TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL     30 July – 6 August 2010 - Itinerary of Events

Friday 30 July

12.00 – 14.00               Cooking with Mamma

12.30 – 14.00               Press Conference

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Hilary and Jackie

16.00 – 17.00               Art Exhibition Opening: DAZE

17.00 – 18.00               Art Gallery Opening: Ed Mayes and Alberto Alfonso

18.00 – 19.00               Historic Walk and Aperitif, Famous Painters in Cortona

20.00 – 20.45               Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00               Dinner Gala, Il Borro

Saturday 31 July

All day                           Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

9.00 – 10.00                Dance Class, Pizzazz

10.00 – 13.00               Fresco Workshop

13.00 – 14.00               Lunch Club, Corys Restaurant

15.00 – 17.00               Fresco workshop

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Miracle in Milan

17.00 – 19.30               Vineyard Excursion to Cantine Faralli

17.00 – 18.00               Reading by Frances Mayes with wine and music

20.00 – 20.45               Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00               Opera Gala

Marcello Giordani, Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Gisèle Ben-Dor, Orchestra della Toscana

Sunday 1 August

All day                          Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

9.00 – 10.00                Dance Class, Pizzazz

10.30 – 11.30               Dr. Song’s Lecture

12.00 – 14.00               Cooking with Mamma

15.00 – 17.00               Ceramic Workshop: Clay modelling

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Rome Open City

18.00 – 19.00               Historic walk, Famous architects’ buildings in Cortona

18.00 – 20.00               Lecture John Wilton and Valerie Thornill, Foreigners in Tuscany

20.00 – 20.45               Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00               Concert with Nobuyuki Tsujii, Chad Hoopes, Julian Kovatchev, Sinfonici del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Monday 2 August

All day                        Art Exhibitions: DAZE, Palazzo Casali

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

8.00 –  9.00             Power Walk

9.00 – 10.00           Tai Chi class

10.00 – 12.00           Mosaic Workshop

10.30 – 11.30           Dr. Song Lecture

12.00 Free piano recital featuring Oliver Poole

13.00 – 14.00           Lunch Club, La Bucaccia

16.00 – 18.00           Matinee Movie, Gosford Park

19.00 – 22.00           Masters of Wine: James Suckling, Il Falconiere Relais & Chateaux

20.00 – 20.45           Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00           An Evening with Gabriele Lavia and Cecilia Chailly

Tuesday 3 August

All day                          Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

8.00 – 9.00                 Power Walk

9.00 – 10.00               Tai Chi class

10.00 – 13.00               Cheesemaking Workshop at La Bucaccia Restaurant

10.30 – 11.30               Dr. Song Lecture

12.00 – 14.00               Cooking with Mamma

15.00 – 16.00               Paduano’s Lecture, Verdi and Shakespeare

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Paisà

17.00 – 19.30               Vineyard Excursion to Cantine La Calonica

18.00 – 18.45               Historic Walk Following in footsteps of St.Francis of Assisi

21.00 – 23.00               Concert with Renée Fleming, Alberto Veronesi, Orchestra del Festival Puccini, and the participation of the young composer conductor Anthony Arcaini

Wednesday 4 August

All day                          Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

8.00 – 9.00                  Power Walk

9.00 – 10.00               Tai Chi class

10.00 – 12.00               Mosaic Workshop

10.30 – 11.30               Dr. Song Lecture

11.00 Free chamber concert featuring Michael Guttman, Edoardo Catemario and  Vanessa Bonelli

12.00 – 14.00               Cooking with Mamma

13.00 – 14.00               Lunch Club, La Locanda del Molino

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Under the Tuscan Sun

18.00 – 19.00               Dance Class, Foxtrot, Salsa and Samba

18.00 – 20.00               Wine Lecture with Leah Clearwater

20.00 – 20.45               Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00               Concert with Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Dénes Vàrjon, Riccardo Frizza and Orchestra della Toscana

Thursday 5 August

All day                          Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

8.00 – 9.00                  Power Walk

9.00 – 10.00               Tai Chi class

10.00 – 13.00               Cheesemaking Workshop at La Bucaccia Restaurant

13.00 – 15.00               Lunch and Lecture with Matthew Gurewitsch

14.30 – 16.00               Concert:Twin Spirits with Sting, Trudie Styler and Charles Dance

15.00 – 17.00               Ceramic Workshop: Ceramic Painting

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Germany Year Zero

17.00 – 19.30               Vineyard Excursion to Fabrizio Dionisio

19.00 – 19.45               Toasting Tuscany

21.00 – 23.00               Concert:Twin Spirits with Sting, Trudie Styler and Charles Dance

23.00 – 00.00               Twin Spirits Gala Dinner, Avignonesi Wine Estate

Friday 6 August

All day                          Art Exhibitions: DAZE

Painting the Poem, Poeming the Painting

8.00 – 9.00                 Power Walk

9.00 – 10.00               Tai Chi class

9.00 – 15.00               Etruscan Tour and Lunch

10.00 – 11.30               Yoga and Pilates Class with Trudie Styler and James D’Silva 12.00 – 14.00               Cooking with Silvia

16.00 – 18.00               Matinee Movie, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

18.00 – 19.00               Historic Walk, Churches and buildings of Cortona

18.00 – 20.00               Biodynamic Wines with James Suckling and Trudie Styler

20.00 – 23.00               Ballet Gala: "Stars of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres”, presented by Max and Irina