WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ITALIAN CLUB OFFERS EVENTS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY

Westchester Community College’s Il Club Italiano presents a variety of cultural events this semester.    

FILM: Great Cities of the Ancient World: Rome & Pompeii on Wednesday, February 13 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 100. Free Admission.
This film recreates Rome and Pompeii as they were 2000 years ago. See Romans applauding the bloody gladiator spectacles and the Circus Maximus, where 150,000 cheered the chariot races. Gaze at the lavish lifestyles in both Rome and Pompeii - the baths, theatres, temples, palaces, and shopping markets.  

MASQUERADE BALL: Ballo di Carnevale on Saturday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m. in the Student Center. $8 in advance; $10 at door. Join in an enjoyable night of dancing and participate in a costume contest. Live music performed by Angelo & Federico. (Event sponsored jointly with the Salerno Club de Amici.)

LECTURE: Raphael: Renaissance Painter & Romantic on Wednesday, March 5 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 200. Free Admission.
Considered to be a Renaissance “Lover of Ladies” today, we still enjoy his meltingly lovely Madonna’s, his adorable images of children, his Michelangelo-inspired figures, and the mysterious “Veiled Lady.” The lecture will be presented by Art Professor Lynne Mayocole.

VARIETY SHOW: The Frizzi & Lazzi Carnevale on Sunday, March 16 at 4:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre. $10 General Admission/$8 for students and seniors.

LECTURE: Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment on Wednesday, March 26 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 200. Free Admission. This opera reveals the many sides of Donizetti's great talent. It is serious, comical, and tender. Guest speaker Bridget Paolucci talks about the many facets of this composition. 

LECTURE: That Woman and the Mafia Don on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 100. Free Admission. Guest speaker Dr. Pagliaro will give a presentation of her novel, That Woman and the Mafia Don. The novel conveys the rejection of Mafia values.

LECTURE: Sicilian Love Story on Wednesday, April 9 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 100. Free Admission. Guest speaker Anna Mione, author of several novels, will speak about the assimilation of Sicilians into American society. She will also read from her latest sequel.

ONE-WOMAN SHOW: Pinocchio on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m., in the Technology Building. Free Admission. Performer Stephanie Mita interweaves song, acting, movement and the spoken word to create an exciting retelling of this classic story. A must-see for the entire family, ages 6 and up.

FILM: The Power of the Past…Florence on Wednesday, April 23 at 11:15 a.m. in Classroom Building-Room 100. Free Admission. Journalist Bill Moyers explores the city's rich Renaissance legacy.

FILM: La Traviata on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre. Free Admission. Franco Zeffirelli's film version of Verdi's classic opera.

For tickets, make checks out to Westchester Community College FSA/Italian Club. Mail to Professor Sclafani, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595. For more information, call 914-606-6790.