Get ready for Fight Night
Bermuda’s own world champion, Teresa Perozzi will be facing off against Kali Reis for the IBA Middleweight Championship on Friday, November 21st as Johnny Lima Construction presents Friday Night Fights in the Poinciana Ballroom at the Fairmont Southampton. Doors open at 7pm and the first bout begins at 8pm. The event will also feature Bermuda Pro Debut Fights, including Nikki Bascome vs Joe Marchand Tipping and Chioke Tucker vs Martello Jones. General tickets are $65 and ringside tickets in the first 4 rows are $100. Tickets are available from International Sports Shop, Beyond Fitness Bermuda or online at www.pTix.bm.
You are invited to bring the whole family to enjoy all the fun of the fair as Mount Saint Agnes Academy (MSA) presents a Seusstacular Bazaar on Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd. Dr. Seuss will be on the loose from 10am until 10pm, when you can expect face painting, fun castles, super slide and games galore. They will be cooking up some Seusstacular favourites such as cotton candy, popcorn and freshly made Portuguese doughnuts. Bingo players can compete for such awesome prizes as 2 flat screen TVs, kitchen appliances, and many others. Raffle tickets are available at the Bazaar, with great prizes up for grabs. The daily draws will be at the end of each day. Admission is $4 or free for children under five.
Bring your poppy and some tissues as the Bermuda Chamber Choir presents We Will Remember, a moving and thrilling tribute marking the 100th Anniversary of the First World War, on Saturday, November 29th and Sunday, November 30th. This will take place at St. Paul’s Church in Paget at 7.30pm on the Saturday and 4pm on the Sunday. Against a backdrop of projected photos of First World War heroes, the choir will sing Edward Elgar’s We Will Remember Them, a simple yet moving setting of Binyon’s poem For the Fallen, as well as the classic and heartfelt hymn I Vow to Thee My Country by Gustav Holst. Welsh Contemporary composer Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man will also feature. The work premiered at Royal Albert Hall, London in 2000 and was described by The Times as a work “by turns visceral and ethereal … a firebomb of orchestral and human voices”. Tickets are $55 for sponsors, $35 for adults, $20 for students and available from www.pTix.bm or the Bermuda Bookstore on Queen Street.
Enter a magical night of lights at Bermuda College’s 40th Anniversary Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 6th. From 5pm until 10pm at Bermuda College Campus, you can enjoy local entertainment and the largest electric slide, a Vendor Village, Santa’s Wonderland, fun castles, face painting, games, a magical train ride, a movie, pictures with Santa, raffle draws and so much more, hosted by Bermuda’s own Nadanja Bailey. Admission is free. For more information, contact winterwonderland@college.bm or 236-9000 ext 4381.
Registration is now open for the 40th Bermuda Marathon Weekend, taking place from Friday, January 16th until Sunday the 18th. Athletes from all over the world will come together for the KPMG Bermuda Invitational Mile (Front Street at 7pm) on the Friday, the HSBC Bermuda 10K and 10K Walk (National Sports Centre, Devonshire at 9am) on the Saturday and the Bermuda Marathon and Half Marathon (Front Street at 8am) on the Sunday. If you really want to challenge your body, you can also participate in the Bermuda Triangle Challenge where you run the Front Street Mile on Friday evening, the 10K on Saturday and the full or half-marathon on Sunday. Finishers will receive a finisher’s medal for each of the 3-races as well as a special Bermuda Triangle Challenge medal and T-shirt to commemorate their achievement. Entry fees range from $25 to $160, depending on the event and how early you register. Online registration is available at www.bermudaraceweekend.com. For more information, contact info@bermudaraceweekend.com or 296-0951.
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