A CELEBRATED author is returning to Bahrain for a reading and signing of her first novel at a new bookstore café just a short walk away from the recycling bins she had dumped her work in after being shunned by publishing houses.
The principal actors have been chosen for the next Music and Stage for Kids (MASK) children’s theatrical production of The Circle of Life, based on the Disney stage and movie classic, the Lion King.
A superbly-illustrated book celebrating the long and rich history of Bahrain’s involvement with aviation has been published featuring an archive of nostalgic images alongside a study of modern flight.
For fashion lovers, the red carpet has become as exciting as the catwalk, with celebrity gowns now creating their very own trends. As part of its Conscious initiative, H&M has created an exclusive collection of red-carpet looks that have all been made from more sustainable materials like organic cotton, hemp and recycled polyester.
It’s a slightly surreal experience driving out to Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), passing Ice Land, the latest themed waterpark, as the fake penguins gaze down from the towering iceberg that separates the desert dunes from the Arabian Sea, writes David Axtell.
TENNIS great Tim Henman can’t wait to pick up his clubs in Bahrain and show the world he’s as much an ace on the golf course today as he was a darling of the courts in his heyday.
ONE of the few regrets the good lady wife Kathryn and I have about settling down to an expat lifestyle was not buying a seven-seater vehicle when we first arrived in Bahrain and had the opportunity.
When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food’, classical scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said. At the wordsbookstore.cafe you can indulge in both.
THIS week I am focusing on potential holidays for horse and pony lovers after hearing a wonderful account of some memorable adventures undertaken by Yulia Frolova. Yulia currently keeps her horse Dream at Shakhoora Riding Stables. Inspired by her father’s friend who has a passion for parachute jumping in different countries, our horsewoman decided she had a lot of catching up to do.
