Weekly Newsletter, September 12th - 18th

CET Events

Wednesday, September 14th: Renaissance Art and Architecture Site Visit (meet at the Duomo at 8.20am)

Thursday, September 15^th: Medieval Art & Architecture site visit: Bargello Museum (meet in front of Bargello at 10am)

Sunday, September 18th^th: Passeggiata and Picnic in Fiesole (meet at 11am in Piazza San Marco – bring something for the picnic if you’d like!)

Events in Florence

Tuesday, September 13^th: ‘Cinema Giovane’ Film Viewing of “Noi Credevamo” (in Italian with English subtitles). 9pm at the Palazzo Giovane, Vicolo Santa Maria Maggiore 1 (near Piazza Repubblica). Great opportunity to see some Italian contemporary cinema. The editor, Jacopo Quadri, will be present for a discussion after the film!

Tuesday, September 13^th and Wednesday, September 14^th: Film in English “This is England” at the Odeon Theatre. Showings at 10pm only.

Thursday, September 15^th: ‘Music in the Markets’ – see a live concert with music from the Balkans, BARO DROM ORKESTAR. Mercato dei Ciompi at 9:15pm.

Thursday, September 15^th – Saturday, September 17^th: ‘Nextech’ Electronic Music Festival, Stazione Leopolda. Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5. Concerts every night beginning at 9.30pm (entrance costs between 18-30 Euros depending on the night and includes one drink).

Why not take some day trips this weekend? Ask Anna for info about the best way to get to places like Siena (a perfectly preserved medieval town), Lucca (to ride bikes around the city walls) or San Gimignano (a small town famous for its “skyline” of medieval towers).