Event listing

Anoushka Shankar, the Indian classical musician and composer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on October 10 at 8pm. Entry is free.
 
For more information, visit www.anoushkashankar.com

The Chamber Orchestra Vienna Berlin, the famous European philharmonic orchestra, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on October 11 at 8pm.
 Entry is free for all ages.

Aicha Redouane, the Moroccan-born French singer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on October 11 at 8pm. Entry is free for all ages.

Bastian Baker, the upcoming Swiss pop musician, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on October 13 at 8pm. Entry is free for all ages.
 
For more information, visit www.bastianbaker.com/

Macadi Nahhas, the Jordanian traditional singer, will be performing at the Bahrain Cultural Hall in Manama on October 14 at 8pm. Entry is free for all ages.
 
For more information, visit www.macadinahhas.net

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa is hosting a week-long Mexican Gastronomic and Cultural festival starting today in its Tapas restaurant. There will be tapas and an extensive selected beverages menu. Accompanying the cuisine will be a Latin music performance every night from 9pm.

For more information, call 38122891 or 17636342.

American rapper V.I.C. will be performing at Ibrida, Ramee Grand Hotel & Spa, Seef, from 9pm onwards.

Entry is free.

Call 17111999 or 36897378 for more details or visit www.rameegrandbahrain.com or www.facebook.com/ibridabahrain

The Chuckle Club, featuring comedians Michael Legge, Stephen Carlin and Bruce Devlin, is performing a show at the British Club, Um Al Hassam, at 8.30pm and tickets are BD15. The comedians will perform on Friday at The Regency Hotel’s BBQ brunch starting from 12.30pm followed by a show from 5pm to 7pm.

For brunch and a show, tickets are priced at BD30++ and BD15 for just the show. Also on Friday, the acts will appear at the Royal Golf Club at 8.30pm with tickets at BD15 with inclusive meal options available.

For details, email mark@punchlineme.com

The Royal Country Club’s Family Movie Night takes place weekly in the gardens from 6pm. This week, the movie is Rio 2. All are welcome to attend; entry for non-members is BD5 for adults and BD2.500 for under-14s and includes a soft drink and popcorn. Advanced booking is not necessary.

The Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker, one of the most famous plays of all-time at the Bahrain National Theatre today and Friday. The show is headlined by the talented ballet duo Anastasia Matvienko in the role of the kind-hearted young girl Marie, and Denis Matvienko in the role of her awkward wooden nutcracker doll, whom she can sense hides a secret.

Tickets are completely sold out for both evenings.

For more information visit
www.moc.gov.bh/en/theevents/CurrentEvents/Name,11569,en.html#.VA3FPfmSwXE

The Royal Golf Club’s fourth restaurant opened its doors to the public this week. The Repartee Lounge, which offers a range of beverages and a light menu with a Far East flavour, is located on the mezzanine floor of the club-house and enjoys stunning views across the 18th hole. It is open from Monday to Saturday from 5pm to midnight and has Happy Hour pricing from 5pm to 8pm daily.

Head down to the Royal Golf Club for its Links Friday Carvery Brunch, which includes a range of starters, live cooking stations, traditional carved meats, desserts and more. There’s also a special section for children including a ‘create your own cupcake’ station. The brunch, from noon to 4pm, costs BD18 net for adults, including unlimited selected soft drinks, and BD27 net for adults, with unlimited selected house beverages. It’s BD9.500 net for children under-12 and children aged four and under can eat for free.

For details, call 17751262.

Soie Restaurant, Sheraton Hotel Bahrain in Manama, is staging cooking classes every Friday until October 3 from 10am to noon. Classes cost BD12.500++ per person.

For details, visit www.soiebahrain.com/cookingclass or call 17533533.

The Palm Association is hosting the Great Gatsby Charity Ball at the Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa, on September 25. It will be a night of glamour as guests are taken back to the 1920s, complete with music and cuisine.
Tickets cost BD50.

To make a reservation, contact palmballcoordinator@thepalmassociation.com

The BSPCA will run an ‘Amazing Auction’ at Upstairs Downstairs, Adliya, on September 27. The restaurant is offering a four-course buffet brunch plus red, white and sparkly refreshments for BD20 (inclusive). Doors open at 11.30am, the buffet will be served from noon and popular South African singer Paul ‘Toddy’ Adams will entertain until 2pm, prior to the auction.

To reserve a table, call the restaurant on 17713093. If any businesses or individuals would like to donate an item to auction, contact bspca@batelco.com.bh or via the BSPCA official page on Facebook.

Footballing legends Graeme Souness and Gordon Banks will be coming to Bahrain on September 25 at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa. TV pundit and former Scotland international Souness played with Liverpool, Rangers and Sampdoria, winning three European Cups, nine league titles and a plethora of British domestic trophies. Goalkeeper Banks was an instrumental part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning side. The duo will share soccer stories from 8pm.

Tickets cost BD30.

For details, call 34516445, email tickets@sportsspeakermena.com or sportsspeaker@outlook.com

Fashionistaz by SJ Omar is hosting a Designer Wear Exhibition at Salt n’ Pepper Restaurant & Banquet Hall, Sanad, on September 26 and 27 from 4-10pm.

For more information, call 33990606

Beauty Spot Salon & Spa, Hamala, is holding a ‘Cuts for Confidence’ event to donate hair and to raise funds for the Little Princess Trust. The event will run on October 17 and 18 from 10am-7pm.

If you are interested in donating, call 17611888.

Words Bookstore Cafe, Budaiya, is hosting a Children’s Writing Workshop every Saturday from October 11 to November 1 from 3-4pm. Each hour-long class will explore how to write a great creative story from start to finish and include a fun writing exercise to spark the imagination.  Children will receive individual feedback on a piece they’ve written.

Classes are open to children from ages nine to 13. All four sessions cost BD36, payable in advance.

For details, call 17690790.

Words is also hosting an Adult Writing Workshop. These classes will take place on Thursday mornings from October 16 to November 6 from 9-10.30am or (depending on which option has the highest demand) Saturday afternoons from October 11 to November 1 from 4-5.30pm

The cost is BD50 payable in advance. There will be a short introductory meeting on Saturday September 27 from 4pm-4.30pm for those who register.