The Bermuda Calendar 6 March 2013
TodayBermuda Chamber of Commerce free First Annual Concierge Day with breakfast at Bonefish Grill, Dockyard at 9.30am (water taxi leaves Hamilton Princess at 8.15am) for concierge, front desk and information centre staff. Tour bus to St George's leaves at 11.45am, followed by lunch in St George's and a tour of the old town. The tour will return to the Fairmont Hamilton Princess for the trade show reception from 4pm to 6pm. For information contact Joanne MacPhee at jmacphee@bcc.bm .Bermuda Diabetes Association free foot clinic for diabetic patients from 10am to 12pm at the Diabetes Resource Centre and Pharmacy on Dundonald Street (pink building across from Victoria Park). Call 297-8427 to schedule an appointment. No drop-ins during clinic session.Today and March 20 and April 3March 7The Bermuda Public Service Union Women’s Committee International Womens Day The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Bermuda Public Service Union Headquarters at 2 Angle Street, Hamilton.Bermuda Day Parade Float meetings at 5.30pm at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.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 7 to 9N’Tertainment presents ‘Keep it Up’ written and directed by Patricia Pogson Nesbitt starring Nadanja and Nisthanthi Bailey at the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall at 8pm on March 7 and 8 and 6pm and 9pm on March 9. Tickets are $40 regular and $50 patron at www.bdatix.bm . For more information call 337-6501 or e-mail ntertainmentbda@gmail.com.March 8Bermuda Nights at Cafe 4 on Queen Street in Washington Mall from 5.30 to 7.30pm featuring Shine Hayward, Ranham Burch, The Unit, and Paradise Duo.March 9The Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents Donizetti’s ‘Maria Stuarda’ (Mary Stuart) (on film in glorious HD) as part of the ‘The Met: Live in HD’ series from 5pm to 8.30pm at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration. Tickets are $35 or $30 at gands.bm or ptix.com or cash/cheque/card at door. See www.metoperafamily.org for information.La Leche League monthly series meeting ‘Building Your Breastfeeding Confidence’ at 10.30am King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Call 541-6455 for breastfeeding assistance.Island Challenge obstacle race for teams of four at Bermuda Regiment Warwick Camp from 8.30am to 12pm. Ticket prices vary depending on team composition. See www.premierticketsglobal.com.The Family Centre 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 10Lindos 10K Run 4-mile Walk. Run fees are $40, $30 MAAC members, $20 junior members, $7 MAAC Gold and late entry $55. Entry forms at www.racedayword.com. Drop off at sportseller, Lindos, Bermuda Diabetes Resource Centre. Deadline March 6 at 5pm. Walk fees $30, $20 junior and late entry $45. Number pick up and late entry March 9 from 10am to 12.30pm at the National Sports Centre Pavilion, Roberts Avenue Entrance. See www.diabetes.bm for details.Corporation of Hamilton concert at the Earl Cameron Theatre in City Hall with the SDA Men’s Chorale and Mount Zion Men’s Choir and Duke University Concert Chorale at 8pm. Tickets are $25 or $30 at the door.The Pembroke Community Club Soul, jazz and song live music presents ‘For the Love of You’ featuring Joy Barnum, James Richardson, Vance Goater, Darlene Hartley and the Giant Steps Band. Tickets: $50 can be purchased at the Music Box. The event takes place at 4pm.March 11Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) and the Bermuda National present a lunch time lecture from 12.30pm to 1.30pm with Gavin Djata Smith and The Chewstick Artists ‘Storytelling and Its Social Justice Impact’.Annual General of the Aerie Foundation Charity at 6pm at The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.March 12L’Alliance Française des Bermudes will be holding a French film evening with ‘Intouchables’ by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache with François Cluzet, Omar Sy et Anne Le Ny at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 8pm. English subtitles. Students $3 and members $5 and non-members $8. Tickets at the door. All are welcome.March 13, 27 and April 17Bermuda Day Parade majorettes, Gombeys, dance group and bands meetings sign, rules, routes, share concerns at 5.30pm at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.March 13Bermuda Diabetes Association free foot clinic for diabetic patients from 10am to 12pm at the Diabetes Resource Centre and Pharmacy on Dundonald Street (pink building across from Victoria Park). Call 297-8427 to schedule