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Featuring Andrew Bird, Simon Evans and Ben Norris. Doors open at 19.00, tickets 15 euros.

Moods music bar are welcoming the spring by introducing a happy hour.

If you've not yet been to Moods, the music bar opened by Monte Carlo SBM in 2008, now's the time to try. The venue has introduced a happy hour from 7pm, when the doors open, to 8.30pm. Drinks are half price. Usually the bands start playing around 9pm, but until then there's a DJ and you can enjoy tapas style food with your drink. Next week catch the jazz trio BoZiLo and the Pink Floyd tribute band Empty Spaces.

Yesterday the 25th Spring Arts Festival (Printemps des Arts) started.

As part of the Printemps des Arts festival, Christoph Eschenbach on piano and Matthias Goerne on vocals, Schubert's Sonata in B flat major and the Schwanengesang or Swansong, D 957, cycle of songs.

Part of the Printemps des Arts festival, featuring Christoph Eschenbach on piano and Matthias Goerne on vocals, performing Schubert's Winterreise song-cycle, D 911.

Part of the Printemps des Arts, the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, with Yakov Kreizberg conducting and Tabea Zimmermann on viola. Program includes Schubert's Unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 and "Great" Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944. Also works by Kurtag for viola.

If you enjoy good food and love jewelry, get down to the Loga Cafe for lunch. For every 20 euros spent, you'll be given a raffle ticket for a draw that takes place on Friday 10 April at 5pm. Two prizes are offered by the Ciaudano Jewellers boutique. The 1st prize is a Locman chronograph watch, and the 2nd prize is a silver and blue topaz bracelet.

Even if you don't win, you're bound to enjoy the regional style cuisine.

For the 6th year running, the British trade magazine Meetings and Incentives Travel has voted the Grimaldi Forum the best overseas conference centre.

The 7th International Cinema and Literature Forum starts on Thursday in the Rainier 3rd Auditorium.

Final performance.