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TOURS Things to Know Must-Sees things to know plans for the night must-sees TOURS By Land (12) Museum Egalité (GWU) (40) Casa Rocca Piccola (16th century palazzo)* 19:00 onwards Prime public transport routes will operate beyond normal Time: Venue: (16) National Museum of Archaeology* A Maltese House Museum full of the aspirations & taste of Maltese people hours at a fare of 50c per person. A free circular service for (22) St Johns Co-Cathedral (43) Sacra Infermeria during the time of the Knights disabled and elderly powered by Ir-Razzett Tal- Hbiberija, Park (32) The Armoury, Palace State Rooms & Paladini Chapel* 20:00 - 24:00 of Friendship will operate throughout the night within the Re-enacted tour (every hour) perimeters of Valletta from Ordinance Street. (33) Domus Pauli Museum (41) Toy Museum* (53) Children's City Tour greeted by Karusinu from HSBC 18:30 - 21:30 By Sea (44) Our Lady of Victory Church Departure Castille Square near Upper Barrakka Gardens (every 15 minutes) Gozo Channel will operate with regular embarkation system and (45) St Albert the Great (53) Palaces & Auberges fees. Ferry service from Sliema and Birgu will shuttle to Valletta. (46) Auberge D'Aragon (Ministry of Internal Affairs) 20:00 - 23:00 Departure Castille Square near Upper Barrakka Gardens (every 15 minutes) For help (47) La Vallette Band Club (53) Movies City Visit: www.nottebiancamalta.com (48) National Museum of Fine Arts* 21:30 - 00:30 Email: [email protected] (49) Rodex Arts and Crafts Departure Castille Square near Upper Barrakka Gardens (every 15 minutes) Call: 99668833 (50) Sanctuary Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (53) Sex 'n the City animated tour Enquire: Info stations by Vodafone (51) St Barbara Church 00:30 - 03:30 Departure Castille Square near Upper Barrakka Gardens (every 15 minutes) Official entities: (52) St Lucy Church (54) Former crypt and World War II air raid shelter (55) Italian Cultural Institute 19.00 - 24.00 Augustinian Cultural Centre Time: 18.00 - 00:00. * Entrance at a minimal charge Tours duration: 1 hour. * Entrance at a minimal charge K CMY CY MY CM Y M C C M Y CM MY CY CMY K (10) Auberge De Castille (Office of the Prime Minister) (19) Palazzo Castellania (Ministry of Health) (25) Near Victoria Gate (27) Il-Bottegin ta' San Martin (35) Malta Chamber of Commerce WHATS ON 19:00 02:00 19:00 onwards 21:30 - 22:45 18:00 onwards 19:45 / 20:45 / 21:45 / 22:45 Euro exhibition Painting Paediatricians Blues, funky, soft rock, pop by Mistaken Identity Exhibition, hands-on experience and live demon- Magic Of The Night Exhibition and live painting by Victor Grech, Marthese strations by artists Illusion show by Brian Role & Lola Palmer City Buskers 20:15 21:15 Ellul, Simon Attard Montalto, Anton Mifsud (25) Bridge Bar Surprise performances by established and upcoming artists Victoria Clarinet Quartet 00:00 - 02:00 (28) National Library (36) Aula Magna (Foundation for International Studies) Chamber music in the courtyard (20) St Augustine Parish Church Jazz @ Bridge Bar 19:00 / 20:00 / 21:00 / 22:00 19:00 00:00 City Lights 20:00 / 21:30 Final session of jazz season Bringing Books to Readers for Enjoyment