Screening of the film “The Most Beautiful Day of My Life” (2002), directed by Cristina Comencini
Series of 12 films showcasing female Italian film directors The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara (Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene (Virna Lisi) and her three grown up children.RSVP […]
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Day of Short Film
Seven Italian Short Films chosen by the Italian Short Film Center The Shortest Day Short Film Screening & Holiday Celebration Monday, December 21st at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute On the occasion of the International Short Film Day, December 21, the shortest day of the year, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Italian […]
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AND ADVANCED GRADUATE SEMINAR
“COSMOS, PAST AND PRESENT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DISCUSSION OF GALILEO’S LETTER TO CHRISTINA OF LORRAINE” Presenters: Fr. George Coyne, S.J., former Director of the Vatican Observatory, currently McDevitt Chair of Religious Philosophy at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY; Professor Mauro Pesce, Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity at the University of Bologna and author […]
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Neorealism
A discussion with the Director David Lee Morea and Alberto Zambenedetti, Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College Screening of the documentary Before Neorealism: Italy’s Forgotten Cinema by David Lee Morea A discussion with the Director David Lee Morea andAlberto Zambenedetti, Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College, will follow Thursday, November 19th at 6pmItalian Cultural […]
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Maestro Joel Spears will perform lute music composed by both Galileo’s father, Vincenzo, & brother.
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s Letter to Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s Letter to Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute and ItalCultura.Mr. […]
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Happenchance: World War II Photographs, Italian Campaign, 1942-1945 by photographer Alfonso Carrara
Carrara, an Italian-American architect-artist-poet-photographer, documented the exhausted, disoriented populations and war-ravaged architecture of Italy’s small towns and villages during the Allied northward advance through the countryside in 1944-45. As a scout, translator and interrogator for the American 5th Army, Carrara, unarmed but carrying a camera, entered towns just as the remnants of the German army […]
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WHEN THE WORLD ANSWERED: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 FLOOD
In 2016, the City of Florence will mark the 50th anniversary of the devastating Flood of the Arno River, which destroyed, or damaged, 14,000 pieces of art.A new book, and PBS documentary based on the book, called When the World Answered: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 Flood, by Jane Fortune and Linda Falcone, tells […]
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PIZZA PARTY FOR KIDS
Join the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi and Eataly for an interactive pizza-making lesson: make your own pizza to take home, then enjoy tasty pizza from Rossopomodoro and a nutella pizza for dessert! $40 per child. Part of the proceeds will directly support the creation of the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi. Please note that all children […]
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“THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTOR ACTIVITY AND ORGANIZED EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT.”
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee) organizes a symposium on the importance of motor Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee) organizes a symposium on the importance of motor activity and organized extracurricular sports in child […]
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“FROM THE ASYLUM TO THE HEIGHTS: DISABLEMENT, FOLLY, LOVE, MYSTICISM IN THE POETRY OF ALDA MERINI”
“Dall’ospedale psichiatrico alle vette: disabilita’, follia, amore e misticismo nella poesia di Alda Merini”. Luca Badetti, dottorando in “disability Studies presso l’Universita` dell’Illinois a Chicago terra’ una conferenza sulla poesia di Alda Merini.Luca Badetti, PhD candidate in Disability Studies at UIC, will give a lecture on the poetry of Alda Merini. University of Illinois at […]
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