February 6th, 2019 Bermuda Calendar Update
Good Morning Bermuda!
Here is your weekly update with all of the latest events that have been added to the Bermuda Calendar since last week. As always, be sure to check out the Quick Recap Section at the bottom of this post for a full listing of all upcoming events, including those previously covered in previous posts.
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BUEI Talks presents: Lifting the Veil on Iran with Scott Stallard on Thursday, February 7th.
In 2016 Scott travelled over a thousand miles around the Islamic Republic of Iran. He photographed and filmed in the great ancient cities of Isfahan, Yazd, Shirazz, Tehran, and historic sites of Persepolis, Yasuj and Abyaneh. This is a magnificent country with a five thousand year history highlighting the people, waterfalls, bazaars, fortresses, mosques, wind towers and elaborate gardens and architecture. A rich cultural heritage that should not be missed.
There will be a door prize on the night for a $250 travel voucher courtesy of Watlington Conyers Travel.
The talk begins at 7:30pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium.
At 5pm, Harbourfront opens for Sushi Happy Hour and À la Carte Menu dining and ticket holders are entitled to 10% off dinner (food only) before or after the event. Reservations required. Please call 295-4207 for reservations and be sure to mention the film. Cannot be combined with any other special offers.
Tickets are $20 for BUEI Members; $25 for Non-members; and $12 for Students. Tickets available from BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop and are non-refundable within 24 hours of event.
For more information, contact BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop on 294-0204.
Every Thursday at Fairmont Southampton Resort, you can enjoy Tacos and Tequila at Jasmine Lounge, starting on February 7th.
Weekly from 5pm until 10pm, you can have four authentic house-made tacos – 2 chicken, 2 beef – and a signature cocktail with the new Jasmine Lounge Patron, for just $39.
Reservations not required.
This event will reoccur every Thursday throughout February.
For more information, contact 238-8000 or shp.concierge@fairmont.com.
A two-part workshop series in which you’ll learn the symptoms of the most common anxiety disorders and what you can do to help you in Supporting Your Anxious Child, will be held on Fridays, February 8th and February 15th.
Anxiety is one of the most common disorders in childhood and without treatment, it can lead to a number of long-term consequences. If your child expresses frequent worries, struggles to separate from you, or expresses physical complaints without a medical cause, they may be suffering with anxiety.
The workshop runs from noon until 1pm at EAP Bermuda in the Washington Mall. Part Two takes place at the same time and location, on Friday, February 15th.
The cost is $100 for EAP members and $150 for non-members.
For more information, or to register, contact 292-9000 or info@eap.bm.
New exhibitions are opening at the Bermuda Society of Arts in the City Hall on Friday, February 8th.
In the Onions Gallery you can see The Members Photography Exhibition – a showcase of talented local photographers, giving us a lens eye view of the scenes in Bermuda.
The Edinburgh Gallery will exhibit “The Mobile African Foundation Timeline”– a visually stunning timeline that is an expression of vision, unity and self-determination of the Ashay University Community. Members pulled together their collective resources, talents and skills for the benefit, education and edification of the larger Bermudian community.
The Opening Reception is from 5pm until 7pm. The exhibitions will run until Wednesday, February 20th.
Opening hours at BSoA are from 10am until 4pm, Monday to Friday, and from 10am until 2pm on Saturdays.
For more information, contact 292-3824 or bsoa@ibl.bm, or visit www.BSoA.bm.
Treat your loved one to dinner or dessert on Valentine’s Day at Fairmont Southampton on Thursday, February 14th.
From 5pm at The Waterlot Inn, you can enjoy a Valentine’s Day 3-course set menu. The cost is $99 per person, plus 17% gratuities, and reservations are required.
From 5pm at Mediterra, a Valentine’s Day 3-course set menu is just $62 per person, plus 17% gratuities. Reservation required.
From 5pm at Boundary Sports Bar & Grille, a Valentine’s Day 3-course set menu is $50 per person, plus 17% gratuities, and reservations are not required.
From 5pm at Jasmine Cocktail Bar & Lounge, you can indulge in a Valentine’s Day Dessert Station. The cost is $25 per couple, plus 17% gratuities, and reservations are not required.
For dining reservations, contact 238-8000 or visit www.OpenTable.com.
After your romantic dinner for two, you can even take the elevator home as the resort is offering Valentine’s Day Weekend Staycation Rates for Bermuda Residents, with rates starting at just $189. Locals are invited to a romantic staycation for any night from Thursday, Feb 14th to 17th.
For more information, contact House Reservations at 239-6943 or shpres@fairmont.com.
Castle Masters invite you to bring the children out for a Day of Fun on Saturday, February 16th.
