March 7th, 2018 Bermuda Calendar Update
Morning Kids!
Is it safe to open up the shutters again? Hope you all fared well in the recent storm – on the bright side, at least we didn’t have snow to deal with as well!
Here is your weekly update with all the new events added to the site since last week’s post. As always, be sure to check out the Quick Recap Section at the bottom of this post for a full listing of all upcoming Bermuda events, including those previously covered in previous posts.
BUEI Screens presents The Party on Wednesday, March 7th.
In Sally Potter’s new dark comedy, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension, while her husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), seems preoccupied. Janet’s acerbic best friend, April (Patricia Clarkson) arrives and others follow, some with their own dramatic news to share, but an announcement by Bill provokes a series of revelations that gradually unravel the sophisticated soiree, and a night that began with champagne may end with gunplay. This R rated drama has a running time of 71 minutes.
The film begins at 7.30pm in BUEI’s Tradewinds Auditorium. You can even make a night of it since Harbourfront are offering a 10% discount (food only) to anyone dining there before or after the event. Reservations are required. Please mention the event when booking to avail of the discount and note that it cannot be combined with any other special offers. For dinner reservations call 295-4207.
Tickets are $15 each, $12 for students, and are non-refundable within 24 hours of the event.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204 or visit Oceans Gift Shop at BUEI.
Red Steakhouse and Bar invite you to join them for an exciting opportunity to taste wines from the Justin and Landmark vineyards in California, recently named Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine at their UNWINeD at Red event on Friday, March 9th.
From 5pm until 7.30pm, you can taste several of their award winning wines paired perfectly with light nibbles from the team at RED. If you wish to stay afterwards, they will be offering a 15% discount on dinner.
The cost is $45 per person, which includes gratuities as well as some light nibbles. Tickets are available on www.pTix.bm.
For more information, contact the restaurant at 292-7331 or redsteakhouse@redbermuda.com.
As part of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda is hosting a Swim-a-thon on Saturday, March 10th.
This will start at 10am at the Aquatics Centre. Participants will also be able to sign up on the day of the event.
There is no fee to enter this fun fundraiser and participants of all ages are welcome.
For more information, or to obtain a pledge form, contact info@mssociety.bm.
All are welcome at the Pembroke Rotary Club’s Children’s Fair on Saturday, March 10th.
From 11am until 4.30pm at St. Paul’s Church Hall, you can expect games for primary and pre-school kids with lots of prizes. Face painting, train rides, fun castle, food. Raffle draw at 4.30 for great prizes including Mediterranean cruise for family of 4.
There is no admission fee and games tickets are $1 each. Part proceeds will go to government primary schools.
For more information, contact 295-6341 or 533-6341.
Ever dreamed of being a model and walking the runway? This is your opportunity as the Bermuda Fashion Festival is scouting for this year’s event at their Model Call for Children on Saturday, March 10th and their Model Call for Adults on Sunday, March 11th.
Bermuda’s premier fashion week is scheduled to run from Sunday, July 8th to Saturday, July 14th with three fashion runway shows and one hair and beauty runway show. They are calling all models who want to take part in this glamorous and high-energy event to come and audition.
The children’s auditions are for those aged 6 and up and will run from 11am until 3pm on March 10th. Children must wear a white fitted tee with blue fitted denim jeans/shorts and white sneakers or black dress shoes.
The adult auditions will run from 11am until 3pm on March 11th. Adults must wear a white fitted tee with blue fitted denim jeans/shorts. Men please wear white sneakers or black dress shoes. Ladies are asked to bring black heel, 4″ minimum, no wedges. Please bring a bathing suit.
All auditions will take place at the lower level of Pier 6. There is no need to pre-register so you can just show up on the day.
For more information, contact bdafashionfest@cityhall.bm
Mr. Eugene ‘Kite Master’ O’Connor Sr. has just released his first book, The Art of Kite Making with a series of Book Signings during the month of March.
The book is in local stores now and his legacy and love for the art of Bermuda Kites is captured in a step by step instructional manual on how to make a Bermuda Kite.
The Book Signings will take place at The Book Mart on March 3rd,10th,19th,21st and 24th from noon until 3pm.
For more information, visit his Facebook Page at fb.me/BermudaKiteMaster.
Designed to help kids aged 9 to 11 feel good about their bodies and embrace their unique qualities, the Healthy Happy Kids Workshop will be on Sunday, March 11th.
