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The Bahrain Caledonian Society Awali Club’s annual St Andrew’s Ball will take place at the Bapco Club, Awali, on November 26 from 7pm. Entry costs BD30 per person, inclusive of a three-course dinner. The dress code is black tie, national dress or lounge suit.
For more information and tickets, call 39655049 or email alistairwoods@me.com
The BSPCA Thrift Shop Festive Fayre will be held at the Thrift Shop, Abu Saiba, on November 28 from 2pm-5pm. Designer clothing, accessories and shoes, Christmas gifts and lots more will be on sale. All proceeds go towards funding the charity’s animal welfare centre.
The Early Learners Nursery in Saar will stage a festive fair on November 28 from 10am-1pm. There will be games, face-painting, henna, a nail salon, balloon twister, popcorn, candy floss and a variety of stalls. There will also be a raffle.
Entry is free for children and 500 fils for adults. For more information, call 13613972.
The Manama Singers will be staging a ‘Christmas around the World’ concert, directed by Leah Churchill, at the Movenpick Hotel Bahrain on November 28. There will be a matinee at 4pm, with tickets costing BD5, and an evening concert at 7pm. Tickets for the later show are BD7 if bought from Alosra Supermarket, Words Bookstore Café, Bookcase or the hotel, or BD8 on the door.
For more information, follow Manama Singers on Facebook.
Stage performances of the children’s classic The Jungle Book will take place at the Bahrain Cultural Hall from November 29 to December 2. The timings are:
Tickets are available from havajava in Manazel and Alosra supermarkets. For more information, call 39616858.
The Domain Hotel & Spa is hosting a ‘Share Your Awesomeness’ female-only event to celebrate Bahraini Women’s Day on December 1. The event will run from 7pm-9pm and will feature the sharing of stories and networking. The event costs BD10. For more information, call 17590135.
The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa’s Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on December 1 from 6pm in the hotel garden. A choir will perform traditional festive hymns.
The Sheraton Bahrain Hotel’s Christmas Tree Light-Up will take place on December 9. Father Christmas will be giving out gifts to children and there will be a festive photo booth.
Inspire Bahrain’s Christmas Celebration Concert will take place on December 4 at 6pm at the Bahrain Rugby Football Club in Janabiya. Tickets cost BD6 for adults and BD4 for children aged 12 and under and can be bought at the Inspire Centre or at the Rugby Club.
For more information, call 39047734 or visit www.inspirebahrain.com
Al Riwaq Art Space will launch its cultural project ‘The Nest 2015/ Market 338’ from December 10 to January 9, 2016.
This will be the fifth year the Adliya neighbourhood has been transformed into a live arts space with public installations, live music and a weekly marketplace.
The Nest is a local hotspot, offering live music performances, activities for children and workshops that reflect on current topics of contemporary design and its related disciplines. There will be a full programme of events lined up including a film series curated with the Sharjah Arts Foundation.
For more details, contact 17717441, email info@alriwaqartspace.com or visit www.alriwaqartspace.com
Bookings are being accepted for private Christmas parties, turkey takeaways, and Christmas and New Year dining at the Royal Golf Club’s Links Restaurant.
Executive Chef Paul Gindra and his team will be providing a sumptuous Christmas Day buffet lunch featuring traditional favourites at a cost of BD29 net per person, inclusive of unlimited selected beverages. Santa will be taking a break from his rounds to drop off gifts for all the young diners too!
For New Year’s Eve, Chef Paul has created a four-course dinner costing BD36 net per person inclusive of a welcome beverage, while Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will see the highly-popular Jazzy A La Carte Brunch taking place at a cost of BD27 net person, including beverages.
If you prefer to entertain from home over the festive season, save yourself some work and order Chef Paul’s ‘Turkey Takeaway’. The turkey and all the trimmings will cost BD90 and will serve 10. To make your festive booking, call 17751262.
Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE) has unveiled a programme of parallel conferences and workshops linked to the upcoming 2016 Gulf Industry Fair, iTech Industry, gulfBID, Gulf Interiors and Gulf Property Show.
Managing director Jubran Abdulrahman told a news conference at The Domain Bahrain Hotel: “The exhibitions industry is not a passive partner in the growth of the national economy of Bahrain. The events launched by HCE for 2016 will cover a wide spectrum of sectors that are of growing importance in the GCC and we expect that they will be as popular in 2016 as they were previously.”
The fair takes place on April 26-28 at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre in Sanabis.
A ‘B2B - Meet The Big Boys’ event will be held at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters in Sanabis on December 6 from 9.30am-2pm.
It will feature small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who will get a chance to interact with large corporates and institutes, with the aim of encouraging partnerships and creating business opportunities for small entrepreneurs.
Hamed Fakhro, pictured above, committee member, said: “The SME Majlis is the first of its kind, and it aims to bolster companies by introducing them to large influential corporations with purchasing power and give them an opportunity to be their suppliers.
“Each large company (the big boys) will have their own mini ‘majlis’ (traditional Bahraini seating) in a semi-formal arrangement where they meet with suppliers that are of interest to their organisation. Each small company will have 15 minutes to pitch and discuss their service or offering. It’s kind of like a ‘speed-dating’ for companies.”
