80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Cervia

Tuesday, 14 October
6:00 p.m.
Magazzino del Sale Torre, Cervia
Peace and Freedom: Dialogue with Patrick Zaki
Moderated by journalist Alessia Arcolaci.

Wednesday, 15 October
5:00 p.m.
Municipal Library
Presentation of the book ‘La ribelle. Vita straordinaria di Nada Parri’ (The Rebel: The Extraordinary Life of Nada Parri)
Author Giorgio van Straten will be present.
StraOrdinarie exhibition organised by the Department for Equal Opportunities, SeiDonna, the Friends of the Cervia Library Association and the Maria Goia Municipal Library.

Thursday, 16 October
1:30 p.m.
Meeting point in the courtyard of the “G. Deledda” School in Via Pinarella.
Cycling tour with the laying of laurel wreaths at the war memorials in Cervia and Pinarella.
With the participation of pupils from the G. Deledda primary school.
Organised by the Aquilotti cycling group.
In case of rain, the event will be postponed to 21 October.

Saturday, 18 October
9:30 a.m.
Magazzino del Sale Torre, Cervia
Voices of Peace
Conference with speeches and testimonials from Emergency, Médecins Sans Frontières, Associazione Volontari per Gaza, Soleterre and representatives from various humanitarian organisations.
Moderated by journalist Alessia Arcolaci. 

2:30 p.m.
Meeting point: Piazza Garibaldi, Cervia
A bike ride with friends among the military defences left behind by the Germans in Cervia.

Tuesday, 21 October
11:00 a.m.
Teatro Comunale, Cervia
Europe does not fall from the sky 
Theatre performance for students of the Tonino Guerra Institute of Higher Education.
Sounds of EuRoPe in collaboration with Ravenna Teatro, G. Verdi State Conservatory and Nervi Severini Artistic-Musical High School of Ravenna.

Wednesday, 22 October
4:00 p.m.
Sala Rubicone, Cervia
Opening of the exhibition Art is Freedom, 21st edition. Michi in... rete (Michi on... the web)
Solo exhibition by painter Luciano Michi
The exhibition will remain open until 2 November, every day from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Thursday, 23 October
5:00 p.m.
Municipal Library, Cervia
Jazz music from the Fascist era to the post-war period
A musical journey through the Fascist era to the post-war period, with the return to freedom, the desire for redemption and the light-heartedness of the 1950s.
Meeting with musician and composer Rossella Giannini.

Saturday, 25 October
8:30 a.m.
Wreath laying ceremony at memorial stones in the Cervia area

4:00 p.m.
Milano Marittima seafront at the end of Via Pietro Mascagni
Historical re-enactment and guided tour of the bunkers
Organised by Gotica Romagna and the CRB 360 Association. Milano Marittima seafront at the end of Via Pietro Mascagni.

Sunday, 26 October
La Casina, Gemelli Park in Tagliata di Cervia
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Meeting of the Gotica Romagna column with breakfast offered by Proloco Riviera dei Pini. ‘La Casina’ Gemelli Park in Tagliata di Cervia.

10:00 a.m.
Piazza Garibaldi, Cervia
Gothic Romagna
Historical re-enactment of the ‘Liberation of Cervia’ with vehicles and equipment dating back to the Second World War and period crews. The liberators' entry into Cervia.

10:00 a.m.
Piazza Garibaldi, Cervia
Concert by the City of Cervia Band

10:30 a.m.
Meeting point in Piazza Garibaldi, Cervia
Procession for the laying of wreaths at the memorial stones in the historic centre

2:30 p.m.
Meeting point in Piazza Garibaldi, Cervia
Cervia in the places of the Resistance
Narrative trek (duration two hours).
Environmental hiking guide Rocco Penazzi. Stories by Giancarlo Dini.
Organised by the Maria Goia Municipal Library in collaboration with Agenda Filosofica.

Wednesday, 29 October
4:00 p.m.
Municipal Library, Cervia
Cervia 1944-1946: From Liberation to the First Elections
Meeting with historian Massimo Buda