September 26

Bermuda National Gallery Champagne, Jazz & Razzamatazz with Gita Blakeney-Saltus sponsored by Digicel, City Hall (upper level) from 5.30 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. Entrance: $15 members; $25 Non-members.

Bermuda National Gallery Opening of Autumn exhibitions, City Hall, Church Street. Directors' Circle 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., members 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

September 27

Whitney Institute literacy fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Outerbridge Hall, Whitney Institute. Books, face-painting, activities, storytelling, scholastic book orders. Teacher and parent resources. Admission is free.

September 30

Bermuda National Gallery PartnerRe Art Lecture Series: Bill Brandt in Focus. Reception 5.30 p.m., lecture 6 p.m. by visiting Goldsmiths College, University of London lecturer and art critic, Ian Jeffrey, who will 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 1

Get in the Pink Fun Walk under the distinguished patronage of Lady Gozney. Step Up & Out against Breast Cancer. Official start is 6 p.m. at Barrs Bay Park. T-shirt packs are $40. Available at BF&M Insurance Pitts Bay Road, Sportseller Washington Mall and Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre on Point Finger Road. All money raised will go towards the Digital Mammography Equipment.

Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime lecture: Understanding Bill Brandt: Ian Jeffrey explores the art of this photographer, 12.30 p.m. Admission: members free, others $5.

Breast Cancer Awareness kicks off with a proclamation ceremony at City Hall at 12 noon. All walkers and supporters are welcome to attend. The Funwalk starts at 6 p.m. at Barrs Bay Park. Participation packs ($40) available at the Sportseller and BF&M.

October 3

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Almost World Famous Third Annual Fish Fry at Christ Church, Warwick from 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. $20 per person. Take out or eat in.

October 4

Bermuda National Gallery Photography workshops led by Theresa Airey. First workshop: Sharpening your vision and increasing your creativity. Second workshop: Getting your work published 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Introductory-intermediate level. Cost: members $20, others $25.

October 5

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation Wet Paint Festival. Sign-in: sunrise to 9 a.m. Art drop-off 4 p.m. Silent auction noon to 7.30 p.m. Preview/reception 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Live auction: 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Painting venue: Devonshire parish. Further information: 236-5963.

October 8

Pride Bermuda presents Rockin' into Red Ribbon at 7.30 p.m. Tuesday at the Flag Pole, Front Street, Hamilton. 24-Hour Rocking Chair Marathon. Followed by the Red Ribbon extravaganza at Harbour Night on Front Street.

October 8-18

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda present 'The Full Monty – The Musical' at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $40. Curtain at 8 p.m. Box office opens Monday September 22 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Telephone 292-2313 or go to www.boxoffice.bm . Complimentary reception in foyer following opening night. Adult content and adult language and partial nudity.

October 9

Breast Cancer Awareness month health seminar with Dr. Kevin Hughes of Massachusetts General Hospital Boston presents 'The Genetic Risk of Breast Cancer' at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 7 p.m. There will also be a documentary film by New York cancer survivor Lori Benson called 'Dear Talula'.

October 10

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend Colours of Tango: all-Argentinian evening with headliners Tango Y Mas, Fairmont Southampton. Reception 7 p.m., followed by dinner, entertainment from 7.45 p.m. Late night dancing in The Cellar disco to follow. Tickets: $200, including dinner, wines, show. Available: www.bdatix.bm, Transact on Reid Street, Picture Perfect at Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton, or 232-2255.

October 11

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend South African Jol (party), 'GateWood', Paget. South African cuisine/wines, entertainment by South African violinist Samson Diamond and Dennis Moniz and his African Dance Troupe and Drummers, from 7 p.m. Parking: Peace Lutheran Church, South Road, Paget with complimentary shuttle service to venue. Tickets: $450. Available: www.bdatix.bm, Transact on Reid Street, Picture Perfect at Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton, or 232-2255.

St. Philip AME Church presents Dr. Maurice Sklar, renowned violinist at Ruth Seaton James auditorium. Tickets are $85 at the Church Office 293-0882 and members of church. Christian Bookstore, Music Box and Grotto Bay Visitor's Desk. Under the distinguished patronage of Dale Butler and Rev. Dr. Milton Burgess.

October 12

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend Songs for the Soul – gospel concert featuring Odetta, Mid Ocean Amphitheatre, Fairmont Southampton, 3 p.m. Tickets are $65 in advance and $75 at the door and $50 for youth 12 and under. Seventh Day Adventist Mass Choir opens event. Purchase tickets at www.bdatix.bm, at Transact, Internet Lane, Picture Perfect, Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton or by telephone at 232-2255. For more information events@biff.bm or 293-3456.

October 15, 16

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

October 17-18

Pride Bermuda Red Ribbon tag day.

October 19

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fashion show and tea at the Pembroke Sunday School Hall from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information contact Rhonda Smith-Simmons at 236-0949 or e-mail rsmith.simmons@chc.bm">rsmith.simmons@chc.bm.

October 20

Pride Bermuda Red Ribbon KickOff on the steps of City Hall from 12.15 p.m. to 1.15 p.m.

October 21

Pride Bermuda Environmental Change Day. A community service day.

October 23

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 'Pretty in Pink' party at AS Coopers Front Street from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

October 24

Pride Bermuda Red Ribbon Finale and Candlelight Walk in Victoria Park from 5.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

October 29

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Girls Night Out. An evening of comedy for the girls with Laurie Elliott and Debra DiGiovanni. Tickets $30 at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, Point Finger Road, Paget. Telephone 236-1001. E-mail pr@chc.bm .

November 1

PALS Christmas Fair, St. Paul's Christian Education Centre, Paget.

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 294-9196.

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

Bermuda National Gallery Further information: 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: 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts September 26-October 15: Onions Gallery BSoA Invitational and art educators. Onions Gallery (portion) Edwin Smith 'I See Me' (charcoal and acrylic illustrations). Studio A: Milton Hill (cedar work/acrylic paintings), René Hill Crocheted jewellery. Studio B: Lynda Brown (botanical watercolours). Until October 10: 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: 292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until November 13: 'Out and About' – oils of Bermuda by Rhona Emmerson, 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 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.

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. 295-1117.

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: 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

Kafu Gallery: Call 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Normal hours: Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. Call 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. Until January 2009: 1. 'Charge of the Light Brigade': Selections from the Permanent Collection based on theme of artists capturing Bermuda's elusive light. 2. Henry Moore drawings inspired by Bermuda shells (previously unseen by the public). 3. 'Charles DShaw Green: Bermuda Works' – paintings inspired by the South Shore and the Aquarium. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. 236-2950.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: September 25-October 14: Dean Walker (pastels on paper). October 30-November 19: Carrie Zenti (photography). November 30-December 3: Stuart Outerbridge (oils on canvas). Decemer 4-17: Jodie and Scott Tucker (photography/multi media). Regular hours: Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. 236-2950.