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THIS WEEK 14 MUSIC & DANCE SEPTEMBER 4 Live Jazz at Sirens Live jazz performance at Sirens, St Paul's Bay from 20:00. Featuring Effie Azzopardi on trumpet, Gilbert Vassallo on drums, David Grech on guitar and Harry Eddleston on keys. Entrance is free. SEPTEMBER 9, 12 Moulettes acoustic shows British indie-folk band e Moulettes will be peforming at 89A, Gugar Hangout and Bar, Republic Street. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12 The Malta International Organ Festival e First Malta International Organ Festival will take place around various venues on the island. e opening concert will feature the highly acclaimed International Organist residing in Malta Wayne Marshall, on the newly restored organ of the St.Paul's Pro-Anglican Cathedral. Other famous organists, will be visiting from Italy, Sicily, Holland, Norway, Russia and Estonia. e entrance for the concerts will be free of charge. To see the full progamme, log on to: http://www. maltainternationalorganfestival. com. AUGUST 29 Spectaculesque! An evening of burlesque at Chateau Buskett, limits of Rabat from 20:00. Featuring fire, dance and live music. e performance will be followed by an after-party. Bookings: 7997 5711, spectaculesque@gmail.com. SEPTEMBER 2-7 Malta International Musical Bands Festival International festival of bands, majorettes group, marching band, folk groups, street bands and piper bands. Featuring three parades, of half day each, in most of the important towns on the island, together with the presence of the local authorities. e following group categories are eligible to participate: bands (marching, street, pipe and drum) folk groups, flag-throwing groups, groups of majorettes, and historical groups. e festival is non-competitive. For more information log on to: http:// www.euroartproduction.it/festival- malta-music.html. VISUAL ARTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7 Valletta International Visual Arts Festival International visual arts festival taking place at St James Cavalier, Valletta which will incorporate exhibitions and discussions on contemporary visual art and feature works and talks by both local and international performers. VIVA 2014 will feature work from locally and internationally reknown artists including Mieke Bal, Democracia, Austin Camilleri and JP Azzopardi amongst others. VIVA will also bring to the fore local young emerging artists through Divergent inkers - an exhibition which presents contemporary artistic practices by young Maltese artists that explore divergent thinking. is being its first edition, VIVA will also incorporate a Curatorial School. More information: http://www.viva. org.mt. SEPTEMBER 12-26 Ex Voto – Art exhibition Exhibition of works by Ryan Falzon at the Maritime Museum in Birgu. All the paintings and lino prints to be presented, created specifically for the exhibition, revolve around Catholic iconography, the conditions of living on an island, the relation to the sea, and the continental city as the islanders' utopia. SEPTEMBER 13-OCTOBER 10 guAPOTHEOSIS Exhibition of works by Godwin Cutajar at art..e gallery, 1 Library Street, Victoria Gozo. Open from Monday to Saturday 09:30- 12:15; Sunday 10:00-12:00 or by appointment (9980 4774). SEPTEMBER 13 Eros Tribute band and concert Eros Ramazzotti Tribute Concert inaugurating the opening of the new restaurant and lounge, e Italian Job, at Baystreet, St Julian's. Taking place at Baystreet Level 0 from 21:30. Entrance is free. MISC EVENTS SEPTEMBER 11-14 Maritime Senglea International Festival Sixth edition of the cultural festival at Senglea, which will this year be part of a EU-funded project under Network of Twinned Partners 'Revival of Old Towns and Cities'. Consisiting of workshops with international entities, panel discussions, an arts fair; concluding with a day of fishing competitions and 'Il-Gostra'. For more information log on to: http://www. maritimesenglea.com/. SEPTERMBER 12 Hospice Midnight Walk Midnight walk in aid of Malta Hospice patients and their families. ere will be two routes to choose from, both of which will start at Bugibba Square at 22:30. Transport will be provided from Mosta Square to Bugibba Square leaving at 21:00 sharp. Registration fee is at €10 (free for children up to 8 years). Registration form can be downloaded from http:// hospicemalta.org/wp-content/ uploads/2014/08/2014-Midnight- Walk-Registration-Form.pdf. For more information contact 2144 0085, fr@hospicemalta.org. SEPTEMBER 12 Qatt Ma Ninsa – Birgu Immersive theatre production in Birgu, inspired by the 'Qatt ma Ninsa' research initiative organised by the Valletta 2018 Foundation. Held around various venues in Birgu and featuring performers from the Teatru Manoel Youth eatre (TMYT), under the artistic direction of Christopher Gatt, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, the Birgu Local Council and the Birgu community. Performances start at 19:00. Tickets are at €5. Bookings: teatrumanoel.com.mt. SEPTEMBER 13 FAA summer evening: Screening of Treasure in Malta Film screening of Treasure in Malta (1963) and drinks organised by Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar at Villa Bologna, Attard. Also featuring a healthy eating presentation by Mark Morales. Doors open at 18:30. €5 donation for adults and €3 for children under 12 years is suggested on entry. Bookings: https:// ticketengine.faa.org.mt/. More information: bookings@faa.org.mt. SEPTEMBER 14 The Hellre Triathlon & Relay e Hellfire Triathlon and Relay will be held at Majjistral Park in Golden Bay on Sunday at 08:00. e route is spectacular, with the 1km swim in the blue seas of Golden Bay, followed by a 20km mountain bike cycle through the Majjistral Nature Reserve and an 11km trail run around the Gnejna plateau. A half distance and team relay is open for beginners and single-sport athletes. For more information log on to: www.hellfirevents.com. BOOK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 4-6 Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival Annual festival of Mediterranean literature featuring both local and international writers, at Msida Bastion Garden, Floriana from 20:00. Noria Adel (Algeria), Clare Azzopardi (Malta), Antoine Cassar (Malta), Marc Delouze (France), Abdulrazak Gurnah (UK), Walid Nabhan (Malta), Bel Olid (Catalonia, Spain), Marlene Saliba (Malta), Peter Semolič (Slovenia), Giacomo Sferlazzo (Lampedusa), and Anna Szabó (Hungary). Also featuring musical interludes by Plato's Dream Machine and Kantilena. Short poetry films from Reel Festivals, and one directed by Kenneth Scicluna on two poems by Doreen Micallef and sponsored by V18, will be shown during the festival. Entrance to all events is free. maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2014 WHAT'S ON The Moulettes 'Genesis' by Victor Agius –Part of VIVA Plato's Dream Machine will perform at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival