Out & About - Veneto and Tuscany - July 2, 2018

Photo By Anna Terracino | Aspettando la Battaglia di Cascina - Waiting for Cascina’s Battle, July 6-8, 5:30 p.m.-midnight, in Cascina (Pisa); historical reenaction commemorating the 1364 Battle of Cascina; flag-throwers, historical parades; archery competition; medieval music, games and food.  

ITALY

07.02.2018

Story by Anna Terracino 

U.S. Army Garrison Italy

VENETO

Castello Summer Village
July 6-8, from 7 p.m., Castello di Arzignano, Piazzale della Vittoria; food booths feature a variety of local specialties and wines; July 6, 7:30 p.m. Moto rally; 9:30 p.m. live rock music; July 7, Disco night; July 8, Talent Show at 8 p.m.
http://www.vicenzatoday.it/eventi/sagre/castello-summer-village-2018-ad-arzignano.html

Sagra del Pomodoro
Tomato Festival
July 6-11, 7 p.m.-midnight, Borgoricco (Padova), Viale Europa; food booths feature a great variety of Veneto specialties and wines; July 8, food booths opens also from noon to 3:30 p.m.; nightly live music and dancing.
http://eventiesagre.it/Eventi_Sagre/21163507_Sagra+Del+Pomodoro+A+Borgoricco.html

Festa dei Fiori di Zucca
Pumpkin Flowers Festival
Through July 8, 7-11 p.m., Torreglia (Padova), Via Mattei; food booths feature fried pumpkin flowers and other local specialties; live music and dancing start at 8 p.m.
http://asdcolt.it/news/31-festa-dei-fiori-di-zucca/ < Caution-http://asdcolt.it/news/31-festa-dei-fiori-di-zucca/

Jesolo Jazz’N’Blues
Free live jazz in Jesolo, 9 p.m.
July 10, Barbara Belloni Rolling Thunder, Piazza Marconi
July 23, Oglio Olio e Swing, Piazza Milano
Aug. 6, On Cue Jazz Xtet, Piazza Marconi
https://www.jesolo.it/jesolo-jazznblues.html-0

Hoga Zait
Cimbric Festival
July 12-22, Roana (Vicenza). Hoga Zait in Cimbric language means “time to celebrate”. The inhabitants of many mountain towns of the province claim to be descendants of the ancient Cimbrian of Scandinavia origin. The Cimbric language is no longer in use but it is still reflected in the nicknames of many local families and old traditions together with ancient legends of gnomes, fairies and other woodland creatures. Many local participants will wear their traditional Cimbric costumes; live folk music and dancing.
https://www.asiago.it/it/eventi/art_hoga_zait_2018-il_festival_cimbro_dellaltopiano_a_roana_e_frazioni-dal_12_al_22_luglio_2018/

Sagra del Redentore e Parata Storica
Our Savior Festival and Historical Parade
July 13-17, Ponte di Barbarano, Viale Crispi 2, about 13 miles south of Vicenza. The festival dates back to the end of the XVII century, when it was first celebrated in the park of Villa Pedrina-Rigon. It was organized by the villa’s owners, the Sangiantofetti family, as an addition to the Venetian Redentore Parade. Carnival rides; painting exhibit; charity raffle; food booths featuring bigoli, gnocchi, grilled meat, sausage and bacon, fried fish and the local dessert “Doge’s bread” open daily at 7 p.m.; live music and dancing starts at 9 p.m.; July 17, at midnight, musical fireworks.
http://www.prolocoponte.it/

Sagra del Pesce
Fish Festival
July 13-22, 7 p.m., Chioggia (Venice), Corso del Popolo, Piazza Vigo and Porta Garibaldi, downtown streets and squares, about 51 miles east of Vicenza; food booths feature a great variety of sea food specialties; live music and shows from 9:30 p.m. in Piazza Vigo and Porta Garibaldi; free entrance.
https://www.ilturista.info/blog/13024-La_Sagra_del_Pesce_a_Chioggia/

Festa del Redentore
Our Savior Festival
July 14-15, Venice, Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square); one of the best events in Venice, as it combines a religious theme with a spectacular celebration that attracts thousands of visitors every year. The festival celebrates the city’s redemption from a terrible plague in 1576 when, in a desperate attempt to ward off the worst, the Senate decreed that if the city were to be saved, a temple would be built in honor of Christ the Savior. The city survived and the Redentore Church was built. Since then, a pilgrimage has been held every year.
July 14, 7 p.m., hundreds of decorated boats will gather in the Giudecca Canal and in front of St. Mark’s Square; 11:30 p.m. fireworks in St. Mark’s Bay; July 15, 4 p.m., traditional regatta.
http://events.veneziaunica.it/it/content/festa-del-redentore-2018

