Events Listings

Bahrain International Design Week (BIDW) concludes its roadshow at The Domain Hotel Manama with a panel discussion entitled Design Needs an Audience. The three-day event will be hosted at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from tomorrow to Saturday. BIDW will showcase the latest trends in jewellery and fashion, interior design, graphic design and more. It will also provide a forum for designers to show their latest designs. There will be fashion shows created by Design Cube and dialogues. For details, visit www.bidw.co

The Elite Grand Hotel Christmas Tree lighting will be held in the lobby at 6.30pm-7.30pm. The Elite Christmas Choir will be singing carols and offering presents to children.

Studio Ceramics will host a festive arts and crafts camp for children today, tomorrow, Saturday and Tuesday from 2.30pm-5.30pm at BD5 per person. For details, visit www.studioceramics.me

The Indian Ladies Association is holding a Sneha Annual Day at the Ramee International Hotel in Juffair at 7pm.
For details, contact Sneha co-ordinator Bikky Chopra on 39262521 or Sneha teacher Vidya Gopal on 36584442.

Crowne Plaza Bahrain will light up its Christmas tree at their lobby at 7pm. Celebrate Christmas Day with a lunch buffet at La Mosaique, Harvesters Bar and Terrace and Cappuccino’s, priced at BD27++ inclusive of selected beverages and BD14++ for kids between the ages of three-12. There will be a kid’s corner serving a Christmas feast and Santa will arrive on his sleigh to give away festive goodies.

The hotel’s New Year’s Eve Ball, themed ‘A night in Las Vegas’, will include a tribute show entitled A Vision of Elvis by Rob Kinglsey and his band, other live entertainment and a DJ alongside a gala dinner. For details, contact 17531122.

South African comedian Barry Hilton will appear at The Dilmun Club. Doors open at 6.30pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost BD20 to BD25 per person. For details, contact 17690926 or 36233321, visit www.vallay.net or www.facebook.com/vallaymedia

The Gulf Hotel will be lighting its Christmas tree at 7pm in Al Andalus Lounge. There will also be a choir and Santa Claus.

Al Areen Palace and Spa will unveil its gingerbread house and have a Christmas tree lighting ceremony with carol singing in the lobby at 5pm.

The Muju Jazzy Brunch is held every Friday between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel on Amwaj Island. The Muju Jazzy Duo, featuring South African musicians Jamelo and Sariefa, will provide entertainment. There are also activities for kids such as close-up magicians, balloon modellers, face painting and more. The brunch also offers unlimited beverages, all for BD25 per person. Children aged between six-12 pay half-price to dine. Discounts are available for advance and larger bookings. For more information, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

St Christopher’s Senior School is staging Sandy Wilson’s musical production of The Boyfriend today at 3pm at the Saar campus Junior Hall. The fun, light-hearted musical is set in the French Riviera in the 1920s. Tickets are priced BD6. For details, contact 17788121, 17598499 or 17598486.

The Manama Theatre Club presents a family pantomime of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at The British Club. The shows start at 1.30pm and 5.30pm today and at 3pm tomorrow. Tickets priced BD5 for members and BD7 for non-members are available from reception and the Great Deli Café in Najibi Centre in Saar.

The Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations is hosting the free Thank You Bahrain fun family day out at the National Stadium car park in Riffa, from 2pm onwards. For details, contact 39133655, email info@thankyoubh.com, follow twitter @thankyoubahrain, instagram #thankyoubahrain, on Facebook or visit www.thankyoubh.com

Legendary House performer, Sonique, makes her Bahrain debut at The Dragon Hotel, Amwaj Islands. The set will include her smash hit It Feels So Good. Supporting acts will include international DJs Laura Love and Suzee X, both of which have played together at Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi.

The show starts at 5.30pm and pre-sale tickets are on sale at BD15, which will include two beverages. Tickets at the gate will be BD15 for entrance only. For details, call 36969168.

The British School of Bahrain (BSB) fourth annual International Family Fair, organised by the Friends of BSB, will take place from 10am-3pm. Entry costs BD1. There will be a huge marketplace featuring a wide selection of fine jewellery, art, handmade crafts, as well as other shopping items, live entertainment by students, a Santa’s Grotto, games, rides, plus a raffle draw.

Children can decorate cookies at the Kempinski Winter Wonderland Chalet in Bahrain City Centre Mall every Friday and Saturday from today until December 12 from 3pm-6pm. Decorate a cookie for BD2 and contribute to The Palm Association. For details, contact 17171000 or visit www.kempinski.com/bahrain

Camelot is hosting a Gatsby Charity Dinner for Tony the Dogfather from 7.30pm, including a three-set-course menu with welcome drinks. Dress code is Gatsby-style and tickets cost BD20. For details, contact 17717745 or 39977540.