From 10am until 5pm in the Gymnasium at the Berkeley Institute, they will have multiple bouncy castles and a giant slide to entertain kids 2 and up.
The entry fee is $10 per child, gaining them unlimited access to the bouncy castles. There will also be cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs, pizza, and drinks for sale, as well as prize giveaways, and more.
For more information, contact bookings@castlemastersbda.com or 535-5959.
The first film in the Bermuda Diaspora Film Festival: Dawnland will screen for the first time on Saturday, February 16th.
The documentary starts at 1:15pm at Specialty Cinema, promising a poignant and dynamic story about cultural identity and stolen children. There will be a Q&A session after the film, with Co-Producer Adam Mazo and film participants Dawn Neptune Adams and Esther Anne.
Subsequent screenings will be held on Sunday, February 17th at 4:45pm at Speciality Cinema, and again on Monday, February 18th at 6:30pm in the Hallet Hall (H100) at the Bermuda College.
Tickets are $15 for adults, or $12 for students 25 and under with ID. This film is not recommended for youth under 13. Tickets for the screening on February 18th can be purchased online at www.BdaTix.bm.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 735-1948 or bdadiasporafilmfestival@gmail.com.
You are invited to the Pink Beach Club for The Loren Winter Party on Saturday, February 16th.
The event starts at 6pm with a three course dinner featuring fresh local ingredients. Stay late for drink specials and dancing to the tunes of DJ Felix from 9pm until Midnight. Late night food and drink specials will also be on offer at the Marée Lounge between 8pm and Midnight, as well as the regular Pink Beach Club menu.
The cost of dinner is $55 per person, and the full menu can be viewed online at http://bit.ly/winterpartymenu.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 293-1666.
St. Luke’s AME Church will host God’s Love Gospel Explosion Concert on Saturday, February 16th.
The concert starts at 7pm at the Ruth Seaton James Center for Performing Arts. The Mistress of Ceremony for the evening will be Nikita Robinson, host of the weekly talk-show, Ladies Room on Hott 107.5, and also a woman of God.
This promises to be an inspirational event, featuring some of the top gospel talents from various church denominations across the island including:
Kamila Burgess, Tiffany Fox, John Woolridge, Big Snipes, Damon Hollis, Charo Hollis, Rickeesha Binns, Tyrone Williams, Samantha Smith, Evening Light Pentecostal Community Praise Team, Last Call, Hermine’s Faith Mime Ministry, Anointed Dance Steps Ministry, Divine Expressions, and Anointed Wings of Fire.
Tickets are $50 General Admission or $30 for children and are available from www.Ptix.bm, People’s Pharmacy, Kit N’ Caboodle, and St David’s Esso Gas Station.
For more information, contact info@stlukeame.bm.
Bermuda College Library invites you to Becoming Michelle Obama: An Evening with Ruth Thomas, MBE, on Thursday, February 21st.
From 6:30pm until 8:30pm at the Bermuda College Library, participants will explore what Michelle Obama teaches, in her book ‘Becoming’, as she tells her unique story. Come and share your unique, inspiring, and favourite segments from the book that allows readers to travel through Michelle Obama’s life.
This is a free event. Light refreshments will be available.
For more information, contact Shelly Riley on 236-9000 ext. 4381 or sriley@college.bm.
Cafe Lido invites you to what promises will be a one-of-a-kind dining experience: Inedit Dinner on Thursday, February 21st.
From 6:30pm until 8:30pm at the restaurant at the Elbow Beach Hotel, you can join Executive Chef Stefano, as he presents a never-done-before food pairing with Inedit.
Inedit, meaning “never been done before”, is the innovative mix of lager and wheat beer styles and is crafted by world-renowned Chef Ferran Adrià. Featuring barley malt, wheat, hops, coriander, orange peel, and yeast, this stroke of master blending offers uniquely fruity and floral aromas with a slightly cloudy appearance. Its creamy and fresh texture paired with a delicate carbonation give it a refreshing, light taste and a long aftertaste.
The cost is $89, plus gratuities.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 236-9884.
If you like swinging to jazz standards like Killer Joe and Cantaloupe Island, swaying to Aretha Franklin’s anthem Natural Woman, or raising your hands to the chorus of the Prince hit Purple Rain, then you won’t want to miss Get Up, Get Down N’ Get Funky on Saturday, February 23rd.
From 7pm until 11pm at the school you can enjoy dinner and a wide selection of music from jazz to R&B, rock to reggae.
Tickets are $75.
For more information, or to reserve tickets, contact Terri McDowell at tmcdowell@warwick.bm or 239-9466.
Warwick Academy invites you to come and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early at their Quiz Night on Friday, March 1st.
