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March 2010

Does Bermuda's flag really depict the Sea Venture? Teddy Tucker, left,
and Dr Philippe Rouja have their doubts in the Bermudian film Riddle of
the Crest, one of the Bermudian films in this year's Bermuda International
Film Festival.

A feast for film fans

The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) returns this month. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. BIFF runs from March 19-25. See www.biff.bm for more information.

Whale watch

Andrew Stevenson’s film Where the Whales Sing will premiere at the BUEI on Thursday, March 11 at 8.30 p.m. The film grew out of Stevenson’s Humpback Whale Film and Research Project. See www.whalesbermuda.com for more information

Writer Gilkes to give public reading

Guyanese playwright, poet and director Dr. Michael Gilkes will be giving a public reading at the Bermuda National Gallery at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 20. Call Folklife Officer Dr. Kim Dismont Robinson on 292-9447 for more information.

Calling all poets

An open call has gone out to poets wishing to have their works considered for a forthcoming publication, the Bermuda Anthology of Poetry, Vol. 2. It’s a project of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs. Contact Dr. Kim Dismont Robinson on kdrobinson@gov.bm for more information or log on to www.communityandculture.bm to download submission forms.

Collector’s items

Bermuda National Gallery exhibitions featuring paintings from the collection of David L. White and works by stained glass artist Vivienne J. Gardner are going into their third month. See www.bng.bm for more info.

Glass act: Vivienne Gardner's stained glass art is on show at the Bermuda National Gallery this month.