• The Victoria International Arts Festival continues this week with the following events. Unless noted, all begin at 8 p.m.
• Tomorrow, Philip Bride and Nathalie Lanoe of France will present a violin and piano recital at the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia in St George's parish centre. The concert will begin at 6.30 p.m. instead of the scheduled 8 p.m. due to unforseen circumstances.
• On Tuesday, soprano Georgina Gauci, accompanied by Maria Frendo, will give a recital at the Aula. The Wistin Camilleri Centre for Arts and Crafts will be putting up an exhibition.
• On Wednesday, Big Band Brothers (leader Daniel Cauchi) will perform on St George's Square.
• On Thursday, the ASAG String Quartet of Austria will give a concert in the Aula.
• On Friday, Austrian singers Elisabeth Freundlinger (soprano) and Benno Schollum (baritone), accompanied by Maria Frendo on the piano, will offer A Viennese Celebration in the Aula.
• On Saturday, the Aula will host a recital by Italian pianist Michelangelo Carbonara.
• On Sunday, two Norwegian musicians, Linnea Sundfaer Haug (recorder) and Lars Henrik Johansen (harpsichord), will give a recital at the Aula. Entrance to all events is free.
• The Gozo Business Chamber is organising a public meeting to discuss the Gozo-Malta air link. It will be held at the Grand Hotel, Mġarr, on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m.
• To commemorate its 17th anniversary OASI Foundation has invited Gozo Bishop Mario Grech to visit the OASI centre in Victoria today at 6.30 p.m. He will celebrate Mass and afterwards meet parents of residents, staff and volunteers.
• Prof. Kenneth Wain will be addressing NGOs about the voluntary organisations legislation on Thursday at 10 a.m., at the NGO Centre, Xewkija,
• An exhibition entitled Inside Out by Victor Agius is being held at Maji, 6, Sir Adrian Dingli Street, Victoria. It will remain open till tomorrow from 6.30 p.m.
• An art exhibition in aid of the Gozo Association for the Deaf is being held at the Gozo Ministry Hall, St Francis Square, Victoria, until tomorrow. Another exhibition is being held at the Cittadella Centre for Culture and the Arts, St John's Hall, Sentinella, Triq il-Foss, from Tuesday to July 20.
• The parish of Fontana will organise a pilgrimage to mark the 125th anniversary of Our Lady's apparition to Carmela Grima on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The activity will start at the road junction between Għarb road and Ta' Pinu road. Mass will be celebrated on arrival at Ta' Pinu Sanctuary.
• The Maltese Canadian Association (Gozo) will hold Canada Day on Tuesday. The programme will include a ceremony of the raising of the Canadian, European Union and Maltese flags in front of the Emigrants' Memorial at Iż-Żewwieqa in Mġarr at 9 a.m. A buffet dinner will be held on the rooftop of the Calypso Hotel in Marsalforn at 7 p.m. For more information and tickets call Joe Zammit on 2156-1263 or e-mail: info@mcagozo.com.
• The Bishop's Conservatory Secondary School is holding a fund-raising high tea at the school ground, on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Tickets can be obtained from the school or by phoning 2156 0277 or 9946 5187.
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