or „The Lady on bike“ – it was lovely to interview Gerardina for our district magazine. She lives one stone throw away from me, but we know each other for many years as my cousin has married a niece of her. The interview is in german language and can be read via this link www. stadtteilverein-rohr.ch/archiv on page 16. There’s a full interview in italian language and issued by the august magazine „La Sorgente“, I’m there part of the editorial staff as well.

Grazie mille Gerardina for your heartwarming words all the time and your hospitality!

It was great fun to interview these nice guys, one of them lives just a stone’s throw away from me – Ralph Triebold is the sound engineer of the band. Currently they’re touring through the States and I heard them in a club in Zurich – it was very, very…but very loud even with plugs!! You can read this thrilling interview by clicking on the QR-Code – in German language!

It was a great pleasure to interview Dr Marc Philip Seidel, director of the Museum Burghalde in Lenzburg/Switzerland. We know each other for many years about some common projects. In this issue he reveals the history of the Turm Rore in Aarau (tower dated in early middle age), what our district has in common with. Currently there’s an exposition held at the museum „Sagenzauber“ (Magic legends) curated by Marc. You can discover more and acceed to the interview by clicking on the QR-Code – it’s in German!

I’m proud about the interview in this issue with Larissa Donatiello, she’s Swiss shooting champ and the daughter of my Cousin Stefano Donatiello. Our families have roots in Caposele. Larissa career is being shaped at the National Sports Centre in Magglingen/Switzerland and she busy with championship all over Europe and the world. Her target will be the Olympic Games 2028 in Los Angeles USA. The interview is in Italian language!

The X-Mas issue of our district Rohr is out with a very crissy interview I held with Daniel Schmid, musical director of the Aargauer Kantorei (Cantorium of the Swiss Canton Aargau). He regularly performs in Germany and Czech Republic. On page 41 you can read the interview or directly via the QR-Code below:

www.stadtteilverein-rohr.ch/archiv/interviews (there won’t be any translation in English!)

It’s an indescribably feeling to have heard about the passing of Gerardo. Years ago he helped me in the Italian adaption of „Die Papierfabrik“ (The Paper Factory). The Italian magazine La Sorgente – for which I regularly write some reviews – asked me to write about the course of things… how we met and how we worked together over a distance of 1000 miles…I pay respect to his dear ones by expressing my condolences.

It was fun to interview Janine, the manager of the rabbit hotel and my creative neighbor Karin, she’s a master in Zentangle and my editorial – this magazine is in german language…there will not be any translation, you can read about by clicking at this link:

www.stadtteilverein-rohr.ch

It took several months to celebrate the launch of the anthology „Aarauer Kurzgeschichten“ (Shortstories of Aarau) at the Canton library in Aarau managed by Pino Dietiker and Alexander Estis, both members of the Literarische Aarau. Some of the authors had the pleasure to read out of the book and a special performance was Andrey Fedorchenko’s one in russian language.

The event was well visited and some of the authors were there too. The anthology is in german language and will not be traduced.