Wednesday 26 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Piazza Piemonte no. 2
Milan appears to be a very busy fashion and business city that is not suited for families wanting to spend a weekend enjoying shows and events.
However, the city does offer many fun opportunities to be discovered along with Giovanna Canzi and Daniela Pagani.
Thursday 27 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at Mondadori in Piazza Duomo no. 1
Aldo Biscardi – who has been a journalist for 50 years and the presenter of the Monday evening TV football show “Processo del Lunedì” for 30 years – presents his book on the Italian passion for football.
Tuesday 18 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Piazza Piemonte no. 2
The Simili sisters, owners of a longstanding bakery in Bologna, describe their recipes with simple ingredients that hide the secrets that only a grandmother would have the patience to explain.
Monday 17 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Piazza Piemonte no. 2
Josè Saramago, Nobel prize winner for literature, will meet with readers on the occasion of the release of his latest work “Caino” [Cain], which is already available in bookstores.
Thursday 13 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33
On the last Sunday of May for the past 18 years, the member wineries of the “Movimento Turismo del Vino” open their doors to the public.
Thursday 13 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33
They are Italy outside of Italy. They are young Italians who have chosen to live and work away from home. The book, “Vivo altrove” [I live elsewhere] by Claudia Cucchiarato, recounts their stories.
Tuesday 27 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Piazza Piemonte no. 2
This play by Mark Ravenhill, which debuted in London in 1996 and became the scandal of the 1990s, is now running in Italian in Milan.
Tuesday 27 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33
While we are talking about GMOs, we are already eating fruits and vegetables that have been genetically modified by nuclear radiation. We are terrified of chemicals but we forget that vanilla extract comes from petroleum. Dario Bressanini, curator of the Scienza in cucina [Science in the kitchen] blog, give us some answers in his “Pane e bugie” [Bread and lies].
Wednesday 21 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33
Ninety-six percent of the tap water in Italy is drinkable, and yet Italians are the largest consumers of bottled mineral water.
Friday 16 April at 6 pm at Mondadori in Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
The musical group SeiOttavi presents “Cinematica”, their new CD based on their show of the same name, which brings words from films to life through the seven a cappella voices of these Sicilian singers.
Wednesday 14 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33
Amongst the industrialised nations of the world, Italy is one of the most polluted and has a growing number of cancer cases.
Tuesday 13 April at 6 pm at laFeltrinelli in Piazza Duomo.
“Ho sognato una banca. Dieci anni sulla strada di Banca Etica” [I dreamt of a bank. Ten years of Banca Etica].
Banca Etica, which was started by grassroots peace and environmental movements, is a unique Italian bank that is used both for fair trade and by thousands of people.
Il Cielo Con Un Dito [I could touch the sky]. Claudio Bigagli, after playing Lieutenant Montini in the famous film “Mediterraneo” by Gabriele Salvatores, has cultivated a new passion: writing. He is presenting his first book with two co-stars from “Mediterraneo”, Claudio Bisio (who played Corrado Noventa) and Gigio Alberti (who played Eliseo Strazzabosco).
Friday 19 March at 6:30 pm at the “La Feltrinelli” bookstore in Piazza Duomo (near the Galleria).
The authors present their book “Abbabusiness: Il Lato B Delle Imprese [The B side of business]“. The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is coming out in businesses all over the world and openly expressing their point of view.
