The Gottarelli Foundation resumes activities after the summer break with the first event scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 9 p.m. in the Verziere delle Monache Park, Via Caterina Sforza 5 in Imola, entitled " End of Summer Emotions" with the Videoclub group. A musical journey will be proposed that will give life to a concert with a pleasant and interesting repertoire. A musical evening with great Italian successes mainly from the 60s and 70s.
The Videoclub is a musical formation formed in 2014.
Angelo Mita, drummer from Imola with years of experience in the dance sector!
Carlo Chiarelli drum teacher at the Vassura Baroncini Music School in Imola.
Sergio Fulgenzi lead vocals, guitar and harmonica, known in the Imola scene as The Voice.
Carlo Torri solo guitarist, with years of experience in various musical situations.
They have always played great hits of the 60s and 70s, Italian and international, with the desire to relive together with the public those emotions that each of us had felt when those songs were in the charts. In the period when the beaches were filling up, for the first mass holidays, and in England the Beatles were depopulating while in Italy the singing phenomenon of Lucio Battisti was born, in that decade in which the whole world was boiling, motifs destined to revive, over time, the enthusiasm of that moment echoed on roundabouts throughout Italy.
Thus the immortal melodies will take on new life in a unique show of its kind.

The event scheduled for Wednesday, October 9, at 9:00 PM in the Gottarelli Foundation Hall, Via C. Sforza 13 in Imola, is titled: “The Hidden Art” – Enzo della Volpe will present his latest book, which recounts the events that united Milan, Dozza, and Imola in defending artworks from the horrors of the WW II—artworks that can still be admired today in their respective locations. The author will be accompanied by Dr. Diego Galizzi, Director of the Imola Museums.
It's only recently that the stories of those men who, during the last world war, worked to secure our artworks have come to light in Italy. We owe these men our deepest gratitude because, during those final and dramatic years of the war (1943-1945), when the priority was to save lives, they, despite having different political views, were united in defending our cultural heritage.
After years of research, moving from one archive to another, we are here today to tell an incredible story—the collaboration that developed between the Royal Superintendency of the Galleries of Milan, the Royal Superintendency of the Galleries of Bologna, the Civic Library, and the Seminary of Imola to secure many artworks, both from Imola and Lombardy. This is a story that has never left the "papers" of our region. At the center of it is Antonio Toschi, Director of the Imola Library; Don Vincenzo Brunori, Rector of the Seminary of the Diocese of Imola; Antonio Sorrentino, Superintendent of the Royal Galleries of Bologna; and Guglielmo Pacchioni, Superintendent of the Royal Galleries of Milan, along with inspector Fernanda Wittgens (a film about her, titled Fernanda, was recently produced). he village of Dozza (BO) was chosen for this purpose: the goal was to keep our artworks away from the horrors of war, and they were stored in some rooms of the summer seminary of Imola, Villa Monte del Re. Initially, it was thought to be an ideal location, as it was far from the strategic targets of the war. However, this was not the case, as the fighting moved along the Gothic Line, right near Dozza. Silently and with few resources, these men moved the artworks from Villa Monte del Re to safer locations.
This research aims not only to refresh memories but, above all, to promote awareness among new generations and to highlight the value of our great artistic heritage.
Vincenzo (Enzo) della Volpe: He graduated in Sociology from Federico II University in Naples. For years, he has been dedicated to historical research. He is the author of several historical-anthropological publications featured in newspapers and cultural magazines, including: Il Resto del Carlino, Università Aperta terza pagina; Pillole di Cultura e Sanità; Il caffè – Cultura e Società; Nero su Bianco; Sabato Seta, La Lotta, Consuetudine aversane.
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On Wednesday 13 November at 9 pm, Antonio Castronuovo presents his new book "Formíggini. Humorous (and tragic) life of a publisher of the '900" (Bologna, Pendragon, 2024)".
Angelo Fortunato Formiggini was many things: he became a publisher in 1908, embraced the humorous line and the paperback format and for thirty years churned out six hundred titles in famous series, from the "Classics of laughter" to the "Profiles", becoming the least boring publisher of his time. But he was also a writer, collector and founder of literary circles. But being Jewish, his story was brutally interrupted in 1938 by the Racial Laws, against which he decided to protest with the sensational gesture of suicide, throwing himself from the bell tower of the cathedral of Modena. Castronuovo's book narrates the life of this extraordinary man, but also goes through the dramas and miseries of the era in which he was active: the twenty years of fascism.
THE AUTHOR : Antonio Castronuovo is an essayist, translator and bibliophile. He is in the editorial offices of the main Italian magazines of book culture and writes for the "Gazzetta di Parma". He is on the board of the Aldus Club of Milan, the largest Italian bibliophile association. Heedits various editorial series for the publishers Pendragon and La Mandragora. His latest works: Dizionario del bibliomane (Sellerio), Il male dei fiori: Baudelaire a processo (Rubbettino), Formíggini. Humorous (and tragic) life of a publisher of the '900 (Pendragon). A book he has edited, in several voices, on the theme of bibliophilia is being published these days by La Nave di Teseo. In 2022 he received the National Award for Translation from the Ministry of Culture; in 2023 the Manara Valgimigli prize for the complex of his intellectual activity.

On Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9 p.m. in the hall of the Gottarelli Foundation, Via C. Sfroza 13 in Imola, the concert entitled "Tradition in music" will be held, interpreted by Tonino Zanelli (guitar) and Cavina Giustino (accordion).
This appointment concludes the events for 2024 organized by the Gottarelli Foundation. We resume in 2025 with as many high-level initiatives such as: book presentations, concerts, trips, etc.
All the activities we have carried out during this year have been conducted with the utmost seriousness, honesty, dedication and desire to do. Also this year we had a strong success that allowed all the citizens who took part in the events to get in touch with new topics and to meet new characters. We are aware of the importance of culture in our city not only towards those who work in contact with the public but also through the public itself.
The concert on Saturday 7 December 2024 will see the audience enveloped in a magic that will leave them breathless as it aspires to explore in depth the rich musical tradition of Romagna which is the history, present and future of the culture of this land.
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