Firenze Gelato Festival 2012

May 23-27
Taste, culture and fun: here is the Firenze Gelato Festival 2012
Tuscanycious: Gelato Festival in Florence 2012

STANFORD: Richard Serra’s Sequence

W H A T :    Richard Serra’s Monumental Sculpture “Sequence”
W H E N :    Wednesday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm | Thursday 11 am – 8 pm
W H E R E : Cantor Arts Center, Stanford

ITALY: Matera

The Towns Italy Forgot

Italy’s secret caves

AROUND THE WORLD IN MOVIES: Sleep Furiously

Watch online on July 29 2011!

FilmMaker | Guardian | indieWire | NYTimes | RottenTomatoes
WIN 2 TICKETS TO WALES

AROUND THE WORLD IN MOVIES: Brilliant Soil

Brilliant Soil is a touching and urgent film that deals with the use of lead-based glazes on pottery from Michoacan and how this toxic element affects the quality of life and health of the artisans. Mexico has a law prohibiting the use of lead glazes but it is not applied, so artisans continue getting poisoned, fueling this serious health problem.

Brilliant Soil – documentary trailer from Galatea | bulbo on Vimeo.

FASHION: Madame Gres Exhibit Extended in Paris

W H A T :    Madame Grès: La couture à l’œuvre
W H E N :    Until August 28
W H E R E : Bourdelle Museum, Paris

M O R E :    Bonjour PARIS: Madame Gres Exhibit Extended in Paris
P A R I S :   Madame Grès – couture at work | CATALOG | GALLERY

EVEN MORE: ATELIERS POUR ENFANTS | CONTES EN FAMILLE

Missed the exhibit in our recent too short trip to Paris, happy to find a nice story at Bonjour PARIS

LONDON: Mosaïques Festival of World Culture

CALIFORNIA: Columbia Diggins Tent Town

W H A T :    DIGGINS 1852
W H E N :    June 2-5, Thurs-Sun daytime
W H E R E: Columbia State Historic Park

M O R E : Columbia Gazette

Step back in time to the year 1852 and discover what life was like in a gold diggings encampment!
Over 150 volunteers help recreate this time in history by living the life of a miner, merchant, actor/actress, and more.

As expected, Columbia State Historic Park was the kids highlight of the Memorial Day trip… I still remember that it was a hit without kids too And that’s how we found out about this annual event, marked the calendar!

FIRENZE: Gelato Festival 2011

PORTUGAL: Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is one of the field’s top honors and Eduardo Souto de Moura of Portugal was selected for the 2011 award. The Porto-based architect was chosen for his consistent use of simple forms and his careful selection of building materials. Among Souto de Moura’s most famous works are Braga football stadium and the Burgo Tower in Porto.