Leisure Listings

TODAY June 12
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 new five-week Kindermusik programme will take place at the Royal Country Club. Sessions are from 5pm to 6pm every Wednesday, followed by the Little Toes Mums Support Group from 6pm to 7pm. The cost is BD35 per child for the full five weeks or BD7.500 per week. The programme is held in association with Blossom Events and Kindermusik. For details, call 39934446.

TOMORROW June 13
KLUB 360 and Tripod Entertainment present a house music night featuring DJ Paul Deighton. Doors open at 8pm and tickets cost BD7 for men and entry is free for ladies. For details, call 33360300 or visit www.klub360.com

FRIDAY June 14
Kicks, located in Juffair’s Hotel Diva, hosts a 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. Its costs BD15 for the non-alcoholic version with the option of topping up the brunch to fully inclusive of all beverages for BD10 extra. 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.

SATURDAY June 15
A two-day workshop on perfumery, organised by the Ministry of Culture, will be held at Qal’at al Bahrain Site Museum today from 10am to 1pm and tomorrow from 4pm to 7pm. It will start with a ‘smelling session’ and then each attendee will create a 10ml sample of personalised scent. For details visit www.moc.gov.bh

MONDAY June 17
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.

Bahrain City Centre is holding a Kid’s Sports Camp today and tomorrow from 10.30am to 11.30 am as well as on June 19 from 11am to midday at the Central Galleria. The camp will offer activities at Wahooo! Waterpark, the Bowling Centre as well as fun fitness sessions. It is free for all children, aged seven to 12. Interested parents are required to register them at the customer service desk. Each camper will receive a Bahrain City Centre Kid’s Sports Camp T-shirt and backpack. For more information visit Facebook.com/BahrainCityCentre

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

Aminals soft play hall in Amwaj Islands are hosting a basic First Aid training course today and a First Aid at Work class on June 20. For details, call 16030103 or email fun@aminalsbh.com

A Summer Kids Camp will be held at the Royal Golf Club from July 7 where youngsters can take part in a range of activities including golf, football, taekwondo, scavenger hunts, swimming and more. The camp, for children aged between five-12, starts from 8am to 2pm, Sunday to Thursday, on selected weeks throughout the summer holidays and costs BD100 per child per week, inclusive of a packed lunch each day. For details, call 17750777. 

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

 Anamil, a private establishment dedicated to the arts and culture, is holding a multi-media art exhibition at its gallery in Budaiya until the end of the month. It is open daily from 10am to 6pm, except on Friday’s. For details, visit www.296bahrain.blogspot.com

 The Sheraton Hotel is offering an Iftar buffet for the Holy Month of Ramadan featuring traditional and international dishes and a live cooking station at Awali Ballroom from 5pm to 8.30pm. The buffet is BD14.9++ for adults during weekdays, BD15.9++ for adults during weekends and BD8.5++ for kids between the ages of four to 12. Children below four years old eat for free. For details, call 17533533.

The Grape Gourmet event will be held on June 25 at Muju Restaurant and Lounge on Amwaj Islands from 8pm onwards. Selected beverages will be paired with a five-course set menu. Also a BMMI Sommelier will be on hand to chat with guests. Tickets cost BD22 per person. For details, call 16039800.

The Delmon International Hotel will hold themed nights at Café Sayah, its 24-hour coffee shop. There is a Chinese buffet on Saturday for BD6. Tuesday is tandoori and kebab night for BD6 and Thursday is seafood night at BD6.  For details, call 17224000, extension 845 or email delmonbn@batleco.com.bh

 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.

The Dilmun Club presents Funny Bone, a live stand-up comedy show on June 27 with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets, including a buffet, cost BD15 for members and BD18 for non-members. For details, contact 17690926, 17692986 or visit www.dilmun-club.com

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.

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

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

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 colours. For details, contact 17836199.

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

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.

The Little Acorns are staging a summer camp for special needs children between the ages of five to 14 throughout July and August. The camp activities will include cooking, learning fine motor skills, a sensory learning class, sports, games, music and more. It costs BD40 per day or BD150 for four days. For details, visit www.littleacorns.me or email littleacornsbahrain@gmail.com

As part of the Spring of Culture, an exhibition entitled Imagine, Fictional Architecture and the Liberation of Ideas will take place until June 30 at the Bin Matar House from 9am-1pm and again from 4pm-7pm. Entry is free. For details, call the festival’s hotline on 39900630 or visit www.springofculture.org
 
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

A Wedding & Fashion Arabia 2014 bridal event will be launched at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from March 27 to 29.  The event is expected to attract around 100 exhibitors.  Further information can be found at www.wfarabia.com.

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