The Company is putting on a Patricia Nesbitt play 'Ya Mama - Episode One - Dishin' The Dirt' at City Hall at 8 p.m. The March 19 show is at 6 p.m. and the show on March 20 is at 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at Logic on Burnaby Street or Dub City. Call 292-4341 for more information.

The Bermuda Philharmonic Society's spring concert which will feature the by LuisBacalov at 8 p.m. at the Ruth Seaton James Center for the Performing Arts. This work will be performed jointly with the choir of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Bermuda. The Concert will also include works by Beethoven, and the , and the by Saint Saens, featuring Allison Johnston, a teacher with the Menuhin Foundation and the performance of a piano concerto by Mandy Wong. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and children. Tickets are on sale at the Visitor's Bureau from March 14 to March 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on the night of the concert.

The Bermuda Folk Club at the Old Colony Club on Trott Road is having an Irish night and is calling for performers. Call 291-2070 or email: infofolkclub.bm

Bermuda Youth Library will be showing 'Shark Tale' as part of thier movie day at 2.30 p.m. Registration is required.

The Emerald Isle Society is presenting a St. Patrick's Day Dinner & Dance featuring Dermot Carmody, one of Ireland's comedy originals at the Mid-Ocean Club. Cocktail reception at 7 p.m. followed by dinner, live Irish entertainment, dancing and lots of Irish Craic. Tickets now on sale for $140. Contact Dolores Graham-Lunn on david.doloreslunnibl.bm or call 505-1925. All are welcome.

Bermuda Botanical Society invites the public to a lecture and demonstration on 'Gardening in Containers' at the Visitors' Centre in the Botanical Gardens. The doors open at 2.45 p.m. Refreshments from the Cafeteria will be available Everyone welcome, including children. Botanical Society members free, Non-members $3.

IBC Front Street races from 8 a.m. until noon. Bicycle races for all ages. Also face painting and fun castles. Draw prizes for all pee wees participating. Entry forms are at the Winners Edge and Sportseller.

Windreach Recreational Village is having a Kids on the Block puppet show from 12.30 to 4.30 p.m.

Small paintings show featuring Desmond Fountain, Sheilagh Head, Bruce Stuart, Dan Dempster, Christopher Marson, Otto Trott, Diana Amos, Eric Amos, Will Collieson. All at Emporium Building, 69 Front Street. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. ( 296-3518. An exhibition to titillate the soul. Fetish: an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment, a fixation. Fashion: The prevailing style or custom; to shape or form, create. Featuring work by Sue Rebello, Jon Legere and Graham Foster. On until March 18. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Christmas day. Also see our working artists' studios/gallery shop. Further information: ( 234-2809. Admission free. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, upper level, City Hall: Further information: ( 292-3824. On March 18 The Onions Gallery is holding the first solo show for Heather McDonald. Her work ranges from impressionistic to the abstract. In the Edinburgh Gallery there is the Theresa Airey exhibition of hand coloured prints. From March 18 - April 6 The BSOA will be having a new exhibition of oils by Dan Dempster in the Edinburg Gallery.

Kafu Gallery works by Manuel Palacio and Glen Wilks. Admission free. Further information: ( 295-5238, e-mail infokafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm. Various exhibitions. Further information: ( 295-9428.ACE Global Headquarters, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission free. Groups welcome by appointment. Further information/appointments: ( 295-5200. Ground floor: 'Bermuda's Defence Heritage' _ 350 years of local military history, including tributes to Bermuda's local forces and war veterans. Open 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Last admissions 4:30 p.m. Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, children $5, members free. Museum information ( 234-1418 or e-mail marmuseibl.bm