Out & About in Italy

By Margherita FrassonFebruary 12, 2019

Out & About in Italy
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**SPECIAL ADDITION TO OUT & ABOUT (February 4, 2019):

Passion Art Tattoo Convention, Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona, Feb. 23 & 24.

The Tattoo event takes place from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Visitors may choose among 100 tattoo artists (two are American) to have tattoos done at the event. During the two-day event, there will be DJ music, dance show, tattoo contests and more performances; a bar and restaurant will also be available. For more information or reservations for bus transport to the event (for a nominal fee with minimum participants), call Luca Lorenzi at Navy People Transport, at cell +39 0471 56 50 56. Reserve by Feb. 16 to get special price for round-trip bus transportation and entrance fee into the convention. *Bus will cost approximately 20 euro and entrance into the convention will be 10 euro with this package. For more information about the convention, visit www.passionarttattoo.it.

Valentine's Day in Italy

This holiday is named after Saint Valentine. According to legend, during Roman times, Emperor Claudius II forbade soldiers to marry. A priest named Valentine ignored this decree by encouraging young people to be united in holy matrimony. He was imprisoned and executed on Feb. 14, 273. Legends vary and the date of his death may have become mingled with the feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love, or with the ancient belief that birds first mate in the middle of February. In Italy, this day is reserved for couples and lovers; family and friends do not take part or exchange gifts. In the evening, couples usually go out for dinner. Gifts may include red roses or perfume, jewelry, or the Italian famous "Baci Perugina" (Perugina Kisses). These chocolate-covered hazelnuts contain a small slip of paper with a romantic poetic quote in four languages.

VENETO

Fiera del Turismo in Movimento

Itinerant Tourism Fair

Feb. 1-3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Padova Fiere, via Tommaseo 59.

The third edition of Itinerant Tourism Fair, a display of all the most up-to-date equipment. Parking area and camper services are provided for public use. Entrance fee €10, students; under 17 and over 65, €8; free for children under 11. For more information, visit www.itinerandoshow.it .

Music Events at Vicenza Municipal Theater (Teatro Comunale)

All of the following events will take place at Viale Mazzini, 39, Vicenza. Buy tickets online at www.tcvi.it (click on biglietteria):

• Feb. 6, 8:45 p.m., East & West: Un Dialogo De Las Animas (A Dialog of Souls), an Arabic-Andalusian and Jewish-Christian music concert by Jordi Savall. Cost: €22 adults; €16 over 65; and €12 under 30.

• Feb. 15, 8:45 p.m.; Feb.16, 5 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.; Feb. 17, 6 p.m. MOMIX Dance Company performs "Alice….Alice…Alice" directed by Moses Pendleton inspired by "Alice in Wonderland." Cost: €36 adults; €31 seniors over 65; and €20 for those under 30.

• Feb. 18, 8:45 p.m., The Olympic Theater Orchestra, directed by maestro Alexander Lonquich, performs a double concert of Brahms. Cost: €22 adults; €16 over 65; and €12 under 30.

Conservatorio A. Pedrollo

Vicenza High School Music

Vicenza, Contrà San Domenico 33

The following classic music performances take place on Tuesdays at the Conservatorio Concert Hall. Entrance free and free parking in the yard. For more information, call 0444-50-7551 or go online at www@consvi.it .

• Feb. 5, 6 p.m., harp and drum performance by P. Boniolo and G. Facchin, music by L. Lombardi, G. Facchin, R.M. Schafer, A. Talmelli

• Feb. 12, 6 p.m., concert "O Vive Rose Ensemble", performed by soprano I. Brigitte; mezzo-soprano A. Coppo; viola played by L. Cescotti, and lute and theorbo played by G. Zanin. Music by J. Dowland, T. Hume, C. Monteverdi and H. von Bingen

• Feb. 19, 6 p.m., "Ensemble Ars Modi", a piano and cello romantic sonata performed by Edoardo Bruni and Giuseppe Barutti

Palazzo Chiericati Musiche per un Viaggio (Music for Travel)

Vicenza, Piazza Matteotti, Chiericati Palace.

Feb. 16, 6 p.m., piano, violoncello and soprano performance of "A Travel to the Land of Memories" by V. Lyamina, P. Guiotto and A. Petrella. Performance will be followed by a toast with artists. Entrance is free, but donations are welcomed.

