WHAT'S ON 1 August
Patrick Dalli. It is a new series of works
OPERA VS POP UNDER THE STARS
exploring the formal possibilities of visual
Gozo Ministry Courtyard, St. Francis
composition informed by local Maltese
Square, Victoria, Gozo | 20:30
landscapes. These paintings explore the role of distinct form and colour in the
The Gozo Youth Orchestra will have an
constitution of abstracted paintings,
enhanced layout and a strong line-up of
representing a fresh and contemporary
singers. he first part of the program will
reinterpretation of the local scenery.
consist of classical and operatic songs, and arias, followed by an array of lighter
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 August
pop arrangements from soundtracks and
VALLETTA FOOD TOUR
musicals in the second part of the concert.
Valletta
Promenade Alive
and soak up the view whilst sipping on
Tickets strictly by reservation and available by sending an email to
The history of Valletta is representative
your favourite drink and enjoying al fresco
gozowindbandorchestra@yahoo.co.uk or by
of that of the whole island: a mixture of
dining by the sea in Malta’s suggestive
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influences from all the foreign powers that
Grand Harbour.
ruled it in turn throughout the centuries. This mixture can be seen everywhere - in
5 August - 11 September
the artistic and architectural styles, the
BELLUM IN MUNDUM EXHIBITION
Maltese language itself, and naturally also
MUŻA, Valletta
in the traditional Maltese cuisine. Get to sample authentic traditional Maltese
After a 7-year hiatus, Tonio Mallia presents
food and drinks in a number of stops
a new series of works that re-imagine a
during this Valletta food tour. Get your
world shaken beyond its tipping point,
tickets from www.colourmytravel.com/
where the tensions between the human and
food-tour-valletta
natural world are no longer at play, nor are they creative or life-giving.
Landforms
1-11 August
4, 11, 18, 25 August PROMENADE ALIVE
They have devolved into a tyrannical
Valletta Waterfront, Pinto Wharf, Floriana
order in which mankind becomes subject
EXHIBITION | LANDFORMS
to its own freedoms. Humanity turns its
Art Galleries of the Malta Society of Arts,
An added measure of fun at Valletta
back on itself when it turns its back on
Palazzo de La Salle, 219, Republic Street,
Waterfront with roaming acts including live
nature, misappropriating and exploiting
Valletta
music, fire play, bubble animation, sand
it, corrupting its beauty into a place of
art, falconry, magic, sip & paint and more.
war—bellum—the war that destroys the
Activities are free of charge. Sit back, relax
world, the war waged by man who, no
A collection of oil paintings by the artist
longer a steward of the earth, abandons the
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