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October 26, 2011

Sunday in Reggio Emilia


This Sunday at the parco Legnolandia, kids activities: donkey riding, games, book exhibition, readings, etc. We experienced the donkey riding recently, it's fabulous!
Reggio Emilia is only 30 minutes far from Parma with the highway.

Legnolandia is on facebook.

October 23, 2011

Parma this week (Oct 24-30)

Check La Repubblica for a comprehensive list of events. La Repubblica Parma is also now accessible on facebook.

Our selection of events for the week:
Festival Verdi is coming to an end, but Aperitivi alla Casa della Musica will start soon!
Every Saturday jazz at Bar Cristallo from 8 pm.
The original ones, the festival of movies in original version, still going on at Cinema d'Azeglio!
Free concert at Chiesa San Sepolcro Sunday at 9 pm: Frescobaldi, Cimarosa, Donizetti.
Science week at Barilla Center with workshops for kids aged 6-11
Halloween: see the post dated October 15. And if you have suggestions, please send them to parmamia@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Saturday morning the ticket office of Teatro al Parco will exceptionally open so you can buy your tickets for the coming season of Teatro delle Briciole.
It's also time to book tickets for Zona Franca, a festival of theatre taking place in November with about 10 shows for kids.
I warmly recommend Teatro delle Briciole: the shows are of excellent, professional quality and are a great entertainment for adults too!

Out of town:
Tired of Verdi? Try Puccini! Book tickets for La Bohême playing on November 11 at Teatro Magnani in Fidenza.
In Fidenza starts the annual festival for kids aged 3-12: drop your kids and husband and go shopping at the outlet!
Sunday at Parco Boschi di Carrega, kids can learn how to recognize animal prints!
The Festa del Tartufo in Calestano takes place every sunday until November 13.
Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca until December 11.

Outside the province
In Ferrara exhibition "Gli anni folli" Paris at the time of Dali, Picasso and Modigliani until January 2012.
In Pavia exhibition Degas, Lautrec e Zandò a Pavia: mostra al Castello Visconteo da Settembre a Dicembre 2011 Eventi a Milano
"Les Folies de Montmartre", Degas, Lautrec e Zandò until December 18.
In Milano "Cézanne, les ateliers du midi" until February 26, 2012.
In Torino "Moda in Italia", 150 years of Italian high fashion until January 8, 2012.

Build your own calendar of events: check our 'Time out' page for useful websites.

October 16, 2011

Parma this week (Oct 17-23)

Our selection of events for the week:
Festival Verdi is still going on.
The original ones, a festival of movies in original version at Cinema d'Azeglio!
On Wednesday, Dado Moroni Quartet (jazz) at Teatro Regio. 9 pm.
Every Saturday jazz at Bar Cristallo from 8 pm.
Free concert at Chiesa San Vitale on Sunday at 6 pm: Mozart, Bach, Liszt.

Study the programme of Aperitivi alla Casa della Musica, sunday morning concerts from November to May 2012, and book your tickets from November 2. Mozart, Vivaldi, Mahler, Shostakovich and Gershwin are in the programme this season.

Kids:
Starting this Wednesday morning and until November 16, readings for kids aged 18-36 months at Biblioteca Pavese.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: piazza Ghaia, via Cavour and Oltretorrente short puppet shows at 12 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm.
On Saturday the Museo di Storia Naturale, via Farini 90, will exceptionally open its doors to the public (10am-12pm and 3pm-6pm) in the scope of Biodiversamente, the festival of "ecoscience" organized by WWF and the Association of Museums of Science.
Teatro delle Briciole and Teatro del Cerchio: time to book your tickets!

Out of town:
The Festa del Tartufo in Calestano takes place every sunday until November 13.
On Sunday Biodiversamente will move to the Reserve of Ghirardi in Borgotaro with guided tours at 10 am and 3 pm.
Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca until December 11.

Out of the province:
In Ferrara exhibition "Gli anni folli" Paris at the time of Dali, Picasso and Modigliani until January 2012.
In Pavia exhibition Degas, Lautrec e Zandò a Pavia: mostra al Castello Visconteo da Settembre a Dicembre 2011 Eventi a Milano
"Les Folies de Montmartre", Degas, Lautrec e Zandò until December 18.

 

October 15, 2011

Looking for a Halloween party?

Here are some events found on the web:

For kids aged 5 and up: Fiabe di Halloween the Castle of Fontanellato
For kids aged 7 and up: Festa di Halloween at the bookstore Libri e Formiche
For kids at the Castle of Varano.

Adults:
Halloween Bardi Night  at the Castle of Bardi.
Notte Halloween at the Castle of Compiano
Notte Halloween at the Castle of Varano Melegari

Complete list of events.

Meanwhile, before Ognissanti, you can eat the traditional "ossa dei morti", bone-shaped biscuits (for example at Provinciali, via Cavour).