Out and About

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March 17 - 23, 2010
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Wednseday (March 17) The Courtyard gallery in Hamala will exhibit the works of Kuwaiti artist Amira Behbehani until April 3. The exhibition titled 'Traces of a Scent... Jawaher' opens at 7pm today. For details, contact 17611301.

Thursday (March 18)

An art exhibition titled 'Crazy Camels and more' by Sita Dotinga will be held until April 15 at the World Beat Fitness Centre CafŽ in Janabiya. For details, visit

www.worldbeatfitness.com

Friday (Mar 19)

The Upstairs Downstairs Restaurant in Adliya will present Dr Feelgood. Ticket for the concert including a three-course dinner is priced at BD25 and BD15 for concert only. For details and reservations, contact 17713093.

The Art of Living International Foundation will host a Bollywood Ghazal concert, 'Spring Tunes' featuring singer Chitra Roy at the Kanoo International School auditorium.

For details, contact 39119237 or 39047298.

Join in the annual Wheelathon fundraising event where individuals and families can 'wheel' around the Bahrain F1 Circuit in Sakhir in aid of local charities. Participants can cycle, rollerblade or skateboard. Registration starts at 2pm. For entry forms and more details visit www.stchcathe dral.org.bh/wheels/htm

The Children Health Academy of Specialised Sports (CHAOSS) is holding a show from 4.30pm to 8pm. The children will participate in dancing and gymnastics acts. Profits made from the event will be donated to the Bring Adam Back Home campaign. For details, contact 17592096.

Saturday (Mar 20)

Author Ali Al Saeed will present the first of a new series of workshops on creative writing every Saturday, over four weeks, starting today. For details, contact 39416121 or email elhambahrain@yahoo.com

A Pilates Mat Marathon workshop will be held at the World Beat Fitness Centre in Budaiya from 11am to 1pm, conducted by Patricia. This class is suitable from basic level to advanced level students and is an opportunity to get a better understanding of Pilate exercises. Class fee is BD10 non-members and BD9 members. For bookings and more details, contact 17612576 or text on 36694696.

Sunday (Mar 21)

The Bahrain Contemporary Arts Society in Juffair is hosting a collective exhibition entitled 'Taqaseem' featuring four artists - Mohammad Al Mahdi, Ahmed Annan, Jehan Saleh and Sayed Hassan Al Sari. Each artist will participate with different materials and style that have guided their subjects. For details, contact 39069016 or artestjj@hotmail.com

Tuesday (Mar 23)

The Manama Theatre Club will present 'Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell' at the British Club in Umm Al Hassam from today until March 26.

The production by Keith Waterhouse stars Mike Franklin in the main role of Jeffrey Bernard with six further actors making up the 20 other characters in the play.

Entry for 16 and above. Tuesdays will feature only concert and tickets are priced at BD5 for members and BD7 for non members while the curtain rises at 8pm.

From Wednesday to Friday, the concert begins at 8.30pm followed by dinner and tickets are priced at BD10 for members and BD12 for non-members. For details, email britclub@batelco.com.bh

The Prerana Film Society will showcase Andrej Wyda's 'Katyan' at 8pm at the Kannada Sangha, Manama. Entry is free. For details, contact 39352096 or 39643309.

The Al Riwaq Art Space is hosting an exhibition until April 5 titled 'As the land expands, the world gets closer'. Artists participating include Mohamed Abdulla from Iraq, Can Altay from Turkey, Algerian-French Faycal Baghriche, Osman Bozkurt from Turkey, French-Moroccan Mounir Fatmi, Shahab Fotouhi from Iran, Egyptian-Swiss Basim Magdy, Randa Mirza from Lebanon, Ciprian Muresan from Romania, Huma Mulji from Pakistan, Rana El Nemr from Egypt, Fahrettin …renli from the Netherlands and Turkey, GŸclŸ …ztekin from Turkey, Mounira Al Solh from the Netherlands and Lebanon), Miha Strukelj from Slovenia and Wael Shawky from Egypt. For details, contact 17717441.







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