What's On August 14
The week ahead.
NIGHTLIFE
TONIGHT
David Guetta at the Open Air Special ‘11
Fresh Events hosts a night with the hugely popular French DJ at MFCC, Ta’ Qali from 20:00. General entrance fee is at €35/€40, €60 Gold Circle tickets are available only through Ice Watch outlets. There are also limited VVIP tables at €125 per person. General ticket outlets: Sunlab (The Point, Sliema, Valletta, Paola, Baystreet, Gozo and Birkirkara), La Krepree (Bugibba and Sliema), Fact (Qormi); or online from www.ticketline.com.mt. For more information call 99 373740 or email [email protected].
TONIGHT
Unstable Night II
Eclectic indie music night courtesy of DJ Bob at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida from 21:00. Expect anything from Portico Quartet , Acoustic Ladyland, The Invisible, Barry Adamson, Brian Eno, DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, Daniel Johnston, Animal Collective and much more.
FRIDAYS
Gianpula Fridays
17 nights of partying (starting from May 27) featuring DJs Pierre Cordina, Tony Tony, Clayton J, JJoy, Ruby, Joseph Armani, Toby, MyKill and Carl Bee at the Main Room and Groove Gardens of Gianpula, limits of Rabat from 23:00 till 04:00. Entrance is at €6.
FRIDAYS
Bridge Bar Jazz Nights
Live jazz every Friday night at Bridge Bar, by Victoria Gate, Valletta from 21:00. Line up of locally established jazz musicians includes Marc Galea, Lawrie Simpson, Walter Vella, Effie Azzopardi and Eric Santucci. The schedule will also include some foreign surprises, visiting sporadically through the summer.
AUGUST 19
Summer Nights 2011
A talent show including various singers and local dancers and a concert by Inside Plan in Victory Square, Xaghra from 20:30.
AUGUST 19
Rock the Citadel
Concert in aid of The Friends of The Sick and Elderly at Citadel Square, Victoria from 20:30, featuring Fire, EveRansom, OverOuts, Hammerhead, Nick Haber, Heavenly Blue & Ben-Brient. Entrance is against a €5 donation. For more information log on to www.fsegozo.com.
AUGUST 20
Primal Squawk
The DJ duo will be playing at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida from 21:30, with an extremely bizarre music collection ranging from cheesy 80s classics to smoothe blues/jazz to gypsy funk, indie pop, reggae and soul. Entrance is at €1, which will go towards the GetUp StandUp organisation.
AUGUST 20
Tenishia featuring Ivan & Melvin from Winter Moods
The dance music duo will be collaborating with members from Winter Moods, one of Malta’s longest-running rock bands at La Grotta, Xlendi Valley.
EXHIBITIONS
UNTIL AUGUST 31
Notebooks
A collaborative writing/photography exhibition by Miriam Calleja and Kurt Paris at The Palace Hotel, Sliema.
UNTIL AUGUST 24
Brass hammering and art
Exhibition by Sicilian painter, Corrado Iozia at Brookies, Victoria. Iozia specialises in traditional antique style etching and hammering
on brass sheets, some of which he leaves raw and some which he colours. The exhibition also features paintings on canvas.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2
Preti 10x10
An exhibition of ten works by Italian artists from Calabria inspired by the works of Mattia Preti and purposely produced for
this exhibition at The Heritage Malta Area Exhibition Hall, The Citadel, Victoria, Gozo. Entrance is free. Opening Hours: Mondays-
Fridays: 08:00-16:00, Saturdays:
08:00-12:00.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25
The Papal Corpus Christi Procession during the reign of Pope Gregory XVI
An exhibition of illustrations and memorabilia at St John’s Hall Cittadella Centre for Culture and the Arts related to this annual procession by Salvatore Busuttil (artist of Gozitan origin) between 1837 and 1839. For more information log on to [email protected].
MUSIC
AUGUST 19
Hunters Palace live
The post-rock band will be performing at Coach and Horses, Valley Road, Msida at 21:00. Entrance at €5 includes a copy of 10” single ‘Tal Metall’.
AUGUST 26
An evening with Chasing Pandora
This year’s Annual Summer Activity at the University of Malta – Gozo campus will include a performance by Chasing Pandora. Admission is free of charge. Bookings are to be made at the University of Malta – Gozo Campus, Mgarr Road, Xewkija, by telephone (21 564559), fax (21 564550) or e-mail ([email protected]). Those wishing to attend are advised to book by August 22 to reserve a seat.
AUGUST 27
The Areola Treat and Stolen Creep live at V-Gen
The rock bands will be performing at Voice of a Generation, Ball Street, Paceville. Doors open at 21:30.
AUGUST 28
Gozo Music Festival
Annual music festival held at Gozitano Complex, Victoria. Featuring two large open-air dance floors, with dancers, fire jugglers and fireworks accompanying the music acts. For updates, log on to www.dynamicpromotions.com.mt.
WINE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 2-4
Delicata Wine Festival
The Gozo edition of the popular wine festival will take place at Nadur from 19:30. The last wines will be served at 23:30 before closing at midnight, and there will be live entertainment throughout. For more information log on to www.delicata.com.