Teatro Astra -- Astra Theater

Vicenza Contra` Barche, 55 (Tel: 0444-323725).

Feb. 17, 5 p.m., Circus in Music, a concert for piano, ukulele, ping pong paddles and jocularity performed by Paolo Casolo and Paolo Piludu. All dialog is in Italian. Cost €25 adults; €20 over 65; €12 under 25; and €5 under 8. For information and tickets visit: info@pantarheivicenza.com or www.incontrosullatastiera.it .

Palladio Olimpico Project (POP)

Vicenza Olympic Theater

Through April 19, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Sunday, Vicenza, Piazza Matteotti. This project is a new initiative to make a visit to the Olympic Theatre memorable and innovative. Guests will enjoy a narrative method that will take them on a virtual journey to discover stories, voices, videos and images of the theater. During the 45-minute interactive visit, visitors will be given a tablet for simultaneous translation. Tickets cost €7 and may be purchased 15 minutes before the visit at the IAT Information Office, near the theater entrance. Free tickets for U.S. Soldiers and under 18; must show ID card. For more details, visit http://www.teatrolimpicovicenza.it/ and click on "POP visits."

Il Trionfo del Colore

The Triumph of Color - From Tiepolo to Canaletto and Guardi

Through March 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Vicenza, Palazzo Chiericati. Open from Tuesday to Sunday, last admission one hour before closing time. Exhibition of famous painters' masterpieces from the Moscow Pushkin Museum. Entrance fee: €14; €12 for groups, students under 26, and seniors over 65; €5 per person for school groups.

"Art & Ciocc"- The Chocolate Tour in Asiago

Feb. 8-10, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., downtown Asiago, Piazza Risorgimento II. The best Italian chocolatiers display their creations; exhibit and sale of a great variety of chocolates; chocolate-making demonstrations. Free entrance. For more information, visit

https://www.asiago.it/en/events/art_art_eamp_ciocc-the_chocolate_tour_in_asiago_8-9-10_february_2019/

503ᵃ Fiera di San Valentino di Pozzoleone (VI)

503rd Saint Valentine Fair of Pozzoleone (VI)

Feb. 8-10 and Feb. 16-17, 7 p.m., Pozzoleone, about 13 miles northeast of Vicenza. Food booths and carnival rides, DJ live music. For more information, visit www.fieradisanvalentino.it or www.facebook.com/fieradisanvalentino .

Fiera di San Valentino a Monselice

Monselice Saint Valentine Fair

Feb. 14, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monselice (Padova). An all-day festival dedicated to lovers with street market of creative craft, souvenirs, sweets and the traditional pilgrimage to San Giorgio Church for the ceremony of benediction of little keys. More information on www.monseliceturismo.it .

308ᵃ Fiera di San Valentino a Bussolengo (VR)

308th Saint Valentine Fair in Bussolengo (VR)

Feb. 14-17, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Bussolengo (Verona), 42 miles west of Vicenza. The fair develops from Piazza XXVI Aprile, with food booths and gazebos, and along Via Mazzini and Via Borghetto with market vendors; educational farm; exhibit of agricultural tools and sale of local products and crafts. Several carnival rides are available, too. For more information, visit www.comune.bussolengo.vr.it

or www.facebook.com/PromoeServizi .

Verona in Love (15th Edition)

Feb. 9-17, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Dei Signori and Piazza Bra. "Se ami qualcuno… portalo a Verona! - If you love someone… bring her/him to Verona!" is the motto of Romeo and Juliet's city. In the main square, visitors are welcomed by a huge heart-shaped exhibit and market of romantic gift ideas, crafts and free chocolate sampling; heart-shaped waterfalls. Live music, bands, events and theatrical performances will entertain visitors throughout two weekends. Red heart-shaped balloons are handed to people walking in town; at night the most important monuments and historical buildings will be lit up in red. For more information: www.dolcementeinlove.com. Feb. 17, the traditional Romeo & Juliet Half Marathon (21 km) with more than 6,000 runners will take place through the most characteristic sites of the city starting from Verona Palasport, 10 a.m., to end in the splendid Piazza Bra. Sign up deadline is Feb. 13. To register, go to info@veronamarathon.it or Google "GET YOUR BIB."

Saint Valentine in Venice

Feb. 13-17, the city of Venice proposes several romantic activities to celebrate Saint Valentine from a romantic (individual or group) 30-minute tour in a traditional gondola with serenade to a candlelight dinner cruise through the canals. For more information:

https://www.venetoinside.com/it/eventi-in-veneto/evento/san-valentino/ .

