Flying cars and Vera Tasty for this year’s MADC pantomime
MADC returns with its Christmas offering Un-Believe It!, a pantomime loosely based on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and starring Alan Montanaro as Dame Vera Tasty and Antony Edridge as Professor Patrick...
View ArticleChristianity in Homer and Vergil
Professor H.C.R. Vella will address a public lecture in Mdina tonight, outlining Christianity in Homer’s and Vergil’ s works. Reading into the depths of the two authors’ verses, despite the encounter...
View ArticleChristmas festivities along Rabat streets
Rabat’s historic core is being transformed into a Christmas wonderland for Natalis Notabilis over the next five days. Over 60 stalls will be set up along the narrow, winding roads of the town,...
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CUSCHIERI. On December 5, LOUIS A. of Kappara, widower of Winnie, née Naudi, aged 84, passed away peacefully at home, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his great loss his...
View ArticleMagical Christmas Concert
Children’s favourite characters are turning City Theatre in Valletta into a winter wonderland where the Malta National Children’s Choir will perform popular songs and crazy choreographies. The event,...
View ArticleHamlet at St James Cavalier
Spazju Kreattiv is showing Lindsey Turner’s adaptation of Hamlet, recorded live at the Barbican Theatre in London in October 2015. This production sees Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch...
View ArticlePharmacies open today
Chemimart, 20/21, Republic Street, Valletta (2124 6051);Trinity Pharmacy, 32, Marsa Road, Marsa (2123 5595);St George’s Pharmacy, 21, Main Street, Qormi (2144 3045);St Anne Pharmacy, 24, St Helen...
View ArticleVilla Madama book sale
Two of Malta’s largest publishing houses will be hosting a 10-day book sale at Villa Madama in Balzan (near San Anton Gardens) between today and Sunday, December 18. BDL Books and Midsea Books will...
View ArticleChristmas in Mellieħa
The Mellieħa local council is organising its annual Christmas event between today and Tuesday, December 13. This year’s edition will be inaugurated at the Manikata parish church today, followed by a...
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ATTARD. On December 7, at home, TERESA of Marsalforn, aged 95, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her beloved children Rosa, Anna, Vitor, Maria,...
View ArticleGrand finale for organ festival
The Malta International Organ Festival, which has been running since November 19, is coming to a grand close tonight. Tonight’s concert, being held at St Paul’s Anglican Pro Cathedral in Valletta,...
View ArticleEden Euro film fest
Thousands of films are released every year and cinemas in Malta see less than one per cent of films coming from outside the US and UK. For this reason, Eden Cinemas are providing a unique platform for...
View ArticleGozo International Choir Festival
The first edition of the Gozo International Choir Festival kicks off tonight, featuring 14 choirs from Gozo, Italy, the UK, Estonia and Hungary performing in three prominent village parish churches –...
View ArticleFr Joe Saliba
Jana Vukovic writes: Fr Joe Saliba OFM Cap was such a dedicated priest. True, his homilies were long at times. But every word coming out of his mouth was so inspiring. He would not stop hammering...
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FENECH. On December 7, at Gozo General Hospital, GINA, aged 72, went to meet the Risen Lord, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She will always be loved and remembered by her beloved husband...
View ArticleThomas Smith holds its 18th Charity Swim
Thomas Smith Group will be holding its annual charity swim in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation. Now in its 18th year, the charity swim will commence off the pier near Independence...
View ArticleInstrument restorer talks about his craft
The next Art Discussion Group meeting is being held today in Qrendi with Charles Busuttil as guest speaker. Busuttil is a specialist involved in restoring fine instruments ranging from antique and...
View ArticleArt exhibition
An art exhibition showcasing the works of five acclaimed Maltese artists following a sojourn in China is currently on show at the China Cultural Centre (CCC) in Malta. This is the fifth consecutive...
View ArticleHotel staff given treat
The management team of The Palace and The Victoria hotels in Sliema recently treated their staff to a special festive lunch. Employees were welcomed by the management and offered a full four-course...
View ArticleChristmas with Wayne Marshall and the New Choral Singers
The New Choral Singers will perform in their annual seasonal concert Musical Tidings tomorrow and on Friday, under the direction of Wayne Marshall. World acclaimed BBC Proms virtuoso organist and...
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