February 21

'Cooking for a Healthier Heart' International Cuisine with M. Hammond & KEMH Dieticians. CedarBridge Academy 6 to 8 p.m. Pre-registration is required.

February 23 & 24

Bermuda National Library: Movie: Dreamgirls (DreamWorks SKG, 2006). 131 minds. (2 hours 11 minds.) Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s. Awards: Won two Oscars. Related book: Supreme Faith: Someday We'll be Together, by Mary Wilson and Patricia Romanowski. Rated PG-13.

February 24

The Bermuda Girl Guide Association (Girlguiding Bermuda) is holding their annual Thinking Day Service and parade at the Anglican Cathedral at 3 p.m. All are welcome. The parade will leave from the City Hall Car Park.

February 25

'Heart of the Matter' lecture #4 'Heart Disease & The Family' by Doris DeCosta at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, First Floor Conference at 7 p.m.

February 25 — March 1

Bermuda National Trust Auction & Jumble Sale. Donations needed. Jumble sale: Housewares, porcelain, linens and books. Auction, furniture, paintings, china, genuine gold, carpets and more. Receiving days: February 25 from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and February 26 from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Telephone 236-6483. Venue Jack King Building at the Botanical Gardens.

February 28

'Cooking for a Healthier Heart' International Cuisine with M. Hammond & KEMH Dieticians at CedarBridge Academy from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Preregistration is required.

February 29

Forum on Heart Health at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a 6 p.m. reception.

March 1

Bermuda Folk Club is holding an Irish night at the Spanish Point Boat Club starting at 8 p.m. Pay at the door. $8 for non-members, $5 for members for a great evening of live music and local entertainment.

Pembroke Community Club Children's Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Paul's Christian Education Centre. Raffles, game stalls, train rides, food, plants and more.

March 8

BZS Leap Around the Sound: Bermuda Zoological Society's 7.2-mile Fun Run-Walk-Cycle around Harrington Sound celebrating the Year of the Frog. Start and finish at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. Entries $15, late $20. Entry includes goody bag, T-shirt, admission to BAMZ, cool drinks.

Entry forms available at the Aquarium¹s Front Desk; Sportseller, Washington Mall; or www.bamz.org. Early entry deadline: noon, March 7. Late entries and number pick-up at 8 a.m. on event day, or March 7, 5-7 p.m. at BAMZ. Event warm-up at 8:30 a.m. Cyclists start 8:45 a.m., runners 8:55 a.m., walkers 9 a.m. No rollerbladers permitted. All cyclists must wear proper safety equipment. Sponsored by Nature Valley and Butterfield & Vallis. For information: call 293-2727.

March 8 & 9

Magic Fest 2008 featuring magician and funny man Carl Andrews, Randy Cabral, Splash 'n' Boots and local magicians at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the New Berkeley Institute, Berkeley Road, Pembroke. Tickets are $24 and available at Shannon's Boutique or at www.boxoffice.bm. Telephone 537-1991 or email bermudamagic@hotmail.com.

March 15

Smooth Jazz Concert sponsored by KJAZ 98.1 radio station. This month featuring Kirk Whalum at the Fairmont Southampton at 8.30 p.m. Go to www.boxoffice.bm for more information.

EXHIBITIONS

Ace Gallery 'Contemporary Vietnamese Painting' (six artists with different styles whose work draws from Vietnamese local life), Ace Global Headquarters building, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Groups by appointment, tel. 295-5200.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until February 29: Hot Stuff — chili pepper, passion, fire and brimstone! (open juried show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Until April 4: Winter exhibitions: 1. Cultural Reflections (Inuit art from the Dennos Museum Centre collection, Innuit wall-hangings from the Judith Varney Burch Collection. 2. African Affinities. 3. Byllee Lang (tribute), Bermuda Collection. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Until February 20: Bermuda Schools art show (mixed media), From February 22: Onions Gallery: Artists' Voices (mixed media celebrating visual/performing arts), Edinburgh Gallery: Coins for Canvas (silent auction of works by local artists to benefit BSoA). Studio A: 'Sierra Leone' — Grey Debut Photo Exhibit (Alexander Winfield). Studio B: Suzette Matson: 'Illusions' (debut art exhibition). Upper level, City Hall Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free. Further information: tel. 292-3824.

Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: '32 degrees N 64 degrees W: Approaching Bermuda' historic watercolours depicting aids to navigation and approaches to Bermuda by Driver, Seymour and Le Marchant Tupper (From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection in assn. with the Bermuda Archives). Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4:30 pm). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members. Museum information tel. 234-1333, www.bmm.bm, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm

Crisson & Hind Fine Art Gallery: Hand-carved African sculptures by master Shona artists of Zimbabwe, inc. stone heads, animals, abstracts. Second floor, Crisson Building, 71 Front Street. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. (295-1117, fax 295-1125.

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliott Gallery Until March 3: 'The Humpback Whale Film Project'— Underwater photographs by Andrew Stevenson of North Atlantic humpback whales migrating through Bermuda waters, Old Elliott School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Further information: tel. 504-3469 or e-mail kaleidoscope@northrock.bm

Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. Grand opening and Charman Prize exhibit March 2. No exhibitions meanwhile. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-2950 or visit website www.bermudamasterworks.com

Masterworks at BF&M foyer: Vintage Bermuda travel posters. Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke. Open during normal business hours. Admission free.

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Paintings from the Bermudiana Collection. Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. Further information: tel. 236-2950. Admission free.

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 'Recent Gifts and Acquisitions' (fiscal year 2003-2004) plus Dr. Pestana's lead soldiers exhibit, 35 Reid Street. Open Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free.

Rock Island Coffee Richelle Richards' debuts with her first solo show on February 8. Further information tel. 296-5241.

Terceira Quarterly Associates Atrium Until February 19: 'Out of the Blue' — spectacular underwater photography by Alan Marquardt, upper level, Walker Arcade, Hamilton. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.