Morning Kids!

 

Well, the humidity is certainly back with a vengeance but I’m definitely loving this time of year!  Here is the latest lowdown on things to do in Bermuda:

 

The Dolly Rocks Pop Up Shop invite you to join them every Wednesday this summer for a Sip ‘n’ Shop event at their location at 129 Front Street.

From 5pm until 7pm, you can try some different wines whilst you peruse their selection of curated vintage clothing and handmade jewellery.

​This will continue weekly until August 12th.

For more information, contact Eleanor Patton at eleanor@bermudarocks.com or 518-8246.

 

Join Bermuda National Gallery for an evening lecture with art collector John Cox on Wednesday, June 24th.

The reception will begin at 5.30pm, followed by the lecture itself at 6pm, when John will be speaking about his collection of Sèvres porcelain.

The cost is $5 for BNG Members and $10 for non-members.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact director@bng.bm or 295-9428.

 

It’s Thyme for Wine as Discovery Wines invite you to join them for an enticing flight of four wines at Thyme Restaurant on Wednesday, June 24th.

This will run from 5.30pm until 6.30pm and tasters will receive 10% off on take away orders.

The cost is $20 per person and there is no need to RSVP.

For more information, contact events@discoverywines.bm.

 

Enjoy the sunset, music and cocktails with The Big Chill as they play live music at The Dock at Waterlot Inn every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the summer.

From 6pm until 10pm, you can hear Bermuda’s Queen of Soul, Kassie Caines perform with Tony B on vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, ukulele and piano/organ, and DJ Felix on beats, percussion, vocals and dance floor madness.

The trio will be performing hits by Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Adele, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Sir Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Jason Mraz, Van Morrison, Taylor Swift, Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Corinne Bailey Rae, George Ezra, the Fugees, Frank Ocean, Robin Thicke, John Legend, Pharrell, Train, John Lennon, Cee-Lo Green, The Beatles, Carole King, BB King, Eric Clapton and loads more.

Guest artists are welcome.

There is no cover charge.

For more information, visit www.The-Big-Chill.com.

 

The BRFU U19 squad are hosting their 19th Annual Golf Fundraiser on Saturday, June 27th.

This Captain’s Choice Tournament will have a 1pm shotgun start at Belmont Hills Golf Course and you are invited to come along and support the team, or if you can, help them out by sponsoring a hole or providing a prize.

The entry fee is $600 per team, for teams of 4, and this is the main fund raiser for the Bermuda U19 rugby team in preparation for their season. The registration form can be found here.

For more information, or to register by June 22nd, contact Chris Stafford at cstafford@warwick.bm.

 

Join Salsa Friends, promoters of Bermuda’s only weekly Latin party, for a special night like no other at Sensual, An All-Bachata Party at Saturday, June 27th.

From 9pm until 1am at Ambiance Lounge on Angle Street, you will find the best in Dominican Bachata music and Bermuda’s finest dancers. Heat up the dance floor like only the Salsa Friends know how.

The dress code is Sexy & Classy, with no sports gear, hats, or baggy clothing.

There is no cover charge.

For more information, visit www.Facebook.com/SalsaFriendsBDA.

 

The Big Chill will be playing live music at The Pickled Onion every Sunday night throughout the summer.

From 9pm until midnight, you can hear Bermuda’s Queen of Soul, Kassie Caines perform with Tony B on vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, ukulele and piano/organ, and DJ Felix on beats, percussion, vocals and dance floor madness.

The trio will be performing hits by Sam Smith, Adele, Rihanna, Jason Mraz, Van Morrison, Taylor Swift, Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Corinne Bailey Rae, George Ezra, the Fugees, Frank Ocean, Robin Thicke, John Legend, Pharrell, Train, John Lennon, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and loads more.

Guest artists are welcome.

There is no cover charge.

For more information, visit www.The-Big-Chill.com.

 

Boasting the only live entertainment in the City of Hamilton on a Monday night, The Hog Penny Pub features The Big Chill Duo every Monday throughout the summer.

From 9pm until midnight, TonyB will be on guitar, ukulele and piano, while Bermuda’s soul sister Kassie Caines will give a special 1 hour guest appearance. Guest artists are welcome to come sit in or jam.

There is no cover charge.

For more information, visit www.The-Big-Chill.com.

 

Get ready for The Big Chill Ladies Night at Sea Breeze every Thursday night throughout the summer, starting July 2nd.

