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Jazz at the Palazzo

Palazzo de Piro in Mdina is hosting live jazz on Wednesdays throughout summer. Renowned Maltese jazz musicians play in live trios and quartets, delivering sterling sets of diversely faceted jazz material. The sessions run between 8pm and 11pm and...

August 3, 2016| Times of Malta
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August 1, 2016| Times of Malta
Matthew Pandolfino’s four-metre-high sculpture The Dead Bee. Photos: Tümer Gençtürk

For the love of bees

The crucial importance of bees and the significant impact their decline has on the world is brought to the attention of the public through an interactive sculpture at the National Museum of Natural History in Mdina. Inspired by entomology, Maltese...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta

Third edition of Malta National Aquathlon Championship

The third edition of the Gatorade Malta National Aquathlon Championship is taking place at Marsaxlokk on Sunday between 7am and 10am at Marsaxlokk. Organised by the Malta Triathlon Federation, this year’s event will see athletes running 2.5 kilometres,...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta

Tinie Tempah at Uno Village

Well-known English rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Tinie Tempah (birth name: Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu) is headlining the entertainment line-up at Uno Village tomorrow. He will be supported by J Joy and Pocci. Tempah has toured with...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta
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August 1, 2016| Times of Malta
The titular statue of St Julian. Photo: Mark Micallef Perconte

125th anniversary of St Julian’s parish

This year marks the 125th anniversary since the establishment of the St Julian’s parish in 1891, separating the territory from the jurisdiction of the Birkirkara parish. Numerous initiatives are being held to mark this milestone, all of which will...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta
Patrons at The Funky Monkey at Manoel Island.

Delicata Wine Festival returns this weekend

The Delicata Wine Festival is back for its 15th edition at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta between Thursday and Sunday. Visitors can choose to sample 22 different wines, including vintages of nine Delicata award-winning brands. These include the...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta

Calling all wizards: open-air Harry Potter film night

The Funky Monkey, Gżira’s Boċċi Club revitalised, is hosting a movie night under the stars featuring Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone tonight. This free event sees two outdoor projection screens, one on the front terrace and the other on the...

August 1, 2016| Times of Malta
Lara Sammut, Lawrence Hili, Joan Hili and Maria Sammut at Dock 1 in Cospicua, which provided an amazing backdrop to a fashion show by Ivory&Co. featuring the brand’s latest bridal and ready-to-wear collections. Photos: J. Ciappara Photography

Ivory&Co. fashion show at Dock 1

Lara Sammut, Lawrence Hili, Joan Hili and Maria Sammut at Dock 1 in Cospicua, which provided an amazing backdrop to a fashion show by Ivory&Co. featuring the brand’s latest bridal and ready-to-wear collections. Photos: J. Ciappara Photography Bridget...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
Lucienne and Jesmond Ciantar.

Dine 4 Diabetes fundraising event

This year's Dine 4 Diabetes, the annual fundraising event organised by the Maltese Diabetes Association, was held in the ballroom of the Westin Dragonara Resort, St Julian's. The event was attended by around 300 guests from all walks of life. Clive...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

A meal fit for kings

Internationally renowned, award-winning mentor and president of the Slovenian Culinary Academy, Chef Jožef Oseli, recently visited Malta as a guest of The Palace hotel, Sliema. During his stay he created a memorable buffet dinner together with the...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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Singers needed to join choir

The New Choral Singers invites interested singers to join the choir for its 23rd season. Following another successful musical year, which included a prestigious concert with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Brian Schembri and...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Red Bull exhibition winner

Glenn Ellul won the first edition of the Red Bull Curates Canvas Cooler Project by Red Bull in collaboration with Add More Colors, a street art agency. Mr Ellul managed to impress with his MedAsia Lounge cooler and won the exhibition with maximum...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Summer swimming

Children enjoying summer at Neptunes Summer School. One of the oldest in Malta, it was set up to inspire and teach children how to swim and the appropriate skills to enjoy the sea while keeping safe. Organised by experienced coach Monique Mangion, the...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

50 years of religious life

Bro. Mark Sciberras, OP, is marking the 50th anniversary of his profession of religious vows. To mark the occasion, Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona will celebrate a thanksgiving Mass at St Dominic parish church, Valletta, tomorrow at 6pm. All are...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Staff help Dr Klown

A group of ISL employees took on the task of painting the Dr Klown dressing hut located within the confines of Mater Dei Hospital. In a short speech, Dr Klown president Maurice Sleypen thanked all those who attended for a job well done. As part of its...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
The Mcast students who carried out restoration and conservation works on the façade of the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Msida.

Mcast students carry out restoration work

Students following an Mcast Diploma in Masonry Heritage Skills and an Advanced Diploma in Masonry Heritage Skills at the Institute of Engineering and Transport (Building and Construction) in Naxxar, presented their restoration work as part of their...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

MSPCA has new pet food sponsor

MSPCA, formerly known as SPCA Malta, have a new sponsor – Pet Nutrition House – producers of local pet food brands Prince and Princess. MSPCA takes in, cares for and re-homes abandoned and unwanted pets. The Society recognises feeding time as the...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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The ‘considered life’

Today’s readings: Ecclesiastes 1,2; 2, 21-23; Colossians 3, 1-5. 9-11; Lk. 12, 13-21. Scripture does not offer definitive statements or dogmatic truths about life. It provides a map, orientation, a sense of place and of how things relate to each other...

July 30, 2016| Fr René Camilleri
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Fr Tarcisio Agius

Fr Hermann Duncan, O.Carm, writes: As we will soon celebrate the 50th anniversary since the demise of the first parish priest of Marsascala it is appropriate to say something about him so that his memory will not be forgotten. Fr Tarcisio Agius was...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
Our weakness, worries and negativities are transformed when we realise and accept we are part of a vulnerable journey, community, nation, and world, but especially God’s embrace.

Living ‘beyond life’s limits’

Summer is often associated with rest, vacation and travel. This summer brought the issue of whether to travel or not, closer to home. “Should I stay or should I go?” is the question we are asking, especially when terrorism hits the country we intend to...

July 30, 2016| Anthony Mifsud
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Pharmacies open today

Malta & Gozo: 9am-noon New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street, Valletta (2124 4813);Trinity Pharmacy, 32, Marsa Road, Marsa (2123 5595);Brown’s Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street, Qormi (2149 9697);Marrit Pharmacy, 1st May Street, Fleur-de-Lys...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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Newspaper defends  Amoris Laetitia

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta
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July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Opera v pop concert in Gozo

Soprano Pamela Agius Cibrano (New York), bass Noel Galea (Gozo) and pop singer Francesco Joseph Nicodeme (Italy) feature in the ninth edition of Opera vs Pop under the Stars, together with the Gozo Youth Orchestra under the direction of Mro Joseph...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Exhibition about St Dominic

An exhibition about St Dominic will be on show at 135, St Dominic Street, Valletta, between tomorrow and August 7 from 5pm until 9pm. The exhibition, set up by Dominic Briffa and Deemer Micallef, coincides with the feast of St Dominic which is being...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta

Religious celebration to raise funds for charity

A sea pilgrimage recreating a passage from the Bible will be held in Birżebbuġa on Friday, August 5, in honour of St Peter in Chains, who was a fisherman himself. The event was first held by the parish church in 1974 to welcome the titular statue after...

July 30, 2016| Times of Malta