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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 30 MARCH 2025 5 ALMANAC Nature Notebook Youth Hub Are you a youth aged 13-25 looking for a space for fun, games, and activ- ities? Join Friends of the Earth Malta for the Youth Hub! The Weekly Youth Hub is a space to unwind, connect with others, and delve into topics related to ourselves and the planet - all while having fun! Facilitated by youth workers of Generation Change, you don't want to miss out! Thursday, April 3 5PM - 8PM An Atlas Insurance Community Involvement Fund Project, also support- ed by Agenzija Zghazagh through the INVEST Operational Grant 2023- 2025 Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti (photo) Green idea of the week 196 Learn more and register TODAY: https://foemalta.org/event/youth-hub-4/ Don't miss this Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member 1. Wine & Chocolate Tasting Date: 3 April Location: Cleland & Souchet, St. Julian's Join them for an exclusive Wine & Chocolate Tasting on April 3rd at 8:00 PM at Cleland & Souchet, Portomaso. For 45 euro per person, guests will enjoy a delightful experience featuring fine wines, luxurious chocolates, and gourmet platters, in collaboration with Celebra and Valchikovsky. Bookings are limited, so be sure to secure a spot today! 2. Fiorini Piano Sonatas Date: 4 April Location: Malta Society of Arts, Valletta Karl Fiorini's three piano sonatas (2017, 2021, 2025) show an evolving compositional style. The first features jazz-inspired rhythms and expanding intervals. The second, written during the Covid-19 pandemic, deepens melodic and harmonic material. The third explores complex cross-rhythms, offering a quasi-minimalistic effect with subtle melodies. 3. Timeless Wonders Date: 4-5 April Location: Teatru MBC, Nadur (Gozo) A dance spectacular by The Turning Pointe Dance Theatre and Gozo Gymnastics Academy. 4. Pilgrims of Hope Date: 9 April Location: St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina Choral works from composers such as John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, and Benjamin Britten. Adult voice students from the Opera Nova Project will unite with the Opera Nova Project Youth Choir in a celebration of hope as a divine and eternal force. A concert by Archbishop's Delegate for Culture. 5. Jesus Christ Superstar Date: 11-13 April Location: Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta Jesus Christ Superstar is the groundbreaking musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that reimagines the final days of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Judas. With an electrifying rock score, unforgettable songs like Superstar, I Don't Know How to Love Him, and Gethsemane, and a powerful modern take on an ancient story, this rock- opera has captivated audiences for over 50 years. 6. Trikki Trakki Date: 12-13 April Location: Masquerade Blue Box theatre, Msida The countdown is on for the eighth edition of Trikki Trakki, Malta's only youth theatre festival by young people for young people. After seven successful years, we're always on the path to make every edition even better than ever before, and this one's got a lineup that's brimful of creativity and excitement. 7. A night at the Music Awards Date: 12 April Location: St Agatha's Auditorium, Rabat Experience the magic of music & movement with a Night at the Music Awards by Paul Curmi Dance Studio. This unforgettable show brings Award- Winning hits from the Grammys, EMAs and VMAs. Get ready for a full night of surprises as differnt dance styles collide with unexpected music genres. 9. APS Bank Holy Week Concert Date: 15 April Location: St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta Experience Mozart's Requiem: a masterpiece of mystery and majesty. Immerse yourself in its haunting beauty, reflecting on themes of loss, redemption, and hope. Join us for a powerful musical journey that continues to inspire across generations. Book your tickets now for an unforgettable evening. APS Bank Holy Week Concert 963. Eurasian Wigeon FOR Maltese birdwatchers, March is the duck migration month. Thousands of these fast fliers shoot past our islands in large or sporadic flocks as they wing their way to their summer breeding grounds. They often come down to rest on the water surface in the Gozo Channel but seldom venture inland, as we have no suitable habitat for them here. The Eurasian wigeon (M. silfjun Ewropew) is one of the 10 or so duck species that occur in our waters with any regularlty. It is rarely seen in sizable flocks, indeed sometimes hardly a single bird is seen in spring. This makes it all the more alluring, also because the wigeon is a lovely bird: the male's rich red-brown head contrasts with the largely pale grey body. In flight, however, the wigeon's tell-tale mark is the large white wing patch flashing like a strobe with every wingbeat.