Invitation to the First Italian Owls' Festival,
2-3 June 2007 in ITALY
for the First Time in Europe!
Dear friends all over Europe and World,
On the next
2nd (Saturday) and 3rd (Sunday) of June 2007 Italy will host an amazing uni=
que event in Europe!
The First Italian Owls' Festiv=
al !
(italian title: Festival italiano dei =
Gufi)
The Festival is organized by the 'Rangers Italia Association' www.rangersit=
alia.it (in this website you can found many information, between some days =
in English version)
The event will be held in the North of Italy, in Lombardy, in a village nea=
r the beautiful town of Bergamo!
The festival will also be an opportunity for all owl-lovers to meet up.
In the world there are research lovers, wood/glass/stone-owl pieces collect=
ors. There are those who love to observe these animals in natural habitats,=
those who write about them in children or adult tales having owls, barn ow=
ls or Little Owls as protagonists, those who paint owls, those who illustra=
te books with amazing black and white drawings or water colours. There are=
sculptures and people who build kites and toy planes in the shape of owls.
Well, all these different categories of owl-lovers will be there at the Fir=
st Italian Owls' Festival and with this mail we would like to invite you to=
o!
Bergamo is a beautiful city with ancient sites.
The Alps are only a few kilometres away and the programme includes night ex=
cursions to see Little Owls Athene noctua, Scops Owls Otus scops, Nightjars=
Caprimulgus eur., Tawny Owls Strix aluco, Tengmalm's Owls Aegolius fun., a=
nd other birds!
There will be an important international conference (with English translati=
on), art and photography exhibitions having European owls as protagonists!
There will also be a book exhibition with books on owls from all over the w=
orld! (If you have or know the famous books please let the secretary offic=
e know).
In Italy we have many talented craftsmen.
There are people who make incredible owl-shaped objects in wood, glass, cer=
amics, stone, leather and other materials.
You will surely be struck by the variety of items and you will find amazin=
g surprises!
A big park, with indoor spaces too, will host the festival and we do hope m=
any associations, ornithologists, owl 'specialists' and collectors /lovers =
will ask you for information and will take part in the event.
There will be shows for children, meetings with writers and ornithologists,=
day and night excursions, raptors from rehabilitation centres will be set =
free and there will be a special space for the promotion of Harry Potter, M=
artin Hocke and Kathryn Lasky books.
You can download the official documents and all the information on the webs=
ite: www.rangersitalia.it
During the next two months the website www.rangersitalia.it will also give=
information about accommodation in hotels and a list of discounted restaur=
ants for those who take part in the festival.
Those who are interested can write to us and will receive an English newsle=
tter about the Festival.
If you are an association researching or taking care of owls, please write=
to the secretary at and we will be happy to giv=
e you a free space for exhibition, selling gadgets, projecting videos or pr=
omote a project, a research or book of yours.
At the end of March the first official programme (in Italian, English and F=
rench) of the festival will be available!
But for example in this festival there are:
- A big exposition photografic and educational about the Owl world! Owls, p=
ellets, feather, distribution and many other information about the european=
owls!
- A scientific conference with important contribute from famous Owl Italian=
specialist with some different theme (webcam in the owl's nest, the import=
ant recent breeding of Ural Owl in North of Italy, the status of Short eare=
d owl in Italy, the importance of reproduction of Owls in captivity by the =
important reproduction centre in Europe MontOwl,
- A beautiful and special photo exposition about the Little Owl by Christia=
n Fosserat (Suisse, authors of book and DVD films of Little Owl)
- a special sector for educational of children: a scientific laboratory wit=
h you name Gufolandia...many young biology and naturalist will be play with=
the children for explain the secrets of Owls!
- a special sector of artistic method of educational of Children and Teathr=
al laboratory for all children in this event!
- many exposition of Italian illustrator: naturalist and artistic painters!=
very surprise!
- a great presence of italian artist : many owls in glass, wood, stone, met=
al, silver and other material...many surpirse in excellent quality! The dre=
am of a collector!
- The special edition of a book of a behaviour of Owls! a book of special e=
xposition !
- The world of Edwige! a special sector for the world of Harry Potter and y=
our owls!
- Special exposition of all book of the Owls in Italy and many edition of t=
he world!
- Present in this event many important italian association of the conservat=
ion of nature and birdwatching!
- Music Concert!
- special sector of Chocolat and Owls!
- special sector for the Horse and the children!
- a special section of Owls and letterature! Martin Hocke (special forum co=
munity like: il regno del silenzio), Harry Potter, Ga'Hoole world!....with =
fable lecture and theatral
and many other surprise!
This event will be make in a great green and relax area with a beautiful pa=
rk!
Of course there will be plenty of good Italian music and cuisine and we wil=
l point out all typical places where to taste local specialities!
If you are collectors, if you love and study owls this festival will be a d=
ream coming true!
We hope to hear from you and to see you there!
Do you want help me?
Do you want partecipe in this festival?
Do you have some material, photo or other material for the exposition or pr=
omotional of your research activity!?
send me your information and your material!
Do you have a publication, a small book, a magazine of your country with th=
e cover or article of Owls...send me a copy for the our exposizion!
Do you have a DVD, film or other material..help me in this adventure...for =
the owl's know!
Thanks in advance!
FOR EVERY INFORMATION YOU CAN WRITE ME
or if you can send me the material
you can send the mail to my address:
MARCO MASTRORILLI
VIA CARDUCCI 7
BOLTIERE (BG)
24040
ITALY
All you can partecipe in this Festival!
In the next mail I send the Preliminar program!
Marco Mastrorilli
and Angelo Cerea
Directors of Organization of Italian Owls' Festival
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