Event Listing

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 tonight at the Bahrain Rugby Club at 8.30pm, the second will be tomorrow at the British Club at 8.30pm and on Friday the show will be staged at the Intercontinental Regency Hotel at 8pm.

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.

Comedians Ross Michael and Paul Simon Oliver, from the UK, and Mike Sheer, from Canada, will perform at The Warbler, located in Ramee Baisan International Hotel, from 10pm onwards.

For more information, visit www.rameehotels.com, www.rameehotelsbahrain.com Bapco’s Dar Al Naft Museum is open to the public every Friday from 9am to 5pm by appointment. It is located at the foot of Jabal Al Dukan. Arrangements for visits are co-ordinated by Bapco’s public relations department. It exhibits rare historical items that tell the story of oil. For more information, visit www.bapco.net

The Dilmun Club in Saar is holding an Open Day 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

Saks Fifth Avenue at the Bahrain City Centre invites parents and their little ones to a fashion show as part of the retailers Kids Fall for Fashion campaign. The show is at 5.30pm but parents can begin arriving at 4pm.
The IHG Hotels Bahrain is staging a Career Week at the Intercontinental Regency Bahrain from 10am to noon in the lobby and then at 2pm to 5pm at the Al Thurraya Hall. For details, call 1728369.

Batelco is sponsoring Al Ayam’s 20th Book Fair & Cultural Festival. The nine-day event will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from today to September 24. Several local and international publishers are participating to display and sell a wide range of books in Arabic and English. For details, visit www.alayamfestival.com.

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

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.

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 Klouds Restaurant. For more information, call 17360000.

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

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

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa is set to host its first beach party for Halloween on October 31. Entertaining the crowd will be Swiss DJ Oliver Shine along with two DJs from Bahrain to kick-start the night. The evening, priced at BD35, includes 10 beverages and food from the grill. There is also a room package available at BD150, which includes a luxury room, breakfast-for-two and entrance to the party with vouchers for 10 beverages.
For details, call 17636363.

A Bahraini film production company is searching for a young actress for its upcoming feature film, entitled The Sleeping Tree.

Nooran Pictures and its director Mohammed Rashed Buali is casting for a female character, aged between eight and 14, with a height of up to 150cm, with a small to medium frame.

Bahrain is the location and the film’s co-producers are the Information Affairs Authority. The story and synopsis will be provided to the shortlisted actresses.

Interested parents should email info@nooranpictures.com with two photographs of their daughter, one full body profile and the other showing a facial profile on a white background.

The Royal Golf Club will celebrate the start of autumn with its first-ever Oktoberfest event, taking place in its Majlis building on Thursday, September 26, from 8pm. Featuring traditional German music, food and beverages, tickets cost BD21 net for club members and BD26 net for visitors, inclusive of all food and soft drinks as well as two beverages per person. Tickets can be reserved by calling 17750777.

Motivational speaker Shiv Khera hosts a workshop on September 18 at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel Residence & Spa.

Mr Khera is the founder of Qualified Learning Systems Inc. USA as well as an author, educator, business consultant and entrepreneur

He inspires and encourages people to realise their true potential through his lectures and self-help books. He has taken his personal messages all over the world from the US to Singapore. His 30 years of research, understanding and experience have helped people on the path of personal growth and fulfillment.

He is the author of 16 books including international bestseller You Can Win, which has sold over 2.5 million copies. For details, call 36048699, 39986580 or 80001077.

Bahrain’s music concert, Desert Symphony, will feature top Indian singers S P Balasubramaniam and K S Chitra, left, 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.

The Domain Bahrain offers fun Txoko social evenings at the Basque Sky Lounge on Level 36 from 5pm. The first 50 beverages are on the house. Sunday is for Domain neighbours, colleagues from the Diplomatic Area. Monday is for bankers while Tuesday is for military members. Wednesday nights are for ‘fashionable and sociable’ ladies. Saturday is for everyone. Terms and conditions apply.

For more information please call 16000222 or email majed@thedomainhotels.com

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

The First Aid Box will be staging a first aid course for families, students, housemaids and nannies on September 28 from 9am to noon in Layla Garden in Saar. The three-hour course, costing BD25, will cover Basic Life Support and CPR skills. Participants will receive a UK certificate. Stay an additional three-hours for BD15 to complete the full qualification from 1pm to 4pm. For details, contact Sarah at firstaidbox.bahrain@gmail.com or on 39363622

After a break over the summer months, two of the Royal Country Club’s most popular activities for children make a return to the schedule this month.

Kids swimming classes in the club’s temperature-controlled outdoor pool are already underway. Children are divided into 3 to 5, 6 to 10 and 11+ year age groups and the cost for 8 x 30-minute sessions is BD32 for members, BD40 for residents of the Riffa Views community and BD48 for non-members.

Monkeynastix, a world of fun and fitness, returns on Sunday, September 22, with classes for 3 to 4-year-olds and 5-8-year-olds being held on Sunday afternoons and classes for 2-4-year-olds taking place on Tuesday afternoons. Monkeynastix is a movement development and healthy lifestyle programme which teaches all the necessary basic movement skills such as ball skills, co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills, vestibular sense, laterality and balance. For more information or to sign your children up for these activities, call 17750777.