Grosseto. A great celebration for the city of Grosseto, which will see the city center animated by a series of initiatives on the occasion of the four shows of “Great summer”, the second edition of a music and entertainment event, promoted by the tourism department of the Municipality of Grosseto, organized by M.Arte aps and supported by Conad, the main sponsor of the initiative.
An event designed to animate the historic center of Grosseto not only with the shows scheduled in Piazza Dante in Grosseto, for four events, from June 21st to 27thbut also with a series of collateral events that will be implemented thanks to the commitment of the Municipality of Grosseto, the Grosseto Cultura Foundation and the associations Confartigianato, Cna, Ascom Confcommercio, Confesercenti and Natural Shopping Centre.
“GRande estat”e is back again this year, the summer event most awaited by our citizens – comments the mayor Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna –. An event full of shows and artists of the highest level, known throughout the national scene, which will bring hundreds of citizens and tourists to Piazza Dante. Last year’s success was enormous and we are certain that we will be able to replicate it this year too. We promised it and we did it: “GRande Estate” has become an annual event, destined to be repeated over time. My sincere thanks go to all the people who made this show possible, to the Board and to all the collaborators.”
High satisfaction also from the tourism councilor, Riccardo Megale, which states: “Grosseto is becoming more and more attractive, ready to welcome visitors, thanks not only to the quality of the shows offered, but also to the beauty of our historical and cultural heritage. The event represents a unique opportunity to enhance our city and make it known to a wider audience. I am sure that, this year too, we will be able to exceed expectations and give everyone a memorable ‘Great Summer’”.
The social councilor Will be Minozzi expresses great satisfaction for the contribution offered to the realization of the evening dedicated to Paolo Ruffini: “It is It was with immense pleasure that we collaborated on the staging of ‘Up&Down’, a show that not only entertains, but deeply touches the hearts of those who watch it. We are proud to offer our audiences a show that celebrates human richness in all its forms.”
To conclude I am the councilor for the historic center Fabrizio Rossi, the culture councilor Luca Agresti and the councilor for productive activities Bruno Ceccherini: “The show will be the fulcrum of a series of collateral activities organized by the various departments, enriching the four evenings with a wide range of initiatives. The city museums will remain open overtime, ready to welcome visitors – explains the councilor Agresti –. It will be an unmissable opportunity to rediscover the cultural heritage of our city.”
“The shops in the center will also remain open until late, thanks to the precious collaboration of the trade associations and the Natural Shopping Centre – adds the councilor Ceccherini –. This will offer citizens and tourists the opportunity to go shopping in the evening, walking through the illuminated streets of the historic centre. Furthermore, we are launching ‘Ristorando’, a special initiative aimed at all the restaurants in the city, which will offer a fixed price menu. The restaurateurs have enthusiastically joined in, creating menus specifically designed to enhance local products.”
“The historic center will therefore be animated at 360 degrees to satisfy the tastes of adults and children – explains the councilor Rossi –. The evenings will be full of music, entertainment, live shows and many other surprises. They will be moments of great celebration, designed to involve the whole community and to make the historic center live as a place of meeting and sharing. Do not miss”.
The social promotion association M.Arte takes care of the calendar and organizes the events: “We collect the legacy of the success achieved last year by ‘GRande estate’ – he declares Federico Babini, of the M.Arte association –, which offered the public a very beautiful and engaging experience, also taking advantage of the adjustments that the first edition indicated. We are bringing to the streets a quartet of artists who we believe can meet the most disparate desires and needs of a wide audience: in fact, they range from Ruggeri’s songwriting to Arisa’s pop, passing through Paolo Ruffini’s social commitment, up to versatility of Dario Ballantini, who we will see both in his best-known role, as a comedian and imitator, and as a musician, with a concert that veers towards rock and has nothing to envy of other important national bands”.
The program of events in Piazza Dante
Off we go Friday 21 June with the concert of Enrico Ruggeri, one of the most loved and appreciated Italian authors, who will bring to Grosseto his rich repertoire, made up of his greatest hits, which retrace milestones of Italian music from the Seventies to today. A singer-songwriter who ranges from pop to punk, passing through rock and who will make entire generations sing, with his energy.
Sunday 23 Juneinstead, it will be the turn of Paolo Ruffini with “Up&Down”, a comic and at the same time moving show, which talks about human relationships, offering the public a direct and poetic investigation into society. The irony and irreverence of Ruffini and the actors who accompany him on stage tells of the beauty that lies in diversity, to remind the audience that we are all differently normal and wonderfully different. “Up&Down”, in fact, was born from Ruffini’s meeting with a group of actors with down syndrome: from the meeting of two worlds, apparently distant, comes a show that is based on the overturning of stereotypes to reiterate a very important concept: that beyond everyone’s diversity, we are all equal and with the same right to express ourselves.
We return to Piazza Dante Wednesday 26 June with the concert of Arisa. The singer, who made her debut in Sanremo, winning the “New proposals” category in 2009, brings to Grosseto her art which has evolved and matured over the years. After her television experiences as a judge on attention of a heterogeneous audience.
The “GRande estate” exhibition ends Thursday 27 June with the “Rock Live Show” Of Dario Ballantini. The Italian quick-change artist, comedian and painter takes to the stage of the Maremma capital with a unique show, full of music, quick-change and gags, bringing the characters and sketches that have made him loved by the general public. He will be joined by an exceptional band that will accompany his performances, reviving the most iconic pieces of other great Italian artists.
All evenings are at free and free entry, until the maximum capacity allowed is reached. The “GRande estate” event, like last year, will see the collaboration of various partners who will contribute to animating the historic center of Grosseto over the four days of the festival, to give life to a great early summer party, designed for citizens and tourists .
Evening opening of the city museums
On the four evenings, the city museums will be open in the evening until 11pm: the Maam, the Maremma archaeological and art museum, the Le Clarisse cultural center and the Maremma natural history museum will welcome visitors even after sunset.
Shops open and special menus in restaurants in the center and beyond
Extraordinary opening of many shops too: the associates of Natural shopping centerAnd they will also decorate their shop windows with the colors chosen for the initiative poster, while Confartigianato Imprese Grosseto supports “Ristorando”, an initiative of the restaurants in the historic center of Grosseto which, on the evenings of “GRande estate”, will offer a two-course menu and a dessert at the fixed price of 30 euros.
The participating restaurants are Controbottega, Enoteca Gustangolo, L’Archetto pizzeria, L’Uva e il Malto, La Cantina di Piazza del Sale, Locanda de’ Medici, Loft urban wine shop, Lucignolo al centro, Maniscalchi del Gusto, Perlage Wine&Food, Sale Grosso , Trattoria Movida, Vineria da Romolo.
Ascom Confcommercio And Confessors propose the “Great summer at the table”, an initiative aimed not only at restaurateurs in the historic center, but throughout the city, which provides for the advance of the service time and/or fixed menu or other specific supply offer for the four evenings . Also Cna Grosseto supports the “GRande estate” event, through some associated companies, which will offer customers special menus, guarantee evening opening and discounts for customers.
For information: https://new.comune.grosseto.it/web/
