October 7 to 17

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda presents 'Oliver!' book, music & lyrics by Lionel Bart at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $55 available at www.premiertickets.bm or www.gands.bm.

October 10

Jezzie's Belles presents "Beyond the Veil" Belly Dancing Show. A Tribute to Jessie at the Sandys Boat Club. There will be dinner and a belly dancing show from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets $40. All proceeds for PALS.

The Bermuda SPCA is holding its annual Animal Expo & Fair, while celebrating its 90th year of speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. The event takes place at the Botanical Gardens, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be dog agility, Police K9 Dogs, SPCA Parade of Dogs, a Cat Show, children's games, Animal Welfare Displays, the best White Elephant stall in Bermuda and much more including great fair food! Admission is free. A donation of a tin of cat or dog food would be most welcome upon entry. Entrance is via Berry Hill Road only, parking $4.

Bermuda Feline Assistance Bureau BFAB fundraiser. Orange Valley House. Take a tour of the house built by Captain William Cox in 1802 on 10 acres of woodland and citrus orchards. The house has remained in the Cox family for six generations and is filled with family heirlooms and antiques, including Bermuda cedar furniture and portraits. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. authors John Cox and Tracey Caswell will be on hand to sign copies of their books. Books will be on sale at cost ranging from $10 to $20 each. At Orange Valley House, 14 Parsons Lane, Devonshire. For more information telephone 337-7228 or email: lhudson@northrock.bm. Tickets are $40.

Back on the Rack Bermuda National Trust fundraiser sale of wpmen's designer ware, evening gowns and more. St. Paul's Christian Education Centre, Paget. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Car Boot Sale at St. Mary's Church Hall, Warwick from 9 a.m. until noon. MAMA will be raising funds from the sale of refreshments and its own stall of children's toys and clothes. They are hoping to provide the emergency waiting room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with books and toys for children waiting to be seen by a doctor.

Bermuda Rose Society sale at Tulo Valley starting at 8 a.m.

October 11

During a performance of Missa Gaia - Earth Mass, which is a choral tribute to Mother Earth and all living creatures, Bishop Patrick White will be blessing pets at 5 p.m.

The event will feature Joy Barnum on vocals, African Drumming, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms, Bermuda Chamber Choir and the Bermuda School of Music. It takes place at the Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, Hamilton. Adults $20; children $10; and families $50.

Picnic Concert at Government House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the house grounds with a concert featuring Joy T. Barnum and The Channel, Chewstick and Wendell Shine Hayward. Admission is free with concert wristband that can be obtained from The Bermuda2009 Office, The Music Box, David Winston, The Bermuda Bookstore, all Visitor Information Centres and the Bookmart. There is a limit of six wristbands per person. No rain date or rescheduling. Bring a picnic or order a gourmet picnic meal online from www.diningbermuda.com or call 236-6517 for catering details. Shuttle service will be provided from Bull's Head Car Park from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. For more details telephone 292-8990.

Sail Festival at Barr's Bay Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A family fun day sponsored by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. There will be vendors, fun castle, boat viewing, races, pirates wandering about, the town crier and DJ Bubbles providing music. For more information call 737-0024.

Lodge members and friends of the I.O. Odd Fellows Manchester Unity are cordially invited to attend our 119th Annual Thanksgiving Service to be held at the Emmanuel Baptiste Church on Dundonald Street Hamilton at 4 p.m. Repast at the Manchester Unity Hal on Union & Victoria Street, Hamilton.

October 13

L'Alliance Francaise des Bermudes invites everyone to a French film evening at the B.U.E.I. (Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute). The film, "La tourneuse de pages", is 85 minutes long. It is by Dennis Dercourt with Catherine Frot and Deborah François. English sub-titles. Students $3/Members $5/Non-members $8. Tickets at the door. The film begins at 8 p.m.

October 14

The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda College Bermuda film series will be continuing with 'Behind the Mask' directed by Adrian Kawaley-Lathan, 2008. It explores our gombey traditions at 12.30 p.m. at the Bermuda National Gallery. BNG members are free, others pay $5.

October 15 to 31

1 in 8 Busting Out at The Elliot Gallery at Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Bermuda Cancer & Health have partnered with Gibbons Company and Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation in this, a unique expression of support, creating a visual impact of the disease.

October 15

Bermuda National Gallery Partner Re Lecture James Count Early, director of Cultural Heritage Policy, Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, will speak about Art, Culture and Politics at the Bermuda College in Room G301 from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Free admission.

The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda College Bermuda film series will be continuing with 'Behind the Mask' directed by Adrian Kawaley-Lathan, 2008. It explores our gombey traditions at 6.30 p.m. at the Bermuda College. Free.

October 16

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Annual Denim Day. What do your jeans say about you? Make a donation and wear jeans to work. For more information about participation go to www.chc.bm.

Internationally known poet Melody Van Putten will be reading and signing 'Soul Poems: Life as Fertile Ground', and 'Obamatyme: Election Poetry' at True Reflections Bookstore on Chancery Lane from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

October 16 and 17

MSA Fair 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Games, super slide, raffle prizes, Bingo and baked goods. Admission is $2 with children under 5 free.

October 17

The Heart of a Great Marriage simulcast will feature Dr. Gary Smalley, Dr. Kevin Leman, Ted Cunningham at the Willowbank Conference Center from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration fee is only $25 per person or $50 per couple. Register now to avoid disappointment by calling 293-2903 or emailing almil@northrock.bm. The price includes conference material, lunch, snacks and beverages.

