Until November 27Bermuda Society of Interior Designers (BSID) is holding a designer wreath silent auction at Bermuda Society of Arts (BSOA) at City Hall to support the Eliza Doolittle Society and the BSOA fine arts scholarship. Winning bids announced at the BSID annual industry alliance cocktail party on November 27 from 5pm to 7pm at BSOA at City Hall. For more information e-mail jill.bydesign@logic.bm see www.bydesign.bm, or telephone 292-6041.Today, tomorrow and SundayAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) annual Recovery on the Rock Convention at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess with the theme ‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’. Includes speakers from the United States and Bermuda and panel sessions and a banquet. Starts at 6.45pm in the Gazebo Room. Registration is $35, and forms are available at www.aa.bm/bermuda-convention or on the night starting at 5.30pm at the hotel. Banquet tickets are $75 per person. For information about Al-Anon, call 236-8606 or see www.ncbermudaafg.orgTodayPhoenix Store will have a visit from Santa from 7pm to 9pm.KPMG Bermuda Invitational Mile Trials entry deadline. Register online at www.bermudatiming.bm. Entry forms available at all schools and can be dropped off at The Sportseller, Washington Mall, Hamilton, before 4.30pm.Eighteenth Annual Tree of Lights lighting in memory of people we love who we have lost at 5.30pm on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton. Performances by The Menuhin Foundation, Shacobi Basden, The Bermuda High School for Girls Choir and more.Bermuda 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.TomorrowMasterworks Super Saturday ‘Feel The Beat’ from 10am to 2pm at Masterworks at the Botanical Gardens in Paget.Caledonian Society St Andrew’s Day Ball at Fairmont Southampton Hotel in the Poinciana Ballroom at 6.30pm. Black Tie Dress Code. Tickets are $150 at www.ptix.bm or from Ian Hind at IHind@becl.bm. All are welcome.Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo after dark series. Three tours from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for all ages. Children under five must be accompanied by an adult. A guided tour around the facility will include a look at some of the nocturnal animals that call BAMZ home. Flashlights required. Fee: $20 for BZS members; $35 for non-members. Price includes a drink and slice of pizza for children’s dinner.The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Metropolitan Operas on film series continues in HD with ‘Adès’ The Tempest’, at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration (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.SundayAnnual Marketplace Christmas Parade in Hamilton with Santa Claus at 5pm.November 26Restorative Practices in Schools: a public forum featuring two short films: ‘The Transformation of West Philadelphia High School’ and ‘Peer Mediation: a Bermudian Simulation’ followed by a facilitated discussion including representatives from the Police, Education and the Coalition for the Protection of Children from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Bermuda Youth Counseling Services boardroom on Victoria Street, Milner Place. Free.November 27Introductory Seminar on the Principles of Restorative Justice presented by the Department of Court Services’ LaShonna Smith with special presentation by Magistrate Juan Wolffe on restorative practices in Bermuda’s drug court from 6pm to 7pm at the Coalition for the Protection of Children at 28 Mount Hill (parking accessible via Underhill Lane next to Arnolds). Free.Caron Bermuda Community Service Award Breakfast at Fairmont Hamilton from 8.30am to 10am. For information telephone Berni Ingemann at 236-0823 or bingemann@caron.org .November 28Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo lecture ‘How Pollution is Affecting Bermuda’s Wildlife: Potential Implications for Human Health’, with Dr Jamie Bacon and the Amphibian Project at 7pm in the Education Auditorium at BAMZ.Swan’s Running Club presents ‘Let’s Walk, then Run’ a workshop for beginners. Learn how to avoid injuries, stay motivated and more at 6pm at The Youth Library Auditorium at 74 Church Street, Hamilton. All walkers, walking clubs, runners and interested people welcome. For more information contact Keith Smith at aspkms@yahoo.com or Kathi Rogers at 735-4935.November 29The Bermuda Society for the Blind (BSFB) presents a free talk ‘Living With Vision Loss — How to Make Your Home Safe’ with Jane Charlton, a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist at 12.30pm (brown bag lunch), 5.30pm and 6.30pm at Beacon House, Corner of Cedar Avenue and Dundonald St. For information contact BSFB at 292-3231 or bsfbinfo@gmail.com.Saltus Grammar School Carols for All at 7pm in St John’s Church. The programme includes performances by the Concert Band, Senior Orchestra, Jazz Band, the Sassy Saxes, and the Saltus String Ensemble, along with choral performances by the Junior Show Choir and the S5/S6 Choir. Admission is free.Bermuda College 2012 Fall Colloquium hosted by division of liberal arts lessons from the recession with Bermuda College Economics Lecturer Craig Simmons speaking on the flaws of the Bermudian economic model in Hallet Hall, Lecture Theatre, H100 at 7pm. For more information contact Craig Simmons at 236-9000 ext 4237 or e-mail cfs@college.bm or see www.college.bm .Restorative Justice Documentary free evening and circle discussion featuring documentary ‘Bending Bows and Arrows’ accompanied by circle discussion facilitated by Bermuda Youth Counselling Service (BYCS)’s Jackie Basden and Lauren Trott. From 6pm to 7.30pm in the Chewstick Lounge on Elliott Street in Hamilton.Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) workshop. ‘Moving towards Racial Diversity/Equity: Understanding our past, choosing an inclusive future’ from 8.45am to 1pm. Cost $35 members or $50 non-members. All Are Welcome. Lunch is provided. To register call the Centre on Philanthropy 236-7706.November 30Coalition for Protection of Children budgeting and debt workshop from 11am to 1pm (light lunch provided). This will be required for all families receiving Christmas hampers and Christmas gifts as well as emergency hardship assistance. The session will also be open to the public who feel they could benefit from budget advice and debt management. RSVP to or 295 1150 or cpc@ibl.bm .KPMG Bermuda Invitational Mile Trials, National Sports Centre, Devonshire at 6pm . No Late entries accepted. Fun filled evening featuring Primary, Middle, Senior students and local adults competing to qualify for the January 2013 KPMG Bermuda Invitational Mile.Choice a Birth and Baby Film Festival presents ‘A Birth Story with Ina May Gaskini and the Farm Midwives’ at 7pm at 46 Melbourne House, Victoria Street, Ground Floor East. Tickets available at Lotus $12 in advance, $6 seniors, students and children, $15 at the door and $75 ten movie passport. Telephone 296-5900 for more information.TS Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps Fish Fry from 5.30pm to 8pm at TS Bermuda at PCC. Tickets are $12 takeout or sit in. Funds raised will help the Sea Cadet programme. Telephone 705-5323 or e-mail TSBermuda@gmail.com .The Kathmandu Kids Club Annual Christmas Market from 5.30pm until late on the fourth floor of the New Washington Mall (underneath Catlin Group), use Church Street entrance. All profits go to The ISIS Foundation’s projects, helping impoverished children in Nepal. Tickets are on sale at The ISIS Foundation office on Crow Lane, at Mambo on Reid Street, or by visiting www.premiertickets.bm.December 1, 8 and 15Photos with Santa at The Phoenix Centre on Reid Street from 9.30am to 10.30am.December 1 and 2Bermuda Chamber Choir Ceremony of Carols at Wesley Methodist at 7.30pm on December 1 and 3pm the next day.December 1Dockyard’s First Christmas Parade and Boat Extravaganza from 6pm until. Giveaways, prizes face painting and more.Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo Green, White and Red: Christmas Hunt through the Aquarium and the Zoo from 1.30 to 3.30pm for ages three, four and five accompanied by a parent. Tickets are $15 for BZS members only. Booking by November 31. A hunt to discover who is wearing red and white in the aquarium and the zoo with Christmas crafts and treats. To book visit www.bzs.bm or e-mail Alex Amat at activities.bzs@gov.bm or telephone 293-2727 ext 2133.Kiwanis Club of Hamilton invites you to the 14th annual seniors party at Salvation Army Citadel and is from 1pm to 3pm. RSVP by November 21 by telephoning 293-4581 or 292-2386. It is a free event.December 1 to 24Fairmont Hamilton Teddy Bear tea in the Heritage court between 2.30pm and 5pm at $19 per child with a teddy bear and $25 per child without a teddy bear and $35 per adult plus 17 percent gratuities. For reservations please contact our concierge at 298-5779.December 1 and 2Bermuda Chamber Choir Concert with Saturday concert at 7.30pm and Sunday concert at 4pm at Wesley Methodist Church in Hamilton. Featuring Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and other seasonal music. For ticket information visit www.musicschool.bm or call 296-5100 .December 2Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo Green, White and Red: Christmas Hunt through the Aquarium and the Zoo from 1.30 to 3.30pm for six and up. Tickets are $15 for BZS members only. Booking by November 31. A hunt to discover who is wearing red and white in the aquarium and the zoo with Christmas crafts and treats. To book visit www.bzs.bm or e-mail Alex Amat at activities.bzs@gov.bm or telephone 293-2727 ext 2133.December 3Free introductory seminar on ‘Circles of Support and Accountability’ (CoSA) with Director of CoSA, Ottawa, Susan Love from 2pm to 4pm in the Charities House Boardroom. RSVP requested. Contact Nicola.cpc@logic.bm to register, or call 295 1150.December 4 and 5Restorative Justice Week continues with victim offender facilitated dialogue training with Director of Community Justice Initiatives, British Columbia, David Gustafson