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February 26th, 2020 Bermuda Calendar Update
Good Morning Bermuda,
We’ve nearly reached the end of February, can you believe it!? Here’s your weekly update with all of the latest events that have been added to the Bermuda Calendar since last week. As always, make sure you scroll all the way down to the Quick Recap Section at the bottom of this post to see ALL upcoming events, including those that have been previously covered in previous posts.
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All are invited to the next lecture in the Eco Lunch & Learn Series II, presented by BEST and the Bermuda College Science Department, addressing Climate Change: How Bermuda Can Respond on Thursday, February 27th.
This is the second year that BEST and the college have collaborated to present talks on local topical events. In this lecture Dr Anne Glasspool will consider the effects of climate change on Bermuda and the strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on economic, social and physical well-being. Dr. Anne Glasspool is a Bermudian Chartered Environmentalist with an M.Sc. in Fisheries Management, a Ph.D. in Marine Biology with over 30 years of work experience in the environmental sciences. She is Vice President of Bermuda Environmental Consulting, Ltd., specialising in environmental impact assessment, environmental management planning, regulatory compliance, ecological assessments and remediation projects for a diverse suite of clients.
The lecture starts at 1pm in Hallet Hall, followed by a lively discussion and Q&A. There will be two more lectures in this series on the last Thursdays of March & April. Series III will begin in September 2020.
Admission is free and no registration is required. Bring your own lunch.
For more information, contact jenniferghe37@gmail.com.
On the last Saturday of each month you can enjoy authentic Ethiopian cuisine at Utopia’s Ethiopian Night, with the next event on Saturday, February 29th.
From 5:30 until close at their premises on Front Street, you can choose to dine-in or take-out an array of Ethiopian dishes which are best shared.
Menu items include Lamb for $18, Chicken for $17, Lentils for $15, Spinach & Potatoes for $14, Cabbage & Carrots for $14, Injera or Rice is included.
For more information, reservations, or to place an order, contact 296-8789.
The Bermuda Botanical Society invites you on a Guided Tour of Cooper’s Island, led by a Government Conservation Officer, on Sunday, March 1st.
The tour lasts around 90 minutes and will take in the coastal walk along Castle Harbour, and one of the few remaining stands of mature native yellow wood (Zanthoxylum flavum).
The tour departs at 2pm from the boardwalk pond.
The cost is $5 for members of the Bermuda Botanical Society and $10 for non-members. No dogs allowed.
For more information, or to reserve your spot, contact BdaBotanicalSociety@gmail.com.
Most people lead lives very different from our own. Humanity and its civilizations have deep associations with the ocean and no other species on the planet interacts with them in quite the same way. Bermudian Alex Brooks and his partner Sarah have spent over 3 ½ years circumnavigating the globe on their 36-foot sailboat – s/v Bob. Join them as they introduce you to remote island-cultures and explore the unique relationship humans have with the ocean. In the face of huge challenges associated with food, resources and a changing climate, perhaps there’s something to be learned from the resilience and diversity of traditional maritime life.
The talk begins at 7:30pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium. Harbourfront opens for dinner at 5pm and ticket holders are entitled to 10% off dinner (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 $20 for BUEI members; $25 for non-members; $12 for students, and available from BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop. Tickets are non-refundable within 24 hours of event.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204.
The Bermuda National Gallery is opening a new exhibition: the 2020 Bermuda Biennial on Saturday, March 7th.
Sponsored by Bacardi Limited, this dynamic exhibition provides a key platform for Bermuda’s contemporary artists. The theme this year is Let Me Tell You Something, inspired by a quote from the late author and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. The exhibition presents work by 21 local artists which span the spectrum of media, including video, installation, works on paper, collage, painting, photography, sculpture and performance.
The Bermuda National Gallery is located on the second floor of City Hall. The exhibition will remain on display until September. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 10am-4pm, and Saturdays from 10am-2pm.
Admission is $5 adults; free for BNG members, seniors, students and NARM members.
2019 / Dark Comedy / R / 107mins. 2020 Oscar Winner – Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay.
Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.
The film begins at 5:15pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium. Harbourfront opens for dinner at 6pm and ticket holders are entitled to 10% off dinner (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 each; $12 for students, and available from BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop. Tickets are non-refundable within 24 hours of event.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204.
France 2013 – 1h44mn (Adventure/Family/Drama) by Nicolas Vanier with Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo and Margaux Chatelier.
A boy and his dog try to foil a Nazi plan to capture French resistance fighters on the French Swiss Border…
The films starts at 8pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium at BUEI.
