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-- Cëina te na utia da mont -- Enjoy the crystal-clear starry sky, breathe the pure mountain air, dive into the romantic winter woods. An evening snowshoe hike is an exciting nature experience in its purest form. The evening ends as romantic as it started: with a fine dinner in a cozy mountain hut. After dinner you will walk back to the starting point. _____ Meeting point: Active & Events Office - Selva Val Gardena Price: 60€ | 30€ for Val Gardena Active Partner Duration: from 3 to 4 hours Number of participants: min. 4 Difficulty level: ●●●○○ Use of the lift: no Dogs allowed: no Stroller: no Clothing and equipment: warm winter clothing, hat or headband, gloves, high winter hiking boots, snowshoes, hiking sticks and a headtorch _____ Dinner included in the price! Snowshoes, headtorch rental and beverage not included! Dishes: Schlutzkrapfen and goulash with dumplings (subject to changes) Minimum age: 10 years Any variation is up to the alpine guide!

"Books for Christmas" remains the cultural highlight of the Bolzano Christmas Market. High-calibre authors are guests in Bolzano this year to present their works and meet the public. Free admission. It is possible to purchase the book on site. VALERIO VARESI: "IL LABIRINTO DI GHIACCIO" Varesi says he took his inspiration from the news, as he often does in his books: in the Austrian Alps, tunnels were found dug into a retreating glacier. His superlative writing transforms a news story into a novel full of psychological insights. The protagonist is a man who for some obscure - at least at first - reason decides to disappear from his world of comfort and success to live like a primitive in a hostile, remote and inaccessible environment, a glacier. Not to be found is his obsession, but also his necessity. In the ice he will dig a labyrinth of tunnels, protection, a way of escape, but also a symbol of the challenge to himself, of the suffering and sacrifice that overcome the unequal forces of unforgiving Nature.

WINTER SOUNDS Thursdays at Schlachti 8.30-11.30 pm Weekly new drinks Food 6-9 pm DJ Late Dan

Sabine Meyer, clarinet Alliage Quintet the line-up of the Alliage Quintet, consisting of four saxophones and a piano. But for tomorrow's concert, the two-time ECHO Klassik prizewinners have invited one of the most influential musicians of our time: clarinettist Sabine Meyer. It is thanks to her that the clarinet, often underestimated as a solo instrument, has reclaimed the concert platform. Together with the Alliage Quintet, she embarks on a musical fairytale journey. At their performance in Bolzano, Sabine Meyer and the Alliage Quintet will perform Christmas classics in original and astonishing arrangements. The programme: Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921): Overture from 'Hansel and Gretel' (arr. Andreas Hilner) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from >The Nutcracker< (arr. Andreas Hilner) Dmitri Shostakovich: 5 pieces for 2 violins and piano (arr. Levon Atovmian) J.S. Bach: Aria from the Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D major Cyrille Lehn: Variations on a French theme Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz of Flowers (Arr. Andreas Hilner) Stefan Maltsev: A Christmas Story Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): 'Hört, die Engelschöre singen' - second movement from the Festgesang ('Gutenberg Cantata') MWV D4 Admission: € 25 Reduced < 26 years: € 10 4Family (accompanying persons - max. 2 - of young people under 20 years): € 5 Tickets can be purchased in advance at the box office of the Bolzano Municipal Theatre (Tel. 0471 053800) or online at www.konzertverein.org

SAVE THE DATE! The 5th edition of rock the nikolaus will be an unparalleled party. The atmosphere will be heated up with a rock band followed by a DJ. Admission 12€ incl. free drink

Finally, the time has come again: the original Burgeiser "Nikolaus and Krampus" procession will take place again this year! And this year the Burgeiser Krampus celebrate their 20th anniversary! Start at the fire station to the village square. There the good children will be given presents by St. Nicholas. Followed by a party with DJ Toro on the village square.

The Krampus procession starts at 5 p.m. from Walther Square.

Celia Martinez Aragon talks about her life as a shepherdess in an online lecture at the Nature Museum on 7 December. The free lecture can be seen on Thursday, 7 December at 6 pm at the following link: https://bbb.inf.unibz.it/b/joh-ft0-j6o-via. Info: Tel. 0471 412964 As a shepherdess, Celia Martinez Aragon experiences the life cycle of grazing animals and also gets to know the landscape at close quarters, as she spends almost half a year out on the pastures in all weathers. In this sense, managed grazing is becoming increasingly important as a form of landscape conservation. In the online lecture "Experiences of a shepherdess in South Tyrol, Tyrol and the Basque Country", the speaker explains the benefits of permanent grazing for the landscape, water balance and animals. Celia Martinez Aragon studied agricultural sciences in Cologne and completed a shepherdess school in her native Spain. She has also worked as a shepherdess in the Alps, for example in Stilfs and in St. Anton in Tyrol.

