Events listing

The Chuckle Club presents Mick Ferry, Gareth Richards and Sally-Anne Hayward at the Bahrain Rugby Football Club tonight. Tickets are priced at BD13 for members and BD15 for non-members and are available from reception.

A lecture entitled ‘The journey to the discovery of the Higgs Boson and its impact  on our understanding of reality’ will take place at The Bahrain Engineering Society Hall in Juffair starting at 7pm.

Bahrain Science Centre will participate in a Traffic Expo at Amwaj Lagoon. Its team will present various workshops to highlight the importance of road safety as well as cyclist and pedestrian safety matters.

For details, visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com or contact 17686466.
* See Motoring Weekly on Page 15

Culture Beats featuring Lane E and Jay Supreme will rock Ibrida at The Ramee Grand Hotel and Spa in Seef. Doors open at 9pm and pre-sale tickets are priced at BD10. Tickets at the door cost BD15.

For details, contact 17111999.

The Lagoon Weekend Auto Market will be staged at Amwaj Islands Lagoon Park from today until Saturday.

The Lost Paradise of Dilmun water park will be staging The Adventures of Sinbad musical opening show at 11am featuring stars of the London stage. The show runs until March 28 with three performances, the latter two taking place at 2pm and 4pm. Entrance prices vary, contact 17845100 for more details.

Head down to the Royal Golf Club to enjoy the Links Friday Carvery Feast and as it’s the second Friday of the month; children under the age of 12 eat for free. The 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 Muju Jazzy Brunch is held every Friday between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel on Amwaj Islands. The Muju Jazzy Duo, Jamelo and Sariefa, will provide entertainment.
 
There are also activities for children. The brunch 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 details, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

Elite Seef Residence & Hotel has a Family Friday Brunch Buffet and unlimited soft beverages (soft drinks, canned juice and water). It runs from noon to 4pm and costs BD10 for adults and children’s rates vary according to height. There is free access to The Kids Club (arts & crafts, games, early learning activities).

Bahrain Rugby Football Club will celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a special edition of ‘Picnic in the Park’ in Janibiya. The Paddy’s Picnic in the Park invites members and guests to set up camp on the grass with food, drinks and games. DJ Ollie will be on hand to provide the music and there will also be a host of traditional Irish delicacies on offer. There will also be live sport to enjoy as the Arabian Celts compete in an annual Champions League afternoon.

For details, contact info@bahrainrfc.com

To celebrate International Women’s Day, a group of women are spearheading a one-day activity showcasing women’s talent, solidarity and inspirations at the Empire Hall of Ramada Palace Hotel in Gudaibiya. The Filipina, Ikaw Na event will include activities such as Zumba, Balik-Alindog (free haircut, manicure, pedicure and massage) Videoke, Bingo Bonanza, Boodle Fight Lunch and medical check-ups.

The event is from 9am to 5pm.

For details, contact Ethel on 39990524 or Rosalie on 33933437.

The Royal Golf Club’s new All You Can Eat Buffet will be held every Saturday lunch time in 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 free. The buffet is available between noon and 3pm.
 
For more information call 17750777.

The Hend Gallery is hosting a dual art exhibition by artists Meriel Cooper and Fareed Buqais at 7pm in Muharraq. The exhibition will remain open until March 31 with daily timings from 9am-1pm and 4pm-8pm.

For details, contact 17325121.

The next instalment of 338’s Got Talent takes place today. Have you got a talent? Do you sing, paint, dance, write, train animals, act, do stand-up comedy, magic tricks or anything unusual that everyone else considers amazing? Call 338 Garden Restaurant and book an audition or simply show up.

For details call 33304030.

Two-time Grammy-nominated DJ/producer AVICII, will be performing live at the 2014 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).

AVICII is among the top-class international artists signed up by BIC as part of the entertainment package for grand prix weekend.

The Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix takes place April 4-5-6 in Sakhir.

The concerts will be highlighting the spectacular off-track celebrations marking BIC’s 10th anniversary and landmark 10th hosting of the Formula One race, which will be held at night for the first time.

AVICII will be performing on April 5 of the Grand Prix weekend. Rock band The Scorpions, right, will also be performing on the same night. The act’s greatest hits include Rock You Like a Hurricane, Wind of Change, Still Loving You, Send Me An Angel and No One Like You. Formed in 1965 the band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Aside from musical entertainment, there will be other activities such as a Shaun the Sheep Tent. It will be put up in the Formula One Village vending area as part of a line-up of children’s entertainment.

