FEB. 28th, 2011 - THE 5th GLOBAL DAY OF SLOW LIVING
The 5th Global Day of Slow Living, created to attract attention to the idea of people using their time wisely and in harmony with the environment, will take place simultaneously in New York and around the world on 28 February 2011. The theme this year is Ambitions and Altruism.
The 5th Global Day is a true world event with more than 100 events taking place contemporaneously around the world over several days.
Previous editions of the Day have been based in Milan (2007), New York (2008), Tokyo (2009), London (2009, Slow Down London) and Shanghai (2010). In 2011, the event returns to New York, which has undertaken a series of moves to improve itself for its citizens including the closure of some key areas to motorized traffic, the addition of many new bike paths, the transformation of some areas like High Line into relaxing pedestrian walking areas, the implementation of campaigns against obesity and smoking, and so on. For these reasons the non-profit Arte del Vivere con Lentezza will recognize the city, which is run by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in the hands of Adrian Benepe with an award that is created by the well-known italian designer Francesco Argenti.
Many initiatives foreseen for the 5th Global Day of Slowness, see the Programme.
The initiative will be sponsored by the city of Milan, Pavia and the Province of Pavia.
Program for 5th Global Day of Slow Living - NEW YORK Organized by The Art of Slow Living
Wednesday 23 February 2011
- 4:00 pm The Arsenal, Central Park: Award Ceremony to Adrian Benepe - NYC Parks Commissioner, award designer Francesco Argenti
Monday 28 February 2011
- 11:00 am Speeding tickets and video interviews of hurried walkers in Union Square
to ask them if all this running makes us happy
- 11:00 am Street Opera with young Italian Opera singers: Veronica Giorgetti, soprano; Stefano Ranzi, basso; Tamura Suardi, mezzo soprano; in collaboration with the Vittadini Conservatory in Pavia, Union Square. Stage Direction Andrée Ruth Shammah, Franco Parenti Theatre in Milan.
- 11:00 am Liuba, perform and video artist:The Slowly Project, Take your Time in New York.
Tuesday 1 March 2011
- 10:00am Seminar with university students: Ambitions and Altruism - People, Profit, Planet. Three Ps for a weconomy. In collaboration with the European Association for Economic Education - Italy (Professor Enrico Castrovilli, chairman), New York University (Professor Alberto Bisin), Bruno Contigiani (The Art of Living Slowly, chairman). King Carlos Juan I NYU, 53 Washington Sq.South.
- 8.00 pm 150° Italian Unification Anniversary - Dinner with Accademia Italiana della Cucina in cooperation with Berardo Paradiso (President of IACE), Bruno Contigiani Speech. Young Italian Opera Singers. Special guest: Francesco Maria Talò, General Consul of Italy in New York.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Performance by the Perform and video artist Liuba: The Slowly Project,Take
your time, in New York.
-Museum Mile: 10:30am with the performance of Young Italian Opera Singers in front of the Metopolitan Museum
- Times Square:12:00 am with the performance of Young Italian Opera Singers
Thursday 3 March 2011
- Milux Cafe, 5 pm, Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi, journalists Speaking about their New York, Opera Singers.
Friday 4 March 2011
- Fiorello LaGuardia High School - meeting with students and teachers, -
Bruno Contigiani, Pledging vastness - performance by Italian opera singers.
- Party meeting in Madison Square with Shore Walkers (New York-based
association, famous for its Great Saunter, President Cy Adler), terrace in
front of the Flatiron Building at 6:00pm.
Saturday 5 March 2011
- Share&Shore Walk, 8-mile walk with Shore Walkers (Cy Adler president)
along the Hudson River from South Street Seaport to 72nd Street. Departure from Heartland Brewery at 10:30am.