Asiago Fiocchi di Luce 2019

Flakes of Light in Asiago (VI)

Feb. 15-16, 9 p.m. and Feb. 17, 6 p.m. at the Asiago Airport "Romeo Sartori" Via Cinque, 1 km north of Asiago. It is a three-day event of leisure and music with a spectacular fireworks competition. The airport is the only Italian civilian airport located 1000 meters above sea level. For more information: http://bit.ly/1QgM3ap .

HIT - Hunting Individual Protection Target Sports

Feb. 9-11, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Vicenza Exhibition buildings, Via dell'Oreficeria, 16. Several vendors display and sell hunting and fishing tools. Admission fee €17; reduced €13 for licensed hunters, children between 6 and 12 years old, and senior citizens over 60. Free for children under 13.

Elezione del Papà del Gnoco

Election of Papa Gnocco

Feb. 10, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Verona, Piazza delle Erbe. This carnival is one of the oldest in Europe. Its symbol is Papa Gnocco (gnocco is an Italian traditional first course made of potatoes), a man with a long white beard who wears a red cloak and holds a large fork topped by a big gnocco as his scepter. Candidates try to buy people's votes by offering them gnocchi and wine.

CARNEVALE:

BASSANO DEL GRAPPA

Feb. 28 and Mar. 5, float parade from 3 p.m.; live music and entertainment. For more information, visit http://www.carnevaledelveneto.it/ .

CASALE DI SCODOSIA (Padova)

Feb. 17 -- March 5, Piazza Matteotti. Carnevale float parade; live music with entertainment with musicians and flag-throwers; food booths featuring local specialties and products; entertainment with street artists and carnival rides and live music. For more information, visit http://www.carnevaledelveneto.it/ .

CENTO (Ferrara)

Feb. 10-March 10. This carnival has historical origins, as evidenced by a fresco painted by a native of Cento, Gian Francesco Barbieri (also known as Guercino), in 1615. In 1993, the event was twinned with the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro. Parades begin in early afternoon and go through the historic city center several times, accompanied by music and dancing. It also includes launching of inflatable and plush objects during the parade; locals know it as the "gettito." During the last parade, the local mask "Tasi" is burned at the stake while a fireworks show lights up the sky. Before Tasi is burned, his will is read in local dialect, and his possessions are given to Cento's most famous citizens.

CITTADELLA (Padova)

Feb. 28, 3 p.m., Piazza Pierobon Carnevale for children, and March 5, 3 p.m., float parade; carnival rides; fireworks at 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.procittadella.it .

LONIGO (VI)

Feb. 3, 1.30 p.m., float parades from Piazza XXV Aprile, with band and majorettes and starting at 11 a.m. Food booths with typical Carnevale sweets, fried dough, hot chocolate and mulled wine. Free entrance.

MALO (Vicenza) 95th Edition

Feb. 24, March 3 & 5, 2:30 p.m., float parades; food booths with typical Carnevale sweets, hot chocolate and mulled wine. Free entrance.

SCHIO (Vicenza)

March 2 & 3. At 2 p.m., float parade departs from Piazzale Summano; music and dancing; 5:30 p.m. prizes for the best masks. Food booths feature typical Carnevale sweets, hot chocolate and mulled wine. Free entrance.

STRA (Venezia)

March 10, 10 a.m., Villa Pisani, Via Dogi Pisani 7, Stra (VE). River float parade and mask parade and entertainment in the magnificent park of Villa Pisani. Free entrance. For more information, visit http://www.solosagre.it/evento/carnevale/19 .

VENICE

Feb. 16--March 5. This is one of Italy's most beloved carnivals since 1296, when it was first declared a public celebration by a Senate edict of the "Most Serene Republic of Venice" as a concession to Venetians to have fun and merrymaking. The masks symbolize the temporary avoidance of any signs of belonging to social class, gender or religion. The two-week celebration, which starts with the angel's flight from the bell tower in Piazza San Marco and the Venetian Party on the waterway Rio di Cannaregio. For details visit http://www.carnevale.venezia.it/en .

VERONA

Verona Carnevale dates back to 1531, when grain prices rose due to a food shortage. Poor people, especially in the Saint Zeno area, were starving. A wealthy nobleman, Tommaso Da Vico, donated a large sum to the poor so people could buy flour and make gnocchi (an Italian traditional first course made of potatoes and flour). Da Vico ordered in his will that gnocchi and wine to be given to the people of Saint Zeno every year on the last Friday before Lent, now called "Venerdì gnocolar" (Gnocchi Friday). A parade goes through downtown Verona to Saint Zeno Church led by Papà de' gnocco (Father of Gnocchi), a costumed man representing an old king with a long white beard holding a large fork topped by a big gnocco as his scepter. Candidates try to buy people's vote by offering gnocchi and wine.

Elezione del Papà del Gnocco (Bacanal del Gnocco)

Election of Papa Gnocco

Feb. 10, 11 a.m., Verona, Piazza S. Zeno. His election is the official start to the carnival season in Verona. In Piazza Bra` gnocchi will be served, and the parade departs at 2 p.m. from Corso Porta Nuova and arrives in Piazza San Zeno.

March 5, 7.30 p.m., the Grand Masquerade Ball at the Verona Grand Guardia Palace.

For more information, visit www.carnevaleverona.it .

Veneto Antique Markets

Abano Terme (Padova): Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Caduti (about 80 vendors)

Bassano del Grappa: Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Piazza Terraglio

Cittadella (Padova): Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown squares and streets, about 21 miles north east of Vicenza (about 70 vendors)

Este (Padova): Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Maggiore and Via Matteotti, about 28 miles south of Vicenza (60 vendors)

Godega di Sant'Urbano (Treviso): Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Via Roma, about 78 miles northeast of Vicenza (234 vendors)

Lonigo: Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Via Garibaldi, Piazza XX Settembre, Via Ognibene, about 20 miles southwest of Vicenza (more than 100 vendors)

Montagnana (Padova): Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Piazza Maggiore 150, about 27 miles south of Vicenza (60 vendors)

Montegrotto (Padova): Feb. 10, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza 1� Maggio, about 34 miles southeast of Vicenza (about 70 vendors)

Padova: Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Prato della Valle and Via Umberto I, about 24 miles southeast of Vicenza (180 vendors)

Portobuffolè (Treviso): Feb. 10, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Beccaro, about 88 miles northeast of Vicenza (250 vendors)

Soave (Verona): Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Antonio Marogna and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, about 23 miles west of Vicenza, (110 vendors)

Vicenza: Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Duomo, Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza Palladio, Piazza Biade and Piazza Castello (230 vendors)

Villafranca (Verona): Feb. 10, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Castello (90 vendors)

Tuscany

Sagra delle Frittelle

Fried Dough Festival

Through March 17, Saturdays 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sundays 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., San Donato in Collina, Rignano Sull'Arno (Florence). Food booths feature a great variety of frittelle (even gluten free) traditional deep-fried Carnevale pastries, the famous Vin Santo (sweet wine), and other local specialties.

Firenze Winter Park - Ice Skating Along the River

Through Feb. 25, Florence, Obihall Center, Lungarno Aldo Moro 7. The ice-skating rink is open from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturdays starting at 10:30 a.m.; closed Mondays and Wednesdays. Entrance fee €6; children €5. Equipment may be rented on site for €2. For more details, visit http://firenzewinterpark.it/ .

Firenze Food Art Italy

Feb. 14-17, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Centro Commerciale San Donato, Via di Novoli 10, Florence. Taste a variety of local specialties; workshops; street food. Free entry. Special Valentine's dinner with live music. For more information, visit www.foodartitaly.it .

Sagra dell'Olio Novo

New Oil Fair

Feb. 2-3 & 9-10, Ghizzano di Peccioli (Pisa). 43rd edition of local oil fair production with food booths feature olive oil, bruschetta and other local specialties; Feb. 2, food booths open at 7:30 p.m. and live music at 9:30 p.m. On Feb. 10, food booths open at noon and again at 7:30 p.m.; also, guided tour to Ghizzano factory with sampling of local wines and oils; 9:30 p.m. live music and dancing.

Extra Lucca

Oil, Food and Culture Fair

Feb. 9-11, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Lucca, Palazzo Ducale.

Sixty-five olive oil and food manufacturers feature their specialties. Cooking shows. Free entry.

Feb. 10, 4-9 p.m.; Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Viale Filippo Strozzi 1. More than 100 wineries feature more than 500 Tuscan wines; music; wine and local specialties tasting. Entrance fee: €16.50; older than 18 only; no pets allowed. Tickets available also online at www.ticketone.it .

