WEDNESDAY 1
CINEMA
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOW 3.15pm
Philomena
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 8.30, 10.30pm
THURSDAY 2
CINEMA
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOW 4.30pm
Philomena
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 6.30, 9pm
MUSIC & CONCERTS
La Traviata
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, with an introduction in English before each act
8.30pm, The English Church of St. Mark, via Maggio 18, www.concertoclassico.info
FRIDAY 3
CINEMA
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOW 6.30pm
Philomena
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 6.30, 8.30, 10.30pm
SATURDAY 4
CINEMA
American Hustle
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.30, 9pm
DANCE
Uau
Dance inspired by sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, the words of Dylan Thomas and poetry by Wistawa Szymborska
9pm, Teatro Cantiere Florida, via Pisana 111/r, www.teatroflorida.it
MUSIC & CONCERTS
La Bohème
Opera by Puccini, with an introduction in English before each act
8.30pm, The English Church of St. Mark, via Maggio 18, www.concertoclassico.info
THEATRE
A journey through the magical world of bubbles
Marco Zoppi creates shapes and stories through giant soap bubbles
9.30pm, Spazio Alfieri, via dell’Ulivo 6, www.spazioalfieri.it
SUNDAY 5
CINEMA
American Hustle
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.30, 9pm
SPORTS
Fiorentina vs Livorno
6pm, Stadio Artemio Franchi, viale Manfredo Fanti 4a, T 0555532803, www.violachannel.com
THEATRE
A journey through the magical world of bubbles
Marco Zoppi creates shapes and stories through giant soap bubbles
4.30pm, Spazio Alfieri, via dell’Ulivo 6, www.spazioalfieri.it
MONDAY 6
CINEMA
American Hustle
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.30, 9pm
MUSIC & CONCERTS
La Traviata
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, with an introduction in English before each act
8.30pm, The English Church of St. Mark, via Maggio 18, www.concertoclassico.info
THEATRE
A journey through the magical world of bubbles
Marco Zoppi creates shapes and stories through giant soap bubbles
4.30pm, Spazio Alfieri, via dell’Ulivo 6, www.spazioalfieri.it
TUESDAY 7
ACTIVITIES
Tales of a firebird
For children aged 3-6. Drawing and activities in the exhibition The Russian Avant-garde, Siberia and the East
5.30pm, Palazzo Strozzi, www.palazzostrozzi.org
CINEMA
American Hustle
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.30, 9pm
MUSIC & CONCERTS
Schubert and Schumann concert
With Gloria Campaner on the piano
9pm, Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99, www.teatroverdionline.it
WEDNESDAY 8
CINEMA
American Hustle
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.30, 9pm
MUSIC & CONCERTS
The Nutcracker
8pm, Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99, www.teatroverdionline.it
SPORTS
Fiorentina vs Chievo
Time TBA, Stadio Artemio Franchi, viale Manfredo Fanti 4a, T 0555532803, www.violachannel.com
THURSDAY 9
ACTIVITIES
A train full of…
Live music by Unmade Bed, and free activities in the courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi
From 7.30pm, courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi, www.palazzostrozzi.org
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 9pm
FRIDAY 10
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 8.30, 10.45pm
Louis
Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Via Sant’Antonino, 11, Florence, www.saci-florence.edu, | SHOWS 1pm
SPORTS
Slam FC 6
Slam Fighting Championships
6.30pm, Obihall, via Fabrizio de’ Andre 2, www.obihall.it
SATURDAY 11
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 8.30, 10.45pm
MUSIC & CONCERTS
Whispers
Energetic jazz music
9.45pm, Circolo Vie Nuove, viale Donato Giannotti 13, www.pinocchiojazz.it
SUNDAY 12
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 9pm
MONDAY 13