an appointment. No drop-ins during clinic session.March 14 to 17Bermuda Documentary Film Festival screening in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets, $15, available at www.bdatix.bm, Sportseller-Washington Mall, Fabulous Fashions-Heron Bay Plaza, Southampton or by calling 232-2255. Trailers of all films at www.bermudadocs.com.March 15Bermuda Womens National Volleyball Team present Battle of the Grapes continent verses continent wine tasting event in Goslings Wine Cellar from 6pm to 8pm. Tickets are $50 from www.premierticketsglobal.com .St Baldrick’s Foundation invite you to support people who are shaving their heads for children with cancer at Bermuda Athletic Association (BAA) Woodlands Road from 4.30pm. Food and drink will be available for purchase. For more information or to donate, see www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/eventid/961/eventyear/2013.Comedy Hypnosis Show staring Damian the Hypnotist, Smooth Lew the Magician (family show) and Jah the Comedian (adult show only). Family show at 7.30pm and adult show at 10pm at Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall in Hamilton. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for children under 16 at www.bdatix.bm, Kit ‘N Caboodle, Caesar’s Pharmacy, Fabulous Fashions, Secrets, and Sportseller.March 16Windreach 12th Annual Walk and Roll. Check in at 8am at Clearwater Beach. The 10K course starts at 9am and the 5K and 3K at 9.30am. Registration is $20 for individuals and $10 for students. Call 238-2469 or see www.windreachbermuda.bm .Cornerstone Day Care and Preschool is holding a Dr Seuss Bake Sale on the front porch of the Royal Gazette office on Parlaville Road in Hamilton from 11am to 2pm.Southampton Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) is holding Washington Concert Winds from Washington Adventist University with director Bruce Wilson at 5pm at the Southampton SDA Church at 228 Middle Road, Southampton.Emmanuel Methodist Church, Whale Bay, Southampton car boot sale from 9am to 2pm. Tables $20. Contact Jennifer 505-7732 or Margot 234-2710 to book a table.Troika-Groove Bermuda’s first Ultimate Dance Workshop Marathon at The Berkeley Institute, a series of classes in hip hop, dance hall and more with professional dance instructors. Prices vary. See www.troikabda.com, or e-mail info@troikabda.com or call 537-7590.Kiwanis Club of Hamilton night of poetry and song at the Cathedral Hall. Tickets are $20 for patrons, general entry $10, and $5 for children under 12 and senior citizens from Carol Clarke at 292-2386.Splash ‘N Boots children’s programme at the Ruth Seaton James Theatre. Performances at 2pm and 4.30pm. The event also features the CedarBridge Student Band. Tickets $27 at www.bdatix.bm.Rotary Club of Sandys Bermuda 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.Petals 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 17KPMG Round the Grounds Race at the Botanical Gardens in Paget for 4 to 18 year olds. The first race starts at 1pm. Children’s activities and refreshments will be available. To register, visit www.racedayworld.com or call 531-0303.Experimental art workshop with Charles Zuill at the Bermuda Arts Centre in Dockyard $35 for members and $45 for non members from 2pm to 5pm. E-mail artcentre@logic.bm or 234-2809.March 18Bermuda College Lecture Series presents ‘All Roads Lead to Rome’ in the North Hall Lecture Theatre (G301). Reception at 6.30pm with lecture at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. For information, contact Glenda Gibson at ggibson@college.bm or 236-9000 ext 4481.March 18 to 23The Corporation of Hamilton present a food festival starting on March 18 with a complimentary continental breakfast in front of City Hall, and ending on March 23 with a Food Festival in No 1 Car Park from 2pm to 10pm. Tickets are $40 for five tickets, or $10 for individual tickets, at www.premierticketsglobal.com or at the event. For information see www.cityofhamilton.bm .March 18, 21, 25 and 28 and 30St John Ambulance first aid, CPR and AED classes from 6pm to 9pm and on March 30 from 9am to 5pm. Call 236-7831 or e-mail training@sjabermuda.org .March 18 to 23City of Hamilton Food Festival For more information call tlightbourne@cityhall.bm or phone 292-1234 ext 278.March 19Andrew Stevenson will be giving a presentation on his new Humpback Whale Research Foundation at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration at 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Tickets are $25 from www.bdatix.bm .March 20 to 22Hasty Pudding Theatricals are back