{"id":119026,"date":"2026-01-19T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/?p=119026"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:22:22","slug":"a-painting-on-the-wall-febbraio-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/a-painting-on-the-wall-febbraio-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A Painting on the Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img alignnone wp-image-119019 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026-826x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026-826x208.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026-568x143.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026-374x94.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026-794x200.jpg 794w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-English-cafe-February-2026.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"613\"><em><strong>If you could hang any painting on your living room wall, which one would it be?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"543\">At first, the question seems simple, almost playful. We imagine colors, famous names, museum masterpieces. Yet the more we think about it, the more revealing it becomes. The painting we choose would not just decorate our wall; it would quietly accompany our daily lives, witnessing our mornings, our conversations, and our silences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"675\">Some might choose a calm landscape; others may prefer a powerful portrait; then there are those who would choose bold abstraction.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"893\">Choosing a painting for a living room is about intimacy: <strong>what image would you welcome into your everyday life?<\/strong> What story would you want quietly unfolding on your wall, day after day? Join us and discuss the subject!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>English Caf\u00e8<\/strong> will gather on February 12th at 8:00 pm. <strong>The meeting point\u00a0<\/strong>is<strong>\u00a0Largo Martiri di Piazza Loggia, Sirmione<\/strong>. T<span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">he final location where the club will held the meeting will be communicated on the spot.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">We therefore recommend everybody to be<strong>\u00a0absolutely punctual at the meeting point<\/strong>\u00a0in order to be able to move quickly to the final location.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BOOKING (mandatory)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.it\/e\/1980868813946?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>We recommend to book\u00a0<\/strong><strong>your\u00a0<\/strong><strong>place<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>English Caf\u00e8<br \/>\nFree admission &#8211; LIMITED PLACES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and the book we are reading for the <strong>Sirmione Book Club English<\/strong> and that will be discussed on <strong>March 12th<\/strong> at 8 pm, the Public Library is<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/Thursday-Murder-Club-Richard-Osman\/dp\/0241425441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Thursday Murder Club<\/strong><\/a> by <strong>Richard Osman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Our English reading group features <strong>monthly encounters<\/strong>, organized as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Sirmione Book Club English<\/strong>, on uneven months in the Public Library, with books proposed by the coordinators <strong>Rosemary Williamson<\/strong>, <strong>Rosalind Rabbitt <\/strong>and<strong> Ann Davies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>English Caf\u00e8<\/strong>, on even months, where to more freely talk about books we&#8217;d like to read, share, propose. The English Caf\u00e8, as the name suggests, will not take place in the Public Library, but in a more informal venue, namely a pub, bar, hotel or vinery in Sirmione. The designated place will be announced each time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information you can contact the <strong>Public\u00a0Library: 030.9909174<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"it\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"3\">The next appointments with the Sirmione Book Club English:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong>March 12th<\/strong><strong> 2026, <\/strong><strong><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"it\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"3\">Sirmione Book Club English<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the appointments of the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/servizi-e-iniziative-della-biblioteca-comunale-novembre-2021\/sirmione-book-club\/\"><strong>Sirmione Book Club<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img alignnone wp-image-119021 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026-826x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026-826x516.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026-568x355.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026-374x234.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026-794x496.jpg 794w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-English-cafe-February-2026.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you could hang any painting on your living room wall, which one would it be? At first, the question seems simple, almost playful. We imagine colors, famous names, museum masterpieces. Yet the more we think about it, the more revealing it becomes. 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