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15 WHAT'S ON EXHIBITIONS UNTIL JUNE 21 New Weapons Collective exhibition at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta. Featuring work by Aava Anttinen, Rachel Channa Kremer, Zhanna Bobrakova, Sarah Crew, Bonamy Devas, Valerie Driscoll, Helena Goñi, Benjamin Knight, Albena Martinova, Laura Marques, Hana Vojackova, Dario Srbic, Parvaneh Rahimi, Dana Strango, Hengxi Li, Trilokjit Sengupta and Mengjiao Yu. The exhibition is a collaboration between BLITZ and Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London. UNTIL JUNE 26 Her Majesty Visual art exhibition by Pawlu Mizzi at Akkademja Kulturali Pawlina, Valletta. Curated by Simon Sultana Harkins. UNTIL JULY 1 axra A collective exhibition organized by the M.F.A. in Digital Arts students at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Featuring work by George Abdilla, Andrew Aquilina, Therese Debono, Patrick J. Fenech, Matyou Galea, Jennifer Mallia, Sarah Mifsud, Amanda Muscat, Joe Smith and Jean Marc Zerafa. UNTIL JULY 29 KATZE – The keepers of the in- between Site-specific intervention by Adrian Abela at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta. Also featuring Opera performances as sound interventions – on July 4, 17 and 25 from 20:30 to 23:00. Entrance is free. UNTIL AUGUST 15 Obsidio Melitae Exhibition of historical documents pertaining to the Great Siege of Malta at the National Library, Valletta. The main focus of the display will be the original prints by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio depicting the highlights of the siege. Other interesting documents include original letters of congratulation from European sovereigns sent to Grand Master Jean de Valette after the lifting of the siege. On view are also published contemporary accounts of the siege, including the 1567 and 1568 editions of Francesco Balbi da Correggio's day-to-day diary. Modern scholarly studies of the 1565 event will also feature in the display. Opening hours are Monday to Friday between 08:15 and 17:00 and on Saturdays between 08:15 and 13:00; and between June 16 and August 16 from Monday to Saturday between 08:00 and 13:00. Admission is free. Presentation of ID card / passport is required. MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE JUNE 23-25 Kelma Kelma Nota Nota: Kuncert tal-Qaddisin A series of three concerts that combine traditional and contemporary music and Maltese literature at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta at 21:00. Tickets: €15 for general admission; €10 for children, students, seniors and €30 block ticket (for all 3 events). JUNE 26 Class of Y2K Nostalgic early noughties party at Razzett l-Ahmar, Mosta from 20:00. Featuring DJs Clint (KNTRL / Dolls for Idols) and Dave (I.YOU / China). 'As long as it was constantly played at Koyote, Axis, Havana, Coconut, Remedy, the radio or your CD / MP3 player in the late '90s or early '00s, it's going in.' Entrance is at €4. FILM FESTIVAL UNTIL JUNE 21 Valletta Film Festival First edition of the Valletta Film Festival will take place across various venues in the capital city. The event will consist of an official competition (feature films, docs and shorts) and four other sections. In total around 45 feature films will be screened at the first edition of the festival at five of the city's most attractive locations. For more information and a full programme log on to: http://www. vallettafilmfestival.com/. PUBLIC LECTURE TONIGHT Bread and Bakers in 18th Century Malta Lecture by Dr Noel Buttigieg at Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana at 18:00. During the lecture, Buttigieg will xplore how, in the eighteenth century, managing bread and bakers went far beyond food and nutritional values, but became an exercise in political and economic power with great social, cultural and symbolic significance. Organised by Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar in conjunction with Slow Food Malta (SFM) and the International Institute for Baroque Studies at the University of Malta. A €5 donation is kindly solicited. maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2015 THIS WEEK Virtù Ferries This week's winner is JEREMY PORTELLI with his photograph of the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower - Lucerne, Switzerland (photo taken in March 2013). MaltaToday and Virtù Ferries have teamed up to take one lucky winner and a companion every week to Sicily, with two tickets to be won every week in our photography competition. Already been on holiday? Good: we're sending you back if your best photograph from your holidays and travels makes the cut. That's right: send us a good quality image of your holidays and we'll send the best one to the gateway of Italy with Virtù Ferries. Malta - Sicily Express Ferries For more information visit www.virtuferries.com or contact by telephone 23491000 RULES OF THE COMPETITION maltatoday Conditions apply: 1. Tickets for each week's competition can only be won by one person who submits one entry of a high-res image with description. Entrants with more than one entry WILL NOT be considered. Entrants must send a description of photo. 2. Winners will be informed before the end of the week, and then announced on maltatoday.com.mt and MaltaToday on Sunday. 3. By entering this offer, entrants consent to their photos being published and owned by Mediatoday Co Ltd. 4. The entrant with the best photograph will be awarded two (2) return tickets, valid for travel to any Virtù Ferries destination. Mediatoday's decision is final. 5. Tickets are issued free of charge, excluding port charges, and in accordance with Virtù Ferries' rules and regulations. All taxes and charges are to be paid accordingly by the winning entrant upon the issuance of tickets. 6. This offer is closed to employees and contributors of Mediatoday Co. Ltd and Virtù Ferries, or their family members. This week's theme: Travel SEND US PHOTOS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY PHOTO COMPETITION WINNER! Photos should be a hi-res image (one per individual entry) with a sentence or two about what inspired you to take your photo. Entrants are kindly reminded not to send in personal family pictures that might be unrelated to theme subjects unless expressly requested. If sending a photo by post, address it to: 'MaltaToday photo competition', Mediatoday, Vjal ir- Rihan, San Gwann, SGN9016 Please supply your daytime telephone number, your name, your home address and an email address. Send the photo via email on info@mediatoday.com.mt [SUBJECT HEADING: MaltaToday photo competition] by next Friday at 9am. Themes may change from one week to the other The Valletta Film Festival will be taking place across various venues in Valletta until June 21