April 10th, 2019 Bermuda Calendar Update
Happy Hump Day Bermuda!
Here’s your weekly update with all of the latest events 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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Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club invites you to meet Matteo Di Donato, direct from Santa Margherita & Cà Maiol wineries in Italy, and explore wines with him at the Happy Hour Wine Tasting on Friday, April 12th.
From 5pm until 7pm at Marcus’ Restaurant, you will learn about new wines from the Lake Garda region of Lugana, and other popular wines which are currently available in Bermuda. You’ll explore a total of 7 wines on the night, including Prosecco, Rosé, Trebbiano di Lugana and Groppello.
The cost is $30 per person, including gratuity, and RSVP is required.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact 295-3000 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
Experience Greek Weekends at Medittera, every Friday to Sunday in April, starting on Friday, April 12th.
From 6pm until 9pm, they are offering 3 courses of greek specials, with a special menu including options for Saganaki, Lamb Chops, Moussaka and Baklava.
The cost is $62 per person, plus 17% gratuities. Visit Fairmont.com/Southampton-Bermuda/pdf/GreekMenu to view the full menu.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 238-8000 or visit www.OpenTable.com.
Talk about a match made in heaven – Goslings Rum and Fourways Restaurant are teaming up to present Welcome to Culinary Heaven, a sublime dining and drinking experience for a few fortunate people, on Friday, April 12th.
The event starts at 7pm at Fourwarys Inn, where Goslings’ own Andrew Holmes and Fourways Head Chef Suresh Nadaraja have designed an array of cocktail and food pairings that they promise you will be raving about for months.
The prix fixe of this evening is $150 per person, which includes gratuities.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact Fourways at 236-6517 or info@fourways.bm.
The Bermuda National Trust invites you to join them for the annual BNT Palm Sunday Walk of 2019 – to take place rain, blow or shine, on Sunday, April 14th.
Start time is 2pm at Cross Island in Dockyard, where parking is available, however you are encouraged to carpool or take the ferry over – the Blue route leaves Hamilton at 1:45pm. The walk is 2.5 hours, and an approximate distance of about 5 miles. The end point is also at Cross Island.
Absolutely no dogs are allowed on the walk, and you are to bring your own water bottle. BNT Merchandise will be for sale, as well as Hot Cross Buns available for a $2 donation at the halfway point. Drinks will be donated by John Barritt and Son Ltd. The event is sponsored by Sompo International.
This is a free event. The Trust would greatly appreciate a $5 donation per person. Donations can be given at the event or on the donate button on the BNT website: www.bnt.bm.
Volunteers are needed. If you are interested, contact Jordan Smith at jsmith@bnt.bm.
For more information, contact 236-6483, palmetto@bnt.bm, or visit www.btn.bm.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of Rev. John Woolridge and Mrs Donna Woolridge, The Bermuda Entertainment Union invites you to attend A Tribute of Song and Word, in honour of their President, Brother Leroy Simmons on Sunday, April 14th.
From 3pm until 5:30pm at the Spinning Wheel Entertainment Complex, some of Bermuda’s best performers, including; Hindsight, Darryl Simons, Sheila Smith, Lloyd Holder, Cush Evans, Shine Hayward, Big Snipes and Toni Robinson will entertain you, while some of Bro. Leroy’s friends and Associates will educate you about the man. Emcees for the evening are “Power Girl” Patrina Paynter and “Mr. Wendell”, Dill.
Tickets are $25 and available online at www.Bdatix.bm, from 27th Century Boutique or by calling 703-9092.
For more information, contact astrod@yahoo.com.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce is pleased to bring you another season of Harbour Nights in 2019, starting on Wednesday, April 17th.
Front Street will host Bermuda’s largest and longest running street festival, with offerings from local artisans, crafters, chefs, musicians and other entertainers, and of course, the Gombeys.
The street festival will be held weekly throughout the summer, every Wednesday starting at 7pm. The last event will be September 4th.
