TODAY AND TOMORROW

Argentine Tango Festival Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Workshops and performances. See www.bdatix.bm for more details.

TODAY

15th Annual Bermuda International Sand Sculpture Competition at Horseshoe Bay in Southampton presented by the Bermuda Department of Tourism in association with the Institute of Bermuda Architects. Categories for families, children, teenagers, seniors, open, companies and organisations, tourists and professionals. Building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. when judging begins. First place, $1,000. Complete an entry form or enter by e-mail at sandtasticdays@bermudatourism.com. Entry is free. Spaces are limited. Entries received before September 1 will be eligible for winning an iPod for all team members. Enquiries: telephone Nicky Gurret at 295-4597 or Department of Tourism at 292-0023.

Community Fun Day Sponsored by Southampton SDA Church. Southampton Rangers Field. 3-9 p.m. Family Movie. Free Entertainment. Sports. Mazin' Maze.

BEST Old Fashioned Beach Party 5 p.m.-10 p.m. There will be a barbeque with free hot dogs & drinks (while supplies last). Bring your own food and drink if you like and have fun or just relax. Please keep all trash in the appropriate bins, no loud music and be very cautious of the Warwick Long Bay undertow. Anyone wishing to volunteer can email to sacha@best.org.bm.

TOMORROW

Overeaters Anonymous weekly meeting. Every Wednesday lunchtime 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Stevenson Room, Wesley Methodist Church, 41 Church Street, Hamilton and Saturday 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Red Cross Building, 9 Berry Hill Road (training room 2). All welcome – overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.comwww.oa.com

September 11

Bermuda Folk Club is hosting Singer Songwriter Ellen Cherry at the Spanish Point Boat Club. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. Music starts 8 p.m. Cherry is an artist incapable of stopping the process of creation. She has recorded and released original music continuously since 1997. Her style has been described as "spunky downer pop for history buffs". Her latest release is 'Heart Like a Lion'. Cash bar. Admission: $12 non-members, $7 members. For more information telephone 295-1030 or e-mail info@folkclub.bm or www.folkclub.bm.

La Leche League Monthly Series Meeting- "Breastfeeding and the Working Mother" at 10.30 a.m. King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) First Floor Conference Room. All pregnant women, nursing mothers and babies are welcome.

For breastfeeding assistance, please call 236-1120.

September 14

L'Alliance Francaise des Bermudes invites all to a French film evening at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 8 p.m. The film shown will be : 'Ne le dis à personne' France 2006, 125mn. By Guillaume Canet et Luc Besson with François Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas and Nathalie Baye . Pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. English sub-titles. Students $3/Members $5/Non-members $8. Tickets at the door. All members of the public are welcome .

September 16

Bermuda National Gallery explaining nothing with Biennial artist Michael Walsh will deconstruct how searching for our context leads to understanding that we create our context. Inlcudes a slide show and discussion with Michael Walsh's art.

September 17

Bermuda Heart Foundation will host a free public seminar with cardiologist from New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia Medical Center at Argus Building, 14 Wesley Street in Hamilton. Seminar begins at 5:30 p.m. Come and have your questions answered by colleagues of Dr. Oz, cardiologist and host of the Dr. Oz television show .

MAAC Author and runner Chris McDougall will be holding a Bare foot running seminar at 6.30 p.m. in the Botanical Gardens. Email Sarah Thompson at jtbermuda@hotmail.com to book a space. Cost: $5 (MAAC members)and $15 (Non MAAC members).

September 18

MAAC Annual Dinner and Prize Giving Guest Speaker: Chris McDougall, Best selling author of the epic adventure 'Born to Run'. To be held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on at 6.30 p.m. Tickets includes dinner: $50 (MAAC members), $65 (Non MAAC members) and $15 (children). Email Sarah Thompson at jtbermuda@hotmail.com for tickets.

September 19

Four Seasons Family Festival at the City Hall Car Park and Theatre from 12 noon to 6 p.m. There will be a fair, game stalls, dart toss and ping pong. For more information go to www.cityofhamilton.bm.

September 22

Bermuda National Gallery art talk with Biennial Artist Sunell Lombard and Alan C. Smith will speak informally on their art, their inspirations, their portfolios and future projects.

September 24

Family Centre Beach Bash at the Fairmont Ocean Club Beach from 7 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $200 per person and includes complimentary drinks reception and wine with dinner. Family Centre presents a smart beach attire evening with a Bermudian All Stars line-up of musical entertainment, bonfires and more. Telephone 292-9741, ext. 108 or 232-1116 for tickets, sponsorship and more information or e-mail starla@selectsitesgroup.com. Visit the Family Centre website at www.tfc.bm.

September 25

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences invites the public to find out why the Deep Blue is the new Green at Marine Science Day 2010. Round up your family and friends, and bring them to the BIOS Ferry Reach campus from 11a.m. to 4p.m. There is something for everyone – fun for all ages. Entry is free. For more information, visit www.bios.edu or telephone 297-1880.

September 30 to October 2

Bermuda Music Festival featuring Ziggy Marley, Angie Stone and Toni Braxton. www.bdatix.bm for details.

October 2

Know Thy Self Workshop will take place at Lido's, Elbow Beach from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Know Thy Self was created on the premise of self-reflection as a necessary and critical exercise for living fife with more joy, purpose, vigor and fulfilment. Tickets $45, can be purchased from Dale Butler by telephoning 505-3409, ddbutler@logic.bm or ddbutler@digicel.blackberry.com. Fee includes a light lunch.

October 23 and 24

The Bermuda Kennel Club Four All Breed International Championship Dog Shows Unbenched – in conjunction with the Dog Training Club of Bermuda Agility Trials at Somersfield Academy, Middle Road, Devonshire. Entries close in Bermuda on October 2 at 5 p.m. E-mail entries to The Show Secretary, Jane Taylor at janetaylor@northrock.bm or ring 441-234-2016 weekdays. Visit: www.babc.bm.