63rd Sicilian Airplane Rally

June 9, 2012
9:00 am	to	7:00 pm
June 10, 2012
9:00 am	to	8:00 pm

Pilots are ready to challenge each other during the 63^rd Sicilian Airplane Rally taking place this weekend. The historic event (first edition in 1949) organized by the Aeroclub Beppe Albanese is considered one of Italy’s most important aviation events.

The rally consists of two competitions during which pilots and co-pilots from all parts of Italy demonstrate their flying skills. The competition takes place in the morning and in the afternoon air shows, acrobatic performances and exhibitions are held for visitors and enthusiasts. Everyone is invited to live the emotion within the blue Sicilian sky and mountain background.

Free entrance

For complete program and more information, visit www.aeroclubpalermo.it

Location
Aeroporto Boccadifalco – Piazza Pietro Micca – Palermo

How to get there
From the Falcone-Borsellino Airport: A29 Expressway direction Palermo, exit Via Pitrè.

By Maria Lina Bommarito

Map

 

MITO Project

May 10, 2012 10:00 am

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July 8, 2012 10:00 am

Visit Sicily through the modernity of Giò Pomodoro and Jiménez Deredia, Gian Marco Montesano and Pino Pinelli’s figurative art. A pleasant and evocative itinerary in the footsteps of Myth, organised by Il Mito Contemporaneo, an International Sculpture and Painting Exhibition organized by the Regional Board for Tourism, Sport and Performance Art to promote the history and charm of some Sicily’s most beautiful and famous cities: Taormina, Palermo, Lipari and Trapani/Segesta. This international exhibition, now at its second edition (under the artistic direction of Massimiliano Simoni) is part of the prestigious programme Il Circuito del Mito.

Contemporary art transforms Sicily into a great open-air workshop. Archaeological sites, temples, ancient theatres, cathedrals, historical city centres and common spaces become exhibition venues. The red thread is the Myth in its most diverse and original articulations as they accompany the history and itinerary of mankind, from Hermes to the great protagonists of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of four contemporary artists of international renown who have revisited, re-modelled and shaped it throughout their work.

These four exhibitions are sure to attract many amateurs, enthusiasts and tourists, who will come from all over the world to discover, admire and explore the beauty of our land, disseminated with a variety of artworks – from monumental sculptures in white marble and bronze to figurative paintings, fibreglass and great oil canvasses.

For more information, visit www.ilmitocontemporaneo.it. Check with each venue for opening times and entrance fees.