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 9pm
TUESDAY 14
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 5.30pm
WEDNESDAY 15
CINEMA
The Immigrant
Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T 055214068, www.odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 4, 6.15, 9pm
ONGOING EVENTS
ACTIVITIES
Afternoon tea at the British
The British Institute of Florence invites you to afternoon tea every Thursday afternoon. Open to all, sponsored by Tealicious
Thurs 4.30-6pm, free (donations welcome), British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9, T 055 26778270, www.britishinstitute.it
Quirky Quilters
Quilting group at St James Church
Fridays at 10am, Meeting room, St. James church building, via Rucellai 9, T 335 657 2367, annebar@interfree.it
CINEMA
Philomena
Until Jan 6, Spazio Alfieri, www.spazioalfieri.it
EXHIBITS
Braccia
Works by international artists
Until Jan 4, Marino Marini Museum, piazza San Pancrazio, www.museomarinomarini.it
Melotti Looks at Melotti
A portrait of Fausto Melotti by Marino Marini, 1937, and Theorem (1971), by Fausto Melotti
Until Jan 4, Marino Marini Museum, piazza San Pancrazio, www.museomarinomarini.it
Masterpieces from the Musèe d’Orsay
The Impressionists. Includes works by Degas, Monet and Renoir
Until Jan 5, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, www.polomuseale.firenze.it
Matthias Corvinus and Florence
Exhibition examining the relationship that King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary established with Florence and its artists
Until Jan 6, The museum of San Marco, www.unannoadarte.it
The Allegory of Patience
Exhibit focusing on this important painting
Jan 5, Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, www.polomuseale.firenze.it
Gran Principe: Ferdinando de’ Medici
A celebratory exhibit to this key figure, one of the most important collectors and patrons of the arts in the history of the Medici
Until Jan 6, Uffizi Gallery, www.unannoadarte.it
Il Poeta della Fotografia
Photographic exhibit dedicated to French photographer Izis Bidermanas
Until Jan 6, MNAF, piazza S. M. Novella 14r, www.mnaf.it
Bronzino, De Chirico e altri restauri per Casa Siviero
An exhibition of the restorations which have taken place over the last year at Casa Siviero
Until Jan 6, free, Museo Casa Siviero, Lungarno Serristori 1, www.museocasasiviero.it
Pietro Annigoni: the presence of an artist
Until Jan 6, Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, via Bufalini 6, emanuele.barletti@entecrf.it, T 0555384001
Queens, Emperors, Princes and Heroes
Rare works from the Ente Cassa di Risparmio collection
Until Jan 6, free, Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, T 0555384001, emanuele.barletti@entecrf.it
Greetings from Perù
Portraits and Images by Silvia Amodio
Until Jan 7, Natural History Museum, Anthropology and Ethnology Section, www.msn.unifi.it
Donato Di Zio
Exhibition on Dante
Until Jan 10, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, www.riccardiana.firenze.sbn.it
Boccaccio- author and copyist
Until Jan 11, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, www.bmonline.it
Inspired Touch of Tuscany
Oil paintings by Hawaiian artist Olivia Santiago
Until Jan 11, B&M Books, Borgo Ognissanti 4r, www.bmbookshop.com
The Russian Avant-Garde, Siberia and the East
Kandinsky, Malevič, Filonov and Gončarova
Until Jan 19, Palazzo Strozzi, www.palazzostrozzi.org
Unstable Territory
Borders and identity in contemporary art
Until Jan 19, CCC Strozzina, www.strozzina.org
24 artworks
Exhibit by contemporary artist Gianfranco Baruchello
Until Jan 31, Galleria il Ponte, via di Mezzo 42b, www.galleriailponte.com
The art of Lolita Valderrama Savage
An exhibition of neo-impressionistic paintings
Until Jan 2, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, via Cavour 1, info@consphilflorence.it, T 0554628848
Dietrofront
The hidden side of the Uffizi’s collections
Until Feb 2, Uffizi gallery, info@amicidegliuffizi.it
