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Upcoming Events
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10/1/2009
10/4/2009
- Signature Event: Annual Gombey Festival
- Sponsored by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Gombey Festival 2009 will be held on Sunday 4 October, 2009 at the City Hall Car Park. This event is held annually and provides the opportunity to celebrate the folk dances and practices of our Bermuda Gombeys. There are approximately six Gombey Troupes and this celebration provides the opportunity to showcase the dance style of each troupe.
During this celebration a Master of this local Folk art will be chosen to be honored. This year the honoree will be Mr. John “Pickles” Spence who thirty years ago, was the leader of the popular Carnival Gombey Troupe. This group broke with tradition and produced a troupe of dancers who used the traditional Gombey music but whose dancers wore costumes which had a unique carnival glitz.
To compliment this year’s Gombey Festival Programme, a special invitation has been issued to the Emerald Shamioles Masquerade Dancers of Montserrat. The music of this group is similar to our Gombey Music but their costumes break with tradition.
As our guests, these folk dancers will showcase the importance of the passing on of traditions. In the case of this group, it will be evident that the traditions of Gombey music are passed on even though the costumes vary.
10/6/2009
- LAUNCH OF THE CITY OF HAMILTON’S WALKWAY OF HISTORY
- As part of Bermuda’s 400th Anniversary, a Walkway of History is being created around the City of Hamilton. The Launch of this Walkway will be on Tuesday October 6th. Plaques will be installed in the pavement at various points along the route to identify important sites of architectural, social, cultural or historical significance in the City. The tour route will start and end on Church Street in front of the City Hall, just west of the Hamilton bus terminal. It is designed as a circular self guided walking tour and may be taken as a whole or in parts. A brochure will be available from the Corporation of Hamilton from October 6th . The Numbered items in the brochure will correspond to the numbers on the foldout map at the back of the brochure and to the plaques set into the sidewalk as you follow the route. Buildings mentioned will be highlighted in yellow on the map. This project has been a collaboration between the Bermuda 2009 Committee and the Corporation of Hamilton.
10/6/2009
- Beating of the Retreat
- The Beating of the Retreat Ceremony is a musical display which takes it existence from old military traditions of marching through the city streets warning soldiers to return to their billets for the night.
The Beating of the Retreat Ceremonies, sponsored by the Departments of Community Affairs and Public Safety, take place throughout the island and are staged in the summer months from May through October. The Band and Corps of Drum of the Bermuda Regiment and the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band begin the display at 9:00 pm sharply before the general public and an invited Guest of Honour.
October 7th
October 28th
10/11/2009
- PICNIC CONCERT AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
- Come and enjoy a musical afternoon on the beautiful grounds of Government House, hosted by His Excellency The Governor, Sir Richard Gozney, KCMG, and Lady Gozney on Sunday October 11th from 4pm - 7pm . Admission is FREE with concert armbands available from the Bermuda 2009 office (@ Department of Community and Cultural Affairs), The Music Box, David Winston and at all Visitor Information Centres (VIC). Artists include: Joy T.Barnum and The Channel, Chewstick, Wendell "Shine" Hayward, Saltus Jazz Band.
Bring your own blanket, picnic basket and beverages and enjoy the performance on the lawn. Or relax and order your gourmet picnic meal online from http://www.diningbermuda.com - "Decadent dining in the open air", or call 236-6517 for catering details.
10/16/2009
- 10/17/2009
- MSA Bazaar Celebrates 400 Years of Bermuda’s History
- The Mount St. Agnes Academy Bazaar will celebrate 400 Years of Bermuda’s History. Come on down to the MSA Fair 10:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. on Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th at the MSA Courtyard. Try your luck at the various games or take the kids on the Super Slide. Great raffle prizes, Bingo and fabulous baked goods. Admission is $2 with children under 5 free. So bring the whole family for a full day of fun as MSA Celebrates Bermuda’s 400th!
10/16/2009
- WINDREACH HARVEST FESTIVAL
- The WindReach Harvest Festival is an annual event at Windreach (57 Spice Rd, Warwick) that attracts over 1500 participants. Food, Pony Rides, Pumpkin Carving and Pie Eating Competitions are some of the traditional activities. In celebration of Bermuda's 400 Anniversary we will be opening our newly renovated Nature Pond and Endemic Species Trail. We will also add a "Bermuda 400 Years" category to our popular pumpkin carving contest.
17 October 10am - 5pm
10/19/2009
- 10/21/2009
- The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival
- The Festival will run for three nights at the Berkeley Institute from Mon.Oct.19 - Wed. Oct. 21st.- 7.30pm. On each night two schools will perform abridged versions of their chosen Shakespeare plays.
Monday 19th October Saltus Grammar School - ‘A Midsummers’ Night Dream ; Bermuda High School - ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
Tuesday 20th October Somersfield Academy - ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ ; Warwick Academy - ‘Romeo & Juliet’
Wednesday 21st October Cedarbridge Academy - ‘Macbeth’ ; The Berkeley Institute - ‘Tempest’.
Tickets are $10 and are available at each of the schools. For more information contact Josephine Kattan at 292-4752, email
10/22/2009
- 10/24/2009
- Signature Event: BERMUDA TATTOO 2009
- The Bermuda Regiment presents the Bermuda Tattoo 2009, a world class spectacle of music, international dance and military precision at The Keep at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Tickets are available at http://www.bdatix.bm and the iStore, Reid Street, Hamilton.
For further information contact Sarah Cooper 238-3880; email . Also, Visit the website http://www.bermudatattoo.bm.
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