Tickets to the 2014 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix are now available. They can be purchased at the BIC stands in Bahrain City Centre or Seef Mall; online at www.bahraingp.com or on the official BIC page on Facebook; or by calling the BIC Hotline on 17450000.

Tickets to the Main Grandstand cost BD150 for the race weekend. Oasis Grandstand tickets cost BD120 apiece. A Turn One Grandstand ticket costs BD100, while tickets to the University Grandstand and Victory Grandstand are BD60 apiece.

All tickets are for all three days, giving each holder access to the three major concerts.

An ‘open mic’ comedy night hosted by Imran Al Aradi will be staged at Ibrida, Ramee Grand Hotel&  Spa in Seef on Wednesday, March 19, starting at 7.30pm. Entry costs BD5 and includes one free drink.

The School of Speech and Dramatic Arts, in association with St Christopher’s School, will perform the work of American playwright Arthur Miller, The Crucible. The show is scheduled on March 21 and 22 at 7pm at the senior school in Isa Town.

For details, contact Kanwal Hameed at 39439990 or email kanwal.t@gmail.com

The British Embassy is hosting a fundraising event for art and animal lovers on March 20. Tickets cost BD10 and can be purchased from AWC, Thrift shop, British and Dilmun Club and St Christopher’s School in Saar.

For details, call 39160343.
* See Page 7.

Don’t miss the 9th Spring of Culture Festival featuring an international line-up of entertainment presented by The Ministry of Culture and the Bahrain Economic Development Board.
 
* The Vienna Boys Choir will perform at 7pm on March 12 at the Cultural Hall.
Singer Mohammed Abdo will perform at Arad Fort on March 14 at 9.30pm.
* Five Hundred Year of Islamic Calligraphy - Masterpieces from Sakıp Sabancı Museum (Turkey), will continue through to April 13 at the Bahrain National Museum.
* Souq Bab Al Bahrain will continue to offer local designers the chance to present their merchandise and products until March 29 at the gate of the old Manama souq.
* There is a Cooking with Enkiru workshop at Qal’at al Bahrain Site Museum from 4.30pm to 6pm for children aged eight to 12.
* Performance of Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and other kids stories by Canada’s Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia will perform at the Alumni Club from March 27 to 30.
* An Art Market will be held on March 13 to 15 at Bab Al Bahrain and from April 10 to 12 where local artists will present their work.

World Opera will take place at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art on March 15 at 8pm.
* The Struggle for Arab Enlightenment Arabic lecture by Hashem Saleh will take place at the Shaikh Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research at 8pm on March 17.
* The Chinese culture week which is organised in cooperation with the Chinese Embassy, will feature the Silk Road exhibition and will be held April 10 to 19.
* Liaoning Ballet of China will also perform at the festival.
* The China National Acrobatic Troup will continue to entertain families at Arad Fort from March 20 -22.
* A Japanese Maki-e exhibition will be held from March 2 –April 6.
* Jose Carreras will entertain opera devotees on March 5 at Arad Fort.
* American soul and disco singer Gloria Gaynor will perform at Arad Fort on April 4.
* The 16th Bahrain International Book Fair will run from March 27-April 6.

The 22nd Heritage Festival will be held during the Spring of Culture and as part of its programme this year, the festival will focus on fabric manufacturing and Bahraini traditional outfits and will include an exhibition and market for the designers to offer products.

In addition, Bait Alqous’s The Diving House will be opened on April 13. One of the 16th locations in Muharraq which represents the pearl road, Bait Alqous will feature an exhibition to present the lifestyle traditional to Bahraini pearl divers. Ebrahim bin Saad Gallery will also be opened at the same day as well.

* The festival will also include a photo exhibition for six professional photographers who were in Manama last year to capture the capital as they saw it.

Educational workshops will be held for young talents to enhance their skills. They will be offered free of charge for people who sign up in advance and will feature international artists and bands such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar and the Chinese Aerobatic band.

Workshops will be offered in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Royal Charity Organisation, and Arabian Gulf University, including a week-long sand painting workshop.
 
For more details, visit www.springofculture.org