Event listing

The Swiss-Café Restaurant at the Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain has launched a new Business Lunch Buffet costing BD7 net, including soft drinks, and features a selection of Mediterranean and oriental dishes accompanied by French pastries.

The buffet is available daily between 12.30-3pm.

Call 66310041 for more details.

The Dilmun Club, Saar, is hosting the inaugural Dilly Oktoberfest celebration at 6pm. The event will feature live music and entertainment from a DJ, as well as a traditional Oktoberfest buffet and party games. Attendees will also be given a welcome beverage in a commemorative, engraved Stein glass. Tickets cost BD15 for members and BD17 for non-members.

For more information, contact 17690926.

The Royal Country Club’s Family Movie Night takes place in the gardens from 6pm. All are welcome to attend; entry for non-members is BD5 for adults and BD2.500 for under-14s and includes a soft drink and popcorn.

Head down to the Royal Golf Club for its Links Friday Carvery Brunch, which includes a range of starters, live cooking stations, traditional carved meats, desserts and more. There’s also a special section for children including a ‘create your own cupcake’ station. The brunch, from noon to 4pm, costs BD18 net for adults, including unlimited selected soft drinks, and BD27 net for adults, with unlimited selected house beverages. It’s BD9.500 net for under-12s and children aged four and under eat for free.

For details, call 17751262.

Soie Restaurant, Sheraton Hotel Bahrain in Manama, is staging a Chinese cuisine cooking class from 10am to noon. The cost is BD12.500++ per person.

For details, visit www.soiebahrain.com/cookingclass or call 17533533.

* Friday - Royal Golf Club Ladies Golf Day.
Contact 17750777 for registration or corporate sponsorship.
* Saturday - WBF Open Day Pink Ribbon Day.
Call 17612576.
* Monday - Kick Up Your Heels, City Centre Bahrain  mall walk.
For registration contact customer service desks or online at www.bahraincitycentre.com/en
* October 15 - JJ’s Karaoke in support of Think Pink Bahrain.
Call Siyana on 39329083.
* October 16 - Royal Golf Club’s Ninth Ladies Texas Scramble.
Contact 17750777 for registration or corporate sponsorship or email info@thinkpinkbahrain.com
* October 16 - Royal Golf Club Men’s Night Golf. Contact 17750777 for registration or corporate sponsorship or email info@thinkpinkbahrain.com
* October 17 - Think Pink Bahrain’s 10th Anniversary Gala Evening hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Spa- tickets on sale now.

Contact 39076717 or 17531008. For corporate sponsorship opportunities email info@thinkpinkbahrain.com

* October 20 - Dessange Party in Pink. Three-hour Zumba/ Spinning Marathon from 10am till 1pm.

For details call 17713999

* October 21 – Café Ceramique Open Day from 11am.
For details, call 17583500.

* October 23 - Pink Escape at Camelot from 7pm.
For details, call Anna on 39977540.

* October 27 - Pick a Heart at Studio Ceramics from 2pm till 5pm.
For details, call 17599026 or 39389383.

* November 3 - Pink Walkathon at Dohart Arad in support of American Mission Hospital.

Call Bahnaz on 39688619 for sponsorship details.

For further information contact info@thinkpinkbahrain.com or visit our website www.thinkpinkbahrain.com.

Swiss singer Bastian Baker, right, is set to serenade the kingdom on Monday as part of the Bahrain International Music Festival.

The pop-folksy star and his band will be performing songs from his two hit albums including the career-launching single Lucky.

Bastian, 22, said: “It’s an honour to be a part of the musical festival and I’m really excited to be playing in Bahrain. We are very dynamic when we play and I hope the audience joins in the party.”

Bastian career took off when he started performing at a friend’s birthday party. “One of the guys in the room really enjoyed what I was playing and asked if I had a producer. I didn’t at the time so he offered to record one song for me.
 
“The song I recorded was Lucky and soon it was being played all over the radio stations in Switzerland.”

The single was released in 2011 and his debut album Tomorrow May Not Be Better won the ‘Best Breaking Act’ award in his home country. Bastian has performed in concerts across Europe and even opened shows for Elton John and Bryan Adams. The concert starts at 8pm at Bahrain Cultural Hall and entrance is free.

The Mövenpick Bahrain, Muharraq, will be going Yankee Doodle Dandy later this month with a series of US-style promotions starting with a Wild West themed Friday brunch on October 17.

There will also be a Californian Surf and Turf Dinner on October 21, an East Coast Miami Pool Party on October 24 and an outdoor pumpkin carving competition on October 28, amongst other attractions.

