• A pasta night in aid of the poor in Alama'ta, Ethiopia, will take place at the Archbishop's Seminary, Rabat, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. For more information call Ruth on 7903 1086 or Ramona on 9942 4688.

• The Maltese Diabetes Association will be holding its annual fundraising dinner at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana, on Friday. The evening will include a buffet dinner and wine. For further details and application forms, visit www.diabetesmalta.org or call Chris Delicata on 9942 9499 or e-mail cjd@diabetesmalta.org.

• Friends of Australia is holding a barbeque night on the rooftop of the Waterfront Hotel, Gżira, on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Members, friends and Maltese-Australians on holiday are welcome. Contact the Emigrants Commission in Castille Place, Valletta, or call 2122 2644 or 2124 0255 for more information.

• The Mission Fund is holding a fundraising barbecue in Rabat in aid of street children in Tanzania on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets at €12 for adults and €6 for children can be bought by calling Charles Decelis on 9988 5078 or 2157 5351, or Sylvia Ebejer on 9945 8350 or 2143 5968.

• The annual Diocesan Marian Manifestation is being held in Valley Road, Marsalforn, on July 23 at 7.30 p.m. An animated Rosary will be followed by Mass led by Bishop Mario Grech.

• The management and staff of the Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana, are holding a fundraising barbecue in aid of diver Louis Bonavia next to the hotel's Bastion Pool on July 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18 for adults and €10 for children over 10. Children under 10 are free. Proceeds will go towards Mr Bonavia's rehabilitation. He lost a foot and has been left partially disabled following an accident while diving last May and is still recovering at Mater Dei Hospital. Tickets are available from Veronica Busuttil by calling 9985 5619, 9940 2484 or 2133 4021. Tickets can also be bought from the Atlam Sub Aqua Club, Calypso Sub Aqua Club, and the Malta Skin Divers Club.

• Dar tal-Providenza will be holding Volleyball għall-Providenza, which will include musical entertainment and games for children, at their premises in Siġġiewi, on July 24 to 26.

• Lions Club Mdina is holding a Lejla Maltija at Castello dei Baroni, Wardija, on July 24 at 8 p.m. A prestigious Damiani necklace, donated by Diamonds International, will be raffled during the event. Proceeds will go towards the club's project at Dar Qalb ta' Gesù, Cini Institute, home for domestic violence. For tickets, call Maria De Conti Manduca on 2143 5388 or 9984 8900.

• The Malta branch of the International Al Jolson Society is holding a barbecue at a four-star Sliema hotel to mark the 60th anniversary of the release of the musical film Jolson Sings Again on July 31 at 8 p.m. For more information call 2189 6936 or 9988 0489.

• The 44th anniversary fundraising dinner, organised by Din l-Art Ħelwa, is taking place at San Anton Gardens on July 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets at €36 are available from Din l-Art Ħelwa, 133, Melita Street, Valletta. For more information call 2122 0358 or 2122 5952.

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