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Bermuda Social Events Calendar for March 2010

Monthly diary for visitors, with many main events in this 401st year of settlement

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By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for Bermuda Online

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March 2010

March 1. St. David's Day. St. Patrick's Day. Mothering Sunday UK)..

Bermuda International Film Festival

Annual Calcutta Tennis Tournament, Coral Beach Club.

Hamilton Mini Grand Prix Karting races.

Bermuda Ladies Amateur Golf Championship.

March 18, 19, 20, 2010. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, from Harvard University, at Hamilton City Hall. First came in 1963. Oldest theatrical company in North America. First began as a secret society in 1795. Sponsored by the Bermuda Government's Department of Tourism. Ticket prices and times and information at phone 295-1727.

March 13 through 21. Harvard Krokodiloes, Harvard University's oldest a cappella singing group, have been coming to Bermuda to delight audiences with their harmonious renditions of popular songs from the 1920s through the '50s. The all-male, tuxedo-clad group was created in 1946 by four members of the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club and they have performed for kings, presidents, princes, and ambassadors all over the world. The ultra exclusive Hasty Pudding Club, whose membership includes five former United States Presidents, was created in 1795 by 21 Harvard students whose goal was to "to cultivate the social affections and cherish the feelings of friendship and patriotism." The club acquired its name through a mandate that "the members in alphabetical order shall provide a pot of hasty pudding for every meeting". For the past 45+ years the Harvard Krokodiloes have made Bermuda their spring break destination, singing for their supper at some of the finest hotels and restaurants the island has to offer. They return every year.

Hamilton Parish crest

Harvard Hasty Puddings in Bermuda

Bermuda National Gallery. The current exhibition.

Bermuda Men's Amateur Golf Championship.
International Woman's Day.
Annual Ladies Pro-Golf Classic.
Bermuda Horse & Pony Association Spring Show at National Equestrian Centre.
St. Patrick's Day Dinner at St. Patrick's Church.
Emerald Isle Society Dinner Dance and imported Irish entertainment.
Evian 10-mile Road Race.
Bermuda Society of Arts Spring Members Show.
International Dog Show.
Lobster season ends.
Bermuda Karting Club races at Southside, St. David's.
Professional Bowlers Association Bermuda Southern Regional Tournament at Warwick Lane.
Bacardi Seniors Tennis Tournament at Pomander Gate Tennis Club.
Show Jumping Challenge, National Equestrian Centre.
Annual Palm Sunday Walk. Bermuda National Trust. March 28, 2010. This year the 37-acre Southlands estate in Warwick, featuring rare exotic plants, hidden quarry gardens and coral sculptures. Participants will enjoy a 6.5-mile stroll along the South Shore, starting at Horseshoe Bay at 2 p.m. and taking in the Trust's recently opened five-acre Lighthouse Hill Nature Reserve, which was acquired last year. The route includes many fortifications built over the last four centuries to defend the Island's south Southampton resort. The Southlands property dates back to at least the 18th century and many of its most unusual features were created by early 20th century owners James Morgan and Brigadier H. D. Maconochie — including a mausoleum for Glaswegian Mr. Morgan and his wife. Bermudians Craig Christensen, Nelson Hunt and Brian Duperreault bought the estate from the Willowbank Foundation in 2005 and announced plans to develop a tourist resort, prompting a public outcry. Thousands signed a petition calling for the land to be saved. In 2008, the owners agreed to swap the estate with Government for 80 acres at Morgan's Point former US Navy Base, later USNAS, so that Southlands could be preserved as a national park. But the exchange has never been completed and the two parties fell out publicly last month. Conservationists fear the owners of Southlands will revert to their plan to build on the land if the deal falls through. Mr. Christensen said: "The National Trust asked if we could make Southlands available as part of their Palm Sunday walk. We are pleased to help them celebrate this special occasion and they will be in for a treat to see some of the historic quarry gardens, tunnels and ponds as part of their walk."

