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8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 5 NOVEMBER 2025 CULTURE MICAS announces open weekend, with free entry, tours, and family activities THE Malta International Con- temporary Art Space (MICAS) will host an open weekend on 8 and 9 November 2025, opening from 10am to 5pm. The event is free of charge and open to visitors of all ages. Visitors will enjoy free access to the iconic Milton Avery exhi- bition – Colour, Form & Com- position: Milton Avery and his Enduring Influence on Contem- porary Painting – a one-of-a-kind survey of this American master colourist's work, with a total of 58 artwork from Avery and seven other contemporary artists: Hen- ni Alftan, Harold Ancart, March Avery, Andrew Cranston, Gary Hume, Nicolas Party, and Jonas Wood. Visitors will also have access to all other MICAS spaces, which include the ongoing exhibition Beyond the Bastions, a display that chronicles the genesis of MI- CAS and its development; as well as the intricate and mind-bend- ing sculptures of British contem- porary artists Conrad Shawcross, housed in the MICAS barrel vaults. The MICAS Open Weekend will feature a range of education- al activities, guided tours, and family-friendly games, designed to encourage exploration and en- gagement with both the MICAS site and contemporary art. The MICAS Open Weekend provides visitors with an oppor- tunity to explore the grounds and exhibitions, while also learning more about the history and ar- chitecture of the site. Located in Floriana, MICAS is Malta's premier cultural desti- nation and the national home of contemporary art. Programme Highlights: • Games for all ages: Giant Jenga, Giant Chess, and Four in a Line. • Games for under 4yrs: Building Blocks, Caterpillar Tunnel and Slide & Climb. • Garden Workshops: Plant Hunt, Seed sowing, and the Wishing Tree. Art Activities: • Shape Detective, Framing a View & Colour, Form and Composition. Exhibition Tours at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 4pm. Architectural, Historical and Beyond the Bastions Tours at 11.30am and 3pm. For further information, visit https://micas.art/events/open- weekend-nov-2025/ READERS are invited to this forthcoming author talk which will be held at Gozo Central Pub- lic Library, St. Francis Square, Victoria, Gozo on Wednesday 12 November 2025 from 10:30am to 11:30am. Tony Gartland (writ- ing as AJ Aberford) has enjoyed a varied career, having been both a corporate and banking lawyer, owning and running a private in- vestment company and founding a leading Yorkshire craft brew- ery. Changing direction again, he is now the successful author of six books in the Inspector George Zammit crime and thriller series. Although Tony keeps his house in Yorkshire, he lives primarily in Malta, which is the inspiration for his Inspector George Zammit series of books. Upon moving to the island in 2015, he soon be- came enthralled by the culture and history of the island that acts as a bridge between Europe and North Africa. Malta's position at the sharp end of the migrant crisis, as well as the rapid growth of its com- mercial and offshore-financial sectors, provide a rich backdrop for his writing. The culture, pol- itics and geography of the south- ern Mediterranean continually throws-up surprises in this fasci- nating part of the world, nothing is ever what it seems, with the lines between right and wrong often blurred and twisted. Into the middle of this scene, the author's writing career began, and readers were first introduced to an unwilling-hero, namely his character Inspector George Zam- mit, a Maltese policeman com- batting crime, corruption and terrorism in the southern Medi- terranean. Since late 2024 and the publi- cation of 'The Car Horn Revolu- tion' - the sixth Inspector George Zammit book, the author took some time out from George's world, to pursue two other pro- jects, but another George book is planned for 2026. This FREE talk will be given in English. The Inspector George Zammit series is published by Hobeck Books https://www.hobeck.net/ For more details about this FREE event, please visit the Facebook page of Gozo Cen- tral Public Library page https:// www.facebook.com/gozocen- tralpubliclibrary Book your place - seat reserva- tions are encouraged by sending an email to eventsgozo.library@ gov.mt Public talk with author of Inspector George Zammit series to be held in Gozo