October 23rd, 2019 Bermuda Calendar Update
Happy Hump Day, 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 complete listing of all upcoming events, including those previously covered in previous posts.
Since it’s not practical to add them to the post each week, all of the Regular/ Weekly Events are listed on a separate page which you can access from the drop-down options under the Other Sections tab on the homepage.
If you are planning an event, let us help you spread the world by submitting a full description of your event via our online submission form here – a basic listing is free!
The Bermuda National Gallery presents Michael Walsh at the next event in their ongoing lecture series, on Thursday, October 24th. **UPDATE: Postponed until November 14th**
Join them at the gallery on the second floor of City Hall, for the an in-depth look at this Bermudian artist’s work, and the inspiration behind his engaging sculptures, performances and drawings.
The event begins with a reception at 5:30pm, followed by the lecture at 6pm.
Tickets are $10 for BNG Members, $15 for Non-Members, and available online at www.BdaTix.bm.
For more information, contact Bermuda National Gallery at 295 9428 or membership@bng.bm.
Mix and award-winning Swedish bartender with an award-winning Swedish chef and get The Great Culinary Cocktail Celebration at Marcus’ – running from Friday to Sunday, October 25th to 27th.
The Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club invites you to meet one of the world’s best bartenders: Dosa Ivanov, Double Gold Medal Winner, World Cocktail Championships 2015. He will be at the restaurant with Marcus Samuelsson all weekend, creating new cocktails using local ingredients from Wadson’s Farms and Goslings.
On Friday, from 5pm until 9pm it’s Happy Hour with Marcus & Dosa. Join them for one of Dosa’s latest Bermuda inspired creations. Complimentary bar bites will be passed as you enjoy the sounds of the Big Chill. There is no cover charge. Donations will be accepted for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
On Saturday, from noon until 2pm, you can join Dosa as he demonstrates how he makes his cocktails to Learn How He Does It! You’ll get a chance to make them too! And enjoy a family style lunch created by Chef Danai. From 7pm until 10pm they will host The Cocktail Dinner Experience. In a twist from a classic wine pairing, Marcus has created a special menu inspired by the outstanding flavours in Dosa’s specialty cocktails and creative juice pairing, so everyone can enjoy.
The cost to join the Cocktail Demonstration & Lunch is $95. The cost of the Cocktail Pairing Dinner is $120, The Juice Pairing Dinner is $95. To attend the Cocktail Demonstration & Lunch, plus Dinner is $165. Tickets are available at www.Ptix.bm.
The weekend will wrap up on Sunday at Marcus’ Brunch Revolution from noon until 3pm. Dosa will create cocktails inspired by those served at a traditional Swedish Brunch, to complement the outstanding buffet. The cost is $54 for Brunch only, $94 for Champagne Brunch, or $220 for Dom Brunch.
**Note: Prices do not include gratuities.
For more information, or reservations, contact 298-2028 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
Alexandra Mosher Studio Jewellery will host a Sip & Shop for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in support of Project Pink, on Friday, October 25th.
From 5:30pm until 7:30pm, you can enjoy rosé donated by Gosling’s and nutritious finger foods provided by Pink Onion, while shopping in the AMSJ Flagship store on Front Street.
Tickets are $50 and available at www.Ptix.bm/ProjectPink.
Ticket sales will be donated to support Project Pink (charity #1008).
For more information, contact meg@projectpink.bm.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street is offering a 4-week Inversions Intensive course starting on Saturday, October 26th.
Each week from 11:30pm until 1pm, the 90 minute class will focus directly on shoulderstand and headstand as peak poses; however many variations plus support poses to help build strength, develop confidence and build student understanding of the anatomy required to improve one’s ability in doing these poses are key to this course intensive.
This is a Yoga Alliance certified course. Members of Yoga Alliance receive 6 credit hours when taking this course.
The cost is $150 and registration is now open.
For more information, or to register, contact YogaOnTheRock@logic.bm.
Little Tiger’s Martial Arts presents Bermuda Dragons Warriors Obstacle Challenge on Sunday, October 27th.
The event is from 1pm until 4pm at the Warwick Academy Gym, and all children between the ages of 5 and 12 are invited to compete.
The DWOC consists of 10 challenging obstacles designed to test the fittest, the most humble, and the fastest – and bring out true grit in all warrior participants. A DWOC participant will also have to exercise a degree of strategy and focus to complete the challenge.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female winners in each category.