From 9.30am until 11.30am in the Somersfield Academy Common Room, they’ll be chatting about how food affects mood, and focus and performance in academics and athletics. They will also be creating and enjoying some balanced healthy snacks provided by Lindos.
The cost is $25 per child.
For more information, or to secure your spot, contact Tania at taniakowalski@icloud.com.
Back by popular demand, BUEI Screens presents a third showing of Queen of the Desert on Sunday, March 11th.
Nicole Kidman and director Werner Herzog bring to life the extraordinary true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell (Kidman) chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer (James Franco), and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence (Robert Pattinson). Queen of the Desert reveals how an ahead-of-her-time woman shaped the course of history. This PG-13 rated drama has a running time of 127 minutes.
The film begins at 5.15pm in BUEI’s Tradewinds Auditorium. You can even make a night of it since Harbourfront are offering a 10% discount (food only) to anyone dining there before or after the event. Reservations are required. Please mention the lecture when booking to avail of the discount and note that it cannot be combined with any other special offers. For dinner reservations call 295-4207.
Tickets are $15 each, $12 for students, and are non-refundable within 24 hours of the event.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204 or visit Oceans Gift Shop at BUEI.
Bishop Nicholas Dill and U.S. Consul General Mary Ellen Koenig invite all ages to attend a Free Public Concert with Harvard Performers for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia on Tuesday, March 13th.
From 12.30pm at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Anglican Cathedral), the concert will feature the musical talents of three of Harvard University’s oldest a cappella singing groups who perform all over the world – the Radcliffe Pitches, Krokodiloes and the Din and Tonics. The public is encouraged to come out and enjoy this free, upbeat and humorous performance.
The concert is free and donations will be gratefully accepted. This year, the three groups will perform in support of Bermuda’s Action on Alzheimer’s and & Dementia (AAD), which will accept voluntary donations during the show. One hundred percent of the donations will go to AAD, which advocates for people living with dementia and provides support to their families and caregivers.
For more information, contact Camille Haley at haleycs@state.gov or 278-7502, or follow the U.S. Consulate on Facebook or Twitter.
The March edition of the monthly Ciné Club from L’Alliance Française des Bermudes will be showing Elle (She) on Tuesday, March 13th.
Screening in BUEI’s Tradewinds Auditorium at 8pm, this French drama/crime with English subtitles is from director Paul Verhoeven, starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Anne Consigny.
Michèle seems indestructible.At the head of a large video game company, she manages her business as her love life: with an iron fist. Her life changes when she is attacked at home by a mysterious stranger. Unshakeable, Michele begins to hunt him back. A strange game then settles between them. A game that, at any moment, can degenerate…..
Tickets cost $7 for AF/BUEI members and students, and $12 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased from Oceans Gift Shop at BUEI on the night or in advance on 294-0204.
For more information, visit www.AllianceFrancaiseBda.org.
L’Alliance Française des Bermudes invite you to their Annual Dinner, Soirée Maroc, celebrating Morocco and its French cultural heritage on Wednesday, March 14th.
From 7pm at Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, you can enjoy a includes a three course meal made of Moroccan speciality dishes prepared by the RHAC chef, live entertainment, a cash bar, and a special presentation by a French speaking Moroccan member, currently residing in Bermuda. They will also have the honour of announcing the winners of the Alliance’s scholarships to visit and study in France this summer, as well as presentations from last year’s winners.
Tickets are $65 for members, $80 for non-members, and available at www.BDAtix.bm.
For more information, contact alliancefrancaisebda@gmail.com.
St. George’s Foundation will be showing the documentary Freedom Riders on Thursday, March 15th.
Doors to the World Heritage Centre open at 6pm and the film starts at 6.30pm. Freedom Riders is the story of civil rights activists who challenged racial segregation in the Deep South. Refreshments and snacks will be available for purchase.
Admissions is free, although donations are welcome.
For more information, or to reserve your seat, contact 297-5791 or manager@sgf.bm.
You asked for it, they deliver – Bonfires and BBQs is back for its Winter Edition on Thursday, March 15th (postponed from March 1st).
From 7pm until 11pm on Front Street, between Burnaby and Parliament Streets, you can enjoy some BBQ action as the area is transformed into a melting pot of fire and S’mores. Enjoy live music by local favourites Olivia Hamilton, Island Teazza and Working Title. There will be vendors on hand serving up your favourite delicacies and have a go at Bermuda’s official game, Crown & Anchor.
