Culture:

Tuesday, 7 August from 8:30pm: Solar Cinema: Enroute - Short film programme - Selmun Chapel, Selmun; Thursday, 9 August from 6:30pm: Gothic, Horror, Science Fiction exhibition - The Storm Petrel Foundation, Attard; from Thursday, 9 August at 10am: Bahh Blu / Blu Void - Lower Barrakka Gardens, Valletta

The amount of work being presented by local artists and curators is stunning. And this week, Solar Cinema continues its journey around Malta with its 100 per cent solar powered projections. Tomorrow night, a short film programme on the topic of travelling and journeys will be shown at Selmun Chapel, with singer-songwriter Claire Tonna introducing the evening with some well-chosen music and thoughts. Well-chosen is another word used to describe the exhibits on display at the Storm Petrel Foundation in Attard: this astounding collection includes gothic novels, vintage posters, rare art work and press books. And, on Thursday, an exhibition, curated by Glen Calleja, will be launched, seeking to examine the relationship between the Maltese coast and literature. This will consist of an underwater installation, called Book in the Sea, which ‘writes’ on the surface of the water. Intrigued? So are we.  

Tuesday, 7 August from 7:30pm – 10pm: Creative Evenings - Creativity for Life, Iklin

It’s never too late to learn anything new, and if you’ve always thought of yourself as creative, this is the time to put that to the test – and to make new friends to boot. Creative Evenings for adults is happening over the summer, every two weeks, and will consist of activities and projects which will put your heart, mind and hands to good use. 

Music:

Wednesday, 8 August from 8:30pm – 11:30pm: Jazz & BBQ - Putter's Inn at Royal Malta Golf Club, Marsa; Wednesday, 8 August from 7:30pm – 1am: MYNT | Week 6 – Mexican - Penthouse, Gianpula Village, Limits of Haz-Zebbug, Ta' Qali

Hump day should probably be called music day on this island, with the number of things lined up designed to get you moving mid-week! The choice of where to go will really depend on your style and how hard a night you want. Pop over to the Royal Malta Golf Club in Marsa on Wednesday for some jazz and a BBQ! Ah, the joys of chargrilled tunes! If you really need to let your hair down, head to Gianpula for their Mexican showdown – tequila and sombreros have been promised.

Wine:

Thursday, 9 August – Sunday, 12 August from 7pm – midnight: Delicata Classic Wine Festival 2018 - Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta

Start the weekend a bit early this week in preparation for Santa Marija, with this year’s Delicata Classic Wine Festival taking place at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta. The location does not get more elegant than this, with green walkways opening up to stunning views of the Grand Harbour at night, framed by curved archways. Tickets are available here – 15 euros will get you 24 ‘wine coins’, which can be exchanged for some of your favourite tipple, and a souvenir glass, to replicate the experience at home, of course.

Swap?:

Thursday, 9 August from 6pm – 9pm: SWAP at Tiffany - summer edition - Tiffany Malta, Portomaso, St Julian's

Your wardrobe is bursting at the seams – literally – and you’re in dire need of some new threads. How do we know? Well, many of us are in the same predicament! Tiffany Malta is offering a helping hand this week with its swap-event: take the clothes you no longer need or want and exchange them for something you know you’ll wear again. Win-win, right? Plus, there’ll be prosecco. Nuff said.