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Public lecture on early Caravaggism

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The Friends of Mdina Cathedral Museum in collaboration with the Department of History of Art at the University of Malta are organising a public lecture on Mario Minniti’s Mocking of Christ and Early Caravaggism in Malta on Friday at 6.30pm in the baroque gallery at the Cathedral Museum, Mdina. The lecture will be conducted by Prof. Keith Sciberras, with a contribution by Lisa Xuereb. https://www.facebook.com/events/1261323910554853
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1,050th anniversary of baptism of Poland

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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This year marks the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland. The anniversary is being celebrated in Malta with a series of special events, including a multimedia concert by the Maciej Fortuna Trio – Baptism 966 – Polish Medieval Music for Trumpet and Pipe Organ with Visuals – at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Thursday at 7.30pm, courtesy of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation. Participation is strictly by invitation for those wishing to attend. e-mail malta@onet.com.pl. An exhibition Baptism 966 – the Beginning of Poland at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus, St Paul Street, Valletta, will be open to the public bet­ween Friday and November 2 (weekdays only) from 9am to 5pm.
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European Parliament celebrates people’s commitment to Europe

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The recipients of the European Citizens’ Prize with the jury’s chairwoman Sylvie Guillaume and Parliament President Martin Shultz. Foundation for Respite Care Services chairperson Jennifer Sant is front row, on right (red scarf).

People and organisations from across Europe went to the European Parliament in Brussels for the European Citizens’ Prize award ceremony that sought to highlight their contributions to Europe. Dar il-Kaptan, the Foundation for Respite Care Services, Malta’s recipient, was represented by its chairwoman Jennifer Sant. Parliament Vice President Sylvie Guillaume, who chairs the jury, said: “Europe is going through particularly hard times and it sometimes seems to be disintegrating before our eyes. Yet European citizens show us that Europe is alive and they put European values into practice every day.” A total of 50 individuals and associations from 26 countries were selected as the 2016 laureates in June. After having received medals in ceremonies in their own countries – that in Malta was held at Europe House, Valletta – they now gathered in Brussels for a central award ceremony. Ms Guillaume, a French member of the S&D group, said: “Whether activists defending human rights and freedoms or a simple baker showing exemplary generosity by welcoming refugees – these people and organisations promote the European project. Let’s celebrate their commitment and encourage their...
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President’s Fun Run

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Photos: MCCFF Media

The President’s Solidarity Fun Run 2016, in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation, was launched at the Kirkop Sports Complex. Organised by Sport Malta, with the help of main sponsor Banif Bank, the fun run – on November 6 – leaves from four major points: Rabat for runners and Santa Venera, Paola square and the University for those who will be walking. The routes, all planned to pass through various villages, end in St George’s Square, Valletta, where celebrations will be held. Applications for the fun run have opened and are available from all Banif Bank branches, the MCCF office at the Palace, Valletta, San Anton Palace, Attard, Maltco offices or online from www.mccf.store.
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Employees join worldwide beach clean-up initiative

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Now in its fifth year, the Suzuki Clean up the World Campaign saw employees of Strand Marine & Autosystems Ltd team up to carry out a beach cleaning exercise at St George’s Bay in Birżebbuġa. Set up in 2010, this campaign forms part of a worldwide initiative set up by Suzuki Marine dealers, which market Suzuki outboard engines. The main objective of this campaign is to create awareness on environment protection while maintaining a safe and clean environment. “While efforts from authorities to keep beaches clean is ongoing, the amount of waste people discard is shocking. The importance of keeping our marine environment healthy is very much our concern and we are proud to be supporting this global effort from all Suzuki Marine dealers worldwide,” said Matthew Travers Tauss, director, Strand Marine & Auto Systems, agents of Suzuki Marine in Malta. More information can be found on http://strandmarinemalta.com
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Premium Content competition

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Subscriber Sandro Bruno (represented here by his wife Loraine Bruno) is the winner of the Premium Content competition for the month of September. She is seen receiving her gift voucher from Alexandra Bajada, eCommerce and marketing manager representing Corinthia Palace, Attard. For information about Premium Content, write to marion.muscat@timesofmalta.com
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Pharmacies open today

