Category: Entertainment
Reception To Celebrate Berkeley’s 120 Years
The Berkeley Educational Society will celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the opening of the Berkeley Institute with a Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, September 6th. The school was opened on September 6th, 1897, and this will be the first in a series of events that will take place to mark the anniversary. The reception is from 6.00 pm until 8.00 pm... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: Sand Castle Competition
The Bermuda Sand Castle Competition was held on Saturday [Sept 2] at Horseshoe Bay Beach, with the best overall prize being awarded to the team from the Fairmont Southampton with their ‘Gombey on a Break’ sculpture. A spokesperson said, “Saturday morning started early with bright sunshine to welcome contestants to Horseshoe Bay Beach.... Read more of this article
Bermuda Plein Air Art Exhibit Opens On Sunday
The Bermuda Plein Air Group will open its 15th art exhibit on Sunday, September 10, with the exhibit continuing to run until Friday, October 6. The opening will take place from 5.30pm to 7.00pm at the Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Plein Air Group will open its 15th art exhibit on Sunday, September 10, with the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Dance Academy Starts Tap Program
Bermuda Dance Academy will be hosting their final Registration Day on Saturday, September 9th, and said that this year they are “most excited to start our Tap Programme, build a relationship with First Steps Nursery and Preschool, and offer classes for the Older Adult.” The Academy is owned by Ms. Nikia Manders, who also acts as Head Teacher. A... Read more of this article
Instagram Model Highlights Bermuda In Photos
Model Tai’Aysha — a half-Cambodian and half-Dominican woman living in Massachusetts — has used Bermuda as a backdrop for some of her latest photos, with the shared pictures earning thousands of likes from her more than 69,000 followers on the photo sharing social network Instagram. The model, who appears to have been on the island last month,... Read more of this article
Inter-Service Charity BBQ Cook Off Tomorrow
The Police Service will be hosting a Charity Barbeque Cook Off at 6pm on Saturday [Sept 2nd] which will involve the police, Department of Corrections, Bermuda Fire & Rescue, Bermuda Hospitals Board, Royal Bermuda Regiment and U.S. Customs & Border Protection going ‘head to head’ on the grill, and being judged by a professional chef. Constable... Read more of this article
Video: Botanical Gardens Playground Opens
A new playground area was officially opened today [Sept 1] at the Botanical Gardens, featuring equipment that was previously located at the America’s Cup Village, which was donated to the Parks Department by the ACEA. Those in attendance at today’s opening included Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch, Honorary Consul for Austria... Read more of this article
Off The Rock: Shore Excursions In Alaska
[Travel column written by Don Burgess] If you are going to do an Alaskan cruise, you want to spend your money on the excursions and not your cabin. But you don’t have to pay cruise line prices for what will be a once in a life time experience for many. I recently did the Dog Sled and Musher’s Camp Experience, where dogs that are training to be... Read more of this article
X20 Adventures Waterpark Temporarily Closed
X20 Adventures — which opened recently in the west end — said that due to unexpected weather conditions yesterday [Aug 30] the “floating obstacle course is temporarily closed” as the “unexpected storm surge yesterday unfortunately shifted the location of the park.” Team X20 said, “The park itself was secured... Read more of this article
Luciano Unable To Perform At Sept 3rd Concert
Due to the death of his mother, Jamaican reggae star Luciano will not be able to perform at this weekend’s ‘Tribute to Fadda Dub’ concert, however the show will go on, organisers said today. A spokesperson said, “Reggae fans, One Love Promotions and MF Productions send condolences to JahmessenJah – Luciano on the recent passing... Read more of this article
Inter-Service King Of The Grill BBQ Cook Off
The Bermuda Police Service will be hosting the first ever Inter-service King of the Grill BBQ Cook Off on Saturday [Sept 2] at 6.00pm at Police Recreation Club Prospect Devonshire. The event poster says, “7 services have entered, but only one will be crowned King of the Grill! “Come out and watch the uniformed services of Bermuda battle it out behind... Read more of this article
Eli Cedrone “Brush With Bermuda” Workshops
Boston-based artist Eli Cedrone is back this fall at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art to host her popular “Brush with Bermuda” workshops. A spokesperson said, “The four-week sessions will cover everything from the fundamentals of painting to painting the landscape both in studio and plein air. The weekly class fee is $300 [for a session which... Read more of this article