Feste Marinare
Fish Festival
July 13-14, July 27-28; Aug. 10-11, and Aug. 17-18, from 6:30 p.m., Cortellazzo (Jesolo), Sport Center, Via Amba Alagi 47; a great variety of fish specialties; music and dancing.
http://www.jesolo.it/feste-marinare-2017.html

Bassano City of Jazz
July 13, from 9 p.m., live jazz concerts downtown Bassano del Grappa; free entrance.
http://www.operaestate.it/evento/bassano-city-of-jazz-2/

XXVI Mostra scambio, auto e moto
Vintage cars and motorcycles exhibit and sale
July 14, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; July 15, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Dueville, Piazza Monza; exhibit and sale of vintage vehicles, motorcycles, and spare parts; entrance fee: €8; reduced €5.
http://www.2ville.it/

Venezia Jazz Festival
July 16-17, July 19, and July 25, live jazz at various locations in Venice; for schedule in English, visit http://www.venetojazz.com/en/programma/; tickets available on line at www.ticketone.it, www.vivaticket.it, www.iconamusic.it, and www.geticket.it

Jamrock Festival
July 18-22, Vicenza, Parco Farini, Via Farini. Live music, shows, street food and craft beers, street art; entrance fee: €1 until 9 p.m.; €2 after 9 p.m.
http://www.jamrockfestival.it/

Brudstock – Three days of peace, love, and music
July 20-22, Vigonovo di Fontanafredda (Pordenone); live music, motor show with vintage cars, motorcycles, and trucks from the ‘70s; vintage items exhibit and sale; food booths; Free entrance.
July 20: Happy Jack’s (Italy); C.S.N. & Y Hommage; Atomic Rooster (UK); Fabio Stevie Ulliana & Off Limits Band (Italy)
July 21: Screaming Eagles (Italy); The Shaman’s Blues (Italy); Hundred Seventy Split (UK); Tres Hombres (Italy)
July 22: Young bands’ Contest
www.brudstock.it

Estate al Parco
Summer at the Park - Free outdoor fitness classes
Through Aug. 31, Vicenza, Parco Querini, Viale Rodolfi.
MONDAYS
Tai chi, July, 7-8:30 p.m., at Palco del Tempietto; ancient Chinese exercises, described as meditation in motion, which promote serenity through gentle, flowing movements
Do-in, July, 7-8 p.m., at La Radura; exercises for physical and mental well-being
Fit and Motion, July, 7-8 p.m., at Porta Papa; music fitness workouts that include cardiovascular activity, toning and stretching
TUESDAYS
Jazzercise, July, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Palco del Tempietto
Krav Maga, July, 7-8 p.m., at La Radura; an effective, modern, and dynamic self-defense and fighting system
Open Air Dance, through July 24, 7:30–8:30 p.m., at Palco del Tempietto; flamenco; belly dance and modern dances
Super Tone 360 ֯, July, 7:30- 8:30 p.m., at Parlo Porta di Papa. Exercises to invigorate your muscles and shape your body
WEDNESDAYS
Taij and Qi gong –July, 6:30-8 p.m. at La Radura; Chinese ancient exercises that integrate physical postures, breathing techniques and meditation
Yoga –July, 6:45-8 p.m., Palco del Tempietto
Ethnic Dances –July 11, and July 17, 8-8:45 p.m., at Palco del Tempietto
THURSDAYS
Taij and Qi gong –July, 9:30-11 a.m. at La Radura
Hatha Yoga, August, 7-8:30 p.m. Palco del Tempietto; exercises that include physical postures, purification procedures, poses, breathing and meditation
Bioenergy Workout, July 12 and July 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at la Radura
Aikido, July, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Palco di Porta Papa; Aikido is a form of self-defense and martial art that uses lock, holds, throws, and the opponent’s own movements.

