MUSIC/NIGHTLIFE --Friday nights: live Jazz and Soul in The Library, a romantic and cozy pub just by Piazza Navona; Where: The Library, via Vicolo della Cancelleria 7; Tel: +39.334.806.1200/+39.06.454.95.811; Notes: reservations recommended! --Every Friday Night “Fish’n’chips” a new wave/indie all night dance party with DJ’s Lino and Nicola (the sister night to Milan’s “London Loves” night and San Francisco’s “Popscene”); Where: Radio Café’, via Principe Umberto 67; When: Opens at 11pm, closes around 4am; Cost: €8 entry which includes a drink; Email: fishnchipsvenue@hotmail.it --Saturday night: “Screamadelica” @ Circolo Degli Artisti, a live concert followed by an all night dance party in one of Rome’s most important venues; Where: Circolo Degli Artisti, via Casalina Vecchia 42; When: aperitivo from 8:30pm-10pm, concert from 10pm-12am, disco from 12am-4am; Web: www.circolodegliartisti.it; Tel:+39.06.703.05.684; Cost: free after midnight, concert price varies --Every night: Rome’s very own vrsion of famous New York punk club CBGB, live shows everynight ranging from indie to hardcore; Where: via Vacuna 98 (zone Tiburtina); Web: www.myspace.com/trafficlive; Tel:+39.328.05.47.412; When: opens at 10pm; Cost: varies, tessera/membership €2. THEATER --“Meglio Lasciar Perdere” a production with lots of elements of cabaret, and elements of satire and current events; Where: Teatro Piccolo Jovinelli, Via Giolitti 287; When: Tuesday-Saturday @ 9:30pm, Sunday @ 5:30pm; Web: www.ambrajovinelli.com; Tel: +39.06.44.34.0262; Cost: €12-15 ART April 4-May 25: Joan Miro’ exhibition at the Spanish Academy; Where: La Reale Accademia di Spagna/The Spanish Academy, Piazza San Pietro in Montorio 3; Tel: +39.06.581.28.06; Web: www.raer.it; When: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-1pm and 4pm-7pm; Cost: free! April 11-May 24: Matteo Peretti “Solo Dettagli” a new series of sculptre by this Italian artist; Where: Giga Associazione Culturale, Via Governo Vecchio 43; Tel: +39.06.87.440.940; When: Tuesday-Saturday 4pm-8pm. April 19-June 7: Duilio Cambellotti, “From Greek tragedy to the myth of Rome” Two Roman art galleries pay homage to Dulio Cambellotti (1876-1960) who was one of the most important artists in Italy during the 20th century. The first section if focused arounf theater design and costumes, and the second section is of drawings in different medias. Where: Galleria Angelica, Via S. Agostino 11, Galleria Caro Virgilio, Via Dell Lupa 10; Te: +39.06.684.0801/+39.06.687.10.93; When: Galleria Angelica: Monday-Thursday 10am-6:30pm, Galleria Carlo Virgilio Monday-Saturday 4pm-7:30pm. -April 4-May 25th: “Gabriele Basilico”, part of the photography festival this edition is called “Seeing Normality”, which according to the artist is recording daily life; Where: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale 194; tel:+39.06.39.967.500/+39.06.704.735.25; web: www.fotografiafestival.it/www.palazzoesposizioni.it; Monday @ 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday @ 10am-10:30pm; Cost: €10-€12.30 -April 4-May25th: “Photography Festival”, works hosted by a series of young artists; Where: Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Piazza S. Egidio, 1; tel: +39.06.0608/+39.06.581.6563; web: www.museodiromaintrastevere.it/www.fotografiafestival.it; Tuesday-Sunday @ 10am-8pm; Cost: €4-€5.50 --April 1-May18th “Sebastiano del Piombo” 45 paintings and 40 drawings; Where: Palazzo Venezia, via del Plebiscito 118; tel:+39.06.328.10; Web: info.tour@libero.it; Monday-Thursday @ 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday @ 10am-10pm; Cost:€8-€10. --April 1-May18th “The Legend of Velocity” an analysis of velocity I all its forms from motor design to fashion; Where: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale 194; tel:+39.06.399.67.500; Web: www.palazzoesposizioni.it; Tuesday-Thursday @ 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday @ 10am-10:30pm; Cost: €10-€12.50 --April 1-June10th “Ottocento/The 1800’s” a collection of Italian