from 9am to 4pm at the Coalition for the Protection of Children at 48 Mount Hill Road, Pembroke. Cost is $400. Registration required. Please contact Nicola.cpc@logic.bm to register, or call 295-1150.December 6 to 15The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society are proud to present the Christmas pantomime ‘Aladdin’ at City Hall at 7.30pm. Matinees at 3pm on December 8, 9 and 15 with no evening performance on December 9. Free opening night special. Meet the Stars of Aladdin and have your picture taken after the show. Tickets are $35, and on sale from November 10 at www.bmds.bm. Further box office and show information at www.bmds.bm .December 6Bermuda National volunteer appreciation ceremony with wine and canapés on the Uber Vida leaving Number one dock on Front Street at 5.30pm. Returns 7.30pm.Masterworks Christmas at Masterworks at the Botanical Gardens in Paget. Details to follow.December 7Bermuda National Christmas Walk about in St George's from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation joins the Bermuda National Walkabout from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in Pilot Darrell Square Silk Alley St George's featuring Christmas Traditions Across the African Diaspora. Sample food and join a scavenger hunt.Fairmont Hamilton Snow Ball Party from 7pm to 1am and includes dinner, entertainment and party favour at $70 per person plus 17 percent gratuities. For reservations please contact catering department at 298-5722.December 7 and 8Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo ‘Santa Comes to BZS’ from 6pm until 8pm. Tickets are $25, which includes a light snack, crafts, games and special entertainment. Mulled cider will be served to parents. There will also be a photographer to capture kids’ visit with Santa for an additional price. This is a Members Only event. For tickets contact Joanne Chisnall at 293-2727 ext 2130.December 8St James Church ‘Christmas in Silver City’ concert at 7pm in the church hall, raising money for the church and for the Giant Steps Band’s trip to Cuba in 2013. At the concert Bermuda’s past and present sports fraternities will be acknowledged.December 8 and 9Bermuda Equestrian Federation (BEF) and the Department of Parks, present the Welcome Home Show at the Botanical Gardens in Paget, showcasing adult and junior riders in team show jumping, hunter discipline, western riding classes and carriage driving classes. Funds go to the BEF Junior Fund. In the main show jumping ring 9am daily. For information e-mail mckeisha.smith@butterfieldgroup.com or see www.bef.bm/showschedules.htm .December 9Dolphin Quest Christmas Carols sung by a professional choir with the dolphins starting at 6pm at Dolphin Quest at the Bermuda National Museum at Dockyard. Telephone 234-4464 or see dolphinquest.com .December 11Bermuda National (BNG) Photography Workshop for adults 18 years old from 10am to 1pm. Tickets are $90 for BNG members and $115 for non-members. At BNG on second floor of City Hall in Hamilton. Eight spaces only. All equipment and materials provided. Download application at www.bng.bm, e-mail education@bng.bm or telephone Dany Pen at 295-9428.December 16Bermuda Overseas Missions will celebrate their two latest builds and discuss their planned trip to India in 2013. The meeting will be from 3 until 5pm and all are welcome at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (Dinghy Club).December 21Artmageddon Art Sale at Bermuda Society of Arts (BSOA) in City Hall on the upper floor from 10am to 7pm.December 31Tribute bands Abbamania and Night Fever will perform for New Years at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel in the Poinciana Ballroom. Doors of ballroom open at 9pm and showtime is 10pm. Choose between dinner and show or show only packages. Jasmine/show $155, Windows on the Sound/show $169, Newport a Gastropub/show $179. Show only $99. First 20 tables of 12 to be booked get two free show tickets.Jimmy Keys New Years Eve dinner show at Fairmont Hamilton at 8pm. Tickets are $169 including dinner, show, dancing and grants at www.bdatix.bm .January 9 to 12Just for Laughs hosted by Alonzo Bodden with comedians Danny Bhoy, Mark Forward, Orney Adams and Jonathan Young. January 9, Double Threat with Alonzo Bodden and Danny Bhoy at City Hall Theatre and other nights with all comedians at Fairmont Southampton Hotel in the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre. Tickets are available now at All Wrapped Up in the Washington Mall and www.bdatix.bm .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 from June 28 to 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 .Destination Dockyard from June 11 to September 17, street festival, shopping, children’s activities, Gombeys, arts and crafts, food and more from 7.30pm. End your evening out with Salsa at Bone Fish Bar until midnight or live local entertainment at Snorkel Park Beach until 3am .