Whats more harmonious than pairing music with wine? Thats the premise behind Melodia del Vino a series of five classical music concerts combined with wine tastings, hosted at some of Tuscanys finest vineyards between June 27 and July 6, 2013. The wineries taking part in the music series include Cantina Antinori nel Classico in [...] read more »
Whats more heavy metal than a man in a chainmail suit of armor shredding on a guitar while shrouded by 600,000 Volts of lighting? Absolutely nothing! Continue reading → read more »
Classic board game epitomizes the DIY ethos of gigantic arts, engineering and technology festival. Continue reading → read more »
Cinco de Mayo marks Mexicos freedom from France -- but its celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico! read more »
Springtime means festival time around here. I love festivals. I love the arts and crafts, the food, the music, the people milling aimlessly in the street. I have been to festivals celebrating crawfish, art, watermelons, chickens, frontier days, redbud trees, pecan trees, fire ants, gators, rice, catfish, Mardi Gras and more. Some are better [...] read more »
The Palio, held in Siena Tuscany each July 2 and August 16, is so much more than just a horse race. It is an age-old tradition that makes up the very fabric of this charming Tuscan city. Watch this video to learn more about how Siena is preparing for this summers race: read more »
A new music festival for Liverpool was announced at a Press Briefing at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday 19th February. The newly announced Liverpool International Music Festival will take place in August and will be a more cost effective development of the often controversial Matthew Street Festival. Building on the success of Liverpool's well attended yearly Matthew Street Festival it will introduce "new, exciting ingredients" and see "the city come together in a celebration of all things music". Ther... read more »
That time of year is fast approachinga spectacular time to visit the magical city of VeniceCarnevale. Short of Rio and New Orleans, there is no place more famous for its opulent pre-Lent celebrations. The Venetian events are getting off to a slightly earlier start this year since Ash Wednesday falls a bit early, on February [...] read more »
The area of Trentino Alto-Adige is located in the very north of Italy. This beautiful winter wonderland offers several Christmas markets worth visiting: From November 29 to December 23, the Sudtirol town of Bolzano hosts a charming Christmas market combining both German and Mediterranean traditions. The Mercatino di Natale (Christkindlmarkt in German) takes over the town squares with [...] read more »
You may remember back in February this year we worked with Threshold Festival to create their official festival blog. And what fun we had as we wore down our soles walking around Camp and Furnace and all the other venues including The LanternTheater, Elevator and many more. We're looking forward to doing it again in bigger and bolder forms (and stronger shoes) next year but in the meantime there's a mini event to raise funds for next years festival at Camp and Furnace on the 28th of July. We know it's ... read more »
