14 Sept. The eighth season of Vitala Festival, the philanthropic programme of cultural events, opens with a concert and art exhibition at Teatro S. Genesio in Rome's Prati district on 14 September.

The evening begins with the inauguration of an exhibition of paintings by Mariarty, an accomplished Rome-based Russian artist, designer and illustrator, from 19.00-21.00. Titled Music for your Eyes, the show will feature recent works created in Rome as well as several earlier works from Russia. Her paintings are described as "visions of past and future, colourful glimpses of dreams and visions, sounds of music ‘that you can hear with your eyes’." The exhibition will run until 28 September with free admission.