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The heavy rain and wind have hit Southern Italy, causing significant damage in Calabria, Campania, Sicily, and Puglia, with impassable roads, cars in the sea, and schools closed, while the authorities have issued alerts and urged to limit movements. #CrisiClimatica #Maltempo #AllertaArancione (translated)

RTL 102.5 reported that Federico l'Olandese Volante had died at the age of 76. The day before, news of his hospitalization in intensive care at the hospital in Monopoli, Puglia had been announced; today, according to the broadcaster, sources close to him confirmed his passing. RTL 102.5 recalled that he had dedicated his life to radio entertainment, from the early free radios, and had collaborated for years with the group through live broadcasts and music. His last collaboration had been the podcast "50 years of rock," on RadioFreccia and RTL 102.5 Play. #FedericoLOlandeseVolante #Radio #Musica (translated)

A few hours after the government's meeting with the unions, Acciaierie d'Italia hastens to announce the activation of workers' layoffs with a timing that only serves to exacerbate tensions in an already dramatic situation, which risks falling solely on workers and the territories where they work," warns the president of the Puglia Region, Antonio Decaro, hoping that the government "can avert this possibility." #ScioperoExIlva #AcciaioGreen #Lavoratori (translated)

"The Ilva is a national issue that involves not only Taranto and Puglia, but also the plants in Piedmont and the hundreds of workers involved - says the president of Piedmont, Alberto Cirio -. For this reason, we have always asked to keep high attention on the entire steel sector and we have activated a permanent crisis table with local authorities and unions. We remain convinced that the future of steel in Italy depends on the revival of the former Ilva in Taranto and in the other group plants, starting with those in Piedmont." #acciaio #siderurgia #occupazione (translated)

CIVICO 33 - "ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB": FROM CAPITANATA TO "BROADWAY WORLD", THE "COMMUNITY BAND" PROJECT CONQUERS NEW YORK The social laboratory promoted by ANBG and the Ministry of Culture lands on the largest theatrical network in the world thanks to the article co-written by Chris Rabinowitz and the Orthese author Luciano Magaldi Sardella. There is a brass thread connecting Piazza Mario Frasca to Broadway. "Orta Nova Sound Lab" is the Community and Social Regeneration Band through Music, the project officially presented on September 21 at the C-Lab MAO FM 19.77 by brothers Luca and Erminio Ferrandina, which is experiencing unprecedented media attention for a band initiative born in the province of Foggia. The journalistic success is marked by its appearance on September 28 in Broadway World, the most authoritative global portal dedicated to theater and live performance, based in New York with over 1.5 million monthly global visits. This is not an insignificant result, projecting a story from the Apulian periphery into the realm of international cultural information. The article, titled "Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy," is co-authored by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, a journalist for the American publication, and his Italian co-author Luciano Magaldi Sardella, an international author originally from Orta Nova, an engineer, academic journalist, and researcher active between Italy and abroad. The dual Italian-American signature symbolizes how a "good local practice" can become global news when told with expertise and roots. The Project: the Band as Social Regeneration "Orta Nova Sound Lab" is promoted by the National Association of Marching Bands (ANBG), chaired by Benedetto Grillo, and has been approved for funding under the public notice of the Ministry of Culture as per D.D.G. April 7, 2026, rep. n. 149, aimed at "Enhancing research and dissemination of musical practices in peripheral and areas of high social vulnerability." It is realized with the support of the Municipality of Orta Nova and with the collaboration of a solid civic network: the A.P.S. MAO FM 19.77, the "A. Olivetti" Higher Education Institute, the "Sandro Pertini" Comprehensive Institute, the Music Art association, and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. As highlighted by "Broadway World," this is the first initiative in Italy to reinterpret the distinctive tradition of marching bands and youth orchestras within a ministry grant dedicated to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. A model that explicitly dialogues with the spirit of the so-called "Caivano Decree" (D.L. 123/2023) for combating youth discomfort, educational poverty, and juvenile delinquency. The idea, in its disarming simplicity, was summarized by the project director for ANBG, Antonella Spagnoletti: "The band is aggregation! The band is cohesion. Bringing these kids together to learn and live differently from the social world is among the primary objectives of our association." This concept was reiterated by the Mayor of Orta Nova, Ing. Domenico Di Vito: "This is an important project that can definitely make a difference compared to the past because it has all the ingredients to connect the entire world of culture and social issues that exists in Orta Nova and needs to be valued. The administration's