“Artedonna” exibition – Albergo delle Povere
26 Febbruary – 25 April – “Artedonna” is an exhibition that highlights the talent of Sicilian women painters (1850 – 1950) at the turn of the century: a personal gallery…
“Shakespeare in Italy”: BBC & Emma Thompson in Sicily
There has been much ado – and understandably so – in the Sicilian media about the presence on the island this week of the Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson. Miss Thompson…
The Inspector Montalbano…..the young
While in the U.K., thanks to the TV channel BBC4, the English people get acquainted for the first time to the Inspector Montalbano’s adventures, at the same time here, in…
Sicily Open Golf – March
March – Sicily Open Golf is an international event of the utmost prestige. It is a leg of the European tour, which in Italy at present includes only the Men’s…
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, JACKIE ROBINSON?
Contributed by F. Anthony D’Alessandro Children who are perfecting baseball skills on steamy sugarcane plantations or inner city lots, as well as African-American and other youthful enthusiasts speaking Korean, Japanese,…
A Love Affair Begins
I’ll be honest and admit that I can’t think what to write about today but it occurs to me that you might like to know how my relationship with Sicily,…
Palermo vs Lazio 5-1 it’s not just about football, it’s much more than that
I could write about yesterday’s football match, about the outstanding performance of my team and the happiness of the supporters last night when Palermo scored 5 fantastic goals against…
The truth about Greece by Dimitris Petrakis
What do you think about the Greek Crisis? Below the thoughts of Dimitris Petrakis who read us from Heraklion of Crete. Greece 19th of February 2012…
Chasing Aphrodite: Venus of Morgantina
This famous Greek statue “the Venus of Morgantina” standing 2.2 mt tall, from the eponymous archaeological site in Sicily (sculpted between 425 and 400 BC) – returned to Sicily on…