THE BERMUDA CALENDAR
July 1
St. George's 5K Fitness Walk & Weight Handicap Road Race
Walk starts at 6.45 p.m. and run starts at 7.15 p.m. from York Street up Barracks Hill taking in the view along Cut Road. Finishes in King's Square. Entries available at Sportseller and BF&M. Preregistration in BF&M forecourt from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. June 30.
July 3 to 12
Argus Open Tennis Tournament at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium. Hosted and sanctioned by the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association. For more information telephone 296-0834.
July 19/20, August 17/18, September 16/17, October 15/16
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Glow worm cruises from BUEI dock, The Lane, Pembroke, at sunset. Cost: members $35, others $50. Departure time determined when making reservations. Further information/reservations: tel. 297-7314.
EXHIBITIONS
Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Further information: tel. 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm
Bermuda National Gallery Until September 4: Bacardi Ltd. Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts: Kelly Hunt's debut show "Alive" features photographs on canvas. Also showing is the Prison's Exhibition. Until July 16. Opening times Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Telephone: 441-292-3824 or visit www.bsoa.bm.
Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art: Until July 3. 'Face to Face' oils on canvas by Vernon Clarke. Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays during Harbour Nights open until 9 pm. Further information tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@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. Tel. 295-1117, fax 295-1125.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation/Elliot Gallery, 27 Jubilee Road (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. June 12-30: Dr. Charles Zuill (art) and David Mitchell (furniture). Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: 236-5963 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm
Kafu Gallery: Further information: tel. 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm
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 236-5732. Admission free.
Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: 'Recent Gifts and Acquisitions' 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 Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea' – selection of works from our permanent collection, highlighting such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Albert Gleizes and Marsden Hartley.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: June 20-July 1: Frances Seba Smith (artist-in-residence): oils, watercolours, etchings, linocuts depicting what inspired her in Bermuda. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Further information: tel. 236-2950.
Rock Island Cafe: Libby Cook-Toppan and Loris Toppan are exhibiting photographs until the end of the month. Part proceeds of Maine Coon photos support the SPCA spay and neuter programme.
Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: 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.
(2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505.
(3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise' : Artefacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five.
Further information: tel. 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm