CONCERT BY THE MARZI – ZANCHINI DUO
CONCERT BY THE MARZI – ZANCHINI DUOChicago (IL), PianoForte Foundation – 1335 S. Michigan Ave.November 11 th, 2015 “All directions” performed by duo Marzi Zanchini MARIO MARZI – SaxSIMONE ZANCHINI – Accordian PROGRAM R. Galliano – Viaggio Perotinus – Beata Viscera Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion Libertango Simone Zanchini – Valzer storto Egberto Gismonti – Suite […]
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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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Screening of the short film “The Flying Gardeners”, by the Blink Fish
An idea of Stefano Boeri Every four months they fly around the Vertical Forest.They hang by rope from the edge of the roof and descend by jumping between balconies.Botanists and climbers, only they have the consciousness of the richness of the lives that the Forest hosts in the sky of Milan.The screening will be followed […]
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Event Cancelled: Screening of the film “Palio”, directed by Cosima Spender (2015, 91 min)
The Palio is the oldest horse race in the world, and turns the Italian city of Siena into a high-stakes battleground of strategy, intrigue, and simmering machismo. In the eye of the storm stand the jockeys – adored if they succeed, despised if they fail. PALIO follows the legendary maestro Gigi Bruschelli, winner of 13 […]
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Supporting an Ally: American Forces in Italy, 1918
“Supporting an Ally: American Forces in Italy, 1918” a lecture by Jonathan R. Casey,Archivist and Edward Jones Research Center Manager at the WWI Museum in Kansas City Jonathan Casey, Archivist and Edward Jones Research Center Manager at the WWI Museum in Kansas City, will speak about the role of the American Army in Italy at the time. […]
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Loyola’s Symphony Orchestra performs Symphony 41 “Jupiter” (Mozart), Sun Music IV (Peter Sculthorpe, U.S. premiere performance), selected movements from The Planets Suite (Holst) and selections from Star Wars (John Williams).Buy tickets.
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PASOLINI ACROSS THE MEDIA: A symposium honoring the multifarious Poet 40 years after his assasinatio
PASOLINI ACROSS THE MEDIA: A symposium to honor the multifarious Italian Poet 40 years after his assassinationOctober 29 3-6pm Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB Sponsored by the Departments of French and Italian, Comparative and World Literature, English, the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, the Center for Advanced Study
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Roundtable Discussion: Creative Empathy in Contemporary Design
Creative Empathy in Contemporary Design with Massimo Iosa Ghini, Mario Cuccinella and Aldo Cibic A conversation with Massimo Iosa Ghini, Mario Cuccinella and Aldo Cibic about their experiences and challenges in the application of sustainability of today. This event is presented in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency, Confindustria Ceramica and Confindustria Marmomacchine on the […]
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