painting from the 1800’s; Where: Scuderie del Quirinale, via XXIV Maggio 16; tel:+39.06.696.270; Web: www.scuderiequirinale.it; Monday-Thursday @ 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday @ 10am-10:30; Cost: €7.50-€10. --April 1-June 29 “Pierre August Renoir, Tradizione e Innovazione/Tradition and Innovation” 150 pieces from both public and private collections from all over the world; Where: Complesso del Vittoriano, Fori Imporiali, via San Pietro in Carcere; tel: +39.06.692.020.49; Monday-Thursday @ 9:30am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday @ 9:30am-11:30pm, Sunday @ 9:30am-8:30pm; Cost:€7.50-€10 SPORTS --May 18: Lazio vs. Naples (soccer) Championship Series A; Where: Stadio Olimpico; When: 3pm KID FRIENDLY --Time Elevator, a theater-meets-ride experience of Rome’s last 2,000 years; Where: Via S.S. Apostoli 12 (just off of Via del Corso); When: daily: 10am-10:30pm; Cost: 11€ for adults and 8€ for kids 12 and under. -- Museo dei Bambini di Roma/Childrens’ Museum of Rome, arrangements can be made for English-speakers; Where: Via Flaminia 82, near Piazza Del Popolo; When: Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-11:30am, 3pm-5pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-Noon, 3pm-5pm; Tel: +39.06.361.3776 (reservations needed for weekends and holidays) -- Planetarium and Museo Civilta’ Romana/Museum of Roman Civilization, exhibits the history of Rome, also with a astronomical museum complete with a theater; Where: Piazza G. Agnelli 10; When: Tuesday-Friday 9am-2pm; Saturday-Sunday 9am-7pm; Tel:+39.06.820.77.304 --Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentar/National Museum of Pasta, shows how pasta is made, it’s history and it’s many variations; Where: just next to the Trevi Fountain; When: daily 9:30am-5:30pm; Tel:+39.06.699.1119 --Bioparco (Zoo), some 1,000 animals of 200 different species of mammals, birds, and reptiles with picnic areas too; Where: Viale del Giardino Zoologico 1; When: during winter until March 24 9am-5pm; Cost: 6-8€, free for children 3 and under, free on Wednesdays for 60 and older; Tel:+39.06.671.092.70 -- Luna Park, the biggest and oldest amusement park in Italy; Where: Via delle Tre Fontane, Zone EUR; When: Monday-Thursday 3pm-8pm; Friday 3pm-Midnight; Saturday 3pm-2am; Tel:+39.06.592.5933 --Aquapiper, a waterpark open in the summertime with swimming pools and water slides; Where: Via Maremmana Inferiore; When: daily from 9am-7pm; Cost: weekdays= 12€, weekends= 15€; How to Arrive: from Metro Line B stop “Rebibbia” catch a bus to Guidonia -- Rome boasts 150 chilometres of paths for biking, walking or jogging! Where: Villa Borghese Entrance Belli Arte; Caffarella Main Office; “Due Ruote” Via del Viminale Tel:+39.06.482.8443; “Rome By Bike” Via di Torrevecchi 3 Tel:+39.06.338.9158 --June 17-Sept 23: “Estate alla Casa dei Teatri: al 4 venti, 4 eventi alle 4 e venti/Summer at the Theaters: at the Arco Quattro Venti, 4 events at 4:20pm”, there’s the “Biblioteca del Mondo” (stories, language exporation, fables from all over the world), “ManAbili” (playing with different materials and art techniques), and “Sapori, Saperi, Sipari” (playing with smells, sounds and words with different types of puppets); Where: Casa dei Teatri, Villa Doria Pamphili, Via di San Pancrazio 10; When: daily 4:20pm-2am; Cost: free; Web: www.teatroverde.it MARKETS -- Every Sunday “Micca Market” all things vintage from vinyl to furniture plus aperitivo; Where: Micca Club, via Pietro Micca 7a; When: starts at 6pm; Web: www.miccaclub.com; Tel: +39.06.874.400.79.; Email: info@miccaclub.com -- Everyday Rome’s oldest market in Campo dei’ Fiori, where you’ll find the freshest flowers, fish, vegetables, fruits, and spices; Where: Campo dei’ Fiori; When: from 8am-1pm --June-July: “Expo Tevere” an Italian artisan’s market set up along the Tevere river, complete with places to get a snack and a drink; Where: along the Tevere, accessible from the stairs at the bridge from Viale Trastevere; When: all day until late!