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Charlene Attard: Enjoying sports is a way of life

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

Athlete Charlene Attard, who represented Malta in the 2008 Olympic Games  and was the first Maltese female to run the 100 metres under 12 seconds, had her first taste of sports in gymnastics at...

My mother, my daughter - our art

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Marika Azzopardi

Visualise two women, mother and daughter, both artists of different genres, exhibiting their artworks together. Perhaps it is indicative of the fact that artistic traits run in families, or perhaps...

Stage of unique open air arena to be restored

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

The stage of a unique open-air arena tucked away in the premises of the Zabbar Band club, known as Tal-Grazzja, will be restored after the Planning Commission gave its consent for works to be carried...

Launch of the HotShot series by Quickfire and Face-it

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

Malta's leading esports provider Quickfire has partnered up with the global tournament platform Face-it to launch weekly gaming tournaments. The HotShot Series will be an ongoing competitive...

Tickets for Valletta 2018’s Icon Island now open

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

Tickets are now available for Valletta 2018's project Icon Island, a night of sounds and moving images from films that will be taking place at the Salesian Theatre in Sliema on 17 February at...

Remembering Pasternak: Poetry and Music

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:14 Last update: about 9 years ago

Upon its publication in Milan in 1957, Doctor Zhivago made Boris Leonidovich Pasternak a renowned name across Europe. Spanning across the Russian Revolution of 1905 as well as the early Soviet...

Maltese theatre’s weightiest countdown yet

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:12 Last update: about 9 years ago

Last week an all-star cast was announced for Raymond “Fight” Beck, the next production by the newly founded national theatre, Teatru Malta in association with Spazju Kreattiv, and Andre...

Roman Malta Heritage trail

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 11:53 Last update: about 9 years ago

During the Roman rule of Malta for over 600 years, the island saw a period of prosperity that is also reflected in the archaeological record. The Roman Malta heritage trail will offer...

Francis Sultana announced as Ambassador of Culture for Malta

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 11:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

Francis Sultana has been announced as ambassador of culture for Malta. Raised in Gozo and now London-based, Sultana set up his eponymous studio in 2009 to create interiors for many of his major...

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