February 4Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda annual general meeting at 6.30pm at Christ Church Hall in Warwick.February 5 and 6Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts present Layon Gray’s ‘Black Angels over Tuskegee’ performed by The Black Gents of Hollywood at 8pm at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $25 to $65 at www.bdatix.bm.February 5Walton Brown, Jr Four-part lecture series on Understanding Modern Bermuda at the EF Gordon Memorial Hall at the Bermuda Industrial Union. A $5 donation to cover costs is requested but not required. Part 4: 21st Century Politics.Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts free workshop on the art of writing poetry and prose from 12.15pm to 12.45pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery. Local writers read from their work on Bermuda and her people.February 7Bermuda Society for the Blind ‘Living With Vision Loss’ series continues with vision consultant, Jane Charlton speaking on ‘Equipment and Strategies for Independent Living’ at 12.30pm and 5.30pm at Beacon House on the corner of Cedar Avenue and Dundonald Street in Hamilton. For information call 292-3231.Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts free Behind the Scenes at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery from 12.15pm to 12.45pm. Joe Cashore talks on the construction and manipulation of the Cashore Marionettes.February 8 and 9Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts The Cashore Marionettes ‘Live in Motion’ at 8pm at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $25 to $65 at www.bdatix.bm.February 8Sandys 360 Wet n Wild 2013 swimathon. To register or to see more information go to www.s360wetnwild2013.com.International Marriage Week 2013 Date Night Challenge at Crawl Gospel Auditorium from 8pm to 10pm. Register at 293-3903, 293-1482 or heart2heartbda@gmail.com. See www.heart2heartbermuda.com.February 9 and 10Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts The Cashore Marionettes ‘Simple’ at 3pm at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $25 to $55 at www.bdatix.bm.February 9The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Verdi’s Aida (on film in glorious HD) as part of this season of The Metropolitan Opera’s ‘The Met: Live in HD’ series. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Shows from 5pm to 9.15pm at BUEI. Tickets are $35 for non Gilbert and Sullivan members and $30 for members at gands.bm or ptix.com OR cash/cheque/card at door. For nformation see www.metoperafamily.org.La Leche League of Bermuda monthly series meeting at 10.30am. Topic: ‘Getting to Know Your Baby’ at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, First Floor Conference Room. All pregnant women, nursing others and babies are welcome. For breastfeeding assistance, please call 236-1120.Brow Arrow Lodge Chris Weddon Fundraiser at The Docksider at 7pm for dinner and drinks and quiz starts at 8pm. Funds raised will be used to establish an education trust for the benefit of Mr Weddon’s daughter. $50 for a team of five. Register early by contacting broadarrow1890@gmail.com or booking at ptix.bm.International Marriage Week 2013 couples treasure hunt starting at 3.30pm at Whitney Institute. Registration is $10. Barbecue and karaoke from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets $30 per person and $60 per couple. Register at 293-2903, 293-1482 or heart2heartbda@gmail.com. See www.heart2heartbermuda.com.February 10PALS 25th annual sponsored walk from Dockyard to Albuoy’s Point. High seas date February 17. Free ferry to Dockyard leaves Hamilton Ferry Terminal at 7am sharp. Walkers leave Dockyard at 7.30am. Register in the Washington Mall on February 4 to 8 from 11.30am to 2.30pm or at the PALS office at 18 Point Finger Road in Paget. 236-7257 or e-mail pals@northrock.bm or see www.pals.bm.February 11 and 12Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts Duo Amal Bishara Haroni, piano Yaron Kohlberg, piano at 8pm at Earl Cameron Theatre. Tickets are $25 to $65 at www.bdatix.bm.February 12Bermuda National Trust Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond from 9.30am to 12pm.Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts Duo Amal from 12.15pm to 12.45pm for free at Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery. Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg talk about their music and their shared belief that music-making can transcend political and national differences.February 13Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts Sitkovetsky Piano Trio at 8pm at City Hall Theatre. Tickets are $25 for students and $65 for adults at www.bdatix.bm.February 14 to 16 and 21 to 23The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society ‘Bouncers’ by John Godber at Daylesford Theatre at 8pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at bmds.bm from February 2. Come Valentine’s night dressed in your best 80s disco wear and enjoy free cocktails and nibbles to the show.February 14 to 16Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts presents MOMIX Botanica at 8pm at Ruth Seaton James Centre. Tickets are $25 for students and $65 for adults at www.bdatix.bm .February 14Rotary Club 40th Anniversary Dinner, a black tie event at Fairmont Southampton Hotel Ponciana Ballroom. Cocktails at 6.30pm and dinner at 7.30pm. Guestspeaker Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Press and Chairman of the Fitz-Gerald Group. Tickets are $250 regular, $500 VIP at www.bdatix.bm.Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts free lunch time concert entitled ‘Romantic Tapestry’ from 12.15pm to 12.45pm with Nancy Smith (flute) and Steve Crawford (guitar) of Tooz Company in the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery.February 17Girlguiding Bermuda’s Annual Thinking Day Service will take place at the Anglican Cathedral on Church Street at 3pm. All are welcome. They will parade to the church from the City Hall at approximately 2:30 p.m and again after the service.February 19Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts present a free musical interlude from 12.15 to 12.45pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery with the Saxophone Quartet and String Ensemble of Saltus Grammar School presenting a mixed programme.February 20Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts present free The Joy of Singing with Voces8 from 12.15 to 12.45pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery. A combined choir of 300 school students will sing on the steps of City Hall under the direction of Voces8.February 23The Bermuda Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc & BermudaNightOut.com present Mint Condition featuring the Wall Street Band and local artists at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9pm. Tickets are $100 general admission or $175 VIP, available at www.bermudatix.bm. Dress code grown and sexy.February 24 to 26Bermuda National Trust Auction and Jumble sale drop off days at the Botanical Gardens, on Sunday 12 to 4, Monday 8.30am to 5.30pm and Tuesday 8.30am to 2pm.February 24Argus Walks the Walk with The Centre on Philanthropy. This is a 5K charity walk where each participant pays a $25 registration fee and $20 of it is donated to the charity of their choice with the rest supporting volunteer.bm. Warm up 8.15am start 8.30am in City Hall Car Park. Register at www.racedayworld.com. E-mail jpitcher@centreonphilanthropy.org or telephone 236-7706.February 25Eliza DoLittle Society Supabowl fundraising event. See www.elizadolittle.bm for more information.February 28 to March 1Bermuda National Trust jumble sale and auction preview from 8.30am to 6.30pm and on Friday from 8.30am to 2pm.Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts present a musical interlude with students from Warwick Academy from 12.15pm to 12.45pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery.March 2Bermuda National Trust auction at 10am.March 7 and 8Sandys 360 Enrichment Emergent Leader Institute presented by Beverly Daniels cost $150. Develop your skills with this two day workshop. Identify your leadership style, manage conflicts and more. Contact Ms Daniels on 234-6195 or e-mail bdaniels@sandys360.bm .March 9The Family Centre will be holding Celebrate the Night, an evening of live music, comedy, raffle prizes, dancing, performances by United Dance Production, great food and drinks and lots of fun from 7pm to 11pm at Fourways Inn. Tickets are $55 at Family Centre at Charities House on Point Finger Road in Paget or by calling 232-1116.Bermuda Folk Club Irish Night, doors open 7.30pm and music starts 8pm at Spanish Point Boat Club, Spanish Point, Pembroke featuring talented local musicians. Cash bar. Admission: $10 non-members, $8 members. Telephone 295-1030, or e-mail info@folkclub.bm or www.folkclub.bm .March 16Petals flower shop Easter flower arranging workshop for children from 10am until noon. All materials are provided and the cost is $50 per child. Register by calling 292-7303 or e-mailing sarah@petals.bm.March 18 to 23City of Hamilton Food Festival. For more information call tlightbourne@cityhall.bm or phone 292-1234 ext 278 .March 25Petals flower shop flower arranging workshop Easter Designs For Your Home from 6pm until 8pm. Create an Easter-inspired table centrepiece using local foliage and other textured items such as vine and straw. The cost is $85 per person. Register by calling 292-7303 or e-mailing sarah@petals.bm.April 11 to 20Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society (BMDS) presents Calendar Girls by Tim Firth. For more information see www.bmds.bm .April 13The Visitor Industry Partnership VIP Excellence Awards at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. For more information e-mail info@vip.bm or telephone 734-8125.WEEKLY EVENTSMondaysPhysical Abuse Centre Thrift Shop Dress for Success open from 10am to 3pm. Located across from the Bus Terminal in St George on Old Military Road above More for Less. Telephone 292-4366 for information.Shine’s House of Music and Entertainment presents ‘Death by Disco’, a 70s Disco Dinner Drama featuring an all-star Bermudian cast; Nadanja & Nishanthi Bailey and more from June 28 to November 1 at 7.30pm. Tickets are $75, which includes the show, a complimentary swizzle and a four-course meal. Limited seating so book early. Contact 293-9092 or shineshouseofmusic@gmail.com .Tai Chi Chuan Class from 5.30pm to 7pm at Sankofa, 1 Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Fee is $100 per month. Telephone 292-2513 to register or see www.sankofabda.com .Youth Library Tiny Tunes (Babies) at 10am. For more information on library programmes and services, visit www.bnl.bm.AlAnon Family Groups at the Caron Institute, 61 Verdmont Road Smiths from 7 to 8pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, York Street St Georges from 8 to 9.30pm. Telephone 236-8606 .TuesdaysAlAnon Family Group meeting Mechanics Building, Church Street, Hamilton. Penthouse Floor, Room 505 from 12.30 to 1.