Never seen before
Exhibition of never before seen works of art
Until Feb 2, Uffizi Gallery, Sala delle Reali Poste, www.polomuseale.firenze.it
A new homeland of the spirit
Admire a selection of 66 works from the Prints and Drawings Department of the Uffizi, dating from the early decades of the twentieth century
Until Feb 9, Department of Prints and Drawings of Uffizi, www.polomuseale.firenze.it
Vivi Sepultura
Exhibit by artist in residence, Larissa Aharoni
Until Feb 13, F_AIR Florence Artist in Residence, ia San Gallo 45/r, http://fair.palazziflorence.com
La via al Principe
Machiavelli from Florence to San Casciano
Until Feb 28, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, www.bncf.firenze.sbn.it
The Amazing Shoemaker
Take a journey back to your childhood through fairy tales about shoes and shoemakers
Until March 31, Ferragamo Museum, piazza Santa Trinita, www.museoferragamo.it
Florence is a dream to save
An exhibit outlining the life of Herbert Percy Horne
Until April 7, Horne Museum, via dei Benci 6, www.museohorne.it
Hats between art and extravaganza
The first monographic exhibitition dedicated to hats
Until May 18, Costume Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, www.cappelloinmostra.it
The Carnival of the Animals
Bronze sculptures of animals in the garden
Until May 23, Giardino della Gherardesca, T 055 26261, claudia.porrello@fourseasons.com
Cortona. The dawn of the Etruscan Princes
Journey back 2700 years to the beginning of the Etruscan era in Cortona
Until July 31, National Archaelogical Museum of Florence, www.archeotoscana.beniculturali.it
GUIDED TOURS
Planetarium: this month’s sky
On Sundays at 3pm and 4.30pm: viewing of the sky of the current month, with explanation (in Italian). Age 6-100!
Via Giusti 29, reservation required T 0552343723, www.fstfirenze.it
Baluardo a San Giorgio
Last Sunday of every month, free, 9:30am to 12:30pm, T 0552616051
Tours of the Misericordia Museum in English
Visit the Misericordia museum to learn about the fascinating history of one of Florence’s oldest institutions.
Every Monday 9am-noon, free, Misericordia Museum, Piazza Duomo, 20
LECTURES & CONFERENCES
Modern Art talks
Three talks with the directors from the most important modern art centres about art and their projects
Until Feb 31, CanGo Cantieri Goldonetta, via Santa Maria 23/25, for www.cango.fi.it
Toastmasters
Improve your public speaking skills and confidence in a structured and friendly environment. All are welcome. Bilingual English/Italian
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 6.30pm, Montedomini, via dei Malcontenti 6, (Dec 12 at Cruise bar, via XVII Aprile), tmfirenze@gmail.com
MARKETS & FESTIVALS
Ciompi Antique Fair
Every weekday, but on the last Sunday of every month it’s in a large version that expands to nearby streets.
Piazza de’ Ciompi, T 0553283551
Farmers market in the city
Fridays at the Parterre (near piazza della Liberta)
Fridays, 8am-2pm, Parterre, piazza della Liberta
Fierucola in piazza Santo Spirito
Every third Sunday of the month, organic products market, every second Sunday regular market.
Piazza Santo Spirito
Porcellino Market
Florentine arts and crafts with straw, handmade embroidery, leather, woodwork and flowers
Every day, all day, Logge del Porcellino
San Lorenzo Market
Florentine arts and crafts, handmade embroidery, paper, leather and much more
Every day, all day, streets around Basilica San Lorenzo
Sant’Ambrogio Market
Open Monday through Saturday, 7am to 2pm; Wednesday and Friday, 7am to 7pm; Become a fan on Facebook: Mercato S.Ambrogio Firenze
Piazza Ghiberti
Fortezza da Basso Antique Market
Every third Saturday and Sunday of the month, viale Filippo Strozzi, Firenze, T 0553283550
Santo Spirito Fair
Every second Sunday of the month, piazza Santo Spirito, Firenze, T 0552705272, www.comune.fi.it
Small Antique Fair in Fiesole
100 exhibitors sell their handicrafts and other collectibles.
