Bermuda Bridge Club Games

Bermuda Bridge Club, Pomander Road, Paget

The Bermuda Bridge Club runs regular bridge games that are open to anyone including visitors. The Club plays Duplicate Contract Bridge. Games are open to all except on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, which are restricted to players with less than 300 and 100 Master points.

Game times:
Mondays 12:30pm & 7:30pm
Wednesdays 9:30am & 7:30pm (under 100 points)
Thursdays 7:30pm (under 300 points)
Fridays 7:30pm

Admission: $10 per game for non-members. Games are played all year round and are subject to Christmas and New Year holidays.

Enquiries:

Bermuda Bridge Club, 7 Pomander Road, Paget PG 05 tel 441 236 0551 or www.bermudabridge.com

New Acquisition Highlights 2007-2011

Bermuda National Gallery, 1st Floor, City Hall & Arts Centre, 17 Church Street, City of Hamilton

This exhibition highlights many of the artworks acquired by the Bermuda National Gallery in the last four years. Central to the mission of the Bermuda National Gallery is to build a collection of artwork for the community, which reflects Bermuda’s heritage, internationalism, and artistic progress. Communicating who we are across time is central to this. In order to realise this community relevance, the Bermuda National Gallery is indebted to the support of the many art donors and artists who have given generously while recognising the significance of this collections’ growth. Here visitors will see artworks from early portraiture to contemporary photography, as well as ceramics, craft, textiles, and sculpture. Selections for the artwork undergo a rigorous assessment, ultimately ensuring the artwork’s positioning to community relevancy.

Bermuda National Gallery Chairman, Gary L. Phillips, OBE, states, “In many ways, everything we aspire to stems from our collection, which has grown exponentially in the last few years. This exhibition provides opportunity to express our gratitude to those who have donated or assisted with acquisitions, as well as inform the community of our progress.”

Admission: Free

Enquiries:

Lisa Howie, Director, Bermuda National Gallery, tel 441 295 9428, email director@bng.bm or web www.bng.bm

Re-Interpreting the European Collection

Bermuda National Gallery, 1st Floor, City Hall & Arts Centre, 17 Church Street, City of Hamilton

In this exhibition, eight local and international artists were invited to respond to an historical artwork of choice. These artists include: James Cooper, Louisa Flannery, Charlie Godet Thomas,

Titus Kaphar, Sunell Lombard, Lynn Morrell, Alan C. Smith and Sharon Wilson. By reinterpreting the artwork in the contemporary moment, these artists provide another layer of meaning to the original pieces; they bring their own histories and perspectives to historical artworks that may well be far removed from their pasts. These new artworks shape a new context for dialogue, using symbols and technology, for example, to comment on today’s society. The exhibition also features a film created by local artist Milton Repose, which itself interprets the process of the exhibition, thus adding an additional layer of meaning.

Bermuda National Gallery Director, Ms. Lisa Howie states, “This synergy of meaning purposefully moves away from a single, curatorial narrative, which fits with the Bermuda National Gallery’s core value of collaboration. Capturing diverse perspectives simultaneously is important to the vision of the Gallery as it moves toward greater inclusivity.”

Admission: Free

Enquiries:

Lisa Howie, Director, Bermuda National Gallery, tel 441 295 9428, email director@bng.bm or web www.bng.bm

Visitor Golf Tournament

Ocean View Golf Course, Devonshire

A weekly golf tournament held on Wednesdays at Ocean View, a 9-hole, par 35 (2,940 yards) course.

Special rates: $50.00 per person inclusive of golf cart for 18 holes; club rentals $20.00
Prizes: awarded for 1st and 2nd place
Tee-off time: book early, tel 441 295 9093. Last tee-off time for tournament entry, 12 noon

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012, and is sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism.

Enquiries:

Ocean View Golf Course, 2 Barker’s Hill Road, Devonshire DV 05, tel 441 295 9093, email ovgc@bermudagolf.bm or website www.oceanviewgolf.bm

Visitor Golf Tournament

Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton

A biweekly golf tournament held Mondays and Thursdays at Port Royal, a par 71 (6,842 yards) course and the home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

Special rates: $110 per person inclusive of golf cart for 18 holes; club rentals $25.00
Prizes: 1, 2, 3 and certificate for winner
Tee-off time: book early, tel 441 295 9093

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012, and is sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism.

Enquiries:

Port Royal Golf Course, 5 Middle Road, Southampton SN 05, tel 441 234 0974, email prgc@bermudagolf.bm or website www.portroyalgolf.bm

Skirling Ceremony

Fort Hamilton, Happy Valley Road, Pembroke (near the City of Hamilton)

Over-looking the harbour in an untried fortress, authentic kilted pipers, drummers and dancers perform to the bagpipe ‘skirl’ of the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band.

Admission: Free

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.

Enquiries:

Department of Community & Cultural Affairs, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 1681

Guided Walking Tour of the City of Hamilton

City of Hamilton

A knowledgeable Tour Guide takes you past some of Bermuda’s historic points of interest including City Hall & Arts Centre, the Sessions House, the Anglican Cathedral and Fort Hamilton.

Tour departs: Bermuda National Library’s verandah, Queen Street, City of Hamilton and ends at Fort Hamilton for the performance of the Skirling Ceremony (see separate entry).

Admission: Free

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.

Enquiries:

Department of Community & Cultural Affairs, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 1681

Sessions House Tour

Sessions House (House of Assembly), 21 Parliament Street, City of Hamilton

Learn about the powerful role Parliament plays in Bermuda. Meet at the door for a 45-minute tour.

Admission: Free

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.

Enquiries:

Sessions House, 21 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 7408 or Department of Community & Cultural Affairs, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 1681

Historical House Tour: Verdmont

Verdmont, Collector’s Hill, Smith’s

‘Verdmont – The House & its People’, a 30-minute tour on demand. Set in charming gardens with spectacular views of South Shore and built over 300 years ago it has remained unchanged structurally and contains a treasure trove of antiques and Bermuda furniture. Verdmont is a Bermuda National Trust museum.

Admission: $5.00 adults, $2:00 children; children under 5 years and under free

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.

Enquiries:

Bermuda National Trust, P.O. Box HM 61, Hamilton HM AX, tel 441 236 6483 or 441 236 7369, email palmetto@bnt.bm, website www.bnt.bm or Bermuda Department of Tourism, 43 Church Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 0023

Historical House Tour: Tucker House

Water Street, Town of St. George

‘Tucker House – President Henry and his American Connections’, a 30-minute tour on demand. This 18th century merchant’s house has an elegant interior with an extensive collection of silver and antique Tucker family Bermuda cedar and English mahogany furniture. The archaeology exhibit gives a glimpse into the daily lives of those who lived there. Verdmont is a Bermuda National Trust museum.

Admission: $5.00 adults, $2:00 children; children under 5 years and under free

This is a ‘Bermuda Rendezvous Activities’ event, November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.

Enquiries:

Bermuda National Trust, P.O. Box HM 61, Hamilton HM AX, tel 441 236 6483 or 441 236 7369, email palmetto@bnt.bm, website www.bnt.bm or Bermuda Department of Tourism, 43 Church Street, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 292 0023