Event listing

The 2014 Autumn Fair at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre will end today. It’s open from 10am to 10pm and tickets cost 700fils. For details, visit www.theautumnfair.com.

St Christopher’s School Young Musicians of the Gulf (YMoG) ends tomorrow. The semi-final is being held today at St Christopher’s School Hall in the Saar campus at 7pm. The final will be staged at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain tomorrow at 7pm. Contestants will be judged by British-born composer, conductor and organist Michael Hankinson, conductor Richard Dickins and violinist Chloë Hanslip. Tickets for the final cost BD3 and are available at the school. For more information, email marketing@st-chris.net or call 1759 8499/86.

Punchline Media is staging another Chuckle Club featuring comedians Adam Bloom, Silky and James Acaster today at 8.30pm at the Bahrain Rugby Football Club, tomorrow at 8.30pm at the British Club and on Friday at the Regency Hotel at 8pm. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets are BD15. The Chuckle Club will also stage a Valentine Special event at the Rugby Club on February 19 at 8pm, at the British Club on the February 20 at 8.30pm and at the Intercontinental Regency Hotel on February 21 at 8pm. Tickets are priced BD15 per person. For details, contact 36663509 or email info@punchlineme.com.

Culina Cooking Art is featuring a class called The Secret of Raviolis, Pizza and Pasta today and tomorrow.
 
An Italian chef will guide you through making your own pasta dough, eight different variations of fillings and eight different dishes to serve. For details, contact 17178951.

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 children such as close-up magicians, balloon modellers, face-painting and more. The brunch also offers unlimited beverages, all for BD25 per person. Children aged six to 12 pay half-price to dine.

Discounts are available for advance and larger bookings. For more information, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

The Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) is staging a Sponsored Dog Walk to raise funds today. Friends and family can sponsor walkers for every kilometre walked around the Askar courses.  Children will walk 2km and adults 4km. There will be a BBQ and refreshments. The walk starts at 10.30am. For details, visit Facebook, at AWC, Thrift Shop and www.bspca.org

DJ Miss Velocity will perform at Meisei restaurant in Adliya.  For details, contact 17007770.

The Royal Golf Club’s new All You Can Eat Buffet will be held every Saturday lunch time in the 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.

Dine around the central water fountain and under palm trees in Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa’s Saraya Restaurant every Saturday with an Arabic brunch buffet of Middle Eastern and North African cuisine. The brunch is from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at BD18 net per person inclusive of soft beverages and BD22 net per person with selected beverages.
Every Tuesday there is a Moroccan night from 7pm to 10.30pm priced the same as the brunch. For details, visit www.sofitel.com.

The Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research will hold a calligraphy workshop – an Introduction to the art of Ruqaa by calligrapher Saad Busaad today until February 26. Participation will be by selection and there is a course fee. The deadline for submissions is today.  For details, contact 17322549 or visit www.shaikhebrahimcenter.org.

Tamkeen and UNIDO, through its Arab International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Investment, are organising a specialised joint workshop entitled Developing a Strong Brand Identity to be held today from 9am to 3pmM at the Ramee Grand hotel in Seef District.  For details, contact 17536881 extension 101 or 112, or email workshops@arceit.org.

Anna Leanda Thackray will officially launch her book The Awakening of Shamal at Bizarre Lounge at Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre on February 6 from 7pm to 9 pm.

Al Jazira Group is holding a one-month campaign until February 1 in its Adliya branch. The ‘PINOY FEST’ introduces a wide range of products imported from Philippines. Various promotions and a raffle draw have also been arranged to reward customers during the campaign. For details, contact 17714914.

Peacock presents Spring’s Colours spring break programme at Ramli Mall in A’ali area until Friday. There are fine art workshops in painting, calligraphy, recycling and pottery. It’s from 4pm to 6pm and for children between the ages of five and 15. There is a chance to win a free extra workshop. Tickets cost BD25. For more information, contact 36377484 or 33037748.

Bahrain Institute of Hospitality and Retail in association with Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance is holding a Success Summit on February 26 at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain. The seminar features two of the world’s leadership and entrepreneurship experts, Robin Sharma and Verne Harnish. Sharma is the author of 10 bestselling books on leadership and personal development. His work has been published in over 50 countries and nearly 70 languages. He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold millions of copies.

Harnish is the founder of two entrepreneurship organisations, the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.

He is the author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which is endorsed by over 100 CEOs of mid-sized companies and is published in several languages.  For details, contact 36048699 or 80001077, or visit www.bihr.com.bh.

A photographic exhibition called Inside India is being held at the Bin Mattar House in Muharraq until February 20. The images are by four Bahrain-based photographers including Haya Al Khalifa, Rasha Yousif, Saji Antony and Stephanie Ravel. The exhibition will coincide with India’s National Day celebrations. Opening times are Saturday to Thursday from 9am-1pm and 4-7pm.

Gulf Hotel will begin its daily celebration of the Chinese New Year today at Bahrain’s award-winning Chinese Restaurant, China Garden.
 
The celebrations will last for 17 days and will include traditional Chinese dishes in addition to chef Wang’s creations. Each guest will be offered a fortune cookie which contains many prizes and surprises.
 
The Gulf Hotel also regulates online competitions for its followers on Facebook TheGulfHotelBahrain for the best shared photo and the seven wonders of China Garden. The winners will receive prizes provided by the hotel.
For details, visit www.gulfhotelbahrain.com  or contact 1774 6282/73.

Treat your loved one to a romantic four-course dinner including ‘Amuse Bouche’ and a delicious range of appetizers, entrées and desserts in the Royal Golf Club’s Links Restaurant on Valentine’s Day. It costs BD34 net per person inclusive of live romantic music, a rose for the ladies and a welcome drink for all. The Links Valentine’s Dinner menu will be available in Links from 7pm to 11pm on February 14 only.  For details, call 17751262.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain has a ‘Swiss gourmet feast’ taking place throughout January and February on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7pm onwards at Silks Restaurant. On Mondays, the hotel serves a selection of traditional seafood dishes for BD18.200++ per person. The Seafood Night ‘plus’ is BD22.300++ per person. Also, experience the Thursday night brunch at BD22++ per person.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is also offering a five-course menu and unlimited selected beverage priced at BD24++ per person on the February 14. Win a stay in Mövenpick Dead Sea or Beirut for three nights and prolong your Valentine’s Day celebrations. Lots of other prizes can be won and roses will be given to all the ladies. For details, contact 17460000, email hotel.bahrain.fb@moevenpick.com  or visit www.moevenpick-hotels.com/bahrain.

The BIC Dragster Xperience will be held Bahrain International Circuit. Visitors will get the chance to sample a state-of-the-art Top Fuel Dragster. For details, visit www.bahraingp.com.

The Royal Golf Club has special offers on dining. On the first Friday of each month, four adults get to enjoy the full carvery for the price of three and on the second Friday of each month, children aged 12 and under can eat for free. The third Friday of the month will feature a special beverage station while the fourth Friday is Russian Week featuring caviar and beverage stations. The Links Friday Carvery Feast costs BD18 net per person with unlimited selected soft drinks or BD27 net per person with unlimited selected beverages.  For details, contact 17751262.

A special ‘Early Bird’ promotion, which offers up to 20 per cent discounts on tickets to the 2014 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, is valid until February 5. Under the offer, Main Grandstand tickets cost BD120 instead of the regular price of BD150. Oasis Grandstand tickets cost BD120 apiece. For the Turn One Grandstand, a ticket costs BD100 at regular price, but with the discount, the cost is reduced to BD85. Tickets to the University Grandstand and the Victory Grandstand will cost just BD51 each. All tickets are for all three days of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Children aged three to 12 years old can get tickets at 50 per cent off while school students aged 13 to 17 can get a 25 per cent discount. Those with special needs, as well as senior citizens aged 65 and above, receive a 25 per cent discount. For details, visit www.bahraingp.com or call 17450000.