There are still many events in the cultural program curated by Teramo Nostra, those that accompany the rites of the religious program curated by the minor friars of the Sanctuary for the celebration in honor of the Madonna delle Grazie, co-patron saint of the City of Teramo.
Tomorrow evening, Friday 28 June, at 7.00 pm, in the cloister of the Marian Sanctuary, space for poetry: the poets Lucio Cancellieri, Mirko Papirii, Candeloro Lupi and Alfonso Sardella will be remembered. The evening, presented by Laura De Berardinis, is curated by Vittorio Verducci. At the end of the poetic reading the protagonist role will pass to popular music and its main “interpreter”, the accordion, lu ddubotte! The evening called “The night of the accordion” is curated by Andrea Tassoni.
On Saturday 29 June, again at 7:00 pm in the cloister of the sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, the awards for the “Anna Pepe” Prize, linked to Women’s Day, and the “Giandomenico Di Sante” Prize for Teramanità will be presented. The evening’s presenter will be Laura De Berardinis, with musical accompaniment. by Cristina Medori and Lucia Medori. Here are the winners:
The Anna Pepe Award 2024 goes to: Wally Di Blasio, Rossella Colomba Lelli, Maria Letizia Giannella, Maristella De Berardinis, Antonella Tollis, Erika Vicari, Chiara Fabrizi, Rossana Farnese, Mara Carusi, Domenica Ulisse. The Giandomenico Di Sante Award goes to: Don Giovanni Bruni, Normanno Di Gennaro, Davide Ferretti, Gabriele Irelli, Luca Bartolini, Claudio D’Amario, Walter Cori, Luigi Lucci, Domenico Giarratano, Silvano Mastrilli.
Next Monday, July 1st, at 9.00 pm in the cloister, concert by the musical duo formed by Massimo Di Matteo and Sabatino Mateucci.
The final events are scheduled for Tuesday 2nd July, the day of the Festival: in the morning, at 8:30 at the De Benedictis Rest Home, the concert of the “Due Mari Tiriolo” live by Maestro Fiorangelo Orsini. At 11:00 the Band will propose the concert “Matinee Musicale” in the center under the porticoes of the Banco di Napoli; then at 18:00 it will play in the streets of the historic center of Teramo and at 19:30 it will provide musical accompaniment to the solemn procession of the Madonna delle Grazie. Finally, at 21:00, in the cloister of the Sanctuary, the Band “Due Mari Tiriolo” will perform in an opera concert. At midnight the party will close with the grandiose fireworks of the Giuseppe Di Marco company. At the end there will be the drawing of the lottery tickets.
Among the religious events we highlight: on Monday 1 July at 8.00 pm, organized by ACI Teramo which is celebrating the centenary of its foundation, the blessing of civil and military vehicles will take place in the sanctuary square. On Tuesday 2 July, on the day of the Feast of the Madonna delle Grazie, two solemn masses will be celebrated: one in the morning, at 11.30, presided over by the MRP Luciano De Giusti, Provincial Minister of the Friars Minor of the “S. Bonaventura” Province, and one at 6.30pm presided over by the Bishop of Teramo and Atri Mons. Lorenzo Leuzzi. At the end of the mass the procession will take place with the venerated statue of the Madonna delle Grazie