October 22, 2016, 3:00 pm
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New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street, Valletta (2124 4813);Lister Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2124 5627);Lantern Pharmacy, Kebbies Square, Santa Venera (2144 4648);Brown’s Pharmacy 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road, Birkirkara (2148 8884);Charing Pharmacy, Mimosa Street, Pietà (2123 2954);J.V.’s Pharmacy, Swieqi Valley, Swieqi (2137 1062);Drug Store: Anglo Maltese Dispensary, 382, Manwel Dimech Street, Sliema (2133 4627);Iklin Pharmacy, Geronimo Abos Street, Iklin (2141 5499);Brown’s Chemists, St Paul Street, Naxxar (2141 7652);El Medina Chemist, Fliegu Street, Qawra (2157 6308);St Monica Pharmacy, 157, St Monica Street, Paola (2166 5848);Victory Pharmacy, 32, Victory Street, Senglea (2180 1698);St Peter Pharmacy, Sebbellika Street, Żabbar (2166 3750);St Catherine Pharmacy, Bishop Emanuel Galea Street, Żejtun (2167 8039);Bronja Pharmacy, Sonata, Bronja Street, Żurrieq (2168 2251);Brown’s Pharmacy, 47, Freedom Avenue, Żebbuġ (2146 5411);Nova Pharmacy, 142, College Street, Rabat (2145 4247); Castle Pharmacy, 2, Independence Square, Victoria (2155 6970);St Joseph Pharmacy, 28, St Joseph Square, Qala (2155 5348). • The pharmacy at the airport is open from 7.30am till...
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The President’s engagements

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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10.30am The President receives committee members of the Valletta branch of the Malta Labour Party on a courtesy call at San Anton Palace, Attard. 11am The President presides over a management meeting of the President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society at the Palace, Valletta. Noon The President receives Irina Bokova, director general of Unesco, on a courtesy call at the Palace, Valletta. 1pm The President presents credentials to Patrick Mifsud, Ambassador-designate of Malta to France, at the Palace, Valletta. 1.30pm The President presides over the launch of ‘Poppy Appeal 2016’ by the Royal British Legion Malta GC Branch at the Palace, Valletta. 2pm The President presides over a meeting of the Commission for the Administration of Justice at the Palace, Valletta. 6.30pm The President presides over the inauguration of a botanical art exhibition featuring the work of Australian High Commissioner Jane Elspeth Lambert at San Anton Palace. Tuesday 1.30pm The President departs  Malta International Airport for a private visit.
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Kelma Kelma Nota Nota shows

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Ray Calleja of Kelma Kelma Nota Nota fame interacting with a young member of the audience during one of 10 concerts sponsored by HSBC Water Programme – Catch the Drop. A recording from the shows will be broadcast on TVM2 during Christmas. The concerts welcomed a record attendance of 9,000 people who, while being entertained, also learned about water conservation efforts of the Catch the Drop campaign. Kelma Kelma Nota Nota is a co-production between Michael Spagnol, the mind behind Kelma Kelma (www.facebook.com/kelmakelma.mt/), Daniel Cauchi of Big Band Brothers and Ray Calleja.
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Retired MUT members attend outing to Gozo

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The Retired Educators Section of the MUT launched its programme of activities for 2016-7 when it organised an outing to the recently restored Citadel in Victoria. Almost 50 participants attended the outing. The group visited the Cathedral, the Old Prison, the Natural Science Museum, the Folklore Museum and the newly-opened silos. The group also viewed a documentary on the Citadel’s history at the Visitors Centre. This was followed by a stroll in the restored ditch which in the past served to protect Gozitans from pirate attacks. The group later congregated in Pjazza Savina where they found transport waiting to take them to Marsalforn for a meal at Lantern Restaurant. The group were then taken to Mġarr Harbour to catch the ferry to Malta and return home.
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New hall and gang show for SAC Scout Group’s centenary

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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October 15, 2016 will surely be a date to remember in the St Aloysius’ College Scout Group’s history calendar, as the group officially celebrated its 100th year.

October 15, 2016 will surely be a date to remember in the St Aloysius’ College Scout Group’s history calendar, as the group officially celebrated its 100th year. On this occasion, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca praised the Scouts’ movement and their commitment on achieving such an important milestone. A new hall was also inaugurated for the centenary, which will be used for Scouts so that they learn essential life skills such as first aid, knotting, setting up a fire and map reading. A commemorative plaque was unveiled in the presence of College rector Jimmy Bartolo at the group’s headquarters in Birkirkara, after which the Scouts organised a gang show with the involvement of all the group’s sections (Cub Scouts, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers). The Group Scout Leader Edward Cassola explained that a lot of planning and coordination between the group’s various sections was involved to come up with a show of singing, music and acting. He added that “the show was truly enjoyed by all those who attended. The storyline was about two Scouts who travel through time from one era to another, and each time, discover one of the origins of scouting. The show included a selection of...
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Music and art at The Bubble – Festival of Love

