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The 10th Annual Jawad Mini Marathon will take place on Friday at the Jawad Dome, Barbar, with the tagline ‘Run or Walk for the Cause.’ Register online at www.jawadminimarathon.com, and collect your T-shirt and a raffle coupon from The Jawad Dome today. Registration is BD2 for adults and BD1 for kids below 16 years old. All proceeds will be donated to the Bahrain Autistics Society. The 8km run starts at 8.50am, the 5km run starts at 9am, and the Walkathon starts at 9.10am.
Mashq Art Space in Budaiya will be hosting a screening of Grain of Sand, a film by Bahrain-based filmmaker Jason Carter that focuses on the kingdom’s pearl diving culture and legacy, on March 1.
For more information, visit www.jasoncarter.net
Tony the Dogfather’s Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is organising a fundraiser Garden Party and Sale Day at the centre on March 2 from 11am to 4pm, featuring live music, yard sale, vegan food, BBQ and prizes.
For more info, call Tony on 39629889.
There will also be a car boot sale at the Bahrain Rugby Football Club on March 17 from 9am to 12pm to raise money for Tony the Dogfather’s Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. Price for booking a car starts at BD5 and there is a 500 fils entry fee.
To reserve your space, call 39801393.
The Steppingstone Global Team invites guests to its next business event ‘Organisation Development’ to be held at Wyndham Garden in Manama in Juffair on March 7.
This is the 28th in the team’s series of evening workshops, bringing together themes of leadership, management, strategy execution, and empowerment.
For information on how to register, email events@steppingstoneglobal.com
The InterContinental Regency Bahrain invites guests to a night of music with Downtown Vibes on March 1 featuring artist 2elements coming to Bahrain all the way from Germany. The evening starts at 8pm with DJ Andy Collins followed by 2elements for the rest of the night. Doors are open from 8pm to 2am, so come early to guarantee your entry.
Contact Natalia on 36396333 or Budi on 39664522 for info and table bookings.
Don’t miss the last chance to experience The Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities’s ‘Wanderers’ exhibition by artist Ali Hussain Mirza. It is open from 9am to 8pm at the Art Centre. Admission is free.
For details, visit www.culture.gov.bh
Bahrain Comic Con, the kingdom’s first comic convention, will be held on March 16 and 17 at Bahrain International Circuit. Joe Keery, Jerome Flynn and Charlet Chung are among celebrities scheduled to appear.
WWE Superstar and SmackDown Live GM Daniel Bryan will be appearing at the Comic Con, conducting a Q&A session and an exclusive meet and greet for ticket holders on March 16 and 17.
Tickets are available online from https://tickets.visitbahrain.bh/
For details, follow @bahraincomiccon on Instagram.
UB40 tribute band, Rats in the Kitchen, are flying into Bahrain from the English city of Birmingham, on March 1 and 2, to perform at The Gulf Hotel Bahrain’s Sherlock Holmes Bar and Restaurant.
Tickets are priced BD5net for early bird or BD7net on the night on March 1, and BD20net for early bird or BD25net for the brunch party on March 2.
For info and bookings, call 66901323 or 17713000.
The second Middle East and Africa FinTech Forum will be held in Manama on March 7 to 8 under the theme ‘Beyond Disruption.’ The forum brings together leading global experts and industry leaders in an engaging format of talks addressing pressing issues in the evolving FinTech landscape.
Guest speakers include keynote speaker Anthony Thomson, founder and former Chairman of the UK’s first fully digital bank, ATOM and Eileen Burbidge, the UK Treasury’s Special Envoy for FinTech, among others.
For more information, visit www.bank-abc.com
The Bahrain Economic Development Board, with support from Start-up Bahrain, is hosting a two-day festival to celebrate the most innovative start-ups in the region, taking place on March 7 and 8 from 9am-6pm at the Bahrain International Circuit.
For more details, visit www.bahrainedb.com
