Until March 1

Bermuda National Trust Auction & Jumble Sale. Donations needed. Jumble sale: Housewares, porcelain, linens and books. Auction, furniture, paintings, china, genuine gold, carpets and more. Telephone 236-6483. Venue Jack King Building at the Botanical Gardens.

February 28

'Cooking for a Healthier Heart' International Cuisine with M. Hammond and KEMH Dieticians at CedarBridge Academy from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pre-registration is required.

February 29

Forum on Heart Health at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a 6 p.m. reception.

March 1

Bermuda Folk Club is holding an Irish night at the Spanish Point Boat Club starting at 8 p.m. Pay at the door. $8 for non-members, $5 for members for a great evening of live music and local entertainment.

Pembroke Community Club Children's Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Paul's Christian Education Centre. Raffles, game stalls, train rides, food, plants and more.

March 8

BZS Leap Around the Sound: Bermuda Zoological Society¹s 7.2-mile Fun Run-Walk-Cycle around Harrington Sound celebrating the Year of the Frog. Start and finish at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. Entries $15, late $20. Entry includes goody bag, T-shirt, admission to BAMZ, cool drinks. Entry forms available at the Aquarium¹s Front Desk; Sportseller, Washington Mall; or www.bamz.org. Early entry deadline: noon, March 7. Late entries and number pick-up at 8 a.m. on event day, or March 7, 5-7 p.m. at BAMZ. Event warm-up at 8.30 a.m. Cyclists start 8:45 a.m., runners 8:55 a.m., walkers 9 a.m. No roller-bladers permitted. All cyclists must wear proper safety equipment. Sponsored by Nature Valley and Butterfield & Vallis. For information: call 293-2727.

March 8 and 9

Magic Fest 2008 featuring magician and funny man Carl Andrews, Randy Cabral, Splash 'n' Boots and local magicians at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the New Berkeley Institute, Berkeley Road, Pembroke. Tickets are $24 and available at Shannon's Boutique or at www.boxoffice.bm. Telephone 537-1991 or e-mail bermudamagic@hotmail.com.

EXHIBITIONS

Ace Gallery 'Contemporary Vietnamese Painting' (six artists with different styles whose work draws from Vietnamese local life), Ace Global Headquarters building, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Admission free. Groups by appointment, tel. 295-5200.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until February 29: Hot Stuff – chili pepper, passion, fire and brimstone! (open juried show). Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Until April 4: Winter exhibitions: 1. Cultural Reflections (Inuit art from the Dennos Museum Centre collection, Innuit wall-hangings from the Judith Varney Burch Collection. 2. African Affinities. 3. Byllee Lang (tribute), Bermuda Collection. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm

Bermuda Society of Arts From February 22: Onions Gallery: Artists' Voices (mixed media celebrating visual/performing arts), Edinburgh Gallery: Coins for Canvas (silent auction of works by local artists to benefit BSoA). Studio A: 'Sierra Leone' – Grey Debut Photo Exhibit (Alexander Winfield). Studio B: Suzette Matson: 'Illusions' (debut exhibition). Upper level, City Hall. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free. Further information: tel. 292-3824.

Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: '32 degrees N 64 degrees W: Approaching Bermuda' historic watercolours depicting aids to navigation and approaches to Bermuda by Driver, Seymour and Le Marchant Tupper (From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection in assn. with the Bermuda Archives). Open daily 9:30a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4:30 pm). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members. Museum information tel. 234-1333, www.bmm.bm, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm

Crisson & Hind Fine Art Gallery: Hand-carved African sculptures by master Shona artists of Zimbabwe, inc. stone heads, animals, abstracts. Second floor, Crisson Building, 71 Front Street. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. ? 295-1117, fax 295-1125.

Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery Until March 3: 'The Humpback Whale Film Project'— Underwater photographs by Andrew Stevenson of North Atlantic humpback whales migrating through Bermuda waters, Old Elliot School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Further information: tel. 504-3469 or email kaleidoscope@northrock.bm

Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm or visit www.kafuhairandgallery.bm.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. Grand opening and Charman Prize exhibit on March 2. No exhibitions meanwhile. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays by appointment. Further information: tel. 236-2950 or visit website www.bermudamasterworks.com

Masterworks at BF&M foyer: Vintage Bermuda travel posters. Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke. Open during normal business hours. Admission free.

Masterworks Foundation at Camden House, Botanical Gardens, Paget. Paintings from the Bermudiana Collection. Open Tuesdays and Fridays 12 noon to 2 p.m. Further information: tel 236-2950. Admission free.