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People and Stories from Barga
one of the old files from ARTCOMBER, 10
faces from Barga
a document of the last work by metalsmith
SCALDINI
the gasman cometh....Paolo
Gas
CESSOBOYS
a group of “everyday barga folk”
Giorgio painting Christmas decorations by candlelight ?
PERSONAGGI,
VICENDE E LUOGHI DI BARGA By Ivo Moriconi
- Voted Miss
Barga 2000 ………..Voted Mr.Barga 2001
No article about Barga could be complete without the presence
of Osso
The very strange story of ice blocks falling from the skies
Antonio Chiappa
the Barga barber
Pop into Aristodemo
Casciani’s bar for a virtual glass of red wine
San Sebastiano rubato nella chiesa di San Felice.
A chance encounter between the barganews photographer – O’Connor
and one of the worlds most photographed female faces, a crisp
bright winters day in Tuscany, and the wonderful backdrop
of medieval Barga all add up to a remarkable series of images….Welcome
Barbie to Barga
12th
March Traditional street market in Barga
Avete
visto questo pallone? The missing NIKE football stolen
from Holland turns up in Barga
Ist
April 2000 and the new helmet laws now come into force
in Italy
5th
April 2000 – the new hypermarket at Gallicano opens its
doors , how many shops in Barga will still be in business
by 5th April 2001 ?
7th
April Subbuglio – the party to celebrate the birth of
a new newspaper in Barga
18th
April – Alien dogs sighted in Barga ??????
19th
April – Parco Kennedy gets a face lift
16th
May – mystery photo’s …who are they ??
2nd
June – Festa della Repubblica – Parco degli Alpini
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The fight to save the village is now on,
read the latest news here plus don’t miss the Frank Viviano
article on the Sommocolonia story which was on the front
pages of the worlds press in July – “Buffalo Soldier
– Lt. John Fox” ( in English )
12th
July – POPI (Gonnelle Giampiero) rings the duomo bells
each day at midday ( images )
20th
July – LE COZZE ?
12th
August – The yearly trip up the mountain to Lago Santo,
how many survived ?
23rd
August – The one and only SACCO site
5th
September – Rickie, Marzio and Italo ( table full of glasses,
no funds – NO WINE
6th
September – for many people what happened on 28th April
1945 was a national tragedy – Black shirts are still a fashion
article ?
15th
September – Settimana Scozzese/ Scottish week
a week of events to celebrate the historic links between Barga
and Scotland
15th December -Not just one but TWO grand musical events
this week in Barga: Live
in Barga 2000 and the Incredible Christmas Concert featuring
the by now world famous song “YUPPY DU”
22nd
December – La Befana comes to Barga
23rd
December – Presepe Vivente
24th
December Santa comes to Barga ( hang on, this is getting
a bit complicated…..Befana/Santa ? )
2001
5th
January – La Befana comes to Barga (part2)
19th
January 2001 – “nobody ages at the table” old
italian saying ….is this true? (Virtual Postcard 350 KB
download takes only a minute or so) 
22nd
February 2001 -the colours of carneval brighten up the
streets of giardino
Ist
March 2001 – Snow falls on Barga (including 4 virtual
postcards) 
31st
March 2001 – Giuliana Waterson makes her big entrance
to the world.
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April 2001 – The Barga Band struts their stuff and blows
their horns 
28th
April 2001 – Music.Lab.2000 
30th
April 2001 – Bi-ligual spray art comes to Barga ?
Ist
May 2001 – Voted Mr.Barga 2001
2nd
May 2001 – One of the reasons why Barga is such a special
place …books
5th
and 6th May 2001 – The Bell Ringers National Meet in Barga
7th
May 2001 – Comune of Barga website defaced
8th
May 2001 – Stile Gnome leaves Barga on the first leg of
his round the world trip…next stop Prague
19th
May 2001 – every time the inhabitants of Barga Vecchia
walk past a carved face they do something very strange with
their hands………..why?
20th
MAY 2001 – Sport for all
25th
MAY 2001 – APE – they changed the face of Italy, but just
what are they? and what do they sound like?
26th
MAY 2001 – SCOOTER FEST 2001- over 200 scooters roar into
Barga 
27th
MAY 2001 – Antiques Market in Barga Vecchia 
31st
May 2001 – Musiclab 2000 – music, music and yet more music
2nd
June 2001 – Festa della Repubblica – Music, choirs, balloons,
speeches 
9th
June 2001 – Serata Disney at Fornaci di Barga
10th
June 2001 – 1st Trophy Domenico Palandri – 25 Anniversario
della nomina a Proposto di Barga – Don Piero
16th
June 2001 – Raduno Nazionale Bianchina Garfagnana – small
cars 
17th
June 2001– the chewing gum problem comes to barga vecchia
1st
July 2001 – “Sounds of Barga” – a free contest
– you could win the complete barganews site on CD
12th
July 2001 – The start of the “Il Castello in Festa”
18th
July 2001 – step inside the Puccini wine Cellars in Barga
Vecchia – 3D postcard 
4th
August 2001 – The barganews.com
library opens
A free book exchange library opens in Barga for the English
speaking visitors
14th
August 2001 – 40 images from the carpark in construction
below Barga Vecchia by the barganews staff photographer, O’
Connor.
17th
August 2001 – What happens when a wandering out of work
knife grinder turned musician meets the local police force?
27th
August 2001 – The standing stones of Barga make news in
the world’s press.
30th
August 2001 – Porcini, the wild mushrooms of the area