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The second edition of ‘The Bubble 2016 – Festival of Love’, in aid of green and humanitarian causes, was held recently at the Elysium in Għajn Tuffieħa, a beautiful green area perched on top of Golden Bay. Music, art, co-creation and awareness are at the heart of this positive occurrence. The intention behind this event was to create awareness about the environment, the arts and the community by taking people away from their mundane, everyday routine. This year’s event, sponsored by GSD Marketing Ltd – distributors of The Coca-Cola Company brands produced in Malta by The General Soft Drinks Co. Ltd – also highlighted The Coca-Cola Foundation’s Alteraqua project. The main aim of the Alteraqua project includes mobilising non-conventional water resources to increase water harvesting and availability in a sustainable, cost-effective way and promote a new water culture, at both a local and a national level. “As a company, we are committed to supporting the community through activities that raise the public’s awareness and conscience to live sustainably by empowering disadvantaged societies and respecting the environment,” said GSD Marketing Ltd general manager Brian Galea. “Visitors...
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Asphar reunion in Malta

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The Asphar group at one of their dinners in Malta.

This October Malta’s population numbers were temporarily boosted by the arrival of many descendants of a remarkable man, John Joseph Fatullah Hannah Asphar, who met for a historic reunion. Long-lost cousins travelled from as far afield as the US, Australia and the UK to join those already at home in Malta. Their ancestor, John Asphar, arrived in Malta with his mother in 1854 as a result of a chance meeting with a Maltese missionary priest, Don Pietro Formosa, in Calcutta. Mr Asphar was attracted to the idea of settling in England but dreaded the thought of the cold weather. His own father was the youngest of 24 children of Hannah Botros Asphar and had left his birthplace in Aleppo, Syria to travel to Calcutta, where he set up a trading business. John Joseph Fatullah Hannah married a Maltese woman, Angelica Bonavia, and they lived in Gudja when they first arrived. The main altar in that parish church was donated by Angelica, and she and her husband were buried in the church, as was the custom in those days. Philanthropy was a way of life for the Asphars; John Joseph’s father had donated the land on which the Loreto Entally orphanage in Calcutta was built in 1843. Five children...
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Exhibition of bespoke jewellery

October 22, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Maria Caruana and Angelique Attard. Photos: Sadin Pokharel

‘A colourful journey’, an exhibition held at Palazzo De Piro, featured a collection of bespoke jewellery pieces designed by Yana and her team at Yana’s Jewellery. A wide range of hand-assembled, hand-wired and hand-made fashion accessories encapsulated the vibrance of Bali. From Ubud to Uluwatu and everywhere in between, one will see that the magnificent colours, detailed textures and intricate fabrics have been the inspiration in the choice of materials and combinations. The ‘Shell Pendant’ was an essential element in this collection. Balinese artisans believe shells allow one to keep on enjoying the summer aura, long after the winter months have set in.
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Announcements

October 22, 2016, 3:00 pm
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CALLEJA. On October 22, JOSEPH, aged 69, of Birkirkara, residing in Żebbuġ, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Carmen, his children Amanda and her husband Valerio, Alan and his wife Dorianne, Alex and his wife Ritienne, his grandchildren Shannon, Kelsey, Kassidy, Kayleigh and Ella, his siblings and in-laws, their families, relatives and many friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow Monday, October 24 at 2.30pm for St Philip parish church, Żebbuġ, where Mass praesente cadavere will be celebrated at 3pm, followed by interment in the family grave at Sacred Heart of Jesus cemetery, Żebbuġ. No flowers by request but donations to the Community Chest Fund would be appreciated. GATT. On October 13, JANE, née Dimech, widow of Reginald, passed away tragically at the age of 77. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Patricia, Tania and her husband Patrick, Edward and Monica, and Denise and her husband Philip, her grandchildren Christian, Olivia, Leah and Luca, her brothers Joseph, Saviour and his wife Stella, and Paul, her sisters Mary and her husband Paul and Nanette and her husband Vincent George, her...
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Stand-up comedy night

October 23, 2016, 3:01 pm
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Jeremy O'Donnell. Photo: Claes Gellerbrink

The Eden Comedy Club is back for its 15th Stand Up Comedy Night on Friday. The line-up for the night will feature top-notch acts from across the globe live on stage, including renowned headliner Jeremy O’Donnell, who mixes sharp one-liners with friendly storytelling and sparking off-the-cuff wit. Also showcasing his comedic prowess is Alan Francis, a Scottish comedian who first came to notice after winning UK Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny award in 1991. His passions are properly flared when he talks about politics. In 1995,  he co-wrote and co-starred in Jeffrey Dahmer is Unwell at the Edinburgh Festival and, in 2002, he presented his one-man show Clobbered there. Last but not least is resident MC Geoff  Whiting who has now become a household name in comedy, locally and abroad. Whiting is the founder of Mirth Control Comedy and has a wealth of experience in working at all notable comedy clubs in Europe. His funny, strong, versatile acts lend themselves to any occasion.   ■  The evening is taking place on Friday at 8.30pm at the Eden Cinemas. Doors open at 7.30pm. For tickets and more information, visit edencinemas.com.mt or call 2371 0400.
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International piano festival

