The exhibition offers the works of those artists from Friuli and Veneto who participated at the Biennale in 1948 and 1968. The aim of this exhibition is to represent some of those extraordinary moments of exchange and innovation lived by some important members of the visual art community, trying to explain them from the point of view of Friulian and Venetian artists who contributed to the prestige of the Biennale in those years. The search has been concentrated on those generations that, also by way of of iconographic painting, contributed to the modernization and evolution of contemporary painting. A special attention will be given to those artists who really participated in the development of avant-gardes during the second post-war period. About 220 paintings and 25 graphic works of the following artists will be presented: Afro, Edmondo Bacci, Mario Deluigi, Virgilio Guidi, Riccardo Licata, Gino Morandis, Anton Zoran Music, Armando Pizzinato, Bruno Saetti, Giuseppe Santomaso, Emilio Vedova and Giuseppe Zigaina, Giorgio Celiberti, Luciano Gaspari, Alberto Gianquinto, Tancredi and Vinicio Vianello. Anzil, Saverio Barbaro, Renato Borsato, Carlo Ciussi, Federico De Rocco, Giuseppe Gambino, Bruna Gasparini, Leone Minassin, Mirko, Giorgio Dario Paolucci, Fred Pittino, and Saverio Rampin complete this comprehensive review.

The fourth edition of this festival will be a rich cultural, artistic, and musical venue, in its most different, innovative, and dynamic forms. Home Page Festival aims at diffusing artistic culture and extending participation among young people, rising awareness of health and respect for the environment, integrating and promoting free discussions. Free entry to all events. The 2011 edition has a rich musical and cultural calendar, with several additional experimental activities. As in the past editions, the lecture programme will be very rich and interesting. The cultural programme will start on Friday afternoon at 19.00, as always in the pleasant surroundings of the “Parco del Cormor” in Udine. The afternoon is dedicated to conferences, while in the evenings the festival will host music events. Art exhibitions and installations will colour the park during the festival, creating a stimulating and fascinating atmosphere. Activities include: music workshops, computer graphic courses, creative photography courses, street art, free style barman courses and comics courses, as well as a space dedicated to animals with behaviour and training courses, and many useful advices for our four-legged friends. Moreover, a street market will take place during the festival. Sport and well-being are a must: for the whole summer there will be football and volleyball matches, as well as workshops and lectures on health. The 2011 edition of the Home Page Festival has been organized in co-operation with the University of Udine, M.E.I. (Independent Labels Meeting - Faenza), Exit Festival (Belgrade) and Sziget (Budapest), as well as new partners such as Vicino/Lontano and Udine Jazz.

The San Giusto basin, placed between the Stazione Marittima (Maritime Station) and the Molo Audace quay, will be a worldwide showcase for presentation to the richest clients of the globe the latest models of superluxury maxi yachts, freshly built by the Ferretti Group - known to be one of the absolute international leaders in the design, construction, and marketing of motor yachts – and specifically by Ferretti Custom Line, the trademark that, among the eight of the group, represents the "philosophy" of customized maxi yachts for each owner, with personalization of construction styles, finishings, furnishings etc. Of these "navigating jewels"  five to seven are to arrive at Trieste, between the evening of Thursday 26 and Monday 30 May, and among these no less than three absolute novelties will be presented in worldwide preview, making Trieste the saloon of the sector. This concerns 100' (30 metres) and 124' (38 metres) Custom Line ships for the planing line (with streamlined hull for high performance and seaworthiness), and the 33 metres “navetta 33 crescendo” for the semi-displacement line (boats with classic lines for a cruiser, fluid and silent, for long distances). Presentations of this type are done once a year, usually at Monte Carlo or Cannes, and   usually with only one new model at a time. Therefore it can well be said that this time, at least for these four days at the end of May, Trieste has good reasons to boast the title of “Monte Carlo of the Adriatic” and in addition, the contemporary presence of three brand-new mega yachts. Not only this; another inevitable aspect connected  with  this  event has to be pointed out, namely the presence at Trieste on those days of a good number of VIPs, many journalists of the international specialized press that usually follow this event and probably also journalists and paparazzos of the gutter press. Very famous personalities from show business and finance will be present and thus become formidable testimonials of Trieste and her singular beauty.

Three graduates of the Mosaic School of Spilimbergo, attending specialization courses will participate at the first Mosaic Symposium held at the Piazza Marcello d’Olivo at Lignano Pineta. This event ideally continues the line of the ten editions of the International Sculpture Symposium. The guests can admire the artists while they are working on their creations, and check the progresses day by day. The symposium will close on Sunday 12th June with a pleasant ceremony in the presence of authorities and tourists: the mosaics will be shown and artists, with the help of Mr Alido Gerussi, President of the Mosaic School, and Mr Enzo Santese, art critic, will explain their creations.

