Cosmic event at Kafu Gallery

Trevor Todd, aka Cosmic Consciousness, is the host of a new show opening at the Kafu Gallery on Parliament Street North tomorrow. The theme is art and poetry, which he says “symbolises keys in our consciousness, and our inner infinite galaxies”. There will also be didgeridoo healing. The opening reception is from 5.26 p.m. to 7.26 p.m. For further information call 295-5238.

Curator’s Life revealed

Dr. Katherine Lochnan has experienced many ups and downs during her 37 years at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the founding and building of the Department of Prints and Drawings, of which she is the first curator.

So on March 7, Bermuda residents will have a chance to go behind the scenes with Dr. Lochnan when she delivers a lunchtime lecture at the Bermuda National Gallery entitled ‘Snakes, Ladders and Serendipity: A Curator’s Life’. Starting time is 12.30 p.m. General admission is $5, with no charge for members. For further information Call 295-9428.

Whistler and Monet revisited<$>

On March 8, Dr. Katherine Lochnan, deputy director of Research and the R. Fraser Elliott Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, will deliver the PartnerRe Art Lecture at the Bermuda National Gallery. Her topic will be: ‘To you with all my heart: The Friendship of Whistler and Monet’.

In Paris during the 1860s Monet walked in Whistler’s footsteps, and their paths crossed in the Courbet circle. By the time Monet took refuge in London in 1870, they were both aware of each other’s work, and the first seeds had been sewn for what would become an ongoing dialogue between their works. Monet’s subsequent ‘Impression: Sunrise’ shows a clear debt to Whistler’s early nocturnes. In the wake of the Whistler/Ruskin court case, Whistler set out to promote Impressionism in Britain and link his name with that of Monet. It can be argued that Monet picked up where Whistler left off, and can be seen as Whistler’s true artistic heir.

The 6 p.m. lecture will be preceded by a reception at 5.30 p.m. Admission is $10 for members, $20 for others. Further information: Call 295-9428.

Bermuda to celebrate ‘V-Day’<$>

The Women’s Resource Centre in conjunction with BMDS will present the critically acclaimed Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Monologues’ at the Fairmont Southampton Resort’s Mid-Atlantic Amphitheatre on March 15 and 16, beginning at 8 p.m. Produced by Helen Larzleer, directed by Carol Birch, and featuring some of Bermuda’s most dynamic women, it promises to have its audiences rolling in the aisles one minute and reaching for the Kleenex the next. The Bermuda production is part of a universal campaign to showcase the plight of women around the world. All profits will go to the Bermuda Women’s Resource Centre as well as women’s organisations around the world.

When the ‘Vagina Monologues’ was produced here in 2002, it sold out in minutes, so organisers are urging patrons to get their tickets early. And by the way, the play is not a man-bashing show. The word is that all men who came to the previous performances said it was an amazing experience. Tickets are $40, and seating will be on a first come, first served basis only.

The online box office opens after 8 p.m. on March 7 (www.boxoffice.bm) and at the BMDS Daylesford Theatre on weekdays only from Thursday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 14 between 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. For further information about V-Day, please visit website www.vday.org/contents/vday/aboutvday or contact producer Helen Larzleer at larzleer[AT]gmail.com