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16 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2013 THIS WEEK WHAT'S ON MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE TONIGHT The Hard Rock Comedy Club #13 Stand-up comedy show at The Hard Rock Bar, Valletta Waterfront. Featuring performers Nathan Brimmer, Daniel Warrington, George Russell, Mathias Mallia, Frank Zammit and Sean Briffa. Starts at 21:00. Bookings: 21 233346. DECEMBER 13 Tact (Tartaglia's Act) Acoustic concert at St James Cavalier, Valletta, 20:30. Featuring Franco Tartaglia (guitar), Paul Torpiano (piano), Simon Sammut (bass) and Carl Matthew Camilleri (drums). Tickets at €8 can be booked online through http://www.sjcav.org/ or by calling 21 223200. DECEMBER 13 The Areola Treat The post-punk band will be performing at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida at 22:00. Entrance is at €5. DECEMBER 14 Viva Verdi! On the occasion of the bicentenary of Verdi's birth, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra – conducted by Michael Laus – will be celebrating with a concert of operatic arias and overtures from some of his best loved operas at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta. The guest singers for this concert are sopranos Claudia Tabone & Andriana Yordanova, baritone Joseph Lia and bass Albert Buttigieg. Starts at 19:30. Tickets are at €30, €20 and €10 (concessions €5). Bookings: 21 246389, bookings@teatrumanoel. com.mt. DECEMBER 20 Carlo Muscat and Joe Debono After some time apart, saxophonist Carlo Muscat and pianist Joe Debono are back to perform a brand new set, this time at the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta at 19:30. Tickets are at €10. Bookings: www.sjcav.org. CHRISTMAS EVENTS UNTIL DECEMBER 29 Christmas Carols at Palazzo Parisio Christmas Carol singing by the Children's Choir by Phylisienne Brincat every Sunday in December between 12:30 to 13:30 at Palazzo fantasy epic at Embassy Cinemas, in conjunction with the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The exhibition will open with an talk entitled 'Middle Earth: The Journey from Book to Screen'. More information: thehobbitexhibit@ gmail.com. UNTIL DECEMBER 13 Xifer Parisio, Mdina. In the environment of the Museum, within the Palazzo, the nativity scene will be celebrated with a Christmas Crib by Mariorick Mifsud. DECEMBER 14-JANUARY 5 Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem An animated nativity village spread on 20,000sqm of land at Ghajnsielem Gozo. It offers naturalistic reproduction of the environ of Bethlehem and the timeless story of Nativity every December at 'Ta Passi' fields in Ghajnsielem. Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem will also include re-enactments of the 'trip' from Nazareth to Bethlehem of Joseph and Mary as well as the Adoration of the Magi on the Epiphany (first Sunday after New Year's day) when the three Wise Men will depart on horseback from Malta to Cirkewwa terminal where they will board a ferry in mid-afternoon before making the triumphal entrance to the nativity village. More information: http:// www.ghajnsielem.com/bethlehem/ openinghours.html. DECEMBER 23 The Annual Christmas Vocal and Instrumental Concert Executive Producer Lydia Buttigieg and Musical Director Lindsey Mallia with the participation of the Notre Dame Choir under the direction of Mro Clifford Cauchi are organizing the annual Christmas concert, this year in three different localities: St Paul's Bay, Balzan and Zabbar. Starts at 19:30. Entrance Free. THEATRE DECEMBER 13, 14 S-S-Spaces Multidisciplinary performance by the rubberbodies collective inspired by the works of Georges Perec and performed at MITP Theatre, Valletta, 20:00. The project has an online component which visitors can interact with by logging on to http://s- s-spaces.tumblr.com/. Devised by Rebecca Camilleri, Nicola Rayworth and Adrian Abela. Tickets are at €5 and can be bought at the door. DECEMBER 21-JANUARY 5 Little Red Riding Hood & You Know Who Annual Christmas panto at Manoel Theatre, Valletta organised by Masquerade Theatre. Directed by Anthony Bezzina and written by Malcolm Galea, it features a star-studded cast of panto-veterans alongside Malta's most promising new talent. Music is directed by Kevin Abela, choreography by Lee McCallion and costumes designed by Ernest Camilleri. Bookings: 21 246389, www.teatrumanoel.com.mt, bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt. DECEMBER 21-JANUARY 5 RapunzelStiltskin Annual Christmas panto at MFCC, Ta' Qali organised by MADC. Directed by Steve Casaletto and written by Steve Hili. Paul Abela will be in charge of music, with the help of vocal coach Cathy Lawlor. Peter Howitt will be in charge of backdrops and stage design while Kristina Schranz will take care of dance choreography. Bookings: http:// booking.madc.com.mt/bookings/ Shows.aspx?pid=30. DECEMBER 26-30 The Comedy Knights: Christmas Comedy Cavalcade Comedy sketch show featuring Chris Dingli, Marc Cabourdin, Pia Zammit, Jo Caruana, Colin Fitz and Steve Hili at the Teatru Salesjan, Sliema. Organised by TAC Theatre. Tickets at €10 can be booked from www. ticketline.com.mt. EXHIBITIONS DECEMBER 12-15 The Hobbit exhibition Exhibition of artwork, models and props related to JRR Tolkien's Collective exhibition at Teatru Salesjan, Sliema, organised to complement the upcoming theatrical production 'Is-Sigar Imutu Wiefqa'. Featuring works by the art collective X242, including Ryan Falzon, Sabrina Calleja Jackson, Sarah Mamo, Andrea Zerafa, Sarah Maria Scicluna and Robert Zahra. Launch on November 22 opens at 20:00. DECEMBER 13-30 Fluxus Solo exhibition by young artist Sam Sultana at Off Road Studio, G. Pullicino Street, Zebbug. More information: http://samuelsultana. com/. UNTIL JANUARY 31 Twisttease Exhibition of paintings by Diane Buttigieg at the Hotel Juliani Lobby, St George's Road, St Julian's, playfully re-interpreting Maltese iconography. Organised by SO Galerie. PUBLIC LECTURE DECEMBER 12 Hearing with the mind Lecture by Andrew Sciberras, an audiologist tackling questions about hearing, hearing loss and cochlear implants at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Starts at 19:30 (doors open at 19:15). Organised by Malta Café Scientifique. ARTISAN FAIR DECEMBER 14,15 The Malta Artisan Christmas Fair Artisan Fair The Malta Artisan Christmas Fair Artisan Fair at The Hotel Phoenicia, Floriana from 10:00 to 17:00. Featuring filigree as well as contemporary jewellery, bricabrac, beautiful souvenirs, toys, delicious cookies and take home preserves made with local seasonal produce, home furnishings and more. More information: www. maltaartisanmarkets.com.