Event listing

The 2014 Autumn Fair at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre will run until January 29. Today, tomorrow and Saturday the exhibition is open from 10am to 1pm and 4pm to 10pm. On Friday, the exhibition is open from noon until 10pm. Sunday and Monday is a ladies-only morning from 10am to 1pm and then its open to the general public from 4pm to 10pm. Entry tickets cost 700fils. For details, visit www.theautumnfair.com.

The Great British Week Celebration dinner will be held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa from 7pm to 10.30pm. It will feature a high street fashion show and entertainment.

Al Jazira Group is holding a one-month campaign, starting today until February 1 in its Adliya branch. The ‘PINOY FEST’ introduces a wide range of products imported from Philippines. Various promotions and a raffle draw have also been arranged to reward customers during the campaign. For details, contact 17714914.

Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is hosting the annual GulfRun today and tomorrow in Sakhir. The event was put together by a group of motoring enthusiasts from Kuwait. More than 70 vehicles are slated to take part this year including makes such as Audi, BMW, Caterham, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lotus, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Porsche. Today the participants will race along BIC’s inner and outer circuits. Tomorrow, the action will take place along BIC’s world-class Grand Prix track. There will also be an auto-cross competition later in the day, as well a competition on BIC’s quarter-mile drag strip. For details, visit www.bahraingp.com or call 17450000.

Australia Day celebrations are being held today at the InterContinental Regency Bahrain with a special barbecue brunch. For details, contact 32054862.

The Muju Jazzy Brunch is held every Friday between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel on Amwaj Island. The Muju Jazzy Duo, featuring South African musicians Jamelo and Sariefa, will provide entertainment.

There are also activities for children such as close-up magicians, balloon modellers, face-painting and more. The brunch also offers unlimited beverages, all for BD25 per person. Children aged six to 12 pay half-price to dine.
Discounts are available for advance and larger bookings. For more information, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

The Embassy of Pakistan presents a musical evening by singer and composer Abrar Ul Haq at 9pm at the Cultural Hall in the Bahrain National Museum. For details, contact 34570801.

A musical concert will be held today at the Keraleeya Samajam Hall by maestro Yesudas.
For details, contact 17231717.

A Kids Knowledge Event organised by the British Council Bahrain will be held today at the Bahrain Science Centre in Isa Town. Aimed at children aged seven to 14, the event demonstrates British innovation. It is open to the public from 3pm-9pm. For details, contact 17266166.
 
Bright Beginnings Day Care and Child Development Centre is staging a Princess and Pirates family carnival today from 10am to 1pm. There will be princesses and pirates at the carnival from 11am to noon. The event is sponsored by Little Princess and tickets are BD5. For details, contact 17710405 or visit www.bb-daycare.com.

The Royal Golf Club’s new All You Can Eat Buffet will be held every Saturday lunch time in the Prego Italian Restaurant. It will include salads, pastas, pizzas and risottos as well as Italian desserts for BD12 net for adults (members’ discount applies) and BD5 net for children under the age of 12, inclusive of unlimited selected soft drinks. Children under the age of five eat for free. The buffet is available between midday and 3pm. For details, call the club on 17750777.

Dine around the central water fountain and under palm trees in Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa’s Saraya Restaurant every Saturday with an Arabic brunch buffet of Middle Eastern and North African cuisine. The brunch is from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at BD18 net per person inclusive of soft beverages and BD22 net per person with selected beverages.

Every Tuesday there is a Moroccan night from 7pm to 10.30pm priced the same as the brunch. For details, visit www.sofitel.com.

artBahrain.org’s ‘In Dialogue’ exhibition, featuring artists Rashid Al Khalifa, Modhir Ahmed, Walid Siti and Abdulrahim Sharif will run until today at the Waterline Gallery, Bahrain Financial Harbour. The exhibition is open from Sunday to Thursday, 10am-7pm and Friday and Saturday from midday to 6pm.

The weekend market will be held at Amwaj Islands Marina featuring food, music and shopping.  For details, email events@amwaj.bh.

Peacock presents Spring’s Colours spring break programme at Ramli Mall in A’ali area from today until January 31. There will be fine art workshops in painting, calligraphy, recycling and pottery. It’s from 4pm to 6pm and for children between the ages of five and 15.
 
There is a chance to win a free extra workshop. Tickets cost BD25. For more information, contact 36377484 or 33037748.

St Christopher’s School will host the Young Musicians of the Gulf (YMoG) today until January 30.

Participants from 15 schools across the Gulf states will visit the kingdom for three days of musical competition. Initial rounds are held at St Christopher’s School in Isa Town. The semi-final will be held on January 29 at St Christopher’s School Hall in the Saar campus at 7pm. The final will be staged at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain on January 30 at 7pm.The best musicians will compete for the title Young Musician of the Gulf.

