Dates for the diary

La Fontaine Art Centre, Adliya, is hosting a jazz music exhibition and concert dinner on January 21. Tickets cost BD30 and are available by emailing info@lafontainearecentre.net or by calling 17230123.

A Food is Culture campaign will be run over two months staring on January 21 featuring a variety of artists, chefs, philosophers, ‘foodies’ and experts in various fields discussing, creating and showcasing the link between food, art and culture. In the first week, there will be an exclusive collaboration between six artists and six chefs from Bahrain who will produce food and art to share with the audience. In the second week, there will be a lecture series with various personalities in Bahrain and the international scene that will discuss different topics under Food is Culture.

For details, visit www.culture.gov.bh

Bahrain Schools Expo 2016 will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from January 21-23. The event will provide a great opportunity for parents to gather information and compare the different available education options in Bahrain.

The free expo is open from 10am-9pm. For details, contact 17300363, 39933241, email info@groovy.im or visit www.bahrainschools.net.

The Lost Paradise of Dilmun Waterpark will host a bazaar on January 29 from 9am to 5pm in its car park. It will feature clothes, accessories, shoes, household items and more. There will be an array of dishes to enjoy for a family picnic while kids play in the bouncy castle and get their faces painted. There will also be a hoverboard/Segway open field day and hoverboard competitions. There will also be a DJ. Entry is BD1.

For details, call 36048641 or 36048648.

Dire Straits tribute band Money for Nothing will be rocking Gulf Hotel’s Sherlock Homes on January 21 from 9pm. Lead guitarist Aled Williams and the band will be entertaining the crowd with a string of the band’s classics including Sultans of Swing, Brothers in Arms and Walk of Life. Tickets in advance cost BD5 and on the night will be BD7.

For details, contact 17713000 or email fbm@gulfhotelbahrain.com or info@gulfhotelbahrain.com

The Autumn Fair will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from January 26 to February 4.

For details, visit www.theautumnfair.com or call 17550033.

Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) urges animal lovers and their pets to step out for its annual Strut Your Mutt dog walk. The event will be held on January 29 at Askar. Added attractions include a raflle, stalls and refreshments as well as giveaway goodies. You can bring your own pooch or pre-book one of the shelter’s dogs for a walk.

For details, contact Michelle on 33121769.

The Gulf Hotel Bahrain will be celebrating Chinese New Year at China Garden from February 1-12 from noon to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm every day except for Sunday. The restaurant will feature traditional and creative signature dishes and each diner will get a chance to win special prizes at the Fortune Box at the end of the meal.

For details, contact 17713000 or email fbm@gulfhotelbahrain.com or info@gulfhotelbahrain.com

S4K’s Romeo & Juliet musical will be performed at the Cultural Hall on January 26 at 11.45am, on January 27 at 8.45am and 11.45am and on January 28 at 10.30am and 6:30pm. Tickets are available at havajava in Manazel and at Alosra Supermarkets.

For details, contact 39616858, email entertainmentplus@gmail.com or visit www.entertainmentplus.me

Gulf Industry Fair 2016 will host a Master Class programme to ‘develop innovation and lateral thinking for leaders’.

The two-day workshop on February 10 and 11 will be conducted by business guru Adi Breuer, who has 25 years of experience and has consulted more than 200 companies globally, and will encourage current or future business leaders and industrialists to acknowledge and recognise their potential in innovating their businesses.

During the workshop, Breuer will be guiding attendees through a programme covering leadership development, executive impact and innovative approaches to leadership drawn from the potential of each delegate and their collective knowledge and experiences.

To register or for more information on workshop fees, contact 17299123 or info@hilalce.com

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay will be featuring a Valentine’s Market from February 10 to 14 from 10am to 9pm in the lobby homemade pink macaroons, chocolate pralines, heart-shaped chocolate cakes decorated with fresh roses, and many more sweet treats straight from kitchens.

For details, contact 17115000.

Prepare for a warm, Swiss gourmet feast at the Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain until March 4. Available in single and double pots, treat your taste buds to a variety of Swiss fondues for BD15++ per portion at Silk’s restaurant from 7pm onwards.

For details, contact 17460000.

The Crowne Plaza Bahrain Bfit Health Club is staging a Biggest Loser Challenge until May 10. The person who loses the most weight at the end of the four months will win three months free health club membership, a T-shirt and a one night stay-for-two inclusive of breakfast.

For details, contact 17531122.

The Fourth Al Basta Market will be held every Friday and Saturday for free from 3pm-9pm at the Bahrain International Circuit until February 6. The market, organised by the Southern Governorate, features stalls, live Bahraini bands, farmers and productive family stalls and other activities.

The VIVA ‘Shop & Skate’ continues at Al A’ali Shopping Complex from 4pm-10pm during weekdays and 4pm to midnight during weekends until January 23.

Artist Thajba Najeeb’s collection of canvases and murals, entitled My Love Affair Continues ... is open to the public at the Bahrain Financial Harbour West Tower Reception and will run until February 6.

The Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) will be staged at the Sakhir Airbase on January 21 to 23, featuring a variety of activities for families to enjoy.

Visitors will witness some of the world’s most extraordinary flying demonstrations, with aerobatic display teams including the Russian Knights, the Saudi Hawks, UAE’s Al Fursan and India’s Sarang Helicopter Display Team.

Other entertainment includes Bubble Bash football and the CXC Flight Simulator allowing visitors to pilot commercial airliners, fighter jets, private planes and helicopters. Families can ride in a Motion Capsule simulator.

There will also be a street magician, a jump rope crew, creative graffiti art, 3D street art, stilt walkers and Instagram-able giant BIAS 2016 sculptures. Children will love the magic show, face painting, a swing chair carousel and a large play area featuring huge inflatable slides and obstacle courses.

Over the three days, there will be a variety of on-stage performances and shows including international illusionist One with Magic and two live musical performances daily at 4pm. The line-up includes the progressive fusion folk band Majaz, Arabic-rapping hip hop sensation The Mystro and Havaneros Band. The headliners include Bahraini soul singer Hanan Redha, Kuwaiti hip hop star Daffy performing his hit song Samboosa with DJ Outlaw and bringing the event to a close will be Bahrain’s own DJ Jackson.

Tickets can be purchased from all Batelco outlets priced BD10 for adults and BD5 for children up to 16. A five-per-cent discount is also available on group bookings of 20+ tickets. Parking and access to the site is from Bahrain International Circuit. Follow @bahraininternationalairshow on instagram and @BahAirshow on twitter.

The world-renowned Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre team put on a moving rendition of Hamlet last night at the Cultural Hall to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare who was born in 1564 and died in 1616.

Actors and a stage crew have been touring the world for the past 20 months and have showcased the play in 159 countries to date. The British Council director, Tony Calderbank, welcomed the cast and crew at a reception on Sunday evening in Adliya.

British Ambassador Simon Martin said: “Shakespeare is probably Britain’s best known cultural export but, of course, so many Bahrainis know Britain so well as well as our culture and literature.

“This is just one area in which I see British and Bahraini collaboration over the course of the year as part of our 200th anniversary of links between the two countries. We will be holding other events to celebrate and build on what we are already doing in the fields of business, finance, education, sport, culture and performance arts.”