One of the main attractions for DIFF other than watching cool movies we otherwise don’t get to see is getting up, close and personal with people we either idolize or just admire for the many roles they portray on and behind the silver screen. I met some awesome people last year. And from the moment…
Category: Entertainment – Art, Culture, theatre, film
DIFF Sets The Stage For A Thrilling Week Of Films and Events
It’s that time of the year when DIFF reveals the entertainment bonanza they have in store for us. Notice how I have refrained from saying time of the month – I thought it was safer since in PMS mode, I have bitten off even heads this week of people who have crossed the line with…
Bahrain Science Centre to focus on Arab innovations
The theme of activities in the Bahrain Science Centre during December 2012 and January 2013 will be ‘Bahraini Innovation’, but this topic will be broadened to also include innovations and superlatives from the whole Arab world. Bahrain boasts many superlatives of its own. It has archaeological records of one of the oldest known civilizations (Dilmun),…
Flower Power
© Robert Hammond – Courtesy Art Sawa One of my favourite venues to take in a bit of art ingestion after work has to be Art Sawa. The next artist to showcase his talent there will be Robert Hammond with his ‘Flower Power’ exhibition. Robert studied Fine Art at St. Martins and WSCAD in the…
Bahrain Writer’s Circle meets at the Bahrain Science Centre
The monthly meeting of the Bahrain Writer’s Circle was held at the Bahrain Science Centre last Sunday. The meeting was attended by 45 people, including writers, poets, actors, newspaper columnists, editors and members of the general public. The MTE Studios Director of the Science Centre, Professor Mike Bruton, gave a talk entitled ‘Brain Power: Boys vs…
Bahrain Science Centre focuses on social media in November
Each month the Bahrain Science Centre focuses some of its educational programmes on a different theme. In November the theme will be ‘Social Media and Socialization’ and the Science Centre will be hosting displays, debates and discussion groups on the challenges and opportunities that social media present to people today. The early 21st century is…
“Iris was a pupil” | CARBON 12 DUBAI
“Iris was a pupil” | CARBON 12 DUBAI.
Food, Music Art….its all at Bo House Cafe
Last week I spent an evening after work at my favourite snack place, Bo House Café, the home of modern bohemians with Houri, Fadi and a couple of awesome young artists. The weather is perfect to hang out at JBR Walk anyway but what was awesome that evening was the BOZART Exhibition at Bo House…
BAHRAINI PUPILS PREPARE TO SET A WORLD RECORD
World’s largest memory game to be held at the Bahrain Science Centre during Biology Week The Bahrain Science Centre in collaboration with The Society of Biology will be part of a record attempt for the world’s largest memory game to celebrate Biology Week in October. The record attempt will take place in the Bahrain Science…
Stressing about Moon Cakes
I just received my Mandarin lessons for this week which I do every night before I sleep – that is if I am a good girl. Most nights I just keel over and the end of the week I struggle to learn all my 6 words of the week with correct pronunciation. It may sound…
