Tag Archives: Carnevale

I Want this Costume!

Posted on February 11, 2022 by seductivevenice
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Venice Cancels Carnevale!

Posted on February 25, 2020 by seductivevenice

The Corona virus has struck in Italy, and Venice decided to cancel the last two days of Carnevale. Wow. Here are some details.

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Piero Bellini

Posted on August 12, 2019 by seductivevenice

I was very fortunate to meet Piero Bellini many years ago when the artist Tony Green said that Piero could help me find an apartment for the summer. Since then, we’ve shared drinks in the Ghetto, live jazz music, a … Continue reading →

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Casanova in Place: The Author Panel

Posted on July 15, 2019 by seductivevenice

As part of the Sunday June 30 program for the Casanova in Place Symposium, Malina Stefanovska moderated a panel of authors who have written about Casanova. Authors included Michelle Lovric, Barbara Lynn-Davis, Ian Kelly, and myself, Kathleen González. Michelle and … Continue reading →

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“Venice, My Muse:” An Interview with Judith Harris

Posted on May 13, 2019 by seductivevenice

A mutual friend and Venetophile introduced me to Judith Harris a couple years ago, and I had the pleasure of including her essay on Venice in my book First Spritz Is Free. Judith’s voluminous knowledge of Venetian history enlivens her … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Scott Stavrou

Posted on April 8, 2019 by seductivevenice

I was introduced to Scott by another Venetophile, shortly after he published his novel Losing Venice. Luckily for me, he also agreed to write a chapter for First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of Venice Addicts. Though Scott used to live … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Monica Cesarato

Posted on June 11, 2018 by seductivevenice

Monica and I have not yet met face to face, but we hope to soon when I head there next week. We were introduced by mutual friends, and now Monica has contributed a chapter to my upcoming book First Spritz … Continue reading →

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The Horse from Paradise Lost

Posted on February 22, 2018 by seductivevenice

Anyone remember this horse and rider from Il Paradiso Perduto? He used to sit near the front door (though he seemed to wander to different parts of the establishment each time I went). This was back in the day, before … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Laura Morelli

Posted on February 12, 2018 by seductivevenice

As you probably know, or could guess, I read a lot of books about Venice or set in Venice. So I was delighted a few years back to discover Laura Morelli’s book The Gondola Maker, which married my love of … Continue reading →

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Conference Connections 2

Posted on February 17, 2016 by seductivevenice

In the last installment of this series, I told you about meeting author Laurence Bergreen as I arrived at the Casanova Conference in January. By the time I stuck on my name tag and dropped my bags in the back … Continue reading →

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