Until November 26

The Bermuda College Library, Imagination Book Club. New series celebrating heroes of literature from October 22 to November 26 from 5.40 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Select days. Local hero, Llewellyn Emery (Nothin' but a Pond Dog), Old hero, Earl Lovelace (The Dragon can't Dance) and the new hero, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Purple Hibiscus). Bermuda College Conference room. For more information, contact Jiselle Alleyne (jalleyne@college.bm), or call 236-9000 ext. 4382.

November 20

Kathmandu Kids Club Christmas market, Bermuda Society of Arts, upper level, City Hall, 5.30 p.m. Many beautiful gift from Nepal and Uganda, plus live and silent auctions. Tickets: www.boxoffice.bm and Isis offices, East Broadway. 232-9001.

Ocean Light Show at BIOS at 6.30 p.m. Lecture on how bioluminescence in marine organisms assists in biomedicine, biotechnology and acts as an environmental quality biomarker. BIOS Distinguished Lecture Series with Dr. Dimitri Deheyn, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. Cash bar, 7 p.m. lecture. Hanson Hall at BIOS, Ferry Reach, St. George's. RSVP Vanessa.Shorto@bios.edu or 297-1880, ext. 204. Discounts may apply if you are a member. Please inquire when you RSVP.

November 21

Memorial Concert honouring DeForest (Shorty) Trimingham by grandson Thomas Van Dyck (double bass) and Stephanie Fong (viola), Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, 12.30 p.m. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Rossini and Dittersdorf. Admission free, but donations to Cathedral Organ Fund welcomed. Further information: Dorothy Trimingham, 236-2727.

November 21 and 22

Bermuda Society of Arts Onions Gallery The Booze Brothers Band – Soul music for listening and dancing, upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Doors 7 p.m., showtime 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cash bar, blues nightclub décor. November 21 sold out. Advance tickets for November 22: $25. Available now at the gallery Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information/to reserve: 292-3824.

November 22

Denise Trew, will be hosting a Tea, Fashion and Hat Show from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. to be held at the Gazebo, Hamilton Princess featuring hats and fashions from her All About Eve Boutique and The Bermuda Hat Lady Millinery Shop. Both shops are located in St. George's and owned/managed by Denise B. Trew, known as the Hat Lady.

Keep Bermuda Beautiful will be holding its monthly clean up at Scenic Heights railway trail starting at 9 a.m.

November 23

The Academy of Martial Arts is having a seminar entitled "Surviving Weapon Attacks" at its 39 King Street, Hamilton address. For more information call 292-5715 or e-mail tamadojo@northrock.bm

The Association of Filipinos In Bermuda will be holding its General Assembly Meeting at 1.30 p.m. - 5 p.m. at St. Theresa's Church.

The Walking Club of Bermuda meets every Sunday at 7 a.m. and the group walks for six to seven miles. These walks are free and all are welcome. There are also cut-off points for those who do not want to walk the full distance. Meet in the parking lot at each location at 7 a.m. for a 7.10 a.m. start. This week the walk takes place at Elbow Beach, Public Road Entrance.

November 24

Menuhin Foundation Quartet Lunchtime concert, City Hall foyer, 12.15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Admission free. Bring your lunch and enjoy a strings programme of popular classical music.

Pembroke Rotary Club is holding their Annual High School Computer and Technology Quiz. All schools participate. The venue is the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium at CedarBridge Academy at 6.30 p.m. Admission is free. Contact Alan Paling 236-4585.

November 26th

IWC New Islanders – a guided tour of The Bermuda Maritime Museum at Dockyard. New to Bermuda? Looking to meet new people, find new interests? Come along and join The International Woman's Club of Bermuda New Islanders Group. This is a philanthropic and social woman's group offering many and varied activities to enrich the lives of their members and the community. Please contact 291- 0387 or www.iwcbermuda.org for further details.

November 27

American Consulate Thanksgiving Day service. Seating starts 12 noon at the Wesley Methodist Church on Church Street. There will be light refreshments following. Everyone is welcome. All donations in aid of the Coalition for the Protection of Children. For further information contact Christine Gregor at 278-7503 or gregorca@state.gov