This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Santa Marija Convoy – an important episode in Maltese history in which the USS Ohio tanker and its escort barely made it to Malta during World War II. The ships provided vital supplies to save Malta from surrender.

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar will be holding a unique commemoration of this event at the Senglea waterfront today. This will take the form of a Son et Lumiere performance.

The narrative, written by Alfred Mallia, will feature never-before-seen diaries and interview footage to be read out and given life by Paul Xuereb, Monica Attard, Paul Portelli and Alfred Mallia. Violin virtuoso Lorenzo Meraviglia will be performing with his Stradivarius.

Re-enactors will also participate, as will the police force and members of the veterans’ association. The performance will be followed by a reception in the Gardjola Garden of Senglea, where the Police Jazz Band will be performing and light refreshments will be offered.

The event will kick off at Senglea waterfront at 8pm. For tickets, visit ticketengine.faa. org.mt and for more information, log on to https://goo.gl/zbjo3z . Tickets for this event will also include reserved seating for a concert at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral on Monday. This project is supported by Arts Council Malta – Creative Communities.

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