Your Thursday forecast: best events in Florence

Your Thursday forecast: best events in Florence

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Thu 24 Jan 2019 11:26 AM

MUSIC/Verone Jazz

Throughout January and February

Caffe’ del Verone, piazza Ss. Annunziata 13, Florence

Jazz up your January at this evening concert-with-a-view, the last in this month’s lineup at Caffè del Verone, the rooftop bar at the Museo degli Innocenti. Italian jazz vocalist Michela Lombardi performs with pianist Piero Frassi tomorrow evening (January 25), but the music keeps playing throughout February. For all events, a pre-show aperitivo runs from 7-8.30pm , followed by a short talk with the  featured artists. Concerts remain open until seats run out. Call 3500970302 or email caffedelverone@gmail.com to book.

 

 

 

SHOP/Vintage Selection

Ongoing until January 27

Fortezza da Basso, viale Filippo Strozzi 1, Florence

Momo Vintage, Florence

Just as the winter sales start to slow down, into town comes Vintage Selection, tempting all secondhand savants to keep shopping. (This one isn’t complaining.) The sprawling marketplace, now in its 33rd edition, will feature an array of vendors from up and down the Boot, hawking everything from sparkly Chanel bags with nary a scuff to lumberjack flannels with luxury price tags. Running simultaneously with the knitwear trade showcase Pitti Filati, Vintage Selection will have a special corner carved out at the larger fair, inside the Padiglione Cavaniglia. At press time, edition 33’s theme is still hush-hush, but the common thread through all past editions of Vintage Selection is a reverence for nostalgia and repurposed goods. More info on www.vintageselection.it.

 

 

ABBA/Mamma Mia!

January 30-February 3

Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99, Florence

“Here we go again!” Swedish pop group ABBA’s songs have serious staying power. On the heels of the movie Mamma Mia 2, released in September, the original stage musical (in its Italian version) is coming to Florence’s Teatro Verdi. The three-generations-strong show—its current iteration directed by Massimo Romeo Piparo—will feature a cast of more than 30 colorful characters and a live orchestra. Set on a fictional Greek island, the shiny musical’s storyline revolves around a young bride-to-be whose questions about her father’s true identity come to a boiling point against the backdrop of her wedding week. But the plot isn’t really what anyone sticks around for, it’s the pop: expect to hear plenty of ABBA’s all-time hits, from the title track to “Dancing Queen,” “Money, Money, Money”, “Take a Chance on Me” and more. For showtimes and tickets, see www.teatroverdifirenze.it.

 

 

 

ZOO/Animalia Fashion

Until May 9

Museo della Moda e del Costume, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

It’s a jungle out there in the fashion world, as the season of Pitti Uomo and related revelry consistently proves. See additional evidence in the year’s first exhibition from the Uffizi Galleries group: Animalia Fashion, opening at the Museo della Moda e del Costume on Day 1 of Pitti Uomo 95. Curated by Patricia Lurati, the show celebrates nature and the animal kingdom’s smorgasbord of shapes, colors and patterns, specifically as a source of inspiration for the fashion world. Fashion-wise, the focus is exclusively on the contemporary: the accessories, garments and jewelry on display span the years 2000 to 2018. The zoological component stretches further back, featuring centuries-old drawings of animals and pages taken from medieval tome Tacuinum Sanitatis. For more information, see www.uffizi.it.

 

 

 

ICY/Firenze Winter Park

Until February 24

Ex area Kontiki, Obihall, via Fabrizio de’ Andre/lungarno Aldo Moro, Florence

Venture out of hibernation for a day at the rink. The Firenze Winter Park is a seasonal fixture (it’s been running since late October, technically), but the prime time to visit is in these slow weeks of January when you and your family are likely feeling stir-crazy. You’ll find two expansive rinks designed for skaters of all sizes and levels, and first-timers and little ones can try their hand at “Ice Stock”. (An activity somewhat similar to curling, it requires no skates.) Per tradition, the winter park will also host a lively, almost sagra-style dining area, but this year Tuscan specialties take a backseat to pizza. For hours, prices and a full list of activities, see www.firenzewinterpark.it.

 

 

 

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