Parties

17^th May

Rewind 90’s Classic Party.  DJ Ryan will be taking you back in time, with all your favorite tunes from 1990 to 1999.

SKY Club – Paceville: 10:00pm onwards.

Ticket Hotline: 7922 9090

Ticket Price: € 6.00

Live Music

10^th May

Classical Music Concert – Salesian Theatre, Sliema.

10^th & 11^th May

Earth Garden – The National Festival of Music, Art and Culture with the participation of various artists.    During this event an Open Village will be held, with the help of artists, transforming traditional Maltese customs and culture to art that promotes environmental awareness and a two-day music festival with special live performances – Greek Theatre, Ta’ Qali. 

13^th May

Concert by Orkestra Nazzjonali with soloist Robert Plane playing Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto in a concert dedicated to the music of the 10^th century with works by Charles Ives, Igor Stravinsky and Dimitri Shostakovich – Teatru Manoel, Valletta.

16^th May

Concerto lirico Pucciniano – organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with  Lucca Provence – Teatru Manoel, Valletta.

16^th to 18^th May

Ghanafest – (Folk Music Festival) - organised by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts – Argotti Gardens – 7.30 p.m.

23^rd May

Flute and percussion recital – by the duo Giorgia Santoro and Vito De Lorenzi (Medievel Music from Europe to the Orient) – Bir Miftuh Festival - organised by the Italian Cultural Institute - Santa Maria Bir Miftuh Chapel, Gudja.

31^st May

Movie Spectacular – A musical journey through the best blockbuster movies ever.  Concert by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kevin Abela. Music from great movies like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, James Bond, Mask of Zorro and many others. 8:00pm at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Exhibitions

From 3^rd to 17^th May

Artisian Exhbition by Denise Agius and Marisa Attard organised by Ghaqda Filantropika Talent Mosti.

From 6^th to 14^th May

Silver Palette Competition and Exhibition – sponsored by Vee Gee Bee at the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Palazzo de La Salle, Republic Street, Valletta.   Opening Hours – Monday – Friday 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m., 4.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m., Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and Noon.

From 7^th May to 9^th  June

Mikrokosmos – a paintings exhibition by Helga Portanier – National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta.

15^th to 30^th May

Tempo di Medio Evo – paintings exhibition by Luisa Del Campana – The Hall, Italian Cultural Institute, Valletta.

From 22^nd  May to  27^th  June

Paintings Exhibition by Dr Ulrich Hackenbruch – German Maltese Circle, Valletta.    Opening hours – Monday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. till noon and from 4.30 p.m. till 8.30 p.m., Saturdays – Morning only.

Theatre & Cinema

From 12^th April to 8^th May

10^th Edition European Film Festival – organised by the European Commission
Representation in Malta

9^th May

Los Lunes Al Sol – Fernando León De Aranoa – Spanish film - at the Spanish Cultural Centre, Valletta – 6.30 p.m.

9^th May

Halbe Treppe – German Film Evening – German Maltese Circle, Valletta – 6.30 p.m.    Two pairs, each married for quite a long time, are living in a small East German town.   The film focuses on the relationships between each of the four people and what happens when an affair takes place between two of them who are not married to each other and logically betraying the two remaining characters

16^th May

Secretos Del Corazón – Montdo Armendáriz  - Spanish Cultural Centre, Valletta – 6.30 p.m.

23^rd May

Aranjuéz y Chinchón – documentary -  Spanish Cultural Centre, Valletta – 6.30 p.m.

30^th May

Alatriste – Agustin Díaz Yanes – Spanish film at the Spanish Cultural Centre, Valletta – 6.30 p.m.

Poetry & Talks

14^th May

Intermarriage and Interaction of German and Russian Nobility in the 18^th and 19^th Centuries – an illustrated talk by Sergey Medvedev, Director of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture – German Maltese Circle, Valletta – 7.00 p.m.

16^th May

Poetry Evening - organised by Ghaqda Poeti Maltin in collaboration with Ghaqda Filantropika Talent Mosti – Ir-Razzett tal-Markiz, Lily of the Valley, Mosta.

23^rd May

‘Fidi u Kultura’ – a talk by Emily Barbaro Sant with the participation of George Peresso organised by Ghaqda Filantropika Talent Mosti.

28^th May

Workshop – conducted by the London College of Music Examiner in Malta for the Practical Examinations - at the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Palazzo de La Salle, 219, Republic Street, Valletta.

Religious Feasts & Local Activities

18^th May

Holy Trinity – feast celebrated in Marsa.

22^nd May

St Rita – feast celebrated in Valletta.

25^th May

The Annunciation – feast celebrated in Tarxien.

25^th May

Corpus Christi – feast celebrated in Rabat.

29^th May

Jum Kirkop - organised by Kirkop Local Council.