From 7pm until 10pm at the school, you can enjoy a night of trivia with questions covering a range of topics including Irish culture and Warwick Academy history.
The cost is $25 per person and includes food. There can be a maximum of 5 persons per team. A cash bar will be available.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact tmdowell@WarwickAcademy.bm.
The Leopard’s Club will host an evening discussion on the roots of gang violence and possible solutions to the issue, at Save our Boys, Save our Future on Tuesday, March 12th.
From 6pm until 8pm at the Leopard’s Club, you can hear from those on the front line. Three knowledgeable people familiar with the development of young men will share their perspective on the subject that was crystalized in the book ‘It’s Only 4%’, written by lawyer Larry Scott who saw the results first hand in court over a long period of time. The night will show excerpts from the corresponding film and Larry Scott will be there on the evening, as well as Shawnette Somner, a former school teacher and principal, along with Pastor Leroy Bean, Gang Violence Reduction Co-ordinator for the BDA Government.
Admission is $10 or $15 with Soup & Roll.
For more information, or to purchase advance tickets, contact Dale Butler at 595-9841 or daledbutler@gmail.com.
A conference designed to teach you to identify signs and symptoms of trauma, When Memories Won’t Fade will take place on Saturday, March 16th.
This will be held from 9am until 3pm at Evening Light Pentecostal Church. Those who attend will be empowered to understand your own P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms or enabled to support your, family, friends and colleagues. The presenters are qualified mental health professionals with in excess of fifty years combined practice.
The cost is $60 until March 1st, and $75 thereafter. The cost includes a light lunch and coffee, as well as copy of Dr. Sharon Apopa’s latest book.
For more information, or to register, contact 704-9476 or visit www.drapopa.com.
Geared towards parents, home day care providers, teachers/assistants of nurseries, day cares and preschools across Bermuda, the Early Childhood Symposium, with the theme “Laying a strong foundation. Teaching the whole child”, will take place on Saturday, March 16th.
This will be held form 9am until 5pm at Rosewood Tuckers Point, and presents an opportunity to increase knowledge of early childhood development from birth to 5 years and to provide an engaging opportunity for teachers and parents to learn more.
The Keynote speaker at this event is Dr. Terrylynn M. Tyrell who will speak on “The future of Early Childhood Education: Collaboration, Connection and Transformation.”
The Early Bird price is $125 (until February 20th), and $150 thereafter.
For more information, contact UnionSquareProductions@gmail.com or 337-6494.
An Educational Workshop: Experience Dyslexia will be held at a location yet-to-be-announced on Saturday, March 23rd.
Designed by the Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, the 3-hour workshop allows you to experience some of what it is like to have dyslexia in the classroom. During this experience, you and your ‘classmates’ will attend 6 different ‘classrooms’ with different teachers. Each class will have a different task for you to complete. After the classes have all been held, you will come together as a group to discuss the experience.
The cost is $75 per person. The number of registrants will determine the location and start time at a later date.
For more information, or to register, contact kimslistbda@gmail.com.
Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
February
BIFF Flix Presents: The Wife – February 6th
Sportseller’s 40th Anniversary Celebration: Lucky Elephant Wellness Yoga for Athletes – February 6th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: 2nd Annual On Stage Competition – February 6th
BNL’s Pre-Valentines Ladies Night: Strokes in the City with Alshante Foggo – February 7th
Canadian Summer Camp Information Session – February 7th
PechaKucha Bermuda Volume 25 – February 7th
**NEW Taco & Tequila Thursdays at Jasmine Lounge – starts February 7th
**NEW BUEI Talks: Lifting the Veil on Iran with Scott Stallard – February 7th
**NEW Two-Part Workshop: Supporting your Anxious Child – February 8th & February 15th
Family Life’s Weekend to Remember Getaway – February 8th to February 10th
Bermuda Arts Centre Annual Show: 6×6 – February 8th
**NEW BSoA NEW Exhibitions Opening Reception – February 8th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Mary Bridge Davies: A Tribute to Janis Joplin – February 8th and 9th
Church Girls’ & Boys’ Brigade Valentines Fair – February 9th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West – February 9th
Mr. & Miss CedarBridge – February 9th
Bermuda Folk Club Open Mic Night – February 9th
Fat Tire Massive Mountain Bike Series: Southlands – February 10th
BUEI Screens presents: Ben is Back – February 10th
Bermuda Gymnastics February Break Camp – February 11th to February 15th
February Mid-Term Break Art Camp – February 11th to February 15th
Valentines Day doTERRA Make & Take Evening – February 12th
L’Alliance Française des Bermudes Ciné Club: Brillantissime – February 12th