commitment is to ensure sustainability, structure, and continuity over time." At the press conference presentation, moderated by journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie, participated alongside President Grillo, Director Spagnoletti, and Mayor Di Vito, Regional Councillor Grazia Maria Starace, Councillor for relationships with the third sector Sebastiano Battista, Councillor for Culture Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, and educational professor Alfredo Coppola, delegate of the Olivetti Institute. Why the News Became International The "Orta Nova Sound Lab" marching band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national outlets like Cassa Armonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others that well-documented the conference, it reached BroadwayWorld, which viewed the Orthese experience as a "social laboratory" capable of responding to the mafia with music. This leap in scale comes from joint efforts and the bridging work done by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who managed to translate for the English-speaking audience alongside New York editor Chris Rabinowitz the deep meaning of a village band that in Apulia is not folklore, but a civil presence, a concrete alternative to screens and disintegration. In a South often narrated only for its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be told for its ability to generate community. And this time, the news has made its way around the world, starting from a square in Daunia. The Schedule The path, entirely free, includes instrumental workshops for brass and percussion, ensemble music lessons, and collective rehearsals with qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools, and citizens. The program that attracted the attention of national and now international press is organized as follows: October 2026: parade of bands marching through the streets and public spaces of Orta Nova, to recover the historical value of the band as a popular and identity expression. November-December 2026: high-profile concert season with the Grand Band Concert of Conversano and the Grand Band Concert "Biagio Abbate" City of Bisceglie, artistic training for the young students. Focus on inclusion: a special evening dedicated to female music with the Orchestra Note di Puglia, a formation composed entirely of professionals, to reinforce the values of equal opportunities. January 2027: first official concert of the newly formed Community Band of Orta Nova, a foundational act and public restitution of the work done. (translated)

CIVICO 33 — “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB”: FROM CAPITANATA TO “BROADWAYWORLD”, THE “COMMUNITY BAND” PROJECT CONQUERS NEW YORK SOURCE: https://www.civico93.it/orta-nova-sound-laab-dalla-capitanata-a-broadwayworld-il-progetto-banda-di-comunita-conquista-new-york/ The social laboratory promoted by ANBG and the Ministry of Culture has landed on the world’s largest theatre network, thanks to the article co-authored by Chris Rabinowitz and the Orta Nova-born author Luciano Magaldi Sardella. There is a brass thread linking Piazza Mario Frasca to Broadway. It is called “Orta Nova Sound Lab” — the Community and Social Regeneration Band through Music — the project officially presented on 21 September last at the C-Lab MAO FM 19.77 of brothers Luca and Erminio Ferrandina, which is enjoying unprecedented media coverage for a band-cultural initiative born in the Province of Foggia. Its journalistic success was sealed on 28 September last by its arrival on BroadwayWorld, the world’s most authoritative portal dedicated to theatre and live performance, based in New York with over 1.5 million global monthly visits. A result that was by no means a foregone conclusion, which projects a story from the Apulian periphery into the international cultural news circuit. The article, entitled Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy, is jointly by-lined by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, journalist for the American publication, and his Italian co-author Luciano Magaldi Sardella, an international author originally from Orta Nova, engineer, academic journalist, and researcher active between Italy and abroad. The dual Italo-American by-line symbolises how a “local good practice” can become global news when it is recounted with expertise and rootedness. The Project: The Band as Social Regeneration “Orta Nova Sound Lab” is promoted by the Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG), chaired by Benedetto Grillo, and was admitted for funding under the public call of the Ministry of Culture pursuant to Director General Decree of 7 April 2026, reg. no. 149, aimed at the “Strengthening of research activities and dissemination of musical practices in peripheries and in areas of high social vulnerability”. It is realized with the support of the Comune di Orta Nova and with the collaboration of a solid civic network: A.P.S. MAO FM 19.77, the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “A. Olivetti”, the Istituto Comprensivo “Sandro Pertini”, the Music Art association, and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. As BroadwayWorld itself emphasised, this is the first initiative in Italy to reinterpret the distinctive tradition of touring bands (bande da giro) and youth orchestras within a ministerial call dedicated to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. A model that dialogues explicitly with the spirit of the so-called “Caivano Decree” (Law Decree 123/2023) for combating youth distress, educational poverty, and juvenile crime. The idea, in its disarming simplicity, was summarised by the project director for ANBG, Antonella Spagnoletti: “The band is aggregation! The band is cohesion. Bringing these youngsters together, educating them, and enabling them to live in a manner different from the social-media world is among the primary objectives of our association.” A concept reiterated by the Mayor of Orta Nova, Eng. Domenico Di Vito: “This is an important project that can certainly make a difference compared with the past, because all the ingredients are there to network the entire cultural and social world that exists in Orta Nova and that must be valorised. The administration’s commitment is to ensure sustainability, structure, and continuity over time.” Taking part in the launch press conference, moderated by journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie, in addition to President Grillo, Director Spagnoletti, and Mayor Di Vito, were Regional Councillor Grazia Maria Starace, Councillor for relations with the third sector Sebastiano Battista, Councillor for Culture Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, and educational professor Alfredo Coppola, contact person for the Olivetti Institute. Why the Story Went International The “Orta Nova Sound Lab” band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national titles such as Cassa Armonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others, which thoroughly documented the conference, the coverage reached “Broadway World”, which read the Orta Nova experience as a “social laboratory” capable of answering the mafia with music. This change of scale derives from joint work and also from the liaison work carried out by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who, together with New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, succeeded in translating for an Anglophone audience the profound meaning of a town band which, in Apulia, is not folklore, but a civil garrison, a concrete alternative to the screen and to social disintegration. In a South often narrated only for its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be recounted for its capacity to generate community. And this time, the news has travelled around the world, starting from a piazza in the Daunia. The Calendar The pathway, which is entirely free of charge, provides instrumental workshops for wind and percussion, ensemble music lessons, and collective rehearsals with qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools, and citizens. The programme that has attracted the attention of the national and now international press is structured as follows: October 2026: parade of marching bands through the streets and public spaces of Orta Nova, to recover the historic value of the band as a popular and identity-based expression. November–December 2026: high-profile concert season with the Gran Concerto Bandistico di Conversano and the Gran Concerto Bandistico “Biagio Abbate” Città di Bisceglie, an artistic training ground for young pupils. Inclusion Focus: a special evening dedicated to women in music with the Orchestra Note di Puglia, an ensemble composed entirely of professional women musicians, to reinforce the values of equal opportunities. January 2027: first official concert of the newborn Community Band of Orta Nova, a foundational act and public restitution of the work accomplished. (translated)

Io Conte, NON lo voto. Perché mai dovrei farlo, per passare da una despota ad un opportunista? Articolo in collaborazione con AI DALLA RUSSIA A BIBBIANO, PASSANDO PER IL MIRACOLO DELLA TAP: LE FAKE NEWS E LA PROPAGANDA CHE HANNO COLPITO IL PD. COSA C'È DI VERO O PRESUNTO? Analizzando la recente storia politica italiana, l'ascesa del Movimento 5 Stelle e il violento scontro ideologico con il Partito Democratico si sono consumati su terreni strategici: dalle relazioni con la Russia di Putin al caso Bibbiano, fino alla durissima battaglia contro il gasdotto TAP. In tutti questi casi, il tempo e la giustizia hanno ridefinito i confini tra fatti reali e clamorose fake news. IL CAPITOLO RUSSIA, L'ENIGMA CONTE E LA FORTUNA DELLA TAP: Le ipotesi di un aiuto da parte della Russia di Putin all'ascesa del M5S si muovono sul confine tra relazioni politiche accertate e sospetti mai provati in tribunale. I contatti dei fedelissimi sono documentati: nel 2016 Manlio Di Stefano volò a Mosca al congresso di Russia Unita definendo l'Ucraina "uno stato fantoccio dell'Occidente", e Alessandro Di Battista sostenne a lungo la necessità di assecondare la visione geopolitica del Cremlino. Il punto di massimo interesse per Putin fu l'aspra resistenza del M5S contro il gasdotto TAP in Puglia: bloccare l'opera avrebbe favorito il monopolio energetico russo. Fortunatamente, una volta al governo nel 2018, il Movimento dovette fare retromarcia per evitare penali miliardarie, permettendo il completamento dell'infrastruttura. Oggi, nel pieno della crisi energetica e geopolitica mondiale, la TAP si è rivelata una salvezza assoluta per l'Italia: trasportando miliardi di metri cubi di gas dall'Azerbaigian, è diventata una delle principali rotte che ha permesso al nostro Paese di emanciparsi dal ricatto del gas russo e dal putinismo, calmierando