Lizz Pimentel’s In Motion School of Dance is staging ‘The Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular’ on Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17 at Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts. Dancers will perform Act II of The Nutcracker, and other seasonal classics. Tickets can be purchased through www.bermudatix.bm
Watch a scene from Act II of The Nutcracker, performed by the Royal Ballet:
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John Stephenson's cell bars and the plaque honouring him at the St. George's Historical Society Museum
The Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church has issued an extraordinary apology to black Bermudians for not living up to the ideals of Bermuda’s first Methodist minister, Rev. John Stephenson. The apology was made by Synod chairman David Atwood at a ceremony on November 5 that rededicated a 1936 plaque honouring Stephenson. John Stephenson arrived in Bermuda in 1799. He was jailed the following year for six months for preaching to slaves and free blacks. His incarceration took its toll on his health and he left Bermuda in 1802, a broken man.
Mr Atwood told the group who were gathered outside the St. George’s Historical Society Museum, where the plaque is located: “We would therefore like to take this opportunity to recognise that we, the Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Bermuda, did not continue Rev. Stephenson’s ministry to all. We did not follow his example in the way he followed Christ’s example. We allowed the sin of racism to enter our churches in the form of segregation, and for this we are deeply sorry and offer our sincerest apology to our brothers and sisters and their descendants who were affected.”
The plaque and and bars from Stephenson’s old jail cell are on the outside walls of the St. George’s Historical Society Museum on Featherbed Alley. Look for our bio of John Stephenson, which will be posted later this month.
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The Bermuda Festival has announced its line-up for 2012. Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, the Alvin Ailey junior company and the Schubert Ensemble of London are among the list of international artists who will be performing on the Island in January and February. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 21 at 10am. The full programme can be viewed at www.bermudafestival.org.
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Spend your Sunday afternoons in St. George’s where the Olde Towne Market is up and running again for a fourth season. It’s part of a drive to revitalize St. George’s. There will be plenty of arts, crafts and food for sale from vendors, and shops and restaurants will be open. The market operates on Sundays from 2 to 5.30pm on Sundays. Visit www.oldetownmarket.com for more.
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The Historical Heartbeats is launching its new Winter Film Series on Tuesday, November 15 with a film about Franz Fanon. Fanon was a Martinique-born psychiatrist who authored books about the psychological effects of racism. The film will be screened at the Bermuda National Library at 7pm. Click on to www.communityandculture.bm for more info.
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The Royal Gazette has announced details of its annual Christmas Short Story Contest. Rules, prizes and entry deadline have been posted on the Gazette website, www.royalgazette.com
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Fresh on the heels of the runaway success of The First Grader, which was screened five times to sold-out audiences, Bermuda Docs is presenting its fifth documentary film festival on October 21-23 with an award-winning lineup. Check out www.bermudadocs.com for more information.
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