September 10-13, 15-20

Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society 'Present Laughter' (Noel Coward comedy), Daylesford Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $30. Available: BMDS box office at Daylesford. Sept. 8/9 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Thereafter, one hour before performances. Also see www.boxoffice.bm when Daylesford box office is closed.

September 10

The Fourth Annual Bermuda National Day of Prayer will be held on at noon, 1p.m. at City Hall and 6 p.m., 7.30 p.m. at Victoria Park. The events are open to all who believe that prayer changes things. The noon event will be focused on the youth of the Island. The evening event will have special prayers for our youth, the education system, the Island's leaders, for unity and repentance, and a special prayer for those affected by recent events in Bermuda. All are welcome to attend. For more information please e-mail bdanatldayofprayer@excite.com

September 12-14

MotherBaby International Film Festival (MIFF) will launch its international debut in Bermuda. This three-day world-class event features powerful and inspiring films that explore issues around pregnancy, parenting and birthing. For more information contact Sophia Cannonier-Watson at the Bermuda Health Co-op on 236-0336 or e-mail: info@healthcoop.bm. Tickets are $50 for a one day ticket, $90 for a family (two adults) one day ticket. For a single two day ticket it is $80, and for a family two day ticket it is $150. Opening night party tickets $15 (Friday).

September 13

Men's Renewal Rally Bike-a-thon & Shoe Drive from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Bernard Park. $25 per bike at all Market Place locations or September 13 at Bernard Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motivational Speakers, family support experts, and food. Speakers include Dennis Rahim Watson, Colwyn Burchall and Tulani Bulford. For more information telephone 734-4034.

Culture Shock Promotion presents 'Sweetness is My Weakness' featuring Beres Hammond, Troy Anthony, Bobby Washington, Ras Gymsy and Ali at Somerset Cricket Club.

Bermuda Folk Club night with American acoustic country pop group Avenue B at Spanish Point Boat Club at 8 p.m. $10 at the door. For more information telephone 291-2070 or go to www.folkclub.bm

La Leche League of Bermuda will hold a support group meeting open for pregnant women, new mothers and babies on Saturday morning, La Leche League meeting at 10.30 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The meeting topic is 'Facts and Myths about Breastfeeding'. LLL of Bermuda is a registered charity, offering mother-to-mother help and encouragement to women wanting to breastfeed their babies. An accredited La Leche League Leader will be present to answer questions and address concerns. The meeting discussions include the latest medical research as well as personal experience. Free literature and a lending library will be available. Light refreshments will be served. Call 236-1120 for further information. Youth & Community Against Violence. Solutions Summit at the Devonshire Seventh Day Adventist Church on Roberts Avenue. Community lunch 1 p.m. Summit at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited. Worship service at 11 a.m.

September 14

The Walking Club of Bermuda meets every Sunday at 7 a.m. and the group walks for six to seven miles. These walks are free and all are welcome. There are also cut-off points for those who do not want to walk the full distance. Meet in the parking lot at each location at 7 a.m. for a 7.10 a.m. start. City Hall, Hamilton, to Somerset Bridge nine miles (bring cash for ferry back). For further information or if you would like to be added to our e-list contact Laura at ltgorham@ibl.bm, call 441 737-0437 or visit http://walk.free.bm

September 16-17

BUEI Glowworm cruises. Boat leaves dock at sunset. Exact time when making reservations. Tickets: members $35, others $50. Further information/tickets: tel. 297-7314.

September 19

Fifth annual Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre Charity Golf Classic at the Belmont Hills Golf Club. 7.30 a.m. check in at the golf shop. A light breakfast will be served. 8 a.m. shotgun start. 1.30 p.m. check in at the golf shop. A light lunch will be served. 2 p.m. shotgun start. Reception and prize presentation after play. Draw at 6 p.m. To reserve telephone Taneisha Martin at 292-4995 or e-mail charitygolf@bm.shroders.com

September 21

The Walking Club of Bermuda meets every Sunday at 7 a.m. and the group walks for six to seven miles. These walks are free and all are welcome. There are also cut-off points for those who do not want to walk the full distance. Meet in the parking lot at each location at 7 a.m. for a 7.10 a.m. start. This week the walk takes place at Spanish Point Park, Pembroke. For further information or if you would like to be added to our e-list contact Laura at ltgorham@ibl.bm, call 441 737-0437 or visit http://walk.free.bm

September 24

BUEI Lecture Series Guest speaker: Ron Lucas. Topic: 'Reef Portraits' (book signing 6.30 p.m. lecture 7 p.m. Tickets: members: $15, others $20. Further information/to purchase: tel. 297-7314. Dinner tickets: $33.75.

September 26

Bermuda National Gallery Champagne, Jazz & Razzamatazz with Gita Blakeney-Saltus sponsored by Digicel from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Bring a friend and join us for an evening of great music with Gita and 'The Unit' and performance art at Number Six Shed, Front Street. $15 Members; $25 Non-members.

September 30

Bermuda National Gallery 5.30 p.m. reception and 6 p.m. lecture sponsored by PartnerRe Art Lecture Series. 'Bill Brandt in Focus'. Visiting Goldsmiths College, University of London, lecturer and art critic, Ian Jeffrey to discuss Brandt's connections with European photography in the 1930s and his photographic techniques. This presentation will reveal much about Brandt's personality, his artistic intentions, and the influence of his art from the 1950s onwards: 'a major artist.' $10 members; $20 non-members.

October 15-16

BUEI Glowworm cruises. Boat leaves dock at sunset. Exact time when making reservations. Tickets: members $35, others $50. Further information/tickets: tel. 297-7314.

EXHIBITIONS

Bermuda Archives Until October 31: 'A Very Manifest Alteration. The Life and times of Jemmy Darrell, 1793-1816' – exploring the legal status of free persons of colour in the age of slavery through historical documents written by and about celebrated pilot Darrell. Lower level, Government Administration Building, Parliament Street, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Group visits by arrangement with Mrs. Gaynell Weeks tel. 294-9196.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard September 7-October 10: 'The Nature of Things' (juried members' show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays.

Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: The Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger in Bermuda 1873. A selection of original and reproduction photographs depicting Bermuda, which were used as evidence in the scientific reports of the Challenger voyage, 1872-76. (2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505. (3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise': Artefacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions at 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: tel. 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Until September 24: Onions Gallery: 'Wish You Were Here' – photographs by Peter Matcham. Edinburgh Gallery: International Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information: tel.292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until September 12: Desert landscapes', photographs by Scott Stallard, Charman Prize for Photography winner/BNG Biennial artist, Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Further information tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Corporation of Hamilton offices. 'Down through the Years' – Selection of cartoons (1988-2008) by Royal Gazette cartoonist Peter Woolcock, City Hall, Church Street. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Due to popular demand will be on for several more weeks.

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

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-5963 or email kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Gallery closed until new exhibition opens September 12. (Normal hours: Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m.) Further information: tel 236-5732. Admission free.

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 'Recent Gifts and Acquisitions' plus Dr. Pestana's lead soldiers exhibit, 35 Reid Street. Open Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea' – selection of works from our permanent collection, highlighting such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Albert Gleizes and Marsden Hartley.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: September 4-23: Barbara Dillas 'It's About Colour' (mixed media/acrylics paintings). Regular hours: Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission until September 12. Admission thereafter: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: tel. 236-2950.