October 19

The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival 2009 from October 19 to 21. Runs for three nights starting at 7.30 p.m. Tickets on sale at the participating schools' offices. Tonight Saltus Grammar School's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'and Bermuda High School's 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Performances at Berkeley Institute.

October 20

The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival continues with Somersfield Academy's 'Much Ado About Nothing' and Warwick Academy's 'Romeo and Juliet' at 7.30 p.m. Tickets on sale at the participating schools offices. Performances at Berkeley Institute.

Bermuda Maritime Museum & Bermuda Zoological Society Lecture on EskimoWorkers in the Western

Arctic Commercial Whaling Industry,1848 to 1914. A free lecture by Dr. Mark Cassell. Free admission. Donations are welcome at 6.30 p.m. in the Education Room at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo.

October 21

The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival continues with CedarBridge Academy's 'Macbeth' and The Berkeley Institute's 'Tempest'at 7.30 p.m. Tickets on sale at the participating schools offices. Tickets are $10 for adults and students. Performances at Berkeley Institute.

The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda College Bermuda film series will be continuing with 'Transportation in Bermuda'and 'The Easter Lily' directed by Lt. Col. Brendan Hollis, 1989. It explores the history of transportation in Bermuda at the Bermuda National Gallery at 12.30 p.m. Free for BNG members, $5 for non-members.

Wednesday October 21st 10am - noon

The International Woman's Club of Bermuda New Islanders Group IWC NEW ISLANDERS - Coffee Morning

Contact us at 291.0387 or visit www.iwcbermuda.org for more information!

October 22

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pretty in Pink Party at AS Coopers Front Street (main store) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Bermuda Regiment presents the Bermuda Tattoo 2009, a world class spectacle of music, international dance and military precision at The Keep at the Royal Naval Dockyard Tickets are available at http://www.bdatix.bm and the iStore, Reid Street, Hamilton. For further information contact Sarah Cooper 238-3880; email scvcooper@gov.bm. Also, Visit the website http://www.bermudatattoo.bm.

October 23

Breast Cancer Awareness Girls Night Out at City Hall. The Celebrity Look Alike Party. Laughter is the best medicine. Presenting Sybil and friends. An evening of glitz and glamour with impersonations of Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Madonna and more. For tickets go to www.chc.bm

Friday October 23rd [AT] 7pm

The International Woman's Club of Bermuda New Islanders Group IWC NEW ISLANDERS - Curry Night at Elbow Beach R.S.V.P. 291.0387 or visit www.iwcbermuda.org to join us!

October 24

Sybil's Dynamic International Female Impersonators with celebrity recoding artist Meli'sa Morgan with her hits songs Fools Paradise, Love Changes and Do Me Baby, at the City Hall Theatre. Showtimes are at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets $65 in advance and $75 at the door. They are on sale at Shannon's Boutique and on www.bdatix.bm.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 'With Men in Mind' at Goslings Wine Cellar, 9 Dundonald Street, Hamilton 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live entertainment. For information on this event and tickets email melange4@yahoo.com.

Bermuda Botanical Society annual Plant Sale in the Jack King Building, Botanical Gardens. 8.30 a.m. for members (join at the door), 9 a.m. for non-members. Closes 12 noon. Proceeds to scholarship fund. For information, or if you have plants to donate, call 293-0128.

October 25

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Shoot for the Cure at National Trust Waterville Rose Garden. For more information visit www.bpmg.bm/SFTC.html.

October 28

Concert at Christ Church Warwick at 8 p.m. to celebrate 400 years of music in line with the celebration of the first settler in Bermuda 400 years ago. It will include a professional choir from St. Columba's church in London, England.

The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda College Bermuda film series will be continuing with 'Bill Ming: Stories of Wood, Wind & Fire' directed by Andrew Mckay. This 15-year project follows the development of Bermudian artist Bill Ming. 12.30 p.m. Free for BNG members, $5 for non-members.

The International Woman's Club of Bermuda New Islanders Group IWC NEW ISLANDERS - Tour of the Bermuda National Gallery Installation: 4 Centuries of Evolving Arts followed by lunch/tapas at Latin

R.S.V.P. 291.0387 or visit www.iwcbermuda.org to join us!

October 28 & 29

Volcanic Productions presents The Haunted Playground at Fort Hamilton at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Full Haunted House & Halloween Activities Costumes Available at The Jackson School of Performing Arts. Ticket price $12 and available at Chewstick.

October 29

The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda College Bermuda film series will be continuing with 'Bill Ming: Stories of Wood, Wind & Fire' directed by Andrew Mckay. This 15-year project follows the development of Bermudian artist Bill Ming. at 6.30 p.m. at the Bermuda College. Free.

November 5

Talent Explosion by Marcel Clemens featuring David France and Louise Southwood from the Bermuda School of Music. Teen Idol 2008/2009 Candace Furbert; Emancipation a love story, and more at 7.30 p.m. at City Hall. General admission is $35 and patron tickets are $75. Tickets available from 27th Century Boutique and the Christian Bookstore. Refreshments will be available.

November 19

Lecture on the Documentary Film in Bermuda at the Bermuda College moderated by Dr. Sajni Tolaram, professor of English and Film Studies, with directors featured in the film series at 6.30 p.m.