THE BERMUDA CALENDAR
April 23
Bermuda Special Needs Free seminar, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Programme fair 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. State-of-the-art information on special needs programmes abroad. Will benefit parents/professionals dealing with adolescents with learning disabilities and/or emotional handicaps. RSVP: Tory Dodge at schools2kn@aol.com or tel. 295-2070, ext. 322.
April 24
Bermuda High School for Girls Torch ceremony, complimentary lunch and AGM. 12.30 p.m. Lunch reservations: advancement office 278-2004 or e-mail development@bhs.bm by April 18. Parking on field by 12.15 p.m. Alumnae sports evening 5.30 p.m. rain or shine at Jessey Vesey Sports Centre and on field.
April 25-27
National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Free master class/teacher training workshops, Bermuda High School for Girls, Pembroke. All dancers/teachers welcome. Pre-registration a must. For further information tel. 236-3319 or see website www.dancebermuda.org
April 26
Bermuda National Library movie on Saturday at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. and Sunday at 2.30 p.m. Atonement. Starring Saiorse Ronan, Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethlyn, Julia West, and James McAvoy. Directed by Joe Wright. Summary: You can only imagine the truth. Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan. Awards: Won an Oscar. Rated PG.
Bermuda School of Music 'Rockin' the Night Away' with Mark Wood and his band, Berkeley Institute auditorium, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: patrons $100, adults $40, students $15. Available: Bda School of Music, Music Box, Pulp & Circumstance, www.boxoffice.bm
The Centre Treasure hunter's market, Angle Street, 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. It's the bright blue building opposite Dellwood Middle School. Extra parking at the school. Further information: Frankie or Aria, 292-1345.
EXHIBITIONS
Ace Gallery 'Contemporary Vietnamese Painting' (six artists with different styles whose work draws from Vietnamese local life), Ace Global Headquarters building, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Groups by appointment, tel. 295-5200.
Bermuda Archives Until April 30: Sculptor Byllee Lang's original drawings for Anglican Cathedral reredos being featured in our reading room, lower level, Government Administration building, 30 Parliament Street. Further information: tel. 297-7737.
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until May 23. 'More than One' (open juried members' show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm
Bermuda National Gallery From April 25: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts Until April 23: Onions Gallery: Bermuda College show. Edinburgh Gallery: Jonah Jones (oils) 'A Month in Venice'. Studio A: Kendra Earls & Amir (mosaics). Studio B: Stephanie DeOliveira (debut solo show). Upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free, 292-3824.
Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: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. From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection. 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit that tells the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding of the submarine U-505 at Bermuda. On permanent display. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Information 234-1333, www.bmm.bm, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery From April 22: 'A Day in the Life of Bermuda' (photographs shot over 24 hours by 12 photographers). Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm