Messina is preparing to face a weekend in which there will be no shortage of various types of events: from shows to DJ sets, from the May of Books initiatives, now almost over, to the great return of the Messina Vinyl Fest.
Messina Vinyl Fest 2024
On Sunday, at Sunset of Mortelle returns for its fifth edition Messina Vinyl Fest, the event dedicated to the world of disco. The initiative is promoted by the newborn Vinyl Fest Cultural Association and includes a rich program, starting from 10am to 8pm.
The Sicilian DJ and designer opens the dance Bluemarinawith one of his DJ sets featuring tribal rhythms, broken beats and popular songs.
At 11.30 the first discussion space “Messina Vinyl Talk” of the day, with Letter Emme And your favorite ice creams. A format that will also return at 2.30pm.
DJ sets will also be scheduled during the morning Kollasso and Misterstereo8. In the afternoon, from 3.15pm to 4.30pm, it will be the turn of Morgan Maugeri with its “Fiesta de la Selva”.
At 4.30pm, the headliner of the event Sara Mautone will perform a performance in collaboration with 180gr. The party ends with the second super guest, Elvis Delmar.
For the entire duration of the event, it will be possible to visit the record markets (on the street level) and those of thecraftsmanship (at beach level), but also the banquets of non-profit associations Puli – I love Messina (in the field of urban regeneration), Goodbye Pizzo (movement against the mafia) ed Ecosphere diving, (which deals with the reintegration of disadvantaged people into the world of work and the protection of cultural, environmental and marine heritage). There is also aplay area for children.
There Strait Film LibraryFurthermore, it will exhibit instruments such as cameras, projectors and films from the early 1900s and will launch a collection campaign dedicated to sharing rare and precious audiovisual materials that speak of our territory. Everyone will be able to contribute by bringing their own films and amateur films, to finally see them again digitized and ready for viewing.
May of books and presentations
The initiatives of “Il Maggio dei Libri” to promote reading continue today. In the morning, from 10 to 12, “in the spaces of the sky, among the trees: poems in the woods”curated event of the Educare nel Bosco Association and aimed at children aged 3 to 6 years. This is a walk dedicated to children, who will be able to explore and discover the beauty of the forest and will have the opportunity to listen to the reading of poems carefully selected for children according to their age.
At the Atelier Artevizzari in via G. Battista Caruso, 5 / 7, ASAS headquarters (Sicilian Art and Science Association), from 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm “READING MAKES YOU GROW”, with the members’ books on display. It will also be possible to meet the authors Caterina Panarello, Salvatore Cucinotta and Franco Fogliani.
They will be present at the Bonanzinga bookshop at 6pm Grazia Riggio and Paola Grecofor the presentation of their anthology “Portraits of women 2”.
Sicilian art, theater and music
Tonight at 9.00 pm, the second evening of the unscheduled event of the Clan Off Teatro will be staged at the Accascina Museum, “Occam’s Razor”. The show by Giusi Arimatea and GM Currò, with Alessio Bonaffini, Tino Calabrò and Mauro Failla, can be booked via call or WhatsApp message on 388 8110618. Set in 1978, it tells the stories of three men with a past to forget and a future in part to write, who, in a typical Southern shaving salon, receive the news of Aldo Moro’s death via the radio.
At the same time the Sala Laudamo of the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele hosts “OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorders”an unfaithful revival of Vicente Villanueva’s film “TOC TOC” (reservations on 3473201100).
At 6.00 pm, the Palacultura Antonello hosts the concert of Sicilian music from the 16th and 17th centuries, “Ciambalu d’Amuri”. “Through music and acting, “Cimbalu d’amuri” aims to recreate the atmosphere of southern Italy during the Spanish domination with a show resulting from historical research by Paolo Rigano, author of a specific investigation into Italian and Spanish songs of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which, linked by a text from the story “Canto per l’amor non passa” by Gianfranco Perriera, are performed with the fascinating instruments and correct performance practice of the time by the Arianna Art Ensemble.” Tickets are available at points of sale on the boxoffice circuit or at this link.
For all art and photography enthusiasts it is also still possible to visit the “The Corner” exhibition by Alessandro Mancuso, Saturday from 5pm to 8pm and Sunday from 10.30am to 12pm.
At 6pm, the editorial work of art will be presented at the Spazio Macos gallery The Song of Songs with inserts of serigraphs and lithographs by Ugo Nespolo.
Aperitifs, live music, DJ sets and parties
This evening from 10.30pm (with doors opening at 8.30pm), the Retronoveau hosts the alternative band DIE SKELETON, which combines goth, techno, synth-pop and Electronic Body Music. Tickets can be purchased on DICE. The after-show is with the DJ set of Davide Patania.
Throughout the weekend (from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Saturday and Sunday until 9pm), the Parameter awaits you with its formula AperiVino, with the tasting of wines from the Villa Grazia di Sicilia wineries and the platter of pairings prepared by the chef.
On Saturday Parameter & Mimi it also includes dinner and after-dinner with DJ sets Helen Brown. On the same evening, at Apple Godo DJ sets by Enzinowski leaves at 9.30pm. To the Mixed there is the last one Saturday Night Fever before the summer, with the DJ set of Luca Barbera. Sunday is instead “in notes” with Jesus Pagano.
Sunday, al Bakxosstarting from 4:00 pm, the “Sunday DOSE” with DJs Adrena_, Frizo and Paul Ursin.
Red Nose Day: in Piazza Cairoli between solidarity and entertainment for adults and children
On Sunday 26 May, Piazza Cairoli will be among Italian squares animated by the annual event with Red Nose Day, organized by the street clown volunteers of VIP Italia ODV.
From 9:00 to 20:00, the VIP MESSINA clown volunteers will be in the square with games, dances, face painting and comedy shows. Throughout the day, various play stations were organized to entertain adults and children, art workshops and an information point.
During the Red Nose Day, a fundraiser will be carried out to support the training courses for the clown volunteers of the federated associations, the missions organized in developing countries, the projects to be carried out in schools and to help us spread, among the opinion public, the knowledge of clown therapy and the philosophy of “Viviamo In Positivo”, at the basis of the values of VIP Italia ODV.
Since 2004, VIP Messina volunteers have been serving at the Papardo Hospital in Messina in the Paediatrics, Plastic Surgery and Internal Medicine departments and also in other social and healthcare facilities such as the “Collereale” Hospitality Center in Messina. There have been numerous collaborations with ADMO – Bone Marrow Donor Associations, Telethon Foundation and with other institutions in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME) where our volunteer presence was requested.
