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Viewing with all of one’s senses

Sunday, 11 August 2019, 09:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Marika Azzopardi

I sit in the soothing quietness of one of the four galleries at Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta, the seat of the Malta Society of Arts (MSA). The quietness is punctuated by discreet background music...

Aperol toasts 100 years of joy

Friday, 9 August 2019, 12:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

Aperol, the iconic Italian bittersweet aperitif, is celebrating its 100th birthday in true Italian style this year, kicking-off merriments from its birthplace in Padova, Italy spreading outwards...

Mission fund project in Kenya

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:21 Last update: about 8 years ago

On 31 July a group of 17 Mission Fund volunteers, under the direction of John Sammut and Vincent Xiberras, and with Fr Franco Fenech as spiritual director, left Malta for Kenya to help in a...

Joseph German’s tour at Fort St Angelo

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:20 Last update: about 8 years ago

On Wednesday, 7 August, Heritage Malta is inviting the public to join a trip down memory lane with Joseph German at Fort St Angelo in Birgu. German is a former chief petty officer of HMS St Angelo and...

Daily Bread: a contemporary art exhibition at The Mill

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:19 Last update: about 8 years ago

Daily Bread, an exhibition of work by Margerita Pulè and Letta Shtohryn will be on show at The Mill in Birkirkara until 14 August. Both artists use an interdisciplinary approach, working...

MPO premieres The Rite of Spring for the first time in Malta

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Stravinsky's revolutionary work The Rite of Spring for the first time in Malta on Saturday 14 September. Commissioned by Diaghilev, the work...

Boogie down at Gianpula to Save Valletta’s Skyline

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:16 Last update: about 8 years ago

The 1970s are set to return to Gianpula Main Room on 9 November, in a one-night-only disco-tastic event that follows last year's astoundingly successful ABBA Revival concert. In support of the...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Distinctive and creative dishes on the menu

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Marie Benoît

Doesn't she do anything but eat, you must be saying to yourselves. It is far too hot to sit and enjoy a concert especially when parking is difficult. Accepting an invitation to a restaurant is...

Details of Nescafé 3in1 LifeCycle Challenge 2019 revealed

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 09:10 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Nescafé 3in1 LifeCycle Challenge 2019 will take the 27 cyclists through three incredibly beautiful Asian countries - Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Sponsored by Nestlé's signature brand...

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