Friday, May 10, 2024

IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo. Open 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. CHERUBINI CONSERVATORY MUSICIANS. Music of Schubert and Schumann. Teatro del Maggio, Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1. 8 pm. MAGGIO MUSICALE ORCHESTRA conducted by Domenico Pierini. Music of Vivaldi. Santuario di Santa Verdiana, Castelfiorentino. 9 pm. ORCHESTRA DELLA TOSCANA conducted by Hossein Pishkar with pianist Arsenii Moon. Music of Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart. Livorno, Teatro Goldoni. 9 pm. EXHIBITIONS: [...]

Thursday, May 9, 2024

FREE EVENT AT ST. MARK’S CHURCH, via Maggio 16. Straight from the Author’s Mouth. Three successful British authors talk about their novels set in Italy (with an opportunity for questions and discussion). Free entry and refreshments.  7 pm. IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo. Open 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. ORCHESTRA DELLA TOSCANA conducted by Hossein Pishkar with pianist Arsenii Moon. Music of Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart. Firenze, Teatro [...]

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

LECTURE IN ENGLISH. “Brunelleschi’s Dome” by Ross King. 6 pm. Admission €12. Please note, only people with confirmed registrations can attend the lecture in person; To join this lecture with Zoom, no reservation necessary. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcuqrrD4sG9IPIxvpTk4kUS3Z9YFAY2hf. FREE EVENT AT ST. MARK’S CHURCH. Spring Concert. 54 English children aged 9 – 12 years old from St. Michael’s Prep School Choir in Kent will perform a mix of sacred and secular, old and new. Starts at [...]

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo. Open 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. CHERUBINI CONSERVATORY MUSICIANS music of Schubert and Brahms. Teatro del Maggio, Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1. 8 pm. EXHIBITIONS: SALVATORE FERRAGAMO 1898-1960. Ferragamo Museum, Piazza Santa Trinita 5. Admission €8. DIVINA SIMULACRA. MASTERPIECES OF CLASSICAL SCULPTURES FROM THE GALLERY. Uffizi, ground floor rooms. Open 8:15 am – 6:30 pm. Admission included in the museum ticket. THE ENCHANTMENT OF [...]

Thursday, May 2, 2024

IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo. Open 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. ORCHESTRA DELLA TOSCANA conducted by Donato Renzetti. Music of Beethoven and Faure. Arezzo, Teatro Petarca. 8:30 pm. MOVIES IN ENGLISH. Challengers starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor. Giunti-Odeon, Piazza Strozzi. 9 pm. EXHIBITIONS: SALVATORE FERRAGAMO 1898-1960. Ferragamo Museum, Piazza Santa Trinita 5. Admission €8. DIVINA SIMULACRA. MASTERPIECES OF CLASSICAL SCULPTURES FROM THE GALLERY. Uffizi, ground floor [...]

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo. Open 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. INTERNATIONAL HANDICRAFTS FAIR: Fortezza da Basso. Open 10 am – 8 pm. Admission: €8, weekdays €6 for under 25 and over 65. Children under 12 are free with an adult. MOVIES IN ENGLISH. Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi, and Cailee Spaeny. La Compagnia, Via Camillo Cavour, 50R. 3:30 pm. MOVIES IN ENGLISH. My Man Godfrey. La Compagnia, Via Camillo [...]

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

SPRING PLANT AND FLOWER MARKET Giardino dell’Orticoltura, Via Vittorio Emmanuele 4. 9 am- 7:30 pm. INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS FAIR. Fortezza da Basso. Open from 10 am – 10 pm. Admission: €8, weekdays €6 for under 25 and over 65. Children under 12 are free with an adult, and there is free admission after 8 pm. Closes at 8 pm on May 1. TURANDOT opera by Puccini set in Beijing. Maggio Musicale Orchestra conducted by [...]

Monday, April 29, 2024

SPRING PLANT AND FLOWER MARKET Giardino dell’Orticoltura, Via Vittorio Emmanuele 4. 9 am- 7:30 pm. INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS FAIR. Fortezza da Basso. Open from 10 am – 10 pm. Admission: €8, weekdays €6 for under 25 and over 65. Children under 12 are free with an adult, and there is free admission after 8 pm. Closes at 8 pm on May 1. EXHIBITIONS: SALVATORE FERRAGAMO 1898-1960. Ferragamo Museum, Piazza Santa Trinita 5. Admission €8. [...]

Saturday, April 28, 2024

SANTO SPIRITO IN FIERA. Market. Piazza Santo Spirito. 8 am – 8 pm. SPRING PLANT AND FLOWER MARKET Giardino dell’Orticoltura, Via Vittorio Emmanuele 4. 9 am- 7:30 pm. CIOMPI ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES MARKET. Piazza Ghiberti. 9:30 am – 7:30 pm. INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS FAIR. Fortezza da Basso. Open from 10 am – 10 pm. Admission: €8, weekdays €6 for under 25 and over 65. Children under 12 are free with an adult, and there [...]

Saturday, April 27, 2024

CONCERT Virginia Wesleyan University 12-voice a cappella ensemble performing a variety of music. St. Mark’s Church. Contact administrator@stmarksitaly.com for exact time. SPRING PLANT AND FLOWER MARKET Giardino dell’Orticoltura, Via Vittorio Emmanuele 4. 9 am- 7:30 pm. INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS FAIR. Fortezza da Basso. Open from 10 am – 10 pm. Admission: €8, weekdays €6 for under 25 and over 65. Children under 12 are free with an adult, and there is free admission after [...]