BERMUDA CALENDAR
Until March 15
Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society 'Gums Unplugged' (comedy skits), Daylesford Theatre, Washington Street, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. Available: www.boxoffice.bm or at Daylesford from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (tel. 292-0848).
March 14
You are cordially invited to a Charity Art show/auction with Art by Trevor Todd from 6.28 p.m. to 8.28 p.m. at Blu Bar & Grill, Belmont Hills. The event is sponsored by IRONSHORE. The charities include: Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, The Women's Resource Centre, Greenrock, Kaleidoscope and the Alzheimer's Support Group. The show runs until April 4.
Bermuda National Gallery Champagne and Jazz Night with Gita Blakeney and guest jazz band The Unit from 5.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Bermuda National Gallery $25 non members and $15 for members. Cash bar.
National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Free master class/teacher training workshop, Bermuda High School for Girls dance facility, Pembroke. All dance teachers/students welcome. Pre-registration required. Tel. 236-3319 or see website www.dancebermuda.org
March 14 and 15
CMB Enterprises presents An Evening of Jazz at City Hall at 8 p.m. Featuring Chiara Sivello and her quartet. Patron tickets are $60 for the Friday and reception, regulation admission $50. Available at Peoples Pharmacy, 27th Century Boutique and www.boxoffice.bm. 234-0453.
March 15
441 Productions & Flanagan's Irish Pub and Restaurant present its First Annual Pre St Patrick's Day Celebration. Featuring direct from Toronto, Elevation, The World Greatest U2 Tribute Band. Also featuring traditional Irish entertainment and Secret PoPo. It all happens at Barrs Bay Park, on Pitts Bay Road. Tickets are available for Flanagan's irish Pub and Restaurant, All Wrapped Up, the I Store and Gosling's Retail Stores. For more information email: 441productions@bermuda.com or 537-6140.
International Hat and Jewellery Show in The Bermuda Room at the Elbow Beach Hotel. Time: 4 p.m. and doors open at 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. For more information telephone 336-2738 or 296-4030. Tickets $50 and Seniors $40.
La Borsa is inviting patrons to come to the Opus Lounge for a change from winter hues to summer's splash. Time: 9 a.m. to noon 12 p.m.
March 16
Bermuda National Trust Palm Sunday Walk 2 p.m. start and finish Ducks Puddle Park on Coney Island Road. For the first time, walkers can also take pleges to help the Bermuda National Trust. Not suitable for dogs or strollers.
March 17 and 18
St. John's Youth Choir: Heritage Concert at 7.30 p.m. conducted by Marjorie Pettit. www.boxoffice.bm.
March 18
The Family Centre's Forum cordially invites the public to the second in a series of thought provoking documentaries on our Island's youth and elderly. "Between the Cracks" at Number Six Shed, Front Street Hamilton. Film begins at 7 p.m. and panel discussion is from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. For registration and more information telephone 232-1116.
March 19 and 20
Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society: 'The Vagina Monologues 2008' by Eve Ensler 8 p.m. at the Mid-Ocean Ampitheatre at the Fairmont Southampton Resort. Proceeds will benefit the Women's Resource Centre. www.boxoffice.bm .
March 20
The annual RED Party is back during the Good Thursday Holiday at the multi level G Spot. The Spring soiree is in conjunction with Unité Promotions and SalsaMania Productions. Featuring early Latin Fusion Miami mix and performances, M.A.C body painted hosts and Gibbons Company spring fashion walkthrough, DJs OB1 and Chubb, spin Ministry of Sound Progressive tunes and party mixes from the vault. Also Sabor Dance group's in the Salsa and Bachatta Lounge, Amstel Pulse and other drink specials, cool door prizes, and giveaways from our sponsors complimentary, and Cellutini Cocktail with Havana Club Rum and complimentary hor d'ouerves. Time: 11p.m. to 3 a.m. Limited advance tickets now available at: CellularONE Hamilton, M.A.C Front Street, Music World and Sabor Dance School, $35. $50 at the door.
Smooth in conjunction with Simply Beautiful are putting on the first pre-Good Friday 80s, 90s, old school Reggae sensation: Devilish 2 at the Prison Officer's Club. DJs China and Bussy and Magic of Souljah 1. No baggy jeans, no fittef hats and no tees. All ladies in bright clours get in free before 11.30 pm. Tickets $25.
March 21
St. David's County Cricket Club is hosting The Gilbert Lamb Day with Go-Kart Racing, Hot Dog eating contest, fun castle, races for children and adults, a dunking booth, kite competitions, a beer drinking contest, prizes and much more! DJ Jugglin' Jason will spin the tunes for the entire day. Gates open at 11 am. Admission is free.
