Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Metreon Host the Infiorata, the Flowering of Italian Culture.Entertainment/Lifestyle Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002 Metreon
Expert Artists From Regione Di Siciliana's City of
Noto Will Create a Spectacular Display of Murals
Using Petals From More Than 220,000 Flowers
September 21 & 22
This Celebration of Italian Culture is a Weekend Event Featuring
Activities, Musical Performances and Products From Italy
Regione di Siciliana The siciliana or siciliano is a musical form often included as a movement within larger pieces of music starting in the Baroque period. It is in a slow 6/8 or 12/8 time with lilting rhythms making it somewhat resemble a slow jig, and is usually in a minor key. , the Baroque City of Noto and the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Wholesale Flower Mart will present The Infiorata, a celebration of a beautiful and distinctive Italian art Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent production of monumental and spectacular works. form, the weekend of Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 as part of the 8th Annual Yerba Buena Gardens Yerba Buena Gardens is the name for two blocks of public parks located between Third and Fourth, Mission and Folsom Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. The first block bordered by Mission and Howard Streets was opened in 1993. Festival. The Infiorata is the creation of spectacular carpet of murals made entirely of brilliantly colored flower petals. Eight Italian Infiorata Maestri will lead a team of local student volunteers from the City College of San Francisco Environmental Horticulture and Floristry Department to create two brilliantly colored mosaic carpets made from the petals of 220,000 flowers. The ornate flower designs, measuring 10 feet x 120 feet, and 42 feet x 16 feet, will be presented on the upper terrace of San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens and in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. waterfalls. Beginning Tuesday, September 17, guests can visit Metreon's SoMa Room to observe the Italian Infioratori Masters prepare the 220,000 flowers required for their creations. While in SoMa Room, guests will enjoy the many presentations of Italian art, culture, tourism and commerce. As a preview, downtown San Francisco's Union Square will showcase a specially created Infiorata in the Salvatore Ferragamo display window, beginning Tuesday, September 17. Kids can take part in the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. by enjoying a children's interactive Infiorata on Saturday, September 21, 1-4 p.m. at Zeum in Yerba Buena Gardens. The Infiorata will also feature a fantastic opera performance by the internationally acclaimed singers of "La Lirica Nel Mondo mon·do Slang adj. Enormous; huge: a mondo list of pizza toppings. adv. Extremely; very: a mondo big mistake. " of Teatro Massimo Bellini The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house in Catania, Sicily which was named after the local-born composer, Vincenzo Bellini. It was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma. It seats 1,200. di Catania, flown to the U.S. specifically for this event. Performers include concert pianist Alberto Tomarchio, tenor Antonio Alecci, baritone Riccardo Maglia, soprano Mariagrazia Calderone, and mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Francesca Aparo. The music of one of the world's most renowned composers, Vincenzo Bellini will be highlighted in the concert, complimented by the music of other immortal Italian artists such as Verdi, Mascagni and Puccini. The live free concert is presented by the National Sicilian American Federation on Yerba Buena yerba buena (yĕr`bə bwā`nə), trailing evergreen perennial (Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatae (mint family). It is native to W North America and especially common to woodland areas along the Pacific coast. Gardens' Stone Stage, Sunday, September 22, 2-4 p.m. The unique company "Dances with Words" presents an event and site-specific performance of dance and poetry based on flowers and gardens especially for The Infiorata. The performance will take place in and around the Stone Stage on Sunday, September 22, 1-2 p.m. The Infiorata festival-goers can also win a free vacation to Italy, courtesy of Visit Italy Tours and the Italian Tourist Board, by registering at the KDFC 102.1FM booth in the Gardens or by visiting the Metreon information desk. The Infiorata and all the activities during the 8th Annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival are FREE and open to the public. Yerba Buena Gardens and Metreon are located between Fourth and Third Streets, and Mission Street in downtown San Francisco. Public transportation includes BART (Powell Street Station Powell Street Station is a Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station near the intersection of Market Street and Powell Street in downtown San Francisco, California. The station is located along the Market Street Subway and extends underground from Fourth Street to Fifth Street. ), Muni Metro, Muni, SamTrans, Golden Gate & East Bay Transit bus lines. Public parking is available at Fifth & Mission Street Garage and the Moscone Center Garage, Third & Howard Street. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
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