On Monday 13 May at 5.30 pm at the Circolo Empedocleo, in via Atenea, piazzetta San Giuseppe, a meeting is scheduled, entitled “San Leone Amarcord – When we went to the seaside with the pintaiota”, to remember the golden years of San Leone , with the testimonies of those who experienced them dancing on the terrace of the establishment, listening to the sea stories of the fisherman Giacannu, wearing the first bikinis that infuriated jealous boyfriends, reading the scathing criticisms of the lawyer Malogioglio in the newspaper “La Scopa”. worried about that beloved beach that was growing without rules. And again going down to the sea with fifty lire and in the evening applauding the women who competed at the “Focetta”, the most renowned nightclub of the time, to win the “Miss San Leone” slot, the first springboard towards the Miss Italia final .
The meeting will be moderated by Elio di Bella with interventions by Mario Alletto, Pino Vinci, Benedetto Comparetto and other “Sanleonini” historians. The event is organized by Epea and Aics.
