Leisure Listing

Corners Sports Bar at the Dragon Resort in Amwaj Islands hosts the Brainiac Fun Quiz Night with resident DJ Stevie George at 8pm.

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

Latin Fever at Mövenpick 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.  Call 17460000 for details.

Bahrain City Centre is running a ‘Go Red for Women’ campaign in partnership with King Hamad University Hospital until Friday from 12pm to 8pm in its Central Galleria. Women shoppers will receive a free ‘healthy heart’ test for blood pressure, blood group, blood sugar and cholesterol. They will also be provided with health tips by medics. ‘Go Red for Women,’ founded by the American Heart Association in 2004, is supported annually and aims to raise awareness about the importance of prevention, diagnosis and control of cardiovascular disease.

Join in the laughter at Block 338 restaurant in Adliya as budding local comedians channel their talents at an Open Mic Comedy Night from 7.30pm. The event will be hosted by comedian Imran Al Aradi. Each participant will get five to seven minutes to shine. Entry is free.  For more details, email imran@imranonline.net

Kicks, located in Hotel Diva in Juffair, is holding a karoake brunch at midday with unlimited food and selected beverages alongside an 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 with complimentary beverages for women.  For details, call 39922583.

The 11th Taste of India cookery contest takes place from 10am at the Indian Club. Organised by the Association of Mar Ivanios College Old Students Bahrain Chapter, in association with the Indian Club, the competition will include four categories of salads, vegetarian dishes, non-vegetarian dishes and desserts. Judges will select the winning entries. Winners will receive prizes. Members of the public will also be able to view the dishes once judging has finished.  For details, call 39834127 or 39132403.

Enjoy a classical dance performed by the disciples of Mrs Kalamandalam Sreedevi and Mr Sreenivasan at Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam at 7.30pm.
A Hot in The City Fashion Party takes place at the Kempinski Ixir Hotel Bizarre Lounge at 9pm with a motorcycling theme.
 
Don your trendiest outfit to win prizes from Harley Davidson.  For details, call17171441 or visit www.kempinski.com/bahrain.

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 at Amwaj Islands. It costs BD27 per person (BD25 for advance bookings) with unlimited beverages. Children aged from six to 12 eat for half price. The Brunch Sunset Beats featuring Muju’s resident DJs takes place after the brunch.  For reservations or more information, call 16039800

A Bahrain Shopping Exhibition will be held at Sofitel Hotel in Zallaq from 10am to 10pm. For details, call 33446733, 33284111 or email kk@unixpo.co.uk

A Sushi Night will be staged at MUJU Restaurant & Lounge at the Dragon Resort on Amwaj Islands from 7-11pm Priced at BD14 per person, it includes unlimited selected beverages.  For more information, call 16039800.

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 with her saxophone, playing popular pop and jazz tunes at Boudoir lounge from 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.

The Bahrain Rugby Football Club is hosting a Charity Swimming Gala in aid of the Palm Association on May 31 at 8.30am. Tickets cost BD5 per person, BD15 for a family or BD1 for children aged four to six. The last day of registration is May 26.  For details call 17695809 or email info@bahrainrfc.com

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.

Pre-book adult fitness classes at the Royal Country Club and benefit from discounts. Book a class two weeks in advance and receive 20 per cent off or book a class one week in advance and receive a 10 per cent discount. Classes available include Zumba, pilates, spinning, dance aerobics, tae bo, body balance and much more. Classes cost BD2 for members, BD4 for residents of the Riffa Views community and BD5 for visitors (before Early Bird discounts).  For details, call 17750777.

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 raffle 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

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 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, from 8.30am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm.  For more information contact World Beat Fitness Centre on 17612576.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company has launched its second annual art competition. This year the competition’s theme is ‘Invest in our Environment’. The deadline for registration has been extended to June 16.  For details visit www.bapco.net

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

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

As part of the Spring of Culture, 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 details, call the festival’s hotline on 39900630 or visit www.springofculture.org

The New Dawn Society is launching specialised cooking classes in cooperation with The Royal Golf Club throughout 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 contact the society’s president Nazli Tawfeeqi on 39413999.

Bahrain Science Centre, part of the Ministry of Social Development in Bahrain, will host a Sound of Music show with South African science presenter, Derek Fish. Mr Fish’s show teaches science using music. The Bahrain Science Centre is located in Isa Town. For details, call 17686466.