TODAY

Masterworks Museum of Art 2010 Christmas Craft Fair from 10am to 4pm. Catherine Bell's truffles, Nedra Cook, fabric crafts, Alexandra Mosher's silver jewellery, paintings, book signings and much more.

Garden Club of Bermuda's Christmas in November will be held at Huntley Manor, Middle Road, Paget from 10am to 4pm. Admission $20 for adults and $10 for children, ticket price includes one soft drink and entry to the ground floor of the house, garden and tree house. The house will be decorated with flower arrangements done by the club's award-winning designers. Parking will be available location will be announced closer to the date. Added attractions include sale of Christmas-themed crafts, a plant sale, bake sale and raffles.

Marine Science Day at the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences (BIOS) at Ferry Reach in St. George's. Stommel research cruises, wacky science experiments, BIOS magical mystery tour puppet show and fishy business arts and crafts, Wave Tank, Wet Bench and Touch Pool, among lots of other things from 11am to 4pm. Free entry.

Christ Church, Warwick, Christmas Fair from 10am to 4pm. There will be a golden elephant, children's games, lunch, baked goods, plants.

Attention skateboarders. The lower level of the new Washington Mall will be turned into a skateboarding park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your skateboards and get ready to tackle the ramps.

TOMORROW

Overeaters Anonymous meeting. All welcome. (Overweight, bulimics and anorexics). Every Sunday at 7pm to 8pm in the Red Cross Building (near the hospital) 9 Berry Hill Road (training room 2). No dues or fees.

Bacardi 5K Road Race & Walk at 9 a.m. Walkers start at 8.30 a.m. Start and finish at Bacardi Headquarters on Pitts Bay Road next to Cox's Hill. Complimentary light breakfast after the event. For online entries logon to www.maac.bm. Entries to be returned by November 17, late entries will be acceptd with number pickup on Friday and Saturday only. Race numbers to be collected on November 19 from 12 noon to 7 p.m. or November 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon from Bacardi. Cancellation hotline 298-1071.

November 22

Health Financing Summit 2010 takes place at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess from 8am. The event will feature Bermuda Hospitals Board CEO David Hill, Bermuda Health Council CEO Dr. Jennifer Attride-Stirling and Ministry of Health's Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Cann. To register e-mail hfs2010@gov.bm or visit http://www.hfs2010.gov.bm/Registration.html to download a registration form and fax it to 292-7813. For more information telephone Celina Florendo at 298-1298 or the e-mail above.

November 23

The Annual General Meeting of The St George's Foundation will be held at 6.30pm at The World Heritage Centre, Penno's Wharf, St. George's. Parking is at Tiger Bay. RSVP directortsgf@logic.bm if you are attending this meeting.

November 24

Overeaters Anonymous meeting. All welcome. (Overweight, bulimics and anorexics). Every Wednesday from 1pm to 2pm at Wesley Methodist Church, Stephenson Room, 41 Cshurch Street, Hamilton HM12. No dues or fees.

November 26

Bermuda Diabetes Association is holding Denim for Diabetes Day. The public are invited to support Denim for Diabetes Day Fundraising Telethon, which will be aired on ZBM TV9 from 8pm to midnight. Lock in your pledges and help us achieve our goal. All proceeds are slated for the Bermuda Diabetes Association's building fund. Information for Denim for Diabetes Day can be obtained from the Association's Resource Centre at Beacon House, 2 Beacon Street, Hamilton HM10 or telephone 297-8427 or Sara McKittrick on 236-3668.

November 26

The Bacchanalian Society of Bermuda is hosting a Wine Tasting Competition Fundraiser for the Continental Society of Bermuda. The event takes place at the National Sports Centre Pavilion, North Field, Frog Lane, Devonshire. For more information please telephone 291-1474. Admission for first-time participating teams is $30 per person. Those teams, which have attended previous events, pay $20 per person. The Bacchanalian Society will then make a donation to the Continental Society of Bermuda. Please RSVP your team indicating the number of participants (you plus one or two, as the case may be). Crack a bottle and let the tasting begin. Time from 6.30pm.

Partner Re Art Lecture Series with Ebony G. Patterson assistant professor in painting and drawing at the University of Kentucky 'Gangstas: Disciplez and the Doiley Boyz' at the Bermuda National Gallery. Reception is at 5.30 p.m. Lecture is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Members and $20 for non-members. Seating limited. Call to reserve 295-9428. Email education@bng.bm or go to www.bng.bm. Her lecture looks at the machismo through fashionable trends, such as skin bleaching of the Jamaican dance hall culture. Her lecture will raise questions about perceptions of masculinity within the 'blink' culture and pose larger questions about beauty, gender ideals and constructs of masculinity within popular black culture.

November 27

The Fairmont Hamilton Princess 125th Anniversary Celebration Cocktails and silent auction at 7pm with dinner and entertain to follow at 8pm. Tickets are $125 and includes dinner, drinks and entertainment. The evening's proceeds will benefit The Bermuda National Trust. To purchase tickets please call 298-5720 or 236-6483.

November 27 and 28

The Bermuda Chamber Choir presents Händel's Messiah at the Museum and favourite Christmas Carols. The Bermuda School of Music Treble Choir and Suzuki String Orchestra will be featured. The event takes place in the Queen's Exhibit Hall, National Museum, Dockyard. On Saturday and Sunday at 6.30pm and Sunday Children's matinee at 3pm. Ferry Service Saturday Only Hamilton at 5.30pm and leaving Dockyard at 9pm. Tickets Adults: $40 and Students $20, are available at CTravel on Queen Street (292-3033) and Bermuda School of Music (296-5100).

November 28

Overeaters Anonymous meeting. All welcome. (Overweight, bulimics and anorexics). Every Sunday at 7pm to 8pm in the Red Cross Building (near the hospital) 9 Berry Hill Road (training room 2). No dues or fees.

December 4 to 24

The Fairmont Hamilton Princess will host its annual Teddy Bear Tea. The children's Christmas tea is served daily between 2.30pm and 5pm. An etiquette class will be held on December 5, 12 and 19. Children are encouraged to bring a brand new teddy bear or other stuffed animal which in turn will be donated to various Bermuda charities for families in need. On Saturdays and Sundays, children will enjoy a special storytelling with Santa Claus at 3.30pm.

December 4

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Grand Pre-Christmas Fish Lunch and White Elephant Sale, Baked Goods, Crafts and refreshments from 10am to 4pm in Astwood Hall, Pink Church on the corner of Church and Court Streets.

December 5

The Ensemble Singers presents a Celebration of Christmas Music including Chilcott's Jazz Mass. Wesley Methodist Church Hamilton. Sunday, December 5, at 4pm Tickets $30 at Music Box and at the door.

December 9

Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration and Enrichment Workshop! This pre-Kwanzaa workshop features Professor Melodye Micëre Van Putten. Bouchée Restaurant from 6.30pm to 9pm. Dress ethnic or smart casual (no jeans). Tickets $90. For more information and tickets telephone 505-3409 or e-mail ddbutler@digicel.blackberry.com.