General Manager Daniel Kaan said: “The relationship between Bahrain and America is very close, as is the relationship between America and Mövenpick Bahrain. A large part of our business and a high percentage of our customers are American, or working for American companies. We thought of a fun way of bringing some America to our already existing theme events and providing a true ‘home-away-from-home’ feeling this October!’’

Call 17460000 for more details.

The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa in Diplomatic Area is hosting a Pink Masquerade Ball on October 16. This is a fund-raising event with all proceeds going to the American Mission Hospital Breast Cancer Fund to support free breast cancer screening in Bahrain.
For more information, call 33057379.

In honour of the festive season, Saar Mall will be hosting a talent show today, showcasing the abilities of local artists and musicians. It will also host a healthy food show on Friday, where five local chefs will be competing in a friendly competition.

For more information, call 17311602 or email info@princeem.com

Anoushka Shankar, the Indian classical musician and composer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on Friday at 8pm. Entry is free.
For more information, visit www.anoushkashankar.com

The chamber Orchestra Vienna Berlin, the famous European philharmonic orchestra, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on Saturday at 8pm. Entry is free.

AichaRedouane, the Moroccan-born French singer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on Saturday at 8pm. Entry is free.

Bastian Baker, the upcoming Swiss pop musician, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on Monday at 8pm. Entry is free.

For more information, visit www.bastianbaker.com/

Macadi Nahhas, the Jordanian traditional singer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on Tuesday at 8pm. Entry is free.

Beauty Spot Salon & Spa, Hamala, is holding a ‘Cuts for Confidence’ event to donate hair and to raise funds for the Little Princess Trust which provides wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment. The event will run on October 17 and 18 from 10am-7pm.

If you are interested in donating, call 17611888.

Words Bookstore Café, Budaiya, is hosting a Children’s Writing Workshop every Saturday from this Saturday to November 1 from 3-4pm. Each hour-long class will explore how to write a great creative story from start to finish and include a fun writing exercise to spark the imagination.  Children will receive individual feedback on a piece they’ve written.

Classes are open to children from ages nine to 13. All four sessions cost BD36, payable in advance.

For details, call 17690790.

Words is also hosting an Adult Writing Workshop. These classes will take place on Thursday mornings from October 16 to November 6 from 9-10.30am or (depending on which option has the highest demand) Saturday afternoons from October 11 to November 1 from 4-5.30pm. The cost is BD50 payable in advance. There will be a short introductory meeting on Saturday September 27 from 4pm-4.30pm for those who register.

Al Riwaq Art Space, Adliya, is to host a charity exhibition running from October 17-24. The exhibition will feature various works from a group of Jordanian artists. The money raised will go towards domestic abuse through the Aisha Yateem Family Counselling Centre charity. The Art Space’s Market 338 is also returning from the November 27 to December 13. It will be held every weekend on Thursdays 5-10pm, Fridays 3-10pm and Saturdays 11am-8pm.

For more information, call 17717441 or visit info@alriwaqartspace.com

Pakistani singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, along with his troupe of musicians, will perform for the first time in concert in the kingdom at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Sanabis, on October 17. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform a set consisting of Qawwalis, Bollywood songs and soft melodies. There are several tiers of tickets available. Royal tickets cost BD250 per person, VIP BD100 per person, Gold BD50 per person, Silver BD25 per person and Bronze BD15 per person.

To reserve or buy Royal and VIP tickets, call 37764410 or 36677719. These tickets are not available at any outlets. For all other tickets, they are available at Mumbai Spices (Bahrain Mall) and Al Wasmiya (Manama), or by calling 37764410.

The 34th annual Bahrain Marathon Relay is taking place on October 31, starting and finishing near the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.

Entries will be strictly limited to 180 teams. The entry fee is BD175 per team for entries received on or before the Captain’s Meeting on October 18, or BD200 per team for payments received thereafter.

To register, download a registration form from www.brt1.net/marathon/registration.php
The Race Registrar can be contacted at bmr_registrar@hotmail.com to arrange other means of submitting your team registration and fees. The closing date for entries is midnight, October 29.

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa is hosting a Halloween Beach Party on October 31. Scary costumes are essential for the event, while DJ Hallex will be providing the live music.

Delmon Boarding Kennels are bringing professional dog trainer and behaviourist Steve Mann, above, to Bahrain on December 6 for an evening event at the Dilmun Club, Saar, from 7.30pm. Tickets cost BD20, which includes dinner. The kennels are also bringing Nando Brown from the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers for a ‘Trick Training’ session on December 5 at 2pm to be held at the Delmon Boarding Kennels, Barbar. Tickets cost BD10 for adults and BD5 for children.

Tickets for both events are now available to buy from the kennels.

For more information, call 17694066 or visit www.delmonkennels.com