Event Listing

Today (January 6)

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay is hosting a Magical Christmas Market in its Lobby Majlis. Traditional festive items such as homemade chocolate truffles, gingerbread cookies, honey-glazed turkey, Christmas fruit cake, mince pies and signature yule log cake are available. The market runs until tomorrow from 10am-9pm.
For details, contact 17115000.

Prepare for a warm, Swiss gourmet feast from today until March 4 at the Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain. Available in single and double pots, treat your taste buds to a variety of Swiss fondues for BD15++ per portion at Silk’s restaurant from 7pm onwards.
For details, contact 17460000.

Tomorrow (January 7)
The 2016 Bahrain International Modern House will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from today until Saturday.
For details, contact 3696686 or 17879391; follow them on Istagram @firsttargetbh or email first.mk@ft.bh
Start the year with a new you by joining the Fit4Life all-inclusive non-military-style fitness retreat programme from today until January 14. The programme kicks off at 4.30pm with costs starting from BD400.
For details, visit www.fit-4.life

As part of Shop Bahrain, a pottery workshop will be held today at Reef Mall in Hamad Town from 11am-11pm and at Sultan Mall in Zayed Town from noon to midnight on January 15. Also, starting today, Betty, a children’s balloon sculptor and entertainer, will showcase her skills at Seef Mall Muharraq until Saturday from 10am-10pm. The event will also include a story-telling segment.
Enma Mall, Riffa, is staging a children’s cinema featuring some of the most popular cartoons and Disney movies from 10am-10pm from today until Saturday and from January 14-16.

Friday (January 8)
Progressive folk fusion band, Majaz, will entertain the crowds at Passion Restaurant and Café in Adliya from 7pm-9pm. The minimum charge per head is BD5.
For details, contact 33064222.

Ladies are being treated to a Sassy Sunset event at Zoe’s Rooftop in Adliya featuring Paul Adams. The first 50 lovely ladies to attend will receive a gift. Doors open at 10pm.
For details, contact 17716400 or WhatsApp Candice Hall on 38496912.

The Royal Golf Club’s family-friendly Prego Restaurant has launched a new Friday Brunch from noon to 3pm designed for children costing BD6.500. Parents are welcome to order from Prego’s a la carte menu. Call 17751263 to book a table.

Shop Bahrain has a children’s art workshop at Saar Mall from 3pm-9pm. There is also rock climbing at Bahrain Mall in Sanabis from today to January 15 from 10am-10pm.

A live exhibition of unforgettable world icons will also be held at the City Centre Bahrain mall until January 15 including Coco Channel, Walt Disney, Mozart and Albert Einstein. The event will be held from 10am-10pm.

Sunday (January 10)
The Crowne Plaza Bahrain Bfit Health Club is staging a Biggest Loser Challenge starting today until May 10. The person who loses the most weight at the end of the four months will win three months free health club membership, a t-shirt and a one night stay for two inclusive of breakfast.
For details, contact 17531122.

Dates for the diary

La Fontaine Art Centre, Adliya, is hosting a jazz music exhibition and concert dinner on January 21. Tickets cost BD30 and are available by emailing info@lafontainearecentre.net or by calling 17230123.

The Autumn Fair will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from January 26 to February 4.
For details, visit www.theautumnfair.com or call 17550033.

Gulf Industry Fair 2016 will host a Master Class programme to ‘develop innovation and lateral thinking for leaders’.
The two-day workshop on February 10 and 11 will be conducted by business guru Adi Breuer, who has 25 years of experience and has consulted more than 200 companies globally, and will encourage current or future business leaders and industrialists to acknowledge and recognise their potential in innovating their businesses.
Hisham Al Taher, managing partner of event organisers LEAD Training Consultancy, said: “Adi is dedicated to supporting organisations and individuals to grow and innovate through the leadership potential of its workforce. His methodology has proved successful around the world.”
During the workshop, Breuer will be guiding attendees through a programme covering leadership development, executive impact and innovative approaches to leadership drawn from the potential of each delegate and their collective knowledge and experiences.
To register or for more information on workshop fees, contact 17299123 or info@hilalce.com

The 30-day Shop Bahrain festival will feature a variety of activities and entertainment to be staged around the kingdom until January 23. Food lovers can enjoy a Taste Tour in Adliya’s Block 338 until Saturday. They can sample dishes from participating restaurants and vote for their favourites. Those who complete the 13 taste tours will also have the opportunity to win a business class ticket with Gulf Air to any destination within the airline’s network.
The VIVA ‘Shop & Skate’ is on at Al A’ali Shopping Complex from 4pm-10pm during weekdays and 4pm to midnight during weekends until January 23.

Artist Thajba Najeeb’s collection of canvases and murals, entitled My Love Affair Continues is open to the public at the Bahrain Financial Harbour West Tower Reception and will run until February 6.

The Bahrain Superbike Championship (BSBK) will kick off the first round of its championship series at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir on Friday. The event, supported by the BIC and the Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF), will consist of 12 races over a period of six months with 15 racers fighting for the Bahrain Superbike Championship title.
The bikers will be competing in Ducati 899 Panigale bikes in an “arrive and ride” format.
Hussein Al Kooheji, co-founder of the championship, said: “BSBK is a competition in riders racing skills. The 15 participants will all use identical bikes which is a great chance for every aspiring riders to test their individual racing skills and compete for a title.
“There are important rules in the racing which all riders have to carefully follow to avoid disqualification and as a safety measure.”
BSBK is the first organised superbike championship in the Kingdom of Bahrain with collaboration of motorcycle organisation and enthusiasts. The event is also supported and sponsored by SevenFriday, Bahrain Motorcycle Club (BMC), Pro Fiber, Pirelli, R&G and The Westin Bahrain City Centre Hotel.
Round two will be held on February 12.
For more information and updates, visit www.bahrainsuperbike.com

Al Riwaq Art Space is staging its cultural project The Nest 2015/ Market 338 until Saturday. This will be the fifth year the Adliya neighbourhood has been transformed into a live arts space with public installations, live music and a weekly marketplace. The Nest is a local hotspot, offering live music performances, activities for children and workshops. There will be a full programme of events lined up including a film series curated with the Sharjah Arts Foundation.
For more details, contact 17717441, email info@alriwaqartspace.com or visit www.alriwaqartspace.com

Film club

Film: Incendies
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Duration: 2 hours and 19 minutes
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard
Plot: Twins Jeanne and Simon Marwan were stunned to receive a pair of envelopes from their mother Nawal’s will. One envelop was from the father they thought was dead and another was from a brother they didn’t know existed. With notary Lebel’s help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world.
For details, call Huda Tabbara on 39682323.