Day trip to New York
Day trip to New York to visit the Morgan Library, an Italian Renaissance-style palazzo, with an exhibition of Florentine drawings of the sixteenth century, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the new galleries for Roman and Etruscan art.
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
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“Pranzo e chiacchiere"
Date: Friday, March 28, 2008
Location: TBA
A slide talk by Justin Vitiello
on his book “Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Windings Through Sicily”.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Reception at 5:15 pm
Location: AIS Office
The Annual Vittorini Award ceremony.
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Location: Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania
“Pranzo e chiacchiere"
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Location: TBA
A slide presentation by Robert L.C. Fisher
entitled “La dolce vista”: Magical Gardens and Gateways of Capri and the Amalfi Coast” at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Collaboration with the Geographical Society of Philadelphia.
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
Time: 6:30 pm
OPEN HOUSE!!
at the America-Italy Society. Come to visit our new place! You will meet our teachers, and we will answer your questions. With a glass of wine .... Italian wine, of course!
Date: May 5-6, 2008 5:00 to 7:00 pm
A culinary program
at DiBruno Bros., 1730 Chestnut Street.
Further Details to be announced.
Date: May 8, 2008.
Location: DiBruno Bros; 1730 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Time: 4:00 pm
Amerita Chamber Players
Concert of 17th and 18th century Italian music with a bassoon soloist.
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Location: Temple Beth Zion – Beth Israel
Time: 8:00 pm -10:00 pm
OPEN HOUSE!!
at the America-Italy Society. Come to visit our new place! You will meet our teachers, and we will answer your questions. With a glass of wine .... Italian wine, of course!
Date: July 21-22, 2008 5:00 to 7:00 pm
OPEN HOUSE!!
at the America-Italy Society. Come to visit our new place! You will meet our teachers, and we will answer your questions. With a glass of wine .... Italian wine, of course!
Date: October 6-7, 2008 5:00 to 7:00 pm
CHRISTMAS PARTY & OPEN HOUSE!!
at the America-Italy Society. We would love to have you as our guest to party with us and wish you a Merry Christmas!!!
You will meet our teachers, and we will answer your questions. With a glass of wine .... Italian wine, of course!
Date: December 12, 2008 6:00 to 8:00 pm
OLD EVENTS
Amerita Chamber Players
Concert of 17th and 18th century Italian music with a mandolin soloist.
Date: Wednesday, March5, 2008
Location: Temple Beth Zion – Beth Israel
Time: 8:00 pm -10:00 pm
OPEN HOUSE!!
at the America-Italy Society. Come to visit our new place! You will meet our teachers, and we will answer your questions. With a glass of wine .... Italian wine, of course!
Date: February 18-19, 2008 5:00 to 7:00 pm
“Pranzo e chiacchiere"
Reservation and payment by Wednesday Feb. 20.
Cost is $ 30 for members, $ 32 for non-members.
Un primo, un secondo, il dolce e un buon espresso...
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Location: "Joe Pesce" 1113 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Amerita Chamber Players
Date: Wednesdays, February 21, and April 18, 2007
Location: Temple Beth Zion – Beth Israel
Time: 8:00 pm
Free admission
Duo Alterno
On April 12, 2007 at 7:30 pm with reception to follow.
A program of 18th and 19th century popular Italian songs with soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and composer/pianist Riccardo Piacentini.
Presented in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General at the Philadelphia Ethical Society.
“Parliamo Inglese”
From April 20 to April 30, the Society will host a group of Italian students who will visit Philadelphia and enroll in a short English language course in the AIS offices.
The 2007 Vittorini Awards Ceremony
For undergraduate distinction in Italian at the University of Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 4:30 – 6:00 pm.
The Medici Dukes “in Love”
Illustrated talk by Carl Strehlke, curator of the Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, on The Medici Dukes “in Love” and their Portraits by Pontormo and Bronzino, on Friday, April 27, 2007, at the Racquet Club.
Views of Italy
Gabriella Romani, assistant Professor of Italian at Seton Hall University, will discuss “Views of Italy: Nineteenth-Century Women Writers, Readers, and the Making of Italy“. On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at the Racquet Club
Discussion on Italian Market
The investment firm Charles Schwab and Co. – Tuesday, May 8, Reading Room of the Racquet Club at 6:00 pm.
Three international investment specialists will discuss the Italian Market.
Daytrip to New York City
On Wednesday, December 13th 2006, the Society will sponsor a daytrip to New York City to visit:
We will accompany the guests to and from the museum.
Included in the price is the bus transportation, the exhibition ticket and guide services.
Cost is $ 95.
RSVP by December 8th, 2006 at 215-735-3250
Spring 2006
The America-Italy Society invites Members to its annual lecture series.
On these occasions renowned authorities talk about Italian history, politics, fine arts, literature, archeology, etc.
These programs keep the membership informed about current events and trends in Italy as well as enhancing their understanding of Italy’s colorful history. These lectures are preceded by receptions, which enable members to meet the speakers.
Daytrip to New York City
On Saturday, January 14th, the Society will sponsor a daytrip to New York City. Fra Angelico exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We will accompany the guests to and from the museum. Included in the price is the bus transportation, the exhibition ticket and guide services.
Cost: approximately $ 75.
Members will receive a 5 percent discount.
Amerita Chamber Players
Concert of 17th & 18th century Italian music with Philadelphia Orchestra. Violinist Jennifer Haas as guest artist.
Date: Wednesday, March 22
Location: Temple Beth Zion – 18th & Spruce Street
8:00 pm
Free admission
The Pantheon: One of Rome’s
best known buildings (or is it?)
An illustrated talk by Lothar Haselberger, Professor,
History of Art, University of Pennsylvania.
Date: Wednesday, April 5
Location: Racquet Club
(215 So. 16th Street, Philadelphia)
5:15 – 6:00 pm cash bar
6:00 - 7:00 pm lecture
Member: Free | Non Members: $10
The Vittorini Awards Ceremony
For undergraduate distinction in Italian at the University of Pennsylvania.
Date: Tuesday, April 25
Location: Franklin Room – Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Amerita Chamber Players
Concert of 17th & 18th century Italian music with Philadelphia Orchestra.
Cellist Efe Baltacigil as guest artist.
Date: Wednesday, April 26
Location: Temple Beth Zion – 18th & Spruce Street
8:00 pm
Free admission
Very Contemporary: Art in Today's Italy
An illustrated talk by Marcia Vetrocq,
Director, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York City.
Date: Wednesday, May 3
Location: Racquet Club
(215 So. 16th Street, Philadelphia)
5:15 - 7:00 pm
Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family and Gender
An illustrated talk by Carole Counihan, PhD,
Professor of Anthropology, Millersville University.
Date: Wednesday, May 31st
Location: Racquet Club
(215 So. 16th Street, Philadelphia)
5:15 - 7:00 pm
All events are subject to change. Society’s Members will receive detailed additional information at a later date.
If attending, please call (215) 735-3250 or email: americaitalysociety@rcn.com
Founded in 1956, the America-Italy Society of Philadelphia is celebrating 48
years of dedication to increasing American appreciation of the many aspects
of Italian life and culture. The Society sponsors a variety of educational
and cultural
programs designed to create interest and friendship between our two countries.
