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Avril Lavigne, the Black Star TourFollowing the global success of her fourth album, “Goodbye

Lullaby”, which was released in March, pop star Avril Lavigne hasembarked on her “Black Star Tour” which includes three Italian dates,one of them in Rome. The Canadian singer-songwriter has left her markon the music community, selling more than 30 million albums worldwi-de, earning eight Grammy nominations and seven Canadian JunoAwards. She burst onto the musical scene in 2002 with the criticallyacclaimed “Let Go”, and her 2004 release, “Under My Skin” debuted atn. 1 on the Billboard charts, as did her third album, “The Best DamnThing” in 2007. It’s been almost four years since her last album and cri-tics describe Lavigne as having grown up as an artist and musician.During this time she has also expanded her horizons, creating a fragran-ce, a fashion line, and a whole new personal life. Lavigne says“Goodbye Lullaby” is basically “about how we all go through difficult

experiences, whether its ending a relationship, losing a job, or just missing some one: we get through it andwe grow”. Live in concert on Saturday 10th at Palalottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport, EUR. Info tel.0654220870. Tickets 32 to 36 euros. Booking at www.ticketone.it

The Venice Festival films in RomeThe Venice Film Festival hits the scenes in the eternal city.

Immediately after the final curtain of the 68th Venice FilmFestival, from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th September, Rome hosts aspecial “Venice in Rome” programme of films which includes a meatyselection of the films just seen in the lagoon city. The Roman line-upoffers a choice of titles from all the Festival sections including theones that caused the biggest ripples, such as Roman Polanski’s“Carnage”, Cristina Comencini’s “Quando la notte”, AleksanderSokurov’s “Faust”. There are also screenings of documentaries like“Piazza Garibaldi” directed by Davide Ferrario and special events like“Nel nome del padre” (“In the name of the father”) which has beenreworked by director Marco Bellocchio for screening at the ceremonyduring which he was awarded the Golden Lion for Career

Achievement. Allthe “Venice inRome” screeningsare in original lan-guage with subti-tles, and take placeat the city’sAdriano, Farneseand QuattroFontane cinemahouses. Tickets cost6 euros with a fide-lity formula whichoffers a free ticketevery five.

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The BoysLed by Matt Dangerfield andCasino Steel, in 1977 The Boyssigned a five-year contract withthe discographic label NEMS andbecame the first British punk bankto sign an album deal. True front-runners of the punk music style,with a heavy sound and angelicvocals, The Boys were dubbed the“Beatles of punk” for their unde-niable pop streak. They went on tobecome a major influence in themusic of many important musi-cians, punk and non. Live in con-cert on Friday 9th at Circolo degliArtisti, Via Casilina Vecchia 42,tel. 0670305684. Tickets 12 euros.

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A scene from the film "Carnage"; right The Boys

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Summer is coming to a clo-se, but no so the dense

concert season organised bythe city’s legendary PiperClub. The season kicks offwith a concert by the NewYork indie group BlondeRedhead that has beenaround for a long time andhas recently released what isbeing critically acclaimed astheir best album yet: “PennySparkle”. The opening act isentrusted to the sophisticatedduo “La Blanche Alchimie”produced by musican andcomposer Ludovico Einaudi.Piper Club, Via Tagliamento 9.For info tel. 0687750921. Tic-kets available through theusual box-office circuit.

TrentemollerThe Brancaleone opens its

doors to the new seasonwith much appreciated retur-ning guest: the Danish electro-nic dj and producer AndersTrentemoller, who is acclaimedas a minimal and tech-housephenomenon. Trentemolleruses a broad palette withmuch instrumental music craf-ted in as by a patient architectwho builds, beats, loops andmotifs creating an atmosphereof refined minimalism. He isadmired for being eerily incommand of dynamics, amaster of ever-changingcolours and moods. Live onSaturday 10th at CS Brancaleo-ne, Via Levanna 13, tel.0682004382. Tickets 15 euros.Blonde Redhead

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EXHIBITIONSMAXXIRome’s Museum dedicatedto the Arts of the XXIst centu-r y inaugurates the seasonwith two new exhibitions:“Campo Baeza. The Tree ofCreation” and “Exhibiting thecollection. Architectural Pro-jects from the Collexion ofMAXXI Architettura 1950-2010”. The former, whichconsists in a large installa-tion that recreates the men-tal landscape of Alberto Cam-po Baeza represents thethird episode of the Mu-seum’s Nature cycle explo-ring new interpretations of

contemporar y architecturalresearch (Until 30th Octo-ber). The latter presents aselection of over 70 works by18 architects, the majority ofwhich are on show for thefirst time while all are drawnfrom the Museum of Architec-ture’s collections (until 13thNovember). Both exhibitionsare visible from 8th Septem-ber. Museo Nazionale delleArti del XXI Secolo, Via GuidoReni 4a, tel. 063225178.11am-7pm. Thursday and Sa-turday 11am-10pm. Mondayclosed.ROMAN AQUEDUCTSThir ty architects, ar tists,photographers, writers, po-ets and one musician focuson a single subject: RomanAqueducts. Works by the li-kes of Santiago Calatrava,Paolo Por toghesi, Mimmo

