Get a second helping of summer before it's too late
Hi Kids!Another hot and sunny week on the Rock — I hope you're all making the most of summer before it's gone! If you need a little inspiration, here are a few things coming up over the next few weeks:l The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art are celebrating their 25th Birthday on Saturday, July 14. To celebrate this milestone, they are inviting the Bermuda public to an Open House from 10am until 4pm, with tours throughout the day, children’s detective guides and a treasure hunt focused around the current exhibit, A Rock and an Ocean. Entry is free.l This month's edition of the Bermuda Docs Weekend Film Series will be on Sunday, July 15. Documentary, ‘Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story’ will be showing at 3pm, followed by ‘Peace, Love and Misunderstanding’, at 5.15pm. More details on the films can be found at www.BermudaDocs.com. Tickets are $15 and available at Oceans Gift Shop or by phoning 297-7314.l The Corona Beach Tournament is the Bermuda Volleyball Association's last co-ed tournament of the summer and will be on Horseshoe Bay Beach on Saturday, July 21 (rain date of July 22). This tournament will have both a four-a-side division ($120 per team) and a two-a-side division team ($60 per team) and the registration fee includes lunch and beverages as well as tournament entry. Registration is open until July 18 at www.bermudavolleyball.bm.l Shiver me timbers, Bermuda Police Rugby Club are changing up the theme for their Cup Match Kickoff Costume Party! This year's offering will be an Island Pirate Party at the usual venue of the Police Recreation Club on Wednesday, August 1 from 7pm until 2am — there will be a cash b-ARRRRRRR ($50 for ten drinks) and prizes for the Best Pirate/Wench. Tickets are $20 and available from bermudapolicerugby@gmail.com. I be likin' the cut o' their gib..l Anyone out there like their reggae with a local flavour? In that case, you are going to love this — headlining live in Bermuda for the first time with his band, Gosling's Rum and Vibe 103FM present Collie Buddz and New Kingston Band, performing in Barr’s Bay Park on Wednesday, August 1. I can almost hear the excited squawks as this will be Collie Buddz’s first performance in Bermuda since NYE 2009. Doors open at 8pm, early warm-up is by Vibe 103 DJs Smokey, Chubb, Keem and Rusty G and showtime is at 10pm. Limited advance tickets are $50, or $30 for youths, and available from www.ptix.bm, Kit 'n' Caboodle, Fish & Tings, Jamaican Grill, Sovereign Jewellers or Gosling's. The first 200 tickets purchased online will sell for $40.l BermudaSalsa.com Group is bringing us some more hip-shaking shenanigans as their production arm SalsaMania Productions stages Mambo Nights, a Broadway-style Latin dance and music showcase, featuring some of the world's best dancers and musicians. This involves a whole host of associated events that week, although the main attraction will be the show itself, Mambo Nights, on Saturday, August 11 in the Fairmont Hamilton Princess’s Harbourview Ballroom. Doors open at 8pm, showtime is at 8.30pm and tickets cost $55 or $75 for VIPs. All workshops are held in the Harbourview Ballroom and cost $25 for a single workshop or $80 for all five. The Full Event Pass includes the showcase and all workshops and costs $125, or $145 for VIPs. All tickets are available from www.ptix.bm — for further information, contact info@bermudasalsa.com or 799-6616.l JB Youth Soccer Camp has announced that this year's camp will run from August 20 until the 31, Monday to Friday at the Port Royal Primary School Field. This camp is for boys and girls between the ages of five and 12 and includes a daily regimen of foot skill development, technical and tactical practices, as well as lessons on respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship. Swimming and other activities will also be included. Each child will be coached by Barbados National Squad Captain, Norman Forde, who will be flying over especially. The pre-registration fee is $50 and the cost is $150 per week, with a discount for siblings. For further information, contact T Branch at JBY Soccer at 519-0696, 238-8371 or tajatego@hotmail.com.For full events listings and flyers, please visit www.NothingtodoinBermuda.com — the above is abbreviated content from that site.