October 8

Pride Bermuda presents Rockin' into Red Ribbon at 7.30 p.m. Tuesday at the Flag Pole, Front Street, Hamilton. 24-Hour Rocking Chair Marathon. Followed by the Red Ribbon extravaganza at Harbour Nights on Front Street.

October 8-18

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda 'The Full Monty – The Musical' at City Hall Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $40. Available City Hall box office Monday to Friday 12 noon to 2 p.m. Telephone 292-2313 during box office hours, or visit www.boxoffice.bm when closed. Complimentary reception in foyer following opening night. Note: adult content and language, partial nudity.

October 9

Breast Cancer Awareness month health seminar. Dr. Kevin Hughes of Mass General Hospital Boston, presents 'The Genetic Risk of Breast Cancer' at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 7 p.m. There will also be a documentary film by New York cancer survivor Lori Benson called 'Dear Talula'.

October 10

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend Colours of Tango: all-Argentinian evening with headliners Tango Y Mas, Fairmont Southampton. Reception 7 p.m., followed by dinner, entertainment from 7.45 p.m. Late night dancing in The Cellar disco to follow. Tickets: $200, including dinner, wines, show. Available: www.bdatix.bm, Transact on Reid Street, Picture Perfect at Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton, or telephone 232-2255.

October 11-12

Argo Group Festival of Sail 2008 at Barrs Bay Park next to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Pirate theme. Sea shanty performances, match race commentary, fun castle, face painting, boat rides, boat show, historical sailor highlights, and much more. Admission free.

October 11

Windreach Recreational Village Harvest Festival. Pumpkin carving, story telling, petting zoo, pie eating contest, fun castle, pony rides and more. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $15 per family or $5 per person. Parking at Astwood Park and Warwick Long Bay. Shuttle Service provided. For more information telephone 238-2469 or e-mail windreach@ibl.bm.

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend South African Jol (party), 'GateWood', Paget. South African cuisine/wines, entertainment by South African violinist Samson Diamond and Dennis Moniz and his African Dance Troupe and Drummers, from 7 p.m. Parking: Peace Lutheran Church, South Road, Paget with complimentary shuttle service to venue. Tickets: $450. Available: www.bdatix.bm, Transact on Reid Street, Picture Perfect at Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton, or telephone 232-2255.

St. Philip AME Church presents Dr. Maurice Sklar, renowned violinist at Ruth Seaton James auditorium. Tickets are $85 at the Church Office 293-0882 and members of church. Christian Bookstore, Music Box and Grotto Bay Visitor's Desk. Under the distinguished patronage of Dale Butler and Rev. Dr. Milton Burgess.

October 12

Wesley Methodist Church family fun fair at the church on Church Street next to Gregg's Steak House. Face painting, puppets, fun castle, plants, food and more from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Bermuda International Film Festival Reel World Weekend Songs for the Soul – gospel concert featuring Odetta, Mid Ocean Amphitheatre, Fairmont Southampton, 3 p.m. Tickets are $65 in advance and $75 at the door and $50 for youth 12 and under. Seventh Day Adventist Mass Choir opens event. Purchase tickets at www.bdatix.bm, at Transact, Internet Lane, Picture Perfect, Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton or by telephone at 232-2255. For more information events@biff.bm or telephone 293-3456.

The Bermuda Botanical Society presents their annual Fall Festival in the Visitor's Centre in the Botanical Gardens from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fun castle, train rides, flower arranging demonstrations, games, bobbing for apples and learn how to make Oobleck.

EXHIBITIONS

Ace Gallery For opening hours, group bookings telephone 295-5200.

Bermuda Archives Until October 31: 'A Very Manifest Alteration. The Life and times of Jemmy Darrell, 1793-1816' – exploring the legal status of free persons of colour in the age of slavery through historical documents written by and about celebrated pilot Darrell. 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 294-9196.

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

Bermuda National Gallery Further information: 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays.

Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts September 26-October 15: Onions Gallery BSoA Invitational and art educators. Onions Gallery (portion) Edwin Smith 'I See Me' (charcoal and acrylic illustrations). Studio A: Milton Hill (cedar work/acrylic paintings), René Hill Crocheted jewellery. Studio B: Lynda Brown (botanical watercolours). Until October 10: Edinburgh Gallery: International Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information: 292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until November 13: 'Out and About' – oils of Bermuda by Rhona Emmerson, 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 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: 236-5963 or email kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Normal hours: Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. For further information: tel 236-5732. free.

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.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Until January 2009: 1. 'Charge of the Light Brigade': Selections from the Permanent Collection based on theme of artists capturing Bermuda's elusive light. 2. Henry Moore drawings inspired by Bermuda shells (previously unseen by the public). 3. 'Charles DShaw Green: Bermuda Works' – paintings inspired by the South Shore and the Aquarium. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Call 236-2950.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: September 25-October 14: Dean Walker (pastels on paper). Regular hours: Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.