Viva Italia
Il Club Italiano at Westchester
Community College presents
Italian Cultural events.
For tickets, make checks payable 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.
FILM: Birth of Renaissance, Giotto to Masaccio
Wednesday, February 4 // 11:15 am
Thursday, February 5 // 7:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
The Renaissance was a great light for mankind featuring great masters such as Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio and others.
LECTURE: 3 Faces of Verdi
Wednesday, February 11 // 11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Professor Rosemarie Serrano, chair of the college’s Music Department, will discuss Verdi’s impact on opera.
MASQUERADE BALL: Ballo di Carnevale in Maschera
Saturday, February 28 // 8:30 pm
Student Center
$10 (general admission) and $5 (Westchester Community College credit students)
Join in an enjoyable night of dancing and participate in a costume contest with music by Emilio and Federico. (Co-sponsored with the Salerno Club de Amici)
FILM: Ciao, Professore!
Sunday, March 1 // 3:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Lina Wertmuller’s spirited comedy is about an upper-class instructor who, due to a computer error, teaches third grade truants.
LECTURE: Verdi’s Il Trovatore
 Wednesday, March 4 // 11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Bridget Paolucci will discuss Il Trovatore, an opera about love and war.
LECTURE: Going for Baroque with Artists Bernini and Caravaggio
Wednesday, March 11 // 11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
This illustrated lecture by professor and artist Lynne Mayocole focuses on master artists.
FILM: Donatello - First Modern Sculptor
Thursday, March 26 // 7:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Donatello, of the early Italian Renaissance, pioneered linear perspective and also promoted the Greco-Roman revival and realism in art.
ITALIAN SHOW: Joe Politi Sings Sinatra
Sunday, March 29 // 3:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 200
$12 (general admission) and $10 (students/seniors)
Joe Politi captures Sinatra’s style and finesse.
ONE-WOMAN SHOW: Pinocchio
Saturday, April 4 // 2:00 pm
Technology Building Auditorium
Free Admission
The Stephanie Mita adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic is a must-see for the entire family.
LECTURE: Discover the Drama of the Sicilian Seduction
Wednesday, April 15 // 11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
Author Anna Mione speaks about the transition of her novel Sicilian Seduction to the stage.
ITALIAN SHOW: Mandolin Orchestra in Concert
Sunday, April 26 // 3:00 pm
Academic Arts Theatre
$15 (general admission) and $13 (students/seniors)
This 30-piece orchestra, under Enrico Granafei’s direction, features Cristina and Enrico.
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