October 1Breast Cancer Awareness month opening ceremony on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton at 12pm. Learn about Bermuda’s fight against breast cancer, October awareness events and the organisations behind Breast Cancer Awareness.October 2The United States Consulate General is holding a voter outreach effort. Consulate officers will be available at Ace headquarters on Pitts Bay Road to help Americans register to vote and/or request an absentee voter ballot by using the www.fvap.gov website. Consul General Robert Settje will be on hand from 12pm to 12.30pm to request his own absentee voter ballot and introduce himself to American citizens resident in Bermuda. Interested Americans should visit the IT Training Room on the lobby level of Ace headquarters between 11.30am and 1.30pm . Questions about the event or about absentee voting should be directed to VoteHamilton@state.gov.October 3Mount Saint Agnes Academy open house from 10.30am to 2pm with faculty and staff on hand to answer questions. Telephone 292-4132, e-mail msaoffice@msa.bm or see www.msa.bm .Sedgwick LLP, attorneys, will be holding their tenth annual 2012 Hot Topics Seminar at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute starting at 2pm. The half-day programme will provide up-to-date insight on critical claims and underwriting issues of concern to the Bermuda insurance industry. For information contact Jason Wiesner at Jason.wiesner@sedgwicklaw.com .October 4 to 7Kirtan College at Spirithouse, includes tuition, vegan meals and yoga. Kirtan Concert at Spirithouse on October 6, Doors open: 7.30pm, Start: 8pm $60 Early bird special $45 for concert if paid by September 15. For more information see www.spirithousebermuda.com, spirithouse@northrock.bm or 505-5073.October 4Bermuda National Gallery at City Hall 5.30pm reception featuring Ron Lightbourne on piano with 6pm to 7pm lecture with Charles Riley, professor at the City University of New York, curator, journalist and author of 31 books on the arts. The topic is ‘Impressionism, Colour Theory & the Jazz Age’. $10 members; $20 non-members.October 4 to 13Gilbert and Sullivan production of ‘The Producers’ at 8pm at City Hall Theatre, a Mel Brooks musical. Matinee on October 7, no performance on October 8. Tickets $55 on sale September 10. Box Office opens one hour before each show or purchase at www.ptix.bm .October 6Kaleidoscope Back Yard Bash from 7pm to midnight. $75 a ticket available at KAF or by calling 542-9000 or e-mail info@kaf.bm on Jubilee Road in Devonshire.Police Week kicks off with a Gymkhana at Police Field from 10am to 4pm.October 7PartnerReWomen’s 5K Run and Walk to support the Womens Resource Centre. Junior 2K Run starts at 8.30am and 5K run and walk starts at 9am at the Botanical Gardens. Register at partnerre5k.bm .Art on the Town in St George’s from 11am to 3pm at the CV Cafe on Water Street.Bermuda Red Cross scavenger hunt at Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club.October 9Police Week continues by showcasing dynamic Police Displays as well as a Seniors’ Tea at Police Field and Prospect Police Recreation Club respectively, starting at 12pm .October 10 and 11Schools to Know Boarding and Junior Boarding School Fair at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. See www.schoolstoknow.com for more information.October 11Canadian Accredited Independent Schools boarding school fair at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess from 5pm to 8pm. For more information contact Sarah Milligan at smilligan@cais.bm .Police Week Commissioner for a Day student art competition will be on display during the Sports Day at Police Field starting at 9am .October 12Police Week Memorial Service in tribute to those who lost their lives whilst serving the Bermuda Police Service at 4pm in the Military Cemetery off Alexandra Road Devonshire followed by a BBQ at the Prospect Police Recreation Club for former and retired officers.October 13SPCA Animal Expo 13 at the Botanical Gardens from 10am to 4pm. Free admission. Donation of a tin of cat food most welcome upon entry. Paid Parking per vehicle (Berry Hill entrance only). The Shelter will be closed on the day of the Expo. See www.spca.bm for more information.Police Week ends with with the Police Ball at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess’ Gazebo Room. Guests will enjoy cocktails at 6.30pm followed by dinner in the Harbour View Ballroom at 7.30pm .October 20 and 21The Bermuda Kennel Club 2012 Bermuda Dog Shows at Somersfield Academy. For information see www.show.bkc.bm.October 1716th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Walk 6pm start from Barr’s Bay Park. Register today, $30 and receive a free walk pack while supplies last at BF&M on Pitts Bay Road, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, 46 Point Finger Road or online at www.racedayworld.com .October 20Bermuda National Gallery fundraiser The Art of Music Series- Opera Night featuring Laura Aikin, American Soprano Opera singer from 7pm to 10pm en plein air, Bacardi. Tickets are VVIP $1,000, VIP $500 and general admission $100. In collaboration with Bacardi Limited. Contact the BNG at 295-9428 for more information.October 27 to November 9Bermuda Society of Arts workshop with visiting botanical arts and teacher Margaret