Toscana & Chianti News
Events on April
FLORENCE
Until 5th May
FLORENCE - Santa Croce monument complex
Guided tours of the Cappella Maggiore wall paintings restoration site
Info: tel. 055 2466105
www.santacroceopera.it
Until 15th April
FLORENCE - Stibbert Museum
The Risorgimento of Italian majolica: Ginori and Cantagalli – more than a hundred masterpieces of Florentine artistic crafts
Info: tel. 055 475520
www.museostibbert.it
Until 20th May
FLORENCE - MNAF Alinari Museum of Photography
Duffy The Photographic Genius. A retrospective of Brian Duffy, famous fashion photographer
Info: tel.055 216310
www.mnaf.it
Until 2nd September
FLORENCE – Museum of Natural History. Geology and Palaeontology section.
Dinosaurs in flesh and bone. An exhibition at the Museum of Natural History.
Info: tel. 055 2346760 - 055 2757456 - 055 2757058
www.msn.unifi.it
Until July 15th
FLORENCE – Strozzi Palace
Americans in Florence. Sargent and the impressionists of the New World
Info: tel. 055 2645155
www.palazzostrozzi.org
Until 15th July
FLORENCE - Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina (CCCS)
American Dreamers – Reality and imagination in American contemporary art
Info: tel.055 2645155
www.palazzostrozzi.org
From 12th April until 11th October
FIESOLE – Tours of the gardens of the villas of Fiesole 2012
Info: tel. 055 5961293
www.museidifiesole.it
April 15th
FLORENCE - Artemio Franchi Stadium area, Campo di Marte
Spring fair – fair/market
Info: tel. 055 203691
MUGELLO
Until 15th April
BARBERINO DI MUGELLO - Palazzo Pretorio
Tuscan Countryside – exhibition of paintings by Remo Vangi
Info: tel. 055 8416604
www.comunebarberino.it
April 9th
SCARPERIA – Historical centre
Collectors in the square. Antiques and collectables
Info: 055 8468165
www.prolocoscarperia.it
April 9th
SCARPERIA – Piazza dei Vicari
Exhibition/market of plants and flowers “2000 Flowers in Scarperia”
Info: tel. 055 8468165
www.prolocoscarperia.it
April 15th
VAGLIA - Villa Demidoff
Chitarre swing! A journey into North American sounds and rhythms – Final concert of the Laboratorio di Orchestra Giovanile di Chitarre [Youth Guitar Orchestra]
Info: tel. 055 3860572
www.musicarte.it
CHIANTI FIORENTINO
April 15th
TAVARNELLE VAL DI PESA - Parco del Mocale
“La pasta è di scena”. The Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Restaurateurs, headed by gastrosophist Ulisse Vivarelli, will introduce a special menu featuring Pasta as the unrivalled protagonist: from starters to desserts.
Info: 055 8077832
www.prolocotavarnelle.it
29th April
TAVARNELLE VAL DI PESA – San Donato in Poggio
“April Fair”. The historical centre of the ancient fortified village will feature Florentine and Sienese crafts stands, antique and modern collectibles, collectible artistic objects, curios.
Info: tel. 055 8072338
www.sandonatoinpoggio.it
9th April
GREVE IN CHIANTI – Small market of things past
In the characteristic Piazza di Greve in Chianti, and also in the secondary Streets (Via Garibaldi, Piazzette S. Croce, Via C. Battisti e Via Italo Stecchi), the following will be exhibited: farm tools of the past, ancient pieces of embroidery, majolicas and porcelains, lace trims and laces, copper and pewter objects, old earthenwares, prints, crystal goblets, old furniture, religious and profane paintings, collectibles, etc.
Info: tel. 055 8546299
www.comune.greve-in-chianti.fi.it
17th April
GREVE IN CHIANTI – Castello di Verrazzano
“Verrazzano Day”. The anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s epic transoceanic crossing.
Info: tel. 055 290684
www.verrazzano.org
22nd April
GREVE IN CHIANTI -
“Il Pagliaio”: organic market
Info: tel. 055 8545271
www.comune.greve-in-chianti.fi.it
25th April
GREVE IN CHIANTI – Panzano in Chianti
Fiera annuale della stagion bona. A medieval re-enactment.
