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June 2019 Issue GRAPEVINE June 2019 pull-out events calendar General markets Books and prints Arts and crafts Lucca, S. Francesco. fruits/vegetables Wed 4-7pm Lucca, Corte del Biancone Daily Lucca, Piazza San Giusto last Sat/Sunday Lucca, near the fairground Wed & Sat a.m. Lucca, Corso Garibaldi 2nd weekend of the month Antiques Marina di Pietrasanta Wednesday afternoons B. Giannotti, Foro Boario Sat a.m. s Lucca 3rd Sat/Sunday Castelnuovo Garfagnana 1st weekend of the month S. Maria a Colle Thurs a.m. Altopascio 2nd Sunday Pieve Fosciana last Sunday Ponte a Moriano Tues a.m. Montecarlo 2nd Sunday ket Plants and flowers Forte dei Marmi 1st Sat/Sunday S. Maria del Giudice Mon a.m. Lucca, Corso Garibaldi Friday mornings Pietrasanta 1st Sunday Pietrasanta Thurs a.m. Pietrasanta 3rd Sunday Barga 2nd Sunday Mar Marina di Pietrasanta Sat a.m. Viareggio 4th Sat/Sunday Markets in Florence (the biggest) Tonfano Sat a.m. Bientina 4th Sat/Sunday Piazza San Lorenzo 7-2 daily, 7-5 Sat, closed Sundays Castelnuovo Garfagnana Thurs a.m. Pescia 4th Sunday Parco delle Cascine Tuesdays 7am to 2pm Pescia Sat a.m. Querceta Saturday mornings Piazza dei Ciompi Flea Market 9am to 7.30pm daily A Week in Melogranospace Contemporary Art Exhibition: La Vita Segreta delle Piante (The Secret Life of Plants) rom 6 to 13 June a group of like-minded artists, English- speaking residents and Italians, will join forces for a week of Fartful celebration of their creativity. All will happen under the umbrella of melogranospace. In our own creative garden the pomegranate is, as an ancient symbol of fertility, the seed of life and creativity, used as our symbol for transformation, the abundance in life which can be realized – if we nurture this plant of creativity well – with simple tools, step by step. The event will be anchored around an exhibition of contemporary art by Gudrun Schmidt, to be shown in the Chiesa dei Legnaioli, Piazza Bernardini, Lucca. The artist, German by background, shows fifteen of her more recent works in an exhibition entitled La Vita Segreta delle Piante. Her main theme is the "hidden beneath the known". Her work, The week is intended to be a vibrant sharing of our with multilayered complex surfaces in mostly mixed media art, is creativity to encourage others to join us in this. influenced by dream elements, archetypes, elements from poetry and fables, and messages from the unconciousness. Woven in can be Finding your Creative Space means finding space for yourself signs and symbols or artifacts reminding us of the past. Her work and the habitat for your truly authentic life. often shows organic forms or makes references to nature. Gudrun Schmidt has 25 Newer poetry by local poet Elena Francesconi will be presented years of personal devel- during a soiree on 11 June, combined with a small harp concert by opment coaching experi- Genni Tommasi. ence, 20 years dedicated In connection with the exhibtion, a creativity workshop will be to unleashing creativity held on 14-15 June. The workshop is intended for those who want to within. She is a trained be more creative again, to find their creative self and direction. This physician with a Ph.D in will help to connect with creativity essentials, establish and broaden Oncology and an MBA day-by-day creativity practice, and accompany on an inner journey from Brunel Univeristy. to develop a vision of one's creative self. She has lived and worked During the week, the book Melogranospace – Creative Space in Europe, the USA, and for the Soul will be presented. This is a book to facilitate people Asia. finding their own Creative Space as a means to develop their [email protected] creativity and lead a truly authentic life. www.melogranospace.com Tuscany’s GRAPEVINE Magazine June 2019 WHAT’S ON IN & AROUND 9 Puccinielasualucca for its spring/summer season (1 April to 31 October) The listings published by Grapevine are taken from offers concerts every evening at the Church of San Giovanni at 7pm. reliable sources and reproduced in good faith. Tickets are sold at the door, or call 340 8106042. However, to avoid disappointment, www.puccinielasualucca.com - [email protected] Music & Theatre readers are advised to check information Program: Mondays Puccini & Mozart, Tuesdays Puccini’s Women, before setting off. Wednesdays Italian Opera Recital, Thursdays Puccini & Verdi, Fridays Puccini Opera Recital, Saturdays A Night at the Opera, June 2019 Sundays Puccini & the Neapolitan Song Tradition Sunday Mon Tues Wed Thu Friday Saturday 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Noon, Pistoia, S. Ignazio Church. J. S. Bach cantatas. FLOEMA. 6pm, Lucca, Boccherini 9pm, Lucca, Boccherini 6pm, Lucca, Boccherini 6pm to midnight, Lucca, Villa 6pm to midnight, Lucca, Villa Bottini. WomFest. Alternative rock & 2 June, 6pm, Lucca, San Micheletto, Sala Affreschi. Beethoven Institute. Guitar performance. Auditorium, Heritage of Bach Auditorium, Bach Marathon XIII. Bottini. WomFest. Alternative young talent. https://womfest.it, tel. 340 5342695, rock & young talent. Featuring [email protected] Egmont Overture & Concerto n. 6 arranged by I. Moscheles. Lutherie display 10am to 7pm. concert. Bach Marathon XII. 6.15pm, Lucca, Piazza Cittadella. Emma Morton & the Graces. 