March events

[EVENTS]

March

Feasts

Festa Celebration: A typical Maltese ‘festa’ with band marches, fireworks displays and religious processions. Sunday 10 St Gregory The Great. Ta’ Kerċem (Gozo) Tuesday 19 St Joseph, Rabat. Public Holiday

Events

Friday 1 – Tuesday 5 Carnival In Malta & Gozo. A Season of Colour & Fun. All Maltese Islands. Sunday 17 St Patrick’s Day. Valletta. www.irishmaltesecircle.org.mt Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 Spring Equinox. Ħaġar Qim Temples. Heritage Malta will organise a special guided tour on the 20th and 21st March to witness the sun’s rays as they project themselves through the South Temple's main doorway and light up its main axis. A limited number of tickets for this event can be purchased from Heritage Malta’s sites and museums. www.heritagemalta.org Friday 29 Changing of the guard. St. George's Square, Valletta. 10:30. Formal Ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by new sentries. Sunday 31 Freedom Day. (National Public Holiday) On 31st March 1979, the Defence Treaty with Britain came to an end as the last British forces left the Island. Activities commemorating this important historic date take place every year, mostly in Vittoriosa where the monument marking this event is situated.

Re-Enactments

Daily Firing of Noon and Sunset Gun. Old Saluting Battery, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta. 12:00 & 16:00 respectively. Monday – Saturday Victorian Garrison. Fort Rinella, Kalkara. 14:00 - 16:30. 19th Century Victorian soldiers take visitors on an animated tour around the Fort recreating daily life of late 19th century British garrison. Visitors may fire a cannon or a soldier’s musket. Sunday 10 Relive 1565 - Experience a City Under Siege. Compagnia San Michele, Xgħajra. 10:00

Theatre

Thursday 7 – Sunday 10, Wednesday 13 – Sunday 17 APOTHEOSIS. St James Cavalier, Valletta www.kreattivita.org Friday 15 – Sunday 17, Friday 22 – Sunday 24 An Inspector Calls. Blue Box Theatre - MSpace Msida. www.madc.com.mt Friday 15 – Monday 18 Macbeth - Unifaun Theatre Productions. Teatru Manoel, Valletta. 20:00-22:00 www.teatrumanoel.com.mt Saturday 30 Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat – The Musical. Teatru

Astra, Gozo. 20:00

Concerts

Friday 8 Women's Day Concert by Vox Dulcis Chorale. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. 19:30-20:30 Saturday 9 Classics at the Museum. National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta. 19:30-21:00 www.showshappening.com Saturday 16 Queen Meets Coldplay. Aurora Opera House, Gozo. 20:00. www.teatruaurora.com Saturday 16 Mahler's Fifth-A Night of Great Music. Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. 20:00-22:00. www.mcc.com.mt Friday 22 & Saturday 23 Music Of Mystery And Magic (Schools’ Performance). Teatru Manoel, Valletta. 10:00 - 11:00 www.teatrumanoel.com.mt Saturday 23 Movies in Concert. Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. 19:30-21:30 www.showshappening.com

Entertainment

Wednesdays and Fridays Ta' Marija Folklore Dinner Show. Ta' Marija Restaurant, Constitution Street, Mosta. 20:00 - 23:00. www.tamarija.com Every Wednesday Chamber Of Mysteries - Dinner & Show. Ir- Razzett L-Antik, Qormi. A Night of Wizardry, Wine and Wonder. Sunday 10 Exotic, Luxury and Supercars at Mellieha in Aid of Puttinu. Mellieħa. 09:30-12:30 Friday 29 Valletta Ghost Tour. 20:00-22:00. €15 per person www.colourmytravel.com

Opera

Monday 4 – Sunday 10 Cosi Fan Tutte. The third of the Da Ponte/Mozart operas. Teatru Manoel, Valletta. 19:30. www.tearumanoel.com.mt Friday 8 – Sunday 7 April Gaulitana 2019. Victoria, Gozo. This year’s edition promises to be an exciting programme of events focusing on the theme “Women in Society”. Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 Ġensna 2019. MFCC, Ta’ Qali. 20:00. www.showshappening.com

Lectures

Thursday 14 Lecture by James Holland: Malta – An Island Under Siege (1940-1942). The Ballroom, Phoenicia Hotel, Valletta petragd@guisthall.com Monday 18 – Saturday 23 Valletta Film Lab - Documentary Workshop. Valletta. Wednesday 27 Mediterranean Routes through Intercultural Dialogue. The Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. 18:00 This seminar is organised by Inizjamed and addresses how different local realities can be brought together to reflect a wider, more common Mediterranean reality, or set of realities, that inter-relate with one another. The event is supported by the Centre

for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution, the Department of International Relations, The Department of Maltese and the Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture at the University of Malta. Thursday 28 Interpreting Blockchain Full-Day Seminar. Tower Business Centre, Tower Road, Sliema. www.aimacademy.com.mt Thursday 28 Cosmology@Malta2019: Understanding the Universe. Valletta University Campus. 19:00-20:00