i prezzi e salvandoci dal blackout energetico. Aver fatto l'opera "nonostante" i 5 Stelle è stata la nostra fortuna strategica. Per molti osservatori, l'attuale riluttanza di Giuseppe Conte a inviare aiuti militari a Kiev – che mette a rischio il "campo largo" con il PD – è vista come una "pistola fumante" di questa continuità geopolitica, anche se Conte rigetta le accuse parlando di puro pacifismo per costringere le parti a un tavolo di negoziato. Sul piano VERO c'è stata una forte convergenza comunicativa (con i blog vicini a Casaleggio che rilanciavano i network statali russi), ma sul piano PRESUNTO la magistratura italiana e il Copasir non hanno mai trovato alcuna prova di finanziamenti occulti o illeciti in denaro da Mosca per far vincere il M5S. IL CASO BIBBIANO E IL CROLLO DEL TEOREMA GIUDIZIARIO: Se il caso Russia si è basato su influenze geopolitiche, il caso Bibbiano (l'inchiesta del 2019 sui presunti affidi illeciti in Val d'Enza) è stato l'epicentro di una massiccia campagna di disinformazione utilizzata dal M5S (con Luigi Di Maio che coniò lo slogan "il partito di Bibbiano") e dal centrodestra per abbattere politicamente il PD. La fake news principale fu quella di associare l'intero Partito Democratico a presunti "lavaggi del cervello" e "elettroshock" sui bambini: in realtà, la terapia utilizzata era la legittima psicoterapia EMDR e l'unico legame strutturale con il PD era il sindaco locale, Andrea Carletti, indagato solo per questioni amministrative (abuso d'ufficio e falso) e poi completamente prosciolto. Il ridimensionamento giudiziario è stato totale: le sentenze hanno visto 11 assoluzioni su 14 imputati, smantellando quasi integralmente l'impianto accusatorio. Figure centrali come lo psicoterapeuta Claudio Foti sono state assolte in appello, e i giudici hanno stabilito chiaramente che non vi fu alcun sistema criminale, denunciando come il "clamore mediatico e politico abbia travolto i bambini e i loro familiari". IN SINTESI: La storia recente dimostra che il PD ha dovuto subire due violente ondate di propaganda. Da una parte, i sospetti di un asse Mosca-M5S alimentati da una reale sponda geopolitica originaria (dalle storiche barricate contro la TAP – opera che oggi ci salva dalla crisi energetica – fino alle attuali posizioni di Conte sull'Ucraina) ma privi di riscontri su fondi neri russi. Dall'altra, la drammatica strumentalizzazione di un'inchiesta locale a Bibbiano, trasformata in una fabbrica di fake news elettorali per accusare ingiustamente un partito di crimini contro i bambini, un teorema politico che la stessa giustizia italiana ha infine radicalmente demolito nei tribunali.

An alert for salmonella outbreaks in Puglia, Lombardy, Lazio, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia has led to an order to suspend the use of raw fresh tomatoes due to the contamination found, with symptoms ranging from gastrointestinal disturbances to more severe forms of illness. #salmonella #pomodori #salute (translated)

“PUGLIA IN”: “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” CONQUERS NEW YORK: THE “COMMUNITY BAND” LANDS ON “BROADWAY WORLD” SOURCE: https://www.pugliain.net/303862-orta-nova-sound-lab-new-york-banda/ I am delighted that my article submitted to editor Chloe Rabinowitz has been accepted and published. In any case, we are not talking about just any website, but the largest theatre website in the world on the internet, the one that covers Broadway, the West End and beyond, with over 6 million visitors per month, present in 100 US cities, 45 countries and in 12 languages worldwide. __________________________________________________________________________ Orta Nova (FG) — The social and musical project “Orta Nova Sound Lab” debuted last week on the prestigious US portal BroadwayWorld, an international live performance network based in New York. The initiative, born in Orta Nova in the heart of Capitanata, nothern Puglia region in South Italy, to create a youth community band, was presented overseas as an innovative model of inclusion and urban regeneration for the Mezzogiorno. The Pulgian model of social regeneration through music, promoted by the “Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)” chaired by Benedetto Grillo and supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova, has been admitted for funding by the Ministry of Culture under the call for strengthening music in suburbs and vulnerable areas. The project follows in the wake of interventions to counter youth distress and educational poverty envisaged in the spirit of the “Caivano Decree”. The article published in the American outlet is co-authored by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz and by Orta Nova author and researcher Luciano Magaldi Sardella. The text illustrates how the centuries-old Puglian wind-band tradition has been reinterpreted as an instrument of prevention and civic cohesion, thanks to collaboration between the MAO FM 19.77 association, the Olivetti Institute, the Pertini Institute, Music Art and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. Why the News Went International The “Orta Nova Sound Lab” band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national outlets such as Cassarmonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Puglia IN, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others, which thoroughly documented the press conference, coverage has now