Cocktails start at 6pm, followed by music from 7pm until 10pm, featuring Kassie and Tony B live, with great romantic classics prepared by DJ Felix. This promises to be an evening of cool vibey, sexy, slow dancing under the stars, and blind dates are welcome too.

Ladies will receive a free glass of champagne in the first hour.

There is no cover charge.

For more information, visit www.The-Big-Chill.com.

 

Good family fun is in store in St. George’s at the 20th Annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit on Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th.

This will take place in King’s Square from from 7pm until 11pm on the Saturday and from 5pm until 11pm on the Sunday.

Local entertainment will be provided by the Travellers, Caroline Araujo and Friends, Portuguese Folklore Dancers, Filipino Dancers, Vasco Da Gama Dancers, Sara Pacheco, Michelle Madeira, Stephanie Tavares and Milu Pacheco.

This event will feature Portuguese food and baked goods for sale and entry is free.

For more information, contact Lisa Almeida on 293-4245.

 

The Berkeley Educational Society presents its 2nd Annual Summer Jazz Jam on Saturday, July 11th.

This is a fundraiser in aid of the 2016 Austin David Wilson Memorial Award and the Austin R. Thomas Scholarship and will begin at 6.30pm in the Berkeley Institute Courtyard .

MCs for the evening will be Darlene Hartley and Valerie Leader-Furbert and featured artists will include Gita Blakeney, Sheila Smith, the Blues Beat Band, the St. Paul AME Praise Team, Elton Richardson, Dayton Wharton, Shawn Herman, Paradise (Ed Ford), Shadaunte Tucker, Malik Alick, Piece of the Rock (Hiram Edwards and Phiemma Caisey), and Darlene Hartley herself.

The cost is $50 for Patrons, $30 for general admission and $25 for seniors.

Tickets are available from Marva Bridgewater on 705-9103, Mike Swan at 332-0226, and online at www.BDAtix.bm.

 

Get ready for an afternoon on the green, followed by an evening on the water, at the Mariners RFC’s 3rd Annual Fun Golf Open on Saturday, July 18th .

Organisers advise that you get the 2pm ferry from Hamilton to Dockyard for the first wave of tee-offs at 3pm. As in years past, they promise that this event will be a blast with tons of prizes. Two free drinks and a ride back to town on their Sunset Booze Cruise will be included. BBQ food will also be available at an extra cost.

Don’t forget to dress for the occasion in your best golf gear, with a white belt, ugly shorts and long socks.

The Sunset Booze Cruise will leave Dockyard at 8pm and there will be a cash bar available.

Tickets are $60 per person, for teams of 4, and individual players will be put in a scratch team. This event sells out every year so they suggest you purchase your tickets from www.pTix.bm ASAP.

For more information, contact Fungolf2015@gmail.com.

 

All of you locals will be VERY familiar with what Cup Match is all about but some newbies or tourists out there might be wondering why there is all this fuss over a game of cricket.

The Thursday is officially Emancipation Day and the Friday is Somer’s Day. On the surface, Cup Match is a cricket game played on a two-day public holiday on the Thursday and Friday before the first Monday in August. This means that for 2015, it is on Thursday, July 30th and Friday, Friday 31st. It is much more than just a cricket game though and, when combined with the weekend, becomes a four-day celebration of all things Bermudian.

Cup Match pits the East of the Island, St. George’s, against the West, Somerset, and alternates venues every year. 2015 will be played at Wellington Oval in St. George’s and next year will be at the Somerset Cricket Club. You will be able to spot St. George’s fans by their light blue and dark blue attire while Somerset will be in red and blue.

Even those who aren’t fans of cricket attend the game from 10am until 6pm each day to experience this uniquely Bermudian experience, soak in the carnival atmosphere, local food and drinks, see the outrageous fashions and to try their luck at gambling on the Crown & Anchor tables (only legal during Cup Match).

Tickets are available on the gate and are $20 for adults, $5 for seniors and children under 12.

For more information, contact St. George’s Cricket Club on 297-0374, or stgeorgescc@ibl.bm.

​Visiting the Island over Cup Match? Bermuda Tourism and the Bermuda Hotel Association host a Cup Match Visitors’ Stall where tourists can sit back, relax and enjoy the game with complimentary refreshments.

 

Unleash your creativity with Bermuda’s natural resources at the 20th Annual Bermuda Sand Sculpture Competition on Saturday, September 5th.

This will be at the usual location of beautiful Horseshoe Bay. Sculpting begins at 10am and finishes at 4pm, followed by judging and an awards presentation. Available categories, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes, are Children, Teenagers, Families, and Adults/Open/Company/Organiser/Tourist.

