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Art Events

BNG Lunchtime

Lecture: Dr. Charles Zuill: Observation, Exploration,

Experimentation

Jan. 25 — Featured Bermudian artist, Dr. Charles Zuill, discusses his work. The lecture takes place from 12.30–1.30 pm. Admission is $5 for non-members, members: Free

‘Spring 1917: Hartley and Demuth at the St. George’s Hotel’

Feb. 8 — With slides of Bermuda works from Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Museum and Masterworks Collections artist Donald Meyer will speak on the impact these giants of American modernism had on world art, painting, as Hartley wrote, “at the old barracks of a hotel, the old St. George’s.” For more information call 236-2950

Art shows

BDA Society of Arts

Jan. 20 — Open at the Bermuda Society of Arts is the Winter 2005 Members Show. In the Edinburgh Gallery is a show by Shirley James. Third Floor, City Hall. 292-3824.

Salvage

Until Feb. 5 — Open at the Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard is Salvage, a show defined as (1) to save used, damaged or rejected goods for recycling or further use, and (2) to save something of worth or merit from a situation or event that is otherwise a failure. The BACD is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm. 234-2809.

Interim

Until Feb. 1 — Open at the Interim Gallery is The Interim 2005 in Retro: Get Unlucky, featuring works by Meredith Andrews, Michelle Lindo. Geraldine Kempe, Daniel Benson, Alicia Tyson, Sue Rebello and many more. The Interim is open from Wednesday to Saturday from 10am-3pm. The gallery is located on the corner of King St & Reid St in Hamilton. Call 292-3028 for more information.

Bermuda National Gallery Winter Exhibitions

Jan. 28 — The Winter exhibitions will 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. For more information call 295-9428.

Family Events

Jason Expedition — Mysteries of Earth and Mars

Until Jan. 31 — Join the international team of scientists, teachers and student Argonauts via the Bermuda Biological Station for Research as they examine the similarities and differences between Earth and Mars during live, interactive satellite broadcasts. Admission is $5 per person, free for participating school groups. Call 297-1880.

Miscellaneous

Annual Burns’ Supper

Jan. 28 — The Caledonian Society will host its Annual Burns’ Supper at the Hamilton Princess Hotel from 6.30pm until late. Join them for a traditional evening celebrating the Scottish delicacies of haggis, whisky, and the poetry of Robert Burns. Tickets $100 for Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Wine. Contact Liz Adderley at 296-2671 or [email protected] or Alex Russell at 505-6572 or [email protected] to reserve tickets.

Music

Poppa’s Baby Girl

Jan. 27 — BOJO presents Poppa’s Baby Girl at Dellwood Middle School featuring poet June Caisey, Vocalist Kristin White, Guitarist Dueane Dill, 5-year-old DeAndre Bell as well as the Learning Zone Ensemble and Bermuda’s Carnival Dancers. Doors open at 6.30pm with showtime at 7pm.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the school’s office. Proceeds are in aid of Grace Edwards.

Sports

Walking Club of Bda

Jan.22 — The Walking Club will walk from for Admiralty House, Pembroke approximately seven miles. Participants should meet at the parking lot at 7am for a 7.10am start. 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 [email protected] or visit the website http://walk.free.bm.

Bermuda

Festival 2006

The Acting Company Presents Macbeth

Jan. 20-21 — After an eight-year absence, this highly respected U.S. touring repertory group returns to Bermuda to perform William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

The King’s Consort, The Italian

Connection

Jan. 25-26 — Performed by the acclaimed musicians of The King’s Consort, this is an evening of highly original Italian and English chamber music.

Soweto Gospel Choir

Jan. 27-29 — The thirty voices of this African choir deliver a non-stop pageant of potent African Gospel music.

Garth Fagan Dance

Feb. 1-2 — The 35-year-old Garth Fagan Dance Company has a singular dance style that draws on many sources: the speed and precision of ballet, the rule-breaking experimentation of the post-moderns, and the torso-centred, energetic influence of Afro-Caribbean dance.

Gareth Armstrong’s Shylock

Feb. 3-4 — Former Royal Shakespeare Company actor Gareth Armstrong has captivated audiences worldwide with this one-man performance centred on Shakespeare’s famous Jew.

The Ahn Trio

Feb. 7-8 — These sisters, violinist Angella and her twin sisters pianist Lucia and cellist Maria, breathe new life into piano trio literature

St. Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre of Marina Medvetskaya

Feb. 10-12 — This young company features some of the finest ballet artists, drawn from the mature companies of St. Petersburg.

Kimberly Cann

Feb. 14 — Kimberly Cann grew up in Bermuda submerged in music, her talent becoming truly apparent once she hit her early teens. She is now embarking on a professional concert career.

The New Shanghai

Circus

Feb. 17-19 — People raved about the New Shanghai Circus in 2002, and they return to perform amazing feats of balance and athleticism.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Feb. 20-22 — Named after the famous hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, this legendary jazz band embraces the music that is unique to New Orleans whilst remaining loyal to the cultural phenomenon that is Preservation Hall.

Ramsey Lewis

Feb. 24-25 — Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis takes audiences back through his 40-year career, featuring familiar melodies of the past and new tunes that identify the present.[[In-content Ad]]

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