and Trees Architectural lighting design by Joe Vella 21:30 -22:30 Choral concert and Youth Mass Enrichment Photographic exhibition by Stephen Vella Flamma Flamenco (26) Great Siege Square An audio-visual presentation (1) City Gate Alegria Dance Company (21) St John's Square 19:30 21:00 21:30 / 23:45 20:00 - 04:00 Caravaggio Exposed Freddie Mizzi Big Band 19:00 - 23:00 Igsma Ihirsa by Oreste Calleja UV-VLT 23:00 - 00:00 Visual installation by Gaspare di Caro Top musicians perform popular tunes The Art of Fortress Building in Hospitaller Malta Tragic-comedy written in the 70s and directed by Peter Ultra violet GPS marking of Valletta entrance Enkor Choir in Concert Exhibition curated by Dr Stephen C. Spiteri Busuttil featuring Pino Scicluna A varied selection of classical, gospel and original works (23) Merchants Street 23:15 - 00:45 (2) Hastings' Gardens by Maltese composers 19:00 - 02:00 George Il-Puse & Yuri (29) Casino Maltese (37) St Ursula Street 20:00 / 21:00 / 22:00 / 23:00 Maltese Islands: Festas & Traditions Music showcase 18:00 onwards 19:30 - 04:00 Dancescape 00:30 - 02:00 Prestigious decorations from towns and villages; Astra Sekwenza IV Open Night @ Capital Radio Exhibition of dance genres An Acoustic Band Folk Group; Il-Banda tal-Qiegha; roving folk singers; Silver and gold jewellery The radio world behind the scenes A performance by top local musicians Maltese food and crafts (3) Freedom Square ST. ELMO (30) Manoel Theatre (38) Mediterranean Inst. Theatre Programme (MITP) 20:00 - 21:00 (10) Castille Square (carpark) (24) Ta Giesu PLACE 19:30 / 21:00 / 22:30 20:00 / 21:30 / 23:00 Storie Tra Raggi Di Luce 18:30 onwards 23:30 - 00:30 TRANIA Particles Of Fate Contemporary street theatre by Atmo; the king, the wizard, SOS Malta Gounods Messe Solenelle Mediterranean musical fusion featuring Renzo Spiteri, Theatrical presentation Mother Nature come to life Food, music and entertainment en l Honneur de Sainte Cécile TEMI BAJADA LANE Walter Vella and Mark Attard The Amadeus Chamber Choir 43 (39) Casa Brunet (Malta School of Art) 00:30 - 01:45 (11) St Catherine D' Italie & Orchestra NORTH STREET (31) St Georges Square 18.00 - 00.00 MEDITERRANEAN 20:15 - 01:15 CONFERENCE 19:00 - 20:30 Baroque Palace hosting exhibition by tutors and It-Taqbida CENTRE FOUNTAIN STREET FOUNTAIN ST. JOSEPH STREET ST. FRENCH CURTAIN MEDITERRANEAN STREET MEDITERRANEAN Battle spectacular aerial work, fire, music, drama by Atmo MOYA On Canvas CURTAIN LAZARUS ST. JaPoRoSeT Concert I students; still-life classes in action and Accademia dei Remoti Artist working live on large stretched canvas OLD HOSPITAL STREET Pop music by Morena & Spectrum (42) Palazzo De La Salle (Malta Society of Arts, (4) St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity (12) General Workers' Union Memorial Building 21:00 - 22:15 Manufacture and Commerce) 18:00 / 19:00 / 20:00 / 21:30 / 22:30 18:00 - 23:00 ST. NICHOLAS STREET JaPoRoSeT Concert II 18:00 - 00:00 Sekwenza II ENGLISH CURTAIN 42 Rock by The Band Explicit The Arts Directory Collective Exhibition 2007 by Wara l-Hajt tas-Sejjieh (KidZone) ST. SEBASTIAN STREET Children and adults are invited to an original musical on Pottery, ceramics and sculpture exhibition