On to Italy…  share 6 hours ago by sami Bonjourno! I am now in Italy — Venice, to be more exact. And I feel my world-traveler status rising with each hectic day I experience. In fact, I feel as if I’ve seen enough to make a few general statements about the way that some European countries (namely France and Italy) are contributing to the ... Wend Magazine - iWend - wendmag.com/iwend · Rank: 177,078 ·  11 references |
| La Biennale Channel to launch online competitions share 6 hours ago by editor Through its new site, La Biennale Channel, the Venice Biennale is launching a series of online competitions, aimed both at Italian students and at young people throughout the world, with the aim of stimulating and rewarding creativity, at the same time attracting the young to the activities of the V ... Fest21.com blogs - worldfestcommunity.com/en/blog |
| Floating cars in Venice share 10 hours ago by Wanderer Here are a couple of news stories I saw recently that seem to link 'ancient and modern' Venice together. Firstly, a report in Wired magazine about an artist who creates floating, roadworthy wooden cars - and also a story on the BBC about Venice introducing city-wide WiFi wireless broadband connectiv ... A Wanderer in Venice - awandererinvenice.com |
| The Lady Gondolier(s) share 13 hours ago by cd-traveller I might have mentioned once or twice before that I am rather fond of Venice. Lounging (it is possible outside the main tourist season) in a number 1 vaporetto as it meanders down the Grand canal and the over to the Lido and then catching the 52 back up the Guidecca therefore completing a circuit wil ... cd-traveller - cd-traveller.com/blogstest |
| L’Incoronazione di Statira share 15 hours ago by cultureonthecheap Back to Busenello! One of Venice’s first public librettist, the man behind the first Cavalli opera (in the Project) and Monteverdi’s swan song comes back for one last spin with Cavalli’s Statira: Principessa di Persia. And in doing so, he kind of takes us back. The prologo takes a bit away from my i ... Mass Culture Mozart - oliviagiovetti.wordpress.com · Rank: 95,963 · 3 references |
| Venice and Commassario Guido Brunetti share 16 hours ago by Annette Lyttle Before Bill and I went to Venice last November, as part of a three-week visit to northern Italy and southern Greece, I listened my way through Donna Leon’s Comissario Guido Brunetti series of detective novels. Mostly listened, at least: we own a B&B and spend a lot of time cleaning rooms and listeni ... The World Is A Book - blog.annettelyttle.com |
| The City of Falling Angels share 17 hours ago by briefhiatus I just read a great passage in the book I’m currently reading, The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. The book is non-fiction, but it reads like fiction. Beautiful. The author discussing Venice: “On one occasion I set about testing this notion by concocting a game called “photo roulette,” the o ... Dish on Hiatus... - briefhiatus.wordpress.com |
| Chinese art to move to conventional venue says chairman of Venice Biennale share 18 hours ago by artradar CHINESE ART VENICE BIENNALE 53 This post gives an overview Chinese art on exhibit at the 53rd Venice Biennale until November 2009 with a blogs-eye round-up of images and reviews. We also take a look at how Chinese art has grown in prominence over the years and how future proposals by the Chairman of ... Art Radar Asia - artradarasia.wordpress.com · Rank: 152,323 · 31 references |
