Come to measure the dark skies in the “Valley that’s not there” (Il Tirreno, Dec. 17, 2016)

The Farma Valley Winter Fest was launched by Il Tirreno (one of the two newspapers published in Tuscany) on page 1, with a clip inviting people to read the article on page 23 (Culture). The translation of the full article is provided below, with some added hyperlinks and notes to provide some context to the reader.  … Continue reading Come to measure the dark skies in the “Valley that’s not there” (Il Tirreno, Dec. 17, 2016)

A Winter Fest where things happen, if at all, in the Summer

[TO BE TRANSLATED] Musica, fotografia, open data, monitoraggio del cielo notturno e pici all’aglione: tutto insieme senza fare indigestione. Se avete fretta, saltate direttamente alla pagina del Festival d’inverno in Val di Farma. Altrimenti, mettete un po’ di sottofondo soft, e procedete: Dal 17 al 19 dicembre 2016 la bassa Toscana ospita un evento forse non … Continue reading A Winter Fest where things happen, if at all, in the Summer

Il Tirreno (Grosseto edition), Dec. 5, 2016: A Winter Festival to discover the Farma Valley

This article covers the first public announcement for the Farma Valley Winter Festival. A pagina 15 (terza pagina della cronaca locale), articolo di Giovanna Mezzana. L’articolo originale è sul sito de Il Tirreno. Sotto riportiamo una versione integrata da link. Dal 17 al 19 dicembre concerti, passeggiate e buona cucina È l’idea dell’associazione che esportò … Continue reading Il Tirreno (Grosseto edition), Dec. 5, 2016: A Winter Festival to discover the Farma Valley

With Bob and Mariano at S. Maria alla Scala for the Siena Capital of Culture Workshop

TO BE TRANSLATED ‘ Sintesi estrema di questa storia, se non avete tempo: Mariano di Scalvaia (al centro nella foto di testa) 1 – Ecosistema Culturale Nazionale 0. Altrimenti, proseguite, sulle note dei Seguridad Social Nel 2014 varie città italiane concorrevano per definire quale sarebbe stata la candidata a capitale europea della cultura 2019. Fu … Continue reading With Bob and Mariano at S. Maria alla Scala for the Siena Capital of Culture Workshop

About me

For some links with a summary of 2023 activities, please see: https://www.pibinko.org/pibinko-org-network-jug-band-colline-metallifere-a-presentation-as-of-oct-2023/ My name is Andrea Giacomelli, aka pibinko. This is the phonetic transcription of the Sardinian word pipinco (or pipincu), meaning extremely meticulous. The situations documented on this site are made possible by a team which we refer to as the “pibinko.org network”. The … Continue reading About me

They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns

[originally published on the RHIZ.eu platform] In December 2006, due to an overly long connection between flights in Chicago, USA, I ended up spending a couple of hours downtown…in a totally unplanned fashion. In this brief outing, I ended up learning about an opportunity to submit applications for ideas in the Summer 2007 calendar of … Continue reading They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns