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January 19 - 25, 2016
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Gulf Weekly Event listing

Today (January 20)
Giselle - A Photographic Exhibition by Rasha Yousif ends today at the Words BookstoreCafe.

For details, contact 17690790.

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.

Tomorrow (January 21)
Dire Straits tribute band Money for Nothing will be rocking Gulf Hotel’s Sherlock Homes 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

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

A Food is Culture campaign will be run over two months, starting today, 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 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 until Saturday. The event will provide an opportunity for parents to gather information and compare the different available education options in Bahrain.

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

The Scottish pianist Gavin Stewart, who trained at the Ian Tomlin Academy of Music in Edinburgh and the Birmingham City University Birmingham Conservatoire, will be giving the first concert in the St Christopher’s Cathedral Concert Programme for 2016 at 6pm. He will be accompanied by the Manama Singers.

His programme of classical music includes Handel’s Chaconne in G Major, two Nocturnes and the Sonata in C Minor by Mozart, Clair de lune by Debussy and La Chasse by Liszt.

Tickets are priced BD5, with free entry for children. They can be ordered in advance from the Cathedral Office by calling 17253866 or bought on the door on the night.

Friday (January 22)
The Royal Golf Club’s family-friendly Prego Restaurant has launched a new Friday Brunch from noon to 3pm designed for children costing BD6.500. Parents are welcome to order from Prego’s a la carte menu. Call 17751263 to book a table.

Tuesday (January 26)
Cucina Italiana restaurant in Juffair is staging its third Master Chef competition for amateur cooks. The heats will run today, January 31 and on February 2. Registration is BD15.

For details, contact 17001317 or email manager@cucinaitaliana.com.bh

The Autumn Fair will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from today until February 4.

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

S4K’s Romeo & Juliet musical will be performed at the Cultural Hall today 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







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