Admission is free.
For more information, contact tcminors@bcc.bm or 295-4201.
What some considered to be the the longest winter ever is finally over, and now that longer evenings are upon us, it’s time for a Renegades Booze Cruise aboard The Elizabeth on Thursday, April 18th.
Departing from Albuoys Point at 6pm sharp, the Renegades invite you to kick start the summer season with their first Booze Crooze of the year. There will be a DJ on board and an Open Bar. After the last two sell-out years they’re aiming for a hat-trick, so get your tickets early.
Tickets are $70 each and available from www.Ptix.bm.
For more information, contact laura.mulligan86@gmail.com.
Bargain hunters can enjoy a Flea Market in the east end on Sunday, April 20th.
From 10am until 3pm at the St. George’s Historical Society Museum Garden, you will find lots of plants for sale, together with books and all sorts of other knick-knacks.
Funds raised from this event will benefit the museum.
For more information, contact Linda Abend at 292-8425.
You are invited to Easter Brunch at The Loren on Sunday, April 21st.
From 10am until 4pm, you can celebrate Easter with a three-course menu featuring fresh local ingredients. View the Easter Brunch menu here: http://bit.ly/loreneaster
The cost is $65 per person, plus gratuities.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 293-1666 or gihan@thelorenhotel.com for reservations.
Plan to celebrate your Easter Sunday with Brunch at Fourways Inn, who are promising the most lavish brunch buffet in Bermuda on Sunday, April 21st.
Seating times are from 10:30 – 11am; 12:30pm; and 2:30 – 3pm.
The cost is $65 for adults and $30 for children (10 years and under), plus gratuities.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 236-6517.
Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club invites you join them for a spectacular Easter Sunday Brunch, spread across both Crown & Anchor and Marcus’ on Sunday, April 21st.
A Brunch Buffet will be offered from 11am until 3pm, and they promise to serve all of your favourite brunch and Easter foods. There will also be live music and activities for the kids – a great way to spend a part of your day.
The cost of Easter Brunch is $70 per person, plus gratuities. Easter Champagne Brunch is $110 per person, plus gratuities, for 2 hours of unlimited champagne. To extend the Champagne Brunch is $35 per person, per hour, thereafter.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 298-2028 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
Enjoy beautiful views of the Great Sound and Hamilton Harbour at a delightful Easter Brunch at Blû on Sunday, April 21st.
A Buffet Brunch will be served from 11:30am until 2:30pm, at the restaurant on Belmont Drive, and you are invited to bring your family and friends.
The cost is $73.75 per person, plus gratuities, and children between the ages of 4-9 receive a 50% discount. Children under 4 years eat for free.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 232-2323.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street are offering a course on HPLF Yoga: For Hips, Pelvis, Legs and Feet, starting on Wednesday, April 24th.
Every Wednesday starting at 11am, this 8-week therapeutic yoga class is designed specifically for healthy and happy hips, pelvis, legs and feet. The course focuses on pain relief, structural realignment, core integration and intricate yoga breathing to help improve functionality of hips, pelvis, legs and feet. This course is good for sciatica, piriformis syndrome, sacroiliac joint pain, hip joint and IT band issues, tired and heavy legs and nerve issues in the legs and feet etc.
Taught by a C-IAYT ( certified yoga therapist) through the International Association of Yoga Therapy, the instructor uses a mindfulness approach that zeros in on proprioception and interoception and fascia anatomy to help students better connect with their bodies and develop new pathways for pain reduction and healing.
The cost is $185.
For more information, or to register, contact yogaontherock@logic.bm.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street are starting a new Beginner’s Yoga 12-Week Course on Thursday, April 25th.
Every Thursday starting at 5:30pm, this 90-minute class is geared to those new to yoga or those wishing to revive their practice and provides step by step instruction into the practice of yoga.
