May 8th, 2019 Bermuda Calendar Update
Happy Hump Day, Bermuda!
Here is your weekly update with all of the new events that have been added to the Bermuda Calendar since last week. For a full listing of all upcoming events, be sure check out the Quick Recap Section at the bottom of this post, as well as the Regular/Recurring Events page.
Are you planning an event? Be sure to let us know by sending us all the details via our online submission form here – a basic listing is free!
Rosedon’s Huckleberry restaurant invites you to join them for Mother’s Day Brunch & Dinner on Sunday, May 12th.
At Huckleberry Restaurant Relais & Chateaux on Pitts Bay Road, they are celebrating the best that Bermuda has to offer with a seasonal menu that only uses the freshest produce available. In celebration of Moms everywhere, all Champagne and bubbles are 25% off. The full menus can be found here: www.Rosedon.com/Huckleberry-Restaurant.
Brunch is served from 7am – 3pm. Dinner is served from 5:30pm -10pm. Space is limited and reservations required.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 478-2256 or visit OpenTable.com.
Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club invites you to enjoy an incredible Mother’s Day Brunch spread between Marcus’ and Crown & Anchor on Sunday, May 12th.
The buffet will feature special vegan and gluten free options. Every mother will receive a gift from Lili Bermuda and live entertainment will set the mood on this special day.
At Marcus‘ the First Sitting is at 11am and Second Sitting is at 1pm.
At Crown & Anchor the First Sitting is at noon, and Second Sitting at 2pm.
The cost of Brunch is $70 per person, plus gratuities. Enjoy free-flowing Champagne with Brunch for $110 per person, plus gratuities (limited to 2 hours with the option to extend for an additional $35 per hour.)
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 298-2028 or ham.reservations@fairmont.com.
Fourways Inn suggests you show mom that you love her by treating her to their special Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 12th.
Available seating times are 10:30am or 11:00am, 12:30pm and 2:30pm or 3pm.
The cost is $69.75 for adults and $35 for children (10 years & under), plus gratuities.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 236-6517.
Take in gorgeous views while spoiling the special lady in your life at Mother’s Day at Blû on Sunday, May 12th.
Brunch is served from 11:30am to 2:30pm at the restaurant at Belmont Hills. The will also be open for dinner, starting at 6pm.
The cost of Brunch is $69.75 per adult, children between the ages of 4-9 eat at half price.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 232-2323.
Every Friday in the West End you can enjoy a Taste of Dockyard in the atrium located outside of Frog and Onion.
Weekly from 11am until 2pm, the event will feature samples of Frog Grog (Frog and Onion’s specially blended Rum) and Dockyard Brewing Ales (made locally on site).
This is a free event that will continue weekly until mid-September.
For more information, contact 234-2900.
Join the team at Pickled Onion for Live Entertainment by North of The Wall, every Tuesday through Saturday.
Weekly from 10pm until 1am, the restaurant will feature this local band, playing acoustic Top 40s and good ol’ classics.
There is no cover charge. This event will repeat every Tuesday through Saturday, throughout September.
For more information, contact 295-2263.
Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club are pleased to bring back their summer Beach BBQ every Thursday and Saturday throughout the season, starting on Thursday, May 16th.
Weekly from 6:30pm until 10pm at the idyllic Princess Beach Club, you can join them to dine under the stars. An American style BBQ will be offered on Thursdays, and on Saturdays they are keeping things local with an island-theme.
The cost is $67 per person, plus gratuities. Reservations are required.
This event will repeat every Thursday and Saturday throughout September.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 298-2028 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
Fairmont Southampton Resort invites you to experience the fine art of French cuisine at Mediterra French Weekends every weekend in May.
Starting at 6pm, every Friday through Sunday, you can eat chic and be merry with fabulous French classics including bouillabaisse, duck confit and a decadent dessert inspired by the City of Light.
This special 3-course set menu is $65 per person, plus gratuities.
French Weekends at Mediterra will continue every weekend in May.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 238-8000 or visit www.OpenTable.com.
Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club invites you to leave the working week behind and join them for Lazy Fridays, a new weekly event starting on Friday, May 17th.
Every Friday from 6:30pm until 10pm at the Princess Beach Club at Sinky Bay, you can enjoy fine mezze and a bottle of rosé while you unwind and let the sounds of the waves wash over you.
The cost is $150 per couple, plus gratuities. Reservations are required.
This event will continue weekly throughout September.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 441-298-2028 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
To mark the occasion of The Eurovision Song Contest, Docksiders is hosting a Eurovision Party on Saturday, May 18th.
Doors open at 3pm and the fun begins at 4pm, when they’ll stream the Euro Vision Song Contest live from Tel Aviv, Israel. At 8pm, once Eurovision has ended, there will be time to get some food and more drinks before Karaoke kicks off at 8:30pm in the Backroom. Everyone is welcome to attend and highly encouraged to dress up in their favourite country’s attire.
For those not in the know, The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual contest in which certain European countries (and Australia) submit an original song to be performed on live television. The European countries (and Australia) vote on each country’s song to determine the winner and the host country is the country that won the previous year. Eurovision is sometimes lauded as a gaudy, tacky contest but it has given success to many famous artists such as Abba, Celine Dion, Riverdance, Olivia Newton John and the one and only Cliff Richard…..so yes, it is pretty tacky – but that’s all part of the appeal!
Here is a video which explains Eurovision in all its glory: https://youtu.be/kIcjd8tkdoc?t=102
There is no cover charge.
For more information, contact RichardCunningham9@gmail.com.
The Hog Penny’s Singer-Songerwriter Open Mic Night hosted by Finny is back for the season.
Every Thursday, from 9:30pm until 12:30am at the restaurant on Burnaby Street, you can join local artist Chris Finsness, aka Finny, and perform on The Hog Penny Stage. Bring your original or cover songs and instrument (or use Finny’s guitar).
There is no cover charge. This event will repeat weekly throughout September.
For more information, contact 292-2534.
1609 Records presents the first Full Moon event of the summer, to kick off their Full Moon Series, on Saturday, May 18th.
From 6pm until midnight, you can expect a liberating, mystical, wildly persuasive experience on a secret beach location that will be revealed to ticket holders the day before the event. There will beautiful concoctions created by Volcanic Tonic for you to indulge in, and a grilling station of tropical skewers.
Cirqle Bda will perform a mesmerizing fire poi as well as special guests with LED Hulas. Sounds will be provided by DJ Jojo and House Lovers are welcome.
Early bird tickets are $40 until May 13th, and $55 thereafter.Tickets are available for purchase on www.Ptix.bm/Event/3472/Full-Moon.
Part of the proceeds from this event will go to the Marooned Ocean Foundation. Check them out on Instagram@marooned_clothing or visit www.MaroonedClothing.com.
For more information, contact jojostapff@gmail.com or 336-1326.
Caledonian Society of Bermuda is hosting a Quiz and Chips evening on Saturday, May 18th
This will be held from 6pm until 9pm at Mariner’s Club on Richmond Road. Mike Bishop will be Quiz Master and Mad Hatters are catering pies and chips. Vegetarian options will also be available.
The cost is $35 per person and up to 6 people are allowed on a team.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact Liz Adderley at 599-5385 or lizadderley@hotmail.com.
BUEI Screens presents Tell it to the Bees on Sunday, May 19th.
Dr. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father’s medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) into Jean’s world. In the sanctuary of the doctor’s house the two women find themselves drawn to one another in a way that Jean recognizes and fears, and Lydia could never have expected. But, in 1950’s small-town Britain, their new secret can’t stay hidden forever
The films begins at 5:15pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium. At 6pm, Harbourfront opens for dinner and ticket holders are entitled to 10% off dinner (food only) after the film. 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 $15 each; or $12 for students. Tickets can be purchased from www.Ptix.bm or BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop, by phone or in person.Tickets are non-refundable within 24 hours of the event.
For more information, contact BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop on 294-0204.
Back for a second showing, BUEI Screens presents: Red Joan on Tuesday, May 21st.