April 2010

Notable days. April Fools Day (1st). Good Friday. Easter Sunday. Proper (not "official") Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

Spring Into The Arts festival. Soccer season ends, cricket begins. International Race Week Sailing begins.

Bermuda Philharmonic Spring Concert.

Harbour Nights festival begins weekly on Wednesday evenings to October).

Bermuda Masters Squash. Bermuda’s most elite sporting event.

Ross Blackie Talbot Charity Classic Golf.

Annual Exhibition. The Ministry of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce celebrate Bermuda’s agriculture and environmental heritage. The theme will incorporate re-enactments and displays from the 1609 period. The Botanical Gardens will be flourishing with four new gardens based on the oldest formal garden themes, The French Parterre, Persian Garden, English Victorian Maze and the Japanese Zen Garden; a new Agricultural Museum commemorating 400 years of farming in Bermuda; among other exciting displays. Bermuda Botanical Gardens. Fee for admission.

Paget Parish Crest

Peppercorn Ceremony, St. George's.

GALLERY 400 by the Bermuda Society of Arts (BSOA). One month exhibition, to entertain, remind and inspire all Bermudians and visitors, artists and non-artists. There will be four unique receptions which will feature competitions, music, dance, fashion and special culinary delights. They will be held on on April 3rd, 9th, 17th and 24th from 5-7pm at BSOA, top floor, City Hall.

May 2010

Public Holiday. Bermuda Day - Bermuda Heritage Month, first swim of the year for locals, plus Bermuda Heritage Day Parade. Bermuda Day half marathon. Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races. Gombey Competition. Open Golf Tournament. .

Annual End to End Charity Pledge Walk & Bike Ride

Annual Reunion of Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps Overseas Association at Warwick Camp on first Saturday in May.

Seniors Golf Amateur Championships.

Saddle Club of Bermuda annual show.

End-to-End Race by Swan's Running Club.

Island-wide Clean Up Week.

Pembroke Parish

End-to-End Race by Swan's Running Club.

Island-wide Clean Up Week.

Harbour Nights in Hamilton and (on Tuesdays) Market Nights in St. George's. Front Street Bed Race.

Hotelier of the Year Award Banquet.

June 2010

Queen's Birthday in Bermuda. By order of the Bermuda Government no longer a Public Holiday from 2009.

Father's Day (USA and UK).

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to early October).

Pomander Gate Tennis Tournament.

Port Royal Tennis Championships.

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races.

Glow worms begin shining in the ocean at night.

Annual Fish Chowder Festival, St. George's.

Yacht race starts from USA. A classic. Held every other year.

Bermuda Society of Arts Summer Members Show.

Round the Island Seagull Race.

Rubber Duck Derby, race between Ordnance Island and White Horse restaurant; and Family Fun Fair, produced by Agape House & Friends of Hospice.

Sandys Parish

Hurricane season starts. Lasts until November 30. Forecasters predict more hurricanes this year than in previous years.

The Royal Gazette Annual Hole-in-One Golf Tournament, at Riddells Bay Golf Club. With many tournament merit prizes. Categories include Juniors 10 years and younger; Juniors 11-12 years; Juniors 13-17 years; Men's Open; Ladies Open; Driver Open; Seniors Open (Over 55 years). Those who succeed in getting a hole-in-1 become a member of The Royal Gazette Hole-in-1 Club.

Bank of Bermuda Foundation International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Ranking Junior Tournament.

July 2010

For a full lusting of daily events see The Royal Gazette daily newspaper.

Canada Day celebrated in Canada and Bermuda.

Independence Day (4th) celebrated in USA and Bermuda. .

Bermuda Big Game Classic

July 14 Bastille Day celebrated in France and Bermuda.

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings through October 8).

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races.

