Leisure listing

A night of stand-up comedy at the Golden Tulip’s Gilamesh Ballroom will feature Imran Al Aradi, Rami Salame and Khalid Khalifa. Show starts at 8.30pm and tickets costing BD8-12 are available by calling 39423434 or emailinginfo@punchlineme.com

International comedians Mickey Hutton and Paul Zenonwill take to the stage at JJ’s Music Hall in Adliya. Tickets cost BD5. Doors open at 8pm and show starts at 9pm. For table reservations call 39329083.

The Bahrain India Society will hold their monthly social gathering at the Elite Crystal Hotel, Juffair. The guest speaker at the 8pm dinner event is legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev.

World-class animal acts, including the acclaimed Andalusian ‘dancing stallions’are set to entertain at the Mara’ee – Bahrain Animal Production Show held at the Bahrain International Endurance Village, Sakhir.

The event, organised by the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, will feature an array of attractions includinga show featuring exotic birds, an aquatic adventure in the form of Fish World and also an exhibition showing various breeds of farm animals, horses, as well as dogs and cats.

There will be an outdoor theatre along with fun stations for children and a farmer’s market offering animal-related products and services.

One of the highlights of the event will be ‘How the Andalusian Horses Dance’ presented twice daily by The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

In addition there will be an educational zone including an Animal Boulevard Learning Trail and petting sessions, a Rainforest Adventure Maze from the US, an interactive Mad Science Mad Lab and more.

Entrance is free and the show runs until March 27. For more information call Leonie Trubshoe 39470492 or email leonie.t@efikra.com.

The 15th Bahrain International Book Fair will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre until April 1. It is a biennial event that showcases publishers and booksellers in all subject areas under one roof. The Book Fair has built a sound reputation and has fostered the participation of Arab and foreign publishing houses. The event aims to encourage readers at all levels, interests and ages to experience the joy of reading. Entrance is free. For more information visit www.bookfair.bh.

Bahrain’s Spring of Culture presents Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical at the Arad Fort today and tomorrow. The musical is a Kennedy Center-production filled with adventure, song and gigantic dancing laundry and is based on six-time Emmy Award winner Mo Willems’ picture book with music by Grammy Award–winning composer Michael Silversher. Doors open at 6pm. For more information on ticket prices call 39999521.

Fayha Choir, conducted by Maestro Barkev Taslakian will host an evening of international and oriental songs at the Culutral Hall at 8pm. The evening will feature Lebanese, Iraqi, Egyptian, Syrian, Palestinian, Bedouin, Andalusian songs and more, which are performed acapella. Entrance is free. For more details call 39999521.

The American Mission Hospital (AMH) will be organising the ‘AMH Colon Cancer Walk-A-Thon’ at 4pm from the Dohat Araad walkway in Muharraq. The 3k walk is open to anyone aged 11 and above and costs BD2 per person. Proceeds from the event will be used to sponsor complete colon cancer screenings for 1,000 patients. Registration opens on the day from 2.30pm to 3.45pm and each participant will receive a T-shirt. For more details call Bahnaz Abbas on 39688619 or email bahnaz@amh.org.bh

A Phil Collins tribute act perform at Corners at the Dragon Hotel and Resort in Amwaj Islands. The show starts at 9.30pm and tickets cost BD5. For more information or table reservations, call 16031113, visit www.cornersamwaj.com or join the Facebook page.

The Manama Singers, along with The Bahrain Sinfonia, are staging The Creation musical concert by John Haydn at the Diplomat Radission Blu Hotel Grand Ambassador Suite. The show, directed by Michael Natzke, starts at 7.30pm and will feature soloists Dorit Schaper, Robert Millner and Henry Benett. A donation from the proceeds will be made to The Bahrain Hope Institute. Tickets cost BD8 and are available at the hotel, Al Osra in Amwaj and Budaiya as well as at The Bookcase in Budaiya and Seef Mall. For more information visit www.manamasingers.com

Spring of Culture presents PlayPlease! an interactive musical atelier by The Alumni Club. Imagine being inside a big musical instrument and as you move you create music and drawings. Children are invited to participate and experiment as a form of composition as well. This event will also be held on March 24.

For more information call 39999521.

Lights, Camera, Fashion will host its second event ‘Mind Over Matter’ at the Elite Spa & Resort to raise funds for the Ria Centre for children with autism. This event will highlight the power of mind over matter in overcoming disability alongside an entertaining fashion show showcasing the diversity of East-meets-West designer clothes.
Guest speakers will be Sadaf Alam from England of V Selective Recruitment and Bahraini Bader Murad of Bader Models.
Musical entertainment will be followed by a raffle with a prize also given to the best dressed man and woman. For more information visit www.lightscamerafashion.net

A Chinese embroidery masterpiece exhibition is being held at the Art Centre next to the Bahrain National Museum as part of a week-long Chinese Art Festival. Doors will open at 7pm and the event is free for all. The Little White Egret dance group, featuring the exotic dance art of Chinese ethnic minority groups, will also put on a show at 8pm.

The Bin Matar House in Muharraq is hosting an interactive sound installation over the coming months based on one of Mahmoud Darwish’s most famous poems, Mural. A towering 4x2 wall will greet visitors as part of an interactive experience.

The wall will display photographic prints of lines of the poem handwritten by the poet. Upon touching parts of the wall, excerpts of the poem can be heard due to touch-sensitive concrete tiles with in-built speakers and infrared sensors. The event will run until June 30.
 
For more information call 17322549.

Artist Mo Redacollaborates with other artists from Bahrain to present an evoking exhibition ‘I Am The Other’ at Bohemia in Adliya.

Entrance is free and for more details visit www.alriwaqartspace.com.