SATURDAYS
Kung Fu, July, 6-7 p.m., La Radura
SUNDAYS
Tai chi, July, 9-10:30 a.m., at Palco del Tempietto; Chinese ancient exercises, described as meditation in motion, which promote serenity through gentle, flowing movements
Self-defense workshops, August, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at Palco del Tempietto http://www.comune.vicenza.it/

Camminamento di Ronda
Walk along fortress walls of Cittadella
Through Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturdays-Sundays, 9-9 p.m., Cittadella, (Padova), about 16 miles northwest of Vicenza; entrance from the tourist office, Via Porte Bassanesi; last entrance one hour before closure. The walls and fortifications were built in 1220 to protect the town from territorial attacks; from the walls you can experience views of downtown and even the Dolomite Mountains on a clear, sunny day; ticket: €5.
http://turismo.comune.cittadella.pd.it/

David Chipperfield Architects Works
Through Sept. 2, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Vicenza, Palladian Basilica, Piazza dei Signori; contemporary architecture exhibit; entrance fee: €12; reduced €8.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/197194

La Partita a Scacchi a personaggi viventi
Live Chess Game
Sept. 7-9, Marostica, Piazza degli Scacchi, about 18 miles north of Vicenza. Grand opening Sept. 7 at 9 p.m., Sept. 8-9, 9 p.m. This chess match commemorates the historic chess match of 1454. The game is a re-enactment of the match that Lord Taddeo Parisio held to determine the marriage of his daughter. Purchase your ticket well in advance online at http://www.marosticascacchi.it/it/partitaascacchi/ticket.html#1

Sculture di Sabbia
Sand Sculptures Festival
Through Sept. 9, Jesolo, Piazza Brescia; this year’s theme is "Sand Raptors"; international artists take part in this special event; they compete in shaping every kind of artistic figure with fine golden sand; free entrance.
http://www.comune.jesolo.ve.it/sculture-di-sabbia-2018

Egitto. Dei, faraoni e Uomini
Egypt. Gods, Pharaohs, and Men
Through Sept. 18, Fridays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jesolo, Via Aquileia 123. This exhibit offer a great display of Egyptian artifacts coming from the most important collections of Italian and foreign museums. Visitors not only have a chance to see, know, and analyze the Egyptian world, they can also feel it, thanks to many interactive supports. Entrance fee: €16; reduced: €12 (senior citizens older than 65; students and people with disabilities); €8 (children aged 6-12); free for children younger than 6. Tickets include audio guide.
https://www.jesolo.it/egitto-dei-faraoni-uomini.html-0

Venice Secrets –Crime & Justice Exhibit
Through Sept. 30, open daily, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Venice, Palazzo Zaguri, Campo San Maurizio. In a Venetian palace, through a five-story route divided into 36 rooms, they visitors will be able to know the secret side of the city. On display a wide variety of original finds, instruments of death and torture, and judicial acts, which tell how Venice applied justice. The display is divided in four sections: justice and torture; prisons and prisoners; capital executions; Inquisition and Holy Office. Entrance fee: €16; reduced €12, for senior citizens older than 65 and children ages 6-14.
http://www.venicesecretsbook.it/

Antique markets

Lonigo(Vicenza): July 8, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Via Garibaldi, Piazza XX Settembre, Via Ognibene (about 100 vendors)
Montegrotto (Padova): July 8, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza 1º Maggio (about 70 vendors)
Portobuffolè (Treviso): July 8, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Beccaro (about 250 vendors)
Villafranca (Verona): July 8, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Castello (90 vendors)

Verona: July 14, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Piazza S. Zeno (about 100 vendors)
Abano Terme (Padova): July 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Caduti 1 (about 80 vendors)
Cittadella (Padova): July 15, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown squares and streets (about 100 vendors)
Este (Padova): July 15, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Maggiore and Via Matteotti (about 60 vendors)
Padova: July 15, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., in Prato della Valle and Via Umberto I (about 180 vendors)
Soave (Verona): July 15, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Antonio Marogna and Corso Vittorio Emanuele (about 110 vendors)

TUSCANY

Festa Medievale
Medieval Festival
July 5-8 and July 13-15, Monteriggioni (Siena); medieval crafts, trades, music, dances, and food; best European street artists, jesters; to buy tickets online, visit http://www.monteriggionimedievale.com/
http://www.monteriggionimedievale.com/programma-2018/

BeerRrenai
Music Summer Fest
July 5-Aug. 5, 5 p.m.- midnight, Signa (Florence), Parco dei Renai, Via dei Renai; food booths feature local specialties and 12 local beers; shows and entertainment for children; nightly live music; free entrance.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=1&city=&date=13&page=2&post=1317

