Capalbio (Tuscany) relaunches with a rich program of events

CAPALBIO (GROSSETO) - Music, cinema, books, theater, art: this is the content of Capalbio's summer program, promoted by the Capalbio Foundation and under the patronage of the Municipality.

The event starts on 11 July with the Karima concert and ends with 'Arte & vino', wine and food itineraries of the cultural association 'Il Frantoio' and 'Capalbioèvino'. Among the events, there is also space for poetry with an evening - July 18th - dedicated to Dante and curated by Stefano De Sando.

There will be traditional appointments with 'Capalbio books the pleasure of reading' (from 4 to 8 August) and the 'Capalbio international prize piazza Magenta', scheduled for 29 August. Visitors will then be able to admire artistic (for example, the 'Augmented liberty' exhibition) and cinematographic (with the screening of films in the context of the Lux prize, of the European Parliament) on 24 July.

All events are free admission: to participate you must respect the social distancing and use the mask. "This summer poster represents the debut of the Capalbio Foundation activity - explained the president Maria Concetta Monaci - which was born on the eve of the lockdown and which therefore could not work on some projects that we had put in the pipeline. summer calendar that we propose, and which is created in collaboration with the many people active in the area, however, wants to be a signal for the community ".

According to the mayor Settimio Bianciardi, with this initiative "the season of events represent an important result not only because they are able to put together a quality offer that can enhance existing experiences and new appointments, but also because in this moment of health emergency that we are experiencing was not so obvious to be able to define a summer billboard ".

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This quarantine due to the coronavirus has been quite a complicated period. An isolation that seems to have no end.

Cinque Terre, April 2019

Last November, after almost two years of steady growth in work here in Italy, I returned to Brazil for vacation. I was happy to see my family and some friends and recharge my batteries for a 2020 that promised to be even better. My return to Italy was scheduled for the beginning of February.

Since January, the news about the new coronavirus in China has started to increase and there was a concern as most of the customers come from Asian countries. There would probably be a reduction on the part of this audience. When I arrived at Bologna airport and all the passengers had their temperature checked, I realized that the issue was more serious than I imagined. Luckily I managed to do some jobs that were already scheduled for February, but at the end of the month the increase in cases of contagion in Italy already gave a notion that the epidemic was out of control. Since then, all communications related to my work were cancellation requests. I had 2 clients who wrote saying that if the borders were open they would like to keep the sessions and would do everything possible to make this happen. It was undoubtedly an encouragement, but unfortunately it was not confirmed.

At the beginning of the pandemic, probably in a phase of denial, I no longer watched the news, whose content was 100% coronavirus. Then I started to get information and look for news that gave a little hope. We still don't know how far this goes. Here in Italy, the numbers seem to be starting to give way. Even so, April will probably be another month with no funding. The feeling of these days is to be a little depressed, missing my family and worrying about the lack of work. I take the opportunity to study some English, in which I am still very limited and will certainly help me when we go through all of this. Meanwhile, we continue to hope for a cure and the well-being of all!