NIGHTLIFE

Wednesdays
Surfside Wednesdays
Outdoor parties at Surfside, Sliema every Wednesday from 20:30. Featuring DJs Clayton J and Tony Tony plus weekly guests. Also featuring fire jugglers, shisha and percussionists. Register for an eight-week pass from www.surfsidewednesdays.info

Wednesdays
Tat-Tarag Wednesdays
Night of music and art at the Tat-Tarag Wine Bar, Saqqajja Hill, Rabat from 20:30. For info contact 79256198, or email xemxemx@hotmail.com

July 26
ESPIONAGE
Freakbeat, garage, psych and funk music melange in the regular ESPIONAGE night at Velo Lounge (Lo Squero restaurant) in Floriana, Great Siege Road. Music by Job, Owen Jay, M Vella and Dave Brown. Starts at 10:30pm. Price €6. More info: andrew4939@gmail.com

August 9
Knockout Festival
Faithless will be performing at the MFCC, Ta’ Qali. Supported by Andrea Britton, Audrey Gallagher, Cassandra Fox, Chris Jones, Dave Randall, DJ Shah and local artists. For tickets (€30, VIP €45) contact 99267301, HYPERLINK “mailto:tickets@knockoutfestival.info” tickets@knockoutfestival.info; VIP hotline: 99442033.

MUSIC

Wednesdays
Unplugged Wednesdays
Acoustic music at Townhouse 5, Republic Street, Rabat. Starts at 21:00 and entrance is free. To get to Townhouse 5, drive into Rabat’s main street, passing the petrol station, and make a second turning on the right. For reservations call 27500055.

Thursdays
Live Latin & Jazz
Latin, jazz, blues and funk music every Thursday at QBar, Valletta Watefront. Free entrance. www.qbar.com.mt

July 25
Hunters Palace
Return of fabled “folk with teeth” outfit Hunters Palace. The duo, Alex Vella Gera and Peter Sant, will be joined on this occasion by drummer and sound artist Vinicius Duarte. New material will be showcased on the night, as well as an old favourite or two. Concurrently, film and installation works by Peter Sant and Vinicius Duarte will be on show at the venue. Supported by Alex Vella Gregory. Doors open 8:30pm. At Il-Mahzen (Warehouse No8), off Racecourse street, Marsa. More info: 79057676 or email: info@ilmahzen.com.

July 26
Extreme Maltese Metal Festival
20 local bands will be divided into metal and rock stages during the festival, taking place at Montekristo Estates, Siggewi from 15:00. Entrance is at €20. Transport to the venue will be available from Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana at 15:00 and after the event at 02:30. For a full list of the bands playing log on to HYPERLINK “http://www.extrememaltesemetal.com” www.extrememaltesemetal.com

EXHIBITIONS

Students display final-year projects
This is the seventh exhibition for the Institute since MCAST was set up in 2001. Over 115 projects using a wide range of resistant and non-resistant materials (e.g. textiles, limestone, ceramics, glass-reinforced plastics, wood, metal) form part of this year's exhibition. Projects on show come from a large selection of students from various courses on offer, namely: First Diploma in Art and Design, National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design, National Diploma in Design Crafts, Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design and Higher National Diploma in 3D Design.

Starts tomorrow
A Landscape Vision
Gallery G will be holding an exhibition of paintings by Peter Heywood titled A Landscape Vision.

Until July 26
Mile of paper
A bookart installation created by the current MA/MFA student artists and tutors working on the Fine Art master programmes at the University College for the Creative Arts, Kent UK. Taking place at the Painting Gallaries of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta. Open Monday to Sunday from 09.00 hrs - 17.00 hrs (last admission 16.30).

Until July 27
Autofictions
An exhibition of paintings by Axel Plöger at the National Museum of Natural History, Lower Courtyard, Vilhena Palace, Mdina. Open Monday to Friday from 09.00 - 17.00 (last admission 16.30).

FESTIVALS

July 25 – August 3
The Farsons Great Beer Festival 2008
Malta’s biggest outdoor music and beer festival is back with its line-up of popular artists and a wide variety of beers to choose from in a 10-day festival under the clear summer skies. Eve Ransom, Scream Daisy, Rug, Fire, Muzzle and Fakawi confirmed. More info: www.farsons.com/beerfestival

CINEMA

July 25
Cinemum Morning during school holidays!
This July, Eden Cinemas are organising the monthly Cinemum morning on Friday 25th at 10am. Cinemum mornings, organised especially for mums with young children and babies allow mums and children to enjoy a film in a relaxed atmosphere. This Cinemum watch either Kung Fu Panda or Jungle Book 2!