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The Dante Alighieri Society is sponsoring a meeting with the Italian author Dacia Maraini on March 4, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be followed by a performance entitled Lettere D'Amore.  Flyer |
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The Dante Alighieri Society, The Boston Chapter of the Associazione Lucchesi nel Mondo and the Fondazione Giacomo Puccini proudly present "Puccini e Lucca nel Mondo," an exhibit on the composer Giacomo Puccini. The exhibit will be at the Dante Alighieri Society Hall, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge Massachusetts, from May 22 -29, 2011.  Flyer Event Calender:
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The BetrothedA theatrical performance based on the novel of the same name. Flyer
On the occasion of the celebrations marking
the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Italian Unification,
The Consul General of Italy Giuseppe Pastorelli and the President of the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts Professor Spencer Di Scala
have the pleasure of inviting you to attend a performance of "The Betrothed," based on the novel I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni,
that will be held on June 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Dante Alighieri Society,
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Nell'ambito delle celebrazioni per il
centocinquantesimo anniversario dell'unita' d'Italia,
il Console Generale Giuseppe Pastorelli e il
Presidente della Societa' Dante Alighieri di Cambridge Prof. Spencer Di Scala
hanno il piacere di invitarLa allo spettacolo teatrale "The Betrothed", tratto dal romanzo I Promessi Sposi di Alessandro Manzoni,
che si terra' sabato 18 giugno presso la Dante Alighieri Society -
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge - alle ore 19.00.
A confronto il piu' grande autore della nostra letteratura con i maggiori compositori della modernita' per un'intensa performance che ci fara' vivere grandi emozioni.
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Author Event at the Dante Alighieri SocietyFriday, September 16th, 7PM.Politics, money, love . . . what could go wrong? Read A Crack in Everything, a debut mystery novel by Angela Gerst, and find out. Praised by critics and authors across the literary spectrum, A Crack in Everything tells a sizzling tale of politics, passion, greed, and murder. The novel introduces Susan Callisto, a sometime real estate lawyer turned political consultant with a busy practice and a lonely private life. Susan and her oldest client, Nino Biondi, share Italian roots, but little else. Nino likes to sue. Susan prefers to negotiate. Nino loves to cook--he's the chef-owner of Tavola Rustica. Susan prefers tuna casserole to osso buco. Nino ignores Susan's advice, but her candidates hang on her every word, paying her well--too well in the case of a magnetic newcomer with deep pockets and a dubious agenda. Then Nino is beaten and left for dead in an alley, perhaps by the landlord he is battling for control of Tavola Rustica. When one of Susan's political clients is murdered and then Susan herself attacked, she begins to suspect that her political consultancy has become a springboard to violence and murder. An old love, Detective Lt. Michael Benedict leads the investigation, and when Susan elbows in, she finds a crack in everything. "Gerst gets good mileage out of her political roots", writes the Kirkus reviewer, "but it's her finely honed plot that seals the deal. Here's hoping she runs for another term." NY Times best selling crime fiction author Lisa Scottoline calls the novel "An impressive debut." Kirkus gave its highest endorsement, a starred review. Literary novelist and National Book Award winner John Barth applauded this "street-smart, Italian-flavored" mystery as knowing and entertaining. Reviews, endorsements and more at www.angelagerst.com After law school, Angela Gerst moved from New York to Massachusetts where over the years she worked for literary journals, as a Boston Globe correspondent, as press secretary for the French Library, and most recently in advertising sales for a local magazine. Her interest in local issues involved her in organizing and running Newton campaigns for alderman and mayor, and from thence to creating the fictional world of Susan Callisto, political consultant. She and her husband live near Boston. Flyer |
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Sunday, October 2 at 5:00 PM The Divine Poet Dante Alighieri In Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Italian Unity  Flyer |
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The Dante Alighieri Society and the Italian Book Club Cordially Invites You to Italian Language Appreciation Week A reading of various passages from contemporary Italian authors (program will be in English and Italian). Friday, October 21 at 7:00 PM Dante Alighieri Society 41 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-876-5160 Contact: Luisa Marino (617)868-6846 Susan Angelastro Paola Capasso |
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Dante Alighieri Society Friday, January 27, 2012 7:00 PM Free and Open to the Public LA DOLCE VITA, COUNTRY STYLE The recent book, On Saturdays We Made Love, (a very loose translation from the Italian) is a reminiscence of life in rural Italy in the 1950s and 1960s. Its author, Fernando Galiè, an Italian uncle of Dante board member and Coro-Dante director Kevin Galiè, will join us to recall, with words and images, a more romantic, sensual, and traditional time. The title refers to a courtship ritual of that era, which Fernando will explain, along with much else. In Italy, he is both an organic farmer and a retired English teacher of 30 years duration. A fine raconteur, he will immerse us in Italian life and culture at the time (if not the place) of La Dolce Vita. Fernando will be accompanied on his visit by his wife, Iolanda, an extraordinary cook. The talk will be given in Italian and English. Copies of his book, Il sabato si andava a fare l'amore, will be available for purchase and signing after the talk. |
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Noritaka Ito Piano concert Presented by: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts(Cambridge Boston) Concert Date: March 18(Sunday),2012 Program: O.Respighi: Valse Caressante , Notturno M.Kubo: Afterschock L.V.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.23 Op.57<apassionata> ------intermission ---- M.Mussorgski: Pictures at an Exibition Doors will open at 2:30 pm Concert from 3:00 pm to approximately 5:00 pm Post concert reception: 5:00 - 6:00 pm Address: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts 41 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139-1547 Tel: 617-876-5160 Website: http://www.dantealighieri.net/cambridge/ General Email: admin@dantemass.org Concert contact: Vice President for Cultural Affairs: Luisa Marino Email: marinoluisa@hotmail.com Concert goers who's native language is Japanese may contact Tomie Nagano For further questions at tomie_nagano@t-abashiri.com. Admission $10 (charitable donation of $10 for guide dogs) Noritaka Ito has requested that the audience for his concert at the Dante Alighieri Society on March 18, 2012 consider making a charitable donation Of $10, or more if you can, to his favorite charity, the Dogs for the Blind Society in Japan. 100% of all contributions will go directly to the Program to support their charitable purpose of training and providing guide dogs for the blind. |
