7 pm Meet & Greet with new Italian roommates candidates at Palazzo Giovane (Casa della Creatività) Language Tandem and Aperitivo to follow.
Staying in town and looking for a traditional meal? Check out:
Ristorante Accademia, Piazza San Marco 7r
Reserve: tel. 055217343, €30 euro (drinks not included)
Angels, Via del Proconsolo 29/31r,
Reserve: tel. 055/2398762 or 3287290848 €40
Café Deluxeé, Piazza Indipendenza (corner via XXVII Aprile),
Reserve: tel. 055485749, €19 per (drinks not included) info@cafedeluxee.com
Four Seasons Hotel Borgo Pinti €85 -100 See here for more info
This week in Florence
Tuesday, Nov. 23
English Church of St. Mark's, www.concertoclassico.info
British Library Lecture. Bronzino and Eleonora di Toledo: a painter and his patron. Scholarly thinking on the relationship between Agnolo Bronzino and Eleonora di Toledo has recently been radically revised. Initially thought of solely as the subject of one of the painter's best known portraits and the recipient of his most outstanding work, the Chapel of Eleonora in Palazzo Vecchio, the Duchess of Florence has emerged as one of Bronzino's most important and demanding patrons. Yet this relationship remains controversial and academic debate over it is intense.
Modern Italian politics: a never-ending transition
One of the more puzzling phenomena of the Italian political scene in the last ten to fifteen years, at least from the British point of view, is its mix of discontinuity and instability. Almost two decades after the emergence of high expectations, many institutional mechanisms still remain uncertain and undefined.
Dec. 1-19. German Christmas Market, Piazza Santa Croce
Traditional German sausages, strudel, mulled wine, Holiday gifts, crafts and more!
Through December 10
50 Days of Film – Festival at the Cinema Odeon
For schedule, see www.odeon.intoscana.it
Or http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/en/festival/calendario/2010
Anxious to explore? Suggestions in/around Florence:
Through December 7
“Firenze Insolita”: The city of Florence has created a program of guided tours and walks throughout the month of November. See the full schedule on the Activities bulletin board or online here: http://www.comune.fi.it/opencms/export/sites/retecivica/materiali/hp_citta/fileFirenzeInsolita.pdf
Italian Phrase of the Week:
“Prendere due piccioni con una fava”
(Kill two birds with one stone. Literally, “Catch two pigeons with one bean”)
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