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Events 44 maltatoday, Sunday, 20 aPRIL 2014 Michael Kors is pleased to introduce the Spring 2014 watch collection, featuring a brand new watch, the Channing, in versions for both wom- en and men. The Channing comes in five unique styles, three women's and two men's. The women's watches feature semi-precious stones on their dials, and include a two-tone watch with a lapis face, a rose gold-tone watch with a tiger's eye face and a gold-tone watch with a turquoise face. The men's versions come in silver-tone and gold-tone with contrasting dials. In addition, updated takes on the Runway Twist, Bradshaw and a new top-tier watch with a double-length gold-tone bracelet will be part of the new collection. The Spring 2014 watch collection is currently available in stores. As reality goes, breast cancer can kill; only research can prevent it and kill it faster. With this in mind, two important organisations which are working in beating breast cancer – the Action for Breast Cancer Foun- dation (ABCF) and the Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta – have joined forces for a concert to raise funds towards more awareness and reseach into the disease to kill breast cancer faster. The concert, 'A Night for Life – the Helen Muscat Memorial Concert', by soprano Lydia Caruana and under the Patronage of President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, remembers the late co-founder and former Chairperson of ABCF whose life was claimed by the disease last October. Helen Mus- cat was a role model and an active lobbyist in the fight against breast cancer and in improving the quality of life of sufferers of the disease. The concert, kindly supported by the Teatru Manoel, will be held at the theatre on Saturday 7 June 2014 at 8 pm. During a press briefing break- fast at Hilton Malta, soprano Lydia Caruana said: "For this special me- morial recital, which is very close to my heart, I will be moving away from my usual repertoire of opera and lieder, to present a lighter pro- gramme which should appeal to the public at large." Caruana will sing classics by Tosti, Leoncavallo, Bixio, Di Capua, Arditi, Gastaldon and De Curtis, including well-loved pieces such as Musica Proibita, Mattinata, Io te vurria vasa', Il Bacio and Mamma. This unique occasion performance will also see Caruana interpreting songs by Ger- shwin, Rodgers, Chaplin, Arlen and Fain, bringing to the Teatru Manoel immortal melodies, a few of which have accompanied some of the most poignant film moments in history. Caruana will be accompanied by pianist Yvette-Maria Galea for the Italian song collection and by pian- ist Dominic Galea and guest pian- ist Alex Manchè for the American Songbook. The three pianists will also all play solos by Becucci and Gershwin. "This is a touching event for the Foundation as we will be joined by the public to remember our co- founder and mentor Helen Muscat. Through the unique voice of Lydia Caruana, we shall continue work- ing on what our Helen believed most – raising awareness to prevent the disease, giving sufferers a more comfortable life and investing in re- seach to cure this disease which, at the end, claimed her life," said Esther Sant, ABCF Chairperson. Wilfred Kenely, CEO of RIDT, said "Over the years, research around the world has managed to eradicate a number of diseases which used to send shivers down people's spines when mentioned. This was achieved because research institutions were given the necessary resources to study the diseases and come up with treatments. One day, we will be talk- ing of cancer as a has-been terrible disease. And that day can be sooner than we think, so long as there is an aggressive research programme in place." Tickets at €30, €20 and €10, may be booked through the Teatru Manoel website http://booking.teatruma- noel.com.mt/, by sending an email to bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt or calling (+356) 21246389. Music, research, action – preventing and improving the chances of breast cancer survival Absolut collaborates with four transformative artists to inspire a new generation of creative expression PHOTO BY BRIAN GRECH Following the controversial law on civil unions was approved by Parliament that will now allow for same sex marriages to occur in Malta, local advertising agency TBWA\ANG have launched a so- cial media campaign entitled #th- enameoflove that supports human rights, marriage equality and pro- motes love, irrespective of gender or social stigma. The Agency's social media cam- paign turned viral when celebrants were handed sheets of paper in Pal- ace Square, Valletta and asked to declare who or what they loved be- fore taking a photo and uploading to popular social media networks such as Facebook. According to Ivan Filletti, CEO of TBWA\ANG, "Love should not be measured by gender or sexual- ity. We felt that it was our duty to show support to those who have perhaps felt previously oppressed or unappreciated. In the words of John Lennon, 'it matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love'." Following its long-stand- ing tradition of working with cutting-edge artists, Absolut is proud to an- nounce four creative col- laborations with French multi-artist and musi- cian Woodkid, Ameri- can digital media artist Aaron Koblin, French Haute Couture designer Yiqing Yin, and Brazilian graphic novel artist Ra- fael Grampá. The collaborations are part of the company's new global brand initia- tive 'Transform Today', which aims to connect with the creative spirit in us all and to inspire artistic transformation around the world. Absolut has always pushed the boundaries of contemporary culture through creative col- laborations – historically with artists such as Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois and Dam- ien Hirst, and more recently with Spike Jonze, Ellen von Unwerth and Swedish House Mafia. With its new brand ethos, Absolut transforms the way the brand will collaborate with artists, and will strengthen its efforts to connect global audiences through the common language of art. Absolut will support some of the most inspiring emerging artists from around the world, ones who take risks and break the boundaries around them, transforming them- selves and their creative disciplines in the process. Woodkid, also known as Yoann Lemoine, is a French mul- ti-talent who constantly transforms from illustra- tor to designer to direc- tor to musician. Aaron Koblin is an American digital media artist with one foot in art and one in technology, known for his transformative visu- alization of digital data. Yiqing Yin is an emerg- ing fashion designer from France who has already challenged and trans- formed the traditional world of haute couture. Rafael Grampá is a Bra- zilian graphic novel artist who transforms graphic design by looking at each page he creates as chore- ography, not just simple storytelling. Videos presenting Woodkid's, Koblin's, Yin's and Grampá's thoughts on transformation can be found on absolut.com or at the Absolut YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/absolut. More information on Absolut products can be found at www.ab- solut.com. Absolut is marketed and distrib- uted locally by Farsons Beverage Imports Ltd Michael Kors introduces spring 2014 watch collection