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
Also Mauro Tirannosauro has verified: the first batch of T-shirts is ready, so we can start their distribution to support the 2024 Jug Band Colline Metallifere Gran(i)Tour.
What is the peculiarity of this apparel? All drawings and all of the printing process is made by hand, just like Gutenberg!
To order your T-shirt please write to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228, indicating the number of shirts per size. The cost of one T-shirt is 20 Euro, plus shipping. In general, we like the idea of delivering our products personally, or that we can give them to you directly at one of our events, but this is not always possible, so shipping is an option!
For more details about the Gran(i)Tour: https://www.pibinko.org/granitour24en/
Our friends from Agricamping Ixtlan in Tatti, Southern Tuscany, told us the the camping is now ready to receive guests. In addition to the camping, we remind you of the products from their farming activity, in addition to various situations which you may experience in this hamlet in the Metalliferous hills.
For more information: https://agricampingtatti.it…and don’t forget that this year we have the Tatti Twist!
For more news on ASBUC Tatti: https://www.pibinko.org/it/?s=asbuc+tatti
The June Gran(i)Tour has been advertised by the Institute of Italian Culture in Stuttgart among “Other happenings in the institute’s area of operation”…in the past we have collaborated twice with Institutes of Italian Culture: in 2007 for the palla a 21 mission to Chicago and in 2008 with the Institute in San Francisco for the “Square around the ball” photo exhibition, so we appreciate this form of attention.
Sunday, June 16, 2024 the Gran(i)Tour will bring us to Tennental, some 30 km South-West of Stuttgard, Germany, to entertain the participants to the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of biodynamic agriculture with our “music & territory” repertoire!
Sunday March 17, from 11AM to 6PM, Wolfgang Scheibe AKA Tattistampa, known in the world for his production of hand-made prints, posters and other graphic works, is waiting for you to celebrate the international day of art printing in his secret workshop between Tatti and Meleta, in the rolling hills of Southern Tuscany.
Considering the limited size of the premises, it is necessary to book your visit by Saturday, March 16, 8PM. Please write to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or message on whatsapp or SMS on +393317539228. A few slots are still available.
The day will also be an opportunity to learn about other projects on which Wolfgang is active, and in particular with his Jug Band Colline Metallifere. Some of the band members will be present during the day and, accidentally, there might be musical instruments in the surroundings…who knows what might happen…
But please, book yourr visit by 8PM, Saturday March 16!
In addition to the promo video below, we encourage you to review some of Wolgang’s feats since 2014 in the pibinko.org netowrk (link 1), and with the Jug Band Colline Metallifere (link 2)…combining music, printing, and agriculture there are lots of intersting stories!
Please see also the initial announcement for this event, published on Jan. 31.
For more information and booking: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.
During our last “M’illumino di Meno” we explained that Luciano Massetti from the Italian Research Council’s Institute of Bioeconomy could not participate directly to the BuioMetria Partecipativa events due to the overlap with a mission to the Svalbard Islands. In fact, his goal was to deploy a night sky quality sensor. We did check with Luciano the possibility of having some form of live connection, but due to the tight schedule in such a peculiar research facility this was not possible. However, Luciano was able to document a few moments of his presence in this video, from which you may also have a glimps of what happens when Italian researchers venture in very cold places:
For more information:
Video source: https://video.ibe.cnr.it/w/oZwcqDV6UYxZ8rG1jcHxAv
…if you live in Bayern or Baden-Württemberg and you are curious about the Jug Band Colline Metallifere and about stuff we propose about “music & territories”, please contact us for an initiative which will be reaching you in a couple of months: micalosapevo@pibinko.org o 3317539228.
For a refresher:
Please note that for posts after May 2023 the Italian-language version of the sites has a lot more content than the English-language version, so you are encouraged to browse the Italian version..
After switching back on the interactive BuioMetria Partecipativa map during the twentieth edition of “M’illumino di Meno”, we are gradually adding layers to the canvas that we would like to use over the coming months to trigger actions about light and darkness.
After the CNR IBE monitoring network, we have reloaded the data collected by Unihedron, i.e. the producer of the “Sky Quality Meter”, which we renamed as “buiometri” for our Italian communities.
The new map is available at https://www.pibinko.org/buiometriapartecipativa-map/.
We would like to recall that the Sky Quality Meter is not the only type of sensor existing for the measurement of night sky quality. In fact, with the BuioMetria Partecipativa since 2011 we have conducted various intercomparison and cross-calibration experiments. However, the SQM still remains as the most widespread entry-level sensor, plus it is the one which we have historically used as a liaison between the various participants to the buiometria measurement campaigns.
For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.