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Thursday (Jan 13) Al Riwaq Art Space will host an outdoor arts and crafts market today and tomorrow in Adliya's Block 338 entitled Market 338 presenting local Bahraini and Bahrain-based designers who will showcase their talents and creativity. The market will be held every other weekend for four months. For details contact the gallery on 17717441.

The CinŽ-club will showcase French movie Sauf le respect que je vous dois at the Centre Culturel Franco-Bahre•nien La Maison Jamsheer in Muharraq at 7.30pm. The movie highlights a middle-aged man's corporate rebellion after a colleague's suicide.

For details contact 17683295, email info@afbahrain.com or log on to www.afbahrain.com

Friday (Jan 14)

The seventh Mothercare Inter School Quiz Contest will be held at Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Diamond Jubilee Hall at 7.30 pm. The event will be conducted by international quizmaster Derek O'Brien. Six highest scoring teams from six different schools in the preliminary round will make it to the finals. For more details contact 36066022, 39683265 or 39819947.

The Bharathi Association will celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at the Indian Club from 10.30am. It is a cultural and heritage celebration of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Some activities include 'kolam decorations', sports and games.

At noon, a traditional Pongal feast will be served to members and guests. The evening session starts at 6.30pm with a speech delivered by literary scholar and art film director Bharathi Krishnakumar on the subject Thamizhukku Amuthendru Pair - to underscore the depth and uniqueness of the Tamil language. It will be followed by a show entitled Nagariga Komali - theatrical presentation with social satire performed by a well-known Poobalan cultural troupe. For more details contact 39404100, 39628773, 39873488 or 39447151.

JJ's Irish Pub will host visiting band Republica. Doors open at 7pm and tickets are priced at BD5. For details 39649590.

Saturday (Jan 15)

British production house Shakespeare 4 Kidz (S4K) will stage A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Alumni Club, Adliya, at 4.30pm, tomorrow at 10am and 4.30pm and on Monday at 10am.

Tickets for the shows are BD13 for children and BD16 for those over 18 years old.

For more details contact 39616858 or email havabite@gmail.com