Category Archives: Announcements

Kickstarter for “Le Avventure di Tango Rio”

Announcements

If you like videogames, and especially “vintage” adventure games, you might be interested in backing the Kickstarter project for “Le Avventure di Tango Rio”.

The game is produced by Bean Adventure Agency, a small but dynamic team of developers based around Lucca, Tuscany, and will be available in Italian and English. To learn more about the project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beanadventureagency/the-adventures-of-tango-rio.

From the web page it is also possible to download a DRM-free demo of the preliminary version of the game.

Sep. 7 and 8, 2024: 1st Palla eh/Palla a 21 “Six Hamlets Tournament”

Announcements

Saturday 7, and Sunday 8, Sep. 2024, the first edition of the “Six Hamlet” Palla eh!/palla 21 Tournament will be held in Piloni, Southern Tuscany.

In the traditional Summer tournamento which have been taking place since the Seventies, each of the participating villages will propose at least two teams. Depending on the combinations in the first day of the games, there may be cases where it is not always possible for different villages to challenge each other.
To handle this aspect, for each village a single team, composed by a selection of the best players, will be present.

Starting from 2PM, representatives of Piloni, Torniella, Scalvaia, Ciciano, Tirli, and Vetulonia will face each other in a first phase with two three-team rounds, and a final phase.

For more information: http://www.palla21.it or micalosapevo@pibinko.org

Aug. 4, 2024 Voices and Music Waiting for the Stars in Torniella (Southern Tuscany), feat. Giulia Damico

Announcements

Sunday, Aug. 4, at 9.30 PM in the scenic Piazza della Cisterna in Torniella, Southern Tuscany, there will be an evening of “voices and music” waiting for the stars.

The guest star for this event will be Giulia Damico, a jazz singer and songwriter from Turin, who will present her own repertoire in a set with vocals and electronics.

Giulia Damico is active on various projects and collaborations, among which the SYMPATHEIA quarter, winner of the best music award at the Proscenium festival in Assisi; the “Giuseppe Verdi dresses pink” by Fabio Giachino with Flavio Boltro and Gavino Murgia and the vocal tribute to Thelonious Monk in “Spherical Perceptions”.

With the idea of connecting the musical part of the show to the local surroundings, there will be opening readings related to Torniella and the Farma Valley.

The event is promoted by Pro Loco Piloni-Torniella, with the support of the local library and the pibinko.org network

The 2024 Palla eh!/palla a 21 Tournaments are on!

Announcements

Tomorrow, July 20, the Summer series of the ancient game of palla eh! (or palla a 21), is starting. There will be six tournaments in Southern Tuscany, between Siena and Grosseto:

July

  • 20-21 Tirli (Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto)
  • 27-28 Scalvaia (Monticiano, Siena), with Sagra della panzanella

August

  • 3-4 Ciciano (Chiusdino, Siena), with sagra del Ciaccino
  • 10-11 Torniella (Roccastrada, Grosseto)
  • 17-18 Piloni (Roccastrada, Grosseto)
  • 24-25 Vetulonia (Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto)

If you don’t know the game, please visit our page https://www.pibinko.org/palla-a-21-or-palla-eh/, or write to micalosapevo@pibinko.org for more information.

Jul. 14, 2024 – Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). 1st Palla Eh! Junior Campus

Announcements

The Associazione Palla Eh Vetulonia is planning for Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Vetulonia, close to Castiglione della Pescaia, Southern Tuscany, a event dedicated to promoting the ancient game of palla eh! for kids.

Thanks to the presence of some players of the teams which in the Summer week-ends will be participating in the official tournaments between the provinces of Siena and Grosseto (July 20-21 in Tirli, July 27-28 luglio in Scalvaia, Aug. 3-4 in Ciciano, Aug. 10-11 agosto in Torniella, Aug. 17-18 in Piloni and Aug. 24-25 agosto in Vetulonia), the kids will have a chance to learn the basics of the game and to try it in a series of demonstration games.

The campus will be from 4PM to 6.30PM in Principe Umberto square.

The initiative is recommended from age 6 and above. Participation to the campus is free, but an advance registration to vetuloniapallaeh@gmail.com is appreciated.

July 7, 2024 6PM. Night Sky Quality and Land Quality at the Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi, Saturnia (Southern Tuscany)

Announcements

After last February’s event in Scansano, we touch base once more on night sky quality (and Buiometria Partecipativa, participatory night sky quality monitoring). This time we will be in the awesome setting of Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi in Saturnia (Southern Tuscany), combined with a typical product tasting and a visit to the Paride Pascucci exhibition…food for the body and for the mind.

Admission is free but a reservation is required at +390564601280 or info@poloaldi.it