Info: 055 8546299
www.ilgrondino.it
April 21st
BAGNO A RIPOLI –Antella Municipal Theatre
“Mio nonno è morto in guerra” [My Grandfather Died in War] by and starring Simone Cristicchi
Info: tel. 055 621894
www.archetipoac.it
5th and 6th May
GREVE IN CHIANTI – Piazza Matteotti
Flower Festival – spring exhibition/market of plants and flowers
Info: tel. 055 8546299
www.societatoscanaorticoltura.it
April 20th
BAGNO A RIPOLI – Antella Municipal Theatre
“Schermi irregolari” [Irregular Screens]. National festival of short-films
The Archètipo association and Diaframma advertising srl, in partnership with the office of culture of Bagno a Ripoli, organize the XIII edition of the short-film Festival Irregular Screens.
Info: tel. 055 621894
www.archetipoac.it
SIENA
Until April 30th
SIENA – Orto di Pecci
Towers and Falcons. A medieval falconry show
Info: tel. 333-4499345
www.comune.siena.it
Until 3rd June
SIENA - SMS Museum of Art for Children
“Le immagini della fantasia” [The Images of Imagination]. Twenty-ninth International Exhibition of Illustrations for childhood.
The Museum of Art for Children exhibits the original fairy-tale book drawings by artists from all over the world.
Info: tel. 0577-534532
www.santamariadellascala.com
Until 9th April
SIENA - S.Maria della Scala
“Le stanze del desiderio” [The Rooms of Desire] by Milo Manara. The thirty-year-old career of one of the most important Italian comic-strip writers in his first anthological exhibition.
Info: www.milomanara.it
25th April
SIENA - Palazzo Chigi Saracini
A guided tour of Palazzo Chigi Saracini, the aristocratic residence: sumptuous rooms furnished with 12,000 pieces from the eighteenth and nineteenth century, including masterpieces by Botticelli, Sodoma, Sassetta, Beccafumi, Cassioli.
Info: tel. 0577-286300
AREZZO
Until 1st May
AREZZO - Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art
Exhibition “Novecento, Tensioni e Figura” [Twentieth century, Tensions and Portraits] by Fabio Migliorati. Arezzo celebrates the paintings of the Italian figurative masters.
Info: tel. 0575 377508
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From 20th April to 30th December
AREZZO- Palazzo Vescovile
“Giorgio Vasari: Santo è Bello” [Giorgio Vasari: Saint is Beautiful]. The exhibition gathers eleven works by Giorgio Vasari, the processional banners painted by the Master, the Christ in the Garden of Olives from the Monastery of Camaldoli, which is accessible to visitors for the first time after centuries, the panels of Saints Donatus and Domenic, previously part of the triptych of Santa Maria Novella in Arezzo and which have been in Florence for decades.
Info: tel. 05754027268
From 22nd April to 1st May
ANGHIARI – Historical Centre
Exhibition/market of crafts. The exhibition/market of crafts showcases the work of local craftsmen and enhances their creativity. The event covers a wide range sectors of the craft: ceramics, iron-working, precious metals, leather and fabrics. In the historical centre of Anghiari it will be possible to visit several workshops, housed in the ancient buildings of the historical centre.
Info: tel. 0575 749279, fax 0575 787023
www.anghiari.it
For the whole month of April
ANGHIARI – Historical Centre
“Memorandia- Le cose che raccontano” [Memorandia – The things they tell]. Antiques Market, Modern Collectibles and Collectibles in the town’s historical centre
For info: www.appennino.info
VALDELSA
25th April
CERTALDO – Piazza Boccaccio
“Mercatino di antiquariato e artigianato” [Antiques and Crafts market]. Antiques, hobby crafts, handicrafts and typical foodstuffs.
Info: tel.0571 661276
14th and 15th April
EMPOLI –Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Ludicomix, comics, games, and videogames exhibition/market.
Info: 0571 757729 - 0571 530341
8th May
EMPOLI - “Fatto a mano” [Hand-made]. Artistic crafts and ancient trades Handmade.
