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THIS WEEK 16 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE FEBRUARY 14 Romantic Classics Valentine's Day concert at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Marcelline Laus and conducted by Brian Schembri. Programme features: Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, op 129 (soloist: Simon Abdilla Joslin), Sibelius Swan of Tuonela and Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105. Concert starts at 20:00. There will be a pre-concert talk at 19:15. Tickets are at €30, €20 and €10. Bookings: bookings@ teatrumanoel.com.mt, http:// booking.teatrumanoel.com.mt/ Event/2520/ or by calling: 21 246389. FEBRUARY 14 Splendid Valentine Valentine's Day party at The Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta organised by Pastizzi Gourmet from 20:00. Featuring food by Pastizzi Gourmet, music, an art exhibition and stand-up comedy by Malcolm Alden and Malcolm Galea. Entrance is at €20, and part of the fee will go towards Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit, to help with the restoration of The Splendid. Bookings: info@ pastizzigourmet.com, or on 99888829. FEBRUARY 14 Bezzina & Friends: the Cupid Edition DJ Andrew Bezzina will be playing a selection of Valentine's Day related music (EBM, house and techno) at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Mdina. Doors open at 21:00. FEBRUARY 14 F*ck Valentine's Singles Party Counter-Valentine's Day celebration at Coconut Grove, Paceville featuring rock and metal music. There will be special offers on Sailor Jerry rum. Doors open at 22:00. FEBRUARY 15 Krisha Newly-formed heavy music duo Krishna – Timothy Garret and Liam Formosa – will be performing at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida. Doors open at 21:00. Entrance is at €2. FEBRUARY 15, 16 Mu-Danzas Boleras Performance of Spanish dance in tribute to Sharon Sapienza. Both shows start at 20:00. Bookings: bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt, http://booking.teatrumanoel.com. mt/Event/2520/ or by calling: 21 246389. FEBRUARY 20 Spotlight Concert: Tricia Dawn Williams Concert by pianist Tricia Dawn Williams at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 20:00. Williams will be performing a programme of 20th century and contemporary works by Denis Levaillant (France), Béla Bartόk (Hungary), Ruben Zahra and Pawlu Grech (Malta) and Steve Antosca (United States). Each work will portray a different technique on the piano including extended piano technique and computer processed piano sampling. Tickets are €10. Bookings: bookings@ teatrumanoel.com.mt, http:// booking.teatrumanoel.com.mt/ Event/2520/ or by calling: 21 246389. FEBRUARY 22 A Coalition Jazz duo A Coalition – David Schembri and Dean Muscat – will be performing at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida. Doors open at 21:30. Entrance is at €3. MARCH 7 The Composer Conducts - MPO Concert Series Concert by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 19:30. MPO resident composer Joseph Vella the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. MPO Principal Double Bassist Gjorgji Cincievski is the featured soloist in Bottesini's concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra. The Concert includes Joseph Vella's composition 'Symphonic Variations on a Theme by Chopin op 131' commissioned by Prof. Robert Ghirlando in Memory of Maria Ghirilando. Tickets are €30, €20, €10. Bookings: bookings@ teatrumanoel.com.mt, http:// booking.teatrumanoel.com.mt/ Event/2520/ or by calling: 21 246389. THEATRE FEBRUARY 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Forget-Me-Not Original production written and directed by Simone Spiteri and presented by Du Theatre, at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 20:00. Casting includes Magdalena van Kuilenburg, Yosef Farrugia, Simone Spiteri and Elise Ellul. Music by Tim Ellis and Chris Galea. Tickets are at €15 (€12 concessions). Bookings: bookings@sjcav.org, 21 223200. FEBRUARY 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Xita ta' Flus Production of Sébastien Thiery's play at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 20:00. Directed by Lino Farrugia from a Maltese translation by Prof. Anthony Aquilina. Cast includes Nanette Brimmer, Tony Ellul, Alba Florian Viton and Nathan Brimmer. Bookings: bookings@ sjcav.org, 21 223200. FEBRUARY 21-23, 28; MARCH 1, 2 Fiddler on the Roof FM Theatre Production at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 20:00. Fiddler on the Roof centres on Tevye, the head of a Jewish family. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village. Artistic Direction is in the hands of Chris Gatt, Musical director is Kris Spiteri and Choreographer is Mariza Baldacchino. Tickets are €27, €25, €20. Bookings: bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt, http://booking.teatrumanoel.com. mt/Event/2520/ or by calling: 21 246389. EXHIBITIONS UNTIL FEBRUARY 16 A Libyan Lama Exhibition of contemporary Libyan artists at St James Cavalier, Valletta, organised in collaboration with Noon Arts. Artists include Matug Aborawi (who has just recently joined Noon Arts), Yousef Fetis, Mohammad Bin Lamin, Hadia Gana, Naziha Arebi and Arwa Abouon. UNTIL FEBRUARY 16 Juxtapositions Collective exhibition at St James Cavalier featuring works by Derek Nice, Paul Gibson, Jean Pierre Gatt and Wayne Hill. The four artists have been brought together to play off each other's energies. UNTIL FEBRUARY 25 Woman Collective exhibition organised by the Malta Women in Business organisation at Razzett tal-Markiz, Wied il-Għasel Road, Mosta. Featuring works by: Violet Vella, Sephora Baldacchino, Faye Grech, Abi Macleod Clark, Emma Borg, Olivia Domingo, Karina Fiorini, Francelle Pace Agius, Xaxa Calleja, Isabel Warrington, Nicole Farrugia and Borz Alexandra. Opening hours: 17:30 to 20:00 (Monday to Saturday); 10:00 to 1200 and 17:30 to 20:00 (Sunday). UNTIL MARCH 31 Maltese Maritime Graffiti Exhibition of historical graffiti at the Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu. The exhibition is based on the pioneering research work by the Museums Department former employee Joseph Muscat and his recent donation of various casts of ship graffiti to the museum. A number of salvaged original graffiti will also be displayed, including a large ship. graffito and legend dating to 1766 salvaged from a demolished residence in Zurrieq. Opening hours: 09:00 – 17:00. PUBLIC LECTURES & CONFERENCES FEBRUARY 13 Decoding reality Lecture by Prof. Vlatko Vedral (Oxford) about 'decoding reality' at Old University Campus, St Paul's Street, Valletta at 19:30. What if the fundamental entity is not energy or matter, but information? How do we decode this information... this reality? This hypothesis, explored by Prof Vedral, challenges our concepts of particles, time, determinism, and of reality itself. During the talk, Prof Vlatko Vedral will explore his work on quantum physics and how it applies to biology and technology. Bookings: andre. xuereb@um.edu.mt. FEBRUARY 13 Pecha Kucha Night Valletta #2 Second edition of the Pecha Kucha 'slide night' at The Royal British Legion Bar, Melita Street, Valletta. An eclectic selection of speakers will be speaking about a variety of topics under a constraint: they are to structure their talk in 20 slides, and they are not to speak about each slide for more than 20 seconds. Doors open at 20:00. maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2014 WHAT'S ON Forget-Me-Not Xita ta' Flus Mu-Danzas Boleras