WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Greetings

rjun Renjith Pillai celebrated his fourth birthday on Feb 7. Happy belated birth- Aday wishes! Best wishes from Renjith, Smitha, Achachan, Ammamma, Achamma, Ammavan, Ammayi and Kannan Chettan. TIES Center - Where cultures meet n cooperation with the Albanian embassy, the TIES Center will be hosting an Albanian cultural day. The Iactivities will include a presentation about tourism and life in Albania, recitation of poetry related to the country’s rich traditions, a gallery of photos, and some delicious tra- ditional food. This event promises to be exciting, educa- tional, and entertaining. When? Thursday, February 13 from Fire Brigade visits KNES 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. he young children of Kuwait National English School (KNES) Early Years had a thrilling day when the Kuwait Fire Brigade visited recently. The children were excited all day and the distinguished visitors helped inform our young pupils of the safety precautions necessary to avert disaster. They were very patient with the Early Years children and showed them Liberation Village Tall the equipment used in their dangerous jobs as fire fighters. Our deepest thanks to the firemen that keep us safe and take the time to educate others. Festival at AUK he International Relations Club (IRC) at the American University of Kuwait (AUK) is organizing an event this Tweek titled “The Liberation Village”, during which lectures will be held over the three days of the event, where the subjects of Kuwaiti foreign policy, how the invasion changed Kuwaiti society, and the role of Kuwaiti women in Kuwaiti society will be addressed. Speakers include Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al- Sabah, Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, and Under Secretary of State for Youth Affairs Al-Zain Al-Sabah. The lecture schedule is as fol- lows: In addition to the lectures, the IRC will provide a venue for more than 100 booths for companies led by young, Kuwaiti entrepreneurs to display their products and services, as well as larger, well-established companies, and non-profit organiza- tions, such as the Blood Bank. The three-day event, which will take place in AUK, will be inaugurated on February 9 and is open to the public daily from 11 am until 7 pm.

Advisory to Indian nationals in Kuwait

he Embassy of India has been receiving often reports from the members of Indian Tcommunity residing in Kuwait regarding thefts, robberies assaults and damages to their property etc. All such incidents should be immedi- ately reported to the local police station. In order to extend help the members of our community, please contact us with the following information so that the matter could also be taken up by the Embassy with Kuwaiti authorities:- (a) Brief details of the incident; (b) Civil ID of the affected member(s) and their passport details; (c) Contact telephone number and the proof of residence of the person(s) affected; (d) Copy of FIR along with address of the Police station. 2. Please contact either Hend, Ambassador’s office at Telephone No. 22561276, Fax No. 22546958 (E-mail: [email protected] OR [email protected]) or Balram Kumar Upadhyay, Counsellor (Consular and Chief Welfare Officer) on Telephone No. 22533125, Fax No.22573910 (E-mail: [email protected]).

