March 25 — Held at The Hamilton Princess, this event will have a full open bar & filling hors d’oeuvres. The legendary Wrap party returns with an awards ceremony, live entertainment, film showings and two of Bermuda’s top DJs rounding out a fantastic night of partying. Tickets are $75 and are available online at www.biff.bm, Number 6 Passenger Shed and at the door. (Limited 500 tickets only). More info at www.Unite.bm
Art Events
Ambassadors of Song
March 31 — Masterworks is holding an opening reception from 6-8pm for their special exhibit “Ambassadors of Song” — a tribute to Bermuda’s entertainers from the 40s to the 60s. The show runs until April 24 in the West Gallery. To celebrate the event and bring this music to the next generation of children Masterworks is also offering free dance classes taught by instructors from the In Motion School of Dance. Open to boys and girls of all abilities. Please call 236-2950 to register soon, as space is limited. The classes, “Exploring Bermudian Music from the 40s, 50s and 60s through Movement and Dance”, take place as follows:
Saturday April 1, 12-1:30pm and 2-3:30 pm, 5-8-year-olds;
Saturday April 8, 12-1:30pm, 5-8-year-olds;
Saturday April 8, 2-3:30pm, 9-12-year-olds.
BNG Lunchtime Lecture Presentation
March 29 — The Bermuda National Gallery presents “Where are we and how far have we Come?” , a look at past Bermuda Biennials. The lecture takes place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Admission is $50, Members: Free
Art shows
Artist-in-the-Gardens
March 24 — Visit Masterworks at the Botanical Gardens for the opening reception for the first Artist-in-the-Gardens, Will Collieson. The opening takes place from 5:30–7pm and the show runs through April 6 in the Rose Garden Gallery.
Prisons Exhibition
Until April 5 — Open at the Bermuda Society of Arts is the Prisons Exhibition in the Onions Gallery. In the Edinburgh Gallery is Kathy Harriott’s installation. The shows run until April 5. Third Floor, City Hall. 292-3824.
Members’ Open
Until April 28 — Open at the Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard is A Sense of Place. The show runs until April 28. The BACD is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Call 234-2809.
Bermuda National Gallery Winter
Exhibitions
Until March 31 — The Winter exhibitions feature a Charles Zuill Retrospective: The Science of Art, as well as pieces from the Bermuda Collection, the African Collection and the European Collection. The Bermuda National Gallery is open from 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday. Call 295-9428.
Music
Live Music at
Mediterraneo Bistro
March 24 — There will be live music at Mediterraneo Bistro, on the corner of Church & Parliament Streets, in Hamilton. Downbeat is at 10pm with music until 1am. Appearing will be Wayne Davis on piano, Stan Gilbert on bass, Howard Rego on drums and surprise guest artists, playing jazz, funk and R & B music, with tapas served until 1 am. For more information call 296-9047.
Da Finer Tings
March 25 — Ruff Ryderz Promotions presents Da Finer Tings featuring Eruption, Twin Star and Zedhi at Devonshire Rec. Ladies get free chocolate all night long. Ladies $15, Gents $20.
T-Shirt Design Party
March 31 — The Interim Gallery & Volcanic Productions are hosting a T-Shirt Design Party. Anyone can enter a design. Designs must be submitted by March 29. All designs will be displayed and several will be chosen to be produced intoT-Shirts for the summer. Chosen designs will be purchased from the artist. Music will be provided by Jon Legere & The Dirkinstan Freedom Fighters & DJ Ipod of Calisthenics Productions. There will also be T-Shirt design stations for making on-the-spot creations. Bring your own shirts to experiment with. It all takes place at The Interim Gallery on the corner of King and Reid Street. 7:30pm-2am and admission is free. There will be a cash bar.
Harvard Krokodiloes & Radcliffe Pitches A cappella Concert
March 29 — Harvard University’s oldest and most prestigious a cappella singing group will perform popular music from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s at the Bermuda National Gallery. Founded at the Hasty Pudding Club in 1946, they tour the United States and the world, twelve tuxedo-clad undergraduates singing jazz, swing, ballads, and rock from America’s Golden Age. The Radcliffe Pitches are a diverse group of undergraduate women who together form Harvard’s premiere female a cappella group. They celebrate their passion for music by performing jazz standards and other music for audiences at Harvard and around the world. There will be a 5:30pm reception for 6pm concert.
Tickets are $10 for non-members, $5 for Members.
Ensemble Singers
Concert
April 22 — The Ensemble Singers presents a programme of classical leaders and Traditional Spirituals with Canadian soprano, Measha Brueggergosman at 8pm in the Wesley Methodist Church, Hamilton. Tickets are $45 and available at The Music Box, The Methodist Church Office and members of the group.
Organ Recital
April 23 — American Guild of Organists Bermuda Chapter presents an organ recital at 7.30pm at St. Paul’s Church in Paget played by Dr. Douglas Major, former organist National Cathedral, Washington D.C. Tickets are $30, $15 for students and are available at the Music Box or www.organconcert.us
Sports
Walking Club of Bda
March 26 — The Walking Club will walk from Horseshoe Bay, Southampton. Participants should meet at the parking lot at 7am. The walks are free and all are welcome. There are cut-off points for those who do not want to walk the full distance. For more info, call 737-0437, e-mail ltgorham@ibl.bm or visit http://walk.free.bm.
Theatre
An Evening with Mike Reiss, Emmy Award Winning Producer of ‘The Simpsons’
March 25 – Take a behind the scenes look at what Time magazine calls the ‘greatest show of the Twentieth Century’ with four-time Emmy Award winning Producer Mike Reiss. A revealing evening of entertainment that will include rarely seen clips, secret trivia of the show, celebrity guest star gossip, advice on how to get in the industry, Q&A with the audience and much, much more! Show begins at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm). Tickets are $55 advance, $65 at the door and are available at www.boxoffice.bm.
