Weary travellers waiting for flights at Fiumicino can treat themselves to a pick-me-up following the opening of a health club at the airport. The new branch of the "Tonic Beauty Club" chain that opened in Terminal B (She...
From 5-11 May the public has an opportunity to enjoy free admission to state-owned museums, archaeological areas and cultural heritage sites, as well a programme of special events throughout the country. The occasion is...
2-31 May 2003. This is the tenth edition of an inter-disciplinary arts festival. Its success is partly due to its venue, the Stazione Leopolda, a laboratory/workshop that promotes interdisciplinary experimentation. The d...
3 May 2003. Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia. Concert conducted by Jeffrey Tate, with the Debussy Trio and Sandro Lombardi narrator. Music by Beethoven and Ghedini (18.30). Repeated 5 May (21.00), 6 May (19.30).
The annual iris exhibition in the gardens off the panoramic Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking Florence boasts over 1,500 varieties of the flower. 10.00-12.30, 15.00-19.00. Closed on the morning of 10 May for judging. Adm...
27 April-12 June 2003. Now in its 40th year, this international piano festival will feature Andras Schiff, Maurizio Pollini, Rudolph Buchbinder, Katia and Marielle Lebeque, Gerhard Oppitz, Alexander Lonquich and Martha A...
In the days before Lonely Planets and Rough Guides became ubiquitous, many visitors to the Eternal City relied on a rather different kind of handbook: Georgina Masson's much-loved "Companion Guide to Rome". With no lists...
A new kind of literary event hit the Roman scene on the first Sunday in April. At a cafe in Trastevere packed with Italians and foreigners, an Australian, an American and an Italian writer read from their work, accompani...
In Umbria spring is particularly welcome. Spring and autumn are our high times. Soil here is thin and mean, and it takes loads of compost and organic additives to make a garden grow. Many plants will not survive in the c...
27 April 2003. Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia. Concert by the choir of the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia directed by Roberto Gabbiani. Music by Vacchi and Stravinsky (11.00).
24 April 2003. Chamber music concert by Radu Marian sopranista, Antonio Anselmi violin, and Bruno Re bass viol. Music by Vivaldi and Scarlatti (21.00).
28 April 2003. In Aires Tango, conducted by Paolo Silvestri, with Javier Girotto saxophone, clarinet, flute, Alessandro Gwis piano, Michele Rabbia percussion, Marco Siniscalco bass (21.00).
Until 15 June 2003. Hyper realism was based on new techniques of using photography for painting. Of course the Impressionists had already employed it for a new view point, stimulus or crutch in the late 19th century. But...
Marymount International School is seeking a full time Athletic Director to provide for leadership and coordination among the various sports activities and to facilitate programs th...