March 9th, 2009
Luxury hotels along the Grand Canal are giving even a 70 percent discount.... and quite a good weather. Again, I recommend: it's one of the best times to visit Venice, between Carnival and Easter.
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* Bits and bytes on vaporettos
* Heineken Jammin’ Festival silent
* Nicked for nabbing nappies
* The seven day work week hits the Lido
* It’s all downhill at the Boat Show?
The REMINDER:
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events (updated)
* The strikes calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
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March 2nd, 2009
A quiet and nearly inexpensive (or much less expensive) city, no queues and no hussles.One of the best times to visit Venice, between Carnival and Easter.
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* Coca-Cola: no longer the pause that refreshes?
* Luxury’s nod to family values
* It pays to be historically correct
* D&G: too callous for the opera?
The REMINDER:
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events (updated)
* The strikes calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
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EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS;
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February 23rd, 2009
The calculation of the tourism presence in Venice are always a good exercise. If it's true that the presences doubled in comparison with last year's, then one could wonder how everyone is complaining about the general reduced revenues, the desertification of some areas of the city; one could not understand why hotels (even the luxury ones) are suffering from the economic crisis, and firing their workers (like Starwood hotels: see our newsletter). The point is that the daily tourists build up numbers but do not "bring in" money: they do not stay overnight, they eat mostly home-made sandwiches, they do not even wear masks (homemade or not) but are deeply in the "tradition" of going to Venice to watch others having fun: shooting pictures, standing and walking for hours, most of them get cold and bored, in the end. But they won't admit it. If all the daily tourists would be actively and cheerfully contributing to the Carnival spirit, this would be already a good step forward.
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* A Carnival record… again
* Germans put their best mask forward
* The Des Bains Hotel expects new residents
* Starwood burns 94 at the Gritti, Danieli, Europa, and Regina
* Carnival: Recommended events and parties
The REMINDER:
* The Venice Carnival programme
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events (updated)
* The strikes calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
BIENNALE Art and Theatre
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS;
MEMBERS OFFERS: CARNIVAL PARTIES, MASKS, ACCOMMODATION
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February 16th, 2009
Hi my dear
the truth being that the visitors at the Venice Carnival are 30 percent less than last year, and most of them with some holes in their pockets...
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* Winging it over St. Mark’s
* Weather or not to tide you over
* Cross about crossing
* Unions wild about Harry’s
* Twinterland
* The kids’ carnival
* Carnival: Recommended events and parties
The REMINDER:
* The Venice Carnival programme
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events (updated)
* The strikes calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
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EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS;
MEMBERS OFFERS: CARNIVAL PARTIES, MASKS, ACCOMMODATION
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February 8th, 2009
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
THIS WEEK’S BUONGIORNO VENEZIA HEADLINES:
* The Angel of Carnival revealed
* Time and the tide
* Traffic gets loopy on the mainland
* Smile, you’re on Vandal Camera
* Italian academic opts for online
* Cipriani to chip away at Harry’s salaries
* Apolitical Facebook
* Carnival: Recommended events
* A Renaissance garden and a Nobelist at the feast
The REMINDER:
* The Venice Carnival programme
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events
* The strike” calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
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February 2nd, 2009
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
THIS WEEK'S BUONGIORNO VENEZIA HEADLINES:
* Carnival: Recommended events
* A Renaissance garden and a Nobelist at the feast
* The kids' carnival
* Secret angel
* Coca-Cola: its euros are the real thing
* Adopt a square metre
* The first foreign priest consecrated in Venice
* The weather
The REMINDER:
* The Venice Carnival programme
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* Art shows in Italy - Calendar of current events
* The strike" calendar (updated)
* Lying at the movies
DINING. Suggested restaurants
UPCOMING EVENTS
BIENNALE Art and Theatre
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS;
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January 26th, 2009
This week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* The “strike calendar” (updated)
* Venice’s empty pockets
* MOSE gets Shanghaied
* Care-free, car-free Sundays
* Pinault’s plans for Punta della Dogana
* 3 euro a day for the loo
* Benny Katz’s commonplace Carnival
The REMINDER:
* The Carnival of Venice - Programme
* Art shows in Italy - a 2009 calendar of events (update);
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy;
* Biennale
DINING: Restaurant of the week
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS
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January 19th, 2009
This week’s brand new issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* A new type of travel schedule: strikes
* “Venice connected”: the best timing for reservations
* Unauthorized B&B shuttered
* Women of Italian descent: come out wherever you are
* Hard Rock Cafè for the homeless
The REMINDER:
* The Carnival of Venice - Programme
* Art shows in Italy - a 2009 calendar of events (update);
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy;
* Biennale
DINING: Restaurant of the week
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS
MEMBERS OFFERS: CARNIVAL PARTIES, MASKS, ACCOMMODATION
and The “HURRY UP! Limited Offer”
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January 12th, 2009
hi, wonderful people
this week’s brand new issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* The Venice Carnival… on a budget
* You can’t tell the players without a programme: download yours here (Carnival is here!)
* The Giro shines with stars, including Lance Armstrong
* The Vatican at the Biennale… but not now
* A labour cease-fire at Starwood’s top hotels
* Illegal vendors: scofflaws ignore fines… and the police
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS
DINING. Restaurant of the week
VENICEWORD CLUB MEMBERS OFFERS: CARNIVAL PARTIES, MASKS, ACCOMMODATION
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January 6th, 2009
this week’s brand new issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
* 60,000 kissing at midnight: St. Mark’s marks the new year - the videos
* Art shows in Italy - a 2009 calendar of events (1)
* 2009, the year of Futurism, with shows throughout Italy
* The grand hotels without the grand parties: labour strikes a blow
* Money mourning at Teatro La Fenice - and the January programme
*Two very different Happy New Year speeches by Mayor Cacciari
EVENTS: MUSIC, THEATRE, and EXHIBITS
DINING. Restaurant of the week
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