Joan Stanley (Academy Award Winner Judi Dench) is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information—including details on the building of the atomic bomb—to the Soviet government for decades.
As she is interrogated, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and beliefs: her student days at Cambridge, where she excelled at physics while challenging deep-seated sexism; her tumultuous love affair with a dashing political radical; and the devastation of World War II, which inspired her to risk everything in pursuit of peace. Based on a sensational true story, Red Joan vividly brings to life the conflicts—between patriotism and idealism, love and duty, courage and betrayal—of a woman who spent a lifetime being underestimated while quietly changing the course of history.
The film begins at 7:30pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium. At 5pm Harbourfront opens for dinner and ticket holders are entitled to 10% off (food only) before or after the film. 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 $15 for adults or $12 for students and are non-refundable within 24 hours of event. Tickets are available from www.Ptix.bm or by calling or visiting BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop.
For more information, contact Oceans Gift Shop on 294-0204.
Classical music lovers can enjoy a Piano Recital by Katie Matcham, a popular local piano teacher, on Sunday, May 26th.
The recital is from 7:30pm until 9pm in the Trudeau Ballroom at Hamilton Princess Hotel, where Mrs. Matcham will play a selection of traditional and contemporary classical music, from Bach to YannTiersen(Amélie) and LudovicoEinandi. She particularly enjoys playing meditative and relaxing contemporary classical music, as well as traditional, much-loved classics
Tickets are $45 adults, or $25 for youth (up to 16 yr olds).
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Katie.matcham@gmail.com.
Old school reggae lovers won’t want to miss Catch A Fire, a concert and party under the stars in Queen Elizabeth Park on Saturday, June 1st, 2019
From 9pm until 2am, you can enjoy music by local sound OGS Genesis, featuring international reggae star Luciano – The Messenjah, live and direct from Jamaica, alongside the legenary Killamanjaro Sound.
Early warm up will include performances by local artists First Choice, Ninja Cutty, Cush Evans and a surprise guest.
Tickets are $50 at the gate, or $35 in advance from www.Ptix.bm, Fish & Tings, Freshmen 19, Kit & Caboodle, Dub City Variety and Ceasers Pharmacy.
The event is sponsored by Hennessey & Guinness and there will be drink specials all night as well as food for sale.
For more information, contact Jamal at 333-1843.
The Bermuda School of Music is pleased to present the 2019 Bermuda Piano Festival, featuring three free concerts on Tuesday, July 2nd, Wednesday, July 3rd and Friday, July 5th.
All concerts will be held in the Trudeau Ballroom at the Hamilton Princess Hotel. Each concert starts at 7pm and lasts approximately 1h 15min.
The festival opens with the first concert on Tuesday, July 2nd, featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Medtner, performed by Alex Tuchman; and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 performed by Jeanelle Brierley (violin), Eliza Fath (cello) and Mr. Tuchman (piano).
The festival continues on Wednesday, July 3rd, with Scriabin’s Etudes, Op. 8 performed by Sung-Soo Cho; and music for two pianos by Arensky and Stravinsky performed by Eteri Andjaparidze, Dr. Cho and Mr. Tuchman.
The final concert is on Friday, July 5th, featuring Rachmaninoff’s Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 performed by Stephen Cook; and Rachmaninoff’s Suite No.1 for two pianos performed by Ms. Andjaparidze and Dr. Cook.
All concerts are free to the public. As the festival relies upon the generosity of businesses and individuals for its funding, attendees are encouraged to make a donation.
For more information, contact bermudapianofestival@musicschool.bm.
Elbows, knees, sweeps, throws, the clinch; don’t blink or you’ll miss! Live Muay Thai, Bermuda’s first ever Full Muay Thai Rules promotion, on Saturday, July 6th.
This historic event will be held from 3pm until 6pm at the Berkeley Institute Gym, featuring the island’s brightest and most dedicated martial artists. Come and watch the Bermuda Thai Boxing Academy and the Bermuda Killer Bees will take on the talented Southside Muay Thai team out of Toronto.
