Leisure Guide

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa is holding a Friday family brunch every Friday from 12.30pm-4pm priced at BD26 per person inclusive of soft drinks, juices and selected beverages. 

For details, call 17636410.

The official Manchester United Supporters Club in Bahrain will be hosting a ‘Summer Kick-Off’ at Elite Seef Residence to coincide with the start of the European Championship Finals. The event starts at 3pm and costs BD5 for non-members and BD3 for members. It will feature music from DJ Melan and Alderon band. Prizes and giveaways will be handed out as well as the chance to win three signed jerseys by star players Valencia and Rafael. 

For more information, call 36266000 / 36667336.

The fifth Pecha Kucha Night Bahrain will be held at the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research in Muharraq at 8pm. It gives young designers the chance to meet and network with other artists. Entry is free. 

For more information call 17322549 or visit www.shaikhebrahimcenter.org 

Golden Tulip Hotel is hosting the next Manama Singers concert. The event will start at 7.30pm and is entitled Happy Together, featuring classics from Journey, Michael Jackson and Simon & Garfunkel. For more information visit www.manamasingers.com

A desi chill-out pool party will be held at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Residence and Spa. Indian actress and Channel V TV host Kashmira Shah, pictured above, and DJ Sam from Dubai will be at the event. Tickets cost BD15 per couple and doors open at 4pm. 

For more information, call 36776566 or email bahrainchillout@gmail.com

A charity event is being held at Al Najma Club. People are invited to sell their items, purchasing the space for their belongings at BD10 and an additional BD3 if a table is required. All proceeds for this event will go to the RIA Centre. 

For details, call 36268826.

JJ’s Irish Restaurant is offering complete live coverage of the UEFA football games. At 7pm the Poland vs. Greece game will be shown and the Russia vs. Czech Republic at 9.45pm.

For more information, call 39329383.

The World Beat Café and Fitness will be holding an art exhibition entitled M-Theory by artist Frances Stafford until June 28. The event is from 4pm-6pm. 

For more information, call 17612576 or visit www.worldbeatfitness.com

Camelot is holding a Moules et Frites night for BD14 per person for unlimited mussles and fries and BD22 for the addition of selected beverages. 

For more information, call 1771 7745 or 39977540.

A kids and parents yoga class is being held every Monday at 3.30pm in Amwaj. The first class is complimentary with registration required. 

For more information call 36422146 or email lavinafaleiro@gmail.com

Crowne Plaza will be holding a seminar entitled: Art of Communications and Body Language by author Allan Pease.

For details, call 36048699.

The Arts Centre, located next to the Bahrain Museum will be holding the American Women’s Association annual art exhibition until June 18.

The Bahrain Summer Festival starts on June 14 and will continue until July 15. The festival is entitled Manama City of Joy and will feature top performers and singers with all events taking place at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre. All tickets for upcoming events are priced at BD2, BD5 or BD10, with The Sound of Music tickets at BD5, BD10 and BD15.

Slava’s Snowshow, a clown act from Russia will take place at 7pm from June 14-19.

A flamenco dance show by Los Vivancos entitled Aeturnum, from Spain will take place on June 21 and 22 at 8.30pm.  

A Czech circus entitiled Karromato, is taking place between June 26-29 at 5pm. Entry to this event is free.

Award-winning musician Omar Faruk from Turkey will perform on June 30 at 8.30pm.

Saudi Arabian hip-hop artist Qusai will perform on July 3 at 8.30pm. His performance will also feature Bahrain’s DJ Outlaw and Flipperachi, as well as a traditional Bahraini Laiwa band to create an authentic musical concert.

Arabs Got Talent reality TV finalist, singer, Hala Alturk, will take to the stage on July 6 at 7pm. 

The Sound of Music will also be staged direct from London’s West End and Dubai between July 10 and 15 at 7pm every night.

An area transformed into an activity centre offering edutainment for children, entitled Nakhool city, will run daily from 2pm- 7pm. Entry to these activities is free.

For more information, call 80008089 or visit www.bahrainsummer.bh

A four-day roadshow will take place at the InterContinental Regency Bahrain starting on June 14, offering jewellery and antique owners a free valuation as well as an opportunity to sell gold.

Jewellery Road Show Ltd is based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, one of Europe’s largest concentrations of businesses involved in the trade.

The UK company has brought the event to Bahrain in association with Tariq Jewellers of Manama. A spokesman said: “Buying gold by weight is easy, anyone can do that. The difference with our consultants is that they have all spent 25-plus years in the jewellery business and can identify anything at a glance that may carry a premium. 

“For example, antique jewellery or items signed by famous and collectable makers or rare wristwatch movements. This is what sets us apart from the rest. We will not just pile it on the scales and weigh it but carefully examine it for your benefit, and ours, we want to keep our collectors happy. 

“You can be certain then that you have obtained the best price possible and nothing of any premium value has been unceremoniously scrapped, it is normally this that allows us to pay more than anyone else.

“Please be assured that all transactions are confidential and paid in cash, we look forward to giving you a professional valuation of your unwanted jewellery, antiques, watches and gold.”

The roadshow consultants will be available at the hotel from 10am.