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14 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 OCTOBER 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Music 9 NOVEMBER Disco Fever Tickets are now available on- line for the biggest boogie night of the year, Disco Fever, at the Gianpula Main Room on 9 No- vember – and it's all in aid of charity. Get set to channel your 1970s disco vibe at Malta's fa- vourite party destination, in a one-night-only event that will feature the world-famous Bee Gees tribute band, the Satur- day Night Bee Gees. Tickets to Disco Fever are available online now on www.ticketline.com. mt. The event will take on Sat- urday, 9 November 2019, with doors opening at 8pm. Please note that, for licensing reasons, Gianpula Main Room operates a strict 'no under 17' policy. 14 NOVEMBER Operetta Highlights Bulgarian-born soprano An- driana Yordanova will grace the Refectory at Palazzo Fal- son to sing vivacious excerpts from some of the well-loved operettas that are entertaining, satirical and witty. She will be singing delightful arias from the famous operettas 'Giuditta', 'The Merry Widow' and 'Pa- ganini' all written by the com- poser Franz Lehár and other wonderful songs by celebrat- ed composers such as Rich- ard Straus and Robert Stolz, amongst others. Andriana Yor- danova will be accompanied by cellist Lucie Kucharova and violinist Philipp Orlov. The re- cital will be held on Thursday 14th November at 6.30pm. En- trance to the concert is at a sug- gested donation of 10 euro and patrons are invited to visit the museum at a discounted price. Seating is limited and booking is required by sending an email to baroccomalta@gmail.com or bookings@palazzofalson.com or call on 21454512. / Festivals 2-3 NOVEMBER Comic Con Malta The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a two-day event which cel- ebrates comic creators, comic books, books, movies, TV se- ries, table top games, video games, role playing games, cos- playing and virtually anything that is related to the comic culture. The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a two-day event which celebrates comic crea- tors, comic books, books, mov- ies, TV series, table top games, video games, role playing games, cosplaying and virtually anything that is related to the comic culture. 6-10 NOVEMBER The Malta Book Festival The Malta Book Festival is an annual cultural event held in Valletta, Malta. The Festival celebrates the wonder of books through a wide programme of family-friendly activities – in- cluding book launches and presentations, poetry and lit- erature readings, meetings with authors, dramatisations of lit- erary texts, and conferences and seminars. The festival also offers extensive networking opportunities for profession- als in the book world. This year round, one of the highlights of the festival is the opening conference revolving around the literary genres of sci-fi and fantasy. The conference will be led by a number of local and overseas authors. Among them is Loranne Vella, the Brussels based author of Rokit (Mer- lin Publishers) and winner of the 2018 National Book Prize. The festival will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. For more information about the Malta Book Festi- val, visit https://ktieb.org.mt/ national-book-festival/ 15-24 NOVEMBER ZiguZajg Festival The 9th edition of ŻiguŻajg Festival returns with a fantastic line-up of no less than twenty- one projects and nine creative forms! The selection has a nice balance of new Maltese works together with some of the best touring shows, including five commissions by foremost lo- cal artists, five co-productions with national public cultural organisations, and no less than eleven international projects from around the globe. The 2019 Festival programme ini- tiatives vary from a brand new promenade music theatre show which will also tour schools, to a daring contemporary circus act, award-winning films, an opera with loads of humour, a re-adaptation of an iconic literature classic, and a num- ber of outdoor happenings. This year's edition, featuring a strong environmental mes- sage for young and old, prom- ises to enchant children as well as those young at heart. Visit https://www.ziguzajg.org/ for more information. Theatre 1-3 NOVEMBER Appuntamenti Appuntamenti, which won first prize in the National Fran- cis Ebejer playwriting competi- tion in 2009, is an original play in Maltese written by Simone Spiteri. The play is being re- staged for its 10th year anniver- sary. The event takes place at the Splendid Theatre in Vallet- ta. For more information visit http://www.ticketline.com.mt/ bookings/Shows.aspx?Producti onId=712&aff=whatson Other UNTIL 27 OCTOBER Mother, Baby & Child Fair 2019 Malta's Mother, Baby & Child fair now in it's 6th Year. An unbeatable line-up of big name brands, award-winning products and services ready to give you a helping hand in par- enthood. One can expect lots of Special Offers & Discounts - Prizes & Giveaways - In- formative Talks & Workshops - Entertainment areas for chil- dren - Feature Areas - Nursing Nooks for comfortable breast- feeding - Expert Advice - Beau- tiful hand-made or home-made items and much more. A €2.50 donation is required to enter the invite, with a goodie bag worth €10 given to each per- son on entery - which is filled with give-aways, vouchers & samples and the chance to win lovely prizes. The event takes place today from 11am to 8pm at The Phoenicia hotel. UNTIL 31 OCTOBER English Cafe: Make friends & speak English The most popular meet-up event in Malta for anybody who wants to make friends, is back and it's the perfect place to explore new cultures and practise spoken English. Meet- ups are held every Thursday from 7.30pm. No booking is required. On average, 150 par- ticipants from all ages, nation- alities and all levels of English attend the meet-up. Among them: English students, expat setc. For more information visit the English Cafe: Make Friends & Speak English Face- book page. Eden Cinema St Julian's Tel. 23 710400 IT: Chapter Two (15) 20:55 Abominable 2D (U) 11:45, 14:00, 16:15, 18:30 Don Pasquale (12A) 16:00 Downton Abbey (PG) 10:25. 13:00, 15:35, 18:10, 20:50 Gemini Man 2D (12A) 11:25, 13:20, 16:00, 18:35, 21:10, 23:10 Hustlers (15) 11:35, 13:55, 16:15, 18:40, 21:05, 23:30 Joker (15) 10:20, 13:00, 14:00, 15:45, 17:15, 18:30, 20:30, 21:15, 23:30 Judy (12A) 14:20, 18:00, 20:30 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2D (PG) 11:00, 14:15, 17:30, 20:45, 23:30 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 3D (PG) 13:10, 15:45, 18:20, 21:00 Rambo: Last Blood (18) 13:45, 20:40 Empire Cinemas Bugibba Tel. 21 581787, 21 581909 Joker (15) 10:30, 13:25, 16:00, 18:35, 21:10 Gemini Man (12A) 10:20, 13:10, 15:55, 18:40, 21:25 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 3D (PG) 10:30, 13:20, 16:05, 21:15 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2D (PG) 18:50 Abominable (U) 11:00, 13:30, 15:45, 18:00, Rambo: Last Blood (18) 21:15 Cinema ZiguZajg Festival