August 12

BUEI/BAMZ/Cambrian Foundation Lecture series: 'Protecting the Dark by Shedding Some Light – Bermuda's Caves: Windows of the Past', BUEI auditorium, The Lane, Pembroke, 7 p.m. Speaker: Terrence Tyrall. Further information: tel. 297-7314.

August 14

Greg's Steakhouse presents: "A Summer Supper Club Series" every Thursday at 7 p.m. through to October 16. Enjoy a fabulous four-course meal featuring Certified Angus Beef steaks, fresh Bermuda fish and much more, while listening to the soulful sounds or Bermuda's talent performing the best songs from the 1960s to present. Featuring: Bermuda's first lady of soul Sheila Smith accompanied by Tony Bari on keyboard. Visit www.boxoffice.bm to reserve seats.

The August Mambo Nights pre-party performances and social dancing in the Veranda Bar at the Elbow Beach Hotel from 5.30 p.m. to midnight.

August 15 and 16

The 7th Mambo Nights: Bodies in Motion takes place at the Fairmont Southampton Mid Ocean Amphitheatre. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8.30 p.m. Tickets, $55 general admission or $70 VIP seating, and are available at the Lemon Tree, Music World, Portofino Restaurant, Brown & Co. or from the Sabor Dance School, at the Old Berkeley Cultural Centre or by visiting www.BermudaSalsa.com or www.boxoffice.bm.

August 16 and 17

The Mambo Nights: Bodies in Motion Instructional Dance Workshops take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sabor Dance School, which is located at the Old Berkeley Cultural Centre on Saturday. While on Sunday at Horseshoe Bay, Southampton. Classes are either $20 per class or $80 for a day pass, which consists of five classes. Beach Party continues into the night.

August 16

Stefanel Group of companies presents Liquid Space Fashion Show & Beach Party at Chaplin Bay. Be prepared for an amazing event with beautiful models showing fashions from Stefanel, Sasch and Mambo, elegance, passion, ambience all in one! If you have a passion for fashion and love a great after party this is the event for you! Music by: DJ Chubb, DJ Aztec, D-Nice, Jake & Lenny, D'General Special Guest: C'Danger, FI Video DJ's. Advance ticket $40 are available from www.boxoffice.bm.

EXHIBITIONS

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times of Jemmy Darrell, 1793-1816' ¿ exploring the legal status of free persons of colour in the age of slavery through historical documents written by and about celebrated pilot Darrell.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 tel. 294-9196.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until September 5: Summer Open (unjuried members' show). September 7-October 10: 'The Nature of Things (juried members' show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Until September 4: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm

Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: The Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger in Bermuda 1873. A selection of original and reproduction photographs depicting Bermuda, which were used as evidence in the scientific reports of the Challenger voyage, 1872-76. (2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505. (3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise' : Artefacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions at 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: tel. 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Until August 13: Onions Gallery: 'Impromptu' (members show). Edinburgh Gallery: 'Changes' (BSoA associates show). Studio A: 'New York' (Kok Wan Lee). Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information: tel.292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until September 12: Desert landscapes' (photographs by Scott Stallard, Charman Prize for Photography winner/BNG Biennial artist, 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 tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Corporation of Hamilton offices. 'Down through the Years' – Selection of cartoons (1998-2008) by The Royal Gazette cartoonist Peter Woolcock, City Hall, Church Street. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. August 14-Septemer 1: 'New Works 2008' by William West. Opening reception August 14 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-5963 or email kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

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

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 236-5732. Admission free.

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 'Recent Gifts and Acquisitions' 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.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea' – selection of works from our permanent collection, highlighting such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Albert Gleizes and Marsden Hartley.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: Until August 12: 'The Others' – photographs of women and children around the world by Nicola Feldman. 'Through Our Eyes' – photographs by 18-year-old Liberian refugee Jefferson D. Wilson. Proceeds of sales to support Liberian refugee children. August 14-September 2: 'Exhibition C' – local artists Jon Legere and James Cooper (photographs and mixed media). Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: tel. 236-2950.