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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 2 MARCH 2014 THIS WEEK 30 VALLETTA CARNIVAL TODAY 12:30 Carnival Grand Defile starting from Castille Square, Merchants Street, Archbishop Street, proceeding to the Carnival Arena at St George's Square. After St George's Square the defile continues along Republic Street up to Cit y Gate. 14:30 Grand Carnival Spectacle with the participation of Dancing Companies in Costume, Company f loats Section A and B, Triumphal Floats, Grotesque Masks, the band Big Friends Guggen Musik, Satirical Floats, and special guests from Notting Hill Carnival. St George's Square arena seating tickets €12. MARCH 3 10:15 Monday Carnival Parade during the morning with the participation of various dancing schools and satirical isolated masks. 15:30 The last night of the dancing costume competitions sections C, B and A followed by the Grand Defile including all triumphal f loats, companies in costume and f loats, grotesque masks and satirical f loats. Special reduced price for St George's Square arena seating tickets €5. MARCH 4 10:15 Tuesday Carnival Parade during the morning with the participation of various dancing schools and satirical isolated masks. 18:00 Carnival Grand Finale along St Anne Street, Floriana with the participation of all items of this year's Carnival and special guests from Notting Hill Carnival. MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE MARCH 6 Hard Rock Comedy Club #16 Live stand-up comedy show at Hard Rock Bar, Valletta Waterfront. Featuring Sean Briffa, Mathias Mallia, Joe Depasquale, Steve Hili and Rambert Attard. Show starts at 21:00. Bookings: 21 233346. 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. WHAT'S ON King Carnival