June 17

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Bermuda National Gallery Art forum at The Hub, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire, 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Topic: Exploring ways of communicating relevance of the arts to the community. All artists welcome, particularly new/emerging artists.

June 18

Andrew Stevenson Progress presentation on 'The Humpback Whale Film and Research Project', Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, The Lane, Pembroke, 6.30 p.m. sharp. Includes videos, surprising discoveries and suppositions on this topic experienced by presenter. Tickets: $20. Available from www.boxoffice.bm Further information go to: websitewww.whalesbermuda.com

June 19/20, July 19/20, August 17/18, September 16/17, October 15/16

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock, The Lane, Pembroke, at sunset. Cost: members $35, others $50. Departure time determined when making reservations. Further information/reservations: tel. 297-7314.

June 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28

Jackson School of Dance 'The Enchanted Garden' (annual recital), City Hall Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets: adults $35, children under 12 $20. Available: at the school, 15 Burnaby Street, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June 22, 25, 28, 29

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Turtle tours from BUEI dock, The Lane, Pembroke, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Family tours (June 28 and 29) ages seven and up. Cost: members $35, others $50. Reservations/further information: tel. 297-7314.

June 20

Bermuda School of Music Piano Festival Concert by Nestor Bayona Pifarre, Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: adults $30, students $10. Available: at the school, Music Box, Pulp & Circumstance Queen Street.

June 21

Bermuda School of Music Piano Festival 1. BSM student and faculty concert, school's AWAC recital hall, Berkeley Road, Pembroke, 4 p.m. Admission free. 2. Concert by Marie Blair, School's AWAC Recital Hall, Berkeley Road, Pembroke, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: adults $20, students $20. Available: at the school, Music Box, Pulp & Circumstance, Queen Street.

The Ensemble Singers Summer concert and flower festival, with guest artist Brian Jones, director of music/organist emeritus, Trinity Church, Boston, at Wesley Methodist Church, Church Street, 7.30 p.m. Tickets: $35. Available: Wesley church office, members of Ensemble Singers.

June 22

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation Beginners printing/stamping class for big hands/little hands. For adults: Printing techniques focusing on non-toxic intaglio with Dr. Charles Zuill. Lunch at the Hub from 11 a.m. Further information: Fiona tel. 236-5963 or e-mail education@kaf.bm

June 28

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art Monoprinting techniques workshop for teens/adults. Instructor: artist-in-residence Frances Seba Smith. Fee: members $125, others $140. Registration/further information: Carrie Zenti, tel. 236-2950 or e-mail edumwoks@logic.bm.

EXHIBITIONS

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until June 27. 'PAPB VI' – Plein Air Painters of Bermuda annual juried, mixed-media show featuring landscapes, seascapes, architecture created by 19 artists. 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' : Artifacts 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 4:00 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

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art: Until July 3. 'Face to Face' – oils on canvas by Vernon Clarke. 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 tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.

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. Until June 30: Dr. Charles Zuill (art) and David Mitchell (furniture). Gallery hours: 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. Admission free.

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. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: tel. 236-2950.