The cost to enter is $25 per warrior, or $20 each if you sign up with a group of 5 or more. Registration is open online at www.BermudaDragonWarriors.com. Partial proceeds will help to fund the BHS’s Year 10-12 Class Educational Japan Tour.
For more information, visit the website above, or contact info@BermudaDragonWarriors.com.
Bar-Train BDA & The Bermuda College PACE division brings you a ghoulish night of cocktails at the Crimson Moon Bartenders Competition on Wednesday, October 30th.
Running from 6:30pm until 9:30pm at Coco Reef, the competition features the college’s Fall 2019 Bartenders Class. Students in the class will prepare classic drinks with enough twists to give you a fright!
All are welcome … if you dare. Costumes are encouraged.
There is no cover charge. The signature drink is $5.
For more information, contact Bermuda College PACE Division at 236-9000 x 4117, or follow @PACE.BermudaCollege on Facebook, @bc_pace on Instagram, and @bartrainbda on Instagram.
There are three remaining opportunities to celebrate Halloween with Haunted History In Ye Olde Ghost Town on Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday, October 30th, 31st or November 2nd.
All are invited to join this incredible walking tour and street performance during the spookiest week of the year. For these super-special tours, they will have extra surprises, dinner deals, tricks and treats!
The 75 minute tour departs from Long Story Short on Water Street at 8:30pm.
Tickets are $50 for adults, $35 for children and seniors and are available at www.Ptix.bm or by calling 297-0448. Spaces are limited.
For more information, contact 297-0448 or info@HauntedHistoryBda.com.
Enjoy the opening night of the 2019 Rugby Classic in style in the Renegades Rugby Club Tent on Saturday, November 2nd.
Tickets for the club’s hospitality tent include an open bar for the evening, food, and a prime view of the games. They will also have lots of great raffle prizes from Cambridge Beaches, Lucky Elephant, Goslings and more! One raffle ticket comes free with admission. Extra strips of raffle tickets can be purchased at $5 each.
Gates open at 5:45pm and food will be served in the tent from 6:30pm until 7:30pm. The match schedule for that day starts at 7:15pm with Rugby Canada vs Rugby Italian XV, followed by Classic Pumas vs France Classic Rugby at 8:30pm.
Tickets are $125 each and available at www.Ptix.bm/RenegadesWRC2019 or via the Facebook Group – Renegades Rugby Club Bermuda.
For more information, contact sarah.k.e.roche@gmail.com.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street is starting a new 6-Week Yoga Course for Low Back Health on Tuesday, November 5th.
Yoga works from the inside out. In this program you will learn how to dismantle tightly-woven patterns of contraction to relieve chronic and intermittent low back pain and to prevent future injuries. No previous Yoga experience is required.
Classes are every Tuesday from 5:30pm until 7pm, at the centre at 7 Victoria Street. The course finishes on December 10th.
The cost of the series is $175. Yoga for Low Back Health is taught by a Yoga Alliance RYT500, Essential Yoga Therapy Therapist-in-Training, certified Essential Low Back Program instructor.
For information, or to register, contact FrancesMarshall04@gmail.com or 295-0190.
The Chairman of Bermuda National Gallery and The Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bermuda invites you to BNG presents Rembrandt van Rijn and the Dutch Identity on Tuesday, November 5th.
Join them at the Bermuda National Gallery on the second floor of City Hall, for a lecture by Marjolijn van Laarhoven-Deuss, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt
The event starts with a reception at 5:30pm, followed by the lecture at 6pm.
Tickets are $20 for BNG Members, $25 for Non-Members and available online at www.BdaTix.bm.
For more information, contact the Bermuda National Gallery at 295-9428 or membership@bng.bm.
The Yoga Centre on Victoria Street is hosting a Satsang on Trauma & Spirituality on Friday, November 8th.
Satsang means “good company”. It is an opportunity to come listen to a video of a particular speaker, drink tea and share in community with other like minded people. At this Satsang you will hear from James Finley, a clinical psychologist, who will talk about Trauma and Spirituality. Finley is a direct student of Thomas Merton and a major presenter of The Living School with Richard Rohr. Finley has a beautifully poetic and compassionate way to help us face life’s difficulties.
The event is from 7:30pm until 9:30pm, and is of particular interest to those interested in meditation and/or contemplative prayer.
The event is free to attend.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact YogaOnTheRock@logic.bm.
Mayvera Wellness invites all ladies to join them for a Girls Day Out at the Kiskadee Villa on North Shore Road, on Saturday, November 9th.