Info: tel. 757999
www.comune.empoli.fi.it
12th and 13th April
EMPOLI - Palaesposizioni
Exhibition on the use of radio waves and electronics
Info: tel. 0571 757999
www.comune.empoli.fi.it
9th May
EMPOLI – Piazza della Vittoria
“Mercatale”. Every second Saturday of the month a market of agricultural food products whose originality lies in the direct meeting of producers and consumers.
Info: www.valdelsa.net
VALDARNO
25th April
PELAGO – Historical centre
“Pelago Biofioricola”. From 09.00 to 19.00 in via Vittorio Emanuele and Piazza Ghiberti there will be an exhibition/market of organic products, flowers, artistic crafts.
Info: www.comune.pelago.fi.it
22nd April
MONTEVARCHI – Historical centre
Market of Via dei Musei. Exhibition of crafts, collectibles and modern collectibles, art and works of the intellect from 09.00 to 19.30
Info: www.comune.montevarchi.ar.it
14th April
FIGLINE VALDARNO - Piazza Serristori
“Giorgio Vasari: Storico dell’arte” [Giorgio Vasari: art historian]. The last of the seven meetings at the Ridotto of Teatro Garibaldi (at 17.30, free entry) will be organized by Cristina Acidini of the Office for artistic, historical and ethno-anthropological assets and for the City of Florence Museums Centre on the theme "Giorgio Vasari: outcome of the celebrations".
Info: www.comune.figline-valdarno.fi.it
8th April
FIGLINE VALDARNO – Piazza Marsilio Ficino
“Lo scoppio del Carro”[Explosion of the Cart]. The Explosion of the Cart takes places at twelve a.m. on Easter Day. A papier-mâché dove hanging from a wire originating from the Collegiata sets fire to the cart.
Info: www.comune.figline-valdarno.fi.it
CHIANTI SENESE
1st May
RADDA IN CHIANTI –“Raddantiquaria”
In the Public Gardens of Piazza IV Novembre - Viale G. Matteotti, there will be, for the first time, an antiques exhibition/market where people who operate in the sector will exhibit items of various nature (books and prints, ceramics and terracottas, furniture and furnishings, ironmongery, etc.).
Info: www.comune.radda-in-chianti.si.it
2nd and 3rd June
RADDA IN CHIANTI – Historical Centre
“Radda nel Bicchiere 2012” [Radda in the Wine Glass 2012]. An event whereby the whole town offers its specialities to its visitors and wine tourists, to make them discover the products of this wonderful Chianti town.
Info: tel. 0577 738494
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9th April
GAIOLE IN CHIANTI – Piazza Ricasoli
“Fiera della ceramica”[Ceramic Fair]. The exhibition/market of the master potters will be held on Monday April 9th, from 10.00 to 19.00, in Piazza Ricasoli. An opportunity to admire and purchase precious ceramics, but also a chance, for the younger visitors, to create an object with their own hands.
Info: www.comune.gaiole.si.it
1st May
CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA - Geggiano
Mercatino di Geggiano del primo Maggio [Geggiano 1st May Market]
Info: www.comune.castelnuovo-berardenga.si.it
22nd April
SARTEANO SIENA - Teatro degli Arrischianti
“Pamper me” directed by Veronica Capozzoli and starring L. Serafini. The seductive advertisement of a great Shipping Company, a mega cruise ship, the possibility of doing Absolutely Nothing... A journey aboard a super-luxury-cruise offering seven nights in the Caribbean turns out to be an ironic and bitter reflection on Man’s desires, on his inexhaustible lust for more. A cruel and psychedelic monologue, which exasperates the images until they become unreal, which voices our lustful desire to be pampered. Pamper me is the proof that spending six days just eating and drinking is possible, that what the adverts promise will be achievable, that there is no other place you would rather be. And that, at any rate, all this will never be enough.
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14th April
CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA – Museo del Paesaggio
Photographical exhibition “Paesaggi di passaggio: la nevicata del ‘12” [Passing landscapes: the 1912 snowfall].
