January 19 - 25

The Bermuda Festival, featuring plays, musicians, dancers and others. Check out www.boxoffice.bm or www.bermudafestival.org for tickets and information.

TODAY

The St. George's Historical Society presents a slideshow by Beau Evans called 'The Spice of Life - a Voyage of Discovery' at the St. George's Historical Society Museum on Featherbed Alley/Kent Street at 7 p.m. There will be soup and shepherd's pie . The slide show will be at 7.45 p.m. Admission is $15 for non-members and $10 for members. Reservations Tony Saunders 232-5715.

The Bermuda International Film Festival 'The World' by Chinese director Jia Zhangke in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 7.30 p.m. It will screen in Mandarin and Shanxi dialect with English subtitles. Tickets $8 for club members and $10 for non-members. Email infobiff.bm or telephone 293-3456 or get them at the BUEI from 6.30 p.m. onwards on the night.

The Bermuda Education Strategic Team presents 'View, Chat and Chew' hosted by Llewellyn Trott, education officer. View a 30-minute documentary featuring Bermuda's male educators, chat about the issues surrounding men in public education and the possible solutions. Chew on the light lunch provided at the Leopard's Club on Cedar Avenue from 12.15 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. For more nformation call 278-3324.

The Bermuda College and the Ombudsman for Bermuda: 'An Institution For All Seasons: How the Ombudsman is Changing the World' by Victor Ayeni of the Commonwealth Secretariat, director of governance and institional development division and Dr. Hayden Thomas ombudsman of Antigua and Vice-President of the International Ombudsman Institute at the Bermuda College in the North Hall N100 at 7 p.m.