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15 WHAT'S ON maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2015 THIS WEEK MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE FEBRUARY 26 The Rifffs live Malta's most enduring ska band The Rifffs will perform at Ryan's Irish Pub, St Julian's at 21:30. FEBRUARY 28 Esben and the Witch live The atmospheric British three- piece Esben and the Witch will perform at Razzett L-Ahmar, Mosta at 21:00. They will be supported by local acts The Violent Violets and Krishna. Tickets are at €10 (pre-sale) and €15 at the door. Event organised by Hairy Amp. FEBRUARY 28 Reflex 80s with Alex Grech 80s music party at Gianpula, limits of Rabat, at 22:00. Featuring DJ Alex Grech and guest DJ Alberto Palmieri. More information: w w w.ref lexmalta. com. MARCH 5 Bach and his sons Recital by Joanne Camilleri at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 19:30. This recital brings together the music of daddy Bach and his sons in a month that is very important for the Bach family – it is Carl Philip Emanuel Bach's 301st birthday on March 8 and Johann Sebastian Bach's 330th birthday on March 21. Tickets are at €10 with €8 concessions. Bookings: boxoffice@sjcav.org, 2122 3200. MARCH 12-15 L'Elisir d'Amore Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera in two acts at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 19:30. Featuring the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Denise Mulholland and conducted by Philip Walsh. Soloists include: Adina - Madina Karbeli / Shoushik Barsoumian, Nemorino - Cliff Zammit Stevens / Matteo Mezzaro, Belcore - Philippe-Nicolas Martin / Valdis Jansons, Dulcamara - Emilio Marcucci / Luciano Miotto and Giannetta - Francesca Aquilina / Rosabelle Bianchi. Tickets range from €60 to €20. Bookings: 2124 6389, bookings@teatrumanoel. com.mt. MARCH 13 The Areola Treat live The alternative rock band Areola Treat will be performing at Razzett l-Ahmar, Mosta at 21:30. The 90-minute gig will feature six new songs from the quartet. Entrance is at €7. MARCH 13-15, 21 Danusan Live Xow Performance by the comedy duo at City Theatre, Valletta at 20:30 on all nights except March 15, which will have a matinee at 16:00. Tickets are at €10, €15 and €20. Bookings: w w w.ticketline. com.mt. Tickets are also available from the following outlets: Tuck a Bag – Burmarrad, FarsonsDirect – Mrieħel, Yuva House of Beauty – Żebbuġ, TeleZone – Qormi, Embassy Box Office – Valletta, Untours Insurance – Zabbar, CallZone – Bormla, Lion King Stationery – Pieta and SPBhomes – St Paul's Bay. MARCH 14 Riccardo Fogli and Hit Italy band Veteran Italian singer Riccardo Fogli will be performing with his band at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta at 20:30. Riccardo Fogli's music has captured the hearts of millions of listeners. His music style consists mainly of ballads and pop songs with Italian lyrics. Riccardo won the Festival di Sanremo in 1982 with the song 'Storie di Tutti i Giorni', the one many Maltese know by heart. EXHIBITIONS UNTIL FEBRUARY 27 A Similar New Exhibition by Adrian Abela at Architecture Project, 4, Sappers Street, Valletta. The exhibition presents three light pieces, one object, and two sprayed paintings, ref lecting the field of artistic research he has been occupied with for a long time. Opening times: Monday to Thursday – 10:00 to 17:00; Friday – 10:00 to 15:00. FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1 Filigree Marathon Celebration of filigree at The Filigree Centre, Palazzo de la Salle, Republic Street, Valletta at 18:00. During the marathon there will be events such as art installations, poetry reading and filigree workshops. The Filigree Centre is the beginning of an NGO campaign to raise funds for Malta's first Filigree Museum and Community Centre. UNTIL MARCH 1 A Junction Collective exhibition at Xarolla Windmill, Triq San Andrija, Zurrieq. Featuring works by Sabrina Calleja Jackson, Sarah Mamo, Ryan Falzon, Andrea Zerafa, Sarah Maria Scicluna, Robert Zahra, Gabriel Buttigieg and Fabio D'Amato. MARCH 4-22 Mara: Perspettivi Collective exhibition at Palazzo Pereira, 224, Republic Street, Valletta. Featuring works by Bernice Buhagiar, Charlene Calleja, Sean Camilleri, Karen Caruana, Matthew Cassar, Luca Cauchi, Joe Chetcuti, Jessica Debattista, Glenn Ellul, Sara