9pm, Lucca, Santa Maria dei Servi Church. Verdi Requiem Mass with Fabrizio Datteri (piano) with string quartet. Animando. Cartoline Pucciniane, Tosca. www.animandolucca.it 9pm, Lucca, https://womfest.it, tel. 340 the Pisa University Chorus & Grosseto Symphony Orchestra directed Tickets are available from the 5342695, 9pm, Lucca, Piazza S. Giovanni, S. Giovanni e Reparata Church, Boccherini Auditorium, Teatro del Giglio box office. by Maestro Stefano Barandoni. Organized by the Sagra Musicale Concert for the Festival of the Republic. Lucca Philarmonic guitar/violin concert. [email protected] Lucchese. Free admission. Orchestra directed by Andrea Colombini. Antonio di Cristofano, Music by Marco 9pm, Lucca, Boccherini 9.15pm, Ponte a Moriano, Teatro Ildefonso Nieri. Compagnia Le piano. Free admission. Ramelli. Auditorium, Marathon Bach XIV Beffe Teatro presents the première of “Libereee” loosely inspired by concert. Goldberg Variations. 9pm, Castiglione di Garfagnana, Teatro A. Nieri. Concert by the Giulia Panchieri for FLOEMA Euripides’ The Trojans. €4, €8. Tel: 0385 445733,320/6320032, Scuola Civica di Musica. [email protected], FB Fita Lucca 9 10 11 13 14 15 5.30pm, Lucca, Santa Giulia Lucca, Church of the 9.45pm, Lucca, Antica Caffè delle Mura. Circolo Lucca Jazz. Church, Piazza del Suffragio. Legnaioli, Piazza Friday concert series. Harp recital. Boccherini Bernardini. Local poet Institute performance. Elena Francesconi will Ramelli / Nejc, San Giuliano Terme, loc. be presented during a Boccherini Guitar Festival Pontasserchio (Pisa), in soiree, along with a small Piazza. Nomadi. Info: 050 harp concert by Genni 12 7846847, nomadi.it Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra Tommasi, during the exhibit The Secret Life of Plants by Agliana (Pistoia). Gudrun Schmidt. See article New Trolls. Free admission. Fanny Ravier for FLOEMA on page 9. Info: giugnoaglianese.it 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9pm, Pistoia, S. Ignazio Church. 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro 9pm, Lucca, San Martino Cathedral. 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro 9.45pm, Lucca, Antica Caffè delle Mura. Circolo Lucca Jazz. 9pm, Lucca, San Michele Church. ‘700 Musicale a Lucca. Music by J. S. Bach cantatas organized Comunale. DAP Dance Comunale. DAP Dance D. Buxtehude, J. S. Bach & Comunale. DAP Dance Festival. Friday concert series. Giuseppe Bonno restored & revised by Luca Bacci. Lucca Cathedral’s by FLOEMA. Festival. MN Dance Company. Festival. Venezia Balletto. others. Canadian Choir. Free. Vertigo Dance Company. 9pm, Lucca, Teatro del Giglio. Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra Cappella Musicale Santa Cecilia & Luigi Boccherini Chamber 9.15pm, Lucca, Via Elisa, Villa Beethoven Gala (5th & 7th symphonies) with M° Colombini. Orchestra. Free admission. 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Bottini. Free birthday concert for Tickets €20 for Lucca residents. Tel. 340 8106042, 6pm, Pistoia, S. Zeno Church. J. S. Bach cantatas organized by Sant'Agostino Church. Opening, Catalani. www.circolocatalani.it https://puccinielasualucca.com FLOEMA. DAP Dance Festival. Art & Music 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, 10 pm, Pietrasanta, Sant'Agostino Church. DAP Dance 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro Comunale. DAP Dance Festival. Gala. Sant'Agostino Church. DAP. Can I Festival. Immersive Show, Summer Solstice. Say No! No Violence Against Women. Do This? & Kinesis Danza. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 9pm, Lucca, San Martino Cathedral. Music by J.S. Bach, C. 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Teatro LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL BEGINS LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL Franck, F. Liszt & others. Johannes Skudlik, organ. Comunale. DAP Dance Comunale. DAP Dance Comunale. DAP Dance Festival. www.musicaincathedralelucca.it Festival. Compagnia Zappalá Festival. Corpus/Royal Danish Colleges of the Globe. with Take That in Piazza Napoleone. with Ennio Morricone on the walls. Danza. Ballet & Tamara Fragale. 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Sant'Agostino Church. DAP Dance 9.45pm, Lucca, Antica Caffè delle Mura. Circolo Lucca Jazz. Festival. Institute 0.1. Firenze, Stadio Comunale 9.30 pm, Pietrasanta, Versiliana Festival Stage. DAP Dance Festival Artemio Franchi. Ligabue. Friday concert series. Gala. Info: bitconcerti.it LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 30 Lucca, Cartoline Pucciniane Postcards continue on www.ticketone.it (subject to change) LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL with De Gregori 4 July (Butterfly), 1 August (Bohème), & 5 September, (Tosca), 28 June TAKE THAT 12 July NEW ORDER/ELBOW & Orchestra in Piazza Napoleone. all at 6.15pm, then for the Notte Bianca (White Night), on 24 29 June ENNIO MORRICONE (on the walls) 13 July MARK KNOPFLER August at 9.30pm, Una notte all’opera. 30 June DE GREGORI & ORCHESTRA 16 July EROS RAMAZZOTTI 9pm, Lucca, San Martino Cathedral. Music by J. E. Eberlin, Bibl, All these concerts will be held at Piazza Cittadella. Tickets are 05 July TOTO 18 July GIORGIA/JANELLE MONAE F.
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