October 23, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The European Foundation for Support of Culture presents the first edition of the Malta International Piano Festival running until October 31. The festival consists of master classes with famous professors from well-known conservatoires in Spain, Italy, Russia, Belgium and Germany, a piano competition and concerts. The competition, divided into three age groups, will take place from Friday to Sunday. The prizes vary and include free participation in international festivals in Malta and Germany, remuneration packages and a grand-prix. The concerts being held are as follows: Tomorrow, a lunchtime concert with the festival participants will take place at noon at the St Francis Oratory on Republic Street, Valletta. In the evening at 7pm, a concert will follow at St Patrick’s church in Sliema. The Robert Samut Hall in Floriana will host two concerts, both at 7pm: Chinese pianist Chenxi Li will perform on Thursday, while Belgian pianist Philippe Raskin will perform on Friday. On Saturday, Vincenzo Balzani from Italy will perform at St Patrick’s church in Sliema, at 7pm. The Russian Centre for Science and Culture on Merchants Street in Valletta will host two concerts. Festival...
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Aida at Teatru Astra

October 23, 2016, 3:01 pm
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SopranoSilvia dalla Benedetta will play Aida.

This year’s offering from Teatru Astra in Gozo is operatic favourite Aida. All the great ingredients which make up Italian opera can be found in Aida: grandeur and intimacy, poignancy and implacability, vengeance and redemption, love and envy. It is indeed the triumph of woman. Its appeal transcends all cultural barriers and mindsets. Verdi’s inspired score is ravishing and engaging, with superb choral writing alternating with unforgettable solo arias and fine concertati. Furthermore, this year’s cast includes Silvia dalla Benetta (soprano) as Aida, Devid Cecconi (baritone) as Amonasro, Carlo Colombara (bass) as Ramfis, Sanja Anastasia (mezzo-soprano) as Amneris, Antonino Interisano (tenor) as Radames, Petri Lindroos (bass) as the King, Georgina Stalbow (soprano) as the High Priestess and Frans Mangion (tenor) as the messenger.   ■ The production is being staged on Thursday and Saturday at 7.30pm at the Teatru Astra in Victoria. Tickets and further information are available from www.teatruastra.org.mt.
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Esplora grand opening

October 23, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The highly-anticipated Esplora Interactive Science Centre at Bighi in Kalkara is opening to the public on Friday. The centre promises to be a unique visitor attraction, offering a very enjoyable experience that will make science more appealing and fun for everyone. On the day, tickets to visit the exhibit areas inside the centre will be against normal fees (€6 for adults and €3 for children under 12). A ticket into Esplora would get the visitor inside the main building where the main exhibit halls are spread out on three floors accessible via lifts or the impressive helical staircase. Once inside, visitors may interact with cutting-edge installations that deal with different aspects of science, from electricity and magnetism to forces and motion, human biology, music, media and much more. Each exhibit has been constructed to be handled directly by visitors of all ages. Here everyone is encouraged to touch, feel and use the exhibits in a hands-on, body-on, mind-on approach. The basement level of the main building is intended for explorers aged eight and under and includes ball machines and an art machine, leading on to the garden for more exploration and safe outdoor...
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Announcements

October 23, 2016, 3:01 pm
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DARMANIN. On October 23, GRAZIELLA, née Pollacco,aged 53, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband Louis and their children Francesco and his partner Martina, Chiara and her partner Bernard and Luigi, her parents Alfred and Irene Pollacco, her brother Stephen and his wife Lesley and their children Laura and Emma, her mother-in-law Rita, together with Louis’s brother Tarcisio and sisters Lilian and her husband Frans, Antoinette and her husband George, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces, cousins and many friends. The funeral cortege leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow, October 25, at 2.30pm for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces, Żabbar, where Mass praesente cadavere will be celebrated at 3.30pm followed by interment at Żabbar Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to the Ghana Mission Foundation will be appreciated. GALEA. On October 22, at Mater Dei Hospital, CARMELO, aged 95, of Guardamangia, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. Always  loved and remembered by his wife Joan, his daughter Josette and herhusband Saviour, his sons Albert and his wife Rosalynd, and Adrian and his wife...
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