August 14

Greg's Steakhouse presents: "A Summer Supper Club Series" every Thursday at 7 p.m. until October 16. Enjoy a fabulous four-course meal featuring Certified Angus Beef steaks, fresh Bermuda fish and much more, while listening to the soulful sounds or Bermuda's talent performing the best songs from the 1960s to present. Featuring: Bermuda's first lady of soul Sheila Smith accompanied by Tony Bari on keyboard. Visit www.boxoffice.bm to reserve seats.

The August Mambo Nights pre-party performances and social dancing in the Veranda Bar at the Elbow Beach Hotel from 5.30 p.m. to midnight.

August 15

Miss Teen Bermuda Islands R.E.S.P.E.C.T. charity concert starring international hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari and the best of local artists, City Hall theatre, Church Street. Reception 7 p.m., showtime 8 p.m. Tickets: patrons $50, general admission $30. Available: Jazzy Boutique, Washington Mall.

August 15 and 16

The 7th Mambo Nights: Bodies in Motion takes place at the Fairmont Southampton Mid Ocean Amphitheatre. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8.30 p.m. Tickets, $55 general admission or $70 VIP seating, and are available at the Lemon Tree, Music World, Portofino Restaurant, Brown & Co. or from the Sabor Dance School, at the Old Berkeley Cultural Centre or by visiting www.BermudaSalsa.com or www.boxoffice.bm.

August 16 and 17

The Mambo Nights: Bodies in Motion Instructional Dance Workshops take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sabor Dance School, which is located at the Old Berkeley Cultural Centre on Saturday. While on Sunday at Horseshoe Bay, Southampton. Classes are either $20 per class or $80 for a day pass, which consists of five classes.

August 16

Stefanel Group of companies presents Liquid Space Fashion Show & Beach Party at Chaplin Bay. Be prepared for an amazing event with beautiful models showing fashions from Stefanel, Sasch and Mambo, elegance, passion, ambience all in one! If you have a passion for fashion and love a great after party this is the event for you! Music by: DJ Chubb, DJ Aztec, D-Nice, Jake & Lenny, D'General Special Guest: C'Danger, FI Video DJ's. Advance ticket $40 are available from www.boxoffice.bm.

EXHIBITIONS

Bermuda Archives Until October 31: 'A Very Manifest Alteration. The Life and times of Jemmy Darrell, 1793-1816'. Lower level, Government Administration Building, Parliament Street, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Group visits by arrangement with Mrs. Gaynell Weeks tel. 294-9196.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until September 5: Summer Open (unjuried members' show). September 7 to October 10: 'The Nature of Things (juried members' show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Until September 4: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art.

Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: 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. (2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505. (3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise': Artefacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions at 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: tel. 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information: tel.292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until September 12: Desert landscapes' (photographs by Scott Stallard, Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Further information tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Corporation of Hamilton offices. 'Down through the Years', a selection of cartoons (1998-2008) by Royal Gazette cartoonist Peter Woolcock, City Hall, Church Street. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. August 14-September 1: 'New Works 2008' by William West. Opening reception August 14 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Tel. 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Paintings from the Bermudiana Collection. Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 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 Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea', selection of works from our permanent collection, highlighting such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Albert Gleizes and Marsden Hartley.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: August 14-September 2: 'Exhibition C', local artists Jon Legere and James Cooper. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tel. 236-2950.

Rock Island Coffee, Reid Street. August 4-16. La Leche League of Bermuda hosts 'Going for the Gold' with photos by Sacha Blackburne.