CARNEVALE

AREZZO

Feb. 17 & 24 and March 3, float parades start at 3 p.m.; live music; folk dances; circus workshops.

ASCIANO (Siena)

Feb. 17, beginning at 3 p.m., music and entertainment, magic shows and games. Free entrance.

BIENTINA (Pisa)

Feb. 10, 17 & 24; March 3 and 5; 3 p.m., float parades accompanied by local band and folk group. Free entrance.

CALENZANO (Florence)

March 3; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; local products and craft exhibit and sale; games, costume party; street artists and entertainment for children. Free entrance.

FOIANO DELLA CHIANA (Arezzo)

Feb. 10, 17 & 24 and March 3 & 10, noon-7 p.m. Performed since 1539, this is one of the oldest carnivals in Italy. The four districts of the town compete for the best papier-mâché float cup. Float parades take place for five Sundays. There is also an area, "Carnevalandia" (carnival land), dedicated to children with bouncy house, carnival rides, puppets and parades. Entrance fee: €8; free for children under 12. For more details, visit http://www.carnevaledifoiano.it/.

FOLLONICA (Grosseto)

Feb. 10, 17 and 24; March 3, from 2:30 p.m., float parades accompanied by the city musical band. For more information, visit www.carnevaledifollonica.it.

ORBETELLO (Grosseto) 50th Edition

Feb. 17 & 24 and March 3, from 2:30 p.m. food booths and float parades. The last float parade will be Mar. 9, 19:30. Free entrance.

ORENTANO -- CASTELFRANCO DI SOTTO (Pisa)

Feb. 3, 10, 17 & 24, March 3 & 5, 2:30 p.m. Each Sunday there will be float parades. The theme for this edition is "Adventure" and the parade starts with Captain Hook, Peter Pan and his vessel. There are carnival rides (Luna Park) in Piazza Roma, and entertainment for children; live music, dance shows and face painting. On March 3, best float award; and March 5, 7.30 p.m., a costume party and the "Testone" (Big Head) bonfire at 10 p.m. will conclude the Carnevale. Entrance fee is €3 for adults, €2 for soldiers and teenagers (12 to 17 years old), free for under 12. For more information, visit https://www.pisatoday.it/eventi/carnevale-pisa-2019.html/pag/2 .

PIETRASANTA (Lucca)

Feb. 10, 17 & 24, 3 p.m. float parades accompanied by live music and entertainment; March 5, 3 p.m., children's carnival.

PIOMBINO (Livorno)

March 3 & 5, 3 p.m. float parade accompanied by live music, shows and entertainment for children.

PITIGLIANO (Grosseto)

Feb. 24, from 3:30 p.m., Carnevale costume party for children in Piazza della Fortezza; March 3, float parade starts at 2:30 p.m.; party in Piazza della Repubblica; March 5, costume party in Piazza della Repubblica at 9:30 p.m.; float parade starts at 2:30 p.m., followed by a costume party in Piazza della Repubblica. For detailed program visit: www.facebook.com/Carnevale-di-Pitigliano-1608581735957513.

PONTEDERA (Pisa)

Feb. 10, 17 & 24; March 3 & 5; from 2:30 to 5 p.m., float parades, live music and food booths.

PRATO

Carnevale Di Paperino

Donald Duck's Carnevale

Feb. 17 & 24; March 3 & 5, from 3 p.m. More than 250 masked entertainers, live music and a cascade of confetti will create a magic Carnevale atmosphere and fun for everyone. www.carnevaledipaperino.it/carnevale-di-paperino-prato.htm

SAN GIMIGNANO (Siena)

Feb. 10, 17 & 24 and March 3; 2:30 -- 7 p.m. Four Sundays of festivals with float parades, live music, dancing, confetti, entertainment and a lot of fun for children and adults. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/Arcinobilcontradadipiazzetta1 .

SANTA CROCE SULL'ARNO (Pisa)

Il Carnevale d'Autore

Author's Carnevale

Feb. 10, 17 & 24 and March 3; from 3 p.m., the traditional Carnevale celebrations take place, since 1928, in Piazza Matteotti with float parades, live music and entertainment.