This event is for attendees aged 18 and older and ID is required. The rain date will be Friday, March 16th.
There is no cover charge.
For more information, visit www.CityofHamilton.bm.
Bermuda College in conjunction with Lahey Hospital and Medical Center presents a Pediatric Health Fair on Saturday March 17th.
From 3pm until 6.30pm at Bermuda College front field, you are invited to bring the whole family for presentations from nursing students, interactive demonstrations, speciality food vendors, music, food and fun.
There will be lots of information to be had on child-centered topics, dental health, residential safety, water safety, pedal bike helmets and many more topics of interest.
For more information, contact Mfrith@college.bm.
Fairmont Southampton invite you to join them for a special tasting experience at their Around The World Whisky Dinner at the iconic Waterlot Inn restaurant on Saturday, March 17th.
The evening will begin at 6.30pm in the Waterlot’s Wine Cellar. After a complimentary arrival cocktail, you will be sampling several fine whiskys from America, Ireland, Japan and Scotland. Paired with culinary highlights such as Spiny Lobster Tart, Wadson’s Farm Heirloom Carrot Salad, Glazed Wagyu Striploin to Chocolate Toffee Pudding – Restaurant Chef John Lance and Maitre D’ Vincent Lavine will deliver yet another excellent one-off tasting event at Bermuda’s most iconic steakhouse, since 1670.
Guests will also receive one complimentary glass of red or white wine during dinner per person and a 10% discount on the next Whisky Dinner (scheduled for April 2018, subject to change). There will also be a raffle for a brunch for 2 at Windows on the Sound restaurant.
Reservations are required. Limited seating is available, since maximum capacity for this dinner is 20 guests. Cancellation is 48 hours notice. Guests must be 18 years old or older. Please enjoy alcohol responsibly.
The cost is $140, plus 17% gratuities added, which includes the whisky pairing for each course.
For more information, or to reserve your seat, contact 238-8000 or vincent.lavine@fairmont.com.
Back for its 21st year, the Bermuda International Film Festival will take place from Saturday, March 17th to Sunday, March 25th.
A total of 8 Feature Length films will be screened during the Festival, giving you a great chance to catch some movies you may not have a chance to see otherwise. A great date night! Each feature is $18, or you can purchase a Feature Film pass for $149 per person. Tickets are available online at biff.ptix.bm. For more information, contact 293-3456 or info@biff.bm.
Gain tips and hints from award-winning actors at the Acting on Camera Workshop on Saturday, March 17th.
Starting at noon in the Earl Cameron Theatre, this two-hour workshop will provide tips from award winning film actor and director Karen Allen. She will be joined by emerging local film actress Sophie Faulkenberry amongst others. The audience will be able to come on stage to practice suggested technique and be streamed live on screen. Admission is $50 and tickets are available at biff.ptix.bm. For more information, contact 293-3456 or info@biff.bm
On weekdays, you can view their Lunchtime Shorts Set, from Monday, March 19th to Friday, March 23rd. This is a selection of shorts participating in the Oscar Qualifying Bermuda Shorts Competition, being screened daily, at Speciality Cinema Screen II from 12.30pm until 1.30pm. Just enough time over your lunch break. Tickets are $13 per block or you can purchase a Shorts Pass, allowing access to all of the Shorts Blocks during the festival for $99. Tickets can be purchased online at biff.pTix.bm. For more information, contact info@biff.bm or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to receive updates on the festival activities, and chances to chat with some filmmakers.
You can view their Happy Hour Shorts Set from Monday, March 19th to Thursday, March 22nd. This is a selection of shorts participating in the Oscar Qualifying Bermuda Shorts Competition, being screened at Speciality Cinema Screen II from 6pm until 7.30pm. Tickets are $13 per block or you can purchase a Shorts Pass, allowing access to all of the Shorts Blocks during the festival for $99. Tickets can be purchased online at biff.pTix.bm. For more information, contact info@biff.bm or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to receive updates on the festival activities, and chances to chat with some filmmakers.
