TAURIANOVA Day to mark on the calendar: Thursday 16 May official departure of Taurianova Italian Book Capital 2024. The city, awarded by Cepell and the Ministry of Culture for the evident great social impact on the territory. It starts at 4.00 pm with the official inauguration ceremony: at the center of the event is the opening of the new headquarters of the “Antonio Renda” municipal library (Corso XX Settembre, 33, Taurianova), in the historic building of the former town hall of Radicena , which after seven years will finally reopen its doors, returning a priceless heritage to the community.
Will be present: Sen. Roberto MartiPresident of the Senate of the Republic Culture Commission; Giuseppina PrinciVice President of the Calabria Region; Filippo QuartuccioMetropolitan Councilor with responsibility for culture.
At 5.00 pm, a conference will follow on the topic of combating educational poverty, cutting the ribbon of the “Taurianova Legge” event, one of the flagship events of the Taurianova Italian Book Capital 2024 programme.
They will speak: Rocco BiasiMayor of Taurianova; Pierfranco BruniPresident of the Italian Capital Book Commission 2024 of the Ministry of Culture; Giuseppina PrinciVice President of the Calabria Region; Antonio MarzialeGuarantor for Children of the Calabria Region; Raffaele TarantinoPresident of AIB Calabria; Maria FedeleCouncilor for Culture of the Municipality of Taurianova and artistic director of Taurianova, Italian Book Capital; Filippo QuartuccioMetropolitan Councilor with responsibility for culture; Maria Pia Cacace, member of the AIB National Executive Committee with responsibility for Training, Relationship with the territories, Reading Policy and Cultural Welfare. Moderate Piero Muscarijournalist and co-director of Taurianova Italian Capital of the Book.
From 6.00 pm the evening will continue in music with the concert of Saverio Arlia Wind Orchestra of the PI Tchaicovsky Conservatory, directed by the Maestro Cettina Nicolosi.
The event will end with the opening of the artistic exhibition of Maria Morgante, artist originally from Rosarno who, in the folding and carving of book pages, has identified an exemplary way of expressing her creativity by transforming common objects into true three-dimensional works of art.