SESTO FIORENTINO (Florence)

Pinocchio e il Paese dei Balocchi

Pinocchio and the Village of Toys

Feb. 24 and March 3 & 5. At 2 p.m., float parades, entertainment, shows, mask contest, street artists in Piazza IV Novembre. This year's Carnevale theme is "Pinocchio," the famous children's tale of Carlo Lorenzini, since Sesto Fiorentino is one of the locations described by the author in his book. For more information visit: www.prolocosestofiorentino.it

VIAREGGIO (Lucca)

Feb. 9, 3 p.m.; Feb. 17, 5 p.m.; Feb. 23, 5 p.m.; March 3 and March 5. This is considered among the most renowned carnival celebrations in Europe. It is famous for its seafront parade of floats and masks, usually made of papier-mâché, depicting caricatures of popular people, such as politicians, showmen and sportsmen. The first parade was held in 1873, when some wealthy middle-class men decided to organize a parade of floats adorned with flowers. A number of local citizens, as a sign of protest, decided to put on masks to show their refusal of high taxes they were forced to pay. Best float award and fireworks show conclude the March 5 parade. For more information: https://www.zingarate.com/italia/carnevale-date-sfilate-italia-europa.html .

VENERI - PESCIA (Pistoia)

I Nostri Mestieri

Our Trades

Feb. 3, 10 & 17; from 2:30 p.m.; float parades representing various activities and even one dedicated to the "Formula 1" race. Children may jump on "masked wagons" and be protagonists, jugglers, elves and street artists; live music, face-painting and clowns; food booths feature traditional Carnevale pastries. Children will be able to ride the Magic Train (like Thomas the Tank Engine) with multicolor lights. Free entrance. For more information, visit www.carnevaleveneri.altervista.org .

Tuscany Antique Markets:

Bolgheri (Livorno): Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., downtown squares and streets

Certaldo (Florence): Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Boccaccio and Via 2 Giugno

Florence: Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Santo Spirito and Borgo Tegolaio (about 100 vendors)

Forte dei Marmi (Lucca): Feb. 9-10, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Dante

Lucca: Feb. 16-17, 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): Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Via XXIV Maggio

Montepulciano (Siena): Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Grande

Piombino (Livorno): Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Cappelletti, Corso Italia, Via Fucini, Piazza Gramsci

Pisa: Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza dei Cavalieri

Pistoia: Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Via Pertini

Pontedera (Pisa): Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., main squares and streets downtown

Ponte a Egola (Pisa): Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Garibaldi and Via XXV Aprile

Quarrata (Pistoia): Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Risorgimento

Vicopisano (Pisa): Feb. 10, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Domenico Cavalca

CONCERTS

ABBA DREAM -- Feb. 2, Busto Arsizio, an Abba tribute, Teatro Sociale

MAMMA MIA -- Feb. 8--10, Musical with orchestra, Padova, Grand Teatro GEOX

SUBSONICA -- Feb. 12, Padova, Kioene Arena

MALIKA AYANE -- Feb. 14, Special Concert for S. Valentine, Padova, Grand Teatro GEOX

NEGRAMARO -- Feb. 20, Padova Kioene Arena and Feb. 21, Conegliano (Treviso) Zoppas Arena

TEARS FOR FEARS -- Feb. 24, Padova, Kioene Arena

EMMA -- Feb. 27 Montichiari (Brescia) Palageorge

RAMA -- March 16, Live 2019, Padova, Grand Teatro GEOX and Mar.20, Brescia, Grand Theater Morato

MANESKIN -- March 22, The Life Tour Dance, Padova, Grand Teatro GEOX

FEDEZ -- March 23, Montichiari (Brescia) Palageorge; April 13, Padova, Kioene Arena, April 14, Conegliano (Treviso) Zoppas Arena

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND -- March 30, Padova, Grand Teatro GEOX

Tickets online at www.ticketone.it or www.geticket.it

Find more events for Tuscany at:

www.teamworld.it

www.visittuscany.com

www.firenzeturismo.it

www.turismo.pisa.it

www.tuscany-excellence.com

Editor's Note:

The information on local host nation events is provided through the auspices of the USAG Italy Public Affairs Office. All details provided are for informational purposes only and are a representation of typical events conducted in the local community. The PAO grants no element of exclusivity to any outside agency or business and any reference to commercial or retail activities implies no endorsement or recommendation by the U. S. Army or its agencies. Participation in any event or activity described herein is strictly voluntary and should be done so only after careful advisement and consideration of the safety and security environment at each specific location.

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