Three days of meetings, including loaves of bread baked by the hundreds of city bakeries to be enjoyed at the stands set up from tomorrow 3 May in Piazza Duomo, in Altamura. Alongside crumbs of music and slices … of projects that make a lot of money, on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Irene, protector from calamities. And this is understandable even among bakers, given the effects that a spark of fire can cause. The fire is used to cook bread and the entire chain of baked products: from focaccias to biscuits. We will know more tomorrow evening, with the start of the institutional conference, in the Town Hall, on the theme “Pane nostrum: from tradition to innovation. Illuminations turned on for Sant’Irene and on a sector, that of bread-making and the milling chain, which is a large part of the local production system.
Press release
The “U Puèn Nest” initiative kicks off: 3, 4, 5 May 2024 in Altamura
The “U Puèn Nest” event is underway, on the occasion of the Feast of Sant’Irene, organized by the Municipality of Altamura, on 3, 4 and 5 May.
In the presentation conference, the Mayor Vitantonio Petronella and the Councilor for Commerce and Productive Activities Tommaso Lorusso presented the program, together with the artistic director Pasquale Iacovone, Don Angelo Cianciotta, parish priest of the Cathedral of Altamura and Giacinto Patella, representing the Together for the City Association (Onlus).
The three days starts with the institutional conference “Pane nostrum: from tradition to innovation” in the Council Room, Friday 3 May, at 6.00 pm, in which local institutions will take part, the President of the Puglia Region, Dr. Michele Emiliano, the Mayor of the Metropolitan City, Eng. Antonio Decaro, the President of the Altamura Bakers Association Mr. Nicola Anselmo, the Bishop of the Diocese of Altamura, Gravina and Acquaviva delle Fonti Mons. Giuseppe Russo, the Scientific Director of the “Giovanni Paolo II” Cancer Institute, Dr. Loreto Gesualdo and the President of the Consortium for the Protection and Enhancement of DOP Bread Dr. Lucia Forte.
The table, moderated by Dr. Michele Denora, press officer of the Municipality of Altamura, will then leave space for the “Briciole in musica” concert of the VI Circolo Don L. Milani Choir, in the churchyard of the Cathedral and the subsequent switching on of the festive lights, in Piazza Duomo. At the same time, the historic center will be animated by exhibition stands, shows for children and adults and moments of tasting.
On holidays, religious celebrations will alternate with activities, workshops, conferences, exhibitions and much more. It is the Administration’s desire to combine, in these moments, the entire production and craft fabric, opening spaces for collaboration from the smallest to the largest, in what can be considered a real celebration of the City. The entire program is available on the institutional page, at this link.
Finally, we inform you that a Local Police ordinance has been issued with parking and transit bans in the areas affected by the events (historic center) for the days of the event. The ordinance is available on the institutional website.
Attached is the PDF of the full program and the poster of the opening conference.
Thank you for your attention, Mayor’s Staff.
From the Palazzo di Città, 2 May 2024
GENERAL_Program Sant’Irene in Altamura
