THE BERMUDA CALENDAR
Until March 15
Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society 'Gums' (comedy skits), Daylesford Theatre, Washington Street, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. Available: www.boxoffice.bm or at Daylesford from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (tel. 292-0848).
March 12
PALS Audio-visual presentation by Ann Smith Gordon: 'Travels in Poland Land of Beauty and Treasures', Mount St. Agnes Academy auditorium, Dundonald Street, 8 p.m. Tickets ($15) available at the PALS office, 18 Point Finger Road, Paget. (tel. 236-7257).
March 14
National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Free master class/teacher training workshop, Bermuda High School for Girls dance facility, Pembroke. All dance teachers/students welcome. Pre-registration required. Tel. 236-3319 or see website www.dancebermuda.org
March 14 and 15
CMB Enterprises presents An Evening of Jazz at City Hall at 8 p.m. Featuring Chiara Sivello and her quartet. Patron tickets are $60 for the Friday and reception, regulation admission $50. Available at Peoples Pharmacy, 27th Century Boutique and www.boxoffice.bm. Tel. 234-0453.
March 15
Smooth Jazz Concert sponsored by KJAZ 98.1 radio station. This month featuring Kirk Whalum at the Fairmont Southampton at 8.30 p.m. Go to www.boxoffice.bm for more information.
March 22
Kiwanis Club of Hamilton Night of Poetry & Song, Pembroke Sunday School hall, 7 p.m. Tickets (including refreshments): patrons $20, at the door $15, seniors/children 12 and under $5. Emcee Marshall Griffin of KJAZ-FM. Performers include Prospect Primary School Choir, Francis Patton Primary Choir , Tony Robinson, Poet Vernette Dorian, Devaughan DeGraff, Somerset Brigade Youth Band, Poet Paul Adderley. David Bean, Gary Bean, The Ambassadors for Harmony, Magic Boyles and poet Leo Mills. For tickets contact Carole Clarke at 292-2386, or Steve McMinn at 297-7557.
March 24-28, April 7-11
Bermuda National Gallery/Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation Mural art camp for eight to 14 year olds, Kaleidoscope, corner Jubilee Rd and Parsons Lane, Devonshire, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: members $300, others $350, inc. art materials. Further information/registration: Fiona at kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm or tel. 236-5963.
March 24-28
Hasty Pudding Theatricals City Hall box office for 'Fable Attraction' open 12 noon to 2 p.m.
March 25
US Consulate 'Harvard in Hamilton for Habitat': Free benefit performance featuring singers Harvard Krokodiloes, Harvard Din & Tonics, and Radcliffe Pitches, Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, 12 noon. Donations accepted by Habitat for Humanity Bermuda. All welcome.
March 26-29
Hasty Pudding Theatricals 'Fable Attraction', City Hall theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. Online reservations: www.boxoffice.bm or City Hall box office March 24-28 12 noon to 2 p.m.
March 27-30
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Watercolour workshop with Canadian artist/instructor Marilyn Timms, SFCA, SCA. Further information/registration: tel. 234-2809 or website www.artbermuda.bm
April 18
Bermuda National Gallery 'An Evening in St. Tropez', Tucker's Point Beach Club. Cocktails 7 p.m., dinner 8 p.m. Tickets: $300 per person. Attire: St. Tropez chic. Further information: tel. 295-9428.
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 April 11: 'Partners' (group show by invited artists who created their work in partnership). 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. From April 25: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts 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: Commissioner's House, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard:The Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger in Bermuda 1873. A selection of original and reproduction photographs depicting Bermuda, which were used as evidence in the scientific reports of the Challenger voyage, 1872-76. From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection. 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit that tells the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding of the submarine U-505 at Bermuda. On permanent display.Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.). Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. 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, including stone heads, animals, abstracts. Second floor, Crisson Building, 71 Front Street. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery March Until March 31. Ernst Arnold Bauer: 'Art Pure' (mixed media paintings and lithographs), Old Elliot School building, 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Gallery hours: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Official opening March 6 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Further information: tel. 504-3469 or e-mail 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, Botanical Gardens, Paget.'Somerwhere Beyond the Sea' – highlights from the Masterworks Collection. Admission $5. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Sundays 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.
Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 'Recent Gifts and Acquisitions' (fiscal year 2003-2004) plus Dr. Pestana's lead soldiers exhibit, 35 Reid Street. Open Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission free.
Masterworks Rose Garden Gallery 'Afrik Eco Art: Recent Bermudian Works' by Marie-Denise Douyon. Closing reception March 14 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Rock Island Coffee Richelle Richards solo exhibition. Further information tel 296-5241.
Trevor (Cosmic Consciousness) Todd March 14-April 3: 'Colour and Sound Healing' – mixed media paintings, Blu Bar & Grill, Belmont Hills, 92 Middle Road, Warwick. Charity silent auction/official opening March 14, 6.28 p.m. to 8.28 p.m. Further information: tel.236-2390 or 337-1477.