• Sliema Spring Fest is being held along St Trophimus Street, Sliema, in front of the parish church and the band club, today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is organised by the Feast Commission of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a fundraising activity. Stalls will be selling food, wine, fruit, vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, traditional delicatessen, and Maltese lace. Mass will be celebrated at Sacro Cuor church at 8 a.m., 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• There will be a fundraising car wash in aid of Land Group at the Aviation Museum, Ta' Qali, from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. today. Each car wash will cost €5.
• The Domenican Sisters are organising a bazaar at 49, Main Street, Naxxar from tomorrow until May 17 between 8.30 a.m. and noon and from 4 p.m. till 7 p.m.
• The Association of Members of the University of the Third Age is organising a summer tour to Switzerland, Germany and France between June 28 and July 5. Members and their guests are asked to contact the committee by calling 7713 5151 or by sending an e-mail to lcmail51@gmail.com by tomorrow.
• A reunion for ex-students of the Girls' Secondary School in Valletta, who graduated in 1949/1950, is going to be held at the church of Our Lady of Victories, Valletta, tomorrow where a thanksgiving Mass will be held at 10.30 a.m. A reception will be held afterwards. For more information call Agnes Azzopardi on 2166 2270.
• The next public meeting for members of the ADHD Family Support will be the Annual General Meeting held at Junior College, Msida, on Friday, at 6.30 p.m. Charmaine Agius Ferrante will give a talk about study tips to help parents with the upcoming exams. There will be PSD teachers for older ADHD children but no child minders for children under six. The library will open at 6 p.m.
• Caritas Co-operators are having a day out at the Ramla Bay Hotel and resort on Wednesday. The day starts with coffee/tea and biscuits at 10.30 a.m., followed by a talk by Francesca Balzan on 'History of jewellery in Malta', Mass at noon, buffet lunch and tea or coffee at 4.30 p.m. Cards or any other game may be played. Transport will be provided. For bookings, call Olga Muscat on 2133 0132, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016, Evelyn Zammit on 2132 2466 or Phyllis Ciappara on 2134 2910.
• As part of the National Council for Women's activities for the European Year Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010, Joe Camilleri, director of social services, will give a presentation on social security measures with particular reference to entitlement of widows' benefits, followed by a discussion at the Museum of Archaeology in Republic Street Valletta, on Thursday at 5.30 p.m. For more information and booking call 2124 8881 or 2124 6982 or e-mail ncwmalta@camline.net.mt.
• A day of reflection for married couples will be held at a hotel in Qawra on Saturday. Fr Charles Tabone, OP, will be speaker. For more information and booking, call Paul Abela on 2143 2345.
• The next MIR prayer meeting will be held at the Church of the Resurrection (Tal-Erwieħ), Tarxien, on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. During the meeting there will be the recital of the rosary, followed by Mass and adoration. Priests will be available to hear confessions. Foodstuffs will be collected for Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem, a Franciscan organisation that cares for the homeless. All are welcome to attend. For further information e-mail info@mir4malta.org or call 9905 7498.
• YWCA (Malta) will be organising its monthly card party at the Imperial Hotel, Sliema on May 19 at 4.30 p.m. Call Irene Pace on 7925 2296. Everyone is welcome.
• The international movement of prayer Blessed Pope John XXIII is holding the usual evening of prayer for peace and new evangelisation of the world at Sarria church, Floriana, on May 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. Everybody is invited.
• The committee of St Catherine VM band club culture section, Żurrieq, is organising a cultural outing on May 23. The group leaves Żurrieq bus terminus for Sliema at 8.15 a.m. to go on a harbour cruise. This will be followed by lunch in Mġarr. Mass will be celebrated at Providence church, Siġġiewi. Tickets can be collected from the bar at St Catherine VM band club. Call 2168 0066, 7905 9028 or 7982 1577.
• To mark the 60th anniversary of the foundation of The International Al Jolson Society, the Malta branch is holding a buffet at a four-star hotel in Sliema on May 23. For more information, call 2189 6936 or 9988 0489.
• YWCA (Malta) will be holding their monthly meeting at the YWCA premises, 178, Valley Road, Msida on May 26 at 6.30 p.m. Women are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information call the secretary on 7925 1882.