Morning Kids!
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend and spent lots of time with the people you like best! I also hope that your tanks are all full after yesterday’s storm – if not, your tank must be gigantic!
Anyway, here are the latest Bermuda events for Spring:
The largest youth football tournament in Bermuda, the Kappa Classic, will be held from Friday to Sunday, April 1st to 3rd.
The Men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Bermuda Alumni Chapter continue to promote achievement through sport by providing an outlet for young people to showcase not only their sports skills but also their leadership and teamwork.
The event will run at the National Sports Centre from 6pm to 9pm on Friday evening, 9am until around 6pm on Saturday, and the finals from 9am until around 2pm on the Sunday. Match updates can be found on the Live Site at http://bit.ly/2016kappa.
In addition to the on-field action, there will also be various concessions with food, snacks and novelties, and a fun castle area.
This family event is free.
For more information, contact info@bermudakappas.com, visit www.BermudaKappas.com, or like Bermuda Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc on Facebook.
Hamilton Princess & Beach Club have announced the return of New York City’s The Nate Lucas All-Stars, who will perform live at Marcus’ from Thursday, March 31st.
Performances will be from 8pm until 11pm from Thursday, March 31st through Sunday, April 3rd and then from Thursday, April 7th through Saturday, April 9th. In addition, the band will perform during brunch on Sunday, April 3rd and April 10th, from noon until 3pm.
On this second visit to Marcus’, The Nate Lucas All-Stars will perform jazz classics and blues favourites. Led by Nate Lucas, the band is a staple in Harlem and a regular performer at Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster.
There is no cover charge to hear the band perform.
For more information, contact Dining Reservations on 298-2028 or ham.diningreservations@fairmont.com.
Grab a bargain at the Peace Lutheran Church’s Car Boot Sale on Saturday, April 2nd.
This will run from 9am until 2pm and promises great bargains in clothes, shoes, children’s clothes, toys, household items, DVDs, CDs, jewellery and a whole lot more.
For more information, contact Carol Carvalho on 747-3377.
Find out if you will be the next winner at the Bermuda Open Singles Darts Championship at the Spanish Point Boat Club on Monday, April 4th.
This Cat 1 ranking points tournament is open to all players over 18. The tournament will be in a 501 Singles Format, best of of 5 Legs, with a straight start / double finish.
Registration will be at 7pm, before players toe the oche at 8pm.
There will be specials on Budweiser all night, as well as cash prizes and giveaways.
The entry fee is $10.
For more information, or for early registration, contact BermudaDarts@hotmail.com with your name and number.
Get your paddles at the ready as Soul Food Promotions presents the World Table Tennis Day Fun Fest on Wednesday, April 6th.
From noon until 3pm on the steps and front lawn of City Hall, this free event will be open to the public. All are invited to come and enjoy a day of Ping Pong Fun, with several tables to play, live DJ, ping pong-related fun games, free refreshments, prizes to be won, and special exhibition table tennis challenges.
This event is sponsored by The City of Hamilton, Pepsi, The Rotisserie Grill, International Sports Shop, Flanagan’s Outback Sports Bar, Shannons Mens Clothing, Cedarbridge Academy, Somersfield Academy, Sports “R” Us, 24/7 Ink, and Mystique’s Unique.
For more information, contact 703-4896.
Here is your last chance to sign up for some popular botanical art workshops as artist Margaret Best begins her latest series of classes with the Drawing Workshop, Trees: Small Leaves, Flowers and Fruit, on Wednesday, April 6th.
In this first drawing workshop, running from 4pm until 6pm at Bermuda Society of Arts, Margaret will focus on trees that bear small flowers, small leaves and small fruit. Participants will be encouraged to draw as many vignette studies of various selected tree specimens as time allows. Some of the specimens available will bear small flowers others will bear small fruits. The emphasis will be on tight drawing studies with fine details. From the vignette drawings participants will make a selection(s) to then compose into a small final study (or studies) in preparation for colour application.
