TODAY

Bermuda Folk Club Canadian night, Spanish Point Boat Club, Pembroke. Performers 7.30 p.m. Showtime 8 p.m. Tickets: members $5, non-members $8.

SPCA Animal Expo and fair, Botanical Gardens, Paget, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attractions include: dog agility, pony gymkhana, whippet racing, cat show, kid's games, book, plant and nearly-new stalls, food and much more. Admission free. Car parking: $2. Enter on Berry Hill Road. Rain or shine.

MONDAY

Bermuda National Gallery Members' opening of new exhibition, 'Living with Art', upper level, City Hall, 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Ministry of Community & Cultural Affairs/Bermuda National Gallery Lunchtime lecture: Meet Alitash Kebede, the collector of 'Living with Art', 12.30 p.m. Tickets: $5, BNG members free.

October 10-20

G&S Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls', City Hall theatre. Evening performances 8 p.m. except October 14. Matinees: October 13, 14, 20 at 3 p.m Tickets: $40. For on-line bookings see website ww.bermudamusicaltheatre.com — except during City Hall box office hours: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.

THURSDAY

Bermuda National Gallery PartnerRe art lecture: Collecting and collaboration: Passion and Process, with Halima Taha (appraiser, art advisor, curator and author of 'Collecting African American Art') and Alitash Kebede (art dealer/collect of 'Living with Art) and Richard Mayhew (artist, professor of art emeritus), upper level, City Hall, 5.30 p.m. for 6 p.m. Tickets: members $10, others $20.

October 13

The Family Centre 'The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour': fund-raising gala, Fairmont Southampton Resort, 7 p.m. Beatles attire optional, raffle prizes/silent auction. Tickets: $250 per person, $2,500 per table. E-mail hmbrewer@ibl.bm To order/pay for tables tel. Karl Lupson tel. 298-0333 or e-mail klupson@biisl.com

October 16

Bermuda National Gallery PartnerRe art lecture: Encountering and engaging other cultures: US black artists and black Atlantic diaspora — Dr. Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins (scholar, art historian, independent curator), upper level City Hall, 5.30 p.m. for 6 p.m. Tickets: members $10, others $20.

October 23

'Humpback Whale Film Project/Andrew Stevenson Talk by Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 7 p.m. Tickets: $20. All revenue to Sea Shepherd Conservtion Society.

October 27

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Members' Hallowe'en Spooktacular, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dress your spine-chilling best for family fun and adventure. Membership card required. Further information: tel. 297-7313.

October 27-28

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock. Tickets: members $35, others $40. Must be over 14 years old. Available: Oceans Gift Shop tel. 297-7314. Credit cards accepted.

November 8

Talent Explosion presented by Marcelle Clamens and Tropical Express Entertainment. City Hall Theatre 7.30 p.m. Special performances by Chrstine Allison (violin) Nishanthi Bailey (actress) Aimee Bento (Teen Idol finalist), Bermuda National Youth Jazz Ensemble, Bermuda School of Russian Ballet, Dellwood Dellfires, Adrian Kawaley-Lathan (singer/composer/musician), New Season Choir, Allan Smith (poet), Sabor Salsa Dancers, Tiny T (Bermuda's dance hall queen) and more. Host Steve Easton Tickets $30 from the Christian Book Store and the Music Box.