The Bermuda Calendar
June 6
Bermuda School of Music Lunchtime recital featuring Oliver Grant, Doug Frith (piano and clarinet), Margaret Macpherson and Laura Appert (viola and piano), Allied World Recital Hall, F.S. Furbert Building (old Berkeley Institute), Berkeley Road, Pembroke, 12 noon. Admission free. Further information: tel. 296-7203.
Adult Education School 50th Anniversary invites former students, staff and friends to an event at Barr's Bay Park, Front Street from 5.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Music, door prizes and light refreshments. Cash bar in support of the literacy programme.
Bermuda Zoological Society free family night, 'Animal Singsong' featuring recording artist Dan Gribbin, at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo on the Discovery Cove Lawn, 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Families are invited to bring a picnic supper and enjoy the show (no alcoholic beverages, please, as this is a children's event). For more information, call 293-2727, ext. 116, or e-mail edofficer.bzs@gov.bm">edofficer.bzs@gov.bm.
June 6, 7
Gray Robinson Free mini-expedition for children. Includes bike ride, hike/trek on trails/beaches of South Shore beaches, etc. Wear outdoor clothing, bring sun tan lotion, water. To register/further information: tel. 295-1504.
June 7
Bermuda Folk Club night with Lindsay Ferguson, song writer from Canada. Tickets $10 on the door at Spanish Point Boat Club. Telephone 291-2070 for more details.
Alex Tuchman, 15, will give a free performance at City Hall at 7.30 p.m. The programme will include Bach's Italian concerto, Beethoven's 13th Sonata, Chopin's Etudes, and Chopin's Third Ballade.
Menuhin Foundation (1) Annual concert of contemporary music featuring students from primary/middle (public/private) schools programme, Bermuda High School for Girls auditorium, Richmond Road, Pembroke, 2.30 p.m. Tickets: adults $10, children $5. (2) Orchestral concert (beginners, intermediate, senior orchestras) playing classical/contemporary music; soloist Cheresa Lemaire (MF Scholarship winner), same venue, 5 p.m. Tickets: adults $10, children $5. Further information: Judith Alexander (tel. 534-4634) or visit website www.menuhin bm
Peter Profit's 65th Charity concert featuring Bermuda musicians, bands, multi-cultural dancers, theatre. Daylesford Theatre, Washington Street, 7.30 p.m. Food/drinks available. Tickets: $100. Available: www.boxoffice.bm Proceeds to: Agape House, PALS, STAR. Come one, come all.
June 14
La Leche League of Bermuda will hold a monthly series meeting open to expectant and new parents at 10.30 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The meeting topic is "The Father's Role in the Breastfeeding Family". Please note this meeting is open to both men and women. LLL of Bermuda is a registered charity, offering mother-to-mother help and encouragement to women wanting to breastfeed their babies. Light refreshments will be served. Call 236-1120 for further information.
Bermuda Philharmonic Society 'Umbrella concert' (short) featuring Bermuda School of Music faculty: Lisa Hollis (violin), Jennifer Sheridan (violin), Laura Appert (viola), Caroline Eaton (cello), St. Paul's Church, Paget, 7 p.m. Works by Brahms, Bach. Donations accepted.
2008 Capital G Iron Kids Triathlon and Carnival at Clearwater Beach, St. David's opens at 12 noon. Races begin at 3 p.m. Register today at www.capitalironkids.bm or pick up a form from Capital G Bank, 19 Reid Street, Hamilton.
June 14-15
Hosted in partnership with the Bermuda Department of Tourism, the Bermuda Lacrosse Association is hosting teams from Long Island, New York to compete against Bermuda's men's and boys under-19 teams. The event is open and free to the public and will be held at the National Sports Centre's North fields from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 19/20, July 19/20, August 17/18, September 16/17, October 15/16
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock, The Lane, Pembroke, at sunset. Cost: members $35, others $50. Departure time determined when making reservations. Further information/reservations: tel. 297-7314.
June 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28
Jackson School of Dance 'The Enchanted Garden' (annual recital), City Hall Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets: adults $35, children under 12 $20. Available: at the school, 15 Burnaby Street, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 22, 25, 28*, 29*
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Turtle tours from BUEI dock, The Lane, Pembroke, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. *Family tours ages seven and up. Cost: members $35, others $50. Reservations/further information: tel. 297-7314.
June 20
Bermuda School of Music Piano Festival Concert by Nestor Bayona Pifarre, Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: adults $30, students $10. Available: at the school, Music Box, Pulp & Circumstance Queen Street.
June 21
Bermuda School of Music Piano Festival 1. BSM student and faculty concert, school's AWAC recital hall, Berkeley Road, Pembroke, 4 p.m. Admission free. 2. Concert by Marie Blair, School's AWAC Recital Hall, Berkeley Road, Pembroke, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: adults $20, students $20. Available: at the school, Music Box, Pulp & Circumstance, Queen Street.
The Ensemble Singers Summer concert and flower festival, with guest artist Brian Jones, director of music/organist emeritus, Trinity Church, Boston, at Wesley Methodist Church, Church Street, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: $35. Available: Wesley church office, members of Ensemble Singers.
June 28
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art Monoprinting techniques workshop for teens/adults. Instructor: artist-in-residence Frances Seba Smith. Fee: members $125, others $140. Registration/further information: Carrie Zenti, tel. 236-2950 or e-mail edumwoks@logic.bm.
EXHIBITIONS
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until June 27. 'PAPB VI' ¿ Plein Air Painters of Bermuda annual juried, mixed-media show featuring landscapes, seascapes, architecture created by 19 artists. Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm
Bermuda National Gallery Until September 4: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts 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. Further information: tel. 292-3824.
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: tel. 234-1333.
Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art: Until July 3. 'Face to Face' - oils on canvas by Vernon Clarke. Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays during Harbour Nights open until 9 p.m. Further information tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.
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. tel. 295-1117, fax 295-1125.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm
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 236-5732. 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. 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea' - selection of works from our permanent collection, highlighting such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Albert Gleizes and Marsden Hartley. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: tel. 236-2950.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Artists in the Gardens' Spring series: Until June 17: Marion Watlington (acrylics/watercolours). Located in Botanical Gardens, Paget. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5.