Leisure Listing

Corners Sports Bar at the Dragon Resort in Amwaj Islands hosts its Brainiac Fun Quiz Night with resident DJ Stevie George from 8pm.

It’s Ladies Night at Wahooo! Waterpark at Bahrain City Centre, from 5-10pm. For details, call 17173000.

Latin Fever at Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain’s poolside terrace features Latino food and live entertainment from Colombian band Bareke Trio. A starter and main course, including a beverage is priced at BD6.900++ per person.  For details, call 17460000

A trial Kinder Music class will take place at the Royal Country Club between 5pm-6pm for mums and babies, from newborns up to two, costing BD7.500 per adult. A one-hour support group for expectant and new mums will follow.  For details, call 17750777.

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, a musical adapted from a picture book by Michael Rosen, will be staged at the Cultural Hall today and tomorrow at 8.45am and 10.45am. Tickets priced BD15 are available at Havajava in Manazel and Alosra Supermarkets with special rates for schools.  For enquiries, call 39616858, 39607489 or email entertainmentplusint@gmail.com

Punchline Media presents its monthly Chuckle Club featuring UK comics Alan Francis, Iain Stirling and Rob Deering at the InterContinental Regency Hotel in Manama today and at the British Club in Adliya tomorrow for BD15 per person. Tickets are available online at www.amiando.com/chuckle-clubjune or from Virgin MegaStore.

Anamil, a private establishment dedicated to the arts and culture, is holding a multi-media art exhibition at its gallery in Budaiya, from 6pm onwards.  For details, visit https://www.296bahrain.blogspot.com/

World Beat Fitness Centre & Café is staging a mini souq from 8.30am-12.45pm with products from Ishkbibel, Aspiga Sandals, Cards by Mairi Thomas Designs, Perin’s Gems and Jewelry, Oaryb Bubshait jalabia designer and Elda Fabri’s accessories. Healthy sweets and savouries, teas, coffees and juices will also be available.  For details, contact 17612576 or visit World Beat’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/worldbeatfitness

Seven Bahraini artists who took part in the recent Red Bull Collective Art event will have their work unveiled and displayed at Amwaj Island’s Lagoon. The exhibition will run until June 8.
For details, visit www.redbullcollectiveart.com

The fourth Art.haus music night is staged at the Brazil Lounge in Adliya at 10pm featuring Chitronix (Chicago) and DJ Sami Dee (art.haus, UK).  For details, contact 36161650.

Kicks, located in Juffair’s Hotel Diva, stages its karoake brunch at midday. ‘The Big Breaky’, priced at BD16 per head, includes a special breakfast selection as well as curries, roast meats and live cooking stations. From 7pm onwards it’s Ladies Night with complimentary beverages for women.  For reservations, contact 39922583.

Muju Restaurant and Lounge’s Jazzy Brunch takes place between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel at Amwaj Islands. It costs BD27 per person (BD25 for advance bookings) with unlimited beverages.

Children aged six to 12 eat for half price. The Brunch Sunset Beats featuring Muju’s resident DJs take place after the brunch.  For more information and reservations, call 16039800.

St Christopher’s 2013 Open Swimming Championships for Under-18s is staged in the Saar campus from 8am-2pm. Entry fee is BD2. Applications can be downloaded from: www.st-chris.net  For more information, contact Rebecca Lodwig on17598432 or email at Rebecca.lodwig@st-chris.net

Sergio Miranda’s photography exhibition Square Root is staged throughout June at the World Beat Café at 4pm. Entry is free. For details, contact 17612576 or visit www.worldbeatfitness.com or www.facebook.com/WorldBeatFitness.

The Ministry of Culture presents Traditional Fisheries, at Qal’at al-Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) from 9am-11pm. Participants will learn how to make traditional fish traps and other objects from natural materials.  For details, contact 17298800, 17298794 or 17292678.

A Sushi Night will be held at Muju Restaurant & Lounge at the Dragon Resort on Amwaj Islands from 7pm-11pm. Priced at BD14 per person, it includes unlimited selected beverages.
For details, call 16039800.

