Eat ‘um to Beat ‘um
Nothing to do in Bermuda* Taste 141 invite you to rock your weekend with live music from Outta Bounds on Friday, July 5th. The band will be performing from 6pm until 8pm and there is no cover charge. For more information, or reservations, call 292-0777.* Some of Bermuda’s most talented young people have been singing, dancing and acting their way through an intensive 7-day arts programme which they are capping off with original musical theatre, Bermuda Glee. The show, Shine Musical Production, will be on Sunday, July 7th at the Berkeley Institute with showtime at 2pm and 7pm. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime and tickets are $20 in advance from www.pTix.bm, $25 on the door and $40 for Patrons. For more information, visit www.troikabda.com or e-mail info@troikabda.com.* Summer Sundays in the Park is back on Sunday, July 7th, and promises a focus on rock ‘n’ roll music with the theme Rockin’ de Rock. This event will feature lots of family-friendly entertainment in Victoria Park from 3pm until 8pm, featuring mistress of ceremonies Power Girl with live music from Working Title, the Kennel Boys, Sonic Sanctuary and many more. As usual, there will be a children’ area with fun castles, face-painting, cotton candy and popcorn. If you don’t want to take your own picnic with you, there will be food vendors available. Admission is free.* The St. George’s Corporation Events Committee invites you to bring a blanket, beach chair and your family to their Movies on the Square event on Saturday, July 13th. From 6pm in King’s Square, there will be buskers and entertainers performing until the first movie starts at 8.30pm. The second movie will screen at 10.15pm. Food and snacks will be for sale in and around the square so you are encouraged to support our local restaurants. This event is free.* The Alliance Française des Bermudes invite you to dress in red, white and blue to celebrate Bastille Day, the French national day, with them at Bolero Brasserie on Saturday, July 13th. The evening will start at 6.30pm with a complimentary Kir Royale, courtesy of Mrs. Nicole Haziza, Honorary French Consul in Bermuda. Dinner will begin at 7.15pm and Chef Jonny Roberts has designed a special menu for the evening with a choice of starters, main course and dessert. There will be music after dinner. Tickets are $75 for members, $90 for non-members and available from www.pTix.bm.* Due to popular demand, Fort Hamilton will once again be the setting for an Island Style Extravaganza at Fort Night Fever Encore on Friday, July 19th (rain date, July 20th) from 7pm until 11pm. Starting off with a complimentary Rum Swizzle, you can join in with an optional walking tour through the depths of the Fort (comfortable shoes recommended). The evening will continue with an Open BBQ Buffet and dessert bar. Hosts will serve you complimentary swizzle all evening or you can avail of the full bar. The live band will perform reggae, calypso, soca and some modern pop to keep you dancing all night long, while a limbo show will challenge you to join in for a crowning of King and Queen of Limbo. Tickets cost $75 and are available from www.BdaTix.com.* “Eat ‘um to Beat ‘um” is the advice being given to us to deal with the pesky and destructive Lionfish which have invaded our reefs and are harming the ecosystem. The Groundswell Lionfish Tournament 2013 will be raising awareness while offering family-friendly fun on Saturday, July 20th (rain date July 21st). Festivities start at 2.30pm at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) but participants in the tournament can start their culling as early as sun up. All fish will have to be at BIOS for the weigh in at 3pm. The Groundswell party will include live music, lionfish tasting, a Gosling’s bar, lionfish handling/cleaning demo, a bouncy castle, information kiosks, live lionfish viewing and more. Entry to the party is free but the tournament entry costs $25. Those interested in signing up for the tournament can download the application atwww.reefspect.com and deliver it with $25 entry fee to Marine Locker. For more information, contact info@reefspect.bm.* No need to worry about social drinking on a school night as InterNations is hosting their next monthly International Networking Event on a Saturday. This will run from 6pm until 10pm on Saturday, July 27th at Muse Rooftop Skybar. The cover charge of $20 includes a complimentary drink, appetisers, live entertainment and great prizes. To RSVP and see photos of their previous events, please see their Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/InternationsBermuda.* Dance hall Emperor Shabba Ranks, Queen of Soca Alison Hinds and a special guest straight from Jamaica will all be live in concert at Cup Match Salute 2013, Tiger Bay, St. George’s on Wednesday, July 31st. From 8pm until 3am, this event will be hosted by Nadanja and will feature international DJs Juggling Jason from Power 95 and DJ Radcliffe from Xanadu Radio, with local DJs King Jyrus, Twin Starr, Imega Sound, YGS and Jesse Seymour. Tickets are $75 for general admission, with a limited number of early bird tickets available for $65, and $135 for VIPs. Tickets are available from www.pTix.bm. For more details, visit www.cupmatchsalute.com.For full events listings and flyers, please visit www.NothingtodoinBermuda.com. The above is abbreviated content from that site.