Homemade & self-made for your individual Christmas gift! 29.11.- 8.12.2023 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday continuously from 10.00-18.00 clock 05/12 + 08/12 10:00 am - 1:00pm

The Provincial Councillor for Italian Culture of the Autonomous Province of Bozen/Bolzano presents 'Art Stories with the Great Museums', a multi-annual itinerary designed to lead South Tyroleans to the discovery of ancient and modern civilisations and the works of art to which they gave rise. An initiative developed by the Culture Office of the Italian Culture Department in the wake of those that for years have made concrete a specific indication of the provincial law on culture: 'a culture for all'. In order to achieve this goal, each year a historical era will be chosen, starting with the oldest ones, in connection with an important Italian museum. The project will start in the autumn with 'Ancient Egyptians: masters of art', an exhibition that will gather various exhibits from the Egyptian Museum in Turin. The exhibition, curated by Paolo Marini, curator of the Egyptian Museum, will be dedicated to the arts of ancient Egypt and will span more than three millennia of history.

24.11.2023 - 09.12.2023 Vernissage 24.11.2023 at 19.00 / Finissage 09.12.2023 Opening time: tue-sun | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Snowshoe hike with our alpine guide. Tour: Prags/Brückele (1.494 m) > Stolla Alm hut (1.980 m) > Plätzwiese (1991 m) (The journey to the starting point of the hike is by private car!) Walking time: ca. 4 hours there and back Participants: 2-12 pers. Difficulty level: easy/average Price: WITH GUEST PASS ANTHOLZERTAl & OLANG€ 18,-, otherwise € 35,00 per pers. Equipment: Waterproof shoes and clothing, provisions, snowshoes, hiking poles (Snowshoes and poles can be provided if required). Meeting point: 9.00 a.m. at the Tourist Info in Niederrasen Registration: untill 5 p.m. of the previous day at the Tourist Info Antholzertal, phone +39 0474 496269, at the Tourist Info Olang, Tel. +39 0474 496277 or online

In a valley in which dialect and garb are still alive, it is not unusual that its tradition is thoroughly cultivated. The „Klöckeln“, is a pre-Christian custom practised the first weeks of December and has an old tradition.

In the Christmas bakery, there are many delicacies... This is also the case in the run-up to Christmas at Anna-Maria's on the Kronlechnerhof farm. During the biscuit workshop, young and old can knead dough, cut out and bake biscuits together. The farmer Anna-Maria explains which ingredients are needed for the dough and what to look out for when making biscuits. Of course, there is no shortage of snacking - at the end, the home-baked biscuits can be tasted. The rest is divided among everyone and can be taken home. Time: 3.00 pm - 5.00 pm | Duration: approx. 2 hrs. | Meeting point: farm Kronlechnerhof - Nova Levante | Price: 20,00 Euro/adult, 10,00 Euro/junior (6-13 years), free for children up to 6 years | Number of participants: min. 2, max. 8/10 | Booking & information: until the day before within 5.00 pm at the tourist offices, tel. +39 0471 619 500 or online at eggental.com/events. The event starts PUNCTUALLY, delays cannot be considered because of the program.

As the concluding highlight of this year's initiatives, BZ Heartbeat, together with the South Tyrolean Choirs, presents top-notch choral music by candlelight in the cloister of the Dominican monastery at Dominican Square. Choriosum, Flat Caps, Men's Choir Völs am Schlern, and the combined Cantorei Meran and Vöran showcase in November and December how innovative, diverse, and musical South Tyrolean choirs can be. Every Thursday at 6:00 and 7:00 pm (every half hour) – Admission 20 minutes before each concert – No reservations possible. Dates: 30.11. Choriosum 07.12. Flat Caps 14.12. Men's Choir Völs am Schlern 21.12. Swing & Soul – Gospel Cantorei Meran & Cantorei Vöran & Friends Conditions: Donation of 20 Euros; no donation necessary when presenting a cash receipt of at least 20 Euros from one of the BZ Heartbeat member businesses on the day of the concert.

Each Thursday during Advent, younger and older children dress up as farmers and go from house to house in the evenings singing the „Tlecanoht“. This song wishes happiness for all those who listen to it, and in exchange the children receive a few coins or perhaps some sweets. 07.12.2023 | 6.00 pm | Village centre | „Tlecanoht“ with the Ortisei church choir 21.12.2023 | 6.00 pm | Village centre | „Tlecanoht“ with the Ortisei youth choir

The Christmas project "VocePiano di Natale" is a tribute to the tremendous vitality and diversity of the Christmas musical repertoire, from gospel songs to the most typical carols of the Advent season. A project in which two instruments, voice and piano, reinterpret the most important Christmas compositions, leaving room for listening and audience participation and presenting new arrangements and interpretations of songs such as Oh Holy night, The first Noel, Amazing Grace, Adeste fideles, Alle Jahre wieder and many others.

