April 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 and 25.Bermuda Zoological Society whale watching trips on the BZS vessel Endurance for ages 10 and up. One adult per two children under 16. Trips depart from the public dock opposite BAMZ at 11am returning around 5. Fee $70 for members and $85 for non members. All trips are weather depending. Bring a packed lunch and drinks with you. Cooler provided. Book on www.bzs.bm or endurance.bzs@gov.bm or 293-2727 ext 2151.April 4Imagine Bermuda College Focus Group to review the college’s ten year strategic plan from 5pm to 8.30pm in Brock Hall, Teleconference Room at the Bermuda College. Contact Paul Hardtman at 236-9000 ext 4244 to reserve a space.Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) Wild Encounter: Meet the Whales with Mum from 11am to 5pm. For ages six and up. Bring a packed lunch. Activities available on the boat. Tickets $70 for members or $85 for non members. First child free, second child half price. Maximum two children adult. Booking deadline is April 1 at www.bzs.bm, or contact Alex Amat at activities.bzs@gov.bm, 293-2727 ext 2133.April 5Jan Fraser will be offering a communications workshop on handling conflict in the workplace from 9am to 5pm in the Chamber of Commerce Boardroom. Registration Fee: $397. For more information e-mail jan@janfraser.com . To reserve your place at the workshop e-mail kgrant@bm.bm or telephone 292-7279 ext 21 or sign up online at www.janfraserbusinesstraining.com .April 6Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps Fish Fry from 5.30pm to 8pm at PCC $15 sit in or take out. Call 705-5323 or e-mail tsbermuda@gmail.com .Bermuda Folk Club open mic night at 7.30pm with music at 8pm at Spanish Point Boat Club, Spanish Point, Pembroke. Cash bar. Admission: $10 non-members, $8 members. For information Bermuda Folk Club, Spanish Point Boat Club, Spanish Point, Pembroke, 295-1030, info@folkclub.bm or www.folkclub.bm .Sandys 360 Family Fun and Fitness Festival from 11am to 7pm on the Sandys Secondary Middle School field. Rain date April 13. Admission is $5.Scrabble Club at the Bermuda National Gallery, City Hall, from 10am to 1pm. For further details please RSVP to mbhowie@ibl.bm.April 7Bermuda Documentary Weekend Film Series in Tradewinds Auditorium at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) with The Loving Story will screen at 3pm, and The Central Park Five at 5.15pm. Trailers of the films available at www.bermudadocs.com. Tickets are on sale now at the Oceans Gift Shop at the BUEI, or by calling 297-7314.April 11 to 20Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society ‘Calendar Girls’ by Tim Firth. For more information see www.bmds.bm.April 11 and 25Bermuda Day stall vendors meetings, sign up, hear from electricians and stall mangers and hear from wholesale representatives at 5.30pm at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.April 11The 2013 Capital G Private Wealth Conference with speaker President Felipe Calderon. The Conference will use real world scenarios to illustrate issues of relevance and strategies for effective management and provide an excellent networking platform at Fairmont Southampton Resort. for a one-day event. Registration is $250 for a full day pass and $100 for a half day pass. See www.capitalgpwc.com.April 12 to 18Bermuda International Film Festival. See www.biff.bm for details.April 12Bermuda Society of Arts Wine Tasting on Friday on the top floor at City Hall in Hamilton. Doors open at 5.30pm with start at 6pm sharp. For reservations 292-3824 or e-mail bsoa@ibl.bm or book at www.bdatix.com .April 13La Leche League of Bermuda Monthly Series Meeting with topic: ‘Every Baby Weans’ at 10.30am at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH), First Floor Conference Room. All pregnant women, nursing mothers and babies are welcome. For breastfeeding assistance, call 236-1120.Ebenezer Methodist Church United Church Women Spring Market Sale and Luncheon from 10am to 2pm at 7 York Street, St George's. Call 297-1771 for information.Holistic Fair from 10am until 5pm at My Sereni-Tea in Hamilton. Enjoy mini sessions for $1 per minute, Moringa tea and drink tasting and more. Will include intuitive development workshops, crystal readings, massage reflexology, wellness and holistic coaching and more. Contact celticsisters@northrock.bm or 296-2114.Family Centre Cycle For Change event on the Bermuda Railway Trail starting at 10am at the Evangelical Church, South Road at Mission Road, by Modern Mart. Registration fee is $20 in advance, or $25 on event day, and includes a t-shirt and goody bag. Registration forms available at the Family Centre, Winners Edge, Bicycle Works or contact Roberta on 232-1116 or cycleforchange@tfc.prevention.bm.Bermuda Folk Club Open Mic featuring Ecuador’s Los Bohemios. Doors open at 7.30pm and music starts at 8pm at Spanish Point Boat Club, Spanish Point, Pembroke. Cash bar. Admission is $10 non-members, $8 members . For information call 295-1030 e-mail info@folkclub.bm or see www.folkclub.bm .The Visitor Industry Partnership VIP Excellence Awards at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. For more information e-mail info@vip.bm or telephone 734-8125.April 14Dine Around the World International Food Fair at Southampton Seventh-day Adventist Church Fellowship Hall from 12pm to 4pm. Tickets are $10 available at 238-1080, 338-0920 or at southamptonsda@transact.bm or multiculturalsda@gmail.com .Bermuda Zoological Society event Be an Aquarist for the Day from 9.15am to 11.15am for ages three to five with an adult. Take a peek behind the scenes of the aquarium and prepare food for seals and fish. Booking deadline April 11. Tickets $15 members, $20 non-members (if two adults are coming, one needs to pay as a regular participant). Book at www.bzs.bm, or contact Alex Amat at activities.bzs@gov.bm, 293-2727 ext 2133.In Love Consulting: Celebrating Menarche: A Workshop for parents and guardians from 2.30pm to 4pm at The Healing Centre at 21 Euclid Avenue, Pembroke. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 238-3917 or e-mail inloveconsulting@gmail.com.April 17Paget Parish Council annual general meeting for Paget residents at Gilbert Institute School Hall at the end of St Michael’s Road near Modern Mart at 7pm.Historical Heartbeats Lecture Series Inside the Governor’s House at Government House at 11 Langton Hill,Pembroke. Parking beside the tennis courts. Call 292-1681 or see www.communityandculture.bm for more information.Bermuda Day Parade majorettes, Gombeys, dance group and bands meetings sign, rules, routes, share concerns at 5.30pm at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.Melange is hosting a Men’s waxing event from 5.30pm to 8pm at BerSalon Inner Sanctum Front Street West. Minimum strips are $5. Proceeds benefit LCCA, and PALS. A ‘Cash Bar’ is on hand for encouragement.April 18, 19 and 20Annual Agricultural Exhibition is back at the Botanical Gardens.April 20The Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini (on film in glorious HD) as part of The Metropolitan Opera’s ‘The Met: Live in HD’ series. In Italian with English subtitles from 5 to 9.15pm (approx) at Bermuda Underwater Exploration (BUEI). Tickets $35 / $30 students at gands.bm or at ptix.com or cash/cheque/card at door. For information see www.metoperafamily.org.April 21The Vegetarian Society will be hosting a pre-Earth Day nature walk from 2 to 4pm. It will be free and all are welcome. Meet and or park at Palmetto Park (opposite the PTB headquarters). Learn about Bermuda’s medicinal plants and more from Sonia Bremar.April 26 to 28Mindful Movement Workshop with visiting yoga expert Ross Rayburn at Fairmont Hamilton. Register at www.toddcrews.com, e-mail jtoddcrews@me.com or call 505-6310. Tickets are: Room Rate $159 Per Night, whole weekend early bird $240 if paid by April 12 or $280 after. Single Session $80.April 26Bermuda National Gallery are hosting acclaimed pianist Mirei Tsuji at 8pm in the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall, Church Street, Hamilton. Tickets are $65 available at www.premierticketsglobal.com starting April 1.April 27The Bermuda School of Music will present the 16th Annual Some Enchanted Evening at 7.30pm in the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children or $75 for patrons at www.premierticketsglobal.com. For information call 296-5100 or e-mail musicschool@northrock.bm.Bermuda Zoological Society fishing with dad Sunday spaces still available for the 9 to 11am slot. Tickets are $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Book at www.bzs.bm, or contact Alex Amat at activities.bzs@gov.bm, 293 2727 ext 2133.May 3 and 10Bermuda Day Parade final meeting for all participants at 5.30pm. Stall vendors placement numbers issued and all dance and group participants must attend to receive placement numbers at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.May 11Bermuda Folk Club Open Mic night featuring Ecuador’s Los Bohemios. Doors open 7.30pm and music starts 8pm at Spanish Point Boat Club, Spanish Point, Pembroke. Cash bar. Admission is $10 non-members, $8 members. For information call 295-1030 or e-mail info@folkclub.bm orwww.folkclub.bm .May 30, 31 and June 1The Company present The Gina Love Show stand up comedy and improv at 8pm at the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets are $35 general admission and $50 for patron tickets at www.bdatix.bm . Patron night is May 30 and includes reception with hors d’oeuvres at City Hall and free drink at the cast party at Shines on June 1.June 15Capital G Limited 25th Annual Iron Kids Triathlon at Clearwater Beach. Children ages three to 14 can swim, bike, and run to victory. Junior triathletes can win up to $1,000 in scholarship funds. Carnival from 12 to 5.30pm. Registration information will be posted soon. Contact 294-5194 or see www.capitalgironkids.bm .Caledonian Society of Bermuda Second Annual Highland Games on the Saltus Playing field in Pembroke. Tickets are $5 for adults and children under 12 are free. For more information see www.caledoniansocietyofbermuda.com .WEEKLY EVENTSFridaysAlAnon Family Group meeting at St Paul’s Education Centre, 69 Middle Road, Paget from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.SaturdaysChewSLAM Teen Poetry and Spoken Word Club, a weekly programme where participants are given the opportunity to deepen in their writing, performance and recording skills. The focus is on developing public speaking, community consciousness and literacy to inspire the next generation of storytellers from 2pm to 4pm for ages 14 to 19 years old. Free.Physical Abuse Centre thrift shop ‘Dress for Success’ open from 10am to 3pm directly across from the Bus Terminal in St George's on Old Military Road above More for Less. Telephone 292-4366 for more information.Bermuda 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.SundaysStarting April 7, the Art on the Town Craft Market will be in St George’s from 2pm to 6pm outside CV Cafe and inside Somers’ Wharf.AlAnon Family Group at the Caron Institute, 61 Verdmont Road Smiths from 7 to 8pm. Telephone 236-8606.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and FridayBermuda Historical Society Museum at 13 Queen Street, Hamilton with free admission with volunteers on duty to assist with questions, various leaflets and postcards available and Bermuda history books on sale. Open from 10.30am till 1pm. Closed on public holidays and weekends. Special tours available on request to 236-4193. MondaysPhysical Abuse Centre Thrift Shop Dress for Success open from 10am to 3pm. Located across from the Bus Terminal in St George's on Old Military Road above More for Less. Telephone 292-4366 for information.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.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.WednesdaysAlAnon 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 .ThursdaysCharlar 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.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 .