Workshops are suited to all levels of expertise.
The cost is $75 for members and $95 for non-members.
For more information, or to sign up, contact 292-3824 or bsoa@logic.bm.
Grab a bargain at the Car Boot Sale on Saturday, April 9th.
From 9am until 2pm at St. Mark’s Church Hall in Smith’s Parish, you can shop a variety of items, including household items, clothing, vegetables, plants, baked goods and many other items for sale. Refreshments will also be available. Please note that all tables have already been sold for this month.
For further information, please contact herbie@northrock.bm.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency The Governor of Bermuda, Mr. George Fergusson and Mrs. Fergusson, the 3rd Annual Joyful Noise Concert will take place on Saturday, April 9th.
From 6pm until 8pm, you can enjoy a gospel concert in the Christ Anglican Church Devonshire with vocalists, dancers and more. After the concert, there will be refreshments in the T. N. Nisbett Hall.
Tickets are $10 each, with a donation requested during the concert. ALL funds raised are designated for the restoration of Christ Anglican Church Old Church (at the junction of Brighton Hill and Middle Road Devonshire).
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Sharon Gibson on 232-3362 or sharon5540can@yahoo.com, Ann and Ed Johnson on 236-8341, Delma Parfitt – 535-1659, the Church Office on 236-3671, Sharon Johnson on 534-4241, or Caroline Bartlett on carolineibk@gmail.com.
If you like Dancing With The Stars or So You Think You Can Dance, then you won’t want to miss the World Pro-Am Ballroom and Latin Championship, World Professional Superdance Cabaret on Saturday, April 9th.
Presented by World Promotions Inc. the largest dance competition company in the world, this event was held a few years ago at the Fairmont Southampton and was a sold out, huge success.
Bermuda will be represented by local amateur Nancy Duperreault and the show will begin at 8.30pm in the Fairmont Southampton’s Poinciana Ballroom.
Tickets cost between $27.50 and $130, and are available from www.BDAtix.bm.
Another opportunity to sign up for some popular botanical art workshops as artist Margaret Best presents her latest Weekend Workshop, Trees: Small Works Studies in Colour, on Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th.
Botanical Art Societies around the globe are starting to facilitate open (non-juried) components to annual exhibitions known as ‘Small Works’. This allows artists regardless of skill level, a chance to enjoy the experience of exhibiting. For the first time, Margaret is going to offer participants the opportunity to create a small study using tree subjects with small leaves, small flowers or small fruits as the focus.
Composing a plant study to fit the confines of a small, defined space can be challenging for some yet comfortable for others. Join Margaret from 10am until 4pm each day in this 2-day workshop in your choice of colour medium to experience what is entailed in creating an effective ‘Small Work’ study. You may surprise yourself and finish a complete piece during the workshop!
Workshops are suited to all levels of expertise.
The cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members.
For more information, or to sign up, contact 292-3824 or bsoa@logic.bm.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art presents their latest exhibit, Chris Dawson’s Painting the Light.
This will be showing in the Rick Faries Gallery until Wednesday, April 13th.
Opening hours are from 10am until 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and from 11am until 4.30pm on Sundays. Masterworks is closed on public holidays. General admission is $5, or free for members and children under 12.
For more information, contact 299-4000, or visit www.BermudaMasterworks.org.
The next in Margaret Best’s popular botanical art workshops will be a Drawing Workshop, Trees: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens, on Wednesday, April 13th.
The Bermuda Botanical Garden, The Bermuda Arboretum and other public gardens are home to some magnificent tree specimens. Participants will be encouraged to visit these special places before this and the next workshop to make a selection for a formal botanical study that will contain 3 or more components of the chosen tree. This workshop, running from 4pm until 6pm at Bermuda Society of Arts, will provide an opportunity for the drawing and planning stages of the study. Margaret will also provide guidance in how to use a scale divider in order to render an accurately scaled drawing of the full tree that will be an optional part of the final artwork.
Specimens will be provided for visiting artists or first time participants only. Intermediate to advanced students resident in Bermuda are requested to start researching and seeking subjects of particular interest to them as soon as possible. Please consult Margaret by email with any questions.
The cost is $75 for members and $95 for non-members.
For more information, or to sign up, contact 292-3824 or bsoa@logic.bm.
Showcasing the best that Bermuda has to offer, both agriculturally and culturally, the Bermuda Agricultural Show, also known as the Ag Show, will be held from Thursday to Saturday, April 14th to 16th.
This well-loved national event is a perfect blend of the old and the new, and is a wholesome fun event for the whole family. Taking place at the Botanical Gardens, the Ag Show will be open from 9am until 5pm each day.
Each year livestock, vegetables, fruits, floriculture, homemade food products, wood craft and educational categories are brimming with entries. Cow milking, equestrian events poultry judging, home baked goods and everything else that you would expect will be found on site at The Botanical Gardens in Paget.
In addition, this year has some new features like the parish relay race and the tug of war. Entertainment in the lower ring provides a second focal point for those who have wandered away from the Main Ring.
Thursday is the most popular day with seniors, pre- schoolers and anyone else who wants to see the items on display at their peak of freshness. Friday has been titled No School Day and the students look forward to it each year. Hundreds of students take full advantage of the holiday to see if they’ve won a coveted rosette or highly commended sticker. Saturday is generally a family day when many come out to enjoy the day and the beautiful setting. The event will culminate in a soca jam from 4pm until 8pm on the Saturday.
Food will also be available for sale, courtesy of the registered charities who set up small booths and provide fast food, Bermuda-style. Don’t miss this very special annual tradition.
Tickets are available at the Exhibition on the day at a cost of $10 for adults and $5 for children under 16 and seniors. Children under 5 are free. Advance tickets can also be purchased online at www.pTix.bm.
For more information, contact 236-4812 or secretary@theagshowbda.com, or visit www.TheAgShowBDA.com.
Masterworks Museum in the Botanical Gardens are once again hosting their Arts for All workshops from Thursday, April 14th until Sunday, April 17th.
This free art community event will take place during the Ag Show, allowing you to enjoy participating in a variety of free art workshops for all ages.
The morning sessions will run from 10am until noon and will include a children’s painting class, Painting Landscapes in Acrylic on canvas for teens and adults, Clockmaking for adults and teens, and Water Colours inspired by the Bermudiana Collection for adults and teens.
The afternoon sessions will run from 2pm until 4pm and will include Fun with Felt for adults and kids, Junior Art Club, and Animal Magic.
For more information, or to pre-register for your chosen activity, contact 299-4000 or works@logic.bm.
The final in the series of popular botanical art workshops will see artist Margaret Best present the Weekend Workshop, A Formal Tree Study Celebrating a Tree in a Public Garden, on Saturday and Sunday, April 16th and 17th.
The Bermuda Botanical Garden, The Bermuda Arboretum and other public gardens are home to some magnificent tree specimens. Participants will be encouraged to visit these special places before this and the next workshop to make a selection for a formal botanical study that will contain 3 or more components of the chosen tree. This workshop, running from 10am until 4pm at Bermuda Society of Arts each day, will provide an opportunity for the drawing and planning stages of the study. Margaret will also provide guidance in how to use a scale divider in order to render an accurately scaled drawing of the full tree that will be an optional part of the final artwork.
Workshops are suited to all levels of expertise.
The cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members.
For more information, or to sign up, contact 292-3824 or bsoa@logic.bm.
The April edition of the Bermuda Docs Weekend Film Series will be on Sunday, April 17th in the usual location of the Tradewinds Auditorium at BUEI.
Sonita will be showing at 3pm. This intimate and inspirational portrait of an Afghan woman won the top documentary prizes at Sundance this year.
This will be followed at 5.15pm by My Golden Days, a French coming-of-age tale full of humour, heartbreak and ravishing romance.