Best. For more information telephone 292-3824, e-mail bsoa@ibl.bm or see their website at www.bsoa.bm .October 27The Gilbert & Sullivan Society start the next season of Metropolitan Operas on film in glorious HD with ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’, sung in Italian with English subtitles, at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 5pm. For information go to www.metoperafamily.org or e-mail Matt Nester at opera@gands.bm. Tickets on sale September 4 $35 for adults and $30 for students. Book at least five performances simultaneously for $30 each via www.gands.bm or www.premierticketsglobal.com direct, or purchase at door.October 30Bermuda National Gallery review of artist portfolios with Holly Bynoe, Photographer & Editor of ARC Magazine from 10am to 4pm. Contact the BNG for details at director@bng.bm. She will also give a lecture at the BNG at City Hall with a reception at 5.40pm and lecture from 6pm to 7pm. Tickets $10 members; $20 non-members. The topic will be contemporary Caribbean art and the making of ARC.November 3The Annual Old School Party for the preferred and mature people only at The Spinning Wheel. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets are $20 all night for ladies and $25 for men. After midnight $30 for men. DJ the Ice Man and Craig Bubbles Darrell. Part proceeds to Bermuda Society of the Blind. For more information go to www.djtouchtone.com or www.djsquare.com .The Parenting Tool Kit a free symposium for parents and a day of fun for children from 11am to 4pm at Dellwood Middle School.November 4CARE Learning Centre will be having a Fun Run Walkathon Fundraiser with walkers starting at 8.30am and runners at 9am. Entry fees: adults $20, under 18 $10 and late entries $30. Completed forms must be returned by 4.30pm November 2 with entry fee to Sportseller. Cheques made payable to ‘CARE Learning Centre’. Race numbers issued and late entries accepted between 11am and 2pm on November 3 at CARE at 38 Mount Hill, Pembroke. Enter next to Arnold’s Market, St John’s Road on Underhill Lane to CARE parking lot.November 8Bermuda National Gallery student lecture at Bermuda College at 12.30pm. Christa Clarke, Curator, Arts of Africa and Senior Curator, Arts of Africa and the Americas, Newark Museum, New Jersey. The topic will be highlights of the Newark Museum Collection with a Focus on Contemporary African Art. For more details contact: director@bng.bm Free; open to all students from all schools.November 9Bermuda Red Cross Premier of the movie ‘Skyfall 007’ with cocktails and raffles.November 10The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Metropolitan Operas on film series continues in glorious HD with ‘Verdi‘s Otello ’at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) at 5pm. For information see www.metoperafamily.org or e-mail Matt Nester at opera@gands.bm. Tickets on sale September 4 $35 for adults and $30 for students. Book at least five performances simultaneously for $30 each via www.gands.bm or www.premierticketsglobal.com direct, or purchase at door.Image Entertainment’s First Annual Bermuda Comedy Competition finals at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts at CedarBridge Academy. Tickets at www.bdatix.bm.November 17The Garden Club of Bermuda’s Christmas in November from 10am to 4pm at Orange Valley, Devonshire with crafts, bake sale, lemon stand, plant sale enchanted garden, pony rides and John Cox’s book of ghost stories on sale. Tickets (available on the day) at $20 Adults, $10 ages ten to 18, under age ten free. For more information www.gardenclubbermuda.org .November 23Bermuda National Gallery The Art of Music Series- Reinterpreting the Biennial Exhibition featuring Milton Raposo and Joy T Barnum, Michael Jones, Brian and Nicola Swan, James Richardson, Makeem ‘Haz’ Bartley, Kate Ross, Heather Nova, John Woolridge from 5 to 7.30pm at the BNG at City Hall. Tickets: $75 members; $100 non-members and includes open bar and canapés.November 24The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Metropolitan Operas on film series continues in HD with ‘Adès’ The Tempest’, at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) at 5pm. For information see www.metoperafamily.org or e-mail Matt Nester at opera@gands.bm. Tickets on sale September 4 $35 for adults and $30 for students. Book at least five performances simultaneously for $30 each via www.gands.bm or www.premierticketsglobal.com direct, or purchase at door.WEEKLY EVENTSMondaysShine’s House of Music and Entertainment presents ‘Death by Disco’, a 70s Disco Dinner Drama featuring an all-star Bermudian cast; Nadanja & Nishanthi Bailey and more until November 1 at 7.30pm. Tickets are $75, which includes the show, a complimentary swizzle and a four-course meal. Limited seating so book early. Contact 293-9092 or shineshouseofmusic@gmail.com .Tai Chi Chuan Class from 5.30pm to 7pm at Sankofa, 1 Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Fee is $100 per month. Telephone 292-2513 to register or see www.sankofabda.com .Youth Library Tiny Tunes (Babies) at 10am. For more information on library programmes and services, visit www.bnl.bm.Meet-A-Mum Association playgroup in Warwick from 9.30am to 11am at Saint Mary’s Church (Saint Mary’s Road off Middle Road). See www.mama.bm for more information.