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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 9 MARCH 2025 5 ALMANAC Nature Notebook Youth Environmental Camp Calling all youths! Join Friends of the Earth Malta for a weekend of ad- venture, workshops, and community empowerment at the Youth Envi- ronmental Camp! Through hands-on experiences, passionate discussions, and team-build- ing activities, be the inspiration to make a real impact in the community! Dive into nature, ignite your passion for the planet, and make a difference! 21-23 March Xrobb L-GĦaġin Hostel, m'xlokk Victor Falzon, Green idea of the week 194 Learn more: https://foemalta.org/event/environmental-camp-2025/ Don't miss this Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member 6. Lunchtime Concert - Bach Cello Suites Date: 11 March Location: Church of Our Lady of Victory, South Street, Valletta Barocco Lunchtime Concerts are a series of classical music performances held in Malta, typically during midday hours, between October and May, providing an opportunity for audiences to enjoy high-quality music in an intimate setting. 6. Melitensis Date: 12 March Location: National Museum Of Natural History, Mdina In Melitensis, one will explore the intriguing system of biological nomenclature used by scientists to name and classify organisms, focusing on species named after Malta or its localities. In this way, one will learn more about the fascinating connection between taxonomy and the rich heritage of the Maltese islands. 8. Silence Within Abundant Birdsong Date: From 13 March Location: Malta Society of Arts, Republic Street, Valletta An exhibition curated by Andrew Borg Wirth with the assistance of Sera Galea. Austin Camilleri, Julian Vassallo, Victor Agius & Laetitia Troisi De Menville will be the exhibiting artists. 6. Michael McIntyre: MACNIFICENT Date: 14-15 March Location: MFCC, Valletta Michael McIntyre is back on stage with his brand new show MACNIFICENT! Much has happened in the five years since his last tour and Michael will be making mirth from the madness of it all. Michael is the host of two of the BBC's most successful entertainment shows, the BAFTA-winning Michael McIntyre's Big Show and The Wheel, which he devised and also hosts for NBC in America. His previous tours have sold over four million tickets and broken box-office records around the world. 6. MYO Chamber & Ensemble Concert Date: 15 March Location: St Agatha's Auditorium, Rabat The highly anticipated SPMC musical this year is none other than LUCA! Audiences will dive into the magical, heartwarming world of friendship, adventure, and self-discovery. Get ready to be transported to the sun-soaked Portorosso, where the beauty of the sea meets the power of dreams. 7. Catch & Craft – A Seafood and Craft Beer Experience Date: 14 March Location: Grabiel Terrazza, Wied il- Ghajn The ultimate craft beer and seafood experience awaits! If you're into seafood and craft beer, Catch & Craft promises to be a dinner you don't want to miss! We have teamed up with Grabiel Terrazza in Marsascala, a local institution for anything seafood and fish, to bring you a 5 course seafood and fish menu paired with great tasting craft beers, for a humble price of €49.50. Full Menu below. 8. Masters of Melody Date: 15 March Location: De Redin Bastions, Mdina Metropolitan Cathedral The Count Roger Band Club presents Masters of Melody. A concert commemorating some of the musical giants that left a rich musical history amongst Maltese Band Clubs. 8. First Sketches of Tarxien - 110th Anniversary Date: 15 March Location: Hal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex, Triq It Tepji Neolitici, Tarxien This unique experience will include a guided tour exploring art in prehistory and the sketches created by Sir Temi Zammit to record his discoveries during the site's first excavations. Following the tour, participants will have the opportunity to sketch and paint at the site. Lunchtime Concert - Bach Cello Suites 960. Tree Spurge TAKE a walk along our rocky coast, look for sheltered slopes nest- ling underneath cliffs and you should spot what at this time of year look like large hemispherical shrubs covered in myriad lemon yellow flowers. Meet the tree spurge (M. tengħud tas-siġra), a magnificent plant you needn't be a botanist to identify. Spurges belong to the euphorbias, a large family of plants that range from short stubby cactus-like succulents to the flame-red flowered Poinsettia many know as the "Christmas flower". One thing all euphorbias have in common is a sticky (and poisonous) milky sap that beads out of the smallest cut in their leaves or stalks. We have several spurges in Mal- ta (including a lovely endemic species) but the tree spurge wins the eye-catcher contest hands down.