Annual Bermuda Big Game Classic (fishing)

July 29. In 2010 it will be the 136th anniversary of Emancipation Day (First day of Cup Match Public Holiday.) Two days of Cup Match cricket. Somerset in dark blue and red, St. George's in light blue and dark blue. See Public Holidays. An annual favourite Bermuda event between these two teams, steeped in tradition and history (since 1902). Non-cricket players will also find this well worth seeing. Bermuda's leading attraction by far among locals, with plenty of food, music, an occasion for fashionable clothing, revelry and fun. Cricketers are officially the main attraction, with cash prizes for spectacular plays amid thunderous cheers from the crowd and much bravado from the players. The uniquely Bermudian gambling game of Crown and Anchor is much in evidence in the carnival-like atmosphere. Expect heavy road traffic to and from the event.

July 30. Somers Day. 2nd day of Public Holiday, annual cricket Cup Match Classic.

Smith's Parish crest

Hurricane season.

August 2010

Public Holidays. Friendship Day (USA).

Emancipation Day celebrations continued, for August 1. Botanical Gardens. Including music, lectures, films, crafts, and the play 'Emancipation: A Love Story', which revolves the relationship between a black man and a white woman over 400 years of history.

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to October).

13th (in 2009) International Sand Sculpture Competition, Horseshoe Bay..

Non-Mariners Race by Society of Non-Mariners, at Mangrove Bay in Sandys Parish.

Concert in the Park - Victoria Park in City of Hamilton.

Around the Island Boat Race. From Ferry Reach.

Bermuda Billfish Tournament.

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races.

Flybridge Tackle Junior Fishing Tournament.

Trunk Island Swim.

Around the Island Sea Gull Race.

Glow worms begin shining in the ocean. Festival of August Moon.

August 1 to November 30. Hurricane season.

Southampton Parish

September 2010

Public Holidays. Labor Day (USA and Bermuda). Notable days. Patriot Day (USA). Grandparents Day (USA). Rosh Hashanah). Citizenship Day (USA). Yom Kippur (USA). Swimming ends for many Bermudians until May 24. Soccer season begins, cricket ends.

More events

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to October).

Bermuda Jazz Festival at former Royal Naval Dockyard. Glow worms stop shining in the ocean. Last Fitted Dinghy Races until May. Lobster season starts. Annual Wahoo Tournament.

YouthNet Fun Charity Golf Tournament

September Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda National Trust present an exhibit of historical and contemporary art works.

Bacardi Cup: Bermuda National Match Racing Championship, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda. Sailed in International One Design sloops.

Annual CD&P Grand Prix cycle race, Front Street. Exhilarating competition between some of the world’s best cyclists.

From now to November 30. Hurricane season.

St. George's Parish

October 2010

Golf PGA Grand Slam in Bermuda.

Annual Gombey Festival 2010. In 2009, seven troupes perform4d 15 to 20-minute dances. Gombey tales were told and a history of the local troupes was read.

SPCA Animal Expo & Fair at the Botanical Gardens. 10.00am to 4.00 pm Free Entrance Fun Day for the whole family with exciting dog ring events and displays. Entrance: Berry Hill Road. Call 236 7333 or email info@spca.bm

Bermuda Boarding School Fair. Secondary School Fair.

YES Classic Golf tournament, Belmont Hills Golf Club. Annual event (since 2004) of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

15th Annual Bermuda Music Festival 2010..

Bermuda Bravery Association Awards.

Bermuda Tattoo 2010, a series of music, dance and military performances. in 2009, in addition to the Bermuda Regiment Band and Corps of Drums, there were bands from Nova Scotia and St. Kitts. The United States Army Drill Team was one of the spectacles in honour of the Island's 400th anniversary celebration. The group joined the Bermuda Regiment and more than 400 musicians, dancers and performers from around the world for the event Drill members use bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles, with a unique drill that is not normally performed in standard shows. It involves the drill team's signature maneuvers the Hat Band, the Ripple Line, the Soloist Performance and Front-to-Rear-Overhead Rifle Toss. The latter is a routine where members from the front row alternately toss and spin ten-pound rifles to a member in the back row. The throws can reach as high as 15 feet and are caught with one hand. The US army brought 16 soldiers to Bermuda on October 18, 12 of which are involved in the primary performance unit. The drill team was established in 1948. Soldiers are required to concentrate on precise marching and crisp rifle drill. The event will take place at the Bermuda Maritime Museum Keep Yard and starts at 7.30 p.m. In the 2009 event, tickets cost between $40 and $80.

