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  • A CONVERSATION WITH MICHELA DAL BORGO OF THE VENICE RECORD OFFICE

    [ 12 April 2011; 17:00 to 18:00. ] “Il pan ci manca”. Food in Venice under the Provisional Government of Daniele Manin (1848-49). Publication presented on 16 October to mark World Food Day, with an exhibition at the Record Office.
    Coordinator: Sergio Fragiacomo

  • AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE ROMANIAN POET ILEANA M?L?NCIOIU.

    [ 12 March 2011; 17:00 to 18:00. ] In association with the Romanian Institute of Humanistic Research and Culture in Venice
    In her work, Ileana M?l?ncioiu covers the big themes of great literature: the soul, death, faith, tragedy and limits. Considered a poet of “tragic guilt” (according to the title of her thesis for her doctorate of philosophy in 1977) and “an Antigone that […]

  • ANTONIO CARPENEDO AND HIS PIAVE CHEESES

    [ 17 February 2011; 16:00 to 18:00. ] A wonderful opportunity to taste the numerous cheeses perfected by a leading Veneto authority in the field: Antonio Carpenedo, who has been promoting and experimenting with new refinement techniques for over fifty years.
    He invented the “Ubriaco” (“Drunk”) cheese and is currently promoting his new “Cupido” cheese, which is matured in pits on rocks from Conegliano.
    Coordinator: […]

  • INCROCIO MANZONI CONFRATERNITY

    [ 16 December 2010; 16:00 to 18:00. ] The association was founded with the aim of protecting and promoting this great vine species in memory of the eminent Professor Luigi Manzoni, who worked with dedication and steadfastness on an important research project that made a fundamental contribution to the development of wine making in our local area. The vines created by Professor Manzoni, […]

  • NATIVE FRIULIAN WINES BY EMILIO BULFON

    [ 20 January 2011; 16:00 to 18:00. ] The ancient vine species from the Friuli piedmont region will be presented by one of the most authoritative oenological figures in North-East Italy: Emilio Bulfon, who was recently given the Cangrande della Scala Award for Oenology at Vinitaly 2010. For over thirty years Emilio has been pursuing the laudable aim of bringing back into production […]

  • OFF-ROAD WINES: IN SEARCH OF SIMPLICITY. HISTORIES AND CULTURES OF OTHER COUNTRIES

    [ 10 February 2011; 16:00 to 18:00. ] We are extremely pleased to announce that the Meraner Weinhaus “VINUM” from Bolzano will be contributing to the “Wine in the Bistrot” programme and bringing a highly select group of European producers to Venice. These are absolute gems!
    Germany – Moselle – Nahe:
    Schäfer Fröhlich (Best producer of the year in Germany)
    Van Volxem (Emerging producer of the […]

  • PERSONAL EXHIBITION BY ARTURO SIEBESSI

    [ 9 December 2010; 17:30 to 18:30. ] This artist was born in Venice and has been painting since he was very young. He graduated from the Ettore Tito Free School for Nude Art, which he attended from 1972 to 1976. Like many Venetians, he was forced to move to the mainland, where he played an active part in the artistic, cultural and […]

  • THE WOMEN’S LINE

    [ 1 February 2011; 17:00 to 18:00. ] Reflections and views on female models and images in the poetry of Venetian women writers.
    Presentation by Anna Lombardo and Lucia Guidorizzi.

  • UNGRAFTED ITALIAN WINES BEFORE PHYLLOXERA

    [ 4 November 2010; 16:00 to 18:00. ] Giampaolo Girardi, the President of Proposta Vini Italia, will introduce us to the world of ungrafted Italian wines before phylloxera. There will be a conversation and an opportunity to taste some wines made with the fruit of vines that are not grafted on American rootstocks. In the second half of the 19th century, phylloxera devastated […]

  • VENICE AND ITS PRINTING ART

    [ 22 March 2011; 17:00 to 18:00. ] BY and WITH MARCO ZANETTO
    Throughout the modern age, the Republic of Venice was an extraordinary city and the home of a solid state that was conscious of its role in Europe, including in the emerging cultural field of printing. In terms of both quality and quantity, Venice was the capital of books, from the incunabula […]

  • WHEN CHOCOLATE, HONEY AND SUGAR MEET P.G.I. PIEDMONTESE HAZELNUTS

    [ 18 November 2010; 16:00 to 18:00. ] The small chocolate maker Guido Gobino of Turin and the “torrone” manufacturer Relanghe of Alba (Cuneo) will describe their production processes, which are unique because they are based on an exceptional raw material: the “Tonda Gentile Trilobata” variety of the P.G.I. Piedmontese Hazelnut. This precious fruit from the Langhe area comes together with chocolate to […]

  • “LA BONISSIMA” VINEGAR PRODUCERS – DE PIETRI FAMILY

    [ 31 March 2011; 16:00 to 18:00. ] PGI Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is made with the cooked must of seven different types of grape (Lambrusco, Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Albana, Ancellotta, Fortana and Montuni) and strong wine vinegar. It is a very dark liquid with a powerful aroma. It is acidic and sweet at the same time, with a delicious flavour and an exquisite […]

  • “LE DOGARESSE” – SUPERNOVA EDITORE

    [ 16 November 2010; 17:00 to 18:00. ] GIOVANNI DI STEFANO, LETIZIA LANZA, DANIELA ZAMBURLIN
    A far-reaching and well-constructed historical and chronological look at the numerous consorts of the Doges. The coronations with which they were honoured by the Republic of Venice were almost regal at times.
    Presentation by Giovanni Di Stefano

  • “NELL’OBLIO DEL TEMPO” and “NELL’OBLIO DELL’AMORE”

    [ 15 February 2011; 17:00 to 18:00. ] Mara Penso, Vice President of G.P.C.M.
    “Nell’oblio del tempo” (“In the oblivion of time”) features illustrations by Giacomo Soldà and a preface by Toni Toniato, who describes the work as a “pensive elegy” because the verse has a yearning elegiac nature with a sorrowful intimacy.
    “Nell’oblio dell’amore” (“In the oblivion of love”), with photos by the writer […]