Ezabe, Anna Galea, Agatha Grima, Franco Navarro, Ray Piscopo, Marlon Polidano, Mark Schembri, Enrique` Tabone, Madeleine Gera, Mary Pitre` and Giovanna Castaldi. UNTIL MARCH 15 Afterselfie – beyond masks Collective exhibition at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Featuring works by Raphael Vella, Elisa Von Brockdorff, Adrian Abela, Ritty Tacsum, Goghi&Goghi collective, Gabriele Grones, Jacopo Dimastrogiovanni, Elia Nadie and Debora Fella. The idea behind Afterselfie was conceived at the 2014 edition of the Curatorial School at VIVA (the Valletta International Visual Art Festival), one of the Valletta 2018 Foundation's projects from its diverse Cultural Programme. Afterselfie is, first and foremost, a cultural exchange between Malta and Italy as a number of Maltese and Italian artists will be showcasing their work in both countries. After being displayed at St James Cavalier, the exhibition will then move to Palazzo Trentini in Trento, Italy and will run from May 15 to 31. MARCH 7-APRIL 5 The Overlooked Performance Photography exhibition by Alex Attard at St James Cavalier, Valletta, presenting itself as a showcase of the ephemeral art beneath the face of Renzo Piano's new Parliament for Valletta. The Overlooked Performance exhibition is both an artistic expression and a document to the skin beneath the face of an historic architectural intervention and to the temporality of man at his workplace. The exhibition is curated by Vince Briffa. THEATRE AND DANCE MARCH 6, 7, 8; 13-15 The Vagina Monologues Performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues at Palazzo Pereira, 224, Republic Street, Valletta at 20:00. Cast includes Julia Calvert, Paula Fleri-Soler, Faye Paris, Nicky Schembri, Becky D'Ugo and Steffi Thake. Directed by Nanette Brimmer. Tickets at €12 can be purchased from the Box Office at Embassy Cinemas, Valletta or booked online via w w w.ticketline.com.mt. The play is rated 16+. Part of the 'Mara: Perspettivi' event, running at Palazzo Pereira from March 5 to 22. MARCH 7 International Ballet Gala Ballet performance of contemporary and classical ballet at Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta at 19:30. Featuring world-famous ballet stars from the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow), Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky (St Petersburg) and Hungarian National Ballet (Budapest). Tickets range from €25 to €55. Bookings: http:// booking.mcc.com.mt/Event/3757/. MARCH 7, 8; 12-15; 19-22 Old Times Unifaun Theatre production of Harold Pinter's drama at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 20:00. Directed by Chris Gatt. Cast includes Mikhail Basmadjian, Laura Best and Pia Zammit. Tickets are at €12 and €18. Bookings: 2122 3200, boxoffice@ sjcav.org. Ministry for Sustainable Development the Environment & Climate Change Advert 18/2015 - Tender for the Commercialisation of Facilities within the Sant' Antnin Family Park in MarsaScala. The Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change hereby notifies that sealed Tenders will be received at the Procurement and Supplies Directorate, Permanent Secretariat Offices at 6, Qormi Road Sta. Venera SVR 1301. The closing date and time for submissions are 10.00 a.m. of Tuesday 10 March 2015 Relevant documents may be obtained free of charge from the Procurement and Supplies Directorate, Permanent Secretariat Offices at 6 Qormi Road Sta.Venera on any working day between 8.30 AM and 12.00 Noon till the closing time or downloaded from the Ministry's website at www.msdec.gov.mt Avviż 18/2015 - Kummerċjalizzazzjoni ta' Faċilitajiet fil-Park tal-Familja, Sant' Antnin, Marsaskala Il-Ministeru għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli, l-Ambjent u Tibdil fil-Klima jgħarraf illi se jkunu qed jintlaqgħu offerti magħluqin fid-Direttorat tax-Xiri u Provvisti, Uffiċċji tas-Segretarjat Permanenti f'numru 6, Triq Ħal-Qormi Sta Venera SVR 1301. Id-data u l-ħin tal-għeluq huma l-10.00 a.m. tat-Tlieta 10 ta' Marzu 2015 Id-dokumenti relevanti jinkisbu mingħajr ħlas mid- Direttorat tax-Xiri u Provvisti, Uffiċċji tas-Segretarjat Permanenti, 6 Triq Ħal-Qormi Sta Venera fil-jiem tax-xogħol bejn it-8.30 a.m. u nofsinhar sal-iskadenza jew jinkisbu mis-sit elettroniku tal-Ministeru fl-indirizz www.msdec.gov.mt The Areola Treat Afterselfie