Viva Italia

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: The Italians and the Creating of America
Wednesday, September 24  //  11:15 am
Thursday, September 25  //   7:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
This film illustrates the history and contributions of Italian-Americans to the United States from Columbus to the 1900’s.

LECTURE: Role of Women in Classical Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature
Wednesday, October 1 // 11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
Guest speaker Dr. Maria Passaro, Professor of Italian at Central Connecticut State University, will speak on the contributions of women in classical medieval and Renaissance Italian literature.

LECTURE: Michelangelo…Set in Stone
Wednesday, October 15  //  11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
This lecture by Professor Lynne Mayocole, sculptor, will celebrate the enduring power of the great Medici master of carving.

FILM: Sedotta Ed Abbondonata
(Seduced and Abandoned)
Sunday, October 19  // 3:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
This is a film directed by Pietro Germi and featuring Stefania Sandrelli, Aldo Puglisi, and Saro Urzi. In the past, Italian law absolved a man for the crime of seducing and abandoning a girl if he married her. Italian with English subtitles

LECTURE: La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini
Wednesday, October 22  //  11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
La Rondine, a highlight of the new Met season, is the story of a young woman who tries to reform her life. Told in waltzes, it is one of Puccini’s finest masterpieces. Guest speaker Bridget Paolucci’s talk will center on the themes characterizations in the work.

PUCCINI CELEBRATION CONCERT:
(Happy 150th Birthday)
Sunday, October 26  //  3:00 pm
Academic Arts Theatre
$20 (general admission) and $17 (students/seniors)
Make check payable to WCC/FSA Italian Club and send it to Prof. Carlo Sclafani.
A selection of arias, duets and ensembles from Puccini’s beloved operas will be performed by several well known singers.

LECTURE: Italian Feasts, Festivals & Celebrations
Sunday, November 2  //  3:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Guest speaker Prof. Carlo Sclafani, Chair of the Modern Languages Department at Westchester Community College, will discuss and illustrate, with the use of videos, the various feasts such as Easter and Patron Saints celebrations, historical events such as the Palio of Siena and the Regatta of Venice, Carnevale, and others. (Sponsored by the Sophia and Joseph Abeles Chair for Modern Languages Department/Italian.)

FILM: Little Italy
Wednesday, November 12  //  11:15 am
Thursday, November 13  //   7:00 pm
Classroom Building – Room 100
Free Admission
An intimate look at the struggles and triumphs of three generations of Italian Americans, from Ellis Island to The Godfather, revealed through interviews with such luminaries as actor Chaz Palminteri, wine maker Robert Mondavi, artist and labor organizer Ralph Fasanella, and others.

LECTURE: The Life & Operas of Giacomo Puccini
Wednesday, November 19  //  11:15 am
Classroom Building – Room 200
Free Admission
Professor Rosemarie Serrano, Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Westchester Community College, will discuss Puccini’s personal and professional development. She will highlight the scandalous life that affected his operas and will sing favorite arias.

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