The varied faces of Bermuda were on full and colourful display yesterday as the second and last day of Culture Fest `94 wrapped up at Dockyard.

Hundreds of people -- both locals and visitors -- turned out for the first-of-its-kind event, which celebrated "unity in the community'' with a global panoply of music, food and crafts. Most were not disappointed.

"It's neat, a great event in a great location,'' Mr. Louis Fontaine of Chicopee, Massachusetts said. "We're having a wonderful time.'' Added Mrs. Phyllis Milos from nearby Springfield: "The Portuguese food was delicious.'' Indeed, the many ethnic food stalls that sat in the shadow of the old naval yard's twin clocktowers proved to be a highlight of the festival.

In addition to traditional Bermudian fare like red beans with rice, fish cakes or chicken and mussel curries, Culture Festers had a veritable United Nations of food to choose from, including meatballs in Szechuan sauce, Portuguese chourico burgers, West Indian rotis and Italian gelati.

One of the most popular stalls at the festival turned out to be the Greek one, where staff from Archimedes restaurant served souvlaki-stuffed pita circles and honey-drenched baklava to round-the-tent line-ups.

"This is the first time I've had Greek food,'' said one visitor to the stand.

"It's good.'' Tent-hopping gastronomes weren't the only ones to enjoy themselves, however.

Artist Mr. Robert Bassett, whose African-influenced neo-primitive works shared space in the Victualling Yard with banana tree dolls and various forms of cedar carvings, said he enjoyed the feedback that many of the people who streamed by his display gave him.

"You learn a lot from the comments people make,'' he told The Royal Gazette .

"It's helpful for the artist.'' Many of the people who staggered out of the nearby Kiddies' Wonderland, however, were too enthralled to make any kind of a comment, having been thrown against walls in Velcro suits, spun head over heals on the Orbitron Rider or transformed into rainbows by on-site face painters.

One toddler, his arms clutching a tiny stuffed penguin, was simply sharing a quiet moment with his new friend, which he had just won in a game of plinko.

"He's overwhelmed,'' a woman who sat with him said. "He can't believe he won.'' By nightfall, the festival was finally reclaimed by the adults, who were treated to such groups as the Bermuda All Star Steel Band and Legacy.

A performance by the Bermuda Regiment Band closed out the festival.