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maltatoday WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2018 THIS WEEK 15 WHAT'S ON WHAT'S ON TODAY Malta International Violin Making Competition Central Academy of Arts in collaboration with Violin Limited Company will be organising the Malta International Violin Making Competition featuring professional and amateur violin makers from around the world. The event will be held in Mdina and St Julian's. More information about this event can be obtained from Central Academy of Arts by phoning on 356 99097717 or sending an email to central-academy@ email.com. Violin & Friends International Music Festival Central Academy of Arts and Violin & Friends International Music Festival combines competitions, music master classes and international festivals. Central Academy of Arts has a diverse and talented participant body representing 45 countries. It delivers master courses, lectures, music, English course and conferences on variety of topics. For more information visit http://central- academy.com or send an email to central-academy@email.com. EXHIBITIONS UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 Mandala Art exhibition at the Art Box Gallery of Modern Art in Qala, Gozo. The permanent artists of this art gallery will be welcoming guest artist Inddia Uruku with her colourful Mandalas. Visiting hours are Monday to Friday by appointment and on Saturdays and Sundays between 09:00 and 12:00. For more information visit www.dartazeppi.com. UNTIL MARCH 1 Embedded Exhibition of paintings by Wioletta Kulewska at Palazzo de La Salle, Republic Street, Valletta. A collection of abstract, biomorphic paintings by Wioletta Kulewska, inspired by the marine fossil remains found inside Maltese limestone. Opening hours: 08:30-19:00 (Monday to Friday); 08:30-13:30 (Saturdays). UNTIL MARCH 3 Fridge & Mind Exhibition of paintings by Swiss artist Tobias Spichtig at Malta Contemporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Opening hours: 13:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday – Friday); 10:00 – 13:00 (Saturday). MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 16 Marley Fest 2018 Reggae music festival at Surfside, Sliema from 16:00 to 04:00. Featuring 12 hours of reggae music by live performers and DJs across three stages. Entrance is at €5. FEBRUARY 16 The Velts – Live at Rumours The indie rock band The Velts will be performing at Rumours, Pieta. Ze Heckler will be the resident DJ for the night. Doors open at 21:00. Entrance is at €6. MARCH 2 Bark Bark Disco The indie rock band Bark Bark Disco will be performing at Offbeat, 106, Merchants Street, Valletta at 22:00. THEATRE FEBRUARY 24, 25 Años Luz Shadow puppetry performance by Spanish theatre company Luz Micro y Punto at the Mqabba Primary School Hall, Mqabba at 18:00 (February 24) and 16:00 (February 25). The story centres around a composer caught in the process of musing over her next score, which she serendipitously uncovers through a playful creative process. Bookings: http://tickets.valletta2018.org. PUBLIC TALKS FEBRUARY 15 Pioneers Of The 3s-Escapes: George Sand And Frederic Chopin In Valldemossa Talk by Dr Julia Szołtysek of the Department of Postcolonial Studies and Travel Literatures at the university of Silesia in Katowice at the Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta at 18:00. In her presentation, Dr Szoltysek will look at George Sand's A Winter in Majorca from the perspective of contemporary tourism and the ever more popular winter escapes to warmer climes, assuming that Sand and Chopin indeed played a pioneering part in the development of the trend. The argument will not, however, focus directly on the adventures (or calamities and mishaps) of the two artists, offering instead a tentative analysis of the phenomenon, inherent in contemporary tourism and the machinery of the 'holiday industry.' Entrance is free of charge and open to the public. Students are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served after the event. MARCH 1 Culture Matters Annual seminar about the impact of Valletta 2018 taking place at 09:00 at the KSU Common Room, University of Malta. The seminar includes discussions by the researchers tasked with assessing the impact of the European Capital of Culture title and the Foundation's work over the past three years. The seminar focuses on the topics of cultural participation, branding, tourism, the impact on the community and the impact of the infrastructural projects such as The Valletta Design Cluster, Is-Suq tal- Belt, MUŻA and Strait Street. The seminar also features a guest presentation by Szilvia Nagy from LOCOP, a research organisation focused on cultural policy and supra- regional-funding across the EU. The public is invited to register for the seminar by February 26 through www. valletta2018.org. For more information contact research@ valletta2018.org. FILM SCREENING FEBRUARY 17 Icon Island Valletta 2018 project by Virgil Widrich at the Salesians' Theatre, Sliema at 20:30. The Austrian filmmaker and director known for his experimental films and multimedia works will be presenting a collage of visuals inspired by films dealing with the mystic and romantic journey to islands representing alternative societies or different states of mind. Questioning local customs and the identity of their visitors, these places can be both a paradise and a threat. Bookings: http://tickets. valletta2018.org Bark Bark Disco The Velts Marley Fest 2018 – Friday at Exiles, Sliema