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15 WHAT'S ON maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 2016 this week Inga Boissevain's novel at all leading book shops @ €8.99 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE MARCH 4 Jazz Fridays at Mason's Live jazz music at Mason's, Sliema Promenade at 20:00. Featuring Angie Vella Zarb (vocals) and Karl Galea (jazz guitar) MARCH 5 Wahda Reggae mad-Duo Kukkanja Justin and Delli (Duo Kukkanja) are once again teaming with feat Fesu on double bass for a reggae themed evening at LAB, 11, Strait Street, Valletta at 21:00. MARCH 5 The KVB London/Berlin based dark wave duo The KVB will kick off their European tour in support of their latest album 'Of Desire' at Razzett L-Ahmar, Mosta at 22:00. Supported by Areola Treat and SALO. Tickets at €20 can be booked from Trackage Scheme: http://trackagescheme.com/. MARCH 9 Owen's Jamboree Jazz night at Café Society, St John's Street, Valletta at 19:30. Featuring DJ Owen Jay spinning a handpicked sublime selection of Jazz originals, edits and mods from his personal vinyl collection. MARCH 11 Italian Mix – Trash, Classics and More Night of Italian 'trash' music at Maori Bar, Valletta at 18:00. Featuring DJ Iole from Genova. Entrance is free. Donations to Moviment Graffitti are welcome – these will help us fund our intitiatives and campaigns. MARCH 11 Vive La France Party at Razzett L-Ahmar, Mosta at 22:00 to 'honour all things French and electronic'. I.You (CHIN∆), Clint (KNTRL), Sterlino (Mathematikal™). Entrance is free. MARCH 11, 12 Nadine Axisa – Velvet in Concert Jazz concert featuring Nadine Axisa with her band performing the album Velvet at Robert Samut Hall, Floriana at 20:00. Tickets at €14 can be bought from Entertainment.com.mt 75, Triq San Bartolomew, Qormi (Tel: 2141 1388). MARCH 16, 17 AND 20 Orphee et Eurydice Production of the famous opera at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 20:00. Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi it features leading local soloists and chorus with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Philip Walsh. Directed by Denise Mulholland. Bookings: bookings@ teatrumanoel.com.mt, 2124 6389. MARCH 18, 19 Metal Over Malta Festival II Festival of local Maltese bands at Chateau Buskett, Buskett at 17:00. Featuring local and international acts: Septicflesh (headliner), The Foreshadowing, Weeping Silence, MartYriuM, Apparition and Thurisaz. Tickets are at €30. Bookings: http://www. metalovermalta.com/. MARCH 18 BILA EP launch Local indie band BILA will be launching their debut EP in Malta after launching it in Venice last year. The launch gig will take place at The Funky Monkey Club, Manoel Island at 21:00. They will be supported by Sempliciment tat- Triq, Beesqueeze and Kingdoms Of Dusk. A comic related to the band by artist Samwel Sultana will also be released on the night. Entrance is at €5, €7 with CD/ tape. THEATRE MARCH 5-10; 12-15 The Two Gentlemen of Verona WhatsTheirNames Theatre production of William Shakespere's romantic comedy at The Pub, Valletta at 20:00. Directed by Philip Leone- Ganado. Cast includes: Joe Azzopardi, Nathan Brimmer, Bettina Paris, Giulia Xuereb and Joseph Zammit. Tickets are at €15. Performances are limited to 20 seats per night. Bookings: whatstheirnames.theatre@gmail. com and 7734 5207. MARCH 4-6; 11-13 Mela Hawn Xi Manikomju? Alfred Buttigieg's original play will be performed at Spazju Kreattiv (St James Cavalier) on March 4, 5, 6 and 11, 12, 13 at 20:00. Tickets are at €15. Bookings: www.kreattivita.org, 2122 3200. The play is certified 18+ and is being supported by the Malta Arts Fund. EXHIBITIONS MARCH 5 Speculators in Shush Presentation and performance by artist Claire Tolan at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta at 19:00. Tolan was one of the artists in residence at the venue, and will present and perform works created during her month-long stay in Malta. At the centre of the evening will be a public performance of a new table-top role-playing game (RPG), Speculators in Shush. Speculators in Shush extends the creation myth of Tolan's company of soothing, Shush Systems, deploying it in a Dungeons and Dragons-esque game-as- interactive-performance. MARCH 9 Meet the Artist: Kerstin Arnemann Artist talk and meet-up at Sistina Wine & Co, Gzira at 18:00. Art and photography discussion with photographer Kerstin Arnemann will take place. UNTIL MARCH 13 Gabriel Buttigieg: Paintings Exhibition of paintings by Gabriel Buttigieg at Heritage Malta, Valletta. UNTIL MARCH 13 Inhobbok (I Love You) Collective exhibition at Spazju Kreattiv (St James Cavalier), Valletta. Featuring four emerging creatives, namely Luke Azzopardi (Malta), Umberto Buttigieg (Malta), Demetra Kallitsi (Cyprus) and Maria Theuma (Malta). UNTIL MARCH 30 The Invisible, Visible Collective exhibition of paintings by Sara Pace and Xaxa Calleja at Fortress Builders, St Mark Street, Valletta at 19:30. Directed by Marcelle Teuma and featuring both professional and non-professional actors. Cast includes: Ali Konaté, Sharon Bezzina, Marta Lombardi and Magdalena Von Kuilenburg. NATURE WALK MARCH 13 Walk for Nature Fundraising Trek Walk organised every year to encourage children to experience nature and wildlife first-hand, taking place around Mdina. Meeting place is at 08:45 in front of the Roman Villa in Mdina. Organised by Birdlife Malta. Participation is free, though donations to Birdlife are appreciated. Transport back will be provided against €1 per person. To book contact events@ birdlifemalta.org, including a contact number, the number of people in the group and Birdlife membership number if applicable. OPEN MIC SESSION MARCH 3 Palk Hieles/Open mic Open mic session organised by literary NGO Inizjamed at Gugar Hangout and Bar, Valletta at 19:30. Free of charge and on a first come, first served basis. Interested participants will simply need to put their names on the list at the start of the event. The organisers are particularly interested in performance poetry/spoken word/slam. For more information write to: inizjamedprojects@gmail.com Nadine A xisa in concert at Robert Samut Hall, Floriana