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Best event of the week: Florentine flower power!

CONCERTS/Liberation Day + Sunday Sounds April 25, 5.30pm & April 26, 4pm–7.30pm Piazza della Signoria on Saturday; various squares on Sunday Website Marking the fall of Mussolini’s republic and the end of Nazi occupation in Italy, Liberation Day is celebrated on April 25. An

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Best event of the week: Celluloid Jam!

  PARTY/Celluloid JamApril 17, 7.30pm aperitivo, 10.30pm concertTasso Hostel, via Villani 15, FlorenceWebsite Come celebrate Celluloid Jam, a young Florentine band on the verge of going global! The burgeoning band ...

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Best event of the week: StreEAT!

FOOD/StreEAT April 10–12 Cascine Park, Florence Prepare your palate for the most delicious weekend of the month! Whether you crave salty treats or have a sweet tooth, you can snack on suppli, spring rolls and other tempting street treats from Italy and beyond at the StreEAT

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Best event of the week: Floren-sparks!

FIREWORKS/Floren-sparks! 9.55am arrival in piazza del Duomo Piazza del Duomo, Florence  Easter is an explosive day in Florence! On Sunday morning, hordes will huddle in piazza del Duomo for the famous Scoppio ...

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Live music in Florence in April 2015

Looking for live music in Florence? Here are The Florentine’s picks for April. For updates and more, see TF’s events listings on our home page.    EASTER HYSTERIA @Flog via Michele Mercati 24b, April 4   Flog Auditorium celebrates Easter with an Italian and international

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Best events in Florence in April 2015

Our events listing keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best events in Florence and Tuscany in April—and beyond.   FOOD/ StreEAT April 10–12 Cascine Park, piazzale delle Cascine,

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Best event of the week: ’90s Night!

  CONCERT/Spandau Ballet March 28, 9pm Nelson Mandela Forum, viale Malta 6, FlorenceWebsite The British New Wave is back in Florence. More than 30 years after its heyday, Spandau Ballet’s 1983 single ...

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Best event of the week: Korea in Florence!

EAST/Korea in Florence!  March 20–30 Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, Florence Website More than just a cinematic event, the Florence Korea Film Fest explores all aspects of Korean culture. The first ...

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Best event of the week: Power & Pathos!

      From bronze sculptures to burger buffets, there’s quite a bit of variety on the calendar in Florence this week! CLASSICAL/Power & Pathos March 14–June 21 Palazzo Strozzi, piazza Strozzi, ...

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Best events in Florence in March 2015

Our events listing keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best events in Florence and Tuscany in March—and beyond.  LIFESTYLE/Taste and Fuori di TasteMarch 3–9, Fuori di

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Best event of the week: Viva Van Gogh!

The top 6 events for the week of February 26–March 4, 2015.  Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download     ph. Andrea Paoletti EXHIBITION/Viva Van Gogh! Until April 12, Mon–Thurs 10am–7.30pm; Fri–Sat

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Best event of the week: Magic Florence!

The top 5 events for the week of February 19-26, 2015.  Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download     LITERATURE / Talking Haiti February 19, 6pm Paperback Exchange, via delle Oche 4r, Florencetheflr.net/cxuvoa HarperCollins has just published Port-au-Prince

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Best event of the week: Loving Chianti!

Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download   1. PARTY/ Swing time! February 14, 10pm. Glue Alternative Concept Space, viale Manfredo Fanti 20, FlorenceWebsite Put on your dancing shoes, grab a partner and head to Glue in Swing, a fun, retro-inspired evening of swing

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Top 6 Valentine’s Day 2015 events in Florence

Love it or hate it, February 14 is not disappearing from the calendar anytime soon. Valentine’s Day may have once been a foreign tradition, but it's now come to Florence in full force. We’ve rounded up 6 of the best ways to embrace—or

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Best event of the week: Gherardo delle Notti!

The top 5 events for the week of Febrary 5-11, 2015.  Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download EXHIBITION/ Gherardo delle Notti Feb 10­–May 24.Uffizi Gallery, piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence  This week, be among the first to get

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Best events in Florence in February 2015

Our events listing keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best events in Florence and Tuscany this month—and beyond.     EXHIBITION/ Gherardo delle Notti February 10–May 24. Uffizi

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Best event of the week: Silver style!

The top events for the week of January 29 to February 4, 2015.  Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download     STYLE / MARKET / Vintage Selection Until February 1, 10am–9pm. Stazione Leopolda, viale Fratelli Rosselli 5, Florence   Everyone from the Pitti

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Best event of the week: Russia in Florence!

The top 5 events for the week of January 22–28, 2015.  Download the full list of events in Florence: http://theflr.net/download  CINEMA / PREMIERE/ Goltzius and the Pelican Company January 22, 9pm. Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, Florence http://www.odeonfirenze.com   Writer-director Peter

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Best events in Florence in January 2015

NEVER SEEN BEFORE/ Russian Icons at the UffiziUntil February 1, 10am–5pm Reali Poste Room–Uffizi Gallery, piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence Precious artworks usually kept in storage take center stage in the ...

NEWS

Holiday hours for Florence Museums, 2014

Florence makes way for an onslaught of holiday merry-makers who can’t wait to sample the city’s cultural offering. Although state museums are closed December 25 and January 1, there are special openings as follows, including scheduled Friday night late openings and the free first Sunday

ART + CULTURE

Street Textiles

The exhibition ‘Street Textiles’ is part of a photographic project from the Villa Lorenzi and Fashion Room bookshop in Florence. The exhibition showcases works from young people, aged 16-20, who are part of the group, 'Giovani per il Futuro'.   The idea behind the project wasn’

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Best events in December 2014

Our events listing keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best events in Florence and Tuscany for December—and beyond.   CINEMA/Winter screen December 18–31 Odeon Cinema, piazza Strozzi

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Best Christmas and New Year events in Florence and Tuscany

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas... but if you’re not feeling festive yet, you will be once you see what Florence and Tuscany have in store to put you in a merry mood! From charity markets to the ballet, Christmas concerts to snow tubing,

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