Students develop greater confidence doing the poses on their own, learn effective deep breathing and deep relaxation techniques and gain greater strength and flexibility from regular practice and commitment.
The cost is $260 for the whole course.
For more information, or to register, contact YogaOnTheRock@logic.bm.
The Grateful Bread, a community action dinner program to help heal racial and social divisions in our society, host a free dinner for those in need on the last Thursday of every month. The next dinner will take place on Thursday, April 25th.
Doors open at 5:45pm at Astwood Hall, adjacent to St. Andrews church on Church Street (opposite HSBC), and service will start promptly at 6pm. Food is served by ticket number until all food is gone. There will also be free giveaways of clothes, shoes, household items, toiletries and more. The event finishes at 7:30pm.
The free meal is provided by the generous donations of their volunteers. Additional volunteers are still needed so sign up to help give back. The next events are scheduled for: April 25th, May 30th, June 27th, July 25th, August (TBD), September 26th, October 31st, November 29th, December (TBD).
For more information, contact Juliana or Suzi at 296-8444, jsnelling@canterburylaw.bm, or outerbridge@canterburylaw.bm.
Bargain Hunters can enjoy another great Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale on Saturday, April 27th.
From 9am until 2pm, you can shop for lots bargains in clothes for everyone, shoes, household items, toys, CDs, DVDs, jewellery, luggage, gifts and so much more. There will also be coffee, soup and hot dogs for sale so you don’t go hungry whilst shopping.
For more information, contact Carol Carvalho on 747-3377.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street is offering an 8-Week Course in ASBN Yoga: For Arms, Shoulders, Upper Back and Neck, starting on Monday, April 29th.
Weekly starting at 11am, this 60-minute therapeutic yoga class is designed to work with students with shoulder, upper back and neck issues and weakness in arms, hands and wrists. Students will learn valuable techniques to strengthen fingers, hands and wrists; work on poses to improve arm strength, shoulder soreness or weakness like frozen shoulder or rotator cuff injuries; and, misalignment in the upper back and chest.
The instructor is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) who uses a mindfulness approach focusing on fascia anatomy to help reduce pain and safely repattern to support healing.
The cost is $165.
For more information, or to register, contact YogaOnTheRock@logic.bm.
Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
April
Masterworks Spring Break Art Camp – April 8th to April 12th
Bermuda Gymnastics Association Easter Break Camp: Week 2 – April 8th to April 15th
BUEI Films presents: Dunkirk – April 10th
The Secret Lives of the Humpback Whales – April 10th
Bermuda College Presents: Spoken Word Artist Shanelle Gabriel – April 10th
The Bermuda National Fishcake Competition – April 11th
International Family Story Night – April 11th
The Dock Reopening – April 11th
10-Week Portfolio Development Course – starts April 11th
Bermudian Heartbeats Lecture Series: Opening Minds, Opening Hearts: The Evolution of Mental Health in Bermuda – April 11th
Ca’ del Bosco Franciacorta & Ca Maoil Wine Dinner – April 11th
The Healing Power of the Breath Workshop – April 12th
Kite-Building Night – April 12th
**NEW Happy Hour Wine Tasting: Santa Margherita & Cà Maiol – April 12th
**NEW Greek Weekends at Mediterra – starts April 12th
**NEW Welcome to Culinary Heaven – April 12th
Spring-Themed Arts & Crafts Classes for Children: Kite-Making – April 13th
Traditional Bermuda Kite Making Workshop – April 13th
Harry’s Wine School: Falling for Red Part II: Syrah – April 13th
Casino Night – April 13th
Community Sailing Day – April 14th
**NEW BNT Palm Sunday Walk 2019 – April 14th
**NEW A Tribute of Song and Word in Honour of Bro. Leroy Simmons – April 14th
Bermuda Breeze Tennis Championships – April 15th to April 21st
Snorkel Park Opens for the Season – April 15th
Wickets Burger Bar Reopening for the Season – April 15th