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.AlAnon Family Groups at the Caron Institute, 61 Verdmont Road Smiths from 7 to 8pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, York Street St Georges from 8 to 9.30pm. Telephone 236-8606 .TuesdaysAlAnon Family Group meeting Mechanics Building, Church Street, Hamilton. Penthouse Floor, Room 505 from 12.30 to 1.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.Paperwhites is a group for families struggling with infertility. They meet the first Tuesday of every month from 6pm to 7.30pm at Spirit House at 65 Middle Road, Devonshire. More details on www.paperwhitesbermuda.com.Bermuda National Gallery Education Opportunities: Learning with art. Youth Camera Action, for ages 11 to 14, is a photography programme for all skill levels. Photography supplies provided. Sponsored by the 2011 Catlin End-to-End. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 3.30pm to 5pm; Saturday 10am to 11.30am. Space is limited. Contact Ms Dany Pen for more information: education@bng.bm.Meetamum Association playgroup in Paget from 9.30am to 11am in Saint Michael’s Church Hall on South Shore Road across from Elbow Beach. See www.mama.bm for more information.WednesdaysHarbour Nights on Front Street in Hamilton every Wednesday until September 5. Gombeys at 7pm, Carl Rodney Steel Pan Duo at 7.35pm and Kennel Boys at 8.30pm. For more information call 295-4201 or e-mail smadeiros-cooke@bcc.bm . During Harbour Nights children and adults can take a Tiny the Tree Frog story walk around Queen Elizabeth (Par-la-ville Park) starting at 7pm at the main gate on Queen Street. The walk is guided by author Elizabeth Mulderig who will tell the story ‘Tiny the Tree Frog Tours Bermuda’.AlAnon Family Group meeting at St Paul’s Education Centre, 69 Middle Paget from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.Hilary’s Place at WindReach, 57 Spice Hill Road, Warwick is open from 10am to 12 noon. Family caregivers can come alone or with their care recipient for a midweek break of coffee and conversation. There is no charge. Call WindReach 238-2469 or visit www.windreachbermuda.bm for more information.Overeaters Anonymous weekly meetings. Every Wednesday lunchtime from 1 to 2pm in Stevenson Room, Wesley Methodist Church, 41 Church Street, Hamilton AND Saturday 11am to noon. All welcome overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.com www.oa.org .ThursdaysShine’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 from June 28 to 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 .Charlar Spanish Club for people who enjoy Spanish language and culture will meet the first Thursday of every month. For more information see www.charlarbermuda.wordpress.com or e-mail charlarbda@gmail.com.Meetamum Association playgroup meeting on Thursdays in Pembroke from 9.30am to 11.30am at St John’s Church, Hinson Cooper Room at 127 St John’s Rd, Pembroke. For more information see www.mama.bm .Bermuda National Gallery Education Opportunities: Learning with art. Youth Camera Action, for ages 11 to 14, is a photography programme for all skill levels. Photography supplies provided. Sponsored by the 2011 Catlin End-to-End. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 3.45pm to 4.45pm; Saturday 10am to 11.30am. Space is limited. Contact Dany Pen for more information: education@bng.bm.Kiwanis Club of St George’s has meetings the first and third Thursday of each month. The first Thursday is at Ebenezer Methodist Church Hall and the second Thursday is a dinner meeting at the St George’s Club at 7pm.Youth Library Boys Club every Thursday at 3.45pm starting September 29. For more information on library programs and services, visit www.bnl.bm .FridaysPink Beach Club Happy Hour starting Friday June 15 from 5pm-9pm.AlAnon Family Group meeting at St Paul’s Education Centre, 69 Middle Road, Paget from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.Vasco Da Gama Club happy hour in collaboration with Seabreeze Salsa and Premier Distributors from 5pm to 1am in the V-Lounge at the Vasco Da Gama Club on Reid Street in Hamilton.SaturdaysBermuda Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) meets from 12.30pm to 1.30pm at the Wesley Methodist, 41 Church Street, Hamilton. Go through the metal gate on the left of the church, straight ahead to the cedar door, up the stairs and to the right. This is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. The only qualification for SLAA membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. SLAA is supported entirely through the contributions of its membership and is free to all who need it.Overeaters Anonymous weekly meetings in the Stevenson Room, Wesley Methodist Church, 41 Church Street, Hamilton from 11am to noon. Also every Wednesday lunchtime 1 to 2pm . All welcome, overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.com www.oa.org.Thrifty Saturdays the last Saturday of every month from 10am to 2pm at the Rubber Tree Market off of Khyber Pass in Warwick. Part of the proceeds go to a children’s charity.SundaysAlAnon Family Group at the Caron Institute, 61 Verdmont Road Smiths from 7 to 8pm. Telephone 236-8606.