Travel for Rookies

Venice Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2011-10-14 08:00 - 2011-10-23 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | La Fenice Theatre, Campo S. Fantin 1965, Venice, 30124, Italy
If you like opera, get tix pronto for this event.

Le Nozze di Figaro is the second part of the Mozart project of his trilogy on the texts by Da Ponte. This will be followed by both the revival of Don Giovanni, with its original set, and Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia at Teatro Malibran, of which it is the narrative continuation of the original French source.
A musical comedy in four acts, KV 492 to a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on the comedy La folle journé ou Le mariage de Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (the second episode of the so-called Figaro trilogy), Le Nozze di Figaro had its premier at the Burgtheater in Vienna on May 1st 1786, the first jewel of what was to be a lengthy partnership between Mozart and the Italian librettist.
The opera will be performed by a new production by Fondazione Teatro La Fenice with the very same names behind Don Giovanni: Damiano Michieletto production, Paolo Fantin set, Carla Teti costumes, and Fabio Barettin lighting. The musicians are also nearly all the same. Once again, Antonello Manacorda will conduct the Orchestra and Choir of Teatro La Fenice; Markus Werba and Simone Alberghini will alternate as the Conte di Almaviva, Carmela Remigio is the Countessa, Caterina Di Tonno as Susanna, Alex Esposito and Vito Priante will alternate as Figaro, Marina Comparato and José Maria Lo Monaco will alternate as Cherubino.
The premier on Friday 14th October 2011 will be followed by eight repeat performances.
For more information: http://www.teatrolafenice.it/dettaglio_spettacolo.php?IDSpettacolo=484
Concert Dates & Times:
14/10/2011 – 19:00
15/10/2011 – 15:30
16/10/2011 – 15:30
18/10/2011 – 19:00
19/10/2011 -19:00
20/10/2011 -19:00
21/10/2011 – 19:00
22/10/2011 – 15:30
23/10/2011 – 15:30

Happy Hour at Cafe al Fontego in Venezia
2011-10-14 | Cafe al Fontego, Campo Santa Margherita - 3426 Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
Just another happy hour event in Venice that is organized by HostelsClub.com, a leading international booking site based in Venice. This event is for HostelsClub fans or prospective clients. They have thousands of hostels, B&Bs, hotels, apartments and guesthouses in over 120 countries at hostel rates.

Happy Hour Start Time: 8:30pm til 2am on Oct.14, 2011
Open to the public.
For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120882244686719 (Facebook Public Invite)

Venice Design Week: October 1-9, 2011
2011-10-01 08:00 - 2011-10-09 17:00 | Venice, Italy
Creativity, Art, Business, Sustainability and an International Presence for the Second Edition of the Festival of Design in Venice

Get in on the Design Week in Venice, the international event that brings exhibitions, workshops, meetings and above all creative and design firms to the floating city itself, Venice. The theme this year is liquids & drawings or a combo of that as you can shimmy through interesting installation pieces, competitions, and tours of incredible palaces. There are even organized talks by leading players of modern design and architecture.
The DesignSpotter Company explains the essence by saying,”The fact that Design has extended beyond its own boundaries of knowledge is not a momentary phenomenon. It’s strong roots are supported by many factors such as the increasing demand of projects on the emotive and sensorial areas in relation to concepts such as health and wellness. Another important factor is the use of design for public services and the relationship between man and machine.”

Venice Design Week is strongly committed to the history and culture of Venice. Therefore, from the 1st til the 9th of October, Venice is alive with events, performances and events distributed in a variety of meeting spaces in the city. Many of the events will be held in multiple languages thanks to the international competition “Doing things | Article | Handcraft | Industry”, where about 50 designers will be actively participating from around the world. The exhibition hall is in San Leonardo.
There is also a festival dedicated to children, which will take place at the Gardens Greenhouse. Moderators will entertain and teach the children how to create toys, jewelry and home decorations with objects that are thrown away, instilling a seed of sensitivity towards the environment and sustainability.
Between the talks, workshops and guided tours throughout the week, Venice continues to be a hotbed of new ideas and projects, such as the one born with the first meeting of the festival, the network between Designweek of various Italian cities.
For more information, check out: http://www.designweek.it/
Schedule of Events: http://www.designweek.it/images/stories/2011comunicati/calendario%20visite.pdf (It’s in Italian, but pretty self-explanatory.)

