May 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

La Leche League of Bermuda will hold a support group meeting open to pregnant women, new mothers and babies at 10.30 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The meeting topic is "Why Breastfeeding is Important for Families".

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 Separation 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 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 Trumpet 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. 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.