First Saturday and Sunday of the month, piazza Mino da Fiesole, T 0555961263, www.comune.fiesole.fi.it
MUSIC & CONCERTS
Live Jazz or classical music every Thursday night
Thursdays at 8:30pm, free, Oblate Cafeteria, www.lospaziochesperavi.it
Jazz Set
Aperitivo with the house jazz band every Wednesday night starting at 7pm.
Wednesday nights at Ideal, via il Prato 4b, T 0552654348, www.idealfirenze.it
Careggi in Musica
Free classical, jazz or light concerts every Sunday morning at 10:30am.
Aula Magna del NIC, Nuovo Ingresso, Careggi, Padiglione H3, Largo Brambilla 3, www.agimusfirenze.it
Opera at St Mark’s
Operas in the historic church, with an English introduction before each act. Madame Butterfly, La Bohème, Carmen, La Traviata, The Marriage of Figaro and more
All year, usually 8.30pm (check website), The English Church of St. Mark, via Maggio 18, www.concertoclassico.info
PARKS
Boboli Gardens
Nov to Feb, from 8:15am to 4:30pm (5:30pm during March), from April to Oct, from 8.15am to 6:30pm, piazza Pitti, ticket: €8, T 0552651838
Giardino dell’Orticultura
Pleasant family park & lawn.
Year-round during daylight hours, via Bolognese 17 (Ponte Rosso area).
Stibbert Park
Pretty, shady park with pond and 19th century flights of fancy, good for picnics.
Year-round during daylight hours, closed Thursday, via F. Stibbert 26.
Villa il Ventaglio Garden
Wide open lawn and a duck pond, plus shaded path up hill to a (closed) villa.
Year-round during daylight hours, closed Monday, Via Aldini 10 (Le Cure area).
Villa Peyron
Year-round, via Vincigliata 2, Fiesole, T 055454791
SPORTS
Skating rink at Parterre
Enjoy some festive ice skating over the Christmas period
Until Jan 6, 8am-11.30pm, piazza della Liberta’, Parterre, www.firenzeturismo.it
Toscana Winter Park
Skiing, ice skating and tobogganing
Until March 2, www.firenzewinterpark.it
Florence Badminton Club
Try your skill on the court, lessons or own matches
Every Friday (9.30pm-11pm) at Centro Sportivo Anchetta, Il Girone, via Aretina 42, and every Tuesday (9pm -10.30pm) at Palestra della Scuola Media Calvino, via Maffei 44 . Call 055242882 for info
THEATRE
Theater Creation Open Classes
The students of the Helikos International School of Theater Creation present their own brief creations (in English) based on a theme they are assigned each week
Every Friday, 3-5.30pm, free, Helikos International School of Theater Creation, via della Fonderia 51, no reservation is needed, see www.helikos.org or call Teresa on 3291398075
CHILDREN’S EVENTS
ACTIVITIES
Musei da favola
Tours and activities for children in Florentine museums; in English and Italian
Until March 31, various museums in Florence, http://tinyurl.com/pyykars
Firenze Moms 4 Moms Network
For English-speaking mothers in Florence and surrounding areas. Various activities including playgroups, mom’s night out, couples’ night out and more.
T 3335728946, www.firenzemoms4moms.net, infotiscali@firenzemoms4moms.net
The Children’s Lending Library of Florence
An English-language volunteer run, non-profit lending library open to everyone. Childrens’ books, DVDs & activities. See website for opening hours.
St. James church building, via Rucellai 9, Florence, T 3283282757, www.childrenslibrary.altervista.org
Reading Italian for foreigners
Primary school children whose first language is not Italian are invited to participate in weekly group reading classes. The group is called ‘Italiano 10+’.
Every Monday at 5pm, BiblioteCaNova (Isolotto), via Chiusi 4/3A, Florence, T 055 710834
THEATRE
Teatrino del Gallo
Puppet theatre, Pupi Di Stac, cinema workshop, concerts, exhibition, conferences, meetings and talk shows
All year with monthly planning, Limonaia del giardino della Libreria Libri Liberi, via San Gallo 25r, Florence, T 3386024335, www.teatrinodelgallo.it
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