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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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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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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THE CTBUH LECTURE BY STEFANO BOERI
As part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial programs, Stefano Boeri, a Milan-based architect who has been widely published, has taught at leading universities, and is on the 2015 Milan Architecture Expo Advisory Board, will deliver the CTBUH Lecture as part of IIT Architecture Chicago’s Dean’s Lecture Series.Open to the public.Center Core at S. R. Crown […]
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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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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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