WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014

Honoring Khaled Al-Ghanem. Bicycle contest TEC hosts entertainment event

he Touristic Enterprises Company hosted an entertainment event for Mishref residents at the Khairan Resort in cooperation with the Mishref Co-operative Society. Several activities Best dish Ttook place during the event including a Kuwaiti competition, bowling and billiards tournaments and special events for children. Gulf Bank participates Terrace Grill Steakhouse presents in ACK’s Spring Market

ulf Bank has announced that it will be taking its annual festival part in the Australian College of ’s (ACK) GSpring Break Market, which is scheduled from March 27-29, 2014, between 4pm - 10 pm. The exhibition, which is open to the general public, will provide a platform for over 100 student-owned or start-up businesses to showcase their products and services to a broad audience. Visitors to the Spring Market Exhibition will be entertained by a wide range of stage acts including live bands singing in Arabic, English and Spanish, a stand-up comedy show, and youth activities present- ing their talents to the public. There will also be addi- tional activities focused on raising public awareness and involvement in charity work. Gulf Bank will be present to support and interact with students and parents with representatives from the Bank on hand to dispense information and advice about Gulf Bank’s student red account. During the exhibition, ACK will hold a contest for the most creative booth at the exhibition. This aims to encourage participants to be innovative when build- ing their booths and prizes will be awarded for the most original and creative designs. Gulf Bank’s red(tm) account is specifically designed around the needs of students and young people aged 17 to 24 years of age. The account requires no deposit to open and can be used for both current and savings accounts with monthly interest payments. In addi- tion, all red(tm) account holders receive regular special offers and discounts at over 100 outlets in Kuwait. To find out more about the red(tm) account and its unique benefits, visit the Bank’s stand at ACK, any one of Gulf Bank’s 57 branches, or call the Customer Contact Center on 1805805. Information is also avail- atisfying the demand of its seafood lovers in what has part of the special seafood menu, which will be served with able on the Bank’s bilingual website at www.e-gulf- earned the reputation of being known as the ‘best an intriguing composition of prawns, salmon, squid and bank.com/red Ssteakhouse in town’, Terrace Grill at JW Marriott Kuwait Asian along with various offerings of exclusive City Hotel, introduces its special seafood gala to all its guests decanted desserts to complete a memorable dining experi- during the month of April. Guests can now enjoy a feast of ence. endless seafood delicacies, popular delights - including Cluster Public Relations and Marketing Manager of KSNA Ad-Hoc salmon carpaccio and freshly prepared red snappers, along Kuwait Marriott Hotels, Andrew Fernandes said: “We are with sea- inspired soups and more. excited to have deployed an expert and efficient culinary committee The promotion, which ends on April 30th, features dishes team to guarantee a truly world class dining experience for such as pan fried sea bass with peas and mashed potatoes our guests at this year’s festival. This event is just filled with d-Hoc committee of the Kerala Sangeetha as well as the Newburg style gratinated lobster served with great food and loads of fun for our residents and visiting Nataka Akademi’s (KSNA) Kuwait Chapter will a champignon and Chateaux potato on green peas. Before guests.” The diverse menu also features dishes such as fillet Abe reconstituted at a meeting at 4 pm on enjoying the main dish, guests can complement their mignon, rib eye steak and other premium cuts while dining Thursday, April 10 at Indian Community School with their choice of special seafood appetizers. They could in the restaurant’s relaxing and signature ambience. (Senior), Salmiya which will be presided over by KSNA choose from a seafood platter, serving prawns wrapped in The steakhouse is located on the lobby level and is open Chairman Soorya Krishnamoothy. Malayali associa- Kunafa with a freshly-made seafood salad and lobster cap- for from 12:30 pm to 3 pm and for dinner from 7 pm tions in Kuwait are requested to depute one or two puccino or a warm red snapper and salmon carpaccio to 11 pm. Live music entertainment can be enjoyed from 8 representatives of their associations to participate in served with orange emulsion. A spicy and sour soup is also pm onwards on all evenings except Fridays. the meeting.

Overall winner The New Kuwait-Philippines International School. Second Winner - Salmiya Indian Model School. BIC announces winners of Interschool Puppet Show competition in Kuwait

eaching out to schools across Kuwait, BIC, the on BIC 4 Colours, BIC Cristal & BIC Evolution ECOlution creator of the BIC Cristal iconic ball point pen, Graphite products. Rannounced the winners of the BIC Interschool They then participated in a show, where the ‘BIC Puppet Show Competition. Boy’ puppet character was the end hero. Strong partic- Seven emerged as finalists, out of eighteen partici- ipation in this event, as well as the enthusiasm shown pating schools the New Kuwait-Philippines by pupils, confirmed the necessity for educators to International School was judged to be the overall win- invest in the creativity of children, as evidenced by the ner, with the Salmiya Indian Model School, clinching warm welcome of this form of puppet theatre, in the second prize and the Pakistan Sunshine School, which fun and knowledge were merged. Hawally, third, in a ceremony held at the Salmiya “We strongly believe that fostering creative abili- Indian Model School, Kuwait. The organizers had ini- ties in children should begin at an early age, and tially canvassed over 18 schools throughout Kuwait, what better way to begin than when they are at meeting over 32 thousand students over three school. Creating these puppets is a way to engage months.BIC used ‘art’ as a platform to help children the children in a healthy competition, which enhance their communications skills, educating them enhances social skills, communication and self- through play sessions in which they learned how to expression”, said Rob Maddock, BIC General Manager, make a puppet using BIC products with a special focus Third Winner - Pakistan Sunshine School. Middle East & South Asia.