Exhibitions

Friday 1 – Sunday 31 Exploring The Phoenician Shipwreck Off Xlendi The Citadel – Gozo. 08:00 - 16:00 The exhibition focuses on the discovery of a Phoenician shipwreck which dates back to 700 BC. Discovered off Xlendi in 2007, at a depth of 110m, this intriguing ancient vessel has attracted worldwide attention since it is the oldest wreck ever found so far in this region. Admission free of charge. www.heritagemalta.org Friday 1 – Tuesday 5 Filigree Masks Exhibition by Kevin Attard. Courtyard, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta. An exhibition of Traditional Maltese Filigree by Master Filigree artist Kevin Attard focussing on masks www.artsmalta.org Friday 8 – Thursday 28 Where I lay down – visual arts exhibition by Ritty Tacsum. Art Galleries, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta. www.rittytacsum.com Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 AMITEX Holiday Show. MFCC, Ta’ Qali. Friday 29 ‘Pastizzi’ by Kevin Attard. Courtyard, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta. 19:00 We've eaten them long enough - it's time to immortalise them in traditional Maltese filigree to show our appreciation. Entrance is free. www.artsmalta.org

Events organized by the French Embassy for the Francophonie

Saturday 16 Victoria, Gozo. Concert of Cherif Mbaw, French-Senegalese singer + 1 musician as part of the Festival of Lights “Lejl Imkebbes” in the Citadella, Gozo. 18:00-00:00 In partnership with the Directorate for Culture at the Ministry of Gozo. Wednesday 20 Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. Screening of the French Film “Place Publique” followed by a debate with the director, Agnès Jaoui, and one of the main actors, Nina Meurisse. 20:30 In partnership with the Alliance Française de Malte Méditerranée Friday 22 Surfside, Sliema. Concert of Cherif Mbaw, French-Senegalese singer + 2 musicians. 21:00 In partnership with the Alliance Française de

Malte Méditerranée. Saturday 23 Covered Market, Valletta. Concert of Cherif Mbaw, French-Senegalese singer + 2 musicians. 21:00 In partnership with FestivalsMalta.

Sports

Sunday 3 Triathlon Standard Distance Opener info@triathlonmalta.org Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 Tennis Europe - Annual General Meeting. An important event on the annual calendar of World Tennis. Grand Hotel Excelsior. maltatennisfederation.com

Religious Services

Monday - Saturday 07:30, 09:00 Every Sunday 08:00, 09:00, 10:15, 18:00,19:30 St Patrick's Church, Sliema. Holy mass in English. Sundays & feasts The Sanctuary of Our Lady, Mellie˙a 10:00. Holy mass in English. Every Sunday St Andrew's Scots Church, Valletta. 10:30. Sunday Service in English. www.saintandrewsmalta.com Every Sunday St Barbara Church, Valletta. 10:00 (French), 11:00 (German), 12:00 (English). Every Sunday St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta. 11:00. Sunday Anglican Service in English. Every Sunday Holy Trinity Church, Sliema 10:00. Sunday Anglican Service in English. Every Sunday St Catherine of Italy, Valletta. 10:30. Holy mass in Italian. For more information call on 22915440. Every Sunday Bible Baptist Church Gzira 10:15,

Thursday 19:00. For Free Transport call on Tel: 21322752 or Mob: 79971433. Every Sunday St. Dominic’s Priory, Rabat 11:15 (English). Every Wednesday Archbishop Seminary, Victoria, Gozo. 11:00. Anglican Service in English. First and third Sunday of the month. Evangelical Ecumenical Andreas community, South/Old Bakery Street, Valletta. 10:00 First Sunday of the month. Church Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Sliema. 11:00 Quaker meeting for worship.

Museums National Museum of Archaeology 09:00 – 18:00 except for Jan – Feb 09:00 till 17:00hrs Palace State Rooms Monday – Friday 10:00 -16.30, Saturday & Sunday 09:00 – 16:30 Fort St Elmo and National War Museum 09:00 - 18:00 Ħal Saflieni – Closed until further notice Ħagar Qim and Mnajdra 09:00 - 17;00, Apr – Sep 08:00 - 18:00 Ġgantija Temples – May – Oct: 09:00 – 17;00hrs, June – Sept 09:00 – 18:00 Fort Rinella at Kalkara. Monday - Saturday 10:00 – 17.00. Malta at War Museum, Vittoriosa. Mondays 10:00 – 16:30. Malta Aviation Museum, Ta' Qali, Monday - Friday 09:00 – 17:00, Saturdays & Sundays 09:30 – 17:00. Palazzo Falson, Mdina. Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 – 17:00 (last visit 16:00). www.palazzofalson.com Palazzo de Piro, Centre for Culture and Arts, 3, Triq Is-Sur, Mdina Tel: 2010 0560 www.palazzodepiro.com The Shipwreck. S. Sommier Street, Birkirkara. Monday - Friday 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 - 14:00. www.theshipwreckmalta.com