They will be judged by British-born composer, conductor and organist Michael Hankinson, conductor Richard Dickins and violinist Chloë Hanslip.

Tickets for the final cost BD3 and are available at the school. For more information, email marketing@st-chris.net or call 1759 8499/86.

Bahrain Institute of Hospitality and Retail in association with Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance is holding a Success Summit on February 26 at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain. The seminar features two of the world’s greatest leadership and entrepreneurship experts, Robin Sharma and Verne Harnish. Sharma is the globally celebrated author of 10 bestselling books on leadership and personal development. His work has been published in over 50 countries and nearly 70 languages. He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold millions of copies. Harnish is the founder of two world-renowned entrepreneurship organisations, the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs. He is the author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which is endorsed by over 100 CEO is of mid-sized companies and is published in several languages.  For details, contact 36048699 or 80001077, or visit www.bihr.com.bh.

A photographic exhibition called Inside India is being held at the Bin Mattar House in Muharraq until February 20. The images are by four Bahrain-based photographers including Haya Al Khalifa, Rasha Yousif, Saji Antony and Stephanie Ravel. The exhibition will coincide with India’s National Day celebrations. Opening times are Saturday to Thursday from 9am-1pm and 4-7pm.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain has a ‘Swiss gourmet feast’ taking place throughout January and February on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7pm onwards at Silks Restaurant. On Mondays, the hotel serves a selection of traditional seafood dishes for BD18.200++ per person. The Seafood Night ‘plus’ is BD22.300++ per person. Also, experience the Thursday night brunch at BD22++ per person.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is also offering a five-course menu and unlimited selected beverage priced at BD24++ per person on the February 14. Win a stay in Mövenpick Dead Sea or Beirut for three nights and prolong your Valentine’s Day celebrations. Lots of other prizes can be won and roses will be given to all the ladies.

For details, contact 17460000, email hotel.bahrain.fb@moevenpick.com  or visit www.moevenpick-hotels.com/bahrain.
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The BIC Dragster Xperience is the latest offering at the Bahrain International Circuit in which visitors get the chance to sample a state-of-the-art Top Fuel Dragster. For details, visit www.bahraingp.com.

The Royal Golf Club has special offers on dining. On the first Friday of each month, four adults get to enjoy the full carvery for the price of three and on the second Friday of each month, children aged 12 and under can eat for free. The third Friday of the month will feature a special beverage station while the fourth Friday is Russian Week featuring caviar and beverage stations. The Links Friday Carvery Feast costs BD18 net per person with unlimited selected soft drinks or BD27 net per person with unlimited selected beverages. For details, contact 17751262.

The Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) is staging a Sponsored Dog Walk to raise funds on January 31. Friends and family can sponsor walkers for every kilometre walked around the Askar courses.  Children will walk 2km and adults 4km. There will be a BBQ and refreshments. The walk starts at 10.30am. For details, visit Facebook, at AWC, Thrift Shop and www.bspca.org

Punchline Media is staging another Chuckle Club featuring comedians Adam Bloom, Silky and James Acaster on January 29 at 8.30pm at the Bahrain Rugby Football Club, on January 30 at 8.30pm at The British Club and on January 31 at The Regency Hotel at 8pm. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets are BD15. The Chuckle Club will also stage a Valentine Special event at the Rugby Club on February 19 at 8pm, at The British Club on the February 20 at 8.30pm and at the Intercontinental Regency Hotel on February 21 at 8pm. Tickets are priced BD15 per person. For details, contact 36663509 or email info@punchlineme.com.

The Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research will hold a calligraphy workshop – an Introduction to the art of Ruqaa by calligrapher Saad Busaad from February 1 until 26. Participation will be by selection and there is a course fee. The deadline for submissions is today.  For details, contact 17322549 or visit www.shaikhebrahimcenter.org.

The Dogfather Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is staging a boutique event sale on February 8 from 10am to 2pm at the Dilmun Club. It will include designer labels, fashion accessories, electronics, household goods, bric and bracs, cakes, cookies and cupcakes.

Tamkeen and UNIDO, through its Arab International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Investment (AICEI), are organising a specialised joint workshop entitled Developing a Strong Brand Identity to be held on February 4 from 9am to 3pmM at the Ramee Grand hotel in Seef District.  For details, contact 17536881 extension 101 or 112, or email workshops@arceit.org.

The ‘Muharraqi: Father & Son’, exhibition will take place in March at the Bin Mattar House, in Muharraq, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

The exhibition will feature piece that both artists, Abdulla and Khalid, have collaborated on, as father and son. For details, call 17322549 or visit www.shaikhebrahimcenter.org.