CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January/February 2015
Tuesday, January 6th
6:00PM
$50 per person
RHYTHM IS THE CURE
A Tarantella Rhythm and Steps Workshop
Conducted by Alessandra Belloni
Rhythm is the cure: A Tarentella workshop conducted by Alessandra Belloni, the Artistic Director, Founder and Lead Performer of “I Giullari di Piazza”, an Italian Music, Theatre and Dance Ensemble and Artists-in-Residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. She is the only woman in the U.S. and in Italy who specializes in traditional Southern Italian folk dances and percussion combined with singing that she learned in Southern Italy.
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Thursday, January 15th
6:30PM
Suggested donation of $10 per person
THE EL
Book Reading by Catherine Gigante-Brown
Author Catherine Gigante-Brown will read excerpts from her novel, The El in addition to signing copies of the book. Set in 1936 Brooklyn, in the shadow of the elevated train (“the El” for short), the compelling tale chronicles two seasons in the lives of an ebullient Italian-American clan with a terrible secret. Gigante-Brown draws upon her rich family history and her love of the borough to craft this tense, timeless saga.
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Thursday, January 22nd
6:30PM
Suggested donation of $10 per person
THE ITALIAN AMERICANS
Film Screening
Special 35 minute preview of the new 4 hour documentary film, The Italian Americans which premieres February 17, 2015 on PBS stations nationwide. The Italian Americans, narrated by Stanley Tucci, explores the evolution of Italian Americans from the late 19th Century to today, from “outsiders” once viewed with suspicion and mistrust, to some of the most prominent leaders of business, politics and the arts today. Award winning writer/producer John Maggio (Billy The Kid, Boy in the Bubble) presents presents a portrait of Italian American life that includes interviews with Tony Bennet, John Turturro, Gay Talese, Representative Nancy Pelosi and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, among others. The Italian Americans peels away myths and stereotypes to reveal a world uniquely Italian and uniquely American.
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Thursday, February 5th
6:30PM
Suggested donation of $10 per person
HOW TO GET OVER YOUR EX:
A Step by Step Guide to Mend A Broken Heart Italian American Style
Book Presentation by Rachel Russo, MS, MFT
How to Get Over Your Ex: A Step by Step Guide to Mend A Broken Heart Italian American Style provides you with solid strategies for getting over your ex as efficiently and wholeheartedly as possible. One part self-help and part celebration of Italian American culture, it encourages you to adopt a winning combination of Italian American characteristics and traditions, while embracing the power of family, faith, food, la dolce vita and much more. In sum, this book helps people who'd like their advice delivered in a fun and entertaining fashion to rise above their breakup and come back swinging. (No Italian American ethnicity required!)
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Thursday, February 12th
6:30PM
Suggested donation of $10 per person
CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA
Lecture and DVD Presentation by Anita Sanseverino
Anita’s vibrant and beautifully photographed essay of Venetian masks presents viewers with a visual perspective of the famed revelry and rituals of the Carnevale. With the breathtaking city of Venice as her backdrop, her well-timed camera records many faces of mystery. Lone figures that haunt, romantic couples that shout their closeness with coordinated ensembles, individuals who surrender to a united theme—all are among the thousands of free-spirited actors playing out their fantasy roles on the Carnevale stage.
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