Ocean Club is Back – April 16th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – April 16th
Bermuda Triangle of Chefs: Past, Present and Future – April 16th
Taste of Jamaica Cooking Demo & Food Sampling Event – April 17th
**NEW Harbour Nights 2019 – starts April 17th
Boarding School Information Session – April 18th
**NEW Renegades 2019 Booze Crooze – April 18th
An Evening With Otis Redding III – April 18th
DJ Rusty G Presents: 100% Soca – April 18th
Spring-Themed Arts & Crafts Classes for Children: Painting Eggs & Easter Bunnies – April 20th
**NEW Flea Market – April 20th
Harry’s Wine School: Falling for Red Part II: Cabernet Sauvignon – April 20th
BUEI Films: The Wizard of Oz – April 20th
Fresh Air Films: Drive-In Movie – April 20th
**NEW Easter Brunch at The Loren – April 21st
**NEW Easter Sunday Brunch at Fourways – April 21st
**NEW Easter Sunday Brunch – April 21st
**NEW Easter Sunday Brunch at Blû – April 21st
Easter Brunch at Cafe Lido– April 21st
**NEW HPLF Yoga: For Hips, Pelvis, Legs and Feet – starts April 24th
MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019: Opening Ceremony, Pasta Party & Harbour Nights – April 25th
**NEW Beginner’s Yoga 12-Week Course – starts April 25th
Tasting of Earth Friendly Wines at BSoA – April 25th
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – April 25th
MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019: RenaissanceReKidsDuathlon – April 26th
6th Annual Autism Rock Socks Fundraiser – April 26th
Relay For Life Fish/Chicken Dinner – April 26th
MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019: Race Day – April 27th
**NEW Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale – April 27th
Managing Work Stress Workshop – April 27th
Harry’s Wine School: Falling for Red Part II: Merlot – April 27th
Roar and Pour – April 27th
Library After Dark – April 27th
MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019: Shopping Festival – April 28th
Bermuda Open Karate Championships – April 28th
Diversity in Fashion Show – April 28th
Children’s Mindfulness Yoga for Stress Release – starts April 29th
**NEW ASBN Yoga: For Arms, Shoulders, Upper Back and Neck – starts April 29th
May
Cancer Talks: Skin Cancer/Melanoma – May 2nd
2019 AXA End-to-End Walk – May 4th
Pre-Mother’s Day Love Jam – May 4th
DIA Live and Direct – May 4th
A Night in the Triangle – May 4th
Swan’s Running Club Legends Race Series 2019: “Sir” Stanley Burgess 5k – May 5th
The Crystal Butterfly Awards: Part 2 – May 5th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Bizet’s Carmen – May 5th
WindReach’s Wild Wild West Fundraiser – May 11th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – May 15th
KATKiDS & BUEI Films Present: Even When I Fall – May 16th
Elliot Primary Spring Fair – May 18th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment – May 18th
DJ Rusty G Presents: Flag Invasion – May 18th
Leadership: The Compass to Success – May 19th
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – May 30th
June
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Wagner’s Die Walküre – June 1st
**RESCHEDULED The Bermuda Book Festival at BUEI – June 8th
Dr. C. A. Smith Commemorative Celebration – May 18th Postponed until June 9th
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – June 27th
July
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – July 25th
September
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – September 26th
October
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – October 31st
November
**NEW The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – November 28th
Art Exhibits
Current Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
- 10 Years a Museum Redux – ongoing
- Painting with Thread – until April 16th
- Winter Term Student Art Show – until further notice
Current Exhibits at Bermuda National Gallery – ongoing
- The Power of Art: Land and Sea: Fragile Treasures
- Jacqueline Alma: Like a Tree, Let the Dead Leaves Drop
- What’s Poppin’!
World Heritage Centre: Bermuda Panoramas by Emile Antoine Verpilleux – until further notice
Enjoy the rest of your week!
B
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