There are a number of options for women and girls to partake in, starting with Breakfast with a Twist for Two, from 9am until noon, followed by Afternoon Tea with a Twist for Two, from 1pm until 4pm, and then Dinner with a Twist for Two from 5pm until 8pm.
Each package is for a pair or duo, and involves a day of bonding, building, reflecting, fun and food. It is suitable for all women and girls age 10 and up. The goal is to bring everyone together; mother-daughter, big sister-little sister, aunt-niece, cousins, mentor-mentee, and friends.
In addition to a Mayvera Wellness Style Continental Breakfast, Afternoon Tea, or Dinner, the day includes self-esteem building activities and games on understanding negative thoughts and replacing them with healthy thoughts and relationship building and bonding tasks to practice effective and open communication.
Each pair will receive 6-week bonding take-away tasks to complete together, geared towards healing and building relationships; as well as a 30-minute individual virtual check-in session with the facilitator to review take-away tasks and offer support to complete/review the outcome.
Other takeaways include a Mayvera Wellness gift, Healing and achieving compilation videos/audio, subscription to the monthly Mayvera Wellness newsletter, and an exclusive family wellness walk and bonding activity for up to four people in January 2020 (date and location to be confirmed), all inclusive of food and drink.
The cost per duo is $150, for each individual package, and booking can be done online at MayVeraWellness.com/Booking. Spaces are limited as the goal is to have a small group setting.
For more information, contact MayVeraWellness@gmail.com.
Are you ready for the holidays? Masterworks wants you to save the date for their 12th Annual One Stop Shop Craft Market on Saturday, November 9th.
Running from 10am until 4pm at the Museum of Bermuda Art in the Botanical Gardens, this annual pre-holiday vendor market is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your holiday shopping for friends and family. This year, they are featuring JB’s Wood Fired Pizza, Ashley’s Lemonade and Sniggle’s Face Painting.
From branded hats and clothing to handmade artisan soy candles, ceramic gifts, sugar cookies, artwork, homemade natural skin and hair products, and more – you will find the perfect gift for your loved ones this holiday season.
So come out and support Bermuda’s vendors, artisans and the art community!
Admission is free.
For more information, contact 299-4003 or events@MasterworksBermuda.org.
All are invited to Generation Zapped, a talk by BAST (Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology), hosted by the Bermuda College Eco Club, on Wednesday, November 13th.
The talk is from 7pm until 8:30pm in the Bermuda College Auditorium, located on the second floor in the North Hall. Join to learn from experts Dr. David Carpenter and Dr. Paul Heroux, about the invisible hazards of wireless technology, and easy ways to protect yourself and family.
Dr. David Carpenter is Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, at the University of Albany. His research interests include: Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation biology; Effects of air pollution on respiratory function; Exposure to organic pollutants and risks of diabetes and cardiovascular disease; and Cognitive and behavioral effects of environmental contaminants on children.
Dr. Paul Heroux is Associate Professor at McGill University Faculty of Medicine’s Occupational Health Program where he teaches in the Health Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation. He has served as a consultant to the Telecom Industry on microwave electromagnetic fields.
Admission is free.
For more information, contact BastInBermuda@gmail.com.
Thanksgiving is the time of the year to celebrate with friends and family so dear, and Cafe Lido invites you to come and join them for Thanksgiving Dinner and cocktails on Thursday, November 28th.
From 6pm until 9pm at the restaurant at the Elbow Beach Hotel, you can celebrate the holiday with a one of a kind dining experience. The set menu will feature traditional dishes and the most decadent desserts. The last reservations will be at 8:30pm.
The cost is $60 per person, plus gratuities.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact 236-9884 or manager@lido.bm.
The Town of St. George’s invites all to come and join them once again for this year’s St. George’s Boat Parade on Saturday, November 30th.
The parade will take place from 6:30pm until 9:30pm in St. George’s Harbour, and mariners are invited to decorate their boat and enter for a chance to win a spectacular array of prizes!
Spectators will enjoy a night of fun and entertainment, including vendors, shopping, music, a Kids’ Zone, and an after party at The Wharf.
The event is free for spectators.
For more information on entering the parade or vending, contact StGeorgesBoatParade@gmail.com or 505-8084.
Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
October
Bermuda’s Untold Stories Honouring Sally Basset – October 3rd, 11th, 18th & 24th
Perfect Your Palate Pairings – October 10th & October 24th
Allen Temple Women’s Season 2019 Empowerment Services – October 16th, 26th & 30th
Halloween & Gymnastics October Midterm Camp – October 21st to 25th
BIFFlix Presents: Pavarotti – October 23rd
Way We Live Tour: East – October 23rd & 26th
High School Girls Retreat: Healing and Achieving – October 24th & 25th
**POSTPONED Bermuda National Gallery presents Michael Walsh – October 24th November 14th
**NEW The Great Culinary Cocktail Celebration – October 25th to 27th
**NEW Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sip & Shop – October 25th
Halloween Glow Paint Party for Kids – October 25th
Coffee House Sessions – October 25th
Ladies Night In: An Unstoppable Night – October 25th
Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale – October 26th
Wadson’s Farm Pumpkin Picking – October 26th
**NEW Inversions Intensive – starts October 26th
Harry’s Wine School: Wine Weights – starts October 26th
BUEI Children’s Halloween Party – October 26th
SCARS Red & White Party – October 26th
So Long Summer, Here Comes Fall – October 26th
Yelloween – October 26th
**NEW Bermuda Dragon Warriors Obstacle Challenge 2019 – October 27th
KPMG Advisory Training 2019: New to the Role of Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) – October 29th
**NEW Crimson Moon Bartenders Competition – October 30th
**NEW Halloween Haunted History in Ye Olde Ghost Town – October 30th, 31st & November 2nd
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – October 31st
PGA Tour: Bermuda Championship – October 31st to November 3rd
November
Pier of Fear Kids Halloween Party – November 1st
Pier of Fear Halloween Party – November 1st
Envisioning Bliss: A Health & Wellness Event – October 5th November 2nd
International Bermuda Dog Shows – November 2nd & 3rd
It’s Latin Jazz! – November 2nd
Masterworks in Wonderland – November 2nd
I Am A King Gala – November 2nd
**NEW Renegades Rugby Club Tent at the World Rugby Classic – November 2nd
World Rugby Classic – November 2nd to November 9th
Skippy KICK Martial Arts Tournament – November 3rd
**NEW 6-week Yoga for Low Back Health – starts November 5th
**NEW BNG presents Rembrandt van Rijn and the Dutch Identity – November 5th
KPMG Advisory Training 2019: Annual MLRO Update – November 6th & 13th
White Chair Wisdom 2019 – November 8th
**NEW Satsang: Trauma & Spirituality – November 8th
**NEW Girls Day Out: Breakfast, Afternoon Tea & Dinner with a Twist for Two – November 9th
**NEW Masterworks One Stop Shop Annual Craft Market – November 9th
AXA Man on the Run – November 10th
The Magic of Motown: Four Decades of American Music – November 10th
DJ Kenny’s Birthday Bash: The Old School Reggae, 90s RnB, Hip-Hop & Dancehall Edition – November 10th
Bermuda College Library Presents The African Foundation Timeline Exhibit – November 12th to 15th
**NEW Generation Zapped – November 13th
King’s-Edgehill School Visits Bermuda – November 14th
Masters of Digital Illusions – September 28th November 16th
Roar and Pour – November 16th
Dockyard Festival of Trees Competition – November 16th to December 7th
Free Men’s Health Screening – November 21st
Bermuda Entrepreneurship Summit – November 21st
Return Fight Night – November 23rd
The Grateful Bread Monthly Feeding Program – November 28th
**NEW Thanksgiving Dinner at Cafe Lido – November 28th
**NEW The St. George’s Boat Parade – November 30th
December
HGA Home-Grown Alternatives – December 7th
Character Sundays in the Clocktower Mall – December 8th, 15th & 22nd
Santa’s Workshop – December 8th
Carols with the Dolphins – December 8th
Dockyard Tree Lighting Ceremony – December 8th
Butterfield Bank Mile Trials – December 13th
Destination Dockyard: Winter Wonderland – December 15th
Premier’s Awards – December 17th
Destination Dockyard: A Christmas Movie – December 22nd
January
Bermuda Triangle Challenge 2020: Butterfield Bank Mile – January 17th
Bermuda Triangle Challenge 2020: BF&M Bermuda 10K – January 18th
Bermuda Triangle Challenge 2020: Bermuda Marathon & Bermuda Half Marathon – January 19th
Art Exhibits
Current Exhibits at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
- The Art of Engagement by Sandra Vlock – until October 29th
- 9th Biennial Charman Prize – until January 2020
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 October 29th
- Mindframe Photo Voice Exhibition
Current Exhibits at Bermuda Arts Centre Dockyard – until November 24th
- Sea Changes
World Heritage Centre: Bermuda Panoramas by Emile Antoine Verpilleux – Until further notice
Enjoy the rest of your week!
B
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