Wednesday (May 28)¥ The Palace in Adliya in association with BMMI is hosting the Tiger Eye Movie Festival. Guests can lounge next to the pool on an oversized beanbag or a bento box and watch a world-acclaimed film outdoors. The on-going festival today features the Japanese movie The Promise. It is an epic fantasy movie directed by Chen Kaige and starring Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse. The film is based on the romantic tale - The K'un-lun Slave, written by P'ei Hsing at the time of the Tang Dynasty. Doors open at 7pm and movie starts at 8.30pm. Entry is BD3. For details contact 17725000.
Thursday (May 29)
¥ The Indian Club in Manama will be staging the May Queen Ball 2008. All contestants will go through a grooming session to be conducted by show choreographer Shamima Noorani. The contest will consist of three rounds on the catwalk. There will be prizes for the winner, first and second runners-up as well as the winners of the Best Smile, Best Hairdo and Best Model. For more details contact Mr Josiah on 39649083, Ulhas Karnavar on 39861266 or B Sundar on 39072221.
Friday (May 30)
¥ The semi-finals of 'Nescafe Show E'm What U Got' talent search will be held at the Baen Saeng Thai Auditoruim in Adliya. Twenty-seven contestants will participate in categories including singing, drama, dancing, flute and guitar playing. Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm. Entrance is free. Six nationalities - Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, British, Sri Lankan and Bahrainis - will compete for a place in the grand final to be held on June 6. For details contact Mr Gayo on 39277920.
¥ The Club Seven at the Mishal Hotel in Manama is hosting the Housexy night with resident DJ Richard Murray. For table reservations and details contact Paul on 39143465.
Saturday (May 31)
¥ A photography exhibition by award-winning Lebanese-born Canadian artist Camille Zakharia called Double Vue is being held at La Maison Jamsheer in Muharraq. The photographs feature Muharraq and other villages as well as its government housing projects of the 1960s to 1980s and compounds alongside skyscrapers and new developments. The exhibition runs until June 19 and is open to the public from 9am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm daily. For more details contact the director of the Alliance Francaise, Olivier Huynh-Van at - maison.jamsheer@afbahrain.com or 17683295.
Sunday (June 1)
¥ The 16th annual St. Christopher's Art Exhibition will be open to public at the Isa Town school campus from today until June 10. The exhibition features over 1,000 artworks by 60 students studying on the GCSE and A Level Art courses. A diverse range of ideas and materials have been explored in each student exhibition, which comprises coursework and exam pieces. The exhibition will be open for all days except on June 3 from 8am to 2pm. For details contact the school on 17788101.
