Until September 8

Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society Comedy: 'The Sisterhood' by Molière (English translation, 1980s setting), Daylesford Theatre, Washington Street, 8 p.m. Tickets ($25) available Daylesford box office from 7 p.m. performance nights. Online bookings: www.bmds.bm Further information: ☎ 292-0848.

Today

Bermuda Society of Arts Opening of four different exhibitions (see Exhibitions section), 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. All welcome. Special members' preview 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Tomorrow

Classic Sports International/World Rugby Classic Bermuda Celebration banquet re 2007 Rugby World Cup, Fairmont Southampton Resort. Celebrity guest speakers: Nick Farr Jones, Francois Pienaar, John Eales,Sir Clive Woodward. Individual tickets: $350 (Order form in Royal Gazette). Contact kane@avondale.bm or mail to World Rugby Classic, PO Box HM 2267, Hamilton HMJX.

Sunday

Fairmont Hamilton Princess Free guided tours of the 122-year-old hotel, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Each tour is 30-45 minutes). Reservations unnecessary. Further information: tel. 295-3000.

September 5

Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime concert by Princeton Tigertones (male a capella group), 12.30 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. Admission: members free, others $5. Donations requested.

September 6

Bermuda National Gallery Poetry reading by renowned Jamaican writer Olive Senior. Reception/light refreshments 5.30 p.m., reading 6 p.m. Tickets: members $8, others $10.

September 8

Bermuda Folk Club Music night featuring Rod Mackenzie, popular 1980s entertainer/Folk Club performer. Also talented local artists. Tickets: members $5, others $10. Available at door only. Further information: Val Sherwood ☎ tel. 799-2020 or e-mail vsherwood@ northrock.bm.

Septemer 13

Friends of Lefroy House Association Meeting, Lefroy House, 7 Lagoon Road, Ireland Island, 7 p.m. Guest speaker: Estlyn Harvey. Topic: Nursing home care. Anyone interested in the elderly, incl. members, family, volunteers, welcome. Membership dues: $10 per year. Further information: Marie Bremar ☎ tel. 234-0525 or Myra Bristol 234-0255 afternoons/evenings.

September 19

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Audio visual presentation by Ann Smith Gordon. Topic: Tracing Bermuda's development. Tradewinds auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets: active volunteers free, members $15, others $20. To purchase: tel. 297-7314. Credit cards accepted.

September 22

Bermuda Zoological Society Zoobilee: 'All Aboard for An Island Tour' Fundraiser evening of good wine, food, live music for BAMZ. 7.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. at BAMZ. Tickets: $100. Tel. 293-2727 ext. 138 or e-mail campaign.bzs@ gov.bm.

ACE Galleries: (HQ Building). Until end August: Josip Generalic - the ACE collection of a Croatian naive painter, ACE global headquarters, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Groups welcome by appointment ( 295-5200 for all information.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Members' summer open show (mixed media). Further information: ( 234-2809 or visit website www.artbermuda.bm/home1.html

Bermuda National Gallery Until September 7: Summer exhibitions : 1. 'Essential Elements 1947-2007: John Kaufmann 70th birthday retrospective. 2. 'Hair in African Art'. Further information: ☎ 295-9428 or visit www.bng.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts August 31-September 19: Onions Gallery: 'Diversity of Friends'(mixed media). Edinburgh Gallery: BAMZ photo contest. Studio A: Kok Wan Lee (charcoals). Studio B: Kimberley Tucker. Upper level, City Hall. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free. Further information: ☎ 292-3824.

Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: '32 degrees N 64 degrees W: Approaching Bermuda' historic watercolours depicting aids to navigation and approaches to Bermuda by Driver, Seymour and Le Marchant Tupper (From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection in assn. with the Bermuda Archives). Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4.30 p.m.). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members. Museum information tel. 234-1333, www.bmm.bm, e-mail marmuse@logic.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.

Elliot Gallery Until September 3. 'Veranalis Aequinoctium - Vernal Equinox' - cyanotypes by Antoine Hunt. Old Elliot School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours/further information: ☎ 504-3469 or email: kaleidoscope@northrock.bm.

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

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rose Garden Gallery. Until September 13: '21 Square Miles' (oils and acrylics by artist-in-residence Richard Tait). Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Further information: ☎ 236-2950 or visit website www.bermudamasterworks.com

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

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Paintings from the Bermudiana Collection. Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. Further information: tel 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, 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.

Rock Island Coffee Further information ☎ 296-5241.