{"id":31372,"date":"2023-02-06T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?post_type=etn&#038;p=31372"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:40:36","slug":"europride-valletta-2023","status":"publish","type":"etn","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/events\/europride-valletta-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"STRAIT STR 2 THE BLUES \u2013 The Rainbow Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Strait Str. 2 the Blues<\/strong> (<strong>The Rainbow Edition<\/strong>) is the second instalment of the Blues extravaganza being organised as part of the Valletta Cultural Agency\u2019s Strada Stretta Programme. 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