Events listing

A photographic exhibition called Inside India is being held at the Bin Mattar House in Muharraq until tomorrow. 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.

Punchline Media is staging The Chuckle Club’s Valentine Special event at the Rugby Club today at 8pm, at The British Club tomorrow at 8.30pm and at the Intercontinental Regency Hotel on Friday 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 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

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

Elite Seef Residence & Hotel has a Family Friday Brunch Buffet and unlimited soft beverages (soft drinks, canned juice and water). It runs from noon to 4pm and costs BD10 for adults and children’s rates vary according to height. There is free access to The Kids Club (arts & crafts, games, early learning activities).

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 noon and 3pm.
For more information, call 17750777.

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa’s Saraya Restaurant has brunch 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 more information,call 17636363 or visit www.sofitel.com

Saudi singer Rabeh Saqer, right, will be performing live at this year’s Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Saqer will be the first of three major concerts that will highlight the off-track entertainment at the upcoming motor racing spectacle, taking place on April 4-5-6, in Sakhir.

The concerts are part of the celebrations marking BIC’s 10th anniversary and landmark 10th hosting of the grand prix, which this year will be held at night for the very first time. Saqer will take to the stage on Friday, April 4, at 8pm. All three-day ticket holders will be able to attend the show free of charge. Two other major acts will also be entertaining the crowds during the weekend. Their identities will be announced shortly by the organisers.

The Bahrain Science Centre, part of Ministry of Social Development, is staging the Scary Skeleton Exhibition. The skeletons that attract visitors’ attention the most are the Dugongs which have a peculiar downturned skull, tapered body, large front flippers and lack of hind limbs. Few visitors realise that this extraordinary creature still lives off the shores of Bahrain.

For details, visit www.bahrainsciencecentre.com or call 17686466.

The Lost Paradise of Dilmun Waterpark (LPOD) is organising the first ever LPOD Challenge on March 7 from noon until 3pm on its 2km 12 obstacle course. Part of the event proceeds will be donated to Ria Autism Centre. Participants will crawl through thick mud, climb up and down cargo nets, inclined walls and go through all the rides. It costs BD15 to participate and entrance will include a T-shirt, buffet BBQ, a raffle ticket and a certificate. Competitors must be 16 years and above. The raffle draw features 50 mystery prizes and the draw will take place at 4.30pm. The registration is limited to 200 participants and closing date is February 27.

For details, visit www.lpodwaterpark.com

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

Artist Areej Rajab’s ‘Pearl’ exhibition is on display at the Naqsh Gallery in Al A’ali Complex, Seef District. The expo will feature fine art pieces inspired by her fascination with the beauty and dazzling colours of the pearl. The event will continue until February 28. Areej Rajab’s artworks are displayed in the exhibition through the gallery’s newly launched product category, ‘N Prive’. Naqsh’s new product is a limited edition fine art collection featuring the original works of Areej Rajab and other distinguished artists.
 
For further information, call 17592008 or email ahmed.assiri@traccs.net

Al Areen Palace & Spa, in association with Eub2b promotions, is hosting a unique Souq experience. Dubbed as ‘1001 Nights Souq’ an Aladdin style meets Medieval-themed market will be completed with authentic stalls and vendors role-playing medieval characters. Thousand of items will be on sale including silver jewellery, perfumes, incense, fancy candles, clay pots, brass trays and ornaments, spices, nuts & candies, historical jewellery, leather goods, handmade items and more. There will also be camel rides, horse rides & carriages, a children’s play area, falconers, strolling musicians, Moroccan-style water seller, acrobatics, magicians, jugglers and fire eaters. All this will be completed with a food festival offering the hotel’s delectable dishes, through themed cafe’s and food stalls. 
1001 Nights Souq begins March 7 and will take place every Friday and Saturday from 10am-5pm. It runs until May 31.

For more information call 17111005 or email 1001@eub2b.com