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The Luglio Suona Bene festival held out of doors at the Cavea amphitheater, Parco della Musica, comes to a rousing close with three big headliners:

Björk
The Icelandic superstar, on tour with her new album, "Volta."
Friday, July 25, 9 pm more

Leonard Cohen
Back on stage after all these years, the iconic poet-singer-songwriter comes to Rome with a stellar backup band.
Monday, Juy 28 more

Paul Simon
Unless you were born very recently, this Rock Hall of Famer needs no introduction.
Tuesday, July 29 more

The Art of Light at Largo Argentina
Enel, the energy compay, has sponsered a series of works in light by contemporary artists. This summer, the collective avaf lighting up Largo Argentina. The site-specific project by the Brazilian group avaf, an acronym for "assume vivid astro focus," aims to highlight the many historical strata of the area through video projections, lighting effects and decorative materials. The Rome installation lights up nightly through September 3.


Roma er tevere... Party on the River
The rows of shops, stages, bars and restaurants that line the banks of the Tiber in Trastevere is open again from 6 pm to well past midnight. This year's features: photo exhibits of the lives of Alberto Sordi and Anna Magnani, food tents displayng the cuisine of Sicily, Calabria and Sardegna. Get there from the steps by the Ponte Garibaldi, the Ponte Sisto, the Ponte Rotto or the Ponte Mazzini.

In the Museums:
The Invention of the Imperial Foum: Demolition and Excavation 1924-1940 at the Capitoline Museum. The Big Bang - Il cosmo visto con gli occhi dell’arte, a group exhibition that explores the cosmos as seen through the eyes of several artists, at the Museo Carlo Bilotti. Seventeenth century portrait and landscape painter Agostino Tassi, at Palazzo Venezia. Quadriennale d’arte, the fifteenth edition of a group show exploring the work of Italian artists, at the Palazzo dell'Espozioni. A retrospective exhibit of the work of influential Italian artist Mario Schifano on the tenth anniversary of his death, at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna. A comprehensive exhibit of the works of the great Renaissance artist Correggio, at the Museo Borghese. A selection of works from the Lambert Collection at the Villa Medici (through July). Quattrocento, Renaissance works created by great Roman artists such as Donatello and Lippi at the Museo del Corso.
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