Paladino, Valerio Magrell iand music composed for theoccasion by Giorgio Batti-stelli celebrate the beautyand the genius of this in-comparable architecturalelement that gives a uniquehistorical and aestheticalidentity to so much Romanlandscape. Until 6th Novem-ber at Cinecit tàdue Ar teContemporanea, CinecittàShopping Centre, Viale Pal-miro Togl iatt i 2, tel .067220910. Open from11am to 7.30pm.BATTLE PAINTERS BATTLEPAINTING FROM THEXVITH TO THE XVIIITHCENTURYThe exhibition displays pain-tings devoted to the themesof war and military life. The60 works on show exhausti-vely i l lustrate the genre,

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World famous virtuoso violinist Uto Ughi and the excellent cham-ber ensemble, I Filarmonici di Roma, lend their support to the

World Wildlife Fund, and in particular to forests. The year 2011 wasin fact declared the International Year of Forests by the UN to raiseawareness and to strengthen sustainable forest management andconservation. During this charity concert Ughi will be playing one ofhis precious violins, a Stradivari made of wood from the Forest ofPaneveggio in the Dolomites. Concert on Wednesday 14th at Parcodella Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin, tel. 892982. For further informa-tion tel. 0645444773.

CLASSICAL MUSICUto Ughi plays for the Wwf

Wednesday 14th at Parco della Musica

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with paintings by all of itsmost significant exponentsfrom the beginning of the17th, throughout the XVIIIthcentur y. Villa d’Este, Tivoli.Tel . 0774335850. Openfrom 8.30am to 6.45pm;Monday closed. Until 30thOctober.NEROFollowing the success of theColosseum exhibition dedi-cated to the monument’sbuilder, the Emperor Vespa-sian and his legacy, now it’sthe controversial EmperorNero’s turn, with a projectthat aims to shine new lighton a historically negative fi-gure. The exhibition “Nero-ne”, until 18th Septemberunfolds at the Colosseumand other Neronian sitessuch as the Roman Forumand the Palatine Museum.An inclusive ticket costs 12euros. Open dai ly f rom8.30am to 5pm. For infor-mation tel. 0639967700,www.pierreci.itPORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF POWERMore than 150 precious ar-tifacts are on show, inclu-ding bas-reliefs, busts andstatues on loan from majorEuropean museums. Theexhibition examines the ori-gins of Roman por traiture,as well as the dif ferent te-chniques used by Roman ar-tists ranging from the Repu-

blican era to the late-ancientperiod. Until 23th October atthe Capitol ine Museums,Piazza del Campidoglio 1.Opening hours 9am to 8pm.Monday closed. For informa-tion tel. 060608.ALL’ALTARE DI DIOA selection of photographsby Vittoriano Rastell i andfootage produced in collabo-ration withRAI, tel lthe extraor-dinar y l i festor y of aman wholeft hismark on anera: PopeJohn PaulII. The aimof thisexhibition,o r gan isedto coincidewith the beatification of Ka-rol Wojtyla, is also to revealthe more intimate and priva-te facets of the man, as wellas document the pontif f’sapostolic visits, his messa-ge, his role in world politicaland religious events. Until25th September at the Capi-toline Museums, Piazza delCampidoglio 1. From 9am to8pm. Mondays closed. Infotel. 060608.

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Expo LuxeFinding inspiration in Italy’s

traditional love for beautyand in the nation’s strongindustry that produces luxuryitems, the second edition of“Expo Luxe” comes to Rome

with the aimof promotinge c o n o m i cdevelopmentthanks to theprest igious“Made in Ita-ly” label.Organised inconjunctionwith “World& Pleasure”m a g a z i n e ,the fair is ashowcase forluxury goods

including jewels, clothes, pre-cious fabrics, works of art,designer objects, but also hau-te cuisine and wine. The showexplores and celebrates theclassical concept of luxury, butalso the new trends of an evermutating market. The fair isexpected to attract a variedpublic including investors andbuyers from all over the world.From Wednesday 14th to Sun-day 18th September at Palaz-zo Ferrajoli, Piazza Colonna355. For info www.expoluxe.it

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“Short Theatre” is described as “a time and a place” that offers a kind of official identity to a vastcommunity of actors, stage directors, performers and theatre operators who are often denied

visibility because of their experimental nature. It’s perhaps the city’s only true “fringe” festival andoffers a prestigious stage to new drama, dance, music and multi-media as well as a forum for debatesand encounters focusing on new artistic idioms. Organised by the association AREA06, “Short Thea-tre” benefits from the contribution of regional andcity authorities, as well as that of foreign embassiesand cultural institutes. The venture is also a partnerof “The International Young Makers’ Exchange”that aims to promote and develop the work of stu-dent and young emerging performance artists at aformative stage in their careers. Among the namesto look out for are those of dancers Simon Tanguyand, Boris Charmatz whilst drama features the likesof Marcido Marcidorjs and Famosa Mimosa, HugoSanchez, Psicopompo Teatro. The so-called “BlackMarket International” section took place in the spa-ces of Macro Testaccio, Piazza Orazio Giuliani 4.Other performances are from 8th to 18th at TeatroIndia, Lungotevere Vittorio Gassman, tel.0655300894. For booking and info www.teatrodiro-ma.net, www.shorttheatre.org

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Short Theatre, a contemporary challenge

A scene from the play “Loretta Strong” by MarcidoMarcidorjs and Famosa Mimosa, on 13th and 14that Teatro India

At Teatro India until 18th September

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