The sweet sounds of calypso will usher in Cup Match `98.

Socarama will take place at the Sea Breeze Oval in Bailey's Bay tomorrow, July 28.

The show will feature the sounds of Montano and Xtatic from Trinidad.

Tickets for the Cup Match eve event are $35 in advance or $40 at the gate and are available from Sound Stage or 27th Century Boutique.

For more information 292-3193.

*** Rock Ramblers, a local eco-cultural group, will hold an open ended informal ramble this weekend.

Participants for Sunday's ramble should meet in the parking lot of Modern Mart on South Shore Road in Paget at 8.45 a.m. for a 9 a.m. departure.

The approximately 2.5 mile route will take adventurers along the coast and railway trails of the South Shore.

Organisers recommend that walkers wear functional walking shoes and bring along snack food, a beverage, camera or binoculars and a small garbage bag for trash enroute.

Each ramble benefits a different environmental/cultural service or organisation and this month's recipient will be the Hands of Love Mission.

A voluntary contribution, of around $2, will be gratefully accepted at the starting point.

238-3438.

*** The Family Learning Centre is holding its fourth annual tag day tomorrow between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Centre is offering Cup Match Ribbons in either St. George's or Somerset colours. A donation is good for one colour.

Ribbons will be available around the Island, including at the Bank of Bermuda's Head Office, at its Par la Ville Road offices, Reid Street and Bermudiana Road, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Government Administration Building on Parliament Street in Hamilton.

They can also be picked up at the MarketPlace on Church Street, the Phoenix Centre, Lindo's in Devonshire, Modern Mart in Paget, Miles Market, the Family Learning Centre, The Stables, Spurling Hill, and Dismont Robinson on Front Street in Hamilton.

For more information call 295-1116 *** Non-Mariners Race -- a hilarious spectacle where participants attempt racing home-built contraptions bearing tropical themes at the Sandys Boat Club in Somerset. Pre-race activities begin at 1.15 p.m. on Sunday, non-race begins at 3 p.m.