General Admission tickets are $45 or $55 at the door. Grandstand tickets are $65, while VIP tickets (Ringside) are $120. Tickets can be purchased in advance from www.Ptix.bm.
For more information, contact BermudaTBA@gmail.com.
Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
May
**NEW Mediterra French Weekends – starts May 3rd, May 10th, May 18th, & May 31st
MS Society of Bermuda Quiz Night: A Pre-Tag Day Event – May 8th
BUEI Films: Casablanca – May 9th
Mothers Invited To Heal Together – May 11th
Pre-Mothers Day Garden Art Party with your Lil’ – May 11th
WindReach’s Wild Wild West Fundraiser – May 11th
**NEW Huckleberry Mother’s Day Brunch & Dinner – May 12th
**NEW Mothers’ Day Brunch at Marcus’ & Crown & Anchor – May 12th
**NEW Mother’s Day Brunch at Fourways – May 12th
**NEW Mother’s Day at Blû – May 12th
Mother’s Day Brunch at The Grotto – May 12th
Mothers Day Brunch at Cafe Lido – May 12th
Mother’s Day at Fairmont Southampton – May 12th
Mother’s Day Brunch at Allen Temple AME Church – May 12th
The Bermuda Philharmonic Spring Concert – May 12th
Fluid Fitness Water Aerobics: Spring/Summer Schedule – starts May 13th
L’Alliance Française des Bermudes Ciné Club: Le Prénom (What’s in a name?) – May 14th
Relay For Life: Team Captain Meetings – May 15th
KATKiDS & BUEI Films Present: Even When I Fall – May 16th
**NEW Princess Beach Club BBQ – starts May 16th
**NEW Lazy Fridays – starts May 17th
Elliot Primary Spring Fair – May 18th
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment – May 18th
Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale – May 18th
A Walk in Our Life: Celebration for Women – May 18th
**NEW Eurovision Party – May 18th
**NEW 1609 Records Presents: Full Moon – May 18th
**NEW Quiz and Chips – May 18th
Cockspur Rum Presents Old School Reggae Cruise – May 18th
DJ Rusty G Presents: Flag Invasion – May 18th
Leadership: The Compass to Success – May 19th
**NEW BUEI Screens: Tell it to the Bees – May 19th
**NEW BUEI Screens: Red Joan (2nd Showing) – May 21st
16th Annual Bermuda Guitar Festival – May 23rd & 25th
**NEW Katie Matcham Piano Recital – May 26th
Spirit of Bermuda: Marion to Bermuda Race – May 27th
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – May 30th
June
Metropolitan Operas Live in HD (on film) Wagner’s Die Walküre – June 1st
BNT Fundraising Dinner: Night of Nostalgia – June 1st
**NEW Catch A Fire – June 1st
Tasting of Earth Friendly Wines at BSoA – April 25th Postponed until June 6th
Spirit of the Ocean: Art Competition, Show & Auction – June 7th to June 28th
The Bermuda Book Festival at BUEI – June 8th
Dr. C. A. Smith Commemorative Celebration – May 18th Postponed until June 9th
Drench’d Wet Fete – June 12th
Sick Leave: The Cruise Edition Pt. 2 – June 14th
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – June 27th
Portland Maine Summer Voyage – June 27th
July
**NEW 2019 Bermuda Piano Festival – July 2nd, July 3rd & July 5th
**NEW Live Muay Thai – July 6th
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – July 25th
September
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – September 26th
October
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – October 31st
November
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – November 28th
Art Exhibits
Current Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art – until May 28th
- Pairings and Partners: Bermuda and Other Tales
- Rocks by Jason Bereswill
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’!
Current Exhibits at Bermuda Society of Arts – until May 28th
- Onions Gallery: Members Spring Show
- Edinburgh Gallery: Beyond Water – Christina Douglas and Julia Pimentel
- Galleries A&B: Senior Art Shows, sponsored by Department of Community & Cultural Affairs
World Heritage Centre: Bermuda Panoramas by Emile Antoine Verpilleux – until further notice
Enjoy the rest of your week!
B
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