Honk!, the musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story; The Ugly Duckling, will be staged at St Christopher’s Junior School Saar, on June 17 and 18 at 6.30pm. Tickets are BD4 and are available at the Saar Campus. For details, contact 17598600.

Unwind to the tunes of Marybeth & Ruben, a musical duo from Argentina, on piano and vocals, at Kempinski Grand Hotel Bahrain City Centre’s Mezzanine Lounge from Monday to Saturday from 8pm to midnight. Meanwhile, Faith L.H. will soothe the crowds with her saxophone, playing at Boudoir lounge from Monday to Saturday from 9pm-1am.

Canadian DJ Jabu will be appearing at the Bizarre Lounge at the Kempinski Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre on Wednesday to Friday from 9pm-2am.

Manama Theatre Club, a section of the British Club, presents Be My Baby, a play by Amanda Whittingdon, on June 24-27. The cast is led by Palmyra Mattner who plays Mary. Her fellow inmates are performed by Jenny Cairns, Hannah Lynch and Hayley Furness. The matron is played by Julia Doorne and the cast is completed by Rosemary Lee playing the part of Mary’s mother.

The play is produced and directed by Rory Adamson and Marina Tadayon. Tickets are priced at BD5 and BD7 for non-members and are available from the British Club and the Great Deli Café, Najibi Centre, Saar.

Rainbow For Kids, a British nursery in Muharraq, will hold its annual Summer Camp themed around Native American Indians throughout July. The camp is called Tee Pees and Wig Wams and will include daily tribal games, art and craft, sports, working with clay and ‘Pow Wows’, as well as learning a secret language and hunting skills. There will also be weekly Native American cooking sessions, water play and treasure hunts.

The camp is open to children aged between one and seven and costs BD90 for the month. Registration is now open. For details, visit www.rainbowsforkids.net, Rainbows For Kids Facebook page or Twitter @rainbowsnursery

The Bahrain Petroleum Company has launched its second annual art competition. This year the competition’s theme is ‘Invest in our Environment’. The deadline for registration has been extended to June 16. For details visit www.bapco.net

Lost Paradise of Dilmun water theme park has launched a Spectacular Splash promotion with gifts to be won every month concluding with a grand prize at the end of the season. Each guest automatically gets a raffle voucher after purchasing a full entry ticket.

In addition, tickets purchased on group rates, discounted rates and other non-full rate basis can be upgraded for a chance to win. What’s more, everyone can double and even triple their chances by purchasing products at LPOD’s retail area The Souq.

Prizes include single and double Pelican Kayaks, a Yamaha Scooter, a Yamaha Jetski and the top prize will be a Yamaha sports boat.
For more information, visit www.LPODwaterpark.com

Discounts are available by pre-booking adult fitness classes at the Royal Country Club. Book a class two weeks in advance and receive 20 per cent off or book a class one week in advance and receive a 10 per cent discount. Classes include Zumba, pilates, spinning, dance aerobics, tae bo, body balance and much more. Classes cost BD2 for members, BD4 for residents of the Riffa Views community and BD5 for visitors (before Early Bird discounts). For details, call 17750777.

The New Dawn Society is launching specialised cooking classes in co-operation with The Royal Golf Club throughout June. The classes will be led by a leading Royal Golf Club chef who will share his techniques and recipes. For more information contact the society’s president Nazli Tawfeeqi on 39413999.

AIESEC Bahrain’s latest initiative is set to familiarise individuals from around the world with the island. Colours of Bahrain will be a six-week programme held throughout June and July including a number of events and activities. For details, contact 17358819

Anasa, in co-operation with Bahrain Reiki Centre, is organising a Happy Me Seminar on June 22 at 11am in Adliya’s Monsoon Restaurant. Tickets are BD35 and will include Laughter Yoga, an Energy Healing Seminar, a five-course meal a free goodie-bag. Part of the proceeds will go to Smile Train, an international organisation dedicated to providing free cleft surgery for children.  For details, email lilliandourado@gmail.com

Al Riwaq Art Space features Michael Arcega’s new exhibition Code-switching until June 27 from 10am to 10pm. Michael focuses on the polyglot culture of Bahrain, investigating code switching, translations, and mistranslations in the form of sculpture, installation, videos, prints and water colors. For details, contact 17836199.