Dates for the diary

The St Christopher’s School Big Band, conducted by Paul Bagshaw, will be performing at St Christopher’s Cathedral as part of the regular series of cathedral concerts.

Between 16 to 20 musicians, both students and others connected with the school form the Community Big Band and they will be playing a mixture of popular music and easy listening jazz.

Tickets are BD5 with accompanying children free, and are available on the door on the night, or through the cathedral office by calling 17253866 or emailing cathedra@batelco.com.bh

The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa will host an evening with former Arsenal, Crystal Palace and England star Ian Wright on May 13, where he will share stories from his colourful football career. Tickets are BD30 each, which includes entry, a gourmet dinner, a prize giveaway and a sports memorabilia auction.

For more information and tickets, visit www.ssmena.com or call 34552161.

Animania Bahrain 2016 will take place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on May 13 at 1pm. It will feature video games, anime and cosplay, while prizes and gaming tournaments will also be on the schedule.

Calling all fashionistas, a designer sale is coming back to the Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (BSPCA) thrift shop. ‘Pre-loved’ and new designer items include Ralph Lauren, See by Chloe, LK Bennett, Paul Smith, Tods, Baby Dior and many other luxury goods will be on offer at discounted prices.

All proceeds go towards running the charity’s Animal Welfare Centre. The one-day-only sale will take place on May 14 from 1pm-5pm, at 6 Busheiri Gardens in Budaiya.

For more information, call 17593479 or visit www.bspca.org

The Manama Singers are hosting two events at the British Club of Bahrain later this month. On May 27 and 28, they will perform a Swing into Summer concert featuring jazz classics from 6.30pm on both evenings, while on May 27 they will stage a Disney Favourites show from 4pm.

Tickets for Swing into Summer are BD7, and for Disney Favourites BD6. They are available from The British Club, Alosra Supermarket in Saar and Amwaj, Bookcase Budaiya and Words BookstoreCafe.

A women-only expo, titled ‘Moda Expo’, will be held during Ramadan at the Gulf International Conventions Centre of the Gulf Hotel Bahrain on June 11-12 from 7pm-1am.

On display will be the latest lines of abayas, fashion items, accessories, make-up, footwear, bags and many other local products.

Entry is free and strictly for ladies. For more information, call 33207742 or check out Moda.expo_bh on Instagram.

The French School of Bahrain is presenting a Musical 2016 Show on May 19 at the Cultural Hall from 6.30pm. Directed by Sadaf Karim, it tells the story of a group of children auditioning for a part in a new school musical and competing against each other at all costs. It will feature a range of popular songs from artists such as Bruno Mars, Eurhythmics and One Direction.

Tickets cost BD5 and are available at the door. For further details, contact 33059040 or email skminneapolis@gmail.com

The Indian Club May Queen Ball will take place on May 19 at the club’s premises in Gudaibiya.

Entries are open until Saturday for models of all different nationalities to compete for the title of ‘The Indian Club May Queen 2016’.

Further details and entry forms can be obtained from the club or by calling 17253157.

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay’s re/Asian Cuisine restaurant has launched its new Dim Sum Saturday Brunch, featuring fresh dim sums, dumplings and wontons.

The menu features more than 20 items from a curated menu such as wonton soup with fresh prawn dumplings, wok fried shrimp dumplings, Peking duck rolls, wild mushroom-filled vegetable dumplings, Korean fried bao buns and short rib and brisket wontons.

Beside a vast selection of fried rice and hand-made noodles, the brunch menu offers lavish desserts too, prepared by Executive Pastry Chef Pierre Chambon. The coconut cream, the caramel-instilled chocolate fondant, or the Chinese doughnuts with mandarin jam are just a few of the many examples created to appeal to sweet-toothed brunchers.