TODAY

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock. Tickets: members $35, others $40 - must be over 14 years old. Available: Oceans Gift Shop ☎ 297-7314. Credit cards accepted.

Bermuda College Library Fun time reading for children, Library conference room, South Road, Paget. Guest reader: Miss Ruth Thomas. Ages 2-4 11 a.m., ages 5-8 11.30 a.m. Further information/to become a guest reader: ☎ 236-9000 ext. 4381 (Shelley)

Bermuda Philharmonic Society Free 'Pops in the Park' concert, Barr's Bay Park, Pitts Bay Road, 7.30 p.m. Co-conductors: Kent Hayward, Conrad Roach. Bring a picnic dinner. Soft drinks/wine available for sale. Further information: info@ philharmonic.bm

October 6

Bermuda Folk Club Canadian night, Spanish Point Boat Club, Pembroke. Performers 7.30 p.m. Showtime 8 p.m. Tickets: members $5, non-members $8.

SPCA Animal Expo and fair, Botanical Gardens, Paget, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attractions include: dog agility, pony gymkhana, whippet racing, cat show, kid's games, book, plant and nearly-new stalls, food and much more. Admission free. Car parking: $2. Enter on Berry Hill Road. Rain or shine.

October 8

Bermuda National Gallery Members' opening of new exhibition, 'Living with Art', upper level, City Hall, 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

October 10

Ministry of Community & Cultural Affairs/Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime lecture: Meet Alitash Kebede, the collector of 'Living with Art', 12.30 p.m. Tickets: $5, BNG members free.

October 10-20

G&S Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls', City Hall theatre. Evening performances 8 p.m. except October 14. Matinees: October 13, 14, 20 at 3 p.m Tickets: $40. For on-line bookings see website www.bermudamusicaltheatre.com — except during City Hall box office hours: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.

October 11

Bermuda National Gallery PartnerRe art lecture: Collecting and collaboration: Passion and Process, with Halima Taha (appraiser, art advisor, curator and author of 'Collecting African American Art') and Alitash Kebede (art dealer/collect of 'Living with Art) and Richard Mayhew (artist, professor of art emeritus), upper level, City Hall, 5.30 p.m. for 6 p.m. Tickets: members $10, others $20.

October 13

The Family Centre 'The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour': fund-raising gala, Fairmont Southampton Resort, 7 p.m. Beatles attire optional, raffle prizes/silent auction. Tickets: $250 per person, $2,500 per table. E-mail hmbrewer@ibl.bm To order/pay for tables tel. Karl Lupson tel. 298-0333 or e-mail klupson@biisl.com

October 16

Bermuda National Gallery PartnerRe art lecture: Encountering and engaging other cultures: US black artists and black Atlantic diaspora — Dr. Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins (scholar, art historian, independent curator), upper level City Hall, 5.30 p.m. for 6 p.m. Tickets: members $10, others $20.

October 23

'Humpback Whale Film Project/Andrew Stevenson Talk by Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 7 p.m. Tickets: $20. All revenue to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

October 27

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Members' Hallowe'en Spooktacular, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dress your spine-chilling best for family fun and adventure. Membership card required. Tel. 297-7313.

October 27-28

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock. Tickets: members $35, others $40. Must be over 14 years old. Available: Oceans Gift Shop tel. 297-7314. Credit cards accepted.

EXHIBITIONS

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until September 29. 'Just Pastels VII' (work by students of professional artist Sharon Wilson). Tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre@ ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery October 8-January 4, 2008. 'Living with Art' (modern/contemporary African American art from the collection of Alitash Kebede). Tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Until October 10: Onions Gallery: Peter Matcham 'In a Different Light' (photography). Edinburgh Gallery: Timothy Durham 'Private — Classic — Timeless'. Upper level, City Hall. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free. Next exhibition Edinburgh Gallery: October 12-31 Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute 'MindFrame' in conjunction with mental health lecture. tel. 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 pm). 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.

Elliott Gallery Until October 1: Henry Ward (figurative/landscapes oils), Old Elliott School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours/further information: tel. 504-3469 or email: kaleidoscope@northrock.bm

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

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rose Garden Gallery. Until September 27: Dean Walker: 'Bermuda and Beyond' (pastels). Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Further information: Call 236-2950 or visit website www.bermudamasterworks.com Coming exhibitions: Llewellyn Emery (September 28-October 11), Chris Mahoney/Frank Chiappa October 12-25.

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. Call 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 tel 296-5241.