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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 JULY 2024 5 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 928. Ornate Wrasse MANY fish in our part of the world are relatively poor in colour. The swimmers and travellers are mostly silvery with maybe a few spots or stripes, while the sedentary fish prefer to camouflage with their surrounding. Not the ornate wrasse (M. Lhudi), which looks like it belongs more in a tropical coral reef than our humble Mediterranean scene. This fish starts life as a bright green comma, grows through various hues and patterns until it settles into psychedelic adulthood. The good news is that anyone can enjoy the ornate wrasse as it's common and lives all around our shores in very shallow water, dart- ing among rocks to harass the small snails, shellfish and crabs that form its diet. Incidentally our bright little friend also works that trick several fish have: it starts off as a female and changes sex by the time it's fully grown. Researching the potential for community energy in Malta A renewable energy community is a group that is legally formed and operates based on voluntary participation. It is controlled by individuals or organizations who are located near renewable energy projects owned by the community. The members of this community can be individuals, small businesses, or local government bodies such as municipalities. The main goal of a renewable energy community is to benefit the environ- ment, economy, and society in the areas where it operates, rather than focusing solely on making financial profits. Victor Falzon www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 795 Find out more: https://foemalta.org/blog/students-community-energy/ Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this Harlem Starlight 26 July Place: Teatru Salesjan Following the success of our last Harlem Starlight event, we're thrilled to announce that it's back with not one, but three exciting evenings of jazz and swing at Teatru Salesjan! Presented by Swing Island Malta, each event promises an evening brimming with energetic music, lively dance, and community spirit. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member MPO Summer Spectacular 3 August Place: Argotti Botanic Gardens Set in the enchanting Argotti Gardens, the MPO presents its end- of-season concert under Maestro Michael Laus. Enjoy lively operatic overtures by Diacono, Boieldieu, and Auber, along with riveting ballet suites. Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Suite offers rich melodies, Poulenc's Les Biches Suite reflects playful charm, and Berlioz's fiery Hungarian March brings a vibrant close to the evening. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK An exhibition inspired by the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 will reveal how international artists engaged with the themes of the sporting body a century ago. The event was the first truly international games, according to curators. American stand-up comedy legend Bob Newhart, whose deadpan delivery style earned him numerous awards, has died at the age of 94. The star of TV series The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart passed away at home after a series of short illnesses. The exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has been timed to open a week before the Paris 2024 Games begin. Newhart became a stand- up comic after starting his career as an accountant in Chicago. He went on to guest-host Johnny Carson's Tonight Show 87 times.