Tickets are $15 and available at Oceans Gift Shop or by calling 294-0204.
For more information, visit www.BermudaDocs.com.
Hosted by the Home and School Association of Mount St. Agnes Academy, White Elephant Sale on Saturday, April 23rd.
From 9am until 2pm in the Auditorium at Mount St. Agnes Academy, they are pleased to welcome the public to this sale full of wonderful items that you can take home.
For more information, contact Karen Camara at kcamara@msa.bm.
Promising the most fun you will ever have at a charity walk, Masterworks AoK is pleased to announce that the Dance Walk in the Park is back this year on Sunday, April 24th.
This 2km Disco Dance Walk will start at 4pm from Masterworks Courtyard, finishing in the same spot. In addition to coming together in celebration of dance, music and freedom of movement, you will also be helping Masterworks to fund new art education programs for the entire community.
DJ Felix from the Big Chill will be spinning your favourite Dance Walk tunes, while there will be prizes for the best dancer, best costumes and grand prize draw. TK Hair will offer complimentary disco hair and make- up from 2.30pm, and there will be an In Motion dance performance and Zumba warm up at 3pm. A cash bar, BBQ, games and dance party will follow.
The cost is $30 per adult, $15 per student, and free for kids under 5. Registration is available at www.RaceDayWorld.com or www.pTix.bm, and there will be EY goodies for the first 300 participants.
For more information, contact aokfitnessfundraising@gmail.com or Helen Dudley at 504-1117.
While acknowledging that their mission is an ongoing journey, and is as relevant in 2015 as it was in 1965, Up with People’s latest production, The Journey will celebrate their 50th anniversary from Thursday, April 28th to Saturday, April 30th.
The high-energy show will excite and entertain, featuring highlights from throughout Up with People’s existence (including the new millennium), along with short pop medleys, and a medley of flashy UWP international dances and original UWP songs to include messages of hope, movement, peace, and will motivate audience members to go out and make a positive change in the world. Bermudian, Zachary Kawaley Lathan, is traveling as a part of the international cast visiting Bermuda.
Showtime will be at 7pm each evening, with an additional 2pm matinee on the Saturday, and all shows will be at the Ruth Seaton James Center for the Performing Arts at Cedarbridge Academy.
Up with People’s visit to Bermuda is supported by Keystone Partner, The Ministry of Community, Culture and Sports; Associate Partners, The Ministry of Education and Butterfield & Vallis; Supporting Partners, Bermuda Commercial Bank and Lindo’s Markets and Media Partner The Royal Gazette.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children and students, and available at www.Upwithpeople.org/Bermuda, Freisenbruch Meyer on Front Street, or from imcgregory@upwithpeople.org.
For more information, contact imcgregory@upwithpeople.org.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art presents a new exhibit by Charles Knights, opening to the public on Friday, May 6th.
His work consists of impressionistic watercolours and will be showcased in the Rick Faries Gallery.
The opening reception will be from 5.30pm until 7pm and the exhibit will run until June 1st.
Opening hours are from 10am until 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and from 11am until 4.30pm on Sundays. Masterworks is closed on public holidays. General admission is $5, or free for members and children under 12.
For more information, contact 299-4000, or visit www.BermudaMasterworks.org.
