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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 6 AUGUST 2017 This Week 33 WHAT'S ON EXHIBITIONS AUGUST 10 British Museum: Hokusai An exclusive preview of Hoku- sai: Beyond the Great Wave. The filmic analysis is based on the life, work and times of the Japa- nese artist Katsushika Hokusai, best known for his iconic wood- block print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Screening at St James Cavalier at 7:30pm UNTIL AUGUST 10 A Tranquil Star Collective exhibition of interna- tional artists at the newly-reo- pened Malta Contemporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Featur- ing the work of Anthea Hamilton (UK), 2017 Venice Biennale artist Salvatore Arancio (Italy) as well as Basim Magdy (Egypt), Haris Epaminonda (Cyprus) and Nich- olas Byrne (UK). Opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00, from Tuesday to Saturday. More information: w w w. m a lt ac ont e m p o r a r y a r t . com. AUGUST 14 Fireworks Spectacular – St Mary Mqabba A fireworks show in Mqabba at 9:30pm. UNTIL AUGUST 18 Arbang Exhibition of photo- graphs, radiographic imaging and thread by David Grima at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cav- alier, Valletta. The exhibition has an environmental bent, and is supplemented by literary text penned by Clifford Jo Zahra. UNTIL AUGUST 20 Extant An exhibition on an array of top- ics linked together by the theme of digital media being held at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cav- alier, Valletta, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day. More information: http:// w w w.k reat t iv ita.org/event/ex- tant/ UNTIL AUGUST 27 Lwien il-Gżejjer Exhibition in aid of R.I.D.T will be held at Banca Giuratale, In- dependence Square, Victoria, Gozo. More information at htt- ps://www.facebook.com/josette. fenech.artist/ UNTIL AUGUST 30 Correspondences Collective exhibition at the newly-reopened Malta Con- temporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Featuring: Amarante Abramovici, Covadonga Bar- reiro, Tânia Dinis, Sérgio Leitão and João Vasco Paiva. Curated by Eduarda Neves. Opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00, from Tuesday to Saturday. More in- formation: www.maltacontem- poraryart.com. MUSIC AUGUST 11 Milk and Sugar Ministry of Sound returns to Malta with headlining DJs Milk and Sugar. Supporting the DJ duo, will be the Ministry of Sound resident DJ, Dale Castell, with a melodic Deep House set that will surely blow the crowd away. Free entrance by invite AUGUST 11, 12 Sickfest '17 A festival hosting local and in- ternational artists in techno, hip hop and rock music. Tak- ing place at Tigullio, Spinola Bay. Tickets at €15 from https:// s h o p . t r a c k a g e s c h e m e . c o m / event/sickfest-2017/ AUGUST 19 Joseph Calleja Concert 2017 with Andrea Bocelli The Joseph Calleja 20th Anni- versary Concert will be held at The Granaries in Floriana with the participation of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and the BOV Joseph Calleja Chil- dren's Choir under the direc- tion of Gillian Zammit. Special guest Andrea Bocelli will also be performing. Tickets starting from €80 at www.showshap- pening.com or freephone 7926 5066. LITERATURE AUGUST 24, 25, 26 Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival 2017 The 12Ith edition of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Fes- tival organiSed by Inizjamed at Fort St Elmo, in Valletta, at 8.00pm. Twelve writers from eight countries are reading in the festival, which also fea- tures Maltese and foreign po- etry films, Maltese jazz bands, a book stall, a book binding stand, drinks and food. En- trance to all events is free. The authors participating are Asja Bakić (Bosnia Herzegovina), Mourid Barghouti (Palestine), Lilia Ben Romdhane (Tunisia), Jean Portante (Luxembourg), Zoë Skoulding (Wales), Ma Thida (Myanmar), Arvis Viguls (Latvia), Gjoko Zdraveski (Re- public of Macedonia), and John Aquilina, Mark Camilleri, Im- manuel Mifsud, and Alfred Sant from Malta. THEATRE AUGUST 16 Comedy on the Corner A comedy show including also an open mic night. Taking place at Casey's Bar, Gzira at 8pm. The European Serin is a small yellow finch that looks like a canary. It is a regular and common passage visitor to Malta, often travelling in small flocks as they love company. They forage on farmland and gardens in search of food, generally seeds but also insects, if in season! A pair or two sometimes try to nest in a tall coniferous tree somewhere but breeding is very irregular: over the past 50 years there have only been a handful of confirmed records of Serins raising a family in Malta (all at Buskett). This year was apparently one of them, as BirdLife birdwatchers have spotted parents with youngsters this summer, again in Buskett. Serins are very vocal, to hear one chattering you'd think there's a bunch of them in the tree. Sadly, the Serin (M: Apparell) is one of the seven hapless finch species that several thousand Maltese men obsess with catching. Why? Because they sing nice. Abominable. Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as for information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation - www.foemalta.org/donate Text Victor Falzon Photo Aron Tanti 569. EUROPEAN SERIN GREEN IDEA OF THE WEEK 471: Act Now! – http://www.foemalta.org/pd Protecting Europe's nature is not only about special sites and targeted species. We must also restore nature beyond those confines, ensuring that habitats are better connected, and that the wider landscape is managed with nature in mind. Ultimately our food and farming system needs a radical overhaul towards an ecological and fair agriculture that protects wildlife and natural resources, supports resilient, sustainable family farms, and reduces our impact on developing countries – by promoting low-intensity, diverse agro-ecological farming. The EU must use the opportunity of the mid-term review of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to move away from incentivising industrialised and intensive farming practices, towards one that supports rather than undermines full implementation of the Nature Directives and sustainable farming and food production. In this way the objectives of the nature laws can be mainstreamed throughout all policies. The EU should fundamentally reform farming policies to end harmful industrial practices, whilst substantially increasing the role of agroecology and ensuring EU nature laws are 10 actions for a biodiverse Europe Take action to make farming more sustainable TODAY La Belle Musique - Malta 2017 A music festival featuring Bruno Martini and Ryan Riback. Saturday's events starts at 6pm at Gianpula Village while Sunday's event is at 12pm at MedAsia Playa. Tickets available from www. labellemusique.com and Monsoon Malta (Sliema), eCABS (Paceveille Stairs), New York Best (all outlets), Tex Mex Bar & Grill, The Cake Box (all outlets), La Bottega (Valletta) and MedAsia Playa How to be Maltese in an hour "How to be Maltese in an hour" is a unique comedy show written, directed and produced by The Comedy Island that is set to teach visitors to our island all about the weird and wonderful traits of the Maltese – the greatest (!) people on earth! The show is about an hour and 15 minutes long (the Maltese are notoriously bad at time keeping) and features a cast of three top Maltese actors, although the audience is also encouraged to get involved. "How to be Maltese in an hour" will be held in the Vault theatre at the Valletta Waterfront every Wednesday and Sunday throughout summer!