various artists LOWER BARRAKKA 22:30 - 00:00 the Maltese environment; free tickets at entrance ST. DOMENIC STREET GARDENS REPUBLIC STREET 19.00 - 23.00 STREET JaPoRoSeT Concert III 18:00 - 00:00 41 18:00 onwards Junior Singers' Festival 40 MEDITERRANEAN STREET Soul concert by Mike Spiteri and Band Arti u Bizzilla fil-Palazz ST. MICHAEL STREET Sekwenza III Festival for singers aged from 5 to 16 years CHARLES ST. Artists and lace makers at work Abstract acrylic on canvas ST. CHRISTOPHER STREET 00:30 - 02:00 ST. SEBASTIAN BASTION SEBASTIAN ST. 38 37 (13) St Francis Hall 39 JaPoRoSeT Concert IV 20:00 - 22:00 18:00 onwards 18:00 - 00:00 35 Folk revival by Etnika Guitar in Duo Bottega del Presepio MERCHANTS STREET 36 Marc Galea & Steve Delia BOUNTY STREET World Press Photography STREET PAUL ST. Exhibition and workshop of crib and pasturi making 46 URSULA STREET ST. 02:30 - 04:00 International prize-winning photographs seen by 2 million ARCHBISHOP STREET visitors by World Press Photo 34 JaPoRoSeT Concert V 18:00 onwards DENCE SQUARE INDEPEN- (14) Auberge D'Italie (Ministry for Tourism & Culture) 55 BARBARA Jazz by Fabian Kadherll and Co. Goldoni's Il Servo Dei Due Padroni (excerpts) STRAIT STREET GERMAN CURTAIN GERMAN OLD MINT STREET CASTILE CURTAIN 32 FELIX STREET (5) Ordinance Street 18:00 04:00 GEORGES ST. SQUARE Maleths troupe presents Commedia dell'Arte 20:00 onwards World War II 31 (32) The Presidents Palace Courtyard 50 30 STREET OLD BAKERY 45 Veni Vidi Plastik by Kinemastik Photographs by Stan Fraser curated by Veronica Galea OLD THEATRE STREET OLD THEATRE STREET 18:00 onwards (43) Mediterranean Conference Centre Influential music videos Valletta Then & Now 18:00 onwards 18:00 04:00 Images of Valletta then and now presented by YMCA Sekwenza I WEST STR 29 SQUARE CARMELITE STR REPUBLIC 28 33 (6) Palazzo Ferreria (Ministry for the Family and Maltese Abstract Paintings Homeless Portrait interpretations by various artists Social Solidarity) Exhibition in collaboration with Heritage Malta 23 EAST STREET ST. LUCY STREET STRTREASURY ST. LUCY STREET FREDERICK STREET (34) Independence Square 18:00 - 00:00 BASTION SALVATORE S. 52 Ejja Onxor Poezija by PoezijaPlus 18:00 04:00 27 ST. BARBARA BASTION 20:00 - 00:30 Poems written by children, displayed and read by Misrah Time for Architecture 3 26 Medieval Market Exhibition of Contemporary Maltese architecture by Kamra SIEGE GREAT SQUARE Adventure and romance of the Middle Ages Kola 49 22 design: www.danielmercieca.com tal-Periti 24 25 M. PRETI SQUARE ST. JOHN STREET 21 18:00 onwards 54 ST. PATRICK STREET 18:30 / 19:15 / 20:00 / 20:45 / 21:30 / 22:15 19 GATE SQUARE (7) Vee Gee Bee Art Gallery JOHN ST. National Orchestra of Malta Ensembles 20 VICTORIA PARADES Sekwenza CART STREET MARSAMXETT STR String Wind Brass STREET ANTHONY ST. Paintings, ceramics, sculptures, pottery and jewellery - MERCHANTS STREET ST. MARKS STREET pre-view of Sekwenza 1IV STREET PAUL ST. 19:30 - 21:30 (15) Palazzo Parisio (Ministry for 16 17 18 Foreign Affairs) MELITA STREET MELITA STREET Malta Police Band 18:00 onwards LIESSEHILL BASTION 13 STREET ZACHARY Marching and drills in various streets and squares ST.
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