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The Manama Singers will present 'Summer time - a celebration of summer in popular song' on June 2 and 3 at 7.30pm at the British Club. Tickets will soon be available from Al Osra, The Bookcase and The British Club.
The Amwaj Triathlon and Amwaj Marina Family Bazaar will be held at the Amwaj Marina on May 27. The event is dedicated to raise fund to the Bahrain Special Olympics, to support in their participation in the Athens 2011 Special Olympics.
For the 19th consecutive year, the GCSE and A Level Art students at St Christopher's Senior School will be showcasing their talents at the school's annual art exhibition in Isa Town.
The exhibition will be open to the public from June 1-7 and June 13-15 from 8am-2.30pm. For details contact 17788101.
To celebrate the International Museum Day 2011, the Bahrain National Museum and Qal'at al-Bahrain Site Museum have organised varied cultural programmes centred on the theme 'Museums and Memory'.
Until May 21
Event: Story of an Artefact
Exhibition followed by a special tour of the museum with Dr Pierre Lombard, head of the French excavation at Qal'at al-Bahrain.
Venue: Qal'at al-Bahrain Site Museum
Time: 6pm
The discovery of an inscribed shoe-like basalt object in 1879 in one of Bahrain's mosques has generated active debate on the location of the land of Dilmun.
The exhibition unravels some of the stories around the discovery and the mysterious whereabouts of the object.
Until May 21
Event: Mapping Bahrain
Artist's Talk and book launch
Venue: Qal'at al-Bahrain Site Museum
Time: 7pm
Mapping Bahrain is a photographic experience in which one photograph is taken every minute continuously during a 24-hour period. The artist, Roberto Lopardo, does not follow a predetermined path, instead engaging the landscape and subjects as they naturally present themselves.
Tomorrow
Event: Capturing Bahrain on Film Screening of Absence, The Good Omen, Canary and Under the Sky followed by an open discussion with the director, Mohammed Bu-Ali
Date: May 19
Venue: Bahrain National Museum - sea-side court
Time: 7pm
An independent writer and director, Mohammed Rashed Bu-Ali, has authored, directed and produced ten short films and documentaries to date, most of which have been shown at various international festivals around the world.
May 19 - 20
Event: Mohammed Bin Faris Traditional Band
Venue: Qal'at al Bahrain Site Museum
Time: 8pm
The museum and the site museum timings are at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm. All events are free.
For details contact 17567174, 17567177 or email qalatalbahrainsite_museum@hotmail.com
