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30 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2013 2013 THIS WEEK THIS WEEK WHAT'S ON Paceville. Doors open at 21:00. WHAT'S ON TODAY JANUARY 10-26 Valletta Baroque Festival Annual celebration of Baroque music, featuring both local and international performers and presented across various venues in Valletta. For more information and a full programme, log on to: http:// www.vallettabaroquefestival.com. mt/ Brazil Screening of Terry Gilliam's imaginative dystopian film Brazil at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served. Doors open at 19:00. JANUARY 23 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE DECEMBER 28 BNI Live at Remedy The veteran punk rockers will be performing at Remedy Rock Bar, The Hard Rock Bar Comedy Club #13 Stand-up comedy show at Hard Rock Bar, Floriana from 21:00. Performers include Nathan Brimmer, Daniel Warrington, George Russell, Mathias Mallia, Sean Briffa and James Ryder. Bookings: 21 233346. CHRISTMAS EVENTS Marat/Sade 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. DECEMBER 24 Xmas Party at Gugar Christmas Eve party organised by Gugar, 89, Republic Street, Valletta. Doors open at 19:00. DECEMBER 24 Sparkly, Shiny Xmas Eve Party Annual Coach and Horses Christmas Eve party at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida. This year the theme is glitter, sparkles and anything that shines. Resident DJs will include Bob, Chris Goa Farrugia and Nel Pace. Doors open at 21:00. 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 Parisio, Mdina. In the environment of the Museum, within the Palazzo, the nativity scene will be celebrated with a Christmas Crib by Mariorick Mifsud. UNTIL JANUARY 5 Valletta, Malta's Baroque Capital City and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hosts the second edition of this unique baroque music festival in its Teatru Manoel, baroque churches and palaces. 10th - 26th January 2014 Anon & Goldberg Ensembles with soloists Centre de musique baroque de Versailles The English Concert Concerto Köln Marco Sollini & Salvatore Barbatano Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Beatrice Martin & Les Folies Francoises Carolyn Sampson & Freiburger Barockorchester Gjorgji Cincievski's string trio Valletta International Baroque Ensemble Classica Pizzicata Toi Toi Workshops for children Justin Burwood & Magnus Andersson Bruno Procopio, Patrick Bismuth & Hager Hanana Concilium musicum Wien Max Emanuel Cencic, Camille Poul & Les Cyclopes Die Kölner Akademie Guitarist Simon Schembri Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse Gillian Zammit Baroque Festival Ball Joanne Camilleri Les Bougies Baroque Claudia Patacca 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. THEATRE 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.vallettabaroquefestival.com.mt Image of St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta THE ST JOHN'S CO-CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION 0738. Teatru - Baroque Festival Advert - English - 250x195 (25x4) 2.indd 1 Salome 05/12/2013 12:29