Sportseller’s 40th Anniversary Celebration: B-Active For Life Metabolic Circuit Training – February 13th
Children’s Nature Walk – February 14th
**NEW Valentine’s Day at Fairmont Southampton – February 14th
Jump Jam Fundraiser – February 15th
“Fusion” A Food & Rum Extravaganza – February 15th
BNT’s Plant & Bake Sale – February 16th
Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale – February 16th
**NEW Castle Masters Day of Fun – February 16th
Warhammer 40,000: Introduction Days – February 16th
**NEW Bermuda Diaspora Film Festival Presents: Dawnland – February 16th
**NEW The Loren Winter Party – February 16th
**NEW God’s Love Gospel Concert – February 16th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Chaka Khan – February 16th
Soul Session Saturday – February 16th
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series 2019: Ed Sherlock 10k Run – February 17th
BUEI Screens Presents: The Aspern Papers – February 17th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Rebecca Faulkenberry: Well Behaved Women Rarely Make it on Broadway – February 18th & 19th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – February 19th
Sportseller’s 40th Anniversary Celebration: Minuzo Glow 5k Walk/Run – February 20th
The Secret Lives of the Humpbacks – February 20th
A Tribute to the late Ira Philip and Professor Tony Martin – February 21st
**NEW Becoming Michelle Obama: An Evening With Ruth Thomas, MBE – February 21st
**NEW Inedit Dinner – February 21st
The Bermuda Principles Awards Gala 2019 – February 22nd
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Heather Nova in “A Celebration of Women Songwriters – Past, Present and Future” – February 22nd & 23rd
Breaking the Glass Ceiling Conference – February 22nd to February 24th
St. Anne’s Bingo Supper – February 23rd
**NEW Get Up, Get Down N’ Get Funky – February 23rd
Teachers Rugby Presents: Fight Night XVIII The Resurrection – February 23rd
Fat Tire Massive Mountain Bike Series: Hog Bay Park – February 24th
P.A.L.S. 31st Annual Family Fun Walk & Run – February 24th
BNT Auction & Jumble Sale: Drop Off Days – February 24th, 25th & 26th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: The Queen’s Six – February 25th and 26th
BNT Auction Preview & Jumble Sale – February 28th & March 1st
March
BVA Wine Tasting 2019 – March 1st
**NEW Warwick Academy Quiz Night – March 1st
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Broadway’s Next H!t Musical – March 1st and 2nd
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Muhly/Wright’s Marnie – March 2nd
BNT Auction & Jumble Sale – March 2nd
The Eliza DoLittle Society Soup a Bowl & Jazz Night – March 2nd
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Frisson Ensemble Presents: Selections from Mozart to Bernstein & Women Composers Throughout History – March 5th & 6th
Bermuda Festival of Performing Arts: Kathryn Kates as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class – March 8th and 9th
Fat Tire Massive Mountain Bike Series: Ferry Reach – March 10th
**NEW Save our Boys, Save our Future – March 12th
**NEW When Memories Won’t Fade – March 16th
**NEW Early Childhood Symposium – March 16th
Pirates of Bermuda – March 16th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Verdi’s La Traviata – March 16th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – March 19th
An Evening in the Enchanted Forest – March 22nd
**NEW Educational Workshop 2019: Experience Dyslexia – March 23rd
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series 2019: Ray Swan Flat 8k – March 24th
April
Masterworks Spring Break Art Camp – April 1st to April 5th
Masterworks Spring Break Art Camp – April 8th to April 12th
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series 2019: Ludwig Cann 10k – April 7th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur – April 7th
Bermuda Breeze Tennis Championships – April 15th to April 21st
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – April 16th
MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019 – April 27th
May
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series 2019: “Sir” Stanley Burgess 5k – May 5th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Bizet’s Carmen – May 5th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – May 15th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment – May 18th
June
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Wagner’s Die Walküre – June 1st
Art Exhibits
Current Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
- 10 Years a Museum Redux – ongoing
- 441: A Group Show – until February 14th
Current Exhibits at Bermuda National Gallery – ongoing
- 2018 Bermuda Biennial: What We Share
- Shepard Fairey: Rebel with a Cause
- The Power of Art: Land and Sea: Fragile Treasures
- Peter Woolcock: A New Bestiary for Children
- BNG Sculptures in Queen Elizabeth Park
Current Exhibits at BSoA – until February 20th
- Onions Gallery: The Members Photography
- Edinburgh Gallery: The Mobile African Foundation Timeline
Gallery One Seventeen
- Bermuda Arts Centre Dockyard Annual 6×6 Show – February 8th
World Heritage Centre: Bermuda Panoramas by Emile Antoine Verpilleux – until further notice
Enjoy the rest of your week!
B
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