Event Listing

Online employment and careers service Jobs4Bahrainis.com will host a seminar today where Bahrainis looking to pursue a career in insurance will receive tips and advice from experts.

The seminar will feature four expert speakers, Ali Al Daylami, general manager, Bahrain Credit; Ahmed Mahdi, Chartered Insurance Practitione, Gulf Insurance Institute, Najeeba Asaad, sales and marketing manager, T’azur and Silvan Said, CEO, Gulf Insurance Institute.
 
A total of 100 seats are available, The event will be held at 9.30am at the Ramee Grand Hotel in Seef. For details, visit www.jobs4bahrainis.com

Two-time Grammy-nominated DJ/producer AVICII, right, 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 will also be performing on the same night.

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.

The ‘Island Fanta-Sea’, a massive children’s tent with an under-water theme will be a part of the side attractions. It will feature children’s stage plays, as well as games and activities.

A wide array of roaming acts will also be entertaining the crowd.

Among the performers are talented musicians such as Spark! The LED Drummers, Cornalusa and Cigo – The One Man Band; skilled stilt-walkers The Dapper Chaps; dancers The Sarakasi Acrobats; and overall entertainers Sideshow Stevie and Art Prometheus, among others.

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.

* Five Hundred Year of Islamic Calligraphy – Masterpieces from SakıpSabancı 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 Saturday 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.
* Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and other kids stories by Canada’s Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia will be performed at the Alumni Club from Thursday to Sunday.
* 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.
* A Japanese Maki-e exhibition continues until April 6.
The 16th Bahrain International Book Fair will run from Thursday to April 6.
Bait Alqous’s The Diving House will be opened on April 13. 
* 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

Pablo Meglar will be performing at the Txoko lounge at The Domain Bahrain.
For details, contact 38867885 or 66387000.

BMMI Shops will be staging a spring fair at the Movenpick Hotel Bahrain tomorrow with guest Marc Tarragó Castellà from the Torres Estate, Spain. Grape beverages will be served from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are BD15 for premier club members and BD18 for non-premier club members.
 
For details, contact 17827516.

Head down to the Royal Golf Club to enjoy the Links Friday Carvery Feast. 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 and crafts, games, early learning activities).

The Royal Country Club gardens are hosting Family Movie Nights every Friday evening from 6pm. Catch all the latest family movies as well as older classics Entry is free for members, BD5 for adults and BD2.500 for children under 14.
 
For more information, contact 17750777.
 
The British Club in Adliya is hosting a ‘Walk in Movie’ evening, offering a showing of Grease with an accompanying themed American BBQ for the family. Following the film will be a disco. The BBQ starts at 6pm, with the movie at 7.30pm. Tickets cost BD4 for members and BD6 for guests, with a special offer of a family ticket (two adults, two children) for BD12.

For details, contact 39091289 or 17725194.

A workshop entitled ‘Learning Forgiveness - 5 Steps to Forgiveness’, given by author and international facilitator Julie Lomas, will take place on Saturday at the Bahrain Wellness Resort in Janabiya. It will run from 10:30am-1pm.

Tickets cost BD35.

For more information, email info@conscious-connections.com or 8mansions@gmail.com, or call 39606712.

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 Manama Singers are performing a concert entitled ‘The Last 7 Words’ on April 4 between 4pm-7pm at the St Christopher’s Junior School in Saar.

Tickets are BD5 each and available at Al Osra, The Bookcase, Words, at the door and from members of the Manama Singers.

For details, visit www.manamasingers.com

The inaugural iTECH Gulf 2014 will open its doors on April 9 and 10, featuring debate and discussion on the latest regional trends, a line-up of prominent executive speakers, industry awards and a comprehensive exhibition. The event will be staged at the Gulf Convention Centre.

For details, contact nasreen.mahmood@tradearabia.net

The Tree of Life Association will host its third Annual Charity Market, featuring the slogan ‘The Art of Giving’, for two consecutive days on April 11-12, from 9am-9pm in the Country Mall in Budaiya.

The event will bring together various Non-Governmental Organisations, Commercial Businesses and Bahraini Handicraft families.

For more information, contact Ali A.Karim Bahar on 39466673.

The Amwaj Marina is organising the first outdoor charitable event “Amwaj Marina Obstacles Challenge” on May 30 in Amwaj.

For details, 39132102.

A break dancing competition will be staged at the Alumni Club in Adliya on May 2.

For more information, email julie.tegho@bh.redbull.com