Today is an exciting day! Not only is it the mark of 1 month in Italy, but tonight we have a gallery opening with Jerrod Partridge, an artist from Mississippi.  This will be the first opening that I have been present to!  It's called The Face of an Age, with pieces featuring computer lit faces painted in oil on handmade paper. 

Since we are still hot on the trail of finding our very own space (the process in Italy is very, very entailed) we will host this opening at The Russian Academy of Art.  You may recall that this is the school where I will get my student visa through and where I take ballet class to stay in shape. 

The opening will be from 7-9:30, with time for people to mill around and enjoy the pieces and purchase them, talk to the artist, and time for us to engage people in conversation.  We will provide "aperitivo" (finger food and drinks), live music, there will be a Gospel presentation and I will perform a dance.  Please pray for everything to go smoothly, that above all the Gospel will be clearly portrayed, and the Lord glorified!

Thank you so much for your prayers, I will report back soon on how the opening went and more about what's been going on in these parts! Also, I I had too much going on to post my Tuesday baking blog, I know you all missed that terribly; that's also coming soon to a blog near you.  Ci sentiamo! :)