reached “Broadway World”, which has interpreted the Orta Nova experience as a “social laboratory” capable of answering the mafia with music. This leap in scale derives from joint work and from the liaison work carried out by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who, together with New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, succeeded in translating for an Anglophone audience the profound meaning of a town band that in Puglia is not folklore, but a civic garrison, a concrete alternative to young people’s dependence on electronic screens and to social disintegration. In a southern Italy often narrated solely through its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be narrated for its capacity to generate community. And this time, the news has travelled around the world, starting from a square in the Basso Tavoliere. The Stages of the Programme and the Major Concerts in Capitanata The programme, entirely free of charge for participants, offers training courses for wind and percussion instruments alongside ensemble music lessons. During October 2026, the streets of Orta Nova will host band parades and processions, whilst between November and December the area will see performances by the prestigious Gran Concerti Bandistici of Conversano and Bisceglie. The bill will reserve a specific space for equal opportunities with the all-female performance of the Orchestra Note di Puglia. The journey will culminate in January 2027 with the first official concert of the newly formed Banda di Comunità of Orta Nova, the culmination of a training itinerary that projects the social redemption of the Province of Foggia onto the global cultural scene.

“PUGLIA IN”: “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” CONQUISTA NEW YORK: LA “BANDA DI COMUNITA’ “APPRODA SU “BROADWAY WORLD” SOURCE: https://www.pugliain.net/303862-orta-nova-sound-lab-new-york-banda/ Lieto che il mio articolo inviato all’editor Chloe Rabinowitz sia stato accettato e pubblicato. Comunque, non stiamo parlando di un sito qualsiasi, ma de il più grande sito di teatro al mondo su internet, quello che copre Broadway, il West End e oltre, con oltre 6 milioni di visitatori al mese, presente in 100 città USA, 45 paesi e in 12 lingue nel mondo. _________________________________________________________________ ORTA NOVA (FG) — Il progetto sociale e musicale “Orta Nova Sound Lab” ha debuttato la scorsa settimana sul prestigioso portale statunitense BroadwayWorld, network internazionale dello spettacolo dal vivo con sede a New York. L’iniziativa, nata a Orta Nova nel cuore della Capitanata per creare una banda giovanile di comunità, è stata presentata oltreoceano come un modello innovativo di inclusione e rigenerazione urbana per il Mezzogiorno. Il modello pugliese di rigenerazione sociale attraverso la musica promosso dall’ “Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)” presieduta da Benedetto Grillo e sostenuto dal Comune di Orta Nova, il laboratorio è stato ammesso a finanziamento dal Ministero della Cultura nell’ambito del bando per il potenziamento della musica nelle periferie e nelle aree vulnerabili. Il progetto si inserisce nel solco degli interventi di contrasto al disagio giovanile e alla povertà educativa previsti dallo spirito del “Decreto Caivano”. L’articolo pubblicato sulla testata americana porta la firma dell’editor newyorchese Chris Rabinowitz e dell’autore e ricercatore di Orta Nova Luciano Magaldi Sardella. Il testo illustra come la secolare tradizione bandistica pugliese sia stata reinterpretata quale strumento di prevenzione e coesione civica, grazie alla collaborazione tra l’associazione MAO FM 19.77, l’Istituto Olivetti, l’Istituto Pertini, Music Art e il C.I.S.A. di Foggia. Perché la Notizia è Diventata Internazionale Il progetto bandistico “Orta Nova Sound Lab” dimostra che quando un progetto ha radici antimafia, valenza pedagogica e una rete istituzionale credibile, la stampa risponde. Dalle testate locali e nazionali come Cassarmonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Puglia IN, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, e tanti altri, che hanno ben documentato la conferenza, si è arrivati a “Broadway World”, che ha letto l’esperienza ortese come “laboratorio sociale” capace di rispondere alla mafia con la musica. Questo salto di scala deriva dal lavoro congiunto anche al lavoro di raccordo svolto da Luciano Magaldi Sardella, che ha saputo tradurre per il pubblico anglofono insieme alla redattrice newyorchese Chris Rabinowitz il significato profondo di una banda di paese che in Puglia non è folklore, ma presidio civile, alternativa concreta alle dipendenze giovanili dagli schermi elettronici e alla disgregazione sociale. In un Sud spesso narrato solo per le sue emergenze, Orta Nova sceglie di farsi raccontare per la sua capacità di generare comunità. E questa volta, la notizia ha fatto il giro del mondo, partendo da una piazza del Basso Tavoliere. Le tappe del programma e i grandi concerti in Capitanata La programmazione, totalmente gratuita per i partecipanti, propone percorsi formativi per strumenti a fiato e percussioni affiancati da lezioni di musica d’insieme. Durante il mese di ottobre 2026, le vie di Orta Nova ospiteranno sfilate e parate bandistiche, mentre tra novembre e dicembre il territorio vedrà l’esibizione dei prestigiosi Gran Concerti Bandistici di Conversano e Bisceglie. Il cartellone riserverà uno spazio specifico alle pari opportunità con l’esibizione al femminile dell’Orchestra Note di Puglia. Il percorso culminerà a gennaio 2027 con il primo concerto ufficiale della neonata Banda di Comunità di Orta Nova, traguardo di un itinerario formativo che proietta il riscatto sociale della provincia di Foggia sulla scena culturale globale.

“ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” FROM ORTA NOVA (PUGLIA) ON “BROADWAY WORLD,” NEW YORK, by LUCIANO MAGALDI SARDELLA SOURCE: https://www.broadwayworld.com/italy/article/Orta-Nova-Sound-Lab-Launches-Youth-Community-Band-in-Southern-Italy-20260928?fbclid=IwY2xjawUnzKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMHZzU2xWWTdTNU5UMDFNY1lzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKFYDfacdBYHnYGZu4M9ZmxOT_wnVa7M53_p_1yfAmpSZSvn3ZDHF-BXqMr4_aem_Jd46xeSFwcUn5qapLvtu8w “Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy” The season includes free training with instrumental workshops for winds and percussion, ensemble lessons, and more. By: Chloe Rabinowitz ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab’, a new community music project in Puglia, southern Italy, is creating a brand-new youth-driven community band through free instrumental training, ensemble workshops and a season of live performances. Promoted by the ‘Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)’ and funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture, it reimagines the brass band tradition as a tool for inclusion, cultural growth and social regeneration. Since the Italian government’s 2023 “Caivano Decree” (Decree-Law 123/2023), which targeted youth distress, educational poverty and juvenile crime, attention has turned to communities in Southern Italy where culture, education and public space can be rebuilt together. Orta Nova, in the Puglia region, is part of that broader conversation as ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab’ replying to local Mafia with music: a “social laboratory” that connects young people, schools, associations and institutions around a shared, tangible goal, a band of their own. It is the first initiative of its kind in Italy, to repurpose the distinctive tradition of the ‘touring brass bands’ and youth orchestra within a ministerial call devoted to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. Its explicit aim is to offer young people a real alternative to the screen and to the youth disenfranchisement associated with the anti-mafia “Caivano model”. The project was presented on September 21 at Luca ed Erminio Ferrandina C-Lab MAO facility and is funded under the Ministry of Culture’s public call for the promotion of musical practices in suburban and socially Mafia-rooted vulnerable areas, and it is supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova. Project partners include the cultural association APS MAO FM 19.77, the “A. Olivetti” secondary school, the “Sandro Pertini” comprehensive school, the Music Art association and C.I.S.A. Foggia. At the heart of the project is a simple idea: give young people a reason to be together, in person, making something real. “A music band is aggregation!,” said Antonella Spagnoletti, ANBG project director. She explained that the band means cohesion, and that bringing young people together to train and live differently from the social-media world is among the association’s primary goals. Mayor Domenico Di Vito called it an important project that can make a real difference, with all the ingredients to connect the town’s cultural and social networks with anti-mafia roots. He added that the administration is committed to making the initiative sustainable, structured and lasting. The presentation also involved Benedetto Grillo, president of ANBG; Grazia Maria Starace, regional councillor; Sebastiano Battista, councillor for relations with third-sector organizations; Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, councillor for culture; and Alfredo Coppola, representing the Olivetti school. Journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie moderated. The season ahead: Free training: instrumental workshops for winds and percussion, ensemble lessons and rehearsals led by qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools and citizens. October: a parade of marching bands and youth orchestra through the streets of Orta Nova, Puglia, southern Italy. November-December: concerts by the Gran Concerto Bandistico di Conversano and the Gran Concerto Bandistico “Biagio Abbate” of Bisceglie, giving the young musicians a chance to learn from professional ensembles. A special evening of women’s music with the all-female Orchestra Note di Puglia, reinforcing the project’s values of inclusion and equal opportunity. January 2027: the first concert of the new Orta Nova community band. In particular, ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab (Community Band and Social Regeneration through Music)’ is a project of the ‘Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG),’ a national association of bands active across south-Italians regions like Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Puglia. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture and supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova, it offers free music education and live performance opportunities to strengthen inclusion, cultural growth and community cohesion.

“ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” DA ORTA NOVA (PUGLIA) SUL “BROADWAY WORLD” DI NEW YORK by LUCIANO MAGALDI SARDELLA SOURCE: https://www.broadwayworld.com/italy/article/Orta-Nova-Sound-Lab-Launches-Youth-Community-Band-in-Southern-Italy-20260928?fbclid=IwY2xjawUnzKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMHZzU2xWWTdTNU5UMDFNY1lzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKFYDfacdBYHnYGZu4M9ZmxOT_wnVa7M53_p_1yfAmpSZSvn3ZDHF-BXqMr4_aem_Jd46xeSFwcUn5qapLvtu8w “Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy” The season includes free training with instrumental workshops for winds and percussion, ensemble lessons, and more. By: Chloe Rabinowitz ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab’, a new community music project in Puglia, southern Italy, is creating a brand-new youth-driven community band through free instrumental training, ensemble workshops and a season of live performances. Promoted by the ‘Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)’ and funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture, it reimagines the brass band tradition as a tool for inclusion, cultural growth and social regeneration. Since the Italian government’s 2023 “Caivano Decree” (Decree-Law 123/2023), which targeted youth distress, educational poverty and juvenile crime, attention has turned to communities in Southern Italy where culture, education and public space can be rebuilt together. Orta Nova, in the Puglia region, is part of that broader conversation as ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab’ replying to local Mafia with music: a “social laboratory” that connects young people, schools, associations and institutions around a shared, tangible goal, a band of their own. It is the first initiative of its kind in Italy, to repurpose the distinctive tradition of the ‘touring brass bands’ and youth orchestra within a ministerial call devoted to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. Its explicit aim is to offer young people a real alternative to the screen and to the youth disenfranchisement associated with the anti-mafia “Caivano model”. The project was presented on September 21 at Luca ed Erminio Ferrandina C-Lab MAO facility and is funded under the Ministry of Culture’s public call for the promotion of musical practices in suburban and socially Mafia-rooted vulnerable areas, and it is supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova. Project partners include the cultural association APS MAO FM 19.77, the “A. Olivetti” secondary school, the “Sandro Pertini” comprehensive school, the Music Art association and C.I.S.A. Foggia. At the heart of the project is a simple idea: give young people a reason to be together, in person, making something real. “A music band is aggregation!,” said Antonella Spagnoletti, ANBG project director. She explained that the band means cohesion, and that bringing young people together to train and live differently from the social-media world is among the association’s primary goals. Mayor Domenico Di Vito called it an important project that can make a real difference, with all the ingredients to connect the town’s cultural and social networks with anti-mafia roots. He added that the administration is committed to making the initiative sustainable, structured and lasting. The presentation also involved Benedetto Grillo, president of ANBG; Grazia Maria Starace, regional councillor; Sebastiano Battista, councillor for relations with third-sector organizations; Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, councillor for culture; and Alfredo Coppola, representing the Olivetti school. Journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie moderated. The season ahead: Free training: instrumental workshops for winds and percussion, ensemble lessons and rehearsals led by qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools and citizens. October: a parade of marching bands and youth orchestra through the streets of Orta Nova, Puglia, southern Italy. November-December: concerts by the Gran Concerto Bandistico di Conversano and the Gran Concerto Bandistico “Biagio Abbate” of Bisceglie, giving the young musicians a chance to learn from professional ensembles. A special evening of women’s music with the all-female Orchestra Note di Puglia, reinforcing the project’s values of inclusion and equal opportunity. January 2027: the first concert of the new Orta Nova community band. In particular, ‘Orta Nova Sound Lab (Community Band and Social Regeneration through Music)’ is a project of the ‘Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG),’ a national association of bands active across south-Italians regions like Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Puglia. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture and supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova, it offers free music education and live performance opportunities to strengthen inclusion, cultural growth and community cohesion.

