Fwd: 🍭 Family all-sorts and fun in Florence

TF Weekly, February 20

Year XVI - February 2020 - Issue 264 View this email in your browser NEWS    EVENTS    ART+CULTURE    FOOD+WINE    LIFESTYLE    TRAVEL EVENTS Best events of the week Things get architectural this week in Florence with the highly anticipated exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi, a dedicated architecture festival, and events on the theme of urban regeneration. Read more Black History Month Florence A meditation on social obligations, a reflection on the need for countermelodies and a critical engagement with history are all built into the theme of the highly anticipated fifth edition of Black History Month Florence. Read more Natura Collecta Natura Exhibita Entering into the magnificent setting of the Chiostro of San Lorenzo, you leave the sunlight behind and descend to the crypts, intrigued—and possibly on edge—as you step into the unknown. What awaits you is an exhibition like no other in Florence. Read more CLASSIFIED ADS Seeking but not finding? If English is your first language and Florence is where you live, you might find what you're looking for in our classifieds. CHECK NOW FAMILY Centenarians of Tuscany By Giuseppe Della Maria In 2015, Tuscany set the record as having the highest number of centenarians in Italy with as many as 1,500 individuals reaching the impressive 100-year mark. Inspired by this information, Giuseppe Della Maria created the Portraits of Tuscan Centenarians project. Read more "Why do you have two moms?" Laura Giuntini is the Vice President of Famiglie Arcobaleno – Associazione Genitori Omosessuali – a national Italian association made up of gay families and supporters dedicated to asserting and supporting their rights. Five years ago, she and her wife, Valeria Cossu, became parents of the adorable Milo. Read more The Fiumi Family With deep Florentine roots yet an international outlook, the Fiumi family are symbols of success with a charisma and dedication that is awe-inspiring. The Florence-born siblings all left for pastures new before ultimately returning to their ancestral city. Read more Moving your Family to Italy By Michele Capecchi Italy remains an attractive life choice for many people who decide to move their family here for the medium to long term. Bringing your family overseas, especially if you have children, can prove complex if approached without proper legal support. Read more Vietnam to Tuscany Adopting is a selfless act, even more so if you're a Tuscan transplant from California who decides to adopt internationally. Sheila Corwin describes her 15-year-old son's journey from southern Vietnam to a town near Florence. Read more

Your Friday movie - Academy Award Nominee

Your Friday movie - Academy Award Nominee

Marriage Story

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Fwd: ernestvaudry@tin.it wants to share with you: Everybody ESL

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Fwd: 👠 A women’s rights march, Chinese videogames and a karaoke night: this week in Florence

TF Weekly, January 16

Year XVI - January 2020 - Issue 263 View this email in your browser NEWS    EVENTS    ART+CULTURE    FOOD+WINE    LIFESTYLE    TRAVEL A women's rights march, Chinese videogames and a karaoke night: this week in Florence  It's a murky week as the usually cerulean winter skies have clouded over to make way for melancholy. Luckily, there's plenty going on in the next few days to ensure that we can cast aside the duvet and indulge in the weird and wonderful array of events that Florence has in store for us all. Traditional Chinese art meets videogames at the Fantasy Westward Journey Cultural Heritage Exhibition, currently on at Villa Strozzi, while the Women's Rising March will take to the streets on January 18. Sing the classics at a karaoke night organized by St. Mark's cultural association at the popular Caffè degli Artigiani on January 19, splurge on a wardrobe update for 2020 at Vintage Selection (Fortezza da Basso, January 22-26) and indulge in a pint or two at the Brewer of the Year fair (TuscanyHall, January 17–19).   Best events of the week Chinese videogames, a march for women's rights and the St Mark's karaoke night: the unusual, meaningful and fun-filled events this week in Florence. Read more CULTURE Picasso exhibition at Palazzo Medici Riccardi One of the greatest artists of the 20th century and his complex relationship with women is explored in this show featuring shots by one of the most successful 20th-century photographers. Read more Cultural twinning between the Uffizi and Siena The Uffizi Galleries and the City of Siena have met to discuss future cultural collaborations between Florence and Siena.   Read more The indie Piaf: Sabina Sciubba by Jane Farrell Singer, composer, actress and video artist Sabina Sciubba is not easily categorized. After a peripatetic life between Rome, Germany, France and New York, Florence is lucky to have her here. She'll be performing at Cinema La Compagnia on January 25. Read more Winter exhibitions in Prato by Alexandra Korey This winter, Prato's museums provide at least three good reasons to return to the textile city. Consider it an easy day trip by train, with plenty of opportunities for good food and shopping between museums and before returning to Florence. Read more EATING OUT Nugolo: garden of goodness by Helen Farrell Bunches of tomatoes dangle like cotton-wool clouds from the ceiling as excited diners cross the threshold into Nugolo, the garage turned garden-style restaurant along via della Mattonaia.   Read more Next TF paper issue on February 6 (earlier for subscribers) Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Copyright © 2020 The Florentine, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up for it on www.theflorentine.net or subscribed to The Florentine Our mailing address is: The Florentine via dei banchi 4 Firenze, FI 50123 Italy Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

You Might Not Actually Be Struggling With Depression | Benjamin Sledge in HeartSupport

You Might Not Actually Be Struggling With Depression But you may be dealing with depression's lesser known evil twin Benjamin Sledge in HeartSupport8 min read

Glory - from the soundtrack of Selma

Glory

And the performance at the Academy Awards

The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression; they were part of a broader voting rights movement underway in Selma and throughout the American South. By highlighting racial injustice, they contributed to passage that year of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark federal achievement of the civil rights movement.

The song, written for the soundtrack of the Film "Selma" is outstanding any way you look at it.  Inspirational, motivational and emotional, the song is one of the best of the best.