A living calendar of events that brings Italy and America into conversation — not just through words, but through people. This is where you’ll find the lineup of talks, workshops, performances, and gatherings that are shaping a cultural bridge in the making. Come see where and when the connection comes alive.
Events
Economy
FRIDAY 12
Italy–America: relations, economic exchange, prospects
Event location: Palazzo Bonin Longare
Event time: 3:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers:
Barbara Beltrame Giacomello
Armando Varricchio
Enrico Marchi
Culture
FRIDAY 12
Beneficio d’inventario. A conversation with Marco Follini
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 5:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Marco Follini
History and Architecture
FRIDAY 12
Silent Play: Palladian Geometries
Event location: Itinerant
Event time: 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Food and wine
FRIDAY 12
Wine Dialogues: Italy and America
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Paolo Massobrio
Art
FRIDAY 12
Landscapes in Light: from Bellini to the Hudson River School
Event location: Basilica Hall
Event time: 9:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Giovanni C. F. Villa
Culture
FRIDAY 12
Pasolini, Italy, America. Readings by Patricia Zanco
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 10:30 PM
Duration: 30 minutes
Speaker:
Patricia Zanco
Sport
SATURDAY 13
Baseball & Softball Day – Vicenza Palladio Stadium
Event location: Stadio Comunale di Baseball “ Ai Pomari”
Event time: 9.00 AM
Duration: All day
Speaker:
Palladio Baseball
Culture
SATURDAY 13
Neri Pozza and American Literature
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 10:30 AM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Sabine Schultz
Food and wine
SATURDAY 13
Durello: the golden brut that most resembles Champagne
Event location: Biblioteca Internazionale La Vigna, historic city center
Event time: 11:00 AM
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker:
Paolo Massobrio
Food and wine
SATURDAY 13
Brunch – four hands show cooking with Michelin-starred Chef Matteo Grandi and actor-chef Andy Luotto
Event location: Garibaldi Bistrot
Event time: 11:30 AM
Speakers:
Andy Luotto
Matteo Grandi
Culture
SATURDAY 13
New World. A dialogue between American and Italian landscapes
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 12:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers:
Sara Gangemi
Valerio Morabito
Claudio Bertorelli
Food and wine
SATURDAY 13
The richness of the Vicenza region: DOC wines vs USA wines Masterclass with Paolo Massobrio. Ticketed event.
Event location: Biblioteca Internazionale La Vigna, historic city center
Event time: 2:30 PM
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker:
Paolo Massobrio
Culture
SATURDAY 13
“Wild West”: book presentation
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 3:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Daniele Pasquini
Art
SATURDAY 13
WORKSHOP: “All Mice Are Created Equal”: discovering Palladio and Jefferson with Amos the mouse (ENG)
Event location: Palladio Museum
Event time: 4:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Palladio Museum
Culture
SATURDAY 13
Italian Style vs all’Italiana: incredible stories of Italian-American inventiveness
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 4:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Umberto Mucci
History and Architecture
SATURDAY 13
Canova and the Monument to George Washington
Event location: Palladio Museum
Event time: 5:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Fernando Rigon Forte
Food and wine
SATURDAY 13
A wine tasting journey, between Vicenza and the USA (ENG)
Event location: Biblioteca Internazionale La Vigna, historic city center
Event time: 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Duration: 1.45 hours
Speaker:
Giovanni Ponchia
Show
SATURDAY 13
Andy Luotto: stories of an Italian-American Chef
Event location: Salone della Basilica
Event time: 6:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Andy Luotto
Show
SATURDAY 13
Remembering Ennio Morricone
Event location: Teatro comunale
Event time: 9:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours
Speaker:
Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta
Art
SATURDAY 13
Nicol: Italian Music and American Influence INTERVIEW with Marco Ghiotto
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 9:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
NICOL
Culture
SATURDAY 13
Sylvester Stallone, “Paradise Alley”. A Reading by Livio Pacella
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 10:30 PM
Duration: 30 minutes
Speaker:
Livio Pacella
Culture
SUNDAY 14
Federico Faggin: the visionary from Vicenza who shaped the future
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 10:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Federico Faggin
Art
SUNDAY 14
WORKSHOP: “All Mice Are Created Equal”: discovering Palladio and Jefferson with Amos the mouse (ENG)
Event location: Palladio Museum
Event time: 11:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Palladio Museum
History and Architecture
SUNDAY 14
Jefferson and Palladio (ENG)
Event location: Palladio Museum
Event time: 11:30 AM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Federico Marcomini
Culture
SUNDAY 14
Fashion, Food, and Sports: American Lessons for the Made in Italy
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 12 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Romano Cappellari
Food and wine
SUNDAY 14
Kitchen stories from Vicenza. With twenty-one forgotten recipes and four Palladian dishes (IT – ENG)
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 3:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers:
Amedeo Sandri
Maurizio Falloppi
Food and wine
SUNDAY 14
Foods from the New World
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 5 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Massimo Montanari
Culture
SUNDAY 14
Christopher Columbus and America
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker:
Alessandro Vanoli
Culture
SUNDAY 14
War and Mercy: What It Means to Be Human. Homer, Hemingway, Rigoni Stern
Event location: Basilica Palladiana Hall
Event time: 9:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour
