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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 6 OCTOBER 2024 5 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 939. Sea Daffodil WHEN you walk on a sandy beach, you expect to find dead seaweed, plastic bottles, etc.. The last thing you expect is a plant with large white flowers simply begging you to stoop and smell their delicate fragrance. Yet there it lies: the delicate sea daffodil growing in a tan- gle of curly grey-green leaves. The leaves will by now be past their prime but the flowers are still in full display mode, though some may already be wilting and growing seeds for the next generation. The sea daffodil (M. pankrazju or narċis il-baħar) is rare because its natural habitat – coastal sand dunes – is also rare in Malta. So if you chance upon this beach beauty, fill your lungs with its fragrance, take a bunch of pictures for your social media, but DON'T pick any of the flowers, because every flower you pick means a few dozen Farm Visit to Ta' Frawla Join Friends of the Earth Malta for a Farm Visit at Ta' Frawla! As part of the European-wide Good Food, Good Farming campaign in October, they are organising a special farm visit to meet Lino of Ta' Frawla, Mellieha. Join in on the 12th October between 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM. This visit is an opportunity to connect with the farmers who pro- duce your food and learn about the benefits of supporting local and sus- tainable farming practices. What can you expect? Farm Tour: Explore the farm with the passionate farmer behind Ta' Frawla. Bees & Honey Tasting: Discover the farm's bee colonies and enjoy a taste of fresh, local honey. Hands-On Activity: Participate in a planting session and get your hands in the soil! Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 803 Transport is available from Floriana. Register here by 9th October, www.foemalta. org/event/farm-visit-frawla/ Don't miss this VERDI REQUIEM 23 November Place: Mediterranean Conference Centre The Valletta Cultural Agency proudly presents a transcendent performance of Verdi's Requiem, featuring the esteemed Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from Rome. Comprising 60 choristers, this Italian institution of excellence, celebrated worldwide for its performances, will be joined by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and KorMalta in an unforgettable musical collaboration. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member Skyfall: In Concert 15 Febuary Place: Mediterranean Conference Centre Film Concerts Live! is proud to present Skyfall in Concert, the second installment in the James Bond Concert Series, produced in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM). Daniel Craig returns as the legendary secret agent in the franchise's most successful film to date. Now you will be able to experience composer Thomas Newman's BAFTA-winning original score performed live by The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in sync to the picture! A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Oasis have announced they will ditch dynamic pricing for the American leg of their reunion tour, after it caused "an unacceptable experience" for UK fans. The system raises the price of concert tickets at times of high demand. When Oasis' UK dates went on sale, some fans were charged more than £350 for tickets with an initial face value of £150. Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of rape, sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit filed in California state court. The accuser, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe", was working as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the Grammy- winning singer when he raped her, the lawsuit states. The band faced significant backlash, and the UK's competition regulator launched an investigation into whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law. The woman's lawsuit alleges that he also repeatedly groped her and made sexually explicit comments to her during her employment from 2017-20.