The Festival is pleased to feature talented Bermudians at this year’s BerMovies Shorts on Friday, March 23rd. From 6pm at the Earl Cameron Theatre, you can see shorts created by Bermudians, featuring Bermudians. The shorts made by Bermudian Filmmakers are The Pursuit of Movement, Abuse, Concrete Dreams, Seeing Him, Trauma, Possession, Bermudian at University, PRINCE: Hometown Hero, It’s Possible, and Travellers Teaser. Tickets for the BerMovies Shorts are free but seats must be reserved online at biff.ptix.bm. You can also stick around for the BerMovies Party starting at 7.30pm. This is a Happy Hour Celebration of our local filmmakers and talent. The Local Shorts winner will be announced during this event. Admission is complimentary for ticket holders or $20 if purchased separately. For more information, contact 293-3456 or info@biff.bm.
The BIFF Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday, March 24th. From 6.30pm at Bermuda National Gallery, you can find out which film will be awarded the winner of the 21st Bermuda International Film Festival and be submitted for considered at the 91st Academy Awards. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $50 and are available at biff.ptix.bm. For more information, contact 293-3496 or info@biff.bm.
If you’re more interested in behind-scenes, then the SFX Makeup & Makeup for Film Workshop on Sunday, March 25th is for you. From noon at the Earl Cameron Theatre, Christopher Vee, Traci Amaral, and Scott Robinson will be demonstrating techniques and tips for applying makeup for camera and special effects. Participants will be called up to serve as models during the workshop, so the techniques can be viewed through a camera lens an onto the big screen. Admission is $50 and tickets are available online at biff.ptix.bm. For more information, contact 293-3456 or info@biff.bm.
For more information, contact info@biff.bm or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to receive updates on the festival activities, and chances to chat with some filmmakers.
Offering a full day of family fun for all, the Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC) will once again host its Annual Community Fun Day on Good Friday, March 30th.
The day begins at 9am with a 1.25 mile Run/Walk from Lindo’s Warwick to PHC Field. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each respective category.
From 10am until 7pm at PHC Field, there will be several fun castles for the kids, Xtreme Sports, mechanical bull, live entertainment, five-a-side football, and so much more. Food will be provided by Sensational Delights and other local vendors.
The theme of this year’s event is Love My Bermuda, #LoveMyBermuda.
Admission to the Community Fun Day is free. The registration fee for the 1.25 mile Run/Walk is $10 for Juniors (under 18) and $15 for Adults. Registration is available at the Sports Seller in Washington Mall or online at www.RaceDayWorld.com.
For more information, contact phc_admin@logic.bm.
Looking for extra support? Help your child Learn have Fun and make New friends at the Apex Speech-Language and Literacy Camp from Monday, April 2nd.
From 9am until 3pm at the SE Pearman Building, your child will benefit from 30 hours of Speech-Language Therapy per week at this full day camp.
Therapy will be provided by Kimberly McIvor, M.Sc., S-LP(C), R, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist and Jen Ince, B.Sc., SLT, HCPC, R
Speech and Language Therapist (UK Certified).
The Camp will include Language and Literacy Games, Yoga and Movement Activities, Therapeutic Arts and Crafts, Daily Exploration Trips and Outdoor Learning.
The cost is $400 for the week or $85 per day.
For more information, or to register, contact 295-2739.
In honour of Lt. Col. The Hon. David A. Burch, OBE (Mil.) ED, JP, MP. Minister of Public Works, Prof. Eddie Ming cordially invites you and your family and friends to The Rhythm Lab’s Vegan Jazz Gathering on Saturday, April 7th.
From 7pm until 10pm at the Rhythm Lab, next to St. George’s Community Centre, this event features a homemade cheese reception, live jazz music featuring saxophonist Dr. Keith Lee, and a delicious vegan buffet dinner and freshly brewed herbal beverages prepared in-house.
This unique event promises good value, and is an occasion for families and friends to get together for some relaxation and enjoyment. The dress code is Smart Casual.
The cost for the evening is $30 for general admission and $50 for Patrons. The proceeds will go to the Drum School. There is limited indoor seating so you are asked to RSVP with the number in your party so that they have an idea of how many to cater for.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact 297-2874, 297-8422, or emingflatride@btcnet.bm.
Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts: Ferio Saxophone Quartet – March 6th and 7th
**NEW BUEI Screens: The Party – March 7th
The Sarah Allen Women’s Missionary Society Luncheons – March 8th to 12th
Postcards: Songs from Around the World with the Andrean Vocal Ensemble – March 8th
Before the Akaniba: The African Colonisation of Bermuda 1616 to 1680 – March 8th
Havana Nights – March 9th
Bermuda College Alumni Cocktail Social – March 9th
**NEW UNWINeD at Red – March 9th
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Donizetti’s L’Elisird’Amore – March 10th
Bingo Night – March 10th
Saltus Car Boot Sale – March 10th
**NEW MS Awareness Week: Swim-a-thon – March 10th
**NEW Pembroke Rotary Club’s Children’s Fair – March 10th
**NEW Bermuda Fashion Festival: Model Call for Children – March 10th
**NEW Book Signing for The Art of Kite Making – March 10th,19th,21st and 24th
Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts: Playing By Air – March 10th and 11th
20th Anniversary KPMG Round the Grounds Running Race – March 11th
Zoom Around the Sound – March 11th
Pirates of Bermuda – March 11th
**NEW Healthy Happy Kids Workshop – March 11th
**NEW Bermuda Fashion Festival: Model Call for Adults – March 11th
**NEW BUEI Screens: Queen of the Desert – March 11th
March Vision Talk – March 12th
**NEW Harvard Performs Free Public Concert for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia – March 13th
**NEW L’Alliance Française des Bermudes Ciné Club: Elle – March 13th
Monthly Medal #3: Indoor Golf Tournament – March 14th
Love Lessons: Thriving Together – March 14th
**NEW Alliance Française’s Annual Dinner: Soirée Maroc – March 14th
Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 170: Intermission Impossible – March 14th to 16th
Michael Ramsden: Is Christianity Inherently Arrogant? – March 15th
**NEW Film Night: Freedom Riders – March 15th
**NEW Bonfires and BBQs – March 15th
Apostolic Woman Summit and Breakfast – March 15th to 18th
Bermuda Startup Challenge 2018 – starts March 16th
Bermuda Triple Challenge 2018 – March 16th to 18th
No Pulse, Just God: Benefit Concert – March 17th
**NEW Paediatric Health Fair – March 17th
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018: Acting on Camera Workshop – March 17th
**NEW Around The World Whisky Dinner at The Waterlot Inn – March 17th
Bermuda Kite Making Classes – March 17th and 24th
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018 – March 17th to 25th
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018: Happy Hour Shorts – March 19th to 22nd
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018 Lunch Time Shorts – March 19th to 23rd
Winter Wine Dinners at The Loren – March 21st
Cancer Talks: Colorectal Cancer – March 21st
Family Kite Workshop – March 22nd
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018: BerMovies – March 23rd
Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit – March 23rd and 24th
WindReach’s Denim & Diamonds Fundraiser – March 24th
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Puccini’s La Bohème – March 24th
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018: Awards Ceremony – March 24th
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series: Ray Swan Flat 8K – March 25th
**NEW Bermuda International Film Festival 2018: SFX Makeup & Makeup for Film Workshop – March 25th
**NEW PHC Community Fun Day – March 30th
April
**NEW Easter Apex Camp – starts April 2nd
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Rossini’s Semiramide – April 7th
**NEW The Rhythm Lab’s Vegan Jazz Gathering – April 7th
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series: Ludwig Cann 10K – April 8th
Bermuda Breeze USTA Championship Tournament – April 11th to 15th
Met. Operas on Film: The Opera House Documentary – April 14th
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Mozart’s Cosìfan Tutte – April 21st
A Night in the Triangle: Fundraising Gala – April 21st
Blind Wine Tasting – April 27th
May
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series: “Sir” Stanley Burgess 5K – May 6th
26th Annual Corporate Volleyball Tournament – May 12th
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Verdi’s Luisa Miller – May 19th
June
Free Lunchtime Concert – June 1st
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (on film): Massenet’s Cendrillon – June 2nd
Art Exhibits
Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
- Room with a View – ongoing from January 5th
Current Exhibits at Bermuda National Gallery
- Shepard Fairey: Rebel With A Cause at BNG – September 21st until further notice
IWC Art Exhibition – March 9th to 23rd
Bermuda Arts Centre Dockyard: Reflections – February 25th to March 16th
World Heritage Centre: Bermuda Panoramas by Emile Antoine Verpilleux – until further notice
Casemates: NOW: Contemporary Art Experience – March 16th to May 16th
Enjoy the rest of the week!
C
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