What to do in Kuwait

Visit the arcade and the ‘Duza’ ballroom. The resort anthology of over thirty thousand items ments. When entering the Discovery Place, Visit Bayt - Lothan Al-Sadu Society is dedicated to preserving, also provides variety in food as it includes a collected over the last fifty years, of which visitors gain scientific experience through Bayt Lothan is dedicated to the promo- documenting and promoting the rich and fast-food counter, and a counter that offers approximately ten thousand are on per- educational games. Highly specialized tion of arts and crafts and is host to various diverse textile heritage of the Kuwaiti seafood, Italian and oriental food. manent display. Tareq Sayed Rajab was the trainers are assigned to guide visitors exhibitions and displays throughout the Bedouin, from the nomadic weaving of the Address: Gulf Street, Al-Khiran district first Kuwaiti to be sent abroad to study art through hand-on playful training. On year. It covers an area of 4,000 square desert to the urban weaving of the town. Contact: 23951122 and archaeology and his collection entering the IMAX Cinema, one can watch meters on the Arabian Gulf Street and Sadu is a traditional Bedouin art that E-mail: [email protected] includes Islamic arts, ceramic, gold and sil- 3D movies played on the giant screen. caters to all tastes and themes, including involves weaving geometric designs on Website: www.khiranresort.com ver jewelry, English manuscripts, metal Visitors can enjoy watching educational sculpture, ceramic arts, jewelry and pho- dyed and colored wool that is spun by hand and glass works, old English costumes, and and documentary presentations and get tography, as well as contemporary art and to create magnificent carpets, rugs, and View Boushahri Gallery musical instruments. His personal collec- engaged into a highly imaginative experi- calligraphy. Watch out in the local press for Bedouin tent screens. Inside the Sadu The Boushahri Art Gallery was estab- tion includes over thirty thousand Islamic ence. details of current and forthcoming exhibi- House, visitors have the opportunity to see lished in 1982 by Jawad Boushahri, the treasures that were gathered over the Address: The Scientific Center, Gulf tions or seminars. There is also a small cof- Bedouin women weaving. Sadu House is Chairman of the Boushahri group who is years. The Museum is divided into two Road fee shop for basic refreshments and for located near the National Museum. It is also an acclaimed Kuwaiti sculptor. It is one parts: in Area A, calligraphy, manuscripts, Contact: 1848888 theatre lovers they also hold drama classes considered to be the center of Bedouin art of the oldest private art galleries in the ceramics, metalwork, glass, jade, wood E-mail: [email protected] throughout the year. aiming at presenting Kuwait’s roots and Middle East. This long established gallery and stone carvings are exhibited. Area B Website: www.tsck.org.kw Address: Gulf Street, beside Marina Mall, protecting Bedouin crafts from eradication. showcases contemporary regional work. In contains objects such as costumes, tex- in front of Corniche Hotel Address: Arabian Gulf Street, Next to the order to create an awareness toward art in tiles, jewellery and musical instruments Visit Dar Al-Funoon gallery Contact: 25755866 / 25727388 National Museum of Kuwait, Kuwait as a community service, the produced in the Islamic world. Dar Al-Funoon, which was established E-Mail: [email protected] Opening Hours: Saturdays to Thursdays: Boushahri Art Gallery educates, supports Address: , near the intersection in 1993, focuses on contemporary Arab art Opening Hours: Sundays to Thursdays: 9 Mornings from 08 am to 1 pm. Evenings and sponsors local and international artists, of the Fifth Ring Motorway and the as well as Arabic calligraphy. Exhibitions are am to 1 pm; Evenings: 5 pm to 9 pm from 4 pm to 8 pm. displaying their paintings, potteries, ceram- Abdulaziz Bin Abdilrahman al-Saud held monthly from October to May, and a Website: http://www.baytlothan.org Contact: 22432395 ic portraitures, designs, photographers, Expressway (Fahaheel Expressway); Street special silk exhibition of arts and crafts is E-mail: [email protected] sculptures and much more. To encourage 5; Block12; House 16 held in December. Between temporary Visit Ghadir Gallery Website: www.alsadu.org.kw the Art lovers and educate society, Opening Hours: Weekdays from 9 am to exhibitions, items from the private collec- The Al-Ghadir Gallery Kuwait is dedicat- Boushahri Art Gallery offers many courses, 12 pm; Evenings: From 4 pm to 7 pm; tion are on display, which can be bought. ed to promote the Kuwaiti formative artist Take a break at Al-Khiran Resort seminars and lectures about Art. Fridays: From 9 am to 12 pm. The gallery is located between the and writer Thuraya Al-Baqsami and suc- The Al-Khiran resort is a relaxing “get- Address: Salmiya, Baghdad St., Building Contact: 25317358/25354916 Sheraton Hotel and the Arabian Gulf Street. cessfully accomplished 120 national and away” from the mayhem of stressful city life. Number: 36, in front of Al- Laheeb Mosque Website: www.trmkt.com The area itself is interesting thanks to its international solo art exhibitions, literary The resort provides a soothing tranquil Opening Hours: 10 am to 1 pm and 5 old Kuwaiti-style houses and a large court- and poetry readings and musical events. It environment that includes beautiful green pm to 9 pm. The museum is closed on The Scientific Center, Kuwait yard which includes a number of excellent also participates in charity activities world- lawns, wide, well-defined roads, ample Friday and Thursday afternoons. The Scientific Center is designed to restaurants. wide. The gallery offers varieties of art parking spaces, and clean well-maintained Contact: 25621119/99770607 reflect the Islamic arts and culture. It has Address: Behbehani compound, Salhiya, including paintings, frames, handcrafts, art beaches. It has many chalets that are beau- Website: three main fascinating attractions: House No. 28, Al-Watiah, Kuwait City materials and antiques. tifully furnished and air-conditioned. The www.boushahrigroup.com/client/Photoan Aquarium, Discovery Place and IMAX Opening Hours: Sundays to Thursdays: Address: Block 6, Street 5, Villa 40, resort also offers a variety of other facilities dArt.aspx Cinema. The Aquarium presents an ecosys- 10 am to 1 pm Evenings: 4 pm to 8 pm , Kuwait such as football and basketball courts, luxu- tem of desert, sea, and coastal edge. Contact: 22433138 Contact: 22435101, 22426240 rious restaurants, yacht clubs, an amuse- Stop at the Tareq Rajab Museum Visitors of the Aquarium explore the lives E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] ment park for children, electronic computer The Tareq Rajab Museum houses an of beings and animals in their environ- Website: www.daralfunoon-kw.com Website: www.ghadirgallerykuwait.com