Cozy get-together in the Advent and Christmas time with tea & vin brûlé at the Unterinn village square

The ice rink opens its doors for public skating on October 29, 2023. Special opening hours are scheduled during the fall, Christmas and Carnival vacations.

In their latest works (photographs, sound installations, photographic objects, videos), the Doroszenko duo deals with a classic theme in art - landscape. The works were created during artistic residencies in Kunstnarhuset Messen Ålvik (Norway), The Island Resignified LeQada (Greece), Klaipeda Culture Communication Center (Lithuania), and in Warsaw, as part of the Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. To better understand the causes of the current environmental crisis, the artists look at the history of the Western tradition of landscape painting, in which the concept of natural landscape was defined according to the dominant worldview - as a detached component, outside the subject. In their works, Ewa and Jacek Doroszenko aim to question the separation between the issue - the observer - and the separated environment. A significant element of the Doroszenko duo’s artistic practice is to treat sound phenomena as a full- fledged element in the field of visual art and to emphasize the importance of “deep listening” in everyday life. Accordingly, the artists are interested in the landscape’s holistic experience, which is impossible without the acoustic factor. In their mixed-media projects, the artists explore how digital images, and the latest technologies mediate the perception of the natural world. Fascinated by modern information tools and their immense potential for shaping lifestyles, Ewa and Jacek Doroszenko attempt to capture the atmosphere of the physical yet virtual present. Looking at the textures of landscapes - both natural and simulated - the artists highlight the role of photography in navigating the current world. Using Google Street View, popular computer games, travel guides and other online sources, the artists examine how contemporary digital culture is changing the perception of the landscape. Their works focus on the positive impact of the landscape on human psychological well-being. As residents of Warsaw who regularly experience urban “noise pollution”, they know the need to popularize “soundscape ecology” - the science of acoustic relationships between living organisms, human and otherwise, and their environment. Referring to this therapeutic function of landscape, they present works that subtly reveal the inseparable connection between man and his natural surroundings.

Neustift Abbey has a plenty to offer in the run-up to Christmas: Rorate in the abbey church followed by breakfast in the wine bar, a nativity scene exhibition in the Castle of the Holy Angel, an evening guided tour of the with lanterns, the Advent concert by the men's choir, or the concert by the tower winders from the Castle oft he Holy Angel. Or perhaps simply enjoy a punch in the Christmas forest? Rorate in the Abbey Basilica Daily except Wednesdays at 6.30am, beginning on 3.12.2023; follo¬wed by breakfast in the bar (Sundays excepted) Candlelight Rorate on Wednesday at 6pm and on Friday at 6.30 am (please bring a lantern). Winter magic in the Christmas forest Thursday to Saturday from 3pm to 7pm Christmas crib exhibition of the South Tyrolean Friends of Nati¬vity Scenes in the Castle of the Holy Angel 1 to 3 and 8 to 10 December, 10am to 5pm Advent concert of the Neustift Men‘s Choir On 9 December at 4pm in the Christmas forest School boarding house: Musical entertainment by the choirboys and the sellingof handmade products for a charitable cause Wednesday 6 and 14 December instrumental performance at 4:30pm On 20 December at 4.30pm concert by the choirboys from the school boarding house Concert of the Brixen Wise Men on Saturday, 16th December at 3pm in the Christmas forest Brass music from the roof of the Castle of the Holy Angel Every Saturday at 5pm with different brass groups

Every year during christmas time, Eppan is ablaze with light.

Ice rink on the town hall square in Lana, organised by the Lana merchants, from Monday to Friday from 14.00-17.00, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00-17.00.

In cooperation with innkeepers, craftsmen & service providers the merchants of Ritten offer the promotion "Rittner GlücksZug": Locals and guests receive stickers with every purchase of € 10 in the participating businesses. Every 10 stickers complete a winning coupon. Each coupon handed in takes part in the final draw. The Coupon must be placed in the boxes by 1 p.m. on December 24,. The prize-giving ceremony for the winners of the Christmas lottery "Rittner GlücksZug" will take place on January. For more information about the Rittner GlücksZug: https://www.vorort.it/startseite/rittner-glückszug

Glühwein (mulled wine) stand directly at the village center of San Genesio, in the inner courtyard of retirement home.

