Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Wednesday (Nov 21)¥ 'Aida' - an Italian movie screening at the La Fontaine Contemporary Centre for Arts begins at 7.30pm. Aida is an unforgettable opera and this adaptation stars Margaret Price and the late Luciano Pavarotti. Verdi's masterpiece of musical theater is a blend of human emotion and grand spectacle, full of Egyptian pomp and pageantry.
¥ 'Get Reel' is set to perform at the Dilmun Club in Saar on November 29. The band consists of seven musicians including Miriam Morrissey (vocals, manager), Joyce Riley (violinist), Geraint Hughes (whistle/recorder/harp), David Fuglie (acoustic guitar, vocals), Patrick Caulfield, (accordian, vocals and Irish traditional dancer), Mark McFarlane (bass, backup soundman) and Mark Wootton (drums). Five of the seven members all work for Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, KSA.
The Mšvenpick Hotel in Muharraq is getting ready to welcome winter birds - the flamingos - that flock to the lagoon opposite the hotel every winter, numbering up to 700 a year.
There's nothing like a little Am-Dram to put you in the thespian spirit. The minute I walked into the British Club to sneak a peek at the technical rehearsal of The Manama Theatre Club's latest stage offering, I was transported back to my days of stage stardom (a girl can dream can't she?).
Get ready for a true dose of chaotic hilarity, as the Golden Tulip brings you the immensely entertaining story of Peter Searles' backpacking trip across South America, as told by the actor himself.
