Social & Personal
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Announcements
PEPLOW. On June 28, at Holy Family Home Residence in Naxxar, CONĊETTA, of Tarxien, widow of Anthony, aged 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones and comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her son...
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International Arts Festival starts today
The Malta International Arts Festival starts today under the artistic direction of Michelle Castelletti. Featuring a varied programme of theatre, music, dance and visual arts and offering a broad range of genres and artistic forms, the festival is...
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Folk with strings attached
Għanafest comes to an end today with two events in different locations, Buskett in the morning and Birżebbuġa in the evening. The festival celebrates Maltese folksong and the diversity of Mediterranean and world music. It thus brings together a...
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Attard-Zerafa performance
Philip Attard (saxophone) and Christine Zerafa (pianoforte) will today give a recital at St George’s Basilica, Victoria, as part of the Victoria International Arts Festival. They will perform C. Saint-Saëns’s Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte, J.
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Big in Japan... and the world
The British Museum presents an exclusive preview of its forthcoming exhibition, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, in the form of a groundbreaking documentary. This fascinating filmic analysis is based on the life, work and times of the Japanese...
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Pharmacies open today
Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street, Valletta (2122 6281);Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun (2122 4898);Drugshop Dispensary, De La Cruz Avenue, Qormi (2144 3221);The Local Dispensary, Canon K. Pirotta Street,...
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Feasts today
■ The Annunciation, Tarxien■ St Peter and St Paul, Mdina and Nadur
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Announcements
PACE. On June 27, at St Vincent de Paul residence, CHARLIE, of Cospicua, widower of Ċettina, aged 79, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his great loss his daughters Josephine, wife of Alfred Borg, and...
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To understand a master
Following the success of Michelangelo: Love and Death, Eden Cinemas will be hosting another screening, in collaboration with local artist LeMakoo, who added a splash of colour to the cinema foyer with his pop up art gallery before the...
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A thriller in monochrome
Director François Ozon’s first venture into the world of black and white film, Frantz, is a slow-burning thriller that treats themes of national conflict, mystery and grief. After the Great War of 1919, a young German woman named Anna mourns the...
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Piano recital
Francis James Camilleri will be giving a pianoforte recital as part of the Victoria International Arts Festival. The programme includes Domenico Scarlatti’s Sonata in B Minor K87 and Sonata in D Minor K141, Franz Schubert’s Impromptu in E-flat...
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Students’ exhibition
The students of the MFA in Digital Arts, who have followed a two-year practice-led programme, are exhibiting their final thesis projects in an exhibition called Extant at St James Cavalier. The projects are the fruit of 18 months of research and...
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Verdi’s tragic masterpiece
Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut in Verdi’s tragic masterpiece Otello, showing live from the Royal Opera House. This brand-new production is being screened live at the Eden Cinemas, offering a chance to see the world’s most famous tenor take to...
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Announcements
BORG CARDONA – ELFRIDA, née D’Agatha passed away peacefully at Mater Dei Hospital on June 22. She leaves to mourn her loss Robin Hughes, widower of her sister May, Joan, widow of her brother Achille and her many nephews and nieces in Malta and the...
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Music bonanza on the Granaries
Europe’s largest free music event, Isle of MTV Malta is back, with UK platinum selling artist Raye set to open the 11th edition of the festival. The British singer, 19, will join past collaborator Jonas Blue, along with DNCE and headliners...
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Carpe Musicam Quartet recital
The Carpe Musicam Quartet from Austria is today giving a recital as part of the Victoria International Arts Festival. The quartet, made up of Teresa Wakolbinger, David Raffelsberger (violin), Lea Gisler (viola) and Bernadette Kehrer (violoncello),...
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The Malta Trade Fair
The Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre Malta Trade Fair offers a vast array of products all under one roof, making it an enjoyable family outing and, more importantly, a one-stop shop. Competition among exhibitors increases the value for the...
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Key positions: Malta’s World War II radars
Months before the declaration of World War II, the British were already experimenting with their first radar prototype in Malta. The Malta system was the first and only one tested outside the UK, and as soon as the war broke, the British Forces...
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Announcements
FALZON SCERRI. On June 24, at Mater Dei Hospital, MAGDALENA (Maudy), widow of Carmel, aged 89, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her sad loss her children Joseph, Dorothy and her husband Frank Galea,...
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Use your brains for a good cause
Malta University Sports & Leisure has once again teamed up with the University of Malta Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) to help raise funds for research in ALS. Since its setting up in 2011, the RIDT has managed to raise close to...