Birra sotto le Stelle
Beers under the Stars
July 6-8, Collesalvetti (Livorno); food booths featuring local and Bavarian specialties and fresh-brewed beer open at 7:30 p.m.; live music and dancing.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=5&post=2315

Sagra della Paella e della Sangria
Paella and Sangria Festival
July 6-8 and July 12-15, Buti (Pisa), Villa dei Limoni, Via Rio Magno; food booths featuring Spanish and Tuscan specialties open at 6 p.m.; live music and dancing nightly at 9 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/SagraDellaPaellaeSangriaBUTI/

Sagra degli Strozzapreti
Strozzapreti Festival
July 6-8 and July 13-15, Sticciano Scalo (Grosseto), Via Vecchia; Strozzapreti (literally priest chokers ) is a local hand-rolled pasta; there are several legends to explain this name: one is that priest were so enthralled by the pasta that they ate too quickly and chocked themselves; another goes that wives would make the pasta for churchmen as partial payment for land rents, and their husband would be so angered to wish the priests would choke as eating them; another one is that the pasta resembles a clerical collar, commonly referred to as “priest choker”; food booths featuring local specialties open at 7:30 p.m.; carnival rides; local products and crafts exhibit and sale; live music and dancing nightly at 9 p.m.; free event.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=5&post=95

Sagra del Cavatello
Cavatello Fair
July 6-8 and July 13-15, Castelfranco di Sotto (Pisa), VIA Romeo Biagi 6; Cavatelli is a local specialty of pasta that comes in various tubular forms, including small shells with rippled edges; food booths feature cavatelli in a variety of sauces and other local specialties; food booths open at 7 p.m.; live music and dancing from 8 p.m.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=7&city=&date=13&page=1&post=2191

Aspettando la Battaglia di Cascina
Waiting for Cascina’s Battle
July 6-8, 5:30 p.m.-midnight, Cascina (Pisa); historical reenaction commemorating the 1364 Battle of Cascina; flag-throwers, historical parades; archery competition; medieval music, games and food.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=1&post=1267

Sagra del Pesce
Fish Festival
July 6-8 and July 13-15, Quattro Strade (Bientina, Pisa), Parco delle Sughere, food booths feature a great variety of fish specialties, vegetables, meat and local wines; entertainment for children; live music and dancing start at 8 p.m.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=7&city=&date=13&page=2&post=2301

Mercantia
International Street Theatre Festival
July 11-15, Certaldo (Florence); one of the best street theatre festivals in Europe; it features acrobats, puppeteers, ventriloquists, magicians, illusionists, fire-eaters, dancers, street actors and bands; July 11-12, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., € 10, reduced €7.50; July 13, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m., €15, reduced €10; July 14, 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m., €20, reduced €15; July 15, 6 p.m.-1 a.m., €15, reduced €10; reductions are for children aged 7-14 and for people with disabilities.
http://www.mercantiacertaldo.it/php/home.php?lang=en

Festa della Birra
Beer Festival
June 13-15 and July 20-22, from 7:30 p.m., Latignano (Cascina, Pisa); food booths feature local specialties and draft beers; entertainment, live music and dancing.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=7&city=&date=13&page=2&post=1739

Lucca Summer Festival
Lucca, Piazza Napoleone; July 7, Hollywood Vampires; July 8, Ringo Starr; July 11, Roger Waters; July 12, Gorillaz; July 14, Pezzali and Renga; July 17, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; July 18, Lenny Kravitz; July 20, James Taylor; July 22 Gianni Morandi; July 25, King Crimson; July 26, Norah Jones and Marcus Miller.
http://summer-festival.com/

Man Ray – Wonderful Visions
Through Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., San Gimignano, Modern Art Gallery, Via Folgore da San Gimignano; 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. through Sept. 30; 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Oct. 1-7. On display More than 100 photos by Man Ray, one of the most important photographers of the XX century. His photographic works encompass fashion, portraits, and technical experimentation. Entrance fee: €9, reduced €7 for children ages 6-17 and for senior citizens older than 65; free access for children younger than six.
https://www.lanazione.it/siena/cosa%20fare/man-ray-mostra-san-gimignano-1.3830843

Antique markets

Bolgheri (Livorno): July 7-8, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., downtown squares and streets
Firenze (Tuscany): July 7, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Santo Spirito and Borgo Tegolaio (about 100 vendors)
Forte dei Marmi (Lucca): July 7-8, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Dante
Montepulciano (Siena): July 7-8, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Grande
Piombino (Livorno): July 7-8, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Cappelletti, Corso Italia, via Fucini, Piazza Gramsci
Vicopisano (Pisa): July 8, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Domenico Cavalca

Certaldo (Florence): July 15, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Boccaccio and Via Cavour.
Lucca: July 14-15, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Antelminelli, Piazza S. Giovanni, Piazza San Giusto, Via San Giovanni, Corte Bertolini (about 230 vendors)
Marina di Grosseto (Grosseto): July 14-15, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Via XXIV Maggio and Via Cadorna
Quarrata (Pistoia): July 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Risorgimento
Siena: July 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., in Piazza del Mercato

Concerts
Simple Minds – July 5 Marostica
Anastacia –July 5 Pordenone; July 14 Genoa
Jay-Z & Beyoncè – July 6 Milan; July 8 Rome
Cigarettes After Sex – July 7 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 10 Rome
Steve Hackett –July 8 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 14 Pistoia
Ringo Starr– July 8 Lucca; July 9 Marostica; July 11 Rome
Deep Purple – July 9 Verona
Iron Maiden –July 9 Milan; July 17 Trieste
Alice in Chains –July 10 Milan
James Blunt – July 10 Genoa; July 11 Padova; July 13 Pistoia; July 17 Rome
Roger Waters – July 11 Lucca; July 17-18 Assago
Joss Stone – July 15 Verona
Lenny Kravitz – July 16 Verona; July 17-18 Lucca
LP –July 17 Padova
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – July 17 Lucca
LP –July 17 Padova
Kasabian – July 17 Ferrara; July 18 Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine); July 19 Genoa
Pat Metheny – July 18 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 20 Rome
James Taylor – July 20 Lucca; July 22 (Pompei, Naples); July 23 Terme di Caracalla (Rome)
King Crimson – July 22-23 Rome; July 25 Lucca; July 27-28 Venice
Scorpions – July 23 Verona
Norah Jones –July 24 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 26 Lucca (with Marcus Miller)
Marcus Miller –July 25 Gardone Riviera (Brescia)
King Crimson – July 25 Lucca; July 27-28 Venice
Sting – July 28 Rome; July 29 Verona; July 30 Naples
Eminem – Sept. 7 Milan
Europe – Oct. 2 Bologna
U2 – Oct. 11-12; Oct. 15-16 Assago (Milan)
David Garrett and his band – Oct. 17 Rome; Oct. 19 Florence; Oct. 20 Assago (Milan)
The Musical Box – Oct. 28 Rome; Oct. 30 Florence; Oct. 31 Milan; Nov. 1 Padova
Maneskin – Nov. 14 Florence; Nov. 15 Padova; Nov. 17-18 Bologna; Nov. 24 Milan
Liam Gallagher – Nov. 15 Conegliano; Nov. 16 Rome
Dire Straits Legacy – Nov. 20 Assago (Milan); Nov. 21 Padova; Nov. 23 Brescia; Nov. 24 Florence
Elton John – May 29-30, 2019, Verona

ITALIAN ARTISTS

Gianni Morandi – July 12 Marostica
Francesca Michielin – July 12 Pistoia; July 14 Forte di Marmi; Sept. 2 Treviso
Francesco De Gregori – July 13 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 25 Florence; Aug. 14 Asiago
Gianna Nannini – July 13 Mantova; July 16 Pistoia; Aug. 13 Follonica (Grosseto); Aug. 14 Forte dei Marmi (Lucca)
Fabrizio Moro – July 16 Marostica
Vinicio Capossela – July 21 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 28 Forte dei Marmi (Lucca); July 31 San Gimignano (Siena)
Ermal Meta – July 28 Villafranca (Verona)
Laura Pausini – Oct. 7 Florence; Oct. 9-10 Padova
Claudio Baglioni – Oct. 16 Florence; Nov. 16-17 Padova; Nov. 20-21 Montichiari (Brescia)
Luca Carboni – Oct. 18 Padova
Mario Biondi – Dec. 13 Florence; Dec. 19 Padova

FIM Superbike World Championship – July 6-8 Misano Adriatico (Rimini)
ACI CSAI Racing Weekend – July 14-15 and Oct. 27-28 Scarperia (Florence)

Tickets are available in Vicenza at Media World, Palladio Shopping Center, or online at www.ticketone.it and www.geticket.it

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• Date Taken: 07.02.2018
• Date Posted: 07.02.2018 09:33
• Story ID: 283010
• Location: IT