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February 5 - 11, 2014
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‪BIZLADIES Bahrain is hosting an Energy Inside and Out: Channelling Energy for Professional Purposes event at the Ramee Grand Hotel in Seef. The speaker is Julia Lomas, author, coach and healer. The day starts at 8am and the presentation at 8.30am. It is complimentary for ladies with BIZ packages/partners and is BD20 for guests. Breakfast and a prize draw is also included.‬

On February 8, there is another event at Ramee Grand’s Tea Garden.

For details, email office@beckett-mcinroy.com or contact 17590135.

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

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is celebrating its 10th anniversary with A night on Broadway musical performance today and on Saturday at the Murjan Ballroom. Tickets are priced at BD15 and BD20 net for VIP, and can be purchased at the hotel. The show features several songs from the Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Chicago, Les Miserable, Chorus line and Beauty and the Beast. The show stars Louis Yseel. The show starts at 8.15pm.

For details, contact 17460000 or email hotel.bahrain.fb@moevenpick.com.

A group of local musicians will pay a tribute to Salil Chowdhury at Baan Saeng Thai in Adliya.

For details, contact 33227100.

The Muju Jazzy Brunch is held every Friday between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel on Amwaj Islands. The Muju Jazzy Duo, 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

Saikoro Wars is staged at the Bahrain International Circuit. Tickets are BD5.5 and 10 per cent of the proceeds go towards charity.

For more information, contact 39990011 or visit www.sws.ninxa.com.

The 19th Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Junior Tennis Championship will be held today until February 29 at the Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair. Matches start at 4pm. Entry per played is BD2 for singles and doubles.

For details, call 17729561.

The HSBC Youth Rugby Series will be staged at the Bahrain Rugby and Football Club today and tomorrow.

For details, call 17695809.

Ramee Grand Hotel in Seef is hosting a salsa workshop at Ibrida until Sunday.

For details, contact 39633800 or email salsabor.bahrain@gmail.com.

The Royal Golf Club’s new All You Can Eat Buffet will be held every Saturday lunch time 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 more information, 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 Dogfather Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is staging a boutique event sale from 10am to 2pm at the Dilmun Club.
 
It will include designer labels, fashion accessories, electronics, household goods, bric and bracs, cakes, cookies and cupcakes.

The fourth edition of the EFG Sailing Arabia Tour will start at Amwaj Marina. The 15-day race calls at eight world class marinas.

For details, visit www.sailingarabiatour.com.


Lanterns Lounge & Restaurant in Adliya is celebrating its first anniversary, which falls on Friday, with a variety of events over the next week starting with the Fluid Liquid Party at Goa Lounge from 8pm onwards tomorrow. Entrance is free. Friday will be Bollywood Night featuring DJ Danzal and DJ Orlando from 8pm onwards at Goa Lounge again with free entrance. On the same day, patrons can enjoy a lavish lunch and dinner buffet along with a complimentary welcome drink.

DJ Alexa and DJ Black will be performing at the Goa Lounge on February 13 and 14, respectively, from 8pm and entrance will be free.

The restaurant will also be having a Valentine’s Day buffet priced at BD10.990++ on February 14.

For details, call 17250999.

Lanterns Budaiya branch is now open from noon to midnight daily.

For reservations, call 17590591.

The owners of this restaurant franchise are planning to open two more outlets in the kingdom over the course of the year. A third restaurant is scheduled to open in the coming weeks at Durrat Al Bahrain and the fourth one in Riffa is due before the end of the year.


Experience authentic Venetian dishes prepared by Chef Stefano complemented with music from Italian soprano and tenor singers Vincenzo Sanso and Carla Mazzarella at Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa’s Fiamma Italian Restaurant from 7pm to 10pm. It runs from February 12-21. Valentine’s Day feast at Fiamma cost BD62 per couple inclusive of a bottle.

For details, contact 17636363 or visit www.sofitel.com.

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 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 world-renowned 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 CEO is 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.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is holding a ‘Swiss gourmet feast’ 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 hotel is also offering a five-course menu and unlimited selected beverages priced at BD24++ per person on February 14. Win a stay in Mövenpick Dead Sea or Beirut for three nights and prolong your Valentine’s Day celebrations. Other prizes can be won and roses will be given to all the ladies.

For details, call 17460000 or email hotel.bahrain.fb@moevenpick.com 

The BIC Dragster Xperience is the latest offering at the Bahrain International Circuit in which visitors 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.


Macbeth by Shakespear4Kidz in association with Entertainment+ is staged at the Cultural Hall on February 12 at 8.45am and at 11.45am then on February 13 at 9am and 6pm.

For details, contact 39616858 or 39607489.

Punchline Media is staging The Chuckle Club’s 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 cost BD15 per person.

For details, contact 36663509 or email info@punchlineme.com.

The Movenpick Hotel Bahrain will be hosting the Heart to Heart charity ball in collaboration with the American Women’s Association on February 20 to raise funds to help patients with heart disease at the Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa of the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital. Tickets are BD30 per person for a three course set menu. There will also be a silent auction and live entertainment.

For details, call 17460000, email hotel.bahrain.fb@moevenpick.com or visit www.moevenpick-hotels.com/bahrain.

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.







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