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Carlo Collodi two hundred years after his birth

Calenzano (FI)

 CiviCa Biblioteca di Calenzano e Teatro Manzoni, Calenzano

Organised by Comune di Calenzano

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Calenzano dedicates four events to the bicentenary of the birth of Carlo Lorenzini, the Collodi who created Pinocchio, scheduled from 10 to 27 November 2026 between the CiviCa Biblioteca di Calenzano and the Teatro Manzoni. The series opens on Tuesday 10 November at 6 pm at the library with the dialogue "La figura, la vita e l'operato di Carlo Lorenzini, oltre Pinocchio", with Filippo Canali and Giuseppe Garbarino, founder and president of the association Pinocchio a casa sua. The following meetings broaden the focus to the life of the Florentine writer and his times. The initiative is promoted by the Comune di Calenzano, with free admission and recommended booking.

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Time: 18:00 Four events from 10 to 27 November 2026, between the CiviCa Biblioteca di Calenzano and the Teatro Manzoni First meeting: Tuesday 10 November at 18:00, CiviCa Biblioteca di Calenzano Theme of the first meeting: "La figura, la vita e l'operato di Carlo Lorenzini, oltre Pinocchio", dialogue with Filippo Canali and Giuseppe Garbarino, founder and president of the association Pinocchio a casa sua Free admission with recommended booking Bookings: 055-8833421, biblioteca@comune.calenzano.fi.it Full programme: https://comune.calenzano.fi.it/it/news/carlo-collodi-a-duecento-anni-dalla-sua-nascita