Marietta Leis

Marietta Leis shows a selection of her trademark blue paintings as well as charcoal drawings at en exhibition entitle "Deep Listening" at the Santa Fee Community College, New Mexico, October 4-22. See www.mariettaleis.com

Jo Møller

Jo Møller is exhibiting his installation work UNDER grund (UNDER ground) at North, Nørregade 7 C, Copenhagen K, October 8-30. The artist asks the question "Do we repress the notion of the origin of culture in a rational, indvidualistic system? The installation includes panels, assemblages, and sounds recorded at the caves in Castelcività during Jo Møller's stay in Ascea this year. See www.jomoller.com

Lennart Thougaard

Lennart Thougaard showed paintings from his stays in Ascea at the Paco della Musica in Vallo della Lucania from September 25 through October 3.

Theater at Pellare

Lars Aagaard-Mogensen had a lead role in a short film shown as part of the dramatic performance "Rhapsodie pour la mégère" that took place in Pellare, Friday September 17. The film and the play were written and directed by Salvatore Carbone.

A mini soirée

John Tchicai (tenor saxophone), René Mogensen (soprano saxophone) and Leila Rasheed (voice) performed jazzpoetry at a mini soirée on August 20, and Daniela Scopelliti read poems by Andrea Celano and Else Mogensen.

Folate di Pensieri

A collection of poetry, Folate di Pensieri, with poems by 12 local poets, including Else Mogensen, was presented in Moio delle Civitella, August 10. The book was published by L'Associazione Culturale "Don Giuseppe Alario". The event included intermezzi musicali and teatrali, and Lars Aagaard-Mogensen acted in a pantomime.

International Jazz Trio in Vallo della Lucania

August 3rd, Morten Schantz (piano), René Mogensen (saxophone) and Gianluca Guida (bass) played jazz standards, original compositions by René Mogensen and a jazz version of "Wonderwall" by the British rock band Oasis at Parco della Musica. See www.jazzkamikaze.com and www.myspace.com/ReneMogensen