A 12-hour Keep Calm and Zumba On event will be held at Al Bander Hotel and Resort to raise funds for Bahrain Cancer Society’s children’s ward. There will be face painting, a bouncy castle and balloons for children as well as a raffle draw, food and drinks, T-shirts and more. For details, contact 17713999 or email healthclub@alghalia.com

The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa will host a carol sing-along with the Manama Singers and light up its Christmas tree. The hotel is also launching a Gingerbread House Decoration Competition in the hotel’s lobby. Children can purchase a ginger house and the hotel will provide the complimentary goodies, icing and sweets for decorating. Group activities will start from 4pm-7pm. For details, call 39945208.

The Elite Crystal Hotel will stage a Rock ’n’ Roll Kids Fiesta at La Casda from 4.30pm-7.30pm. DJ Santa will play the season’s music with lots of games and prizes to win. First prize is a Christmas lunch for two. Second prize is a Roast Turkey hamper with accompaniments and the third prize is a seasonal Christmas hamper. Children eat for BD3 nett and adults are priced at BD7 nett.

Ten disciples including Nipuna Ashok, Apurva Layesh, Anugraha Ann Thomas, Angelina Jose Joji, Haritha Venugopal, Samia Shameer, Karen W Coelho, Agnas Ann Thomas, Imasha Isabella Costa and Wismaya Sajeesh, under the tutelage of dance teacher Chitralekha Ajit, will be performing their stage debut Bharatanatyam Arangetram at the Indian Club’s Sanskara Auditorium.

The Royal Golf Club’s new All You Can Eat Buffet will be held every Saturday for lunch in Prego Italian Restaurant. It will include salads, pastas, pizzas and risottos as well as Italian desserts for BD12 net for adults (members discount applies) and BD5 net for children under the age of 12, inclusive of unlimited selected soft drinks. Children under the age of five eat for free. The buffet is available between midday and 3pm. For details, call the club on 17750777.

The Art of Innovation - How to Integrate Creativity in Your Organisation seminar by Dimis Michaelides will be held at the Bahrain Conference Centre Crowne Plaza Bahrain. For details, call 17232377.

Christmas carols will be performed at the Dilmun Club with The Manama Singers at 8pm in Candles. Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets cost BD12 for members and BD15 for non-members. It will include a buffet.  For details, contact 17690926, 17692986 or email kate_gibson@dilmun-club.com or visit www.dilmun-club.com

The Royal Country Club will stage karate classes for children with a free demonstration today. Classes for kids aged four to nine will take place every Sunday at 5pm while classes for kids aged 10 and above will be held at the same time every Tuesday. For details and to sign up for the free demonstration class, call the club on 17750777.

The Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research is holding a Sleeping Beauty exhibition of installation and embroideries by artist Christine Khonji at 7pm in Bin Matar House. The exhibition will run until January 4. The Bin Matar House is open Saturday to Thursday from 9am-1pm and 4pm-7pm.

Father Christmas will visit the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel to give away gifts and light up a Christmas tree. There will be carols, cookies and beverages.

There is also a special Christmas Eve dinner buffet at Al Safir Restaurant from 7.30pm-11.30pm for BD12.500+ for adults and a 50 per cent discount for children between the ages of four and 12. Younger children can eat for free.

A Christmas Day lunch will also be served at Al Safir Restaurant for BD16+ for adults and BD6+ for children. A New Year’s Eve dinner is priced at BD18 for adults and BD8+ for children. New Year’s Day lunch at Al Safir Restaurant is from 12.30pm-3.30pm and priced at BD13.900+ for adults, children from four to 12 years get a 50 per cent discount and below four eat for free.  For details, email cristalyn.pastrana@sheraton.com or visit Facebook: /SheratonBahrainHotel; or Twitter @SheratonBahrain

The Elite Resort and Spa Christmas Tree lighting will be held in the lobby at 6.30pm-7.30pm. The Elite Christmas Choir will be singing carols and have giveaways for kids. There will be a Santa’s Workshop at the Noor tent on December 13 and 20.

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa is holding a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 6pm.

An Auction of Promises along with a dinner to ‘Bring Adam Home’ takes place from 7.30pm-11pm at the Regency Intercontinental Hotel’s Riffa Ballroom. Tickets are BD20 and funds raised will contribute towards the campaign to reunite the schoolboy with his mother. See Letters on Page 4. For details, contact Rebecca Jones on 38394524.

JJ’s Irish Restaurant stages its ninth annual Karaoke Idol competition every Tuesday until December 17 with a top prize of BD1,000. For details, contact 39329083 or visit Facebook or Twitter.

A Social Media Masters Forum will be held at the Movenpick Hotel today and tomorrow. For details, call 36392939.

The Bahrain International Circuit is hosting a musical competition as part of the inaugural BIC National Day Festival from December 13-17 in Sakhir. The festival is being held to showcase the best of Bahrain. A panel of three judges will decide on who will take home BD3,000, BD2,000 and BD1,000 as first, second and third prizes. Contestants will be judged on voice quality, stage presence, overall performance and audience impact.

Registration costs BD10. Applicants will be divided into a four-day performance schedule, with the best performers being selected to take to the stage on the final day.

The competition is open to all bands and solo musicians, but participants must perform with an accompanying instrument. Participants can present all genres of music. For more details call 17451770, 17451099 or email bic.nationalday@bic.com.bh