Town Fair in Campo S.Giacomo dell'Orio
2011-09-02 - 2011-09-04 | Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio, Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio, Venice, Italy
Venice is having a town fair with live music, Venetian food and some political talk every evening til Sept.4th at S.Giacomo dell’Orio!
Date: Sept. 1-4, 2011
Time: Concerts start at 9pm but the food is available by 7ish.
Cost: Concert (Free), Food (depends on how hungry you are)
Website (in Italian, but has the map location): http://www.prcvenezia.org/FestaLiberazione2011programma.htm

Last Concert of the 2011 Summer on Lido
2011-08-27 | Blue Moon, Lido Island, Italy
Two final shows, a theatrical performance followed by a concert commemorating the Beatles. What is going on over there Beatles? First the Mexican concert and now this?
Well, it’s free and open to the public, so if you’re around, it sounds like an interesting performance alright. With a couple of beers, I’m sure the evening will get better once you get back to Venice proper.

“UOMALTO CERCA TROVA”
Theatre Performance by Fabio Pasian
Saturday, August 27 from 18.00 to 19.00
“BEATLES FOR EVER”
Saturday, August 27 at 21.30
evening dedicated to the most famous rock band in the world with:
– “The Bitters”, Beatles Juice and Strawberry Fields

Mexican Concert at Lido Island
2011-08-17 | Blue Moon, Lido Island, Italy
Come to the Blue Moon at Lido Island to enjoy the beach and some Mexican folklore music! Who would have thought? Venice and Mexican?? Ok, now I’ve seen it all.
“THE CUMBANCHERA Y LOS TEQUILEROS”
Mexican Cabaret
Wednesday, August 17 at 21.30
Cost: FREE
Cast
Jennifer Cabrera – voice and performer
Diego Vio – guitar
Alvise Seats – bass
Lorenzo De Vettor – drums and flute
Flor Fallas – dancer

Open-air Cinema in Campo S.Polo
2011-08-11 - 2011-08-31 | Campo San Polo, Venice, Italy
When: July 27-Aug. 31, 2011
Time: Evenings
Cost: 6.50 Euros per ticket
Where: Campo San Polo, Venice
Enjoy watching some movies in this temporary outdoor movie theatre built for the late summer months. You can view the full showing directory at http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/47203 (download the second pdf file which lists the showing times and movies). The San Polo open-air theatre will display some movies in English with Italian subtitles. Enjoy movies such as The Tourist, The Tree of Life, and other movies that are out of the running at this year’s Venice International Film Festival.

See Shooting Stars in Padova's Planetarium
2011-08-10 21:00 - 2011-08-12 23:00 | Padova's Plantarium, Via Cornaro 1 , Padova, Veneto, Italy
Want to see some shooting stars?

Where: Planetarium, Via Cornaro 1
When: August 10-12th, 2011 at 9pm
A “shooting star” has nothing to do with a real star! These amazing streaks of light that you sometimes see in the sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock called meteoroids that fall from space into our atmosphere and burn due to the friction here.
The ephemeral traces of light from the burning meteoroid produces what is called a “meteor”. Meteors are commonly called “shooting stars”.
Scientific definitions aside, they continue to have a fascinating and popular belief that make them unique and make for very special summer evenings:
They’re shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of …Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” — Bob Marley (lyrics)
Evening program
The phenomenon of “shooting stars” will be illustrated with spectacular effects on the dome of the planetarium 9 meters in diameter.
Perseids: this is the scientific name of the meteor shower that can be observed when the Earth passes through the region of the orbit where the comet, Swift-Tuttle’s debris left during its numerous passages in the vicinity of the Sun. It is one of the most intense swarms of meteorite known since ancient times.
Presentation by Elena astronomers Lazzaretto & Noble Luke
More Information
Admission: € 4.00
Reservations: Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 12.00, Tuesday to Saturday (from 16.30 to 19.30)
Tel: 049/773677
segreteria@planetariopadova.it
www.planetariopadova.it