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.Paperwhites is a group for families struggling with infertility. They meet the first Tuesday of every month from 6pm to 7.30pm at Spirit House at 65 Middle Road, Devonshire. More details on www.paperwhitesbermuda.com.Bermuda National Gallery Education Opportunities: Learning with art. Youth Camera Action, for ages 11 to 14, is a photography programme for all skill levels. Photography supplies provided. Sponsored by the 2011 Catlin End-to-End. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 3.30pm to 5pm; Saturday 10am to 11.30am. Space is limited. Contact Ms Dany Pen for more information: education@bng.bm.WednesdaysAlAnon Family Group meeting at St Paul’s Education Centre, 69 Middle Paget from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.Hilary’s Place at WindReach, 57 Spice Hill Road, Warwick is open from 10am to 12 noon. Family caregivers can come alone or with their care recipient for a midweek break of coffee and conversation. There is no charge. Call WindReach 238-2469 or visit www.windreachbermuda.bm for more information.Overeaters Anonymous weekly meetings. Every Wednesday lunchtime from 1 to 2pm in Stevenson Room, Wesley Methodist Church, 41 Church Street, Hamilton AND Saturday 11am to noon. All welcome overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.com www.oa.org .ThursdaysCharlar Spanish Club for people who enjoy Spanish language and culture will meet the first Thursday of every month. For more information see www.charlarbermuda.wordpress.com or e-mail charlarbda@gmail.com.Bermuda National Gallery Education Opportunities: Learning with art. Youth Camera Action, for ages 11 to 14, is a photography programme for all skill levels. Photography supplies provided. Sponsored by the 2011 Catlin End-to-End. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 3.45pm to 4.45pm; Saturday 10am to 11.30am. Space is limited. Contact Dany Pen for more information: education@bng.bm.Kiwanis Club of St George’s has meetings the first and third Thursday of each month. The first Thursday is at Ebenezer Methodist Church Hall and the second Thursday is a dinner meeting at the St George’s Club at 7pm.Youth Library Boys Club every Thursday at 3.45pm starting September 29. For more information on library programs and services, visit www.bnl.bm .FridaysAlAnon Family Group meeting at St Paul’s Education Centre, 69 Middle Road, Paget from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Telephone 236-8606.SaturdaysChewSLAM Teen Poetry and Spoken Word Club, a weekly programme where participants are given the opportunity to deepen in their writing, performance and recording skills. The focus is on developing public speaking, community consciousness and literacy to inspire the next generation of storytellers from 2pm to 4pm for ages 14 to 19 years old. Free.Physical Abuse Centre thrift shop ‘Dress for Success’ open from 10am to 3pm directly across from the Bus Terminal in St George on Old Military Road above More for Less. Telephone 292-4366 for more information.Bermuda Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) meets from 12.30pm to 1.30pm at the Wesley Methodist, 41 Church Street, Hamilton. Go through the metal gate on the left of the church, straight ahead to the cedar door, up the stairs and to the right. This is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. The only qualification for SLAA membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. SLAA is supported entirely through the contributions of its membership and is free to all who need it.Overeaters Anonymous weekly meetings in the Stevenson Room, Wesley Methodist Church, 41 Church Street, Hamilton from 11am to noon. Also every Wednesday lunchtime 1 to 2pm . All welcome, overeaters, bulimics and anorexics. oabermuda@hotmail.com www.oa.org.Thrifty Saturdays the last Saturday of every month from 10am to 2pm at the Rubber Tree Market off of Khyber Pass in Warwick. Part of the proceeds go to a children’s charity.SundaysThe Art and Craft market is back in St George the first Sunday of every month until December 2013 from 11 am to 3 pm. Rain date the following Sunday. Over 20 vendors will feature complete handmade gift ideas including toys, jewellery, food, clothing and accessories, photography and art. Outside CV Cafe and Somers Wharf off Water Street.AlAnon Family Group at the Caron Institute, 61 Verdmont Road Smiths from 7 to 8pm. Telephone 236-8606.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and FridayBermuda Historical Society Museum at 13 Queen Street, Hamilton with free admission with volunteers on duty to assist with questions, various leaflets and postcards available and Bermuda history books on sale. Open from 10.30am till 1pm. Closed on public holidays and weekends. Special tours available on request to 236-4193 .