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November 11/25 – Exhibition

Paint Exhibition: “Sogni, Visioni e Racconti“  Ex Church del Carmine Artists: DeSanti, G. Donato, RoGiKa, A. Greco, P. Barbagallo, Mr. Lee, T. Berra, F. De Mariano, A. Gitto. Live painting on November 18th: the proceeds of the sale of those works will be donated to a local charity “Un sorriso per Sofia”. Download the playbill […]

Taormina Events Calendar 2012

March 2012 March 22 / April 1 – Photo Exhibition “Mestieri e Botteghe di un volta” by M. Malambrì   April 2012 April 1/29- Paintings Exhibition: “Calma apparente” by G. Iudice April 2/29 – previous Church of S. Francesco di Paola  – Art Exhibition “Riflessi di Luce” by Edyta Grzegorczyk April 3/29 – previous Church of Carmine – Art […]

Oct. 20 – Nov. 4 – Prima Vigilia Noctis – Concerts

Prima Vigilia Noctis  Concerts and tales in the churches of the old Roman road “Via Valeria” Various churches of Taormina, from October 20th to November 4th 2012   In Roman times the street called Via Valeria climbed from the Spisone coast up to Taormina. Then it went through Taormina and returned towards the sea down […]

October 19/26 – La dolce vita “made in Sicily”

Exhibition: I divi di Michelangelo Vizzini San Francesco del Carmine previous church From Friday 19 to Friday 26 October 2012. Opening hours: 5.30pm – 8.00pm. Free entrance Photo exhibition dedicated to the great Sicilian photoreporter Michelangelo Vizzini (1920-2009) who, in over 70.000 pics, immortalized the golden age of  Taormina when the Taormina Film Fest and […]

October 12/15 – Our Lady of Fátima in Taormina

Our Lady of Fátima in Taormina From October 12th to October 15th 2012 PROGRAMME – Download the detailed programme (in Italian) Friday 12th  – 6.30pm. Arrive in S. Antonio Abate Church, torchlight procession and solemn Mass in the Cathedral. Saturday 13th – 11.30am. Holy Rosary; – 12.00. Supplication to the Madonna; – 7.00pm. Holy Mass; – 7.30. Taormina Plectrum Orchestra. […]

Sep.24/Oct.9 – An Italian man in New York

An Italian man in New York Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, September 24th – October 9th 2012 Marco Tamburro originally from Perugia was born in 1974. He graduated the Art Institute of Perugia with a degree in furniture and architecture. He later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Milan. Tamburro’s interest in the wide […]

September 22/28 – TAOBUK, Taormina Book Festival

  TAOBUK – Taormina Book Festival Panoramic Terrace of the town library, piazza IX aprile   TAOBUK – 2nd Edition – Press Release This year the event will take place from Saturday 22nd to Friday 28th September in the splendid setting of the panoramic terrace of the Taormina town library. The building, a previous church of 15th […]

Concerts September/October

Taormina Classica 2012 – Concerts Church of Santa Caterina, 7.30pm – Free Entrance 34th Concert Season organised by the Almoetia Music Association, a local group founded in 1979 and dedicated to  chamber music. President: Prof.ssa Teresa Salvato. Artistic Director: M° Antero Arena. September 19th – Frank Wasser, Piano. Musics by Bach September 23rd – Fabio Maida, Guitar. Musics […]

September 9 – “Da Lucio a Lucio” music

Taormina Public Gardens, 9.00pm – Free entrance “Da Lucio a Lucio” – A tribute to Lucio Battisti and Lucio Dalla A tribute to the two great Italian singers and songwriters, Lucio Battisti (1943-1998) who is considered to be one of the best-known and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history and Lucio […]

September 8/19 – Old Taormina

Taormina Town Library, Piazza IX aprile “1920-1950: Taormina and its surroundings ” – Photo exhibition by Gaetano Castorina Hsitorical photographs of Taormina taken during the years 1920 to 1950. Free entrance