Leisure listings

Kempinski Grand &Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre:
Throughout this month the hotel will offer gingerbread houses to welcome the festive season and a delectable array of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies complete with small bags of icing.

Indulge in a New Year’s Eve dinner buffet in Saveur with live entertainment to ring in 2012 and celebrate the first day of the New Year with a special ‘breakfast into brunch’ menu accompanied by live entertainment.
For details, contact 17171000.

Golden Tulip Bahrain:
A Christmas Day brunch buffet will be held from 12.30pm to 4.30pm featuring roast turkey, carols and Santa Claus. The cost is BD30 net per person. ‘The Red Ball’ event will be held on New Year’s Eve from 8.30pm to 3am costing BD42 net per person. Dress code is black tie. A New Year’s brunch buffet will be held on January 1 from 12.30pm to 4.30pm at BD30 per head.

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa:
Saraya will stage a Christmas Eve celebration from 7pm to 10.30pm offering a buffet at BD26 net per person. Specialty restaurant La Mer will offer a five-course French set menu for BD28 net per person from 7pm to 10.30pm. Fiamma offers a five-course Italian set menu for BD26 net per person from 7pm to 10.30pm. On Christmas Day Saraya, Fiamma and Wok offer an international buffet and live stations from 12.30pm to 4pm, at BD32 net per person. For New Year’s Eve, Saraya, Fiamma and Wok will offer gala dinners from 7.30pm. Tickets cost BD75 net per person and include dinner and entry to a party at the Al Nakheel Ballroom. La Mer will offer a New Year’s special menu on December 31 from 7.30pm offering a five-course set menu at BD95 net per person. The Al Nakheel Ballroom will ring in the New Year from 10.30pm with entertainment provided by a DJ and band. Entry is BD25 net per person. For details, contact 17636410.

Elite Hospitality:
On Christmas Eve, the Elite Crystal Hotel in Juffair will offer dinner and entertainment for BD14++ per person. The Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq will host a Christmas brunch with a live band for BD16++ per person.
 
For New Year’s Eve, the La Brasserie at the Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq, LaCascada at the Elite Crystal Hotel in Juffair and the Temptations at the Elite Grande Hotel in Seef will host a dinner for BD25 net per couple inclusive of soft beverage and international buffet.

The Al Noor Tent at the Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq will feature authentic Arabic entertainment and dinner for BD40 net per person. Ring in the New Year at the Zodiac Lounge at the Elite Grande in Seef. Entry is BD30 net per person and includes beverages and finger foods.

Al Omaraa Ballroom at the Elite Crystal Hotel in Juffair will feature a DJ countdown. Entry is BD40 net per person. Welcome the New Year at the Shift7 at Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq. Entry is BD25 for ladies and BD35 net for men.Il Giardino at the Elite Seef Residence Hotel in Seef will host a New Year Fiesta with a set menu at BD25 net per person.
For details, call 17313388 or 36764999 or email elitefest@elitegroup4u.com

An exhibition titled Documenting Muharraq ends today at the Bin Matar House in Muharraq.It features the works of 10 photographers from the region showcasing different shots of Muharraq. Opening hours are Saturday - Thursday 9am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. For details, contact 17322549.

An art exhibition titled ‘Inspired By Nature’ featuring a new collection of paintings by artist Andrea Sibiliais running at the World Beat Café in Janabiya throughout this month during the café hours - from 8am to 1pm and from 4pm to 8pm. For more details,visit www.worldbeatfitness.com

The Out of Place exhibition featuring 17 artists is being held at the Bahrain Financial Harbour Fine Art Gallery at 7pm. Artists featured are Dalia El Mardi, Eman Ali, Eskander Dawani, Fran Stafford, Hanin El Mardi, Hasam Hujairi, Isa Swain, Jenine Sharabi, Karima Sharabi, Khalil Rasool, Maysam Al Nasser, Mohammed Sharkawy, Perry Al Ashmawi, Shadi Younis, Tarik Al Zaharna, Waheeda Mullulah and Yasmin Sharabi. The exhibition runs until January 8.
 
For details, log on to www.outofplace-exhibition.blogspot.com