A Stornara, in Puglia, un funerale vietato dal questore si trasforma in un grande evento pubblico e social, con un corteo non autorizzato in onore di Giandomenico Palmieri, un 41enne deceduto mentre maneggiava materiale esplosivo, dimostrando come la comunità sfidi le restrizioni statali attraverso la mobilitazione collettiva e la condivisione sui social network. #Puglia #Funerale #Criminalità

La Toscana è la seconda Regione italiana, dopo la Puglia, a introdurre un contributo economico per il "social freezing", cioè la crioconservazione degli ovociti per fini personali e non medici. Il sussidio, fino a 3.000 euro per persona, sarà finanziato con un totale di 550.000 euro fino al 2028. La misura è destinata alle donne tra 25 e 39 anni, residenti in Toscana da almeno un anno e con un ISEE familiare non superiore a 30.000 euro. In caso di domande superiori alle risorse disponibili, sarà data priorità alle richiedenti con ISEE più basso; a parità di ISEE, prevarrà la maggiore età #Toscana #SocialFreezing #SaluteDonna

"RAI NEWS - TGR PUGLIA": IL TEATRO-EDICOLA SBARCA SULLA RIVISTA DELLA STANFORD UNIVERSITY AD OTTOBRE RIPRENDE L'ATTIVITA' DEL "TEATRO PIU'PICCOLO DEL MONDO": SOLO SEI POSTI A SEDERE IN PLATEA SOURCE: https://www.rainews.it/tgr/puglia/articoli/2026/09/il-teatro-edicola-del-foggiano-finisce-sulla-rivista-della-stanford-university-1fa44018-e792-4bbe-b469-8ceb4dde825f.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawUcwCBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMHU5TTZzY1lTM2R5ZWlvZklzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelpEveMXxHc75OodtKURTOb7_dYFwptE4XAI383r3zEBrPraa6XJ6Y6lrnnw_aem_PoiRczCh7boFLCQKIPfoZg SAN SEVERO (FG) - L' idea del teatro edicola di San Severo, in provincia di Foggia, noto come il più piccolo del mondo, diventa un caso di studio per la Stanford University. Pubblicato sulla rivista "Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)" (che copre soluzioni multisettoriali ai problemi globali), l'articolo "The Six-Seat Revolution" a cura del ricercatore foggiano Luciano Magaldi Sardella, supervisionato dall'editor David V. Johnson. L'articolo si trova nella sezione "Dispatches" della "Stanford Social Innovation Review". "Un risultato che premia il nostro lavoro lavoro - sottolinea Francesco Gravino, direttore artistico della compagnia teatrale Foyer 97 -. Richieste di replicazione del modello sono giunte da altre zone d'Italia, come Lucca e Roma. Abbiamo pensato di dar vita ad un'attività culturale da un luogo ormai dismesso ed in stato di abbandono. Ci vorrebbe una legge regionale che dia la possibilità di riconversione di questi luoghi dismessi in cui poter dar vita a numerose attività. Dei veri e propri presidi culturali". Gravino e gli attori della compagnia stanno preparando la nuova programmazione. "Il prossimo anno la nostra compagnia compirà 30 anni - ha detto -, un appuntamento importante che festeggeremo con alcune novità". Sei sedie, meno di due metri quadrati, repliche degli spettacoli ogni 15 minuti ed una partecipazione di pubblico da sold out da parte di giovani e adulti. Un esperimento che ha suscitato curiosità ed interesse anche nel mondo dello spettacolo. Tra fine luglio e gli inizi di agosto, durante il tour a Lucera, Biagio Antonacci ha fatto tappa a sorpresa nel teatro edicola e ha cantato la sua Iris. "È stato davvero un bellissimo incontro che ha calamitato l'attenzione dei passanti", racconta Gravino.