TODAY

The CFA Society of Bermuda is having a student networking & information reception for university level students considering a career in investment management and professionals considering enrolling in a CFA programme at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. RSVP to Dawnette Franklin at infocfab.bm or telephone 294-4048 .

Sustainable Development public meeting: ?Protecting and Enhancing our Environment and Natural Resources?? at 6.30 p.m. in the E.F. Gordon Memorial Hall, BIU Building, Union Square.

TOMORROW

Bermuda Gourmet Fish Chowder Challenge central challenge at Harbour Nights.To register and for complete contest guidelines telephone 295-4558 or email kimtotalgroup.bm . The finals will be held in October. Competitors will receive a $125 gift voucher courtesy of the Supermart.

THURSDAY

Back to School Bash, sponsored by Young United Bermuda . End of summer jam to assist low-income Pembroke families with back-to-school supplies, and honour family/children related organisations. Parsons Road playground, 6 p.m. until. Live entertainment includes: Teen Idol Willard Burch, Joy Barnum, Tiny T, DJ Jam Slam, Liturgical Dance and the gombeys. Food/drinks for sale. Free admission. Further information: Keith Young ( 292-5849 or cell 333-8212 or Tillman Darrell ( cell 505-8330.

FRIDAY

National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Dance workshop presentation by students of DanceBermuda 2006 summer intensive, Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. featuring ballet, jazz, modern and Broadway dance. Tickets: $8 Available from www.boxoffice.bm. Further information: ( 236-3319.

EXHIBITIONS

ACE Galleries: (HQ Building): From the ACE Collection - selection of original, unique and historic Bermuda maps spanning the 16th to 19th centuries. One of the largest collections of Bermuda maps on public display. ACE Global Headquarters, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission free. Groups welcome by appointment. Admission free. ( 295-5200. Tempest Re building atrium: ?Journeys: The Sands of Senegal? - sand paintings by artists from Senegal, West Africa. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Proceeds of sales to Habitat for Humanity, Operation Green Light. August 17-November 9. Further information: La-Jene Darrell ( 296-2465. Both galleries on Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Admission free. ( 234-2809 www.artbermuda.bm/home1.html.

Bermuda National Gallery ?Bacardi Biennial of Contemporary Art?. Until September Also: African, Bermuda and European Collections. ( 295-9428 or visit www.bng.bm.

Bermuda Showcase Lighthouse Tearoom Gallery ?Different Strokes Two? : Rotating works of Marlene Jantzen, Joyce Joell-Hayden, Ruth Vallis, Brenda Gitschner, Kevin Morris and Otto Trott. ( 238-8679 or visit www.bermudashowcase.com.

Bermuda Society of Arts Onion Gallery: Summer Members? Show (mixed media/unjuried). Theme: Really Big or Really Small. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Admission free. Further information: ( 292-3824.

Commissioner?s House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: ?Words from the Sea? - a collaborative showcase with Bermuda Archives of Royal Navy logbooks and journals from the 1820s to the 1930s, featuring works from the Fay & Geoffrey Elliott Collection, in the Fay & Geoffrey Elliott Room, top floor, Commissioner?s House. Open 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Last admissions 4:30 p.m. Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, members free. Museum information: ( 234-1333, or email marmuselogic.bm.

Crisson & Hind Fine Art Gallery: Hand-carved African sculptures by master Shona artists of Zimbabwe, inc. stone heads, animals, abstracts. Second floor, Crisson Building, 71 Front Street. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. ( 295-1117, fax 295-1125.

Visitors Service Centre, Botanical Gardens, Paget: ?Seeing the Unseen? - nature photographs by Ras Mykkal Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. All images are for sale, with part proceeds to Yusef Bremmer?s medical expenses.

The Interim, corner King and Reid Streets: ?Conception/Transgression? - works by Russell Butler, Ian Colon, Joseph Sledgianowski. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. ( 292-3028.

Kafu Gallery: Further information: ( 295-5238, e-mail infokafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm.

Masterworks Foundation Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays. Admission free. ( 236-2950 or visit www.bermudamasterworks.com.

Masterworks at BF&M foyer: Vintage Bermuda travel posters. Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke. Open during normal business hours.

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Paintings from the Bermudiana Collection. Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. ( 236-2950. Admission free.

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: ?Recent Gifts and Acquisitions? (fiscal year 2003-2004) plus Dr. Pestana?s lead soldiers exhibit. Open Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free.

Rock Island Coffee Shop: Photographs of Italian travels. For information ( 296-5241.