For BUEI/AF members tickets are $10 for adults / $7 for students, for Non-members tickets are $15 for adults / $12 for students. Tickets are available from BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204. Visit www.AllianceFrancaiseBda.org for more details on films, events and membership.
The talk is from 6pm until 9pm at Bermuda National Gallery and will feature speakers Mandellas Lightbourne, Ellen Hollis, Sophie Cressall and Dr. Deborah Atwood who will advise on how to preserve those objects and documents which are most precious to your families.
The event is free to attend, however, space is limited.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact 292-1681.
2017 / Documentary / PG / 74mins. Playing for the 1st time in Bermuda, GENERATION ZAPPED, is an eye-opening, award-winning documentary that reveals how wireless technology can pose serious health risks, from infertility to cancer. Through interviews with experts in science and public health, along with people suffering from high sensitivity to wireless radiation, the film suggests ways to reduce your exposures and protect your family.
The film begins at 7:30pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with distinguished speaker, Dr. David Carpenter, MD., who is a featured expert in the film.
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 members, $20 for non-members, $12 for students, and available from BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop. Tickets are non-refundable within 24 hours of event.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact 294-0204.
The days of piracy return to Bermuda, but this time is all in the name of an excellent community cause, at the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Pirates of Bermuda event on Saturday, March 14th.
This fun-filled afternoon for the whole family will take place at #1 Dock on Front Street from 2pm until 4pm. As in the 18th century, privateers aboard STV Spirit of Bermuda have been authorised by letters of marque to kidnap more than 50 community members for their riches. Donations can be put towards freeing a hostage OR gleefully witnessing the Walking of the Plank straight into the chilly waters of Hamilton Harbour. The public is invited to join them for the afternoon. There will be pirates and pirating, music, food and fun for the whole family to enjoy as you witness the hostages meet their fate.
Contributions towards sinking or saving your favourite hostage be made right up until the day of the event online at www.pTix.bm/pirates or by calling Bermuda Sloop Foundation at 737-5667. All funds raised from this event help ensure the continued operation of Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Expeditionary Learning Programmes on board Sail Training Vessel Spirit of Bermuda, and student voyage bursaries. Annually, over 400 M3 students participate in Spirit of Bermuda’s experiential and educational sail training programme. Twenty-two week-long voyages will take place this school year for 18-20 students per week. It is a great programme that needs your support!
The event is from 6pm until 10pm in the Bermuda College Gymnasium and all are invited to come and play or watch. There will be music, food for sale, raffles and trophies to be won.
This event is free and there is no need to pre-register, so you can simply show up on the day.
For more information, contact Lyndon Jackson at ljackson@college.bm.
The Art of You will launch their 2020 inauguralWomen’s Transformation Series – a weekend of activities at Elbow Beach, featuring dynamic speakers and panellists who will inspire and equip you with tools to design the life that you imagine – from Friday, March 20th to Sunday, March 22nd.
Sessions will include expert guidance on the art of public speaking, interactive health and wellness sessions, as well as tools to set you on the road to financial well-being. The event features international keynote speaker Maryam Myika Day, a Broadway actress, producer, screenwriter and reinvention strategist who will share her insight on facing adversity, ‘operating in the now’ and being intentional about personal growth and transformation.
The event begins on Friday at 6:30pm with a Just the Girls Welcome Dinner, finishing at 10pm. The cost is $125.
Saturday will see a full-day session featuring 12 Art of You Ambassadors, from 9am until 5pm. The cost is $200 for Early Influencers (sign up before March 1st), $250 for General Admission, or $275 for VIP (sign-up before March 1st; includes reserved seating, speaker access and a luxury gift bag.)
The weekend concludes on Sunday with the Brand You Brunch from 11am until 3pm. The cost is $85.
Tickets are limited for this intimate series. Full weekend VIP passes are available for $450 when signing up before March 1st. To sign up for any of the events, or to learn more about the program and speakers, visit https://www.TheArtOfYou.global/
For more information, contact zina@TheBrandLion.com.
The Bermuda Red Cross invites you to join them at the Bond Movie Premier Party on Thursday, April 9th.
The party starts at 6pm at Specialty Cinema and will include Bond inspired cocktails and canapés well as a 50/50 Raffle Draw (half of proceeds will be given as a gift card to the local merchant of your choice.)
There will be two showings of No Time To Die at Specialty Cinema, the first at 7:15pm and the second at 7:45pm.
Tickets for the movie and party are $50 each, and raffle tickets are $5. Tickets can be purchased at www.BermudaRedCross.com. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Bermuda Red Cross.
For more information, contact fundraising@BermudaRedCross.com.
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