Round-the-Sound Long Distance Swimming Race.

Sir John Cox Annual Yacht Race.

World Bird Count.

Bermuda Gold Cup, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton Harbor.

Bermuda International Open Golf Championships.

Daylight Saving ends.

Halloween

From now to November 30. Hurricane season.

November 2010

Public Holidays.

Bermuda Public Holiday (Remembrance Day).

Bermuda All Breed Club International Dog Show. Bermuda Botanical Gardens.

Cruise ship season ends.

8th November, 2 pm to 6 pm. Bermuda Botanical Society Fall Festival, Botanical Gardens. A little later than usual in 2009. With a Guy Fawkes theme.

National Audubon Society of USA annual bird count (the Bermuda Audubon Society has participated for 28 years).

Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival. Conservation Weekend Annual Debbie Franklin Memorial Golf Tournament.

Speaker's Annual Dinner.

World Rugby Classic Schedule.. With former internationals again representing their countries in Bermuda-based international competition.

Thanksgiving Day USA (celebrated in Bermuda at restaurants serving visitors and with Annual American Thanksgiving Day Interfaith Service with US patriotic songs, hymns and readings by the Governor. Organizers include the American Society of Bermuda).

Annual Christmas Parade organized by Bermuda Jaycees.

Warwick Parish crest.

Candlelit Evening at Verdmont. Bermuda National Trust.

Sunday, November 22. Restaurant and retail festival, provided by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, starting with an arts and crafts demonstration at the No. 6 Terminal in Front Street, Hamilton, and which includes a series of events featuring retailers and restaurateurs, such as restaurants offering three-course fixed price menus for the first week and traders holding a retail festival with discounts on goods bought in store starting on Saturday, November 28.

Premier's Concert. November 28. Will honour youth in the performing arts and will bring back past performers for this special show.

December 2010

Captain John Smith

Public Holidays. Christmas Day (25th) in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA. December 26 in Australia (Boxing Day), Austria, Bermuda (Boxing Day), Canada (Boxing Day), Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland.

Annual Festival of Lights.
British style Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society Christmas pantomime, very much a part of the Christmas tradition. It is always a sell-out. Based on the UK pantomime tradition, it has a plot, jokes, political asides, costumes galore and fun. .
Bermuda Festival 2009 tickets available. .
Bermuda National Trust Christmas Walkabout.
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) Christmas Boat Parade & Fireworks Extravaganza, special event to mark the end of Bermuda's 400th Anniversary Year. E-mail boatparade@ibl.bm. December 12, 2009. Expected to have more boats and a bigger fireworks display.

Captain John Smith

Also

Bermuda's national daily newspaper The Royal Gazette annual, very popular, Christmas Short Story with a Christmas and Bermuda traditions theme. It is an annual writing competition - open to all residents, adults and those under 18. Cash prizes are presented in three categories, under -13s, under-18s and adults. There is a Bermuda $400 first prize for winners, $250 for runners up, $125 to those with exceptional promise regardless of category and certificates for honorable mentions. Entries from adults and youngsters are published in the Christmas Eve edition. Hundreds of stories are judged, from adults and children. Each year the judges look for vivid local Christmas themes and local references, content, correct spelling, correct grammar and punctuation. Entries must be typed and should not exceed 1,500 words. Manuscripts must be submitted to The Royal Gazette clearly marked, “Christmas Short Story Contest”, and indicating the category entered. Whether it is an adult entry or an under 18 entry must also be indicated. Stories may be fiction or non-fiction. Manuscripts may be submitted by hand in the drop-off box in the lobby of The Royal Gazette, by mail to "Christmas Short Story Contest", The Royal Gazette, PO Box HM1025, Hamilton HM DX, or by e-mail. The full name, address and telephone number of the author must be given. Pen names will not be accepted. Stories received after the deadline will not be considered. A panel of judges decide the winning entries which will be published in The Royal Gazette's Christmas Greetings Supplement on Christmas Eve. The Royal Gazette reserves the right to publish any or all of the stories submitted.

