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THIS WEEK 14 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE MAY 30 Ira Losco and Friends Ira Losco will be performing with her band at Pjazza Teatru Rjal (Royal Opera House), Valletta at 20:30. Tickets at €15 and €25 are available from ticketline.com.mt. MAY 30-JUNE 1 Ghanafest Annual festival of Maltese folk song at Argotti Gardens, Floriana at 18:30. Also featuring international guests. For more information and a full programme log on to http:// www.maltafolkmusicfestival.org/. TODAY; UNTIL JUNE 1 Flutes en Vacance I Concert at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 19:30. e series features Maltese and Scottish flautists studying at Edinburgh Napier University performing in various flute ensembles. e series is funded by the Napier Student Initiative Grant and the Malta Arts Fund. e first concert in the series features Maltese flautists Laura Cioffi and Clara Galea, known as Duo Aulos, performing a selection of works written for two flutes and piano with the talented pianist Gisèle Grima, an Napier University alumnus herself. All the three performers are Ian Tomlin Scholars. JUNE 7 A Night for Life Concert by soprano Lydia Caruana accompanied by pianists Yvette Maria Galea and Domenic Galea and with guest participation of Alex Manche' at Manoel eatre, Valletta at 20:00. Proceeds will go to Action for Breast Cancer Foundation and the Research, Innovation and Development Trust of the University of Malta. Bookings: http://booking. teatrumanoel.com.mt, 21 246389. JUNE 8 Tuba Quartet Lunchtime Concert at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 11:00. Featuring Tancred Grech and Kevin Mizzi on the euphonium and Christopher Spiteri and Antoine Micallef on the Tuba. Tickets are at €5, €4 (concessions) and €2 (children under 10). Bookings: bookings@sjcav.org, 21 223200. JUNE 11-JULY 14 Victoria International Arts Festival Classical music festival with a varied programme taking place at Victoria, Gozo. For more information and a full programme, log on to: http:// www.viaf.org.mt. JUNE 15 Trumpet Recital Lunchtime Concert at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 11:00. Featuring Jason Camilleri, Andre Helleur and Rangel Zapryanov on the trumpet and Shirley Helleur as their piano accompanist. Tickets are at €5, €4 (concessions) and €2 (children under 10). Bookings: bookings@sjcav.org, 21 223200. JUNE 21 Reflex 80s Party DJ Alex Grech is back at Gianpula, limits of Rabat with another 80s- themed party. For all those who grew up in the 1980s, singing to Duran Duran's Wild Boys or Soft Cell's Tainted Love, and miss going to 1980s discos and dancing to Madonna and Depeche Mode. Tickets at €6 can be booked by calling 99 448080 or by logging on to www.ticketline.com.mt. JUNE 22 Clarinet Recital Lunchtime Concert at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 11:00. Young clarinetist Steve Gauci together with pianist Elaine Mercieca will perform a recital featuring French, Spanish and Maltese composers. Tickets are at €5, €4 (concessions) and €2 (children under 10). Bookings: bookings@sjcav.org, 21 223200. JUNE 25 Isle of MTV Annual free concert organised by MTV at the Granaries, Floriana and featuring internationally-renowned artists. Line-up for this year to be announced. VISUAL ARTS CONTINUES BY APPOINTMENT Retrospective by Norbert Attard Retrospective exhibition by artist Norbert Attard at Gozo Contemporary, 11, Mongur Street, Gharb, Gozo. Art works spanning 40 years will be on display. ese include Attard's early paintings, drawings and lino cuts from the formative years, limited edition prints (including the Walled Cities, Mihrab and Kimono series) and abstract paintings from the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and photographic prints and sculptures, from his most recent conceptual phase. Opening hours: 11:00- 19:00. e exhibition will be open by appointment after today. To book an appointment call 79041051/21560016. MAY 30-JUNE 22 Assimilated Spaces Collective exhibition at Xarolla Windmill, Żurrieq. Featuring artists Sabrina Calleja Jackson, Sarah Maria Scicluna, Andrea Zerafa, Gabriel Buttigieg and Ryan Falzon. Launch on May 30 kicks off on May 30; open on subsequent days from 09:00 to 12:00. JUNE 19-JULY 12 Summer Collective exhibition Collective exhibition at Lily Agius Gallery, 54, Cathedral Street, Sliema. Featuring artists Duska Malesevic, Elisa von Brockdorff, Ritty Tacsum, Jimmy Grima and Federico Peltretti. FESTIVAL JUNE 6-8 Earth Garden 2014 All-day open-air festival at the National Park, Ta' Qali featuring music and an ethnic/artisan market, food and drink. ree-day pass for the festival is at €8. Tickets for Airport Impressions and Brikkuni/ Beangrowers are at €15; €12 for Xirka Rock. All tickets to concerts include a three-day entrance to the venue. Ticket outlets include: Exit, Jubilee (Valletta); Jubilee (Gzira); Why Not?, Juuls (St. Julians); Exit (Sliema); Paperclips (Msida); Zion (Marsascala); Royal Impact (Tarxien); Saqqajja Kiosk (Rabat) Remissa, Organic House (St Paul's Bay); Pit Stop Kiosk (Xemxija) ans Mr Signs, Jubilee, Mojos (Gozo). Tickets may also be booked online from www.ticketline.com.mt. BOOK LAUNCH MAY 29 Night & Day Launch of EDE Books publication Night & Day – photographer David Pisani and anthropologist Elise Billiard's unique perspective on Paceville, at SO Galerie, Iklin at 20:00. e project also features two music tracks by French DJ Antoine Coignard (aka DJ Coinx), who will also be performing at the launch. maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014 WHAT'S ON Gabriel Buttigieg is among the artists taking part in the Assimilated Spaces exhibition Night and Day – launching tomorrow at SO Galerie, Iklin Ira Losco will be performing at the Old Opera House this Friday. Photo by Alan Venables Il-Qarcilla at Ghanafest. Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi