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Lu.C.C.A Lucca Center of Contemporary Art, Via della Fratta 36 Steve Mc Curry and Pietro Gilardi. Time after Time. Giuliano Ghelli Le vie del Tempo. Otto minuti dal sole, un minuto dalla luna.
Videoart open 10.00-19.00 Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays. Till 5 September.
Puccini Opera Via S. Giustina 16
Various exhibitions at the association’s head quarters.
Puccini e il cinema Posters and rawing relating to films on puccini heroines. Open 10.00-19.00 daily except Tuesdays. Till 1 November. Piatti di Puccini, Richard Ginori ceramics celebrating Puccini’soperas. Puccini mai visto, memorabilia, music scores, rare photos and letters, inauguration 15 September.
VIAREGGIO
Da Fattori a Casorati
Ojetti Collection. Experts have meticulously re-assembled the collection of 19th and 20th century Italian masterpieces dispersed when the Florentine home of the writer and art critic Ugo Ojetti was turned into a hotel. At the Centro Matteucci per l’Arte Moderna, via d’Annunzio 28.
Tuesday-Saturday 15.30-19.30 Sunday 14.30-20.00 closed Mondays. Till 12 September.
Galileo Chini e la Toscana
A collection of the art nouveau master’s ceramics, paintings, stage scenery- At GAMC Modern Art gallery, Piazza Mazzini 22. Open 18.00-23.00 Tuesdays to Sundays. Monday closed. Till 5 December.
BARGA Immagini della Valle del Serchio nella pittura del novecento 20th century landscape from the Garfagnana. Fondazione Ricci Till 5 September.
Immagini del suono (images of Sound)
A series of visual experience to accompany the Summer Festival pop concets. All shows are free.
VILLA BOTTINI Immagini che suonano bene (great sounding images). Upstairs: photos, paintings, drawings, rock’n roll portraits, installations by Lou Reed, David Byrne, Patti Smith, Anton Corbijn etc.
Downstairs: videos.
Reckless Road Marc Canter’s photos of Guns N’Roses.
Open tuesday to sunday 10.00-13.00 and 16.00-19.00 till 29 August.
MUSEO VILLA GUINIGI (the Casermetta)
Via della Quarquonia, 4 tel. 0583 496033. Love me Fender
Photos, drawings, memorabilia dedicated to Fender guitar. Open tuesday to sunday 10.00-13.00 and 16.00-19.00, till 29 August
GALLERIA 38 Via del Battistero Wonderful Tonight photographic exhibition.
Shots of the Beatles in India, Jeff Beck, Rolling Stones etc. taken by Pattie Boyd. Open monday to saturday 10.00-13.00 and 16.00 to 19.30, till 29 August.
PALAZZO GUINIGI Divas: fro the Dolce Vita to the latest scoop photos from a lifetime’s work by Rino Barillari the King of Paparazzi. Open monday to thursday 10.00-13.00 and 17.00-20.00; same hours and also 21.00-23.00 on friday, saturday, sunday. Till 22 August.
Lu.C.C.A Lucca center of Contemporary Art, Via della Fratta 36.
Steve Mc Curry and Pieatro Gilardi Time after Time. Giuliano Ghelli Le vie del tempo. Otto minuti al sole, un minuto dalla luna. Videoart. Closed mondays. Till 5 September.
VIAREGGIO Centro Matteucci per l’Arte Moderna
Da Fattori a Casorati. Capolavori dalla collezione Ojetti. Experts have meticulously re-assembled the 19th and 20th century Italian masterpiece collection dispersed when the Florentine home of the writer and art critic Ugo Ojetti was turned into a Hotel. Tuesday – saturday 15.30-19.30 Sunday 14.30-20.00 Closed Mondays. Till 12 September.
In vino veritas
Convinced that there is no more sane and simple way to live than the Montecarlo way, you may now be ready to join us on a country tour.
Landscapes that have not been overly re-modelled (sometimes ruined in the process) offer scope for the immagination, for self-expression and creativity. just look around and see what appeals to your taste: Montecarlo DOC reds or whites (especially Trebbiano, Malvasia, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, San Giovese, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Pinot, Cabernet, Sirah and Roussanne) and excellent golden olive oil (with an acidity level below 0.4% and an almondy after-taste), for example.
Many Montecarlo events are centered on wine. In mid-May Via Vinaria offers tastings of DOC and IGT wines with a Wine Bus for carefree visits to the Fattorie; Montecarlo in Festa honours the Madonna del Soccorso on 8 september but for 10 days glories in the grape, local gastronomy and cultural and musical entertainment; the Festival of New Wine and Oil takes place on the second wekend in November. Then of course there is the summer Jazz and Wine Festival.
With its surroundin vineyards and olive groves, Montecarlo has existed at least since 1000 AD. Its people moved from a nearby site called Vvinaia (property of the Duchi della Tuscia) after suffering a disastrous attack by the Florentines: soon thereafter in 1333 Carlo IV of boemia founded his “Montecarlo” by building the Fortress. Little has chenged, at least architecturally and agriculturally, since that time. Montecarlo wines were appreciated even in the 16th century, by Pope Paul Farnese III and Gregory XII and many others. In 1999 the wine route became “officially” identified; see www.stradadelvinoeoliolucca.it for more information and enjoy Montecarlo wines in Lucca at Enoteca Calasto (piazza S. Giovanni) and many other fine establishments.
Barga proclaims itself “the most Scottish town in Italy”. These two articles give some idea why. First, Sonia Ercolini describes the town’s own very special summer “sagra”.
The Barga Fish and Chips Festival started from 23rd July to 19th August. every evening from 7.30 pm onwards you can try out our special fish and chips, fried in the best traditional Barga-Scottish way. As a matter of fact some of the very first restaurants to serve fish and chips in Scotland were opened up by our very own “barghigiani” when they emigrated there at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
When many of these emigrants came back to Italy, traditional fish and chips then made its appearance in Barga. In the early 1980’s to honour the history of the Barga emigrants, the barga Sports Association decided to put fish and chips on the menu at the traditional “Muletto” Festival. It was so successful that it gradually became the “Fish and Chips Festival”. Lately the success of the Festival has also been recognised in the UK with coverage in the “The Indipendent” newspapaer and special BBC TV report.
At the Festival, other tasty dishes are served alongside the traditional fish and chips: various first courses, grilled meat, cold dishes and typical home-made cakes and dessert.
The event is held at the Barga Football Stadium the “J. Moscardini Stadium”. The stadium is completely covered so you can eat there even in bad weather.
After dinner, entertainment guaranteed with live music and dancing and special evenings dedicated to piano-bar, karaoke and the 60’s, 70’s and 80’smusic. There is also a special play area where children can enjoy themselves in safety on “bouncy castle” games. Come along and enjoy the fun and the fish and chips.