January 2011

Named after Roman god Janus, protector of gates and doorways.

Beginning of Bermuda's 401st Anniversary Year.

Public Holidays. New Year's Day in Bermuda

Harness racing.

City of Hamilton crest

Bermuda International Race Weekend. 3-day event including Bermuda Invitational Front Street Mile, Bermuda International Marathon and Half Marathon and Bermuda International 10K and 10K Charity Walk. Includes

Bermuda International 10K and 10K Walk.
Bermuda International Marathon and Bermuda International Half Marathon
KPMG Invitational Mile races and Bermuda Triangle Challenge Mile, Front Street
First race in Bermuda Triangle Challenge series
Beat Retreat ceremony performed by the Bermuda Regiment Band accompanied by the Bermuda Islands Drum Corps
Bermuda International 10K and 10K Walk start-National Sports Centre, Devonshire.
Second race in Bermuda Triangle Challenge series
35th Bermuda International Marathon & Bermuda International Half Marathon start, Front Street, Hamilton.
Third race in Bermuda Triangle Challenge series

Escape to Bermuda triathlon winner 2008

Bermuda Festival (evenings).
Onion Series.
Bermuda Regional. Bermuda Bridge Club.

February 2010

Coolest month.

Black History Education month.

PLP Founders Day.

Devonshire Parish crest

Loquats ripen.

February 1 thru 28. Bermuda Festival continues in evenings.

Princess to Princess Road Race.

International Love Festival, fifth annual in 2010. Department of Tourism, cost Bermuda taxpayers $150,000.

Bermuda Society of Arts annual photographic show.

Bermuda National Trust, annual Children's Nature Walk at Spittal Pond, 9:30 am-12:30 pm

Annual Bermuda International Chess Open. Approximately 25 tourists came to Bermuda for the 2010 Annual Bermuda International Chess Open. Acting Minister of Tourism and Transport, Michael Scott welcomed the players and their families. Minister Scott opened the tournament by making the first move of the day in a game between Grandmaster Larry Christiansen and Denis Strenzwilk, both American. Mr. Stenzwilk has been coming to Bermuda for the tournament since it began 26 years ago. In total 58 people will competed in the tournament including four Grandmasters, among them last year's winner Pascal Charbonneau of Canada. The tournament was created after several players, including Bermudians, met at another chess event in Malta in 1980. They decided to create the tournament to encourage friendship and camaraderie among the players from a multitude of cultures, languages and backgrounds. It since has become one of the most sought after social event of the Chess Olympiads and has grown to over 1,000 guest attendees from over 150 countries.

Feb 11, 2010 - City Hall's 50th Anniversary Open House

Midshipman Dale Ceremony – St. Peter's Church, St. George’s

Healthy Heart Month. Free health screenings available at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH), from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Nurses will be available in KEMH's lobby to provide the screenings which include: blood pressure, blood sugar, waist circumference and body mass index. Knowing your risk for heart disease can give an early warning, giving you time and reduce the likelihood of a cardiac incident. Understanding these vital statistics might save your life.

Bermuda National Budget Statement Day. Government's fiscal year ends on March 31. All of the debates and everything should be finished by then. The Budget must be passed in Parliament prior to the end of the first quarter of 2010. Once MPs have approved the statement and passed the Appropriation Act, the Senate debates the Budget, with a maximum of 22 hours allowed for their detailed discussion on the different headings. Senators have no power to alter the Budget but need to have it approved so it can pass into law by March 31.