Vesuvius Ensemble: A Chat Under the Volcano
Meet Vesuvius Ensemble! The Vesuvius Ensemble concert “So You Wanna Be Americano?”: Intro to Italian Swing was scheduled for May 28. This was to be their fifth and final performance of the 2019/2020 season. Unfortunately, due the restrictionsw that are in place, Vesuvius Ensemble has been forced to cancel this entertaining evening of music. Therefore, […]
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Bocconi Alumni Toronto Series: A Conversation with Francesco Daveri
A Conversation with Francesco DaveriProfessor of Macroeconomics andDirector of the SDA Bocconi MBA program Presentation & Q&A Wednesday, June 3 | 12:00pm EDT REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY JUNE 02 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Francesco Daveri will guide us through the new world of the recovery after the COVID 19 emergency. Francesco Daveri is Professor of Practice […]
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Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2020: Syndrome K
Tuesday, June 2SYNDROME K(Canadian Premiere) Discount Code: IIC@TJFF Wednesday, June 3 | 3:00pmQ & A online with director Stephen EdwardsVia ZOOM Ray Liotta narrates this compelling story about an ingenious plot devised by three Roman Catholic doctors to rescue hundreds of Jews in Nazi-occupied Rome. Exploiting Nazi fears of infectious disease, they invented Syndrome K, […]
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FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA (REPUBLIC DAY – ITALY)
Each year, on June 2nd, Italy celebrates its birth as a republic, having abolished the monarchy via the Constitutional Referendum held on this day in 1946. This year, on the 74th anniversary of the birth of the Italian Republic, the orchestra and choir of the historical Italian musical academy, Accademia Chigiana (Siena), have dedicated to […]
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LECTURE SERIES | The Enchanted Museums: Art Historical Narratives from Milan | Lecture 1
LECTURE 1 From Raphael’s Youth to Modigliani’s Strife: Four works in the historical BRERA GALLERY Friday, May 29 | 3:00pm EDT ZOOM Webinar | Registration Required CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Mother Nature has cast a spell on us all and we wait, with bated breath, for our cultural travels to resume safely and for this […]
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CANCELLED: VESUVIUS ENSEMBLE – CONCERT #5: “So You Wanna Be Americano?” Intro to Italian Swing
THIS CONCERT (MAY 28) HAS BEEN CANCELLED Vesuvius Ensemble 2019/2020 concert series: “So You Wanna Be Americano?” Intro to Italian Swing. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 | 8.00 PM The fifth and last performance of the 2019/2020 season will pay a tribute to ITALIAN SWING: as Southern Italy became Americanized in the years following World […]
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HELP ITALY CAMPAIGN: A Dinner for Italy with Chef Heinz Beck
HELP ITALY / AiutiAMO l’Italia A Dinner for ItalyA virtual dining experience in support of the Italian Red Cross Thursday, May 28 | 6:00pm to 7:15pm EDT ZOOM Webinar | REGISTRATION REQUIRED CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE DINNER FOR ITALYCLICK HERE TO DONATE A heartbreaking reality has set in across Italy as it begins […]
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RAFFAELLO 500: Raphael’s Frescoes
Raphael’s Frescoes Wednesday, May 27 2020 | 3:00pm EDT a Zoom webinar with Marco LeonaDavid H. Koch Scientist in Charge at The Metropolitan Museum of New York Antonio SgamellottiAccedemia dei Lincei Fellow Virginia LapentaChief Conservator at Villa Farnesina On April 6, 1520, Raffaello Sanzio, one of the geniuses of the Renaissance, passed away in Rome. […]
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WeeFestival: Round (Girotondo)
WeeFestival presents Round (Girotondo) performed by La Baracca-Testoni Ragazzi (Italy) Tuesday, May 26 | 10:00am EDT REGISTRATION REQUIRED CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Two curious travelers go around and discover suspended and luminous worlds. Worlds that turn and bring you night and day, small worlds that become big. Worlds made of looks and games. Girotondo is […]
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FILM STREAMING: Matera Plovdiv. Straight path of culture (Matera Plovdiv. La retta via della cultura)
Matera Plovdiv. Straight path of culture CLICK HERE TO STREAM “MATERA PLOVDIV” ON YOUTUBE Matera Plovdiv. Straight path of culture, is a documentary that brings together the two European Capitals of Culture 2019 through the adventures of Donato Vena, of Lucanian origins, as he departs from Reggio Emilia, headed for Matera and then continues to […]
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