Ieri, Oggi, Domani (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow)
Center for Italian Culture Celebration
Saturday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 PM
Recreation Center |
For ten years, the Center for Italian Culture has been ardently pursuing its mission to encourage the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Italian language and culture, including ancient and contemporary studies, and the Italian experience in the New World. This commitment has sent hundreds of students across the sea to study, has brought renowned authors and speakers to campus and has touched the lives of the community with projects like Sogni d’Oro—an oral history of Italians of the region, book club discussions, movies, Italian language programming for children and teens, food and wine tastings and more.
This evening is a celebration with exhibitions by students and faculty; Italian cuisine selected by Chef Bill Brady from Sonoma; capped off with a musical festivity. Join us!
Tickets: $75(before Sept. 15);$100;$25/students
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 978.665.4555 |
Italian Book Club: The Leopard- Il gattopardo
Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 PM
Center for Italian Culture (4th floor)
Amelia V. Gallucci Cirio Library |
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard, a classic masterpiece of Italian historical fiction, chronicles the transformations to Sicilian society in the wake of the Italian Unification or "Risorgimento." Tracing the saga of the aristocratic Salina family, Lampedusa paints a vivid picture of the era, from moral, social and political perspectives. While controversial, The Leopard is a timely reading for 2010, the 150th anniversary of Italy's Unification.
Facilitated by Assistant Professor Rala Diakite.
Admission: free
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The Power of Non-Violence: Effective Strategies for Justice and Security
Thursday, nov. 18 at 7 PM
Kent Recital Hall (Conlon Music) |
David Cortright is the Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Author or editor of 15 books, Cortright has written widely on nonviolent social change, nuclear disarmament, and the use of multilateral sanctions and incentives as tools of international peacemaking.
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Italian Book Club: Such is Life- Ma la vita fatta cosi
Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30 PM
Center for Italian Culture (4th floor)
Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library |
Such is Life – Ma la vita fatta cosi is written by Leonilde Frieri Ruberto and translated by Laura E. Ruberto. The book is only the second autobiography written by an Italian-American woman immigrant. Ruberto wrote it in 1980 in her native Avellino dialect, and it has been translated into English by her daughter, Laura Roberto, a professor of Italian American history. Facilitated by Professor Teresa Fava Thomas.
Admission: free |
Primavera Romana- Springtime in Rome
Thursday, April 14 & Friday, April 15 at 6:30 PM
The Fay Club |
It’s springtime and Romans eat lamb in the spring; and so shall we. To accompany our culinary delights of spezzatino di agnello con piselli and rosmarino will be short selections from the many famous and well-known Roman operas. And Roman wine will be available as well. If you missed Fred’s tour last time, here’s your chance! We’ve added an extra night due to popular demand.
Reservations required.
Tickets: $30 inclusive
Mr. Plotkin’s talk is sponsored by the Sandro and Lillian Clementi Lecture Fund |
