May 6, 7 and 9

Every Child Ready to Read at your library. Parents, teachers and librarians. Learn how to prepare children for reading success. American Library Association certified trainer, interactive workshops, professional development credits. Bermuda College Room N100. Registration is at the National Youth Library in Hamilton. Contact James Agee at the Bermuda College at jagee@college.bm or telephone 239-4034.

May 7

Open Airways presents a presentation given by Professor Martyn Partridge, president of the Thoracic Society and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College London. He is a world-renowned asthma expert, international speaker and author of many books. At 6 p.m. at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.

May 9

Bermuda Folk Club at the Spanish Point Boat Club Open Mic Night Show starts at 8 p.m. Local and resident artists perform a range of cover songs and original material. Come and enjoy the waterside ambiance and local talent.

Childwatch and the Counselling Centre present 'Helping Families Through Seperation and Divorce' with keynote speaker Linda Nielsen, who has written several books on the father-daughter relationship. Free and open to the public. At the Bermuda College from 6 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Light refreshments served. Telephone 504-8060 or 292-3529.

Overeaters Anonymous weekly meeting. Every Saturday 9.30 to 11 a.m. in the Red Cross Building, 9 Berry Hill Road. All welcome – overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.com

May 10

The Corporation of Hamilton presents Summer Sundays in the Park from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Victoria Park. The Victoria Park Bandstand will be reopened during a rededication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The general public is invited to bring their families and spend the afternoon. Listen to music by The Menuhin Foundation and the Bermuda Regiment Band. There will be performances by The Secret backed by the Wallstreet Band and the Caliber Horns with other local entertainers. Food will be available with fun castles and face painting for kids.

May 14 to 23

Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society Play 'Missing Celia Rose', by Ian August and directed by Terry Tweed. The play is set in 1921, Georgia. The small town of Harlan was established 50 years before on the heels of the uncertain and unforgiving Reconstructionist era. Pulling together all they had, former white slave owners and newly freed slaves set aside their prejudices and their pasts to create a new community – one where race is the least of their problems. On a bleak autumn evening, a young white boy named Geoffrey Pitts discovers that the beloved wife of the black Baptist Minister, Mrs. Celia Rose Richards, has stolen the only car in town and vanished without a trace. His parents, his teacher, the townsfolk – no one knows any specifics concerning this mysterious flight. With the aid of his friend and confidante, Taffy Prull, Geoffrey decides to find Celia Rose and uncover the truth about her disappearance. But in doing so, Geoffrey uncovers secrets of the town that will change Harlan forever. Missing Celia Rose is an examination of the limits of faith, the limits of love, and the limits of tolerance in the unforgiving world of a decimated South.

May 15

Saltus Grammar School GCSE Art Show from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the upper corridor of the Secondary Department. Enter from St. John's Road.

May 16 and 17

A Bermuda Heritage Concert 2009 conducted by Marjorie Pettit with St. John's Youth Choir at 7.30 p.m. at St. John's Church, Pembroke. Tickets are $25 for adults and students $15. Available from Piano's Plus (Front Street, Hamilton) and at the door with Kerri-Lynne Dietz, mezzo-soprano, Christine Allison, violin scene de Ballet by Charles Berlot and Matthew Ross Trumpt voluntary by John Stanley.

May 16

The Garden Club of Bermuda presents 'Mayflower in Bloom', a celebration of Bermuda's 400th anniversary, at Mayflower, Middle Road, Devonshire from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Open house and garden, flower arranging demonstrations, fashion show, plant and orchid sales, garden and flower arranging supplies, raffle, refreshments, music and much more. Parking: Saltus Lower Primary School, Devonshire. Bus Number Three, Middle Road, Locust Lane/Watlington Road West stop. Admission $20, children under 12 free. All proceeds shared between horticultural scholarships and environmental projects. Information: www.gardenclubbermuda.org.

May 17

JaKoMa Spring Fashion Greet '09 at the Bermuda College Student Centre at 2 p.m. Men, women and children are welcomed to meet retail store managers, photographers, commercial producers, scouts and talent agents. If you are serious about joining the fashion industry as a model, sign up with JaKoMa NEX Agency. All interested are required to be part of the agency prior to attending the Fashion Greet. Don't miss out on the opportunity. Go to www.jakoma.com to fill out the registration form to join JaKoMa NEX Agency. E-mail: jakom[AT].com or telephone 295-0345 or 555-5476.

EXHIBITIONS

Ace Gallery Gallery open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Further information/group bookings: 295-5200.

Bermuda Archives 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 294-9196.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until May 29: Members' Spring show. May 31-July 10: Earthmatters. July 12-August 14: Plein Air Painters of Bermuda. August 16-28: Trevor Todd (solo). August 30-October 2: Windows (members' choice). October 4-30: Pastels IX. November 1-December 4: Lines. December 6-January 2010: Small Works. Further information: 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Bermuda National Gallery Until August 7: 1. Changing Gears: The Art of the Bermuda Motorcycle. 2. African Art in Motion. 3. History of Art in Bermuda: A focus on photography. 4. Contemporary Conversations: Kevin Morris. Further information: 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays. Free admission.

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: 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Titanic exhibit until November 30. A unique collection of Titanic artefacts, photographs and memorabilia, throughout the exhibits. The collections vary from artefacts used on the film 'Titanic', scientific research done by renowned scientists and photographs of the ship by National Geographic photographer, Emory Kristof.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Taste Touch Sound in conjuction with the Elliot Gallery their top 14 winning photographs from Taste Touch Sound photo competition. Jenny Faries, Theresa Airey, Alan Marquardt, Catherine Finsness, Jenni Kenny. 11 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: Susan A. Pearson 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Corporation of Hamilton offices. 'Down through the Years' Selection of cartoons (1988-2008) by 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. 295-1117, fax 295-1125.

Department of Airport Operations/Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art 'Bermuda Onion Series': paintings by Elizabeth Mulderig in honour of Bermuda's 400th anniversary, Charles Lloyd Tucker Lounge. e-mail mworks@logic.bm

Elliot Gallery 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

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. Admission free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. '32N/64W' A Revelation: Bermuda's Black Artistic Legacy' in the Butterfield Family Gallery until May 29. Normal hours: Open every day except Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information: 236-2950. Admission free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: 236-2950.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rose Garden Gallery: During shows open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: 236-2950.

Select Palette Art Canopius: 'Warm Island Breezes' until May 13. Atlantic House (old MR Onions Building), 11 Par-la-Ville Road.To view: Susan A. Pearson at 505-4290.