The Ancient Game of Palla Eh! meets the Canary Islands in Gavorrano (Southern Tuscany)

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Some of the teachers from the Gavorrano school with the palla mentors and the ball.

In the context of an Erasmus+ student exchange project between the Istituto Comprensivo di Gavorrano in Southern Tuscany, and the Valleseco institute from Gran Canaria, on April 3 there was an educationa afternoon on the ancient game of palla Eh! or palla a 21. This followed a first event on February 7, where the Italian students were taught the basics on the game. In this second meeting, the notions were relayed to the Spanish students, and some demonstration games were held. The mentors were represented by a selection of players from Associazione Palla eh! from Vetulonia and Andrea Giacomelli from the pibinko.org network in relation to historical, geographical, and social aspects of the game.

The school gym was not the typical setting for the game (see some shots below, together with this report, which was also proposed to the students) as it is seen in the Summer tournaments in Tirli, Scalvaia, Ciciano, Piloni, Torniella e Vetulonia. However it was very important and interesting to “export” the game in locations where it is not known, hoping that this might lead more people to approach the game.

These two meetings follow a line of outreach about the game with a track record of almost 20 years, and previous experiences in Chicago, Verona, Mantova, Suvereto, Civitella-Paganico, Milano, Sassofortino, etc.

After the Gavorrano experience, we will now be waiting for the summer tournaments in the Tuscan hamlets, with activities starting at the end of June.

For more information about the game of in the pibinko.org network: https://www.pibinko.org/palla-a-21-or-palla-eh/ , micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.

Momenti dai tornei estivi di palla degli anni passati

The Jug Band Colline Metallifere Forestano Session is now available “on the platforms”

Announcements

We invite you to enjoy Tatti Twist, Shackleton, Dr. Scheibe, Lavorare con lentezza, Leroy Brown and Maremma Amara on:

Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok & other ByteDance stores, YouTube Music, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer, and more platforms…you choose.

For more information and booking: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228

The Openlime library is available

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I am glad to share this news from Fabio Bettio at CRS4, Sardinia.

Here comes Openlime, the javascript library allowing you to create visualization web apps, with a focus on relightable image rendering. This is done by attaching to the image data information on the properties of its geometry and materials., che si possono quindi illuminare, perché il dato immagine può contenere informazioni sulle proprietà dei materiali e della geometria.

This approach is used in the cultural heritage sector, e.g. for paintings, frescoes and bas-reliefes, as it allows the analysis of works with a grazing light, exposing details or issues. Furthermore, the library natively handles multi-resolution images, enabling the acquisition of huge works (gigapixel images).

The library has been published just recently, but it has already been employed for some installations:


The library is availalable online at: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openlime or github: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/openlime.

The manual is available from: https://cnr-isti-vclab.github.io/openlime/.

Apr. 1, 2025 – Alessandro “Asso” Stefana in Tatti (Southern Tuscany)

Announcements

I am glad to share this event organized by the Tatti Soul Collective:

Alessandro “Asso” Stefana, Italian guitarist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, blends folk, cinematic sounds, and ambient music into soundscapes of intense allure. Over the past two decades, he has built an unconventional path, staying out of the spotlight but enriched by collaborations with renowned Italian and international artists such as PJ HARVEY, MIKE PATTON, MICAH P. HINSON, VINICIO CAPOSSELA, CALEXICO, PENGUIN CAFE.

For more information about the event: 3497705965

Bandabardò – Fandango – European Tour 2025

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[I am glad to share this from our friends at Migrazioni Sonore]

Migrazioni Sonore presents the Fandango Tour by Bandabardò, with Finaz on lead vocals and a brand new album!

March 16, 2025: Open Doors at Tattistampa, Southern Tuscany, for the International Art Print Day

Announcements

Also for this year Tattistampa will be part of the international art print day. This was launched in 2018 from Germany, under the patronage of UNESCO. There will be over 300 print shops, opening their doors to showcase different printing techniques.

Tattistampa will be the only subject participating from Italy. Wolfgang Scheibe, the printer, will be glad to receive you on Sunday, March 16, from 11AM, ideally reserving in advance to tattistampa@gmail.com or +393317539228.

Tattistampa is located near Tatti, a small village close to Massa Marittima, in Southern Tuscany. You may check ou t the location either via Google Maps or Openstreetmap).

For more Tattistampa stories in the pibinko.org network: https://www.pibinko.org/en/?s=tattistampa

Official web site: https://www.tattistampa.com