Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/558086
15 WHAT'S ON MUSIC AUGUST 19 Live Jazz at Palazzo de Piro Due to popular demand Live Jazz Wednesdays in summer are back, featuring renowned jazz players in live trios and quartets who will deliver sterling sets of diversely faceted jazz material. The repertoire in these three-hour sessions, between 20:00 and 23:00, promises to travel a broad range. Entrance is free of charge. To book call on 2010 0560 e-mailing events@xarapalace.com.mt AUGUST 20 Strada Stretta Events: Ghannejja fil-Belt Valletta Strada Stretta Events in collaboration with Valletta 2018 Foundation presents an evening of folklore music at Strait Street, Valletta from 20:00. Featuring: John Saliba, Frans Casha, Victor Grech, Anglu Theuma, Joe Grech, Joe Zerafa, Grezzju Dalli, Michael Cumbo and Yvette Buhagiar. AUGUST 21 Rooftop Jazz at Juliani On Fridays throughout the summer the boutique Hotel Juliani has opened its private rooftop terrace to the public for Rooftop Jazz at Juliani. Expect breath- taking views of Spinola Bay, live music, refreshing cocktails, and complimentary bar bites in a one- of-a-kind atmosphere. Music starts at 20:00. AUGUST 21 Cryptic Street Debut Ep Launch Alternative rock band Cryptic Street will be launching their debut EP at Palazzo De La Salle, Valletta at 19:30. AUGUST 21 Etnika – footnotes Newly reformed Maltese world music group Etnika will perform a comeback gig at Blue Box, M Space, Msida at 21:00. Bookings: www.bluebox.com.mt. AUGUST 28, 29 Bewildered Music Festival Alternative music festival at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta at 20:00. Featuring Indie/Dreamy pop band BIG DEAL, Italian/London based shoegaze outfit Leave The Planet, Metaphysical rock band Plato's Dream Machine, Alternative- Rock band Fastidju, Maltese/ Berlin based electronic musician Jim Hickey, and Dark Electronic/ Dream trio CHINA. Doors open at 19:00. First act starts at 20:00. Last act finishes at 23:00. August 28 lineup: Jim Hickey, Plato's Dream Machine, Leave The Planet. August 29 lineup: CHINA, Fastidju, BIG DEAL. AUGUST 29 Tribali live in concert World music band Tribali will be performing at Boiler Wharf, Isla at 20:00. Tickets: General €10, VIP €25, Under 14: free. Bookings: www.ticketline.com.mt. SEPTEMBER 4 Cliff Zammit Stevens Concert with MPO Tenor Cliff Zammit Stevens will perform at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta at 20:00. Also featuring guest soprano Hannah Sandison, who will be performing duets with Cliff. The duo will be backed up by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Australian conductor Mro Natalie Murray Beale. Tickets will be available from www.ticketline. com.mt soon. LITERATURE AUGUST 20 Lejliet Letterarji – Nadia Mifsud Author Nadia Mifsud will read her own works at Bondo Nyah in Marsascala. Event is free of charge and begins at 20:00. AUGUST 25-27 Kelma Kelma Nota Nota A series of three concerts that combine traditional and contemporary music and Maltese literature, with the participation of the Big Band Brothers, Ray Calleja and Kelma Kelma. The event begins at 21:00 at Pjazza Teatru Rjal. Admissions are €15, concessions at €10 and block tickets for all three evenings at €30. MISCELLANEOUS AUGUST 20 Holi Pow Colour Festival 2015 A party aimed at fostering equality and tolerance, this event promises an unforgettable evening of colour and music at Armier Bay. DJ Sanh SA, Joshanty and Ak Zaeta will be bringing the beats and participants are asked to wear a white t-shirt. Entrance at the door is €25 or €30 for the colour package. Event begins at 14:00. AUGUST 21 FAA Musical Summer Party Environmental NGO Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar organise a musical summer party on Friday 21 August at Villa Mekrech, Għaxaq. This privately-owned Baroque villa has a garden which is being opened to the public for the first time in recognition of FAA's ongoing campaign to save the garden from development. Admission fee: FAA members €38, non-members €40. Proceeds will go towards the costs of FAA's campaign to save Villa Mekrech gardens. Address: Triq Santa Marija, (facing the parish church facade) corner with Sqaq no. 2. Event starts at 19:30. Bookings: https://ticketengine.faa.org.mt/. AUGUST 30 Malta Artisan Summer Market 2015 Artisan market at Palazzo Parisio, Naxxar at 18:00. Featuring jewellery, home decor, cards, toys and local delicacies. maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2015 THIS WEEK Virtù Ferries This week's winner is ANDREW CATANIA with his photograph of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand 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 Holi Pow Colour Festival Kelma Kelma Nota Nota will take place at Pjazza Teatru Rjal