There are 16 million overweight people in Italy and 5.4 million who are defined obese, an increase of 25 percent in the last five years. In Rome one child out of six is obese and one out of three is overweight. To discov...
Oct 19-23 2003. The 17th edition of the Eurovisioni international film and TV festival includes a series of workshops about European small- and big-screen ventures, as well as free screenings in various locations in Rome...
Pope John Paul II celebrated his 25th anniversary as pontiff with a Mass at 18.00 in St Peter's Square on Thurs 16 Oct. The occasion marked the beginning of another busy week for the frail 83-year-old pope, who attended...
British School at Rome. 31 Oct 2003: For the "Molly Cotton" lecture series, Bryan Ward-Perkins lectures on Converting temples into churches in late antiquity (18.00). 12 Nov 2003: art history lecture by Robert Coates-Ste...
30 Oct. 2003. With Ileana Citaristi, accompanied by the Art Vision of Bhubaneswar and Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy. The first part of the evening is dedicated to "Odissi" dance, which has religious origins and...
American Academy in Rome. 30 Oct 2003: David Friedman gives a lecture entitled Measure and shape: geometric survey and urban design (18.00). 12 Nov 2003: Kevin Walz, curator of the academys exhibition Designers Eye: The...
Romes busy Sunday antiques and collectors' markets are once again in full swing. The Porta Portese market held on Via Portuense and adjacent streets is the most famous, but there are many others worth a visit. The Ponte...
Scenari e Presenze della giustizia minorile in Italia. 1 Oct-30 Nov 2003. A selection of nearly 3,000 photographs taken 50 years ago in juvenile reformatories by the Istituto Luce.
Auditorium-Parco della Musica. The Roma Jazz Festival presents a concert by the Bojan Z Trio, with jazz and traditional music from the Balkans. With Bojan Zulfikarpasic piano, Ben Perowsky drums, Remi Vigolo bass guitar...
15 Oct 2003 - 18 Jan 2004. The Braccio Carlo Magno exhibition space near St Peter's basilica opens once again to the public with an exhibition curated by Giovanni Morello entitled "Visions and Ecstasies". The exhibition...
Italians make up 38 per cent of all those who lost their lives as a result of floods in Europe between 1980 and 2002, according to research commissioned by the European Union. The largest number of floods occurred in Fra...
Auditorium-Parco della Musica. Tribute to Luciano Berio presented by the association Nuova Consonanza, with the vocal ensemble Les Elements and the Saxophone Quartet. Narrated by Federico Sanguneti, conducted by Marco An...
John Cabot University. 29 Oct. 2003: Mario Resca, president of McDonalds Italy, gives a lecture entitled Investment in Italys McDonalds, a Case (18.30).
A project to clean Michelangelo's David in Florence using water is finally underway, despite objections from international art experts. A row erupted earlier this year over whether to use a dry or a wet cleaning techniqu...
Workshops on water and alternative energy sources for adults and children. Games, guided visit of the park, organic produce market. 10.00 - 18.00. Free of charge. For information and booking tel. Coop. Agricoltura Nuova...
Auditorium-Parco della Musica. The Roma Jazz Festival presents Fellinijazz, a tribute to the great film director 10 years after his death, with Enrico Pieranunzi piano, Marc Johnson double bass, Paul Motian drums, Tony M...
1 Nov 2003-5 Feb 2004. Work by the renaissance painter Zorzi da Castelfranco, known as Giorgione, including the newly-restored altarpiece he painted for the cathedral of Castelfranco.