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Save the Date: Quick Recap of Upcoming Bermuda Events
Dolphin Quest Connect to Nature Spring Camps – March 28th to April 1st
Take the Lid off your Jar Workshop for Girls (M1 and M2 Girls) – March 28th to 30th
Spring Art Studio 2016 – March 28th to April 1st
Wine Focus Wednesdays: Chardonnay – March 30th
Take the Lid off your Jar Workshop for Girls (P5 and P6 Girls) – March 30th to April 1st
Lobster-Themed Dinner Night – March 31st
**NEW Nate Lucas All-Stars Return to Marcus’ – March 31st to April 3rd and April 7th to 10th
SWAD: Speed Wine, Art and Dating – April 1st
**NEW 2016 Kappa Classic – April 1st to 3rd
**NEW Peace Lutheran Church Car Boot Sale – April 2nd
I AM Edmond Newton: Inspirational Speaker & Fashion Show – April 2nd
CITY FOOD FESTIVAL
City Food Festival: Just Desserts…A Champagne and Cake Affair – April 3rd
City Food Festival: Chef Competition – April 4th and 6th
City Food Festival: Food Walk in Chancery Lane – April 5th
City Food Festival: Wine Tasting and Food Pairing – April 7th
City Food Festival: Bacardi Bartender Competition – April 8th
City Street Food Festival – April 9th
**NEW Budweiser Open Darts Tournament – April 4th
Spring Art Studio 2016 – April 4th to 8th
Dolphin Quest Connect to Nature Spring Camps – April 4th to 8th
Friends of the College Library: A Book Signing and Presentation by Dr. Edwin M. E. Smith – April 5th
**NEW World Table Tennis Day Fun Fest – April 6th
**NEW Margaret Best Workshop: Trees: Small Leaves, Flowers and Fruit – April 6th
Italian Wine Tasting Dinner – April 7th
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Puccini’s Turandot – April 9th
Xtreme Sports Games – April 9th
Pickles and Spiced Ham – April 9th
Sportz Mania 2016 Winter Multi-Sport Programs – starts April 9th
The Bermuda Irish Association Gala Dinner – April 9th
**NEW Car Boot Sale – April 9th
**NEW 3rd Annual Joyful Noise Concert – April 9th
**NEW
Superdance Bermuda – April 9th
**NEW Margaret Best Weekend Workshop – April 9th and 10th
Ludwig Cann 5K Race – April 10th
Free exhale Bermuda Spa Preview Class – April 11th
Free exhale Bermuda Spa Preview Class – April 12th
L’Alliance Française des Bermudes Ciné Club: La Belle et la Bête – April 12th
**NEW Margaret Best Workshop: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens – April 13th
**NEW The Bermuda Agricultural Show – April 14th to 16th
**NEW Arts for All – April 14th to 17th
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut – April 16th
Color Fun Run/Walk – April 16th
**NEW Margaret Best Weekend Workshop – April 16th and 17th
**NEW Sonita at Weekend Film Series – April 17th
**NEW My Golden Days at Weekend Film Series – April 17th
Clearwater Middle School Soaring around the World Multicultural Extravaganza – April 20th
Peppercorn Ceremony Bicentennial – April 20th
Joy T. Barnum @City Hall – April 22nd
Sandy’s Parish Council: Wine Tasting Fundraiser – April 22nd
Fishackathon – April 22nd to 24th
Underwater Extravaganza – April 23rd
**NEW White Elephant Sale – April 23rd
**NEW Disco Dance Walk In The Park – April 24th
Succeeding Professionally, Growing Personally: Power Admin Skills & Knowledge for your Best Tomorrow – April 27th
Sinnerman: Death In One Colour – April 28th to 30th
**NEW Up with People: The Journey – April 28th to 30th
Bermuda Yoga Festival 2016 – April 29th to May1st
24th Annual Corporate Volleyball Tournament – May 7th
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Puccini’s Madame Butterfly – May 7th
XL Catlin End-to-End – May 7th
Famous for 15 Minutes Call for Scripts Deadline – May 20th
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux – May 21st
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Richard Strauss’ Elektra – June 4th
Bermuda Summit 2016 – June 9th and 10th
Dolphin Quest Connect to Nature Summer Camp – July 4th to September 2nd
2017 Bermuda Marathon Weekend – January 13th to 15th
Art Exhibits
Exhibits at Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard
Green – March 13th to April 15th
6 x 6 = 66 – March 13th to April 15th
Exhibits at Bermuda Society of Arts – March 18th to April 5th
51st Bermuda Annual Middle and Senior Schools’ Art Show
Exhibits at Bermuda National Gallery – until May 28th
Peter Woolcock: A Tribute
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