May 21

Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime panel discussion: 'Meanings in Contemporary Art', upper level City Hall, 12.30 p.m. Featuring local artists, moderator Sophie Cressall. Admission: BNG members free, others $5.

Heritage Month 'Take Five' on the Train. City Hall 6 p.m. to .8 pm. Reminisce with old blues, jazz, calypso and bee-bop music while cruising on the train through the City. Tickets $5 on sale at the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs. Organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.

Garden Club of Bermuda Open House and Garden, Pembroke Parish: 'Between the Walls', off Pitts Bay Road, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Private home, decorated with local floral arrangements by Garden Club members. Tickets ($30) available at the venue. Visit Harbour Nights, then walk west approximately three-fifths of a mile from Hamilton Ferry terminal, past Hamilton Princess to opening in grey wall on the right. Proceeds to horticultural scholarships. See our brochure at concierge desks or visit website www.gardenclubbermuda.org

May 22

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Bermuda National Gallery Art forum. Inviting all artists to participate in friendly banter about Bermuda's contemporary art scene. Connect with artists, share ideas, discuss present/future. The Hub, Kaldeidoscope Arts Foundation, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire, 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Light refreshments. Admission: $5.

EXHIBITIONS

Ace Gallery Until May 31: 'Bermuda Long Ago' Heritage exhibition. Paintings, photographs, maps and etchings from the Ace collection. 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, 295-5200.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until May 23. 'More than One' (open juried members' show). Further information: 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: 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts Until June 4: Onions Gallery: 'Wonderful World' (oils by renowned British wildlife/portrait artist Michael Jackson. May 16-June 3 Edinburgh Gallery: 'Once Upon a Carousel' paintings and photographs by Amanda Temple. Upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free. Further information: 292-3824.

Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: 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. From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection. 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit that tells the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding of the submarine U-505 at Bermuda. On permanent display.Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission at 4 p.m.). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Museum information 234-1333, www.bmm.bm, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art: Vernon Clarke's exhibit 'Face-to-Face' is on until July 3. Oils on canvas. Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to. 3 p.m. Wednesdays during Harbour Nights open until 9 pm. Further information 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Until May 26: Sheilagh Head (oils on canvas of Bermuda land and seascapes, abstracts).