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Wednesday (April 7)The Elham art society is hosting an 'Open Mic Night' at the Veranda CafŽ in Amwaj Islands featuring live music, poetry recital and other art and entertainment acts. This event is open for all and starts at 7.30pm until 9.30pm.
'Armenia: a journey through art' exhibition opens today featuring five Armenian artists - Mguerditch Mazmanian, Vahram Davtyan, Gabriel Manukyan, Teni Vardanian and Vahan Roumelian at the Art Centre next to the Bahrain National Museum. It will be held until April 13. The event will showcase paintings and figurative sculptures in bronze. For details contact 39712766.
Thursday (April 8)
An exhibition 'Abstraction Through Colours' will be showcased by Ella Prakash at the Ella Art Gallery in Hoora from April 8 to 18 from 10am to noon and from 3pm to 6.30pm. It will feature 15 art works in acrylic on canvas. The work will portray circular patterns and geometric shapes in fusion. For details contact 39073299 or 17292815 or log on to www.ellagallery.com
'Black Meets White' event at the Aqua Fuego at the Days Hotel in Hoora from 9pm to 2am. The evening will feature a mini fashion show, photo exhibition and partying. Entry rates are BD2 and BD5 for men and free for ladies. For details contact Alex Yee on 36735713.
Friday (April 9)
Samskara Thrissur will conduct an 'Annual Family Get Together' at Palace Hotel, Um Al Hassam, followed by various cultural programmes.
A collective exhibition 'Taqaseem' ends today at the Bahrain Contemporary Arts Society in Juffair. The exhibition features four Bahraini artists - Mohammad Al Mahdi, Admed Annan, Jehan Saleh and Sayed Hassan Al Sari. For details contact 39069016.
Faisal Samra's exhibition 'Distorted Reality' ends today at the Albareh Gallery in Adliya. The event will feature a series of photographs and video projection. For details contact 17717707.
Saturday (April 10)
A variety of home interior products from Thailand, Bali, Singapore, China, South America and the Netherlands are being showcased at a charity exhibition at the Al A'ali Shopping Complex. It is being held in support of the Al Rahma Centre in Riffa. Items include furniture, rocks, rugs, shells, ceramic vases, bowls, pot plants, paintings and other accessories. For details contact 17749700 or e-mail kristina.z@dwp.com
Sunday (April 11)
Al Areen Wildlife Park is holding a Landscape Photography Contest ending on April 20. Entry fee is BD10 per person. The best picture will win BD1,000. For details contact 36772017.
November Paynter in collaboration with the Al Riwaq Space Gallery is hosting an exhibition showcasing the works of a number of artists including Can Altay, Fayal Baghriche, Osman Bozkurt, Shezad Dawood, Mounir Fatmi, Mariam Haji, Basim Magdy, Randa Mirza, Mohamed, Huma Mulji, Rana El Nemr, Fahrettin …renli, GŸclŸ …ztekin, Mounira Al Solh, Miha Strukelj; with video screenings by artists including Kšken Ergun, Ciprian Muresan, Wael Shawky and Erzen Shkololli. For details contact 17717441.
Albareh Art Gallery in Adliya opens a solo exhibition entitled 'Mind Practices' by Moroccan Hakim Ghazali at 7pm. The show will continue until April 30. The exhibition will feature 21 artworks that represent through collages, symbols and colours the artist's spirit in the instant.
Hakim has participated in numerous collective exhibitions and biennials in France, Italy, Bangladesh, Dubai, and Syria. He was part of many of the auctions including Bonham's auction in 2008 and Christies' auctions in 2007 and 2008.
For details contact 17717707 or email on art@albareh.com
Tuesday (April 13)
Al Ghalia is hosting a charity event at CafŽ Lilou in Adliya in aid of Kindergarten School for the Blind. As part of the company's Give Back campaign, 100 per cent of the revenue made on that day will go to the school.
Individuals are invited to participate in this campaign by dining at the outlet. For details log on to www.alghalia.com
A short introduction to the history of Bahraini theatre will be presented by Khalifa Al Orifi in Arabic and French at the Alliance Franaise Bahrain in Isa Town at 7.30pm.
The excerpts are conducted and translated by Kalthoom Amin. For details contact 17683295.