Info: www.comune.castelnuovo-berardenga.si.it
20th May
CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA – Historical centre
“Festa di S. Lorentino”
Info: www.chiantisenese.com
CASENTINO
14th and 15th May
BIBBIENA - Teatro Dovizi
Competition of chorals “Casentino InCanto”. The event will take place over two days. The closing concert will be held on the evening of May 15th.
Info: www.apriticasentino.it
9th April
BIBBIENA – Azienda Agricola Casentinese
“Pasqua 2012….Merendasino fuori porta” [Outdoor Snack+Donkey activity] - The Casentino: a land of unique and unmistakable flavours ….. so why not take advantage of this by having an afternoon snack with typical local products in the company of such a likeable animal as the donkey? A short hike, where the donkeys will be carrying the snack with the pack-saddle, the typical working harness; a fun game for children, who will be able to take turns on the saddle, and the joy of tasting genuine products. Booking is necessary in order to take part in the activity.
Info: tel. 320 0676766
14th April
STIA – Planetarium of the National Park of the Casentino Forests
“Saturn in Opposition”. An evening devoted to the planet with rings. A meeting with ALESSANDRO GHIANDAI.
Telescope observation to follow.
Info: www.turismo.casentino.toscana.it
VALDICHIANA-VALTIBERINA
2nd April
CORTONA - Teatro Signorelli Tragicomedy "Il catalogo" [The Catalogue] starring Isabella Ferrari INFO: www.comunidicortona.it
8th April
AREZZO - Rock Highland: A concert by the Kaleidoscopic INFO: tel. 3312306362
14th April
LUCIGNANO - Teatro Rosini"Cantando Gaber" [Singing Gaber], A Concert-homage to the Italian singer-songwriter INFO: tel. 0575 838001 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
28th April
PRATOVECCHIO - Teatro degli Antei Reading and analysis of the poems of Giovannino Guareschi. INFO: tel. 0575504877
LUCCA & VERSILIA
From 14th to 15th April
LUCCA – Antiques market. The streets of the historical centre will accommodate more than 230 exhibitors coming from all over Italy. You will find exhibited for sale: antique pieces, collectibles, old and ancient objects from all ages. Info: Tel. 0583.442444 - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Until 15th April
LUCCA - Corte San Lorenzo. Guided tours of Giacomo Puccini’s birth house. Info: Tel. 0583 584028 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
From 28th to 29th April
LUCCA – Accidental merchants. In Lucca, in the Monte San Quirico area, the Mercatino delle Carabattole [Market of the Bits and Bobs] is a small market where you will find objects of little value, used or recycled, deriving from private owners. Info: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Until 30th April
LUCCA - "MUST" Museo della Città di Lucca"The Silk roads, from Hangzhou to Lucca, a long march through history" Info: Tel: 055 2347273 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
LIVORNO
From 22nd April to 1st May
LIVORNO - Porto Mediceo. Sailing regattas as part of the Livorno Naval Academy Trophy. INFO: tel. 0586 238418www.trofeoaccademianavale.eu
24th April
LIVORNO - Cage Theatre: the Motorpsycho in concert. INFO: www.boxoffice.com
29th April
LIVORNO - Teatro Goldoni. Artistic ballet performances to celebrate World Dance Day INFO: www.goldoniteatro.it
14th April
LIVORNO - Cinema Teatro "I Salesiani""I Promessi sposi" [The Betrothed]: the musical version. INFO: tel. 3887628694
PISA
Until April 30th
PISA – Lungarno Galilei
“Da Corot a Renoir” [From Corot to Renoir].Nineteenth-century graphic works at Palazzo Lanfranchi
Info: eventi.pisaonline.it
Until 3rd June
SAN MINIATO – Historical centre
Antiques and collectibles market
Info:www.comune.pontedera.pi.it
11th and 12th April
PISA – Teatro Verdi
“3 cuori in affitto” [Three’s Company] by Paolo Ruffini, a play with music by Giovanni Maria Lori directed by Claudio Insegno and starring Arianna Bergamaschi and Justine Mattera. The classic sit-com in a new and original theatre adaptation.
From 21st April to 1st May
PISA - Pontasserchio
“Agrifiera”. A fair for agriculture, zootechnics, crafts, food, environment
Info: www.alteregofiere.com
