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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 30 OCTOBER 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Theatre 1-3 NOVEMBER Appuntamenti Appuntamenti, which won first prize in the National Francis Ebejer playwriting competition in 2009, is an original play in Maltese writ- ten by Simone Spiteri. The play is being re-staged for its 10th year anniversary. The event takes place at the Splen- did Theatre in Valletta. For more information visit http:// w w w . t i c k e t l i n e . c o m . m t / bookings/Shows.aspx?Produc tionId=712&aff=whatson Festivals 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 lit- erature classic, and a number of outdoor happenings. Visit https://www.ziguzajg.org/ for more information. 2-3NOVEMBER Comic Con Malta The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a 2 day event which celebrates comic creators, comic books, books, movies, TV series, table top games, video games, role playing games, cosplaying and virtually anything that is re- lated to the comic culture. The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a 2 day event which celebrates comic creators, comic books, books, movies, TV series, table top games, video games, role playing games, cosplaying and virtually anything that is relat- ed 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 – including 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 fesival will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. For more information about the Malta Book Festival, visit https://ktieb.org.mt/na- tional-book-festival/ Music 14 NOVEMBER Operetta Highlights Bulgarian-born soprano An- driana Yordanova will grace the Refectory at Palazzo Falson to sing vivacious excerpts from some of the well-loved operet- tas that are entertaining, satiri- cal and witty. She will be singing delightful arias from the famous operettas 'Giuditta' 'The Merry Widow' and 'Paganini' all writ- ten by the composer Franz Lehár and other wonderful songs by celebrated composers such as Richard Straus and Robert Stolz, amongst others. Andriana Yor- danova will be accompanied by cellist Lucie Kucharova and vio- linist Philipp Orlov. The recital will be held on Thursday 14th November at 6.30pm. Entrance to the concert is at a suggested 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 baroc- comalta@gmail.com or book- ings@palazzofalson.com or call on 21454512. 9 NOVEMBER Disco Fever Tickets are now available online for the biggest boogie night of the year, Disco Fever, at the Gianpula Main Room on 9 November – and it's all in aid of charity. Get set to channel your 1970s disco vibe at Mal- ta's favourite party destination, in a one-night-only event that will feature the world-famous Bee Gees tribute band, the Sat- urday Night Bee Gees. Tickets to Disco Fever are available online now on www.ticketline. com.mt. The event will take on Saturday 9 November 2019, with doors opening at 8pm. Please note that, for licensing reasons, Gianpula Main Room operates a strict 'no under 17' policy. Other 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 ex- plore new cultures and prac- tise spoken English. Meet-ups are held every Thursday from 7.30pm. No booking is required. On average, 150 participants from all ages, nationalities 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 Facebook page. 31 OCTOBER Halloween at Bisazza Street Join in the Halloween fun with Bisazza Street Culture for a bumper series of events and activities to celebrate the coming of Halloween! Not only will Bisazza Street be open for a shopping experi- ence, it will have tasty mulled wine to keep the adults warm and sweeties for the trick and treaters. So be prepared to be scared, surprised, shocked, tickled and entertained this Halloween. For inquiries re- garding stalls, food, drinks, crafts, entertainmentetc please contact thriversmalta@ gmail.com or call 99257337. Halloween at Bisazza Street Disco Fever