Peaceful and authentic ambience at Ritten/Renon’s Christmas Market. Delicious local treats, traditional and high-quality arts and crafts are waiting for you, accompanied by a lovely entertainment program with concerts, live nativity sets and lots more. Cozy, well almost contemplative – that’s the best way to describe the ambience at Ritten's Christmas Market, the Christmas Train Market (“Christbahnl”). The snow falls softly from the sky, Christmas carols gently jingle across the square and a fragrance of freshly baked goodies fills the winter air. That’s why the Christmas Train Market offers a comforting contrast to the hustle and bustle of many other Christmas markets in South Tyrol. Here, the calm and peace of the holiday season remains preserved. The gourmet stands at the markets in promise comfort and feel-good food of finest quality along with delicious hot punch to warm you right through to your bones. The Christmas Train Market on the train station of Oberbozen, Beekeeping Museum at the historical Plattnerhof farm in Wolfsgruben and in the centre of Klobenstein is open Friday from 1 p.m., Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Rittner Bahn Train connects the Rittner Christbahnl every half hour. Entertainment program: www.trenatale.it

Double Trouble means double trouble. A promising title. A title does not stand alone, but is always an indication of the content of the program or, in this case, the exhibition. We can therefore look forward to an exciting and exciting exhibition. In which two artists, Julia Frank & Karin Welponer, meet, perhaps also two views of art. But certainly a deep examination of the work of the person in question. The core of Julia Frank's contribution is an approximately 10-minute video portrait about Karin Welponer. In terms of content, Julia Frank describes this work as a narrative journey that begins in the past and extends to the present. Karin Welponer's multi-part photo works also have key points or cores. These are “tree fragments” or “tree details”. Here the artist declares visible injuries and their healing, as well as overgrowths, to be works of art. Seen in this way, this exhibition is a hike, perhaps even a journey, that plays with changes, inversions and allusions. Julia Frank's iconic coat stand by the Thonet brothers is alienated and changed, its original purpose and form removed and filled with new content and new form. Here too, a starting point and a reference to the tree pictures and the milled wooden objects by Karin Welponer. These are, among other things, shapes created by bark beetles. The paths of the bark beetles, which mean certain death for a weakened tree, are declared a beautiful form, a work of art. Accordingly, Double Trouble is actually a fine discussion and a “complementation” with the work and the opinions of the other person. Trouble also stands for the word worry. Double worry. The exhibition can perhaps also be read as a careful and careful interaction and relationship.

Against an idyllic winter backdrop, small Christmas stalls pop up amid the snow covering the central square in white. Lovingly decorated and brightened by a myriad of tiny lights, these stands are the perfect place to savor the advent atmosphere. And if you're feeling peckish, you can enjoy delicious homemade specialties, mulled wine and apple mulled wine here.

TO THE PIECE This year, for the first time, an operetta by Franz v. Suppè is on the programme of the "Südtiroler Operettenspiele"; and with "Boccaccio" it is of course his best-known masterpiece. Suppè, like Johann Strauss, who was a few years younger, is one of the founders of classical Viennese operetta and was strongly influenced by Jacques Offenbach. In his operettas, for example, he preferred to use the couplet instead of the great aria (see "Fledermaus"), partly because this is not so demanding from a vocal point of view and above all because it suits the buffoonish character of his operettas. Many of his roles are actually written and intended for actors with halfway singing abilities. On the other hand, Suppè in particular is much closer to opera than other contemporaries. This may be due to the fact that he lived in Italy for many years and was a great admirer of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and also the young Verdi. And so it was obvious for Suppè to endow his "Boccaccio" with much such Italianità. It is precisely this combination of southern melodicism and Viennese elegance that makes this score so appealing and secured the composer a worldwide success, which unfortunately eluded most of Suppè's other operettas. However, the many overtures to his other operettas such as "Dichter und Bauer" (Poet and Peasant), "Leichte Kavallerie" (Light Cavalry) and "Pique Dame" (Queen of Spades) remain very popular and can be heard in concert halls all over the world. Even in these showpieces for orchestra, his compositional genius and his art of orchestration are evident time and again. The somewhat turbulent plot of "Boccaccio" needs dramaturgical tightening, but has a lot of witty potential; the extraordinary beauty of the melodies and the musical temperament with which Suppé endows his characters will certainly enchant the audience when the curtain rises on the 14th South Tyrolean Operetta Festival on Thursday, 7 December 2023 at the Forum Brixen. Operetta Plays. Further performances will follow until 30 December. DIRECTION Director: Leo Ploner Conductor: Davide Lorenzato Advance ticket sales from Monday, 30 October 2023: Mon-Fri 10am-12pm (ticket office in the Forum Brixen) T 0472 275522 Tickets are available at the box office one hour before the performance! Further information about tickets: M 333 4562645 leo.ploleo@gmail.com