Leisure Listing

A planting workshop by Ibrahim Habib will take place at the Bahrain Science Centre in Isa Town at 10.30am for those aged nine and above. The event will also take place tomorrow at the same time.  For more information, call 17686466 or visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com

An art exhibition entitled Reflections by Bahraini artist Shahnaz Fayaz will take place at the World Beat Fitness Centre & Cafe. The exhibition will continue until the end of February.  For details, call 36673954.

An art exhibition entitled Being in the Moment by Iraqi artist Rafa Nasiri will take place at the Bahrain Financial Harbour Fine Art Gallery until February 28. Part of the sales will be donated to the Bahrain Cancer Society. The gallery is open from 10am-7pm, and 3pm-7pm on Friday and Saturday. For details, call 17102600.

An exhibition entitled Cut & Paste, a photo-collage and montage by 11 local and regional artists, takes place at the Bin Matar House until Saturday.  For details, call 17322549.

Al Riwaq Art Space will be holding an art exhibition by Lulwah Al Humoud entitled Ontology. The exhibition will run until Tuesday.  For details, call 17717441.

Author of the world’s best-seller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, Dr John Gray, will visit the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel Residence & Spa. He will lead two seminars, one in the morning for business-owners, employees and an evening social discussion about the relationships between men and women. For more information, visit www.leaders-ec.com or call 38822182 or 33123007.

Cucina Italiana is holding a cooking class from 4pm to 5.30pm with Executive Chef Giordano Fortunato. The class costs BD10 net, which includes two dishes and a complimentary drink. If you register for six sessions it will cost BD50. For details, call 17007317.

An Astrolab workshop will take place at the Bahrain Science Centre in Isa Town at 5pm. The workshop is for children aged 11 and over.  For more information, call 17686466 or visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com

The Stone Roses will perform at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. Tickets cost BD29.500 for regular standing and BD49.500 for Golden Circle Standing. A MAD PAD VIP package is also available for BD50, which is only available with a valid concert ticket. For more information, visit www.thestonerosesdubai.com

K Young will perform at Diamond Sky club in Al Murooj Hotel, Juffair. DJ Teddy Jam and DJ Riddler will also perform. Doors open at 9pm and entry costs BD5 for couples and BD7 for singles.  For more information, call 37774514.

The final for the Indian Princess International Middle East will take place at Best Western Plus, The Olive Hotel in Juffair.

It will feature a performance by Shalmali Kholgade. The winner of each country will participate at the grand finale on March 8 in Mumbai and will compete with the winners from 21 countries. Prizes will also be awarded for best smile, best hair-do and best model.

Pre-sale tickets cost BD5 for women, BD10 for men and BD7 for couples. At the door tickets cost BD15.  For more information, email indianprincessmiddleast@gmail.com or call 66306309.

World Beat Fitness Centre & Cafe is holding its monthly Tea and Coffee talking morning with guest speaker Wafaa Al Obydat, a mosaic artist who will be focusing on ‘mosaic art as therapy’. The event will take place from 9.45am to 11.30am and costs BD2 for members and BD3 for non members.  For details, call 17612576 or visit www.worldbeatfitness.com

A Mad Science Show will take place at the Bahrain Science Centre in Isa Town at 5pm. The workshop is for children aged seven and above.  For more information, call 17686466 or visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com

The Rotary Club of Adliya is holding a cricket competition from 8am onwards at Bahrain Rugby Football Club. Entry costs BD2 for non members. It includes entertainment for the family and the Bahrain Rugby Football Club v Abu Dhabi match.  For more information, visit www.facebook.com/rotaryadliya or call 36330208.

Bahrain International Circuit is staging the 4x4 Xperience where participants can drive steep slopes, navigate daring obstacles and conquer BIC’s world-renowned 5.3-kilometre off-road course, either as a passenger or driver of a Land Rover LR4. It costs BD12 per passenger and BD65 to get behind the wheel. Each session lasts roughly half-an-hour.  For details, visit www.bahraingp.com

The Indian Fine Arts Society is staging a day of Indian classical music to pay homage to the father of carnatic music, Saint Thyagaraja, at the Bahrain Society of Engineers Hall in Juffair at 9.30am. Entry is free.  For more information, call 39293987 or 39617094.

A Zumbathon, featuring 12 hours of zumba, will take place from 9am to 9pm at the Amwaj Marina. All proceeds will go to the Bahrain Cancer Society. Children’s activities, face painting, bouncy castle, raffle draw as well as food and drink will be on offer. It costs BD5 every hour for pre-registration and BD10 per hour on the day. Spectators must pay BD5 and children enter free.  For more information, call 17713999.

The Amwaj Marina Market will take place from 10am to 5pm. Arts & crafts, jewellery, clothes and other goods will be on sale.  For details, email events@amwaj.bh

A ‘social media marketing for business’ seminar with award-winning speaker, Ernesto Verdugo, will take place at Elite Resort & Spa. Social Media Club members have free entry and for non-members it costs BD20, which includes a buffet dinner. Participants will receive certificates.  For more information, email events@SMCBahrain.org

A reiki course with Melanie Sarginson will take place at Amwaj Islands.  For details, call 39330911 or email melanie323@gmail.com

A calligraphy and design workshop will take place at Albareh Art Gallery by Jordanian typographer Hussein Alazaat from 5.30pm to 9pm until Tuesday. It costs BD150.  For details, visit www.albareh.com

Cocoon Lounge is holding Sushi Mondays from 7pm until midnight for BD12 per person with live jazz performances. Unlimited complimentary beverages will be available.
For more information, call 36500114 or visit www.cocoonlounge.net

The Bahrain India Society (BIS) is organising a Bollywood Masti Musical Dinner & Dance to be held on February 28 from 8pm at the Al Noor Tent at Elite Resort & Spa. There will be live entertainment from singers Diana Dias and Tarique. The evening will also feature a dance troupes from Dubai. Tickets cost BD15 per person for BIS members, BD18 for non-members. For details, call 33060602 or email admin@bahindsociety.org

A Japanese Dolls Exhibition entitled Shapes of Ritual, Embodiments of Love will take place at the Bahrain National Museum daily from 8am to 8pm in Gallery 1. Entry to the exhibition is free and will continue until March 2.  For more information, call 17298811.

Seef Mall, in cooperation with the National Geographic Channel, is staging Bahrain’s first ‘world of augmented reality show’ in the mall’s West Wing daily from 10am to noon and again at 4pm to 10pm until April.

Open House debating sessions are taking place on Sunday, March 4 and March 18 from 2.50pm to 4pm at St Christopher’s School in Isa Town. The debate is open to all schools and will include both junior (Years 8 and 9) and senior (Years 10-13) pupils.

The final, the Bahrain Inter-School Debating Tournament, will take place on April 12 and 13.  For more information, email david.milnes@st-chris.net or call 38890446.

A Kids Ville Colouring Activity Station can be found in Bahrain City Centre on the second floor. It will run daily from 6pm to 9pm and will feature an assortment of colouring pages as well as interactive and educational activities for children. Entry is free.  For details, visit www.facebook.com/BahrainCityCentre or www.twitter.com/#!/BahrainCityCtr