with ‘There’s Something About Maui’ at the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall at 8pm. Tickets are $22 from www.bdatix.bm or at the door depending on availability. No assigned seating.March 20Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) and Bermuda National present a lunchtime lecture from 12.30pm to 1.30pm with Hashim Estwick and Cordell Riley on the topic of ‘Restorative Justice in the criminal justice system.Bermuda Diabetes Association free foot clinic for diabetic patients from 10am to 12pm at the Diabetes Resource Centre and Pharmacy on Dundonald Street (pink building across from Victoria Park). Call 297-8427 to schedule an appointment. No drop-ins during clinic session.March 21Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre will be holding their annual general meeting at 5.30pm at 46 Point Finger Road, Paget. All members are encouraged to attend.United States Consulate free concert ‘Harvard in Hamilton for Families VII’ featuring the Harvard Krokodiloes, the Radcliffe Pitches, and Bermuda Institute’s En Harmony at the Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, Hamilton from noon until 1pm. Donations accepted for the Family Centre.March 23Inspire Bermuda is offering a workshop on achieving success from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Suite Solutions, Mill Creek Road. Tickets $225 a person with lunch included. Register at sign-up@inspirebermuda.com .Sandys 360 seniors walkathon beginning and ending at Sandys 360.Bermuda Beach Art Festival on all Bermuda beaches.March 25Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) and Bermuda National (BNG) lunchtime lecture from 12.30pm to 1.30pm with Dr Leah Wing and Dr Deepika Marya speaking on social justice mediation.Petals 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.March 27Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda and Bermuda National lunchtime lecture from 12.30pm to 1.30pm with Lorna McGowan and Chris Backeberg speaking on youth and social awareness. The topic is developing positive dialogue: Becoming a Social Change Agent.Bermuda Diabetes Association free foot clinic for diabetic patients from 10am to 12pm at the Diabetes Resource Centre and Pharmacy on Dundonald Street (pink building across from Victoria Park). Call 297-8427 to schedule an appointment. No drop-ins during clinic session.March 28, April 11 and 25Bermuda Day stall vendors meetings, sign up, hear from electricians and stall mangers and hear from wholesale representatives at 5.30pm at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.April 11The 2013 Capital G Private Wealth Conference with speaker President Felipe Calderon. The Conference will use real world scenarios to illustrate issues of relevance and strategies for effective management and provide an excellent networking platform at Fairmont Southampton Resort. for a one-day event. Registration is $250 for a full day pass and $100 for a half day pass. See www.capitalgpwc.com.April 6Sandys 360 Family Fun and Fitness Festival from 11am to 7pm on the Sandys Secondary Middle School field. Rain date April 13. Admission is $5.Scrabble Club at the Bermuda National Gallery, City Hall, from 10am to 1pm. For further details please RSVP to mbhowie@ibl.bm.April 11 to 20Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society ‘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.April 15In Love Consulting: Celebrating the Onset of Menarche for parents and daughters from 2.30pm to 4pm at The Healing Centre at 21 Euclid Avenue, Pembroke. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 238-3917 or e-mail inloveconsulting@gmail.com.April 17Melange is hosting a Men’s waxing event from 5.30pm to 8pm at BerSalon Inner Sanctum Front Street West. Minimum strips are $5. Proceeds benefit LCCA, and PALS. A ‘Cash Bar’ is on hand for encouragement.April 18, 19 and 20Annual Agricultural Exhibition is back at the Botanical Gardens.May 3 and 10Bermuda Day Parade final meeting for all participants at 5.30pm. Stall vendors placement numbers issued and all dance and group participants must attend to receive placement numbers at St Paul AMEChurch Centennial Hall. Call 292-1681 for details.WEEKLY EVENTSMondaysPhysical Abuse Centre Thrift Shop Dress for Success open from 10am to 3pm. Located across from the Bus Terminal in St George's 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's 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's the first Sunday of every month until December 2013 from 11am to 3pm. 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 .