BERMUDA CALENDAR
January 15 - 17
Dewars Open Golf Tournament. Registration, cocktail party on January 15, 36-hole medal play tournament from January 16 - 17, 7.30 a.m. tee time. Amateurs play for gross and net prizes. Amateur $380, ladies $380 and Ocean View Members $310. Contact 295-4640, 295-GOLF e-mail: amadeiros@toatee.bm or info@toatee.bm or go to www.toateebermuda.com .
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Gala opening: 'Tango Fire' (Argentinian dancers/musicians). Foyer reception 7 p.m., performance 8.30 p.m., City Hall Theatre, Church Street. Additional performances available on January 16 & 17 at 6.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel.295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 15
Bermuda National Gallery Continuous showings of 'I Have a Dream' (film) and 'Our Friend Martin' (animation) marking Martin Luther King, Jr. day, 9.20 a.m. to 4 p.m.
January 16
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts 'Tango Fire' (Argentinian dancers/musicians), City Hall Theatre, Church Street, 8.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 17
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts 'Tango Fire'(Argentinian dancers/musicians), City Hall Theatre, Church Street, 6.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 18 and 19
Warwick Academy drama department presents Sleeping Beauty written by Brian Way. Tickets are $20/$10 in the main office. Location in the PPMH. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. and curtain is at 7 p.m.
January 18 - 20
Bermuda International Race Weekend January 18 - 6.50 pm KPMG Invitational Mile, Front Street, Hamilton January 19 - 10 am Bermuda International 10K & 10K Charity Walk, National Sports Centre, Devonshire. January 20 - 8am Bermuda International Marathon & Half Marathon, Front Street, Hamilton. Organized by the Bermuda Track and Field Association Info: 236-6086.
January 18
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Eliot Fisk and Zaira Menenses (classical guitarists) playing Latin American music, City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 19
Bermuda National Youth Library movie day with Transformers at 2.30 p.m. for free.
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Eliot Fisk (virtuoso classical guitarist), City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org .
Pearls of Distinction Pink Ice Centennial Ball given by Sigma Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Guest speaker Dr. Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, motivational speaker and staff correspondent on the CBS Early Morning Show. Tickets $150. Email flood_t@yahoo.com or telephone 737-1908. Cocktail reception 7 p.m. dinner at 8 p.m. and dancing until 10 p.m.
January 21
Menelik Foundation/Citizens for Better Birth Film: 'The Business of Being Born', Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets: advance $15 (tel. 236-0336), $20 at the door. Proceeds to Citizens for Better Birth. Further information: www.thjebusinessofbeingborn.com or www.healthcoop.bm
January 22-23
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Interpreti Veneziani (classical Italian nonet), City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 24
PRIDE Bermuda special general membership meeting from 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. at Cap-a-Laige, Charities House, Paget. Ratification of new mission statement and presentation of strategic plan 2007 - 2010. Contact 295-9970 or 236-2828.
January 25-26
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts The Parsons Dance Company, City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 26
A number of workshops are being offered for teachers around the island including at The St. George's Foundation, Bermuda Maritime Museum and the Bermuda Insurance Institute among others. Deadline for registration is January 18. Contact jpreece@bii.bm or telephone her at 295-3532 for more information.
January 27
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts The Parsons Dance Company, City Hall theatre, 2.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
Bermuda National Gallery Opening of Winter exhibitions, upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Directors' circle 4-5 p.m., members 5-6.30 p.m.
January 28, February 1
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts The Clarinet and all that Jazz (Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Peter Stoltzman, piano), City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 29, 31
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Italian Saxophone Quartet, City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
January 30
Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime lecture by Jill Amos Raine. Topic: Inuit Art, Living with the Inuit, collector of Inuit art, 12.30 p.m. Admission: members free, others $5.
February 2
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Benjamin Grosvenor (classical pianist), City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club offers Safety at Sea Seminars from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. The fee is $100 including lunch. Info on sailing offshore, boat preparation, handling heavy weather and recommended safety equipment and emergencies at sea. Contact 294-6716 or e-mail sailingoffice@rbyc.bm for more information and registration forms.
February 3
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Safety at Sea Hands on Seminar from 8 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. in the water training for those who need ISAF certification for races that start outside the US. The fee is $150 including lunch. Contact 294-6716 or e-mail sailingoffice@rbyc.bm for more information and registration forms.
February 3, 4
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Angélique Kidjo (African pop diva), Fairmont Southampton, 8.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 5-6
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Take 6 (Grammy Award-winning sextet), Fairmont Southampton , 8.30 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 8
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts ZeidwiG (zany virtuoso pianist), Fairmont Southampton Princess, 8.30 p.m.
Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 9
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts ZeidwiG (zany virtuoso pianist), Fairmont Southampton Princess, 2.30 p.m. Special shortened children's programme. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 12-13
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Tenebrae (12-voice professional chamber choir), St. John's Church, Pembroke, 8 p.m. February 12 programme: British composers. February 13 programme: European composers.Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 14-15
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts 'The Man Who Planted Trees' (puppets and human assistants), Daylesford Theatre, Washington Street, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
February 15-17, 19-23
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts Ragtime (musical) by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets/further information: tel. 295-1291, e-mail bdafest@logic.bm or go to www.bermudafestival.org
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 January 20: Small Works 2. Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm
Bermuda National Gallery January 28-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. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts Until January 22: Onions Gallery: Winter members' show, bluebird houses (theme: 'Small' unjuried). Studio A: Derek Fisher. Studio B: Kok Wan Lee. Until January 30: Edinburgh Gallery: 'Recent Paintings' (Kathy Zuill) ¿ Edinburgh Gallery, 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.
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 9:30a.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.
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.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation: Elliot Gallery Old Elliot School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Further information: tel. 504-3469 or email kaleidoscope@northrock.bm
Kafu Gallery: 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm.