MUSIC
Sam Ryder in concert
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 runner-up and TikTok star Sam Ryder will be rocking Fort Manoel at Manoel Island on July 17. He will be accompanied by local artists Destiny, Kurt Calleja, Red Electrick and Ryan Hili.
The concert starts at 8.30pm. For tickets, click here.
ARTS FESTIVALS
MCAST ICA Festival 2022
MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts has turned its annual exhibition into an arts festival, with the aim of reaching out to the community. The festival is celebrating creativity and is acting as a platform to showcase the students’ hard work and collaboration with relative stakeholders in the industry.
The event, which runs until July 31 at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta, includes a fine art exhibition, interactive media and a game art networking event, photography and graphic design.
For more details, visit https://icafestival.com/, the event’s Facebook page and www.kreattivita.org/en/event/mcast-ica-festival-2022/.
THEATRE
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Manoel Theatre is presenting its first in-house musical theatre production of the highly acclaimed dark musical.
With music and lyrics by Stephan Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler, the musical features Roger Tirazona in the title role. The cast also includes Kateriana Fenech, Ryan Grech, Jasmine Farrugia, Stephen Oliver and Noel Zarb.
The production is directed by Lucienne Camilleri, while Ryan Abela is the music director.
The musical opens today and runs until July 24. For more information and tickets, visit www.teatrumanoel.com.mt and the theatre’s Facebook page.
Roger Tirazona in the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Photo: Neil GrechThe Merry Wives of Windsor (Terrace)
MADC’s summer Shakespeare production at San Anton Gardens is back with their take on comedy favourite The Merry Wives of Windsor. Directed by Chris Gatt, the play features Edward Thorpe as Falstaff and Antonella Axisa and Kim Dalli as the Merry Wives.
The play is being staged until July 24, with performances starting at 8.30pm. For more information and tickets, visit the event’s Facebook page and www.madc.com.mt.
OTHER EVENTS
Malta International Food Festival
The five-day celebration of local and international culinary traditions is coming to an end today.
The event, which kicks off at 6pm near the Triton Fountain, Valletta, features live cooking shows, exhibitors selling products, a chill-out area, a beer garden and a children’s area.
Geo Debono, Sterjotipi and The Crowns will be performing live this evening.
The festival will be followed in a few weeks' time by a smaller Gozo edition. The free street food festival in Xewkija parish square will focus on diversity, with over seven foreign cuisines, live performances and other entertainment.
For more information, visit the event’s website www.maltainternationalfoodfestival.com and Facebook page.
The Crowns will be performing at the Malta International Food Festival tonight. Photo: Claire Bonello PhotographyLogos Hope in Grand Harbour
Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, is currently docked in Grand Harbour. It offers over 5,000 books covering a wide range of subjects, including science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine, languages and faith.
The ship is open to the public at the Valletta Cruise Port as follows: Tuesday through Friday and Sunday: 3pm-10pm; Saturdays: 10am-1pm, 3-10pm. It is closed on Mondays.
Entrance fee for 13-64 years old is €1 per person, while adults 65 and over enter for free. Children under 12 years old enter for free but must be accompanied by an adult.
20th edition of Oħloq Tbissima marathon
The annual Oħloq Tbissima fundraising marathon organised by CAM/CPi is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend.
Funds collected over the years for the Maltese missionaries in Peru, Pakistan and the Philippines have helped build schools where the poor locals can receive an education, clinics where they can get treatments, kitchens where to have a meal or two a day, centres where to meet and train, and financial help to buy their needs, among others.
The marathon is being broadcast all weekend on the main local TV stations. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so by calling the following telephone numbers: 5100 2031 for a donation of €20 or 5190 2080 for a donation of €50.
One can also donate through the BOV mobile app on 7920 2035 or by sending an SMS worth €11.65 on 5061 9285.
Donations can also be made via ohloqtbissima.com or by sending a cheque (any amount) to CAM − Oħloq Tbissima, St Joseph’s House, St Joseph’s High Street, Santa Venera, SVR 1010.
EXHIBITIONS
Strange Days
An exhibition of fine art prints and paintings by Australian artist Christian Palmer runs at the new gallery Green Shutters, 27, St Thomas Street, Floriana, until July 23. For more details, follow the Facebook page Lily Agius Gallery.
Something About You
A 10-year survey exhibition by Marinella Senatore at Blitz in Valletta brings together paintings, drawings, videos, a powerful project with Russian protest group Pussy Riot featuring a new organic site-specific sculpture, and a public artwork on the historical façade of Valletta’s Casino Maltese.
The exhibition culminated in the public performance The School of Narrative Dance on June 30, which featured over 100 participants from local groups and communities, and a dance movement in Republic Street, Valletta, in memory of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The exhibition runs until July 23. For more information, visit https://blitzvalletta.com/.
Humanity at War: Reflections
A photographic exhibition capturing the human side of war by photojournalists Darrin Zammit Lupi and Heidi Levine is on at the Malta Enterprise offices in Pietà.
Curated by Pamela Baldacchino, it features photos of conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Libya and Bosnia.
Funds raised will go towards Ukrainian refugees in Malta and the building of ‘Becs’ Junior Secondary school in Ethiopia, in memory of 15-year-old Rebecca Zammit Lupi who died in 2021 from a rare form of cancer.
The exhibition runs until July 23. It is open between Monday and Friday from 9am to noon and from 6 to 8pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-8pm.
Connections
Contemporary artworks by Alfred Camilleri are on display at MUŻA, Valletta, until July 24. Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Visit the museum’s Facebook page for more information.
Let Me Be Myself
The international Anne Frank exhibition is on display at Il-Ħaġar Museum, Victoria, until July 25. The museum will be open today from 9am to 11pm. Visit the museum’s Facebook page for more information and updates.
Whereabouts
An exhibition of works by Debbie Bonello and Andrew Borg is on at Il-Ħaġar Museum, Victoria, until July 25. The museum will open today from 9am to 11pm. Visit the museum’s Facebook page for more information and updates.
Miċ-Ċittadella by Andrew BorgCity Lights – A Charles Gatt Retrospective
Best known as a musician and jazz percussionist, the late Charles ‘City’ Gatt also loved to paint. The Phoenicia, in Floriana, is hosting a retrospective exhibition of his colourful, abstract works at the hotel’s Palm Court Lounge until July 31. The exhibition is curated by Charlene Vella.
Ritrarti
A photography and art exhibition by Silvana Camilleri and Charles Vassallo runs until July 31 at Ċentru Pastorali Sgħajtar, Triq il-Lanġas, Naxxar. Consult the event’s Facebook page for opening hours.
Colour Blocking
A colourful stone sculpture exhibition by Antoine Farrugia is open to the public at the Phoenicia Hotel Deep Nature Spa.
Harboured
An exhibition of watercolour works by Sarah Calleja inspired by the Grand Harbour and its stories is open at Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq in Mqabba until August 15.
The gallery is open weekly from Mondays to Saturdays from 6am to noon and on Sundays from 7am to noon. More evening hours are announced weekly on Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq Facebook page.
Prehistoric pottery making
An exhibition presenting the results of a scientific investigation of materials and techniques used in pottery making during Maltese prehistory is open at the National Museum of Archaeology. The exhibition runs until the end of August. Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 9am to 4.30pm.
FEASTS
St Sebastian, Qormi; Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien; St Joseph, Kalkara; St Joseph, Msida; St George, Victoria
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