The new edition of the “Tiepolo Days”, held at Udine, will lead you to a journey for the discovery of painting made of light. Works coming from the museums of Venice, Milan, Turin and from some of the most important international private and public collections, proof of the painter’s development before 1726, are shown in the exhibition. The visitors can follow the traces left by Giambattista Tiepolo (1696 – 1770) and his son Giandomenico (1727 – 1804) in a town which they loved and which loved them: the marvellous cycle of frescoes in the Diocesan Palace, the early works in the Cathedral, the masterpieces in the “Oratorio della Purità”, as well as other drawings and paintings preserved in the Civic Museums of the castle. From 4th June, the town will delve into a XVIII century atmosphere thanks to the exhibition "Il Giovane Tiepolo: alla scoperta della luce" (Young Tiepolo: discovering the light), and to baroque music concerts and special food and wine offers. Sounds and images will recreate that joy of the senses, which is one of the greatest heritages of the baroque culture.

The English edition of “Grease" is a national premiere at Trieste. Thanks to the famous film with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, “Grease” can certainly be considered as a “classic” even in Italy. The luckiest saw it on Broadway, where it was staged first in 1972, and then for eight consecutive years, or in London where it became one of the most loved and longest running shows... So, why not enjoy this classic in English? Especially when the company comes directly from London’s West End and the musical has an important producer, such as David Ian: a quality label if we consider that he already performed some musical comedies at Trieste, such as Cats and Chicago... Now, it’s the time of Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, an everlasting masterpiece, which continues to make us dream, thanks to a fantastic Fifties soundtrack and to worldwide shared world shared stories of love, jealousy and utopia among teenagers. There is no need to dwell upon the well-known love adventures and teen-age discussions between Sandy, a typical “good girl”, and the young bully Danny Zuko, spiced with colourful hoop skirts, leather jackets, and greased hair... we will live them again on stage, thanks to the interpretating, singing and dancing talents of a highly united and capable cast. Through their voices and their energy when dancing, we will live again those legendary years of rock'n'roll and scenes where generations feel at home.
Thanks to Agenzia TurismoFVG's tourist packages “Music&Live”, spectators booking a two night stay in a partner hotel will receive a free balcony ticket or a 50% discounted stall ticket.

The celebration of the patron, Saint Anthony, is a deeply rooted tradition in Gemona del Friuli, with many initiatives in the first fortnight of June. These religious celebrations take place in the Sanctuary of Sant'Antonio, in addition to many other interesting events, such as the “Sant'Antonio – oil, bread, music, and…” fair held on 13th June in the old town and near the Sanctuary, with wine and food stands, music and the traditional market “Fiera di Sant'Antonio”. After the open-air cinema festival, a firework show will take place, as always.

... an elderberry aperitif, an hors-d’oeuvre with mountain chicory, a risotto with catchfly, polenta with wild herbs, an omelette with chive grass, bread with nettle, rhubarb tart,  and a grappa with cumin... These are only some of the typical dishes that you can taste during the festival held in this alpine village. The festival is enriched by lectures and exhibitions on wild herbs, as well as guided botanical excursions to discover the local flora, and an agricultural and handicraft product fair.

The Biker Fest is the most important bikers' meeting in Italy and one of the most known in Europe. The 25th Biker Fest will be held in Osoppo (Udine) from 16th to 19th June 2011, in the Rivelli Park, a green area of more than 240.000 square metres, where more than 30.000 people were recorded in the past. Internationality is the leitmotif of this event, which is also supported by an international promotional campaign. Every year thousands of people from Europe and from all over the world (including Russia, United States, Canada and Australia) come to this meeting. As always, the 25th Biker Fest will propose international shows and attractions, with important music artists who made the history of Rock and Heavy Metal.

The classical Graisana is back again this year in the waters of the lagoon of Grado. Every year this historical and spectacular regatta takes place in the gulf of the Golden Island and has become a significant point of reference over the years. More and more yachtsmen, both from Italy and abroad, from Austria or from the Adriatic coasts, come to the classical OPEN regatta “La Graisana” at Grado, an event that is not to be missed both for tourists and onlookers. The regatta fields are all placed lengthwise, in the waters off the Nazario Sauro dam, with a definitely spectacular visual impact. A great emotion is also offered by the “Regata de le Batele”: the rowing race with the traditional “batele” is in fact a thrilling competition both for the public, which can assist to the different preliminaries from the Nazario Sauro dam, as well as for the participants that vie on a field with a length of about 400 metres, sailing once around it. The novelty of this year is the participation of teams consisting of women and children, in a race specially designed for them. Pleasant for its colours and suggestions is also the parade of the balanced lugsails "al terzo" that will bring a picturesque wave of tradition into the lagoon, with the typical colourful balanced lugsails, on masts of often very different boats: from the noble "topo" fishing boat, supplied with deck, to the pleasure boat and Venetian boat, from the sampierota (a smaller fishing boat, called after the island of St Peter San Pietro in Volta) to the small topetta and the light-weight sandolo and the highly agile mascareta. The sailing event is adorned by numerous collateral meetings with performances and concerts.