Events Listing

Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq presents Paelleras Night every Wednesday at the Al Noor Tent with a seafood buffet from 7.30pm. There will also be live entertainment. The buffet is priced at BD15 nett per person.  For details, call 17360360.

Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq stages Thursday Night Grills every week at BD12 per person.  For details, call 17360360.

Albareh Art Gallery is staging a musical event featuring alternative rock and Blues band The Relocators at its premises in Adliya at 7.30pm. The band will then launch their self-titled debut EP.  For details, call 17717707.

Bahrain Science Centre, part of the Ministry of Social Development in Bahrain, will be hosting a mechanical assembly workshop at 11am so visitors can learn about machines and how they are made and operated.

Visitors will learn how to assemble simple as well as complex machines and robots using the construction kits at the centre. The mechanical workshop is suitable for visitors aged 10 and above. For details, visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com or call 17686466.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has reopened the Dar Al-Naft museum to the public every Friday from 9am to 5pm. It is located at the foot of Jabal Al Dukan. Arrangements for visits are coordinated by Bapco’s public relations department. It exhibits rare historical items that tell the story of the search, discovery and development of oil. For more information, visit www.bapco.net

Master the art of break-dancing at the Ballare School of Performing Arts. Classes run in two batches, seven to nine years and 10 and above. For details, call 17300021.

The K Hotel features a performance by Sandra and Carlos at the K Lounge from 7pm to 11pm every Monday to Saturday. They will also be performing at the Friday Brunch at The Klouds Restaurant. For more information, call 17360000.

Goan singer Lorna will perform live at this year’s Indian Club Bandra Fair. The event starts from 6pm onwards on September 19-20. Dubai-based Bollywood Dancers will also be part of the celebrations. Special delicacies are also being flown in from Mumbai for the event, where stalls selling food, garments, raffle tickets and games will feature.  There will be live DJ’s on the first day, while fashion shows and live entertainment will also feature on the second day. Lucky dip prizes will also be up for grabs. Entry to the fair is free for members and their families, while guests will be charged BD1 each per day and children under 10 enter for free.
 
For more information, contact chief co-ordinator Marshal Das on 39884911, general secretary Cassius Pereira on 39660475 or the club’s reception on 17253157.
 
Muju Restaurant & Lounge welcome back South African keyboardist Jamelo and his new singing partner, vocalist Sariefa.
 
The duo will keep guests in Muju entertained with classical jazz and soul renditions whilst diners enjoy the restaurant’s international cuisine and sushi dishes.

The duo will also appear every Friday at the Muju Restaurant and Lounge’s Jazzy Brunch at the Dragon Hotel and Resort on Amwaj Islands. For details, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

Batelco is sponsoring Al Ayam’s 20th Book Fair (Cultural Festival). The nine day event will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre from September 16 to 24. Several local and international publishers are scheduled to participate to display and sell a wide range of books in Arabic and English.

Motivational speaker Shib Khera hosts a Workshop on September 18 at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel Residence and Spa. For details, call 36048699, 39986580 or 80001077.

Nissan Middle East is offering young artists the opportunity to showcase their talent at the launch of its next new car.

Participants will have the chance to kick-start their careers by creating original artwork ‘live’ in front of hundreds of spectators this month with the possibility of being discovered by the region’s artistic community.  These masterpieces will then be displayed at subsequent exhibitions.

Five inspirational artists will then be chosen from Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Jordan and Lebanon with events taking place simultaneously across the Middle East.

It’s eligible to entrants who are amateur or aspiring (not professional) artists, aged between 18 and 24. Participants will be chosen after the artwork is evaluated and shortlisted.

Interested individuals should produce their submissions on A3 paper and deliver it to Nissan Middle East on 61111, Dubai, UAE. Deadline to submit proposal is tomorrow. For more information, email corp.comms@nissan-me.ae

Bahrain’s music concert, Desert Symphony, will feature top Indian singers S P Balasubramaniam, right, and K S Chitra on October 5 at the Gulf International Convention Centre in Gulf Hotel from 7pm onwards in aid of the Royal Charity Organisation.

Tickets cost BD100 (which admits two with a dinner after the event) or at BD20 and BD10 per person. Tickets can be purchased from Macro Mart and Mega Mart outlets. For details, contact Vinod Patric on 38825000.

Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre presents its newest DJ in Bizarre Lounge, Bahraini DJ Mysterioo Arif. He will play at the lounge every evening from 9pm to 2am, except on Sundays.  For more information, call 17171441 or email restaurants.bahrain@kempinski.com or visit www.kempinski.com/bahrain

The Chuckle Club will host three nights of stand-up comedy featuring Stuart Goldsmith, Pete Johansson and Chris Martin. The first event will be staged at the Bahrain Rugby Club on September 11 at 8.30pm, the second will be at the British Club at 8.30pm on September 12 and on September 13 the show will be at the Intercontinental Regency Hotel at 8pm.

The Ministry of Culture’s 2013 Bahrain Summer Festival runs until Monday.

Fareeda Mohammed Ali will sing tomorrow at the Cultural Hall.  For more information on events, ticket costs, timing and locations, call 80008089 or 17112118, visit www.bahrainsummer.bh

The Dilmun Club in Saar is holding an Open Day on September 13 starting at noon. It will feature different activities for families including a band, a bouncy castle, pony rides, a shootout on the five-a-side pitch, face painting, a magic show, a barbecue, a number of competitions and much more. For details, call 17690926 or visit www.dilmun-club.com

The Australian Assoication of Bahrain is staging its annual black-tie ball on September 26 at 7.30pm at the Gulf Hotel. Tickets are BD35 for members and BD40 for non-members with entertainment from The Boxtones. For details, email gaylehumphreys@gmail.com

The harvest festival of the south Indian state of Kerala and the visit of its folkloric king Mahabali will be marked by a four-day celebration at the Indian Club from September 24-27.

The first will feature a traditional flower display contest ‘pookkala malsaram’ with prize money of $1,000 (BD377) on offer and a tug-of-war challenge; September 25 will see the traditional dance contest Thiruvathirakali with prize money of $1,000 on offer as well as Onam games for the whole family.

On the third day there will be a traditional ‘ultsava parambu’ – a traditional Kerala village market with stalls of food, games and accessories. Well-known south Indian folk singer Pranavam Sasi and his team are being flown in for the occasion.

The celebrations culminate on September 27 in the Onasadhya (Onam feast) featuring a sumptuous lunch served on a plantain leaf in traditional style with most of Kerala’s delicacies which will be cooked live by the chefs flown-in from the state specially for the occasion. For details, call 39618225.

Children will soon be able to sign up for a range of musical activities at the Royal Country Club, including violin, piano, guitar and singing lessons. The classes will be run by Solar Productions and enrolment will begin shortly.

The Royal Golf Club is becoming an increasingly popular venue for children’s parties with options including golf tuition parties, swimming pool parties, dance parties or sports parties, all held in a spectacular setting.  For more information, call 17750777.