AN ART HISTORY WALK AND AN OUTDOOR MOVIE
Steve has got himself involved in the bocce tournament, so that story will have to wait till we see how that turns out. Meanwhile, the whole complex is full, the beach full of people and the water full of seaweed, and the events coming up require us to keep a detailed, full calendar. Last night Steve skipped practice so that we could go into Sciacca to see a movie and to see some of the art exhibits in town. We walked around town a bit with the camera as it was a pleasant evening, a little humid, but not unbearably hot. The restaurants have all moved outside and the streets were beginning to start to get their usual Sunday night crowd. As always, I am struck by how much beautiful old architecture you can see in Sciacca! The Steripinto palazzo pictured, for which Sciacca is famous, is a case in point. You almost cannot help but take another picture of it!
The art show was in four places and we got to three of them. We were happy to see the work of Michelle Patti, the artist who painted the plates that we gave Jr and Jo and the rainbow one we gave to Julie. He had a wonderful exhibit in the old Santa Margarita church, including three pieces that were in homage to Michelangelo. Id love to have a spare couple of thousand to buy one of his works! Anyway, I liked seeing his work from the doorway of the gorgeous old church, with the black and white tiles on the floor and the centuries old rococo altar in the background.
Then it was on to San Michelle, the old walled part of the city of Sciacca that is behind the Castillo di Luna. The outdoor theater was in the back of an old badia, a wine storage facility that held huge barrels of wine at one time, and that had a lovely garden attached. There is where the comfortable outdoor theater is now located. We saw a wonderful Italian movie, Non ti Muovere, with Penelope Cruz who looked absolutely ugly all the way through. If this movie comes to the US, it is absolutely worth seeing. It was a wonderful way to see a movie on a gorgeous summer night. On the way out, I just had to stop and take a picture of the kids playing at 11 PM on the town square made totally out of marble! Kids learn to play soccer here, and adults take their nightly walk or passegio here also.
The art show was in four places and we got to three of them. We were happy to see the work of Michelle Patti, the artist who painted the plates that we gave Jr and Jo and the rainbow one we gave to Julie. He had a wonderful exhibit in the old Santa Margarita church, including three pieces that were in homage to Michelangelo. Id love to have a spare couple of thousand to buy one of his works! Anyway, I liked seeing his work from the doorway of the gorgeous old church, with the black and white tiles on the floor and the centuries old rococo altar in the background.
Then it was on to San Michelle, the old walled part of the city of Sciacca that is behind the Castillo di Luna. The outdoor theater was in the back of an old badia, a wine storage facility that held huge barrels of wine at one time, and that had a lovely garden attached. There is where the comfortable outdoor theater is now located. We saw a wonderful Italian movie, Non ti Muovere, with Penelope Cruz who looked absolutely ugly all the way through. If this movie comes to the US, it is absolutely worth seeing. It was a wonderful way to see a movie on a gorgeous summer night. On the way out, I just had to stop and take a picture of the kids playing at 11 PM on the town square made totally out of marble! Kids learn to play soccer here, and adults take their nightly walk or passegio here also.
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