPOD’s retail area The Souq. Prizes include single and double Pelican Kayaks, a Yamaha Scooter, a Yamaha Jetski and the top prize will be a Yamaha sports boat. For more information, visit www.LPODwaterpark.com

The 11th Taste of India cookery contest will take place on May 24 from 10am at the India Club organised by the Association of Mar Ivanios College Old Students (Amicos) Bahrain Chapter, in association with the Indian Club. The competition will include four categories of salads, vegetarian dishes, non-vegetarian dishes and desserts. A panel of judges comprising of chefs from Bahrain’s leading hotels will select the winning entries. Criteria for judgment will include choice of ingredients, creativity, taste, texture, presentation and appearance. Contest winners stand to get various prizes. Members of the public will also be able to view the dishes once judging has fnished. For more information, contact Anju Iype on 39834127or Beena Thomas on 39132403.

The New Dawn Society is launching specialised cooking classes in cooperation with The Royal Golf Club throughout the months of May and June. The classes will be led by a leading Royal Golf Club chef who will share his techniques and recipes. For more information call 39413999.

Expressions Marketing Communications is organising an Energy Leadership Forum 2013 titled ‘Preparing Future GCC Energy Leaders’ on May 29 at Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq. For more information, visit www. expressionsbahrain.com

Today (May 15)
Corners Sports Bar at the Dragon Resort in Amwaj hosts the Brainiac Fun Quiz Night with resident DJ Stevie George at 8pm.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has launched its second annual art competition. This year the competition’s theme is ‘Invest in our Environment’. The deadline is today. For more information visit www.bapco.net

It’s Ladies Night at Wahooo! Waterpark at Bahrain City Centre, from 5-10pm. For details, call 17173000.

Latin Fever at M?venpick Hotel Bahrain’s poolside terrace features Latino food and live entertainment from Columbian band Bareke Trio. A starter and main course, including a beverage is priced at BD6.900++ per person. For details, call 17460000.

Tomorrow (May 16)
The second Colour of Life Poetry Festival starts at 7.30pm at Qal’at al-Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) in Seef district. Entry is free.

For more information visit www.bahrainwriterscircle. com, email thesecondcircle@ hotmail.com or call David Hollywood on 39207624.

Friday (May 17)
The World Beat Fitness Centre in Janabiya is staging a Drumming Workshop Day. The Latin Percussion with Noor Al Awadi is priced at BD10 from noon to 1pm. The Egyptian Rhythms with Khalil Elias is priced at BD10 from 1.15pm to 2.15pm.

A Children’s Drumming workshop led by Lydia Martin and the Academy of Performing Arts at the British School of Bahrain (BSB) is open to kids between the ages of fve to 13 and is priced at BD5 from 3pm to 4pm. She will also be helping to organise a Community Drumming workshop from 4pm to 5pm. It’s BD8 for adults and BD3 for children. Children can enter the session for free if they already taken part in the earlier workshop. For details, call 17612576.

Yoga instructor Kate Bell is holding a workshop at the La Fontaine Centre for Contemporary Art from 10am-1pm priced BD60 per person. For details, call 17230123.

Kicks, located in Hotel Diva in Juffair, stages a karoake brunch at midday with unlimited food and selected beverages alongside a wide assortment of Sushi and fresh seafood. ‘The Big Breaky’, priced at BD16 per head, also includes a special breakfast selection as well as curries, roast meats and live cooking stations. At 7pm onwards it’s Ladies Night offering complimentary beverages for women. For reservations, call 39922583.

Muju Restaurant and Lounge’s Jazzy Brunch offers diners a buffet selection, a sushi counter and extensive live cooking stations. It takes place between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel in Amwaj Islands. It costs BD27 per person (BD25 for advance bookings) with unlimited beverages. Children from six to 12 eat for half price. The Brunch Sunset Beats featuring Muju’s resident DJs takes place after the brunch. For more information, call 16039800.

Saturday (May 18)
The Social Media Club Bahrain invites people to join its ‘2013 Social Media Camp – ‘United We Share’ at Ahlia University. Learn and practice the tools of social media networks and develop your own social media channels. To participate bring your own laptop. It costs BD25 for members and BD50 for non-members.

For details, email events@ SMCBahrain.org

Monday (May 20)
Sushi Nights take place at MUJU Restaurant & Lounge at the Dragon Resort on Amwaj Islands from 7-11pm every Monday, and, at BD14 per person, includes unlimited selected beverages. For details, call 16039800.

Bahrain Cinema Club, Jufair
The Angels’ Share Director: Ken Loach Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins and William Ruane.

Story: The Angels’ Share is a comic fable about wasted talent and what happens when we are given a chance in life. It would be hard to see Robbie as a man worthy of redemption.
He’s constantly watching out for a gang of thugs looking to settle a family grudge. His girlfriend is giving birth to a baby while her father offers him money to leave Glasgow. But when Robbie meets Harry, the gruff but benevolent man in charge of his sentence, he gets a second chance at life.

Spring Of Culture Calendar of Events
An exhibition entitled Imagine, Fictional Architecture and the Liberation of Ideas will take place until June 30 at the Bin Matar House from 9am-1pm and again from 4pm-7pm. Entry is free. For further information on tickets and events, call the festival’s hotline on 39900630 or visit www.springofculture. org

A concert of fute and piano music will be staged on May 30 at St Christopher’s Cathedral in Manama, featuring works by women composers such as Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach with Ahmed Al Ghanem on fute and Dana Smith on piano. Tickets cost BD5. For more information, call 17253866.

GCSE and A Level Art students will be showcasing their talents in the annual St Christopher’s Senior School Art Exhibition. The show features large acrylic and oil paintings, sculpture, printmaking, digital imaging and highly innovative use of other unconventional media. The exhibition is open to the public on June 1 to 5 from 8am to 2.30pm. For details or to pre-arrange a visit, call 17788101.

An exhibition by architects Finish Thomas Modeen and Bahraini Maysam Alnasser as well as French Tunisian calligrapher Akar will continue until May 20 at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art. Entry is free.