Not sure where to start? Well, you’re in luck as on Saturday, August 29th from 4pm until 5pm and Friday , September 4th from 6pm until 7pm, you can learn the tips, tricks, tools and techniques at the free Sand Sculpting Clinics, also on Horseshoe Bay.

Admission is free for both spectators and participants.

For more information, or to submit an entry, contact info@youthandsports.bm or Nicky Gurret on 295-4597.

 

Helping you to check off your gift list, Christ Church, Warwick will be hosting their Annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 28th.

From 9am until 2pm, there will be shopping, games, crafts, silent auction, books, fashion and accessories, food, plants, art, bouncy castles, and more.

For more information, contact Martha Kirkland on marthak@logic.bm.

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events

For a handy Calendar view, click here to go to the Bermuda Calendar section:

 

Leroyfest 2015: Taylor Rankin and his Violin Leroy – June 19th, 26th and 27th

Beating of the Retreat Ceremony – June 24th

**NEW  BNG Art Talk with John Cox – June 24th

**NEW  It’s Thyme for Wine – June 24th

Jackson School of Performing Arts Dance Recital: All The World’s A Stage – June 24th to 27th

Charman Prize Entry Deadline – June 25th

3 Day Retreat for Focus and Clarity – June 26th to 28th

Yoga and Ayurveda – June 26th to 28th

Women’s Weekend – June 26th to 28th

20th Annual ACIB Canada Day BBQ Beach Party – June 27th

BNG Youth Arts Council presents Red Party: A Celebration of Life and its Colours – June 27th

Read to the Rhythm Launch Party – June 27th

**NEW  BRFU U19 Golf Fundraiser – June 27th

**NEW  Salsa Friends presents Sensual – June 27th

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda: Medical Symposium – June 27th and 28th

Bermuda Karate Institute: 15th Lepercq Memorial Tournament – June 28th

Healthy is Beautiful Camp – starts June 29th

Spicelands Summer Fun Camp – weekly from June 29th to August 31st

2015 YCA Photography Summer Camp – weekly slots from June 29th to August 28th

Bermuda Gymnastics Summer Camp – weekly from June 29th to September 4th

Youth Library Summer Reading Programme – June 29th to August 15th

Bermuda Rowing Association: Learn to Row Junior and Adult Courses – starts June 30th

**CANCELLED  The Big Chill Ladies Night at Sea Breeze – starts July 2nd

LIV BDA – July 3rd to 6th

Sportz Mania 2015 Summer Multi-Sport Programmes – start July 4th

**NEW  20th Annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit – July 4th and 5th

2015 Miss Bermuda Pageant – July 5th

Anger Management Counselling Group – starts July 5th

Bermuda Fashion Festival – July 6th to 11th

Lunch & Learn Series: What is Email Marketing – July 7th

Professional Football Tryout and Assessment – July 8th to 11th

Knock Out Fight Night – July 11th

**NEW  Summer Jazz Jam – July 11th

Bermuda Rowing Association: Learn to Row Junior Course Session 2 – starts July 14th

Fete de la Bastille – July 14th

LDAB Charity Quiz Night – July 18th

**NEW  3rd Annual Fun Golf Open with Sunset Booze Cruise – July 18th

**NEW  2015 Cup Match Classic – July 30th and 31st

Kiss Me I’m Uber: Trip to the Game – July 31st

Ubervida Non Mariners – August 2nd

**NEW  20th Annual Bermuda Sand Sculpture Competition – September 5th

Goddess Wellness Retreat – October 8th to 12th

**NEW  Christmas Fair at Christ Church, Warwick – November 28th

 

 

 

Art Exhibits

Current Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art

Karl Struss and the Dawn of Tourism – February 27th to September 30th

BR50 Exhibition of Military Art – June 27th to July 29th

Lansdown Guilding: A Natural History of Bermuda – May 7th to July 31st

Current Exhibits at Bermuda Society of Arts – June 12th to July 7th

Onions Gallery: KBB Extended Life Trash Art Show in partnership with ACE

Edinburgh Gallery: Moth-Flame by Melanie Francis

Studio A: Jewels & Art from the Sea by Kelly Diel

Studio B: TRIAD by Peter Carpenter

Current Exhibits at Bermuda National Gallery – until November 28th

Highlights from the Young Collection

Marketing Territory: A Focus on Bermuda’s Language

Continuing Exhibitions – Highlights of the BNG Collection

 

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the week!

 

C

xx

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