March 22
Kiwanis Club of Hamilton Night of Poetry & Song, Pembroke Sunday School hall, 7 p.m. Tickets (including refreshments): patrons $20, at the door $15, seniors/children 12 and under $5. Emcee Marshall Griffin of KJAZ-FM. Performers include Prospect Primary School Choir, Francis Patton Primary Choir , Tony Robinson, Poet Vernette Dorian, Devaughan DeGraff, Somerset Brigade Youth Band, Poet Paul Adderley. David Bean, Gary Bean, The Ambassadors for Harmony, Magic Boyles and poet Leo Mills. For tickets contact Carole Clarke at 292-2386, or Steve McMinn at 297-7557.
March 24-28, April 7-11
Bermuda National Gallery/Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation Mural art camp for eight to 14 year olds, Kaleidoscope, corner Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane, Devonshire, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: members $300, others $350, inc. art materials. Further information/registration: Fiona at kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm or tel. 236-5963.
March 24-28
Hasty Pudding Theatricals City Hall box office for 'Fable Attraction' open 12 noon to 2 p.m.
March 25
US Consulate 'Harvard in Hamilton for Habitat': Free benefit performance featuring singers Harvard Krokodiloes, Harvard Din & Tonics, and Radcliffe Pitches, Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, 12 noon. Donations accepted by Habitat for Humanity Bermuda. All welcome.
March 26-29
Hasty Pudding Theatricals 'Fable Attraction', City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. Online reservations: www.boxoffice.bm or City Hall box office March 24-28 12 noon to 2 p.m.
March 27-30
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Watercolour workshop with Canadian artist/instructor Marilyn Timms, SFCA, SCA. Further information/registration: tel. 234-2809 or website www.artbermuda.bm
March 28
BIFF Launch Party: Volcanic Productions is proud to host the 11th Bermuda International Film Festival Launch Party. Join us at Bermuda's only caffeine and culture hub for a legendary set from 'Bonehawk' – outer space's most revered DJ. Rock Island Café, Hamilton. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cash Bar and light snacks. Tickets $20, are available at the door.
April 5
BIFF Wrap Party: Volcanic Productions featuring live performances by Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles, also witness the debut performance of Bermuda's most ignorant reggae artist 'UZIMON' (having recently sold quarter-million tracks on iTunes). Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Princess Ball Room. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Open bar and food. Tickets $80, are available at the BIFF box office, which is located in Washington Mall (old Frameworks) or $100 at the door.
April 18
Bermuda National Gallery 'An Evening in St. Tropez', Tucker's Point Beach Club. Cocktails 7 p.m., dinner 8 p.m. Tickets: $300 per person. Attire: St. Tropez chic. Further information: tel. 295-9428.
EXHIBITIONS
Ace Gallery 'Contemporary Vietnamese Painting' (six artists with different styles whose work draws from Vietnamese local life), Ace Global Headquarters building, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Groups by appointment, tel. 295-5200.
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until April 11: 'Partners' (group show by invited artists who created their work in partnership). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm
Bermuda National Gallery Until April 4: Winter exhibitions: 1. Cultural Reflections (Inuit art from the Dennos Museum Centre collection, Innuit wall-hangings from the Judith Varney Burch Collection. 2. African Affinities. 3. Byllee Lang (tribute), Bermuda Collection. From April 25: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts Onions Gallery: Edinburgh Gallery: Studio A: Studio B: April Branco with her charcoals (debut exhibition). Upper level, City Hall. 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.
Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: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. From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection. 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit that tells the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding of the submarine U-505 at Bermuda. On permanent display.Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. 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.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery March Until March 31. Ernst Arnold Bauer: 'Art Pure' (mixed media paintings and lithographs), Old Elliot School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Further information: tel. 504-3469 or e-mail kaleidoscope@northrock.bm
Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Somerwhere Beyond the Sea' – highlights from the Masterworks Collection. Admission $5. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Sundays by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-2950 or visit website www.bermudamasterworks.com
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. Further information: tel 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.
Masterworks Rose Garden Gallery 'Afrik Eco Art: Recent Bermudian Works' by Marie-Denise Douyon. Closing reception March 14 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Rock Island Coffee Richelle Richards solo exhibition. Further information tel 296-5241.
Trevor (Cosmic Consciousness) Todd March 14-April 4: 'Colour and Sound Healing' – mixed media paintings, Blu Bar & Grill, Belmont Hills, 92 Middle Road, Warwick. Charity silent auction/official opening March 14, 6.28 p.m. to 8.28 p.m.