“On the stage of Garda Lake, Wine, Food, Solidarity and some of the best Italian and International Jazz Talents
Back O LIVE JAZZ FEST 4th Edition 2019 in Cavaion on Lake Garda, with three evenings dedicated to Jazz Music, Typical Flavors and Solidarity. A Music Food Solidarity Festival at the beginning of the summer, in the sixteenth-century Corte Torcolo, which combines the beautiful atmosphere of Lake Garda, the wines and flavors of the hinterland, the Musical Proposals of some of the most interesting Talents of the Italian and international jazz scene . And finally, but not least, with attention to the issues of accessibility, inclusion and environmental sustainability.
The event kicks off on Friday 28 June with an appointment dedicated to young talents, continues Saturday 29 with a great Italian duo and closes Sunday 30 June with a magical Quartet that unites three generations of musicians.

2019 Vittoriale Festival Tender-to-mind!!
Billy Corgan, acclaimed songwriter and frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins and winner of two Grammy Awards, published in October 2017 “Ogilala”, his just second album, which follows “The Future Embrace”, the first album released fourteen years ago. In addition, together with The Smashing Pumpkins, in November 2018 Corgan released the new album “Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / Lp: No Past. No Future. No Sun”: the band’s first album for 18 years part that includes all the founding members. Corgan returns to Italy to perform in the main festivals of our country.

The Italian Festival of Painted Bodies … the most colorful event on Lake Garda!
For the 14th consecutive year, one of the most colorful and curious artistic events on the Italian scene: an art show, dedicated to body painting. The Italian Bodypainting Festival will be held on Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June in Garda, on Lake Garda, in the splendid setting of the Regina Adelaide lakeside: a national competition of bodies painted with various techniques such as Brush & Sponge, Airbrush, Special Effects, Facepainting and Amateurs. It is the most colorful event on Lake Garda, as well as the only international event of its kind in Italy, where different artists specialized in body painting meet in a friendly challenge, putting their skills at stake with techniques such as paintbrush, airbrush or special effects. The public, each year more and more numerous, has shown to appreciate the skill and dexterity of the painters that in a few hours transform their models into a living work of art. The same days of the festival, there will also be a photo contest with the theme of painted bodies and various performances by singers and groups, as well as the Fair of the Village of Art.
Informative workshops on the art of painting bodies are also planned.

With the arrival of spring, the countdown to one of the most popular food and wine events on Lake Garda also started this year as usual: the 70th edition of the Valtènesi Wine Fair is scheduled from 31 May to 3 June 2019 -Garda Classico Doc of Polpenazze del Garda (Bs), a historical event whose roots date back to the second post-war period.The national competition for the Garda Classico Doc in four days completely dedicated to the excellent wines of Valtènesi and the flavors of the territory; a real circuit of taste that will allow to deepen the knowledge of the aforementioned wines in combination with the typical flavors. There will be food and wine stands, all the wineries of local producers, the Corte degli Assaggi, the Piazzetta del Biologico, the spit and an exhibition with historical photos of the first editions of the fair. A not-to-be-missed appointment not only for local enthusiasts but for gourmets from all over Italy with the oldest fair in Valtenesi.

Open water swimming event on the 3000 m distance to be covered within a 1000 m circuit to be repeated 3 times with the “AUSTRALIAN” formula coming out of the water and plunging back after covering about 30 m on the beach at the end of each lap . Along this short section the public and the speakers will incite all the competitors and will be able to follow the dynamics of the race. The finish line is located on the mainland about 80 meters from the beach. All athletes will be equipped with a silicone cap that is clearly visible and will have to wear recognition chips, the use of a swimming suit is mandatory. At the end of the event you will find a rich restaurant set up in the XTERRA Village where the awards ceremony of the participants will also take place.

The event dedicated to children and their families is back in Bardolino: two days of fun and games in the open area. Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 2019, the “Giocabimbi” presents its setting: dozens of activities, games and adventures dedicated to children, animated cuisine in the Park in the weekend and Villa Carrara Bottagisio in Bardolino. Organized by the Bardolino Top Foundation in collaboration with the Municipality of Bardolino, “Giocabimbi” and the days for everyone, young and old. Immersed in the magical atmosphere that Bardolino knows how to give, it wakes up to discover new games and activities, completely free of charge !!!!

THE MUNICIPALITY OF GARDA PRESENTS:
JAZZSET ORCHESTRA
“TIME TO SWING”
FROM GLENN MILLER TO FRANK SINATRA “
Suggestive emotions from the engaging SWING repertoire of the 40s and 50s through the immortal melodies of GLENN MILLER and the most famous songs of the great Frank “THE VOICE” Sinatra.
Jazzset Orchestra:
Eighteen orchestras, ELENA BRUK pianist and presenter of the evening, ROSSANA D’AURIA & STEFANO FUSCO solo voices.
Director MARCO LEDRI.
Garda VR, Italy
PIAZZA MUNICIPIO
19.05.2019 – H. 17.00
Free admission.

“XXII MOTOBENEDZIONE”
Sunday 26 May 2019 – Feast of San Filippo in TORRI DEL BENACO
– PROGRAM:
* 17.50 – meeting with the vehicles at the Church square of
* Torri del Benaco
* 6.00 pm – Holy Mass
about 18.50 – after Holy Mass, the usual blessing of motorcyclists, motorcycles and scooters will be held …
after the blessing there will be a brief motogiro with arrival at our office, bar pizzeria “Al Casel”, where the Motorri association is waiting for you to offer you a hot dish and spend the evening together
WE HOPE MANY OF YOU WILL COME !!!!!
The organization accepts no responsibility for damage to persons or things that occurred before, during and after the event.
After the blessing there will be a brief motogiro with arrival at our office, bar pizzeria “AL CASTEL”, where the Motorri association is waiting for you to offer you a hot dish and spend the evening together.

Valeggio Veste Vintage, the most popular open air market exhibition in the province of Verona, returns on May 12th in the historic center of Valeggio sul Mincio! Fashion, antique accessories, design and modernism explode in all their beauty in Piazza Carlo Alberto, outdoors, in the streets of the historic center of Valeggio sul Mincio (VR), a stone’s throw from Borghetto, one of I Borghi Piu ‘Belli D’italia. Themed exhibition AT THE VINTAGE: plaques and illuminated signs for a vintage workshop, curated by Diego Polenghi – Piacenza. Tastings with artisan pasta factories in the center. Hairstyles and vintage make-up with Ketty’s Vintage Style !!

The traditional May Festival returns for a new, more complete and renewed edition, without renouncing its traditional role as a point of reference in the Brescia area and all the communities that together make up the splendid “Vallesabbia”. In Gavardo from May